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Sunamerica Income Funds
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| SunAmerica Income Funds |
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2007
Securities Act File No. 33-6502
Investment Company Act File No. 811-4708
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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| POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 41 |
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| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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| AMENDMENT NO. 38 (Check appropriate box or boxes) |
SUNAMERICA INCOME FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Harborside Financial Center
3200 Plaza 5
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 858-8850
Gregory N. Bressler
General Counsel
AIG SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Harborside Financial Center
3200 Plaza 5
(Name and Address for Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Margery K. Neale, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
| ¨ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| x | on July 27, 2007 pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| ¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| ¨ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| ¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
| ¨ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
| ¨ | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
July 27, 2007 PROSPECTUS
SUNAMERICA INCOME FUNDS
SunAmerica U.S. Government Securities Fund
SunAmerica GNMA Fund
SunAmerica Strategic Bond Fund
SunAmerica High Yield Bond Fund
SunAmerica Tax Exempt Insured Fund
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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When deemed appropriate by an Adviser, a portfolio may engage in active trading when it frequently trades its portfolio securities to achieve its investment goal.
The strategy of “fixed income investing” in which each Fund engages includes utilizing economic research and analysis of current economic conditions, potential fluctuations in interest rates, and, where relevant — particularly with respect to the issuers of high-yield, high-risk bonds — the strength of the underlying issuer. Each Fund will utilize this strategy in seeking to achieve its investment goal as described in the chart.
Duration is a measure of the volatility or sensitivity of a bond’s market value to changes in interest rates. Generally, the higher the duration, the more sensitive a bond’s market value will be to interest rate changes.
U.S. Government securities, including bills, notes, bonds and other debt securities are issued by the U.S. Treasury or agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government. Certain government securities are direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury (such as Treasury Bills) and, as such, are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. government. Other types of government securities are issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government. These types of securities may or may not be backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. government. When a U.S. government security is an obligation of an agency or instrumentality and not backed by the U.S. government, the holder of such security must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for all obligations due, including repayment of principal, and not the U.S. government.
The Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) is a government owned corporation and a federal agency which issues mortgage backed securities that represent an interest in a pool or pools of mortgages. The Funds may purchase certain securities issued by GNMA known as pass-through certificates. GNMA guarantees the full and timely payment of all interest and principal by GNMA and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The following questions and answers are designed to give you an overview of SunAmerica Income Funds (the “Trust”), and to provide you with information about the Trust’s separate funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and their investment goals, principal strategies and principal investment techniques. The investment goal of the U.S. Government Securities Fund and the GNMA Fund and the principal investment techniques of Tax Exempt Insured Fund may not be changed without shareholder approval. Otherwise, each Fund’s investment goal, principal investment strategy and principal investment technique may be changed without shareholder approval. You will receive at least 60 days’ notice of any change to the 80% investment policies of the U.S. Government Securities Fund, GNMA Fund, Strategic Bond Fund and High Yield Bond Fund set forth below. There can be no assurance that any Fund’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. More complete investment information is provided in the chart, under “More Information About the Funds,” on pages 26 and 27, and in the glossary that follows on pages 28 and 29.
| Q: | What are the Funds’ investment goals, principal strategies and techniques? |
| A: |
| Fund |
Investment |
Principal |
Principal Investment | |||
| U.S. Government Securities Fund | high current income consistent with relative safety of capital | fixed income investing |
active trading of U.S. Government securities without regard to the maturities of such securities. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes will be invested in such securities. | |||
| GNMA Fund | current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective | fixed income investing |
active trading of mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the GNMA without regard to the maturities of such securities. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes will be invested in such securities. The Fund may also invest in other types of U.S. Government securities. | |||
| Strategic Bond Fund | high level of total return | fixed income investing |
active trading of a broad range of bonds, including both investment grade and non-investment grade U.S. and foreign bonds (which may include “junk bonds”), U.S. Government and agency obligations, and mortgage-backed securities without regard to the maturities of such securities. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes will be invested in bonds. | |||
| High Yield Bond Fund | high level of total return | fixed income investing |
active trading of below-investment grade U.S. and foreign junk bonds (rated below Baa by Moody’s and below BBB by S&P) without regard to the maturities of such securities and bank debt. For purposes of this policy, bonds include fixed-income securities other than short-term commercial paper and preferred stock. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes will be invested in such securities. | |||
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Investment |
Principal |
Principal Investment Techniques | |||
| Tax Exempt Insured Fund | as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital | fixed income investing |
active trading of municipal bonds and other municipal securities. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes will be invested in municipal bonds and other municipal securities, the income of which is exempt from federal income taxes, and that are insured as to the scheduled payment of principal and interest for as long as such securities are held by the Fund, without regard to the maturities of such securities. | |||
Additional Information About the Funds
Each Fund has a principal investment technique which requires 80% of each Fund’s assets be invested consistently with its name. Each Fund (other than the Tax Exempt Insured Fund) may change this technique without shareholder approval, however shareholders will receive sixty (60) days notice prior to any such change.
| Q: | What are the principal risks of investing in the Funds? |
| A: | The following section describes the principal risks of each Fund, and the chart on pages 26 and 27 describes various additional risks. |
Risks of Investing in Bonds—All Funds
The bond market as a whole could go up or down (sometimes dramatically). Interest rates and bond prices typically move inversely to each other. Therefore, as with any bond fund, the value of your investment in these Funds may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates. Also, defaults (or even the potential for future default) by bond issuers may cause the value of your investment in these Funds to go down.
Additional Principal Risks—All Funds
Shares of the Funds are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Also, securities selected by a portfolio manager may fail to produce the intended return. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that any Fund will be able to achieve its investment goal. If the value of the assets of the Fund goes down, you could lose money.
Additional Principal Risks Specific to the Strategic Bond Fund, High Yield Bond Fund and Tax Exempt Insured Fund
The Strategic Bond Fund, High Yield Bond Fund and Tax Exempt Insured Fund will invest in bonds with various credit ratings. The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed-income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher-rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. In addition, with respect to the insured bonds held by the Tax Exempt Insured Fund, while the insurance reduces credit risk by insuring that the Fund will receive payment of principal and interest, it does not protect against fluctuations in the value of the Fund’s shares caused by changes in interest rates or other factors. It is also important to note that, although insurance may increase the credit safety of investments held by the Fund, it decreases the Fund’s yield as the Fund may pay for the insurance directly or indirectly.
Additional Principal Risks Specific to the Strategic Bond Fund and High Yield Bond Fund
The Strategic Bond Fund may, and the High Yield Bond Fund will, invest in “junk bonds,” which are considered speculative. While management seeks to diversify the Funds and to engage in a credit analysis of each junk bond issuer in which they invest, junk bonds carry a substantial risk of default or they may already be in default. The market price for junk bonds may fluctuate more than higher-quality securities and may decline significantly. In addition, it may be more difficult for a Fund to dispose of junk bonds or to determine their value. Junk bonds may contain redemption or call provisions that, if exercised during a period of declining interest rates, may force a Fund to replace the security with a lower yielding security, which would decrease the return on such Fund.
Additional Principal Risks Specific to the GNMA Fund
The GNMA Fund will invest significantly in mortgage-backed securities, which entails the risk that the underlying principal may be “prepaid” at any time. As a general rule, prepayments increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. As a result of prepayments, in periods of declining interest rates the Funds may be required to reinvest their assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, prepayments generally may decline, with the effect that the securities subject to prepayment risk held by the Funds may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities. Generally, long-term bonds are more interest rate sensitive.
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Additional Risks Specific to the Strategic Bond Fund and High Yield Bond Fund
By investing internationally, the value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities.
| Q: | How have the Funds performed historically? |
| A: | The following Risk/Return Bar Charts and Tables illustrate the risks of investing in the Funds by showing changes in each Fund’s performance from calendar year to calendar year, and compare the Funds’ average annual returns, before and after taxes, to those of an appropriate market index. Sales charges are not reflected in the Bar Charts. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how a Fund will perform in the future. |
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND (Class A)
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During the 10-year period shown in the Bar Chart, the highest return for a quarter was 6.40% (quarter ended 9/30/02) and the lowest return for a quarter was -3.04% (quarter ended 6/30/04).
The Fund’s cumulative year-to-date return through the most recent calendar quarter, ended 6/30/07 was 0.02%. |
| Average Annual Total Returns (as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2006) |
Past One Year |
Past Five Years |
Past Ten Years |
Class C Since Inception* | ||||||
| U.S. Government Securities Fund** | Class B | -1.70% | 3.65% | 4.83% | N/A | |||||
| Class C | 1.26% | 3.97% | N/A | 4.71% | ||||||
| Return Before Taxes (Class A) | -2.01% | 3.66% | 4.87% | N/A | ||||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions (Class A) | -3.46% | 2.27% | 3.12% | N/A | ||||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares (Class A)*** |
-1.33% | 2.30% | 3.07% | N/A | ||||||
| Lehman Brothers Government Index**** | 3.48% | 4.64% | 6.01% | 5.68% |
| * | Inception Date Class C: 6/1/99. |
| ** | Includes sales charges. |
| *** | When the return after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund shares is higher, it is because of realized losses. If realized losses occur upon the sale of Fund shares, the capital loss is recorded as a tax benefit, which increases the return. |
| **** | The Lehman Brothers Government Index is a broad index composed solely of U.S. Treasury Securities maturing from 1-30 years. You may not invest directly in the Lehman Brothers Government Index and, unlike the U.S. Government Securities Fund, it does not incur fees and expenses. |
The after-tax returns shown were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. An investor’s actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown in the above table. The after-tax returns shown above are only for one class of shares offered by this Prospectus and will vary for other classes of shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Past performance, before and after taxes, is not indicative of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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GNMA FUND (Class A)
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During the 10-year period shown in the Bar Chart, the highest return for a quarter was 5.67% (quarter ended 9/30/01) and the lowest return for a quarter was -2.15% (quarter ended 6/30/04).
The Fund’s cumulative year-to-date return through the most recent calendar quarter, ended 6/30/07 was 0.22%. |
| Average Annual Total Returns (as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2006) |
Past One Year |
Past Five Years |
Past Ten Years |
Class C Since Inception* | ||||||
| GNMA Fund** | Class B | -1.07% | 3.61% | 5.32% | N/A | |||||
| Class C | 1.91% | 3.95% | N/A | 5.02% | ||||||
| Return Before Taxes (Class A) | -1.38% | 3.62% | 5.49% | N/A | ||||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions (Class A) | -2.83% | 2.12% | 3.37% | N/A | ||||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares (Class A)*** |
-0.92% | 2.20% | 3.37% | N/A | ||||||
| Citigroup Mortgage GNMA Index**** | 4.52% | 4.81% | 6.14% | 5.82% | ||||||
| Lipper GNMA Category† | 3.77% | 3.95% | 5.28% | 4.97% |
| * | Inception Date Class C : 6/1/99. |
| ** | Includes sales charges. |
| *** | When the return after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund shares is higher, it is because of realized losses. If realized losses occur upon the sale of Fund shares, the capital loss is recorded as a tax benefit, which increases the return. |
| **** | The Citigroup Mortgage GNMA Index is comprised of 15 and 30-year fixed-rate pass-through mortgage-backed securities. |
| † | The Lipper GNMA Category is comprised of funds that invest at least 80 percent of their assets in GNMA securities. You may not invest directly in the Citigroup Mortgage GNMA Index or Lipper GNMA Category and, unlike the GNMA Fund, they do not incur fees and expenses. |
The after-tax returns shown were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. An investor’s actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown in the above table. The after-tax returns shown above are only for one class of shares offered by this Prospectus and will vary for other classes of shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Past performance, before and after taxes, is not indicative of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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STRATEGIC BOND FUND (Class A)†
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During the 10-year period shown in the Bar Chart, the highest return for a quarter was 7.93% (quarter ended 6/30/03) and the lowest return for a quarter was -3.68% (quarter ended 9/30/98).
