Managed Risk

American Funds Insurance Series® – Managed Risk International Fund (VIMI)

Summary

Designed to help provide investors with some downside protection during declines.This fund may be appropriate for investors who are risk averse, nearing or in retirement or taking withdrawals.
Price at NAV
$8.19
as of 3/28/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions)
$116.7
Portfolio Solutions Committee Members1, 2
--
Expense Ratio (Gross/Net %)3
1.20 / 1.10%

Returns at NAV

-0.53%
1-year return
-0.64%
5-year return
0.62%
10-year return
1.23%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly). Yield as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix 5

U.S. Equities
3.6%
Non-U.S. Equities
79.0%
U.S. Bonds
8.7%
Non-U.S. Bonds
0.8%
Cash & Equivalents 4, 6
7.8%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)
U.S. Equities
3.6%
Non-U.S. Equities
79.0%
U.S. Bonds
8.7%
Non-U.S. Bonds
0.8%
Cash & Equivalents
7.8%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

For Class P2 Shares , this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or, since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2024.
  • VIMI
  • S&P EPAC Ex. Korea LargeMidCap Managed Risk Index - Moderate Aggressive
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Description

Fund Objective

The fund's investment objective is to provide long-term growth of capital while seeking to manage volatility and provide downside protection.

Distinguishing Characteristics

The fund pursues its investment objective by investing in shares of underlying American Funds Insurance Series funds, while seeking to manage volatility and provide downside protection primarily through the use of exchange-traded options and futures contracts.

Types of Investments

The fund invests in shares of two underlying American Funds Insurance Series funds. The fund normally seeks to invest 85% of its assets in the International Fund, the investment objective of which is to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment in The Bond Fund of America seeks to provide a level of diversification across multiple asset classes.

Holdings Outside the U.S

The fund primarily has exposure to stocks and bonds outside the United States, including emerging markets.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 5/1/2013
Fund Assets (millions) $116.7
As of 2/28/2025
Companies/Issuers --
Holdings are as of -- (updated quarterly).
Regular Dividends Paid 80Jun, Dec
Capital Gains Paid 8Jun
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 11%
Fiscal Year-End Dec
Prospectus Date 05/01/2024
CUSIP 02630E 61 6
Fund Number 686

Returns

Month-End Returns as of 2/28/2025

VIMI
S&P EPAC Ex. Korea LargeMidCap Managed Risk Index - Moderate Aggressive
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Quarter-End Returns as of 12/31/2024

Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates 11 30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.33%1.23%
As of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)

Portfolio Solutions Committee 1, 2

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar RatingTM12

Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated (336)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(336 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(320 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(243 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk
Below Average
LOW
HIGH
Category Global Allocation
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
StandardDeviation10
10.33
SharpeRatio10
-0.07
For the 10 Years ending 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).
Insurance Series Benchmark13
Morningstar Benchmark10
S&P EPAC Ex. Korea LargeMidCap Managed Risk Index - ModerateAggressive
Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TRUSD
R-squared
--74.82
Beta
--0.89
Capture Ratio(Downside/Upside)
--/--114.07/76.62
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 12/31/2016 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 2/28/2025 (updated monthly).

Holdings 5

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Industrials 17.8%
Financials 12.1%
Information technology 12.0%
Consumer discretionary 11.8%
Materials 9.1%
Health care 8.0%
Communication services 4.7%
Consumer staples 3.2%
Energy 3.1%
Utilities 0.8%
Real estate 0.1%
% of net assets as of 2/28/2025 (updated monthly)
Go to the underlying fund pages to see detailed holdings information
Growth
Bond
Cash & equivalents in support of managed risk strategy

Geographic Breakdown

  • United States
    12.1%
  • Europe
    36.7%
  • Asia & Pacific Basin
    28.7%
  • Other (Including Canada & Latin America)
    11.7%
  • Cash & equivalents 4, 6
    10.9%
% of net assets as of 12/31/2024 (updated monthly).

Prices & Distributions

Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

2025
historical-prices

Historical Prices Year-End

Historical Distributions

as of 6/6/2024
2025
Record DateCalculated DatePay Date Income Dividend Regular and Special Cap. Gains Long-Term Cap. Gains Short-Term Reinvest NAV
No data available for 2025
Year-to-Date:Dividends Subtotal: --Cap Gains Subtotal: --
Total Distributions: --

Fees & Expenses 3

Fees

Annual Management Fees0.15%
Acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses--
Other Expenses0.33%
Service 12b-10.25%

As of each fund's most recent prospectus.

