Form 497K SEASONS SERIES TRUST
July 29, 2021 1:17 PM EDTSummary Prospectus
July 29, 2021
Seasons Series Trust
SA Multi-Managed Moderate Growth Portfolio
(Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Shares)
Seasons Series Trust’s Statutory
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated July 29, 2021, as amended and supplemented from time to time, and the most
recent shareholder reports are incorporated into and made part of this Summary Prospectus by reference. The Portfolio is offered only to the separate accounts of certain affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies and is not
intended for use by other investors.
Before you
invest, you may want to review Seasons Series Trust’s Statutory Prospectus, which contains more information about the Portfolio and its risks. You can find the Statutory Prospectus and the above-incorporated information online at
www.aig.com/getprospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 445-7862 or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected].
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or
disapproved these securities, nor has it determined that this Summary Prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to state otherwise.
Investment Goal
The Portfolio’s investment goal is long-term growth of
capital, with capital preservation as a secondary objective.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay
if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Portfolio. The table and the example below do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable
Contracts”) in which the Portfolio is offered. If separate account fees were shown, the Portfolio’s annual operating expenses would be higher. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account
fees.
Annual
Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | |||
Management
Fees |
0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% | ||
Service (12b-1)
Fees |
None | 0.15% | 0.25% | ||
Other
Expenses |
0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | ||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses Before Fee Waivers and/or Expense
Reimbursements |
1.15% | 1.30% | 1.40% | ||
Fee Waivers and/or Expense
Reimbursements1 |
0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | |||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense
Reimbursements1 |
1.10% | 1.25% | 1.35% |
1 | Pursuant to a Fee Waiver Agreement, SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC (“SunAmerica”) contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee for the Portfolio so that the advisory fee on average daily net assets payable to SunAmerica equals 0.80% on the first $250 million, 0.75% on the next $250 million, and 0.70% above $500 million. This waiver agreement may be modified or discontinued prior to July 31, 2022 only with the approval of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Seasons Series Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the trustees of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
Expense
Example
This Example is intended to help you
compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold 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 Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same and that all fee waivers and/or reimbursements remain in place through the term of the
applicable waiver and/or expense reimbursement. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. If the Variable Contract fees were reflected, the expenses would be higher. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information
on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or
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lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown
in the fee table, your costs would be:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Class 1
Shares |
$112 | $360 | $628 | $1,393 | |||
Class 2
Shares |
127 | 407 | 708 | 1,563 | |||
Class 3
Shares |
137 | 438 | 761 | 1,675 |
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions,
when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual portfolio operating expenses or in the Example,
affect the Portfolio’s performance.
During the
most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 70% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio attempts to achieve its investment goal by
allocating its assets among three distinct, actively-managed investment components (the “Managed Components”), each with a different investment strategy. The Managed Components include a small-cap growth component, a fixed income
component and a growth component.
The Managed
Components each invest to varying degrees, according to its investment strategy, in a diverse portfolio of securities including, but not limited to, common stocks, securities with equity characteristics (such as preferred stocks, warrants or fixed
income securities convertible into common stock), corporate and U.S. Government fixed income securities, money market instruments and/or cash or cash equivalents.
The target allocation of the Portfolio’s assets among
the components is as follows:
• | Small-Cap Growth Component | 18.0% |
• | Fixed Income Component | 41.4% |
• | Growth Component | 40.6% |
Differences in investment
returns among the Managed Components will cause the actual percentages to vary over the course of a calendar quarter from the target allocations referenced above. Accordingly, the Portfolio’s assets will be reallocated or
“rebalanced” among the Managed Components on at least a quarterly basis to restore the target allocations for the Portfolio.
The Small-Cap Growth Component invests principally in
equity securities, including those of lesser known or high
growth companies or industries, such as technology, telecommunications,
media, healthcare, energy, real estate investment trusts and consumer cyclicals. Although the component’s investments will primarily be in small-capitalization companies, the component may invest substantially in mid-capitalization companies
and, to a smaller degree, large-capitalization companies.
As noted above, approximately 41.4% of the
Portfolio’s assets will be allocated to the Fixed Income Component, which, under normal circumstances, invests primarily in investment grade fixed income securities (U.S. or foreign). The component may also invest substantially in short-term
investments, foreign securities (including securities denominated in foreign currencies), asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities and when-issued and delayed-delivery securities.
Under normal market conditions, the subadviser for the
Growth Component invests primarily in established companies with capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Growth
Index. As of May 31, 2021, the market capitalization range of the companies in the Russell 1000® Growth Index was between approximately $3.53
billion and $2.28 trillion. The subadviser for the Growth Component emphasizes a bottom-up stock selection process, seeking attractive investments on an individual company basis. In selecting securities for investment, the subadviser for the Growth
Component typically invests in companies it believes have strong name recognition and sustainable competitive advantages with above average business visibility, the ability to deploy capital at high rates of return, strong balance sheets and an
attractive risk/reward.
The subadviser for the Growth
Component generally considers selling a portfolio holding when it determines that the holding no longer satisfies its investment criteria. The Growth Component may invest in foreign securities, which may include emerging market securities. The
Growth Component may invest in equity securities.