The Fund’s cumulative year-to-date return through the most recent calendar quarter, ended 6/30/07 was 1.27%. |
| Average Annual Total Returns |
Past One Year |
Past Five Years |
Past Ten Years | |||||
| Strategic Bond Fund* | Class B | 3.22% | 9.11% | 6.66% | ||||
| Class C | 6.23% | 9.44% | 6.56% | |||||
| Returns Before Taxes (Class A) | 2.69% | 9.05% | 6.71% | |||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions (Class A) | 0.88% | 6.74% | 3.80% | |||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares (Class A)** | 1.70% | 6.36% | 3.85% | |||||
| Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index*** | 4.33% | 5.06% | 6.24% |
| † | Performance information shown is that of the Strategic Income Fund, a series of North American Funds, which was reorganized into the Fund on November 16, 2001 (the “Strategic Reorganization”). Prior to the Strategic Reorganization, the Fund conducted its operations under the name “Diversified Income Fund.” From and after the consummation of the Strategic Reorganization, the Fund has an investment objective, investment strategies and policies that are all substantially similar to those of the Strategic Income Fund of North American Funds. The annual returns of the shares of the Fund would differ from those shares of the Strategic Income Fund only to the extent that the Fund is subject to different sales charges and expenses. If the Fund’s sales charges and expenses were reflected, returns of the Fund’s shares would be less than those shown. |
| * | Includes sales charges. |
| ** | When the return after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund shares is higher, it is because of realized losses. If realized losses occur upon the sale of Fund shares, the capital loss is recorded as a tax benefit, which increases return. |
| *** | The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad, unmanaged index generally representative of intermediate-term government bonds, investment grade corporate debt securities and mortgage-backed securities. You may not invest directly in the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and, unlike the Strategic Bond Fund, it does not incur fees and expenses. |
The after-tax returns shown were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. An investor’s actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown in the above table. The after-tax returns shown above are only for one class of shares offered by this Prospectus and will vary for other classes of shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Past performance, before and after taxes, is not indicative of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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HIGH YIELD BOND FUND (Class A)†
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During the 6-year period shown in the Bar Chart, the highest return for a quarter was 11.41% (quarter ended 6/30/03) and the lowest return for a quarter was -8.13% (quarter ended 6/30/02).
The Fund’s cumulative year-to-date return through the most recent calendar quarter, ended 6/30/07 was 1.94%. |
| Average Annual Total Returns (as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2006) |
Past One Year |
Past Five Years |
Class A & B Since Inception* |
Class C Since Inception* | ||||||
| High Yield Bond Fund** | Class B | 8.17% | 10.18% | 6.08% | N/A | |||||
| Class C | 11.15% | 10.49% | N/A | 7.36% | ||||||
| Returns Before Taxes (Class A) | 7.22% | 10.09% | 6.28% | N/A | ||||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions (Class A) | 4.68% | 6.92% | 2.89% | N/A | ||||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares (Class A)*** | 4.64% | 6.66% | 3.14% | N/A | ||||||
| Citigroup High Yield Market Index**** | 11.85% | 10.22% | 6.92% | 7.83% |
| † | Performance information shown is that of the High Yield Bond Fund, a series of North American Funds which was reorganized into the Fund on November 16, 2001 (the “High Yield Bond Reorganization”). Prior to the High Yield Bond Reorganization, the Fund conducted its operations under the name “High Income Fund.” From and after the consummation of the High Yield Bond Reorganization, the Fund has an investment objective, investment strategies and policies that are all substantially similar to those of the High Yield Bond Fund of North American Funds. The annual returns of the shares of the Fund would differ from those shares of the High Yield Bond Fund only to the extent that the Fund is subject to different sales charges and expenses. If the Fund’s sales charges and expenses were reflected, returns of the Fund’s shares would be less than those shown. |
| * | Inception Date: Class A: 11/2/98; Class B: 11/2/98; Class C: 8/21/00. |
| ** | Includes sales charges. |
| *** | When the return after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund shares is higher, it is because of realized losses. If realized losses occur upon the sale of Fund shares, the capital loss is recorded as a tax benefit, which increases the return. |
| **** | The Citigroup High Yield Market Index is a broad-based unmanaged index composed of high yield securities. You may not invest directly in the Citigroup High Yield Market Index and, unlike the High Yield Bond Fund, it does not incur fees and expenses. |
The after-tax returns shown were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. An investor’s actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown in the above table. The after-tax returns shown above are only for one class of shares offered by this Prospectus and will vary for other classes of shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Past performance, before and after taxes, is not indicative of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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TAX EXEMPT INSURED FUND (Class A)
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During the 10-year period shown in the Bar Chart, the highest return for a quarter was 5.60% (quarter ended 9/30/02) and the lowest return for a quarter was -2.61% (quarter ended 6/30/04).
The Fund’s cumulative year-to-date return through the most recent calendar quarter, ended 6/30/07 was -0.47%. |
| Average Annual Total Returns (as of the
calendar year ended |
Past One Year |
Past Five Years |
Past Ten Years |
Class C Since Inception* | ||||||
| Tax Exempt Insured Fund** | Class B | -0.74% | 3.42% | 4.08% | N/A | |||||
| Class C | 2.36% | 3.81% | N/A | 3.73% | ||||||
| Returns Before Taxes (Class A) | -0.96% | 3.49% | 4.14% | N/A | ||||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions (Class A) | -1.06% | 3.15% | 3.97% | N/A | ||||||
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares (Class A)*** | 0.64% | 3.31% | 4.02% | N/A | ||||||
| Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index**** | 4.84% | 5.53% | 5.76% | 5.45% |
| * | Inception Date Class C 6/1/99. |
| ** | Includes sales charges. |
| *** | When the return after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund shares is higher, it is because of realized losses. If realized losses occur upon the sale of Fund shares, the capital loss is recorded as a tax benefit, which increases the return. |
| **** | The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is a broad market performance benchmark for the tax-exempt bond market. It is currently derived from approximately 40,000 issues. You may not invest directly in the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index and, unlike the Tax Exempt Insured Fund, it does not incur fees and expenses. |
The after-tax returns shown were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. An investor’s actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown in the above table. The after-tax returns shown above are only for one class of shares offered by this Prospectus and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Past performance, before and after taxes, is not indicative of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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| Q: | What are the Funds’ expenses? |
| A: | The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Funds. |
| U.S. Government Securities Fund |
GNMA Fund |
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| Class A | Class B | Class C | Class A | Class B | Class C | |||||||||||||
| Shareholder Fees |
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| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)(1) |
4.75% | None | None | 4.75% | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of amount redeemed or original purchase cost, whichever is less)(2) |
None | 4.00% | 1.00% | None | 4.00% | 1.00% | ||||||||||||
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends |
None | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Redemption Fee(3) |
None | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
| Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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| Management Fees |
0.65% | 0.65% | 0.65% | 0.46% | 0.46% | 0.46% | ||||||||||||
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees(4) |
0.35% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.35% | 1.00% | 1.00% | ||||||||||||
| Other Expenses |
0.37% | 0.42% | 0.42% | 0.33% | 0.36% | 0.35% | ||||||||||||
| Total Annual Fund |
1.37% | 2.07% | 2.07% | 1.14% | 1.82% | 1.81% | ||||||||||||
| Expense Reimbursement |
0.38% | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.17% | ||||||||||||
| Net Expenses |
0.99% | (5)(6) | 1.64% | (5)(6) | 1.64% | (5)(6) | 0.99% | (5)(6) | 1.64% | (5)(6) | 1.64% | (5)(6) | ||||||
| (1) | The front-end sales charge on Class A shares decreases with the size of the purchase to 0% for purchases of $1 million or more. |
| (2) | Purchases of Class A shares of $1 million or more will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on redemptions made within two years of purchase. The CDSC on Class B shares applies only if shares are redeemed within six years of their purchase. The CDSC on Class C shares applies only if shares are redeemed within twelve months of their purchase. See pages 14-15 for more information on the CDSCs. |
| (3) | A $15.00 fee will be imposed on wire and overnight mail redemptions. |
| (4) | Because these fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets on an on-going basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. |
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| Strategic Bond Fund |
High Yield Bond Fund |
Tax Exempt Insured Fund |
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| Class A | Class B | Class C | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class A | Class B | Class C | |||||||||||||||
| 4.75% | None | None | 4.75% | None | None | 4.75% | None | None | |||||||||||||||
| None | 4.00% | 1.00% | None | 4.00% | 1.00% | None | 4.00% | 1.00% | |||||||||||||||
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||||||||||
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||||||||||
| 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.50% | |||||||||||||||
| 0.35% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.35% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.35% | 1.00% | 1.00% | |||||||||||||||
| 0.28% | 0.31% | 0.30% | 0.36% | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.61% | 0.54% | |||||||||||||||
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1.26% |
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1.94% | 1.93% | 1.45% | 2.12% | 2.11% | 1.27% | 2.11% | 2.04% | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | 0.09% | 0.11% | 0.10% | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1.26% | (5) | 1.94% | (5) | 1.93% | (5) | 1.36% | (5) | 2.01% | (5) | 2.01% | (5) | 1.27% | 2.11% | 2.04% | (7) | ||||||||
| (5) | Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement, AIG SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (“AIG SunAmerica” or the “Adviser”) is contractually obligated to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed the following amounts in the table below: |
| Fund |
Class A | Class B | Class C | |||
| U.S. Government Securities Funds |
0.99% | 1.64% | 1.64% | |||
| GNMA Fund |
0.99% | 1.64% | 1.64% | |||
| Strategic Bond Fund |
1.40% | 2.05% | 2.05% | |||
| High Yield Bond Fund |
1.36% | 2.01% | 2.01% |
| These expense waivers and/or fee reimbursements will continue indefinitely, subject to termination by the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Funds, as defined under section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Disinterested Trustees”). |
| (6) | Any waivers or reimbursements made by AIG SunAmerica with respect to the U.S. Government Securities Fund and GNMA Fund are subject to recoupment from that Fund within the following two years, provided the Fund is able to effect such payment to AIG SunAmerica and remain in compliance with the foregoing expense limitations. |
| (7) | AIG SunAmerica is voluntarily waiving its fees and/or reimbursing expenses so that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the Class C shares of the Tax Exempt Insured Fund do not exceed the amount set forth below. This fee waiver arrangement may be terminated at any time at the option of AIG SunAmerica. |
| Tax Exempt Insured Fund, Class C |
1.95% |
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Fund Highlights
EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in a Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds’ operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
If you redeem your shares at the end of the periods indicated:
| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
| U.S. Government Securities Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 571 | $ | 775 | $ | 996 | $ | 1,630 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
567 | 817 | 1,092 | 1,771 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares) |
267 | 517 | 892 | 1,944 | ||||||||
| GNMA Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 571 | $ | 775 | $ | 996 | $ | 1,630 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
567 | 817 | 1,092 | 1,770 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares) |
267 | 517 | 892 | 1,944 | ||||||||
| Strategic Bond Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 611 | $ | 897 | $ | 1,204 | $ | 2,075 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
608 | 943 | 1,303 | 2,213 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares) |
308 | 643 | 1,103 | 2,379 | ||||||||
| High Yield Bond Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 607 | $ | 885 | $ | 1,184 | $ | 2,032 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
604 | 930 | 1,283 | 2,170 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares) |
304 | 630 | 1,083 | 2,338 | ||||||||
| Tax Exempt Insured Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 598 | $ | 859 | $ | 1,139 | $ | 1,936 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
614 | 961 | 1,334 | 2,227 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares)† |
307 | 640 | 1,098 | 2,369 | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
| U.S. Government Securities Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 571 | $ | 775 | $ | 996 | $ | 1,630 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
167 | 517 | 892 | 1,771 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares) |
167 | 517 | 892 | 1,944 | ||||||||
| GNMA Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 571 | $ | 775 | $ | 996 | $ | 1,630 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
167 | 517 | 892 | 1,770 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares) |
167 | 517 | 892 | 1,944 | ||||||||
| Strategic Bond Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 611 | $ | 897 | $ | 1,204 | $ | 2,075 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
208 | 643 | 1,103 | 2,213 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares) |
208 | 643 | 1,103 | 2,379 | ||||||||
| High Yield Bond Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 607 | $ | 885 | $ | 1,184 | $ | 2,032 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
204 | 630 | 1,083 | 2,170 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares) |
204 | 630 | 1,083 | 2,338 | ||||||||
| Tax Exempt Insured Fund | ||||||||||||
| (Class A shares) |
$ | 598 | $ | 859 | $ | 1,139 | $ | 1,936 | ||||
| (Class B shares)* |
214 | 661 | 1,134 | 2,227 | ||||||||
| (Class C shares)† |
207 | 640 | 1,098 | 2,369 | ||||||||
| * | Class B shares generally convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after purchase as described in the section entitled “Shareholder Account Information” on Page 14. Therefore, expense information for years 9 and 10 is the same for both classes. |
| † | The Adviser is voluntarily waiving fees and/or reimbursing expenses for this class. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement is not reflected in the Example above. These waivers and reimbursements will continue indefinitely, but may be terminated at any time. The following are your costs after these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements: |
| If you redeem your shares at the end of the periods indicated: |
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| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
| Tax Exempt Insured Fund, Class C |
$ | 298 | $ | 612 | $ | 1,052 | $ | 2,275 | ||||
| If you did not redeem your shares: |
||||||||||||
| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
| Tax Exempt Insured Fund, Class C |
$ | 198 | $ | 612 | $ | 1,052 | $ | 2,275 | ||||
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Shareholder Account Information
SELECTING A SHARE CLASS
Each Fund offers Class A, Class B and Class C shares through this Prospectus.