Expense Ratio

Gross Net
VIMI1.2%1.1%
Fund as of most recent prospectus.

Figures shown are past results and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. The variable annuities and life insurance contracts that use the series' funds contain certain fees and expenses not reflected here. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. If such fees and expenses had been deducted, results would have been lower. For results reflecting contract-level fees and expenses, contact the insurance company that issues your contract or visit its website. View annuity expense ratios and returns.

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses, which can be obtained from a financial professional and should be read carefully before investing.

The use of derivatives involves a variety of risks, which may be different from, or greater than, the risks associated with investing in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds.

The return of principal for bond portfolios and for portfolios with significant underlying bond holdings is not guaranteed. Investments are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings.

Hedge instruments, including exchange-traded futures contracts and exchange-traded put options, may not provide an effective hedge of the underlying securities because changes in the prices of such instruments may not track those of the securities they are intended to hedge. In addition, the managed risk strategy may not effectively protect the portfolio from market declines and will limit participation in market gains. The use of the managed risk strategy could cause the portfolio's return to lag those of the underlying funds in certain market conditions.

Investing outside the United States involves risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries.

Nondiversified funds have the ability to invest a larger percentage of assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, poor results by a single issuer could adversely affect fund results more than if the fund invested in a larger number of issuers. See the applicable prospectus for details.

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Portfolios are managed, so holdings will change.

Totals may not reconcile due to rounding.

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses.

When applicable, results reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which they would have been lower and net expenses higher. Read details about how waivers and/or reimbursements affect the results for each fund. View results and yields without fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement.

For the American Funds Insurance Series - Managed Risk International Fund share class(es) listed below, the investment adviser has agreed to reimburse a portion of fund expenses through the date(s) listed below, without which results would have been lower and net expenses higher.

  • Class P2 shares (expiration: 5/1/2025)
The investment adviser may elect at its discretion to extend, modify or terminate the reimbursements as of any noted expiration date. Please refer to the fund's most recent prospectus for details.

For the American Funds Insurance Series - Managed Risk International Fund share class(es) listed below, the investment adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the management fee through the date(s) listed below, without which results would have been lower and net expenses higher.

  • Class P2 shares (expiration: 5/1/2025)
The fund's board may elect at its discretion to extend, modify or terminate the waiver as of any noted expiration date. Please refer to the fund's most recent prospectus for details.

  1. Reflects current team at the time of publication. Years of experience in investment industry and Capital Group are as of the most recent year end.
  2. Alan N. Berro has transitioned out of the fund effective 1/1/2025. Damien J. McCann was disclosed as a portfolio manager effective 1/1/2025.
  3. Expense ratios are as of each fund's prospectus/characteristics statement available at the time of publication.
  4. Includes cash, short-term securities, Treasury futures, other assets less liabilities, and may include accrued income.
  5. Figures are based on holdings of the underlying funds, if applicable, as of date shown.
  6. Includes cash and equivalents of the underlying funds and in support of the risk management strategy which includes cash, short-term securities, other assets less liabilities, and may include accrued income. It may also include investments in money market or similar funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not offered to the public.
  7. When applicable, returns for less than one year are not annualized, but calculated as cumulative total returns.
  8. The months indicated for dividends and capital gains paid represent the anticipated current year ex-dividend date schedule for all share classes.
  9. YTD (year-to-date return): For the period from January 1 of the current year to the date shown or from inception date if first offered after January 1 of the current year.
  10. Calculated by Morningstar. Due to differing calculation methods, the figures shown here may differ from those calculated by Capital Group.
  11. The distribution rate reflects the fund's past dividends paid to shareholders and may differ from the fund's SEC yield which reflects the rate at which the fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities. The distribution rate reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, it would be reduced.
  12. The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Past results are not a guarantee of results in future periods. The Morningstar Ratings are based on the share classes of each underlying fund held by the series; other underlying fund share classes may have different performance characteristics.
  13. Calculated by Capital Group. Due to differing calculation methods, the figures shown here may differ from those calculated by Morningstar.

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