Each class of shares has its own cost structure, or requirements, so you can choose the one best suited to your investment needs. An investor may purchase Class B shares up to $99,999.99 in any one purchase. Your broker or financial advisor can help you determine which class is right for you.
| Class A | Class B | Class C | ||
| • Front-end sales charges, as described below. There are several ways to reduce these charges, also described below. • Lower annual expenses than Class B or Class C shares. |
• No front-end sales charge; all your money goes to work for you right away. • Higher annual expenses than Class A shares. • Deferred sales charge on shares you sell within six years of purchase, as described below. • Automatic conversion to Class A shares approximately eight years after purchase. • Purchases in an amount of $100,000 or more will not be permitted. You should consult with your financial advisor to determine whether other share classes are more beneficial given your circumstances. |
• No front-end sales charge; all your money goes to work for you right away. • Higher annual expenses than Class A shares. • Deferred sales charge on shares you sell within twelve months of purchase, as described below. • No conversion to Class A shares. |
CALCULATION OF SALES CHARGES
Class A. Sales Charges are as follows:
| Sales Charges | Concession to Dealers | |||||
| Your Investment | % of Offering Price |
% of Net Amount Invested |
% of Offering Price | |||
| Less than $100,000 |
4.75% | 4.99% | 4.00% | |||
| $100,000 but less than $250,000 |
3.75% | 3.90% | 3.00% | |||
| $250,000 but less than $500,000 |
3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% | |||
| $500,000 but less than $1,000,000 |
2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |||
| $1,000,000 or more |
None | None | up to 1.00% | |||
Investments of $1 million or more. Class A shares are available with no front-end sales charge. However, a 1% CDSC is imposed on any shares you sell within one year of purchase and a 0.50% CDSC is charged on any shares you sell after the first year and within the second year after purchase.
Class B. Shares are offered at their net asset value per share, without any front-end sales charge. However, there is a CDSC on shares you sell within six years of purchase. The longer the time between the purchase and the sale of shares, the lower the rate of the CDSC:
Class B deferred charges:
| Years after purchase |
CDSC on shares being sold | |
| 1st year or 2nd year |
4.00% | |
| 3rd or 4th year |
3.00% | |
| 5th year |
2.00% | |
| 6th year |
1.00% | |
| 7th year and thereafter |
None |
If you purchased Class B shares of a Fund prior to January 2, 2002, the CDSC schedule applicable at the time you originally purchased the shares will continue to apply. Any Class B shares purchased on or subsequent to January 2, 2002 will be subject to the CDSC schedule described above.
Class C. Shares are offered at their net asset value per share, without any front-end sales charge. However, there is a CDSC of 1% on shares you sell within 12 months after purchase.
Determination of CDSC. Each CDSC is based on the original purchase cost or the current market value of the shares being sold, whichever is less. There is no CDSC on shares you purchase through reinvestment of dividends. To keep your CDSC as low as possible, each time you place a request to sell shares, we will first sell any shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC. If there are not enough of these shares available, we will sell shares that have the lowest CDSC.
If you acquired your Class B or Class C shares in connection with the reorganization of a North American Fund into your Fund, the CDSC schedule applicable at the time you originally purchased the shares will continue to apply (even if you exchange your shares for shares of another
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fund distributed by AIG SunAmerica Capital Services, Inc. (“AIG SACS” or the “Distributor”)). Any Class B or Class C shares that you purchase subsequent to the reorganization will be subject to the CDSC schedule described above. See the Statement of Additional Information for information on the CDSC schedule imposed by North American Funds that may continue to be applicable to your shares.
If you acquired your Class C shares in connection with the reorganization of a North American Fund into your Fund and, at the time you originally purchased your Class C shares of the North American Fund such shares had a conversion feature, those shares will convert automatically to Class A shares of the Fund approximately ten years after the original purchase date. The Class C to Class A conversion feature is not available for any other Class C purchases.
For purposes of the CDSC, we count all purchases made during a calendar month as having been made on the FIRST day of that month.
SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS
To receive a waiver or a reduction in sales charges under the programs described below, the shareholder must notify the Funds’ transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) (or other financial intermediary through which shares are being purchased) at the time of purchase or notify the Transfer Agent at the time of redeeming shares for those reductions or waivers that apply to CDSCs. Such notification must be provided in writing by the shareholder (or other financial intermediary through which shares are being purchased).
Reduction in Sales Charge for Certain Investors of Class A shares. Various individuals and institutions may be eligible to purchase Class A shares at reduced sales charge rates under the programs described below. The Funds reserve the right to modify or to cease offering these programs at any time.
| • | Rights of Accumulation. A purchaser of Fund shares may qualify for a reduced sales charge by combining a current purchase (or combined purchases as described below) with shares previously purchased and still owned; provided the cumulative value of such shares (valued at net asset value) amounts to $50,000 or more. In determining the shares previously purchased, the calculation will include, in addition to other Class A shares of the particular Fund that were previously purchased, shares of other classes of the same Fund, as well as shares of any class of any other Fund or of any other Funds advised by AIG SunAmerica, as long as such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase. |
| • | Letter of Intent. A reduction of sales charges is also available to an investor who, pursuant to a written Letter of Intent, establishes a total investment goal in Class A shares of one or more Funds to be achieved through any number of investments over a thirteen-month period, of $50,000 or more. Each investment in such Funds made during the period will be subject to a reduced sales charge applicable to the goal amount. The initial purchase must be at least 5% of the stated investment goal and shares totaling 5% of the dollar amount of the Letter of Intent will be held in escrow by the Transfer Agent, in the name of the investor. |
| • | Combined Purchases. In order to take advantage of reductions in sales charges that may be available to you when you purchase Fund shares, you must inform the Transfer Agent if you have entered into a letter of intent or right of accumulation and if there are other accounts in which there are holdings eligible to be aggregated with your purchase. To receive a reduced front-end sales charge, you or your Financial Intermediary must inform the Fund at the time of your purchase of Fund shares that you believe you qualify for a discount. If you purchased shares through a financial intermediary, you may need to provide certain records, such as account statements for accounts held by family members or accounts you hold at another broker-dealer or financial intermediary, in order to verify eligibility for reduced sales charges. |
Waivers for Certain Investors for Class A shares. The following individuals and institutions may purchase Class A shares without front-end sales charges. The Funds reserve the right to modify or to cease offering these programs at any time.
| • | Financial Planners, institutions, broker-dealer representatives or registered investment advisers utilizing Fund shares in fee-based investment products under an agreement with the Distributor. The following conditions established by AIG SACS apply: (i) the financial planner, financial institution or broker-dealer has signed a supplemental selling agreement and charges its client(s) an advisory fee based on the assets under management on an annual basis, and (ii) such financial planner, financial institution or broker-dealer does not advertise that shares of the Funds may be purchased by clients at net asset value. |
| • | Participants in certain employer sponsored benefit plans. The sales charge is waived with respect to shares purchased by employer sponsored retirement plans whether or not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), that offer the Fund(s) as an investment vehicle, where the trustee, fiduciary or administrator has entered into an agreement with the Distributor, a Fund or its agents with respect to such purchases, and where the trustee, fiduciary or administrator performs participant recordkeeping or other administrative services. |
| • | Fund Trustees and other individuals, and their families, who are affiliated with any Fund distributed by the Distributor. |
| • | Selling brokers and their employees and sales representatives and their families. |
| • | Registered management investment companies that are advised by AIG SunAmerica. |
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Shareholder Account Information
Waivers for Certain Investors for Class B and C Shares. Under the following circumstances the CDSC may be waived on redemption of Class B and C Shares. The Funds reserve the right to modify or cease offering these programs at any time without prior notice.
| • | Within one year of the shareholder’s death or becoming legally disabled (individual and spousal joint tenancy accounts only) |
| • |
Taxable distributions to participants made by qualified retirement plans or retirement accounts (not including rollovers) for which AIG SunAmerica Funds Services, Inc. serves as fiduciary and in which the plan participant or account holder has attained the age of 59 1/2 at the time the redemption is made |
| • | To make payments through the Systematic Withdrawal Plan (subject to certain conditions) |
| • | Eligible participant distributions from employer-sponsored retirement plans that meet the eligibility criteria set forth above under “Waivers For Certain Investors for Class A Shares,” such as distributions due to death, disability, financial hardship, loans, retirement and termination of employment, or any return of excess contributions |
| • | Involuntary redemptions (e.g., closing of small accounts described under Shareholder Account Information) |
Other Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers. The Funds and AIG SACS offer other opportunities to purchase shares without sales charges under the programs described below. The Funds reserve the right to modify or cease offering these programs at any time without prior notice.
| • | Dividend Reinvestment. Dividends and/or capital gains distributions received by a shareholder from a Fund will automatically be reinvested in additional shares of the Fund and share class without sales charge, at the net asset value per share in effect on the payable date. Alternatively, dividends and distributions may be reinvested in any retail fund distributed by the AIG SACS. Or, you may receive amounts in excess of $10.00 in cash if you elect in writing not less than five business days prior to the payment date. You will need to complete the relevant part of the Account Application to elect one of these other options. |
| • | Exchange of Shares. Shares of the Funds may be exchanged for the same class of shares of one or more other retail funds distributed by AIG SACS except for the SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (where the exchange privilege applies to Class A shares only) at net asset value per share at the time of exchange. Please refer to the “Additional Investor Services” in this Prospectus for more details about this program. |
| • | Reinstatement Privilege. Within one year of a redemption of certain Class A, Class B and Class C shares, the proceeds of the sale may be invested in the same share class of the Fund without a sales charge. A shareholder may use the reinstatement privilege only one time after selling such shares. If you paid a CDSC when you sold your shares, we will credit your account with the dollar amount of the CDSC at the time of sale. This may impact the amount of gain or loss recognized on the previous sale, for tax purposes. All accounts involved must be registered in the same name(s). |
Information and records to be provided to Fund. You may be asked to provide supporting account statements or other information to allow us to verify your eligibility to receive a reduction or waiver of sales charge.
For more information regarding the sales charge reductions and waivers described above, please visit our website at www.sunamericafunds.com, and select the “Additional Investor Services” hyperlink. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information also contains additional information about the sales charges and certain reductions and waivers.
The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information also contains additional information about the sales charges and certain reductions and waivers.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
Each class of shares of each Fund has its own plan of distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (“Rule 12b-1”) that provides for distribution and account maintenance fees (collectively, “Rule 12b-1 Fees”) (payable to the AIG SACS) based on a percentage of average daily net assets, as follows:
| Class | Distribution Fee | Account Maintenance Fee | ||||
| A | 0.10 | % | 0.25 | % | ||
| B | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % | ||
| C | 0.75 | % | 0.25 | % |
Because Rule 12b-1 Fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
OPENING AN ACCOUNT (Classes A, B and C)
| 1. | Read this Prospectus carefully. |
| 2. | Determine how much you want to invest. The minimum initial investments for the Funds are as follows: |
| • | non-retirement account: $500 |
| • | retirement account: $250 |
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| • | dollar cost averaging: $500 to open; you must invest at least $25 a month |
The minimum subsequent investments for the Funds are as follows:
| • | non-retirement account: $100 |
| • | retirement account: $25 |
| • | The minimum initial and subsequent investments may be waived for certain fee-based programs and/or group plans held in omnibus accounts. |
| 3. | Complete the appropriate parts of the Account Application, carefully following the instructions. If you have any questions, please contact your broker or financial advisor or call Shareholder Services at 800-858-8850. |
| 4. | Complete the appropriate parts of the Supplemental Account Application. By applying for additional investor services now, you can avoid the delay and inconvenience of having to submit an additional application if you want to add services later. |
| 5. | Make your initial investment using the chart on page 18. You can initiate any purchase, exchange or sale of shares through your broker or financial advisor. |
As part of your application, you are required to provide information regarding your personal identification under anti-money laundering laws, including the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended (the “PATRIOT Act”). If we are unable to obtain the required information, your application will be considered to be not in good order, and it therefore cannot be processed. Your application and any check or other deposit that accompanied your application will be returned to you. Applications must be received in good order under the PATRIOT Act requirements and as otherwise required in this Prospectus in order to receive that day’s net asset value. In addition, applications received in good order are nevertheless subject to customer identification verification procedures under the PATRIOT Act. We may ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents. We may share identifying information with third parties for the purpose of verification. If your identifying information cannot be verified within a reasonable time after receipt of your application, the account will not be processed or, if processed, the Funds reserve the right to redeem the shares purchased and close the account. If a Fund closes an account in this manner, the shares will be redeemed at the net asset value next calculated after the Fund decides to close the account. In these circumstances, the amount redeemed may be less than your original investment and may have tax implications. Consult with your tax advisor for details. Non-resident aliens will not be permitted to establish an account through the check and application process at the Transfer Agent.
If you invest in a Fund through your dealer, broker or financial advisor, your dealer, broker or financial advisor may charge you a transaction - based or other fee for its services in connection with the purchase or redemption of Fund shares. These fees are in addition to those imposed by the Fund and its affiliates. You should ask your dealer, broker or financial advisor about its applicable fees.
Investment Through Financial Institutions. Dealers, brokers, financial advisors or other financial institutions (collectively, “Financial Institutions” or “Financial Intermediaries”) may impose charges, limitations, minimums and restrictions in addition to or different from those applicable to shareholders who invest in the Funds directly. Accordingly, the net yield and/or return to investors who invest through Financial Institutions may be less than an investor would receive by investing in the Funds directly. Financial Institutions may also set deadlines for receipt of orders that are earlier than the order deadline of the Funds due to processing or other reasons. An investor purchasing through a Financial Institution should read this Prospectus in conjunction with the materials provided by the Financial Institution describing the procedures under which Fund shares may be purchased and redeemed through the Financial Institution. For any questions concerning the purchase or redemption of Fund shares through a Financial Institution please call your Financial Institution or the Funds (toll free) at (800) 858-8850.
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Shareholder Account Information
HOW TO BUY SHARES (Classes A, B and C)
| Buying | Shares Through Your Financial Institution |
You may generally open an account and buy Class A, B and C shares through any Financial Institution that is authorized to sell the Funds’ shares. Your Financial Institution will place your order with the Fund on your behalf. You may purchase additional shares in a variety of ways, including through your Financial Institution or by sending your check or wire directly to the Fund or its agents as described below under “Adding to an Account.” The Funds will generally not accept new accounts that are not opened through a Financial Institution except for accounts opened by current and former Trustees and other individuals who are affiliated with, or employed by an affiliate of, the Funds or any fund distributed by the Distributor, selling brokers and their employees and sales representatives, family members of these individuals and certain other individuals at the discretion of the Funds or their agents.
| Buying | Shares Through the Funds |
| Opening an Account |
Adding to an Account |
By check
| • Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds. An account cannot be opened with a Fund check. • Deliver the check and your completed Account Application (and Supplemental Account Application, if applicable) to:
(via regular mail) AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds c/o BFDS PO Box 219186
(via express, certified and registered mail) AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds c/o BFDS 330 W 9th St.
• All purchases must be in U.S. dollars. Cash, money orders and/or travelers checks will not be accepted. A $25.00 fee will be charged for all checks returned due to insufficient funds. • Accounts can only be opened by check by a non-resident alien or on funds drawn from a non-U.S. bank if they are processed through a brokerage account or the funds are drawn from a U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank. A personal check from an investor should be drawn from the investor’s bank account. In general, starter checks, cash equivalents, stale-dated or post-dated checks will not be accepted. |
• Make out a check for the investment amount, payable to AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds. Shares cannot be purchased with a Fund check. • Include the stub from your Fund statement or a note specifying the Fund name, your share class, your account number and the name(s) in which the account is registered. • Indicate the Fund and account number in the memo section of your check. • Deliver the check and your stub or note to your broker or financial advisor, or mail them to:
(via regular mail) AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds c/o BFDS PO Box 219373
(via express, certified and registered mail) AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds c/o BFDS 330 W 9th St. | |
By wire
| • Fax your completed application to AIG SunAmerica Fund Services, Inc. at 201-324-6496. • Obtain your account number by calling Shareholder Services at 800-858-8850. • Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment to:
State Street Bank & Trust Company Boston, MA ABA #0110-00028 DDA # 99029712
ATTN: (Include Name of Fund and Share Class)
FBO: (Include Account number & names in which the Acct. is registered)
Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds. |
• Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment to:
State Street Bank & Trust Company Boston, MA ABA #0110-00028 DDA # 99029712
ATTN: (Include Name of Fund and Share Class)
FBO: (Include Account number & names in which the Acct. is registered)
Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds. | |
To open or add to an account using dollar cost averaging, see “Additional Investor Services.”
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HOW TO SELL SHARES (Classes A, B and C)
| Selling | Shares Through Your Financial Institution |
You can sell shares through your Financial Institution or through the Funds as described below under “Selling Shares Through the Funds.” Shares held for you in your various Financial Institution’s name must be sold through the Financial Institution.
| Selling | Shares Through the Funds |
By mail
| Send your request to:
(via regular mail) AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds c/o BFDS PO Box 219186
(via express, certified and registered mail) AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds c/o BFDS 330 West 9th Street |
Your request should include:
• Your name • Fund name, share class and account number • The dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed • Any special payment instructions • The signature of all registered owners exactly as the account is registered, and • Any special documents required to assure proper authorization
On overnight mail redemptions, a $15 fee will be deducted from your account. | |
| By phone
| ||
| • Call Shareholder Services at 800-858-8850 between 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on most business days. • Or, for automated 24-hour account access call FastFacts at 800-654-4760. |
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By wire
| If banking instructions exist on your account, this may be done by calling Shareholder Services at 800-858-8850 between 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on most business days. Otherwise, you must provide, in writing, the following information:
• Fund name, share class and account number you are redeeming • Bank or financial institution name • ABA routing number • Account number, and • Account registration |
If account registration at your bank is different than your account at AIG SunAmerica, your request must be medallion guaranteed. A notarization is not accepted.
Minimum amount to wire money is $250. A $15 fee will be deducted from your account. | |
By Internet
| Visit our web site at www.sunamericafunds.com, and select the “View Your Account” hyperlink (generally not available for retirement accounts). | Proceeds for all transactions will normally be sent on the business day after the trade date. Additional documents may be required for certain transactions. | |
To sell shares through a systematic withdrawal plan, see “Additional Investor Services.”
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Shareholder Account Information
Certain Requests Require a Medallion Guarantee:
To protect you and the Funds from fraud, the following redemption requests must be in writing and include a medallion guarantee (although there may be other situations that also require a medallion guarantee) if:
| • | redemptions are in the amount of $100,000 or more |
| • | the proceeds are to be payable other than as the account is registered |
| • | the redemption check is to be sent to an address other than the address of record |
| • | your address of record has changed within the previous 30 days |
| • | shares are being transferred to an account with a different registration |
| • | someone (such as an Executor) other than the registered shareholder(s) is redeeming shares (Additional documents may be required) |
You can generally obtain a medallion guarantee from the following sources:
| • | a broker or securities dealer |
| • | a federal savings, cooperative or other type of bank |
| • | a savings and loan or other thrift institution |
| • | a credit union |
| • | a securities exchange or clearing agency |
A notary public CANNOT provide a medallion guarantee.
TRANSACTION POLICIES (All Funds and All Classes)
Valuation of shares. The net asset value per share (“NAV”) for each Fund and class is determined each Fund business day at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) by dividing the net assets of each class by the number of such class’s outstanding shares. The NAV for each Fund also may be calculated on any other day in which there is sufficient liquidity in the securities held by the Fund. As a result, the value of the Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares. Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their market price as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE for the day, unless, in accordance with the pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, the market quotations are determined to be unreliable. The value of any shares of open-end funds held by a Fund will be calculated using the NAV of such funds. The prospectus for any such open-end funds should explain the circumstances under which these funds use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
As of the close of regular trading on the NYSE, securities traded primarily on security exchanges outside the U.S. are valued at the market price at the close of such exchanges on the day of valuation. If a security’s price is available from more than one exchange, a Fund uses the exchange that is the primary market for the security. However, depending on the foreign market, closing prices may be up to 15 hours old when they are used to price the Funds’ shares, and the Funds may determine that certain closing prices are unreliable. This determination will be based on review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U. S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U. S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. If the Funds determine that closing prices do not reflect the fair value of the securities, the Funds will adjust the previous closing prices in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Funds are open. For foreign equity securities, the Funds use an outside pricing service to provide them with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices.
The Strategic Bond Fund and the High Yield Bond Fund may invest in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the value of these Funds’ shares may change on days when the Funds are not open for purchase or redemptions.
Buy and sell prices. When you buy Class A or Class B shares, you pay the NAV plus any applicable sales charges, as described above. When you sell Class A, Class B or Class C shares, you receive the NAV minus any applicable CDSCs.
Execution of requests. Each Fund is open on those days when the NYSE is open for regular trading (“Fund business day”). We execute buy and sell requests at the next NAV to be calculated after the Fund or its agents receives your request in good order. If the Fund or the Transfer Agent receives your order before the Fund’s close of business (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time), you will receive that day’s closing price. If the Fund or the Transfer Agent receives your order after that time, you will receive the next business day’s closing price. The Funds reserve the right to reject any order to buy shares.
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Certain qualified Financial Institutions may transmit an investor’s purchase or redemption order to the Funds’ Transfer Agent after the close of regular trading on the NYSE on a Fund business day, on the day the order is received from the investor, as long as the investor has placed his order with the Financial Institution by the close of regular trading on the NYSE on that day. The investor will then receive the NAV of a Fund’s shares determined by the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day he placed his order with the qualified Financial Institution. Orders received after such time will not result in execution until the following Fund business day. Financial Institutions are responsible for instituting procedures to ensure that purchase and redemption orders by their respective clients are processed expeditiously.
The processing of sell requests and payment of proceeds may generally not be postponed for more than seven days, except when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays), when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Funds and their agents reserve the right to “freeze” or “block” (that is, disallow) any further purchases or redemptions from any account) or suspend account services in certain instances as permitted or required by applicable laws and regulations, including applicable anti-money laundering regulations. Examples of such instances include, but are not limited to, (i) where an accountholder appears on the list of “blocked” entities and individuals maintained pursuant to OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) regulations, (ii) where a Fund or its agents detect suspicious activity or suspect fraudulent or illegal activity, or (iii) when certain notifications have been received by a Fund or its agents that there is a dispute between the registered or beneficial account owners.
If a Fund determines that it would be detrimental to the best interests of the remaining shareholders of the Fund to make payment of redemption proceeds wholly or partly in cash, the Fund may pay the redemption price by a distribution in kind of securities from the Fund in lieu of cash. However, the Trust has made an election that requires it to pay a certain portion of redemption proceeds in cash.
At various times, a Fund may be requested to redeem shares for which it has not yet received good payment. The Fund may delay or cause to be delayed the mailing of a redemption check until such time as good payment (e.g., wire transfer or certified check drawn on a United States bank) has been collected for the purchase of such shares, which will not exceed 15 days.
Telephone transactions. For your protection, telephone requests are recorded in order to verify their accuracy. In addition, Shareholder Services will take measures to verify the identity of the caller, such as asking for name, account number, social security or other taxpayer ID number and other relevant information. If appropriate measures are not taken, the Trust is responsible for any losses that may occur to any account due to an unauthorized telephone call. Also for your protection, telephone transactions are not permitted on accounts whose names or addresses have changed within the past 30 days. At times of peak activity, it may be difficult to place requests by phone. During these times, consider sending your request in writing.
Exchanges. You may exchange shares of a Fund for shares of the same class of any other retail fund distributed by AIG SACS except for SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund (where the exchange privilege applies to Class A shares only). Such exchange may constitute a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Before making an exchange, you should review a copy of the prospectus of the fund into which you would like to exchange. All exchanges are subject to applicable minimum investment requirements. A Systematic Exchange Program is described under “Additional Investor Services.”
If you exchange shares that were purchased subject to a CDSC, the CDSC schedule will continue to apply following the exchange. In determining the CDSC applicable to shares being sold after an exchange, we will take into account the length of time you held those shares prior to the exchange.
Your CDSC schedule will not change if you exchange Class B shares of a Fund that you purchased prior to January 2, 2002 for another portfolio or Fund’s Class B shares (which currently have a longer CDSC schedule). Also, if you exchange shares acquired in connection with the reorganization of a North America Fund into your Fund for another fund’s shares, the CDSC schedule applicable at the time you originally purchased the shares of the North American Fund will continue to apply.
To protect the interests of other shareholders, we may cancel the exchange privileges of any investors that, in the opinion of the Fund, are using market timing strategies or making excessive exchanges. A Fund may change or cancel its exchange privilege at any time, upon 60 days’ written notice to its shareholders. A Fund may also refuse any exchange order without notice.
Certificated shares. Shareholders will not be issued certificates for their shares.
Fund Holdings. A schedule of the Funds’ top-ten holdings, current as of month-end is made available on the Funds’ website no earlier than 15 days after the end of each month. This information will remain available on the website at least until updated for the next month or until each Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) its semi-annual/annual shareholder report or quarterly portfolio holdings report that includes such period. The most recent schedule is available on the Funds’ website at www.sunamericafunds.com or by calling toll free at (800) 858-8850 ext. 6003. The Funds may terminate or modify this policy at any time without further notice to shareholders. A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio securities is available in the Statement of Additional Information.
MARKET TIMING TRADING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Market timing policies. The Funds discourage excessive or short-term trading, often referred to as “market timing,” and seek to restrict or reject such trading or take other action, as described below, if in the judgment of a Fund or any of its service providers, such trading may interfere with the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, may materially increase the Fund’s transaction costs, administrative costs or taxes, or may otherwise be detrimental to the interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Funds’ Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures with respect to such trading, which are described in this section.
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All Fund shareholders are subject to these policies and procedures, regardless of how their shares were purchased or are otherwise registered with the Funds’ Transfer Agent. While the Funds’ expectation is that the market timing policies will be enforced by financial intermediaries pursuant to the Funds’ prospectuses, the Funds may be limited in their ability to monitor the trading activity or enforce the Funds’ market timing trading policies and procedures with respect to certain customers of financial intermediaries. For example, should it occur, a Fund may not be able to detect market timing that may be facilitated by financial intermediaries or made difficult to identify in omnibus accounts used by those intermediaries for aggregated purchases, exchanges and redemptions on behalf of all their customers.
Risks from market timers. Depending on various factors, including the size of a Fund, the amount of assets the portfolio manager typically maintains in cash or cash equivalents and the dollar amount and number and frequency of trades, excessive short-term trading may interfere with efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, increase the Fund’s transaction costs, administrative costs and taxes and/or impact Fund performance.
In addition, if the nature of the Fund’s portfolio exposes the Fund to investors who engage in the type of excessive short-term trading that seeks to take advantage of possible delays between the change in the value of a mutual fund’s portfolio holdings and the reflection of the change in the net asset value of a Fund’s shares, sometimes referred to as “arbitrage market timing,” there is the possibility that such trading under certain circumstances, may dilute the value of Fund shares if redeeming shareholders receive proceeds (and buying shareholders receive shares) based upon net delays between the change in the value of a mutual fund’s portfolio holdings and the net asset value of a Fund’s shares. Arbitrage market timers may seek to exploit such delays between the change in the value of a mutual fund’s portfolio holdings and the net asset value of the fund’s shares in funds that hold significant investments in foreign securities because certain foreign markets close several hours ahead of U.S. markets. Also, market timers may seek to exploit funds that hold significant investments in small-cap securities and high yield (“junk”) bonds, which may not be frequently traded. The principal investment techniques of the High Yield Bond Fund and the Strategic Bond Fund include investments in high yield (“junk”) bonds.
Market timing procedures. The Funds’ procedures include committing staff of the Funds’ shareholder services agent to monitor trading activity in the Funds on a regular basis by selectively reviewing transaction reports in an effort to identify trading activity that may be excessive or short-term and detrimental to a Fund. Factors considered in the monitoring process include, but may no be limited to, the frequency of transactions by the financial intermediary, the Fund’s investment objective, the size of a Fund and the dollar amount of the transaction. In the event that such trading activity is identified and based on the information a Fund and its service providers in their sole discretion conclude that the trading may alternatively limit the amount, number of frequency of any future purchases and/or the method by which you may request future purchases and redemptions (including purchases and/or redemptions by an exchange between funds).
Though implementation of the Funds’ procedures involve judgments that are inherently subjective and involve some selectivity in their application, the Funds and the Funds’ service providers seek to make judgments that are consistent with the interests of the Funds’ shareholders. There is no assurance that the Funds or their service providers will gain access to any or all information necessary to detect market timing. While the Funds will seek to take actions (directly and with the assistance of financial intermediaries) that will detect market timing, the Funds cannot represent that such trading activity can be completely eliminated.
ADDITIONAL INVESTOR SERVICES (Classes A, B and C)
To select one or more of these additional services, complete the relevant part(s) of the Supplemental Account Application. To add a service to an existing account, contact your broker or financial advisor, or call Shareholder Services at 800-858-8850.
Dollar Cost Averaging lets you make regular investments from your bank account to any retail fund of your choice distributed by AIG SACS. You determine the frequency and amount of your investments, and you can terminate your participation at any time. Dollar cost averaging does not assure profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. Since this strategy involves continous investments, regardless of fluctuating prices, investors should consider their financial ability to invest during periods of low price levels.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan may be used for routine bill payment or periodic withdrawals from your account up to a maximum amount of 12% per year based on the value of the account at the time the plan is established. To use the Systematic Withdrawal Plan:
| • | Make sure you have at least $5,000 worth of shares in your account. |
| • | Make sure you are not planning to invest more money in this account (buying shares during a period when you are also selling shares of the same Fund is not advantageous to you, because of sales charges). |
| • | Specify the payee(s) and amount(s). The payee may be yourself or any other party (which may require a medallion guarantee), and there is no limit to the number of payees you may have, as long as they are all on the same payment schedule. Each withdrawal must be at least $50. |
| • | Determine the schedule: monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually or in certain selected months. |
| • | Make sure your dividends and capital gains are being reinvested. |
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Systematic Exchange Program may be used to exchange shares of a Fund periodically for the same class of shares of one or more other retail funds distributed by AIG SACS except for the SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (where the exchange privilege applies to Class A shares only). To use:
| • | Specify the fund(s) from which you would like money withdrawn and into which you would like money invested. |
| • | Determine the schedule: monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually or in certain selected months. |
| • | Specify the amount(s). Each exchange must be worth at least $50. |
| • | Accounts must be registered identically; otherwise a medallion guarantee will be required. |
Retirement plans. AIG SunAmerica Mutual Funds offer a range of qualified retirement plans, including IRAs, Roth IRAs, Simple IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, Individual 401(k) plans, 529 plans and other pension and profit-sharing plans. Using these plans, you can invest in any fund distributed by AIG SACS with a low minimum investment of $250 or, for some group plans, no minimum investment at all. To find out more, call Retirement Plans at 800-858-8850.
TAX, DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION AND ACCOUNT POLICIES
Account Mailings:
Account Statements. Generally, account statements are mailed to dealers and shareholders on a quarterly basis.
Transaction Confirmations. Generally, you will receive an account confirmation:
| • | after every transaction that affects your account balance (except a dividend reinvestment, automatic purchase, automatic redemption of systematic exchange); and |
| • | after any change of name or address of the registered owner(s), or after certain account option changes. |
IRS Tax Forms. Every year you should also receive, if applicable, an IRS Form 1099 tax information statement, mailed by January 31st.
These mailings apply to accounts opened through the Fund. Accounts opened through a broker/dealer firm will receive statements from that financial institution.
Prospectuses, Annual and Semi-annual Reports. As an alternative to regular mail, you may elect to receive these reports via electronic delivery. To enroll for this option, visit our web site at www.sunamericafunds.com, and select the “Go Paperless” hyperlink (Note: this option is only available to accounts opened through the Funds.)
Dividends. The Funds generally distribute most or all of their net earnings in the form of dividends. Income dividends, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gains distributions, if any, are paid at least annually by the Funds. Each of the Funds reserves the right to declare and pay dividends less frequently than as disclosed above, provided that the net realized capital gains and net investment income, if any, are paid at least annually.
Dividend Reinvestments. Your dividends and distributions, if any, will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same Fund and share class on which they were paid, unless you elect in writing, not less than five business days prior to the payment date, to receive amounts in excess of $10 in cash. Alternatively, dividends and distributions may be reinvested in any fund distributed by AIG SACS or, you may receive amounts in excess of $10.00 in cash if you elect in writing not less than five business days prior to the payment date. You will need to complete the relevant part of the Account Application to elect one of these other options. For existing accounts, contact your broker or financial advisor or call Shareholder Services at 1-800-858-8850, to change dividend and distribution payment options.
Taxability of Dividends. As long as a Fund meets the requirements for being a tax-qualified regulated investment company, which each Fund has in the past and intends to in the future, it pays no federal income tax on the earnings it distributes to shareholders. However, dividends you receive from a Fund whether reinvested or taken as cash, are generally considered taxable. Distributions of a Fund’s net long-term capital gains are taxable as capital gains; dividends from other sources are generally taxable as ordinary income.
Some dividends paid in January may be taxable as if they had been paid during the previous December. Corporations generally will not be entitled to take a dividends-received deduction for a portion of certain dividends they receive. In addition, dividends paid by a Fund will not qualify for the 15% maximum tax rate applicable to certain dividends pursuant to recently enacted legislation.
The IRS Form 1099 that is mailed to you every January details your dividends and their federal income tax category, although you should verify your tax liability with your tax professional.
Dividends paid by the Tax Exempt Insured Fund generally will be exempt from federal income taxes, as long as 50% or more of the value of that Fund’s assets at the end of each quarter of its taxable year is invested in state, municipal, and other obligations, the interest on which is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes. As mentioned, at least 80% of the Tax Exempt Insured Fund’s assets will be invested in such obliga -
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tions during normal market conditions. Dividends attributable to interest on taxable bonds, market discount and short-term capital gains, however, will be subject to federal, state and local income tax at ordinary income tax rates, and distribution of net long-term capital gains will be taxable as capital gains. Some shareholders may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax liability. Tax-exempt interest from certain bonds is treated as an item of tax preference, and may be attributed to shareholders. A portion of all tax-exempt interest is includable as an upward adjustment in determining a corporation’s alternative minimum taxable income. These rules could make you liable for the alternative minimum income tax (AMT).
“Buying into a Dividend.” You should note that if you purchase shares just before a distribution, you will be taxed for that distribution like other shareholders, even though that distribution represents simply a return of part of your investment. You may wish to defer your purchase until after the record date for the distribution, so as to avoid this tax impact.
Taxability of Transactions. Any time you sell or exchange shares, it is considered a taxable event for you. Depending generally on the purchase price and the sale price of the shares you sell or exchange, you may have a gain or a loss on the transaction. You are responsible for any tax liabilities generated by your transactions. If you hold Class B shares, you will not have a taxable event when they convert into Class A shares.
Other Tax Considerations. If you are neither a resident nor a citizen of the United States or if you are a foreign entity, ordinary income dividends paid to you (which include distributions of net short-term capital gains) will generally be subject to a 30% United States withholding tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies.
By law, each Fund must withhold 28% of your distributions and proceeds if you have not provided a correct taxpayer identification number or social security number.
This section summarizes some of the consequences under current United States federal income tax law of an investment in a Fund. It is not a substitute for professional tax advice. Consult your tax advisor about the potential tax consequences of an investment in a Fund under all applicable laws.
Small Accounts. If you draw down an account so that its total value is less than $500 ($250 for retirement plan accounts), you may be asked to purchase more shares within 60 days. If you do not take action, the Fund may close out your account and mail you the proceeds. Alternatively, you may be charged at the annual rate of $24 to maintain your account. Your account will not be closed if its drop in value is due to Fund performance, the effects of sales charges, or administrative fees (for retirement plans only).
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Each Fund has its own investment goal and a strategy for pursuing it. The chart summarizes information about each Fund’s investment approach. Following this chart is a glossary that further describes the investment and risk terminology that we use. Please review the glossary in conjunction with this chart.
| U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND |
GNMA FUND | |||||
| What is the Fund’s investment goal? | high current income consistent with relative safety of capital |
current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective |
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| What principal investment strategy does the Fund use to implement its investment goal? | fixed income investing | fixed income investing | ||||
| What are the Fund’s principal investment techniques? | • active trading of U.S. Government securities without regard to
the maturities of such securities. Under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes in securities of high credit quality issued or guaranteed by the |
• active trading of mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the GNMA and other U.S. Government securities without regard to the maturities of such securities. Under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes in mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the GNMA without regard to the maturities of such securities. |
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| What are the Fund’s other significant (non-principal) investments? | • mortgage-backed
securities • short-term money market instruments • zero-coupon securities • when issued/delayed |
• short-term money
market instruments • when issued/delayed delivery transactions |
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| What other types of securities may the Fund normally invest in as part of efficient portfolio management and which may produce some income? | • defensive instruments • securities lending (up to 33%) • borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 5%) |
• defensive instruments • securities lending (up to 33%) • borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 5%) |
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| What risks may affect the Fund? | PRINCIPAL RISKS: • securities selection • interest rate fluctuations • bond market volatility NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS: • prepayment • illiquidity • hedging |
PRINCIPAL RISKS: • securities selection • interest rate fluctuations • bond market volatility • prepayment NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS: • illiquidity • hedging |
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| STRATEGIC BOND FUND |
HIGH YIELD BOND FUND |
TAX EXEMPT INSURED FUND | ||
| high level of total return | high level of total return | as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital | ||
| fixed income investing |
fixed income investing | fixed income investing | ||
| • active trading of a broad range of fixed income securities, including both investment and non-investment grade U.S. and foreign bonds (which may include “junk bonds”), U.S. Government and agency obligations, and mortgage-backed securities, without regard to the maturities of such securities. Under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes in bonds. |
• active trading of below-investment grade U.S. and foreign junk bonds. Under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes in below-investment grade U.S. and foreign junk bonds (rated below Baa by Moody’s and below BBB by S&P) without regard to the maturities of such securities and bank debt. For purposes of this policy, bonds include fixed-income securities other than short-term commercial paper and preferred stock. |
• active trading of municipal bonds and other municipal securities. Under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes in municipal bonds, and other municipal securities, the income of which is exempt from federal income tax, and that are insured as to the scheduled payment of principal and interest for as long as such securities are held by the Fund, without regard to the maturities of such securities. | ||
| • zero-coupon securities • mortgage-backed securities • short-term money market • equity securities • foreign securities |
• foreign securities • short-term money market instruments • zero-coupon securities • equity securities |
• short-term money market instruments • illiquid securities | ||
| • defensive instruments • securities lending (up to 33%) • borrowing for temporary or |
• defensive instruments • securities lending (up to 33%) • borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 33 1/3%) |
• defensive instruments • derivatives • securities lending (up to 33%) • borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 5%) | ||
| PRINCIPAL RISKS: • bond market volatility • credit quality • interest rate fluctuations • foreign exposure • securities selection NON-PRINCIPAL RISK: • prepayment • illiquidity • emerging markets |
PRINCIPAL RISKS: • bond market volatility • credit quality • interest rate fluctuations • foreign exposure • securities selection • call provisions NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS: • illiquidity • emerging markets |
PRINCIPAL RISKS: • securities selection • interest rate fluctuations • credit quality • bond market volatility NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS: • illiquidity • prepayment • derivatives • hedging | ||
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Debt Ratings. The two best-known debt rating agencies are Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. “Investment grade” refers to any security rated “BBB” or above by Standard & Poor’s or “Baa” or above by Moody’s or determined to be of comparable quality by the Adviser.
Capital appreciation is growth of the value of an investment.
Preservation of capital means investing in a manner that tries to protect the value of an investment against market movements and other economic events.
Total return is achieved through both growth of capital and income.
Active trading means that a Fund may engage in frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment goal. In addition, because a Fund may sell a security without regard to how long it has held the security, active trading may have tax consequences for certain shareholders, involving a possible increase in short-term capital gains or losses. Active trading may result in high portfolio turnover and correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by a Fund and could affect its performance. During periods of increased market volatility, active trading may be more pronounced.
Fixed-income securities generally provide consistent interest or dividend payments. They include corporate bonds, notes, debentures, convertible securities, U.S. government securities and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The issuer of a senior fixed-income security is obligated to make payments on this security ahead of other payments to security holders. An investment grade fixed-income security is rated in one of the top four ratings categories by a debt rating agency (or is considered of comparable quality by the Adviser).
A bond includes all fixed-income securities other than short-term commercial paper and preferred stock.
A high yield bond is a high risk bond that does not meet the credit quality standards of investment grade securities.
U.S. government securities are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Some U.S. government securities are issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. They are of the highest possible credit quality. While these securities are subject to variations in market value due to fluctuations in interest rates, they will be paid in full if held to maturity. Other U.S. government securities, that are issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, are neither direct obligations of, nor guaranteed by, the U.S. Treasury. However, they involve federal sponsorship in one way or another. For example some are backed by specific types of collateral; some are supported by the issuer’s right to borrow from the Treasury; some are supported by the discretionary authority of the Treasury to purchase certain obligations of the issuer; and others are supported only by the credit of the issuing government agency or instrumentality.
A municipal security is a debt obligation of a state or local government entity, which may support general governmental needs or special projects.
Asset-backed securities issued by trusts and special purpose corporations are backed by a pool of assets, such as credit card or automobile loan receivables representing the obligations of a number of different parties.
Mortgage-backed securities directly or indirectly provide funds for mortgage loans made to residential home buyers. These include securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans made by lenders such as commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers and others.
Short-term money market instruments include short-term U.S. government obligations, repurchase agreements, commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances and certificates of deposit. These securities provide a Fund with sufficient liquidity to meet redemptions and cover expenses.
Defensive investments include high quality fixed income securities, repurchase agreements and other money market instruments. A Fund will make temporary defensive investments in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. When a Fund takes a defensive position, it may miss out on investment opportunities that could have resulted from investing in accordance with its principal investment strategy. As a result, a Fund may not achieve its investment goal.
The Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) is a government owned corporation and a federal agency. GNMA guarantees, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, full and timely payment of all monthly principal and interest payments on the mortgage-backed pass-through securities which it issues.
Foreign securities are issued by companies located outside of the U.S. and include securities issued by companies located in emerging markets and foreign debt obligations. Foreign securities may include American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or other similar securities that convert into foreign securities such as European Depository Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depository Receipts (GDRs).
Illiquid securities are securities that cannot easily be sold within seven days by virtue of the absence of a readily available market or legal or contractual restriction on resale. Certain restricted securities (such as Rule 144A securities) are not generally considered illiquid because of their established trading market.
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A derivative instrument is a contract, such as an option or a future, whose value is based on the performance of an underlying financial instrument.
Options and futures are contracts involving the right to receive or obligation to deliver assets or money at an agreed-upon price that may depend on the performance of one or more underlying assets or a market or economic index.
A zero-coupon security is a fixed-income security that makes no periodic interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value.
Equity Securities. Include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and rights.
When-issued/delayed delivery transactions generally involve the purchase or sale of a security with payment and delivery at some time in the future—i.e. beyond normal settlement.
Securities lending involves a loan of securities by a Fund in exchange for cash or collateral. The Fund earns interest on the loan while retaining ownership of the security.
A Fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes including to meet redemptions. Borrowing may exaggerate changes in the net asset value of Fund shares and in the yield on a Fund’s portfolio. Borrowing will cost a Fund interest expense and other fees. The costs of borrowing may reduce a Fund’s return.
Future developments refer to securities and other instruments which do not presently exist but may be developed in the future, provided that each such investment is consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions and is otherwise legally permissible under federal and state laws. The Prospectus will be amended or supplemented as appropriate to discuss any such new investments.
Bond market volatility: The bond markets as a whole could go up or down (sometimes dramatically). This could affect the value of the securities in a Fund’s portfolio.
Securities selection: A strategy used by a Fund, or securities selected by its portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Interest rate fluctuations: Volatility of the bond market is due principally to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, bond prices typically fall; and as interest rates fall, bond prices typically rise. Longer-term and lower coupon bonds tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Credit quality: The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. This type of issuer will typically issue high yield or “junk” bonds. In addition to the risk of default, junk bonds may be more volatile, less liquid, more difficult to value and more susceptible to adverse economic conditions or investor perceptions than other bonds.
Prepayment: Prepayment risk is the possibility that the principal of the loans underlying mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities may be prepaid at any time. As a general rule, prepayments increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. As a result of prepayments, in periods of declining interest rates a Fund may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, prepayments generally may decline, with the effect that the securities subject to prepayment risk held by a Fund may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.
Call Provisions: Fixed-income securities that contain a call provision or option are subject to the risk that, during periods of falling interest rates, the issuer of a fixed-income security will redeem or “call” such security prior to its maturity. The exercise of a call provision or option may result in a Fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities, which would decrease the return of the Fund.
Foreign exposure: Investments in foreign countries are subject to a number of risks. A principal risk is that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect an investment. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign company and it may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards as U.S. companies. Foreign governments may not regulate securities markets and companies to the same degree as the U.S. government. Foreign investments will also be affected by local, political or economic developments and governmental actions. Consequently, foreign securities may be less liquid, more volatile and more difficult to price than U.S. securities. These risks are heightened when the issuer is from an emerging market country.
Emerging markets: An emerging market country is one that the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation or the United Nations or its authorities has determined to have a low or middle income economy. Historical experience indicates that the markets of emerging market countries have been more volatile than more developed markets; however, such markets can provide higher rates of return to investors.
Illiquidity: Certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the seller would like.
Derivatives: Derivatives are subject to general risks relating to heightened sensitivity to market volatility, interest rate fluctuations, illiquidity and creditworthiness of the counterparty to the derivatives transactions.
Hedging: Hedging is a strategy in which the Adviser uses a derivative security to reduce certain risk characteristics of an underlying security or portfolio of securities. While hedging strategies can be very useful and inexpensive ways of reducing risk, they are sometimes ineffective due to unexpected changes in the market. Moreover, while hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. The Funds are not required to engage in hedging.
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Adviser. AIG SunAmerica selects and manages the investments, provides various administrative services, and supervises the daily business affairs of each Fund, except to the extent it has delegated portfolio management of a Fund to a subadviser. AIG SunAmerica is located at Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992. AIG SunAmerica was organized in 1982 under the laws of Delaware, and managed, advised or administered approximately $56.2 billion of assets as of June 30, 2007. In addition to managing the Funds, AIG SunAmerica serves as adviser, manager and/or administrator for AIG Series Trust, Anchor Series Trust, SunAmerica Focused Series, Inc., SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc., SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc., Seasons Series Trust, SunAmerica Equity Funds, SunAmerica Money Market Funds, Inc., SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc., VALIC Company I, VALIC Company II and SunAmerica Series Trust.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, each Fund paid the Adviser a fee equal to the following rates, expressed as an annual percentage of average daily net assets of each Fund:
| Fund |
Fee | |
| U.S. Government Securities Fund |
0.65% | |
| GNMA Fund |
0.46% | |
| Strategic Bond Fund |
0.63% | |
| High Yield Bond Fund |
0.74% | |
| Tax Exempt Insured Fund |
0.50% | |
AIG Global Investment Corp. (“AIGGIC” or the “Subadviser”) is Subadviser to the Strategic Bond Fund, High Yield Bond Fund and the Tax Exempt Insured Fund. AIGGIC is located at 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270, and is responsible for investment decisions of the Funds for which it serves as Subadviser. AIGGIC is an AIG SunAmerica affiliate and is a part of AIG Investments. AIG Investments comprises a group of international companies (including AIGGIC), which provide investment advice, and market asset management products and services to clients around the world. As of March 31, 2007, AIG Investments managed approximately $670.4 billion, of which approximately $563 billion relates to AIG affiliates and $107.4 billion relates to client assets. These figures do not include assets sub-advised to third-party managers. AIG SunAmerica, and not the Funds, compensates AIGGIC for its services.
A discussion regarding the Board of Trustees approving any investment advisory contract of the Funds is available in the Funds semi-annual report to shareholders for the period ending October 31, 2006.
| Portfolio | Managers |
U.S. Government Securities Fund and the GNMA Fund
Michael Cheah, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Mr. Cheah is the portfolio manager for the U.S. Government Securities Fund and the GNMA Fund and is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. Mr. Cheah joined AIG SunAmerica in July 1999 as Vice President and Portfolio Manager responsible for all investment grade fixed-income portfolios then managed by AIG SunAmerica. Prior to joining AIG SunAmerica, Mr. Cheah worked for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) for 17 years in the Global Fixed Income Department. Most recently he served as the Director of the U.S. Bond Division, Markets and Investment Department, and representative of MAS’ New York office where his responsibilities included the management of foreign exchange reserves and the overseeing of external relationships with financial and governmental institutions in the U.S. Mr. Cheah received a BA in Business Administration from the University of Singapore and MS in Management from the London School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow. Mr. Cheah is also a CFA Charterholder and Financial Risk Manager.
Strategic Bond Fund. Investment decisions for the Strategic Bond Fund are made by a team of AIGGIC portfolio managers led by Matthew Meyer, and including Bryan Petermann, John Yovanovic, Tim Lindvall, Raphael Davis, Anthony King, Rajeev Mittal and Robert Vanden Assem. Mr. Meyer’s role as team leader primarily consists of asset allocation decisions with respect to the Strategic Bond Fund.
Matthew Meyer
Lead Portfolio Manager, Managing Director and Head of Public Credit Markets
Mr. Meyer is Managing Director and Head of Public Credit Markets for AIG Investments. He joined AIG Investments with the acquisition of American General Investment Management (“AGIM”) in 2001. Mr. Meyer is responsible for trading, credit analysis, third-party asset management, and quantitative functions for the AIG Investments investment grade corporate bond and high yield bond groups. Prior to joining AGIM in 2001, he was a portfolio manager for corporate bonds at Key Asset Management. Before joining Key Asset Management, he traded mortgage-backed securities for McDonald & Co. and First Tennessee Bank from 1993-1998. Mr. Meyer earned a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Georgetown University.
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Bryan Petermann
Co-Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Mr. Petermann joined AIG Investments as a research analyst with the acquisition of AGIM in 2001. He became a portfolio manager of high yield bonds for AIG Investments in October 2003. Prior to this, Mr. Petermann was Head of Credit Research for high yield bonds, a position he had held since August 2001. At AGIM, Mr. Petermann served as the media/communications group head. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Petermann was with Union Bank of California where he most recently served as Vice President, team leader, and relationship manager, originating corporate finance transactions in the media and communications sectors. Prior to that, Mr. Petermann served as Vice President in the media and communications groups of Societe Generale and Banque Paribas. From 1990 to 1992, he worked as an associate in corporate finance at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. Mr. Petermann began his career in the audit division of Touche Ross & Co. Mr. Petermann received a BA, summa cum laude, in Economics-Business from UCLA in 1986 and an MBA from The University of California, Berkeley in 1990. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
John Yovanovic, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager and Managing Director
Mr. Yovanovic joined AIG Investments with the acquisition of AGIM in 2001. He became a portfolio manager of high yield bonds for AIG Investments in September 2005. Previously, he was a senior high yield trader and research analyst. While in investment research, he served as the energy/utilities group head. Prior to joining AIG Investments, Mr. Yovanovic was a senior research analyst and trader at Mentor Investment Advisors, a division of Wachovia Corporation. Mr. Yovanovic started his career in equity research at Van Kampen Funds, where he subsequently moved into high yield trading and research. Mr. Yovanovic received a BBA from the University of Houston in 1991 and is a CFA charterholder.
Tim Lindvall, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager and Vice President
Mr. Lindvall joined AIG Investments in 2002 and became a portfolio manager in 2007. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, he was a research analyst responsible for the exploration and production, oil field services, refining, pipeline, and electric sectors. Prior to joining AIG Investments, Mr. Lindvall was Manager of structured transactions at Aquila Energy Capital, a mezzanine fund. He was responsible for originating and structuring investments in energy companies. His prior experience includes research analysis at a hedge fund, corporate finance at EOG Resources, and private equity investing at Enron Corp. Mr. Lindvall received his undergraduate degrees in Finance and Economics from Southern Methodist University, and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Raphael Davis
Co-Portfolio Manager and Vice President, Structured Products
Mr. Davis joined AIG Investments with the acquisition of AGIM in August 2001. Mr. Davis is responsible for trading and portfolio management of AIG’s $17 billion agency MBS passthrough and CMO portfolios. During his seven years at AGIM, Mr. Davis was responsible for the trading and management of AGIM’s MBS, asset-backed securities, and money-market portfolios. Prior to joining AGIM, Mr. Davis was a Portfolio Sales Specialist at the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) where he analyzed and traded various agency and whole-loan mortgage securities, as well as high-yield fixed income, money-market securities, and equities. Mr. Davis began his career at the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C. in 1988.
Rajeev Mittal
Co-Portfolio Manager, Vice President and Head of Emerging Markets Debts
Mr. Mittal joined AIG Investments in 1992 and is Head of Emerging Market Debt. Mr Mittal is responsible for all aspects of portfolio management for the emerging market debt strategies. Prior to his current position at AIG Investments, his responsibilities included portfolio management of single currency U.S. dollar, Sterling, and Irish Punt portfolios as well as global bond portfolios. He received a BSc (Honours) from the University of Bradford in Mathematics and Statistics.
Robert Vanden Assem, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager, Vice President, and Senior Portfolio Manager, High Grade Fixed Income
Mr. Vanden Assem joined AIG Investments in 2001 and is responsible for the portfolio management of AIG Investments high grade total rate of return portfolios, collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and affiliated accounts. Prior to joining AIG Investments, Mr. Vanden Assem was with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors (“MSDW Advisors”) where he worked as a portfolio manager for the MSDW Strategist and Variable Strategist mutual funds as well as other institutional and individual fixed income assets. He also managed institutional and individual monies exclusively at Dean Witter InterCapital, the precursor to MSDW Advisors. Mr. Vanden Assem’s investment industry experience began in 1988. He received a BS in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an MBA in Finance from New York University. Mr. Vanden Assem is also a CFA charterholder.
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Fund Management
Anthony King
Co-Portfolio Manager and Vice President, Senior Investment Management
Mr. King joined AIG Investments in 2000 and is a Vice President and Senior Investment Manager responsible for interest rate and currency and credit risk on both multi-currency and single currency bond portfolios. Since joining AIG Investments, he has been in charge of initiating both Euro and Global Bond products, both of which combine interest rate, currency and credit risk within a portfolio to provide a broad selection of alpha opportunities. Mr. King’s financial industry experience began in 1989 at JP Morgan Investment Management where he was responsible for managing both single and multi-currency bond portfolios on behalf of pension funds and private clients. In his 11-year tenure with JP Morgan, Mr. King undertook positions in capital markets research, fixed-income trading and portfolio management where he focused on risk management techniques, the use of derivatives and macro economic analysis. Mr. King holds a BSc degree (honours) in Geography and Statistics from the University of Southampton. He also holds an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and a Series 3 license.
High Yield Bond Fund. Investment decisions for the High Yield Bond Fund are made by a team of AIGGIC portfolio managers consisting of Bryan Peterman, John Yovanovic and Tim Lindval. For more information on Messrs. Peterman, Yovanovic and Lindvall, please see above.
Tax Exempt Insured Fund. Investment decisions for the Tax Managed Equity Fund are primarily made by two AIGGIC portfolio managers, J. Hutchison Bryan and Geoffrey Cornell. Additionally, Peter Stevenson serves as assistant portfolio manager.
J. Hutchison Bryan, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager and Vice President
Mr. Bryan is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Group at AIG Investments. Mr. Bryan joined AIG Investments as a result of AIG’s acquisition of AGIM in August 2001. He joined AGIM in March 2000 where he served as Director-Municipal Bonds. Prior to joining AGIM, Mr. Bryan spent nine years at Chase Bank of Texas, including six years as a municipal analyst, trader, and portfolio manager. Mr. Bryan is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, and he earned an MBA degree from Texas A&M University. He is a CFA charterholder.
Geoffrey Cornell, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Vice President
Mr. Cornell is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager in the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Group at AIG Investments. Prior to joining the group Mr. Cornell worked in the Portfolio Management Systems areas at AIG Investments. He is a graduate of Bryant College and has an MBA in Finance from Fordham University. Mr. Cornell is a member of Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR), as well New York Society of Security Analysts.
Peter Stevenson
Assistant Portfolio Manager, Municipal Fixed Income
Mr. Stevenson is an Assistant Portfolio Manager within the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Group. Prior to joining AIG Investments in 2001, Mr. Stevenson worked for two years as a sales and trading assistant at George K. Baum & Company. Mr. Stevenson is a graduate of the University of Vermont.
Additional Information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts under management and ownership of the Funds’ shares, is contained in the SAI.
Distributor. AIG SACS distributes each Fund’s shares. The Distributor, an AIG SunAmerica affiliate, receives the initial and deferred sales charges, all or a portion of which may be re-allowed to other broker-dealers. In addition, the Distributor receives fees under each Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C 12b-1 plans.
The Distributor, at its expense, may from time to time provide additional compensation to broker-dealers (including in some instances, affiliates of the Distributor) in connection with sales of shares of a Fund. This compensation may include: (i) full re-allowance of the front-end sales charge on Class A shares; (ii) additional compensation with respect to the sale of Class A, Class B or Class C shares; or (iii) financial assistance to broker-dealers in connection with conferences, sales or training programs for their employees, seminars for the public, advertising campaigns regarding one or more of the Funds, and/or other broker-dealer sponsored special events. In some instances, this compensation will be made available only to certain broker-dealers whose representatives have sold a significant number of shares of the Fund. Compensation may also include payment for travel expenses, including lodging, incurred in connection with trips taken by invited registered representatives for meetings or seminars of a business nature. Broker-dealers may not use sales of the Fund’s shares to qualify for this compensation to the extent receipt of such compensation may be prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any self-regulatory agency, such as the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Dealers who receive bonuses or other incentives may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.
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In certain instances, AIG SunAmerica or its affiliates may pay distribution-related expenses, including providing the additional compensation to broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries described above. In addition, AIG SunAmerica, the Distributor or their affiliates (including the Servicing Agent) may make substantial payments to broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries and service providers for distribution and/or shareholder servicing activities. Some of these distribution-related payments may be made to dealers or financial intermediaries for marketing, promotional, administrative and/or recordkeeping services that may promote sales of Fund shares; these payments are often referred to as “revenue sharing.” Such payments may be based on various factors, including levels of assets and/or sales (based on gross or net sales or some other criteria) of one or more Funds managed and/or administered by AIG SunAmerica. In some circumstances, those types of payments may relate to one or more Funds’ inclusion on a financial intermediary’s preferred list of funds offered to its clients or may create an incentive for a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the Funds to its customers over other funds that do not have sponsors making similar payments. You should ask your broker-dealer or financial intermediary for more details about any such payments it receives.
Payments by AIG SunAmerica are out of its own resources, including the profits from its advisory fees. Payments by the Distributor may be out of its own resources or fees it receives under the Funds’ Class A and Class C 12b-1 Plans. Payments by other affiliates are out of their own resources.
Servicing Agent. AIG SunAmerica Fund Services, Inc. (“SAFS” or the “Servicing Agent”) assists the Funds’ transfer agent in providing shareholder services. The Servicing Agent, an AIG SunAmerica affiliate, is paid a monthly fee by each Fund for its services at the annual rate of 0.22% of average daily net assets of Class A, Class B and Class C.
The Adviser, Distributor and Servicing Agent are all located at Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992.
Legal Proceedings. On February 9, 2006, American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), the parent company and an affiliated person of the Adviser and the Distributor and the Subadviser, announced that it had consented to the settlement of an injunctive action instituted by the SEC. In its complaint, the SEC alleged that AIG violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Sections 10(b), 13(a), 13(b)(2) and 13(b)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rules 10b-5, 12b-20, 13a-1 and 13b2-1 promulgated thereunder, in connection with AIG’s accounting and public reporting practices. The conduct described in the complaint did not involve any conduct of AIG or its subsidiaries related to their investment advisory or distribution activities with respect to the assets of the Funds.
AIG, without admitting or denying the allegations in the complaint (except as to jurisdiction), consented to the entry of an injunction against further violations of the statutes referred to above. Absent exemptive relief granted by the SEC, the entry of such an injunction would prohibit AIG and its affiliated persons from, among other things, serving as an investment adviser of any registered investment management company or principal underwriter for any registered open-end investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Certain affiliated persons of AIG, including the Adviser, the Subadviser and the Distributor, received a temporary order from the SEC pursuant to Section 9(c) of the 1940 Act with respect to the entry of the injunction, granting exemptive relief from the provisions of Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act. The temporary order permits AIG and its affiliated persons, including AIG’s investment management subsidiaries, to serve as investment adviser, sub-adviser, principal underwriter or sponsor of the Funds. The Adviser, the Subadviser and the Distributor expect that a permanent exemptive order will be granted, although there is no assurance the SEC will issue the order.
Additionally, AIG and its subsidiaries reached a resolution of claims and matters under investigation with the United State Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Attorney General of the State of New York (“NYAG”) and the New York State Department of Insurance (“DOI”), regarding accounting, financial reporting and insurance brokerage practices of AIG and its subsidiaries, as well as claims relating to the underpayment of certain workers compensation premium taxes and other assessments.
As a result of the settlements with the SEC, the DOJ, the NYAG and the DOI, AIG made payments totaling approximately $1.64 billion. In addition, as part of its settlements, AIG has agreed to retain for a period of three years an Independent Consultant who will conduct a review that will include the adequacy of AIG’s internal controls over financial reporting and the remediation plan that AIG has implemented as a result of its own internal review.
Subject to receipt of permanent relief, the Adviser, the Subadviser and the Distributor believe that the settlements are not likely to have a material adverse effect on their ability to perform their respective investment advisory or distribution services relating to the Funds.
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The Financial Highlights table for each Fund is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in each table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI), which is available upon request.
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
| Period |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
Net investment income(1) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (both realized and unrealized) |
Total from invest- ment operations |
Dividends from net invest- ment income |
Distri- butions from net realized gains on invest- ments |
Total distri- butions |
Net Asset Value, end of period |
Total Return(2) |
Net Assets, end of |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(3) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(3) |
Portfolio turnover |
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| Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/03 |
$ | 8.80 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 1.23 | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | 9.63 | 14.14 | % | $ | 210,848 | 1.12 | % | 3.88 | % | 630 | %(4) | |||||||||||||||
| 3/31/04 |
9.63 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.31 | (0.30 | ) | — | (0.30 | ) | 9.64 | 3.29 | 204,618 | 0.99 | 3.14 | 267 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/05 |
9.64 | 0.31 | (0.26 | ) | 0.05 | (0.32 | ) | — | (0.32 | ) | 9.37 | 0.61 | 174,905 | 0.99 | 3.26 | 253 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/06 |
9.37 | 0.36 | (0.20 | ) | 0.16 | (0.37 | ) | — | (0.37 | ) | 9.16 | 1.68 | 151,284 | 0.99 | 3.80 | 357 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/07 |
9.16 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.47 | (0.39 | ) | — | (0.39 | ) | 9.24 | 5.25 | 152,239 | 0.99 | 4.05 | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/03 |
$ | 8.80 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 1.17 | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 9.64 | 13.51 | % | $ | 62,595 | 1.76 | % | 3.20 | % | 630 | %(4) | |||||||||||||||
| 3/31/04 |
9.64 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.25 | (0.24 | ) | — | (0.24 | ) | 9.65 | 2.62 | 36,605 | 1.64 | 2.45 | 267 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/05 |
9.65 | 0.25 | (0.27 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.26 | ) | — | (0.26 | ) | 9.37 | (0.14 | ) | 27,013 | 1.64 | 2.61 | 253 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/06 |
9.37 | 0.30 | (0.20 | ) | 0.10 | (0.31 | ) | — | (0.31 | ) | 9.16 | 1.02 | 19,276 | 1.64 | 3.14 | 357 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/07 |
9.16 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 0.41 | (0.33 | ) | — | (0.33 | ) | 9.24 | 4.57 | 14,716 | 1.64 | 3.40 | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class C* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/03 |
$ | 8.79 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 1.17 | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 9.63 | 13.52 | % | $ | 24,322 | 1.75 | % | 3.18 | % | 630 | %(4) | |||||||||||||||
| 3/31/04 |
9.63 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.25 | (0.24 | ) | — | (0.24 | ) | 9.64 | 2.62 | 15,139 | 1.64 | 2.45 | 267 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/05 |
9.64 | 0.25 | (0.27 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.26 | ) | — | (0.26 | ) | 9.36 | (0.14 | ) | 9.945 | 1.64 | 2.61 | 253 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/06 |
9.36 | 0.30 | (0.20 | ) | 0.10 | (0.31 | ) | — | (0.31 | ) | 9.15 | 1.02 | 8,281 | 1.64 | 3.14 | 357 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/07 |
9.15 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.41 | (0.33 | ) | — | (0.33 | ) | 9.23 | 4.57 | 9,881 | 1.64 | 3.40 | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * | Effective February 23, 2004, Class II was redesignated to Class C. |
| (1) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | Total return is not annualized and does not reflect sales load, but does include expense reimbursements. |
| (3) | Net of the following expense reimbursements and custody credits, if applicable (based on average net assets): |
| 3/31/03 | 3/31/04 | 3/31/05 | 3/31/06 | 3/31/07 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Government Securities Fund Class A |
0.21 | % | 0.37 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.38 | % | |||||
| U.S. Government Securities Fund Class B |
0.23 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Government Securities Fund Class C |
0.27 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| (4) | Portfolio turnover includes paydowns on securities. Previously, portfolio turnover was calculated prior to including paydowns on securities and was as follows: |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||||
| U.S. Government Securities Fund |
614 | % | 256 | % | 246 | % |
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GNMA FUND
| Period |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period |
Net invest- ment income(1) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (both realized and unrealized) |
Total from invest- ment operations |
Dividends from net invest- ment income |
Distri- realized gains
on |
Total distri- butions |
Net Asset Value, end of period |
Total Return(2) |
Net Assets, end of period (000’s) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(3) |
Ratio of net investment income net assets(3) |
Portfolio turnover |
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| Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/03 |
$ | 10.77 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 1.30 | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | 11.54 | 12.29 | % | $ | 255,096 | 0.99 | % | 3.36 | % | 436 | %(4) | ||||||||||||||
| 3/31/04 |
11.54 | 0.28 | 0.07 | 0.35 | (0.31 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 11.38 | 3.06 | 337,467 | 0.99 | 2.51 | 225 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/05 |
11.38 | 0.31 | (0.16 | ) | 0.15 | (0.33 | ) | — | (0.33 | ) | 11.20 | 1.41 | 338,031 | 0.99 | 2.73 | 204 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/06 |
11.20 | 0.35 | (0.07 | ) | 0.28 | (0.40 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.48 | ) | 11.00 | 2.18 | 303,343 | 0.99 | 3.17 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/07 |
11.00 | 0.46 | 0.10 | 0.56 | (0.48 | ) | — | (0.48 | ) | 11.08 | 5.23 | 310,508 | 0.99 | 4.19 | 142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/03 |
$ | 10.80 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 1.23 | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | 11.57 | 11.54 | % | $ | 189,323 | 1.64 | % | 2.71 | % | 436 | %(4) | ||||||||||||||
| 3/31/04 |
11.57 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.27 | (0.23 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.43 | ) | 11.41 | 2.39 | 136,923 | 1.64 | 1.77 | 225 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/05 |
11.41 | 0.24 | (0.16 | ) | 0.08 | (0.26 | ) | — | (0.26 | ) | 11.23 | 0.75 | 102,497 | 1.64 | 2.10 | 204 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/06 |
11.23 | 0.28 | (0.08 | ) | 0.20 | (0.33 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.41 | ) | 11.02 | 1.43 | 76,304 | 1.64 | 2.50 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/07 |
11.02 | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.50 | (0.41 | ) | — | (0.41 | ) | 11.11 | 4.64 | 57,224 | 1.64 | 3.53 | 142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class C* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/03 |
$ | 10.81 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 1.23 | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | 11.58 | 11.53 | % | $ | 137,173 | 1.64 | % | 2.59 | % | 436 | %(4) | ||||||||||||||
| 3/31/04 |
11.58 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.27 | (0.23 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.43 | ) | 11.42 | 2.39 | 88,184 | 1.64 | 1.74 | 225 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/05 |
11.42 | 0.24 | (0.16 | ) | 0.08 | (0.26 | ) | — | (0.26 | ) | 11.24 | 0.75 | 54,936 | 1.64 | 2.11 | 204 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/06 |
11.24 | 0.28 | (0.07 | ) | 0.21 | (0.33 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.41 | ) | 11.04 | 1.53 | 40,188 | 1.64 | 2.49 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/07 |
11.04 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.50 | (0.41 | ) | — | (0.41 | ) | 11.13 | 4.64 | 30,606 | 1.64 | 3.53 | 142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * | Effective February 23, 2004, Class II was redesignated to Class C. |
| (1) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | Total return is not annualized and does not reflect sales load, but does include expense reimbursements. |
| (3) | Net of the following expense reimbursements and custody credits, if applicable (based on average net assets): |
| 3/31/03 |