The
subadviser for the Growth Component actively integrates sustainability into the investment process by using environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors as a lens for additional fundamental research, which
can contribute to investment decision-making. The subadviser for the Growth Component seeks to understand how environmental and social initiatives within companies can create value by strengthening durable competitive advantages, creating
growth opportunities, driving profitability and/or aligning with secular growth trends. The subadviser for the Growth Component generally engages with company management teams to discuss their ESG practices, with
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the aim of identifying how sustainability themes present
opportunities and risks that can be material to the value of the security over the long term. Other aspects of the investment process include a proprietary, systematic evaluation of governance policies, specifically focusing on
compensation alignment on long-term value creation. The subadviser for the Growth Component does not treat ESG as a deterministic, reductive screen, nor as a portfolio construction tool layered on top of a passive vehicle.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
As with any mutual fund, there can be no assurance that the
Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not
guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The following is a summary of the principal risks of investing
in the Portfolio.
Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests principally in equity securities and is therefore subject to the risk that stock prices will fall and may underperform other asset classes. Individual stock prices fluctuate from day-to-day and may
decline significantly.
Large-Cap Companies Risk. Large-cap companies tend to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the Portfolio’s value may not rise as much as the value of portfolios
that emphasize smaller companies.
Growth Stock
Risk. Growth stocks may lack the dividend yield associated with value stocks that can cushion total return in a bear market. Also, growth stocks normally carry a higher price/earnings ratio than many other stocks.
Consequently, if earnings expectations are not met, the market price of growth stocks will often decline more than other stocks.
Risk of Investing in Bonds.
The value of your investment in the Portfolio may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future defaults) by bond issuers.
Interest Rate Fluctuations Risk. Fixed income securities may be subject to volatility due to changes in interest rates. Duration is a measure of interest rate risk that indicates how price-sensitive a bond is to changes in interest rates. Longer-term
and lower coupon bonds tend
to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Interest rates have
been historically low, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. For example, a bond with a duration of three years will decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. Potential future changes in
monetary policy made by central banks and/or their governments are likely to affect the level of interest rates.
Credit Risk. Credit risk
applies to most fixed income securities, but is generally not a factor for obligations backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. The Portfolio could lose money if the issuer of a fixed income security is unable or
perceived to be unable to pay interest or to repay principal when it becomes due.
Foreign Investment Risk.
The Portfolio’s investments in the securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio invests may have markets that are less liquid, less
regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions,
and political or financial instability and other conditions or events (including, for example, military confrontations, war, terrorism, disease/virus, outbreaks and epidemics). Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities. The
risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in emerging market countries.
ESG Investment Risk. The
Portfolio’s adherence to its ESG criteria and application of related analyses when selecting investments may impact the Portfolio’s performance, including relative to similar funds that do not adhere to such criteria or apply such
analyses. Additionally, the Portfolio’s adherence to its ESG criteria and application of related analyses in connection with identifying and selecting investments may require subjective analysis and may be more difficult if data about a
particular company or market is limited, such as with respect to issuers in emerging markets countries. The Portfolio may invest in companies that do not reflect the beliefs and values of any particular investor. Socially responsible norms differ by
country and region, and a company’s ESG practices or the subadviser’s assessment of such may change over time.
Currency Volatility Risk.
The value of the Portfolio’s foreign investments may fluctuate due to changes in currency exchange rates. A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar generally can be
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expected to depress the value of the Portfolio’s
non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities.
Mortgage- and
Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The characteristics of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities differ from traditional fixed income securities. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to “prepayment
risk” and “extension risk.” Prepayment risk is the risk that, when interest rates fall, certain types of obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated and the Portfolio may have to invest the
proceeds in securities with lower yields. Extension risk is the risk that, when interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these securities to fall. Small movements in
interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are also subject to credit risk.
Small- and Mid-Cap Companies Risk. Securities of small- and mid-cap companies are usually more volatile and entail greater risks than securities of large-cap companies.
Affiliated Fund Rebalancing Risk. The Portfolio may be an investment option for other mutual funds for which SunAmerica serves as investment adviser that are managed as “funds of funds.” From time to time, the Portfolio may experience
relatively large redemptions or investments due to the rebalancing of a fund of funds. In the event of such redemptions or investments, the Portfolio could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it is not advantageous to do
so.
Management Risk. The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment portfolio. The Portfolio’s portfolio managers apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions,
but there can be no guarantee that these decisions or the individual securities selected by the portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
Market Risk. The
Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments in the United
States or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling and other conditions or events (including, for example, military confrontations, war, terrorism, disease/virus, outbreaks and epidemics). In addition, the
adviser’s or a subadviser’s assessment of securities held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market.
The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses
have had and may continue to have an impact on the Portfolio’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors
of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts,
and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Portfolio invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases
could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.
Issuer Risk. The value of a
security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.
Real Estate Industry Risk.
These risks include declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or
condemnation losses, fluctuations in rental income, changes in neighborhood values, changes in the appeal of properties to tenants and increases in interest rates. If the Portfolio has rental income or income from the disposition of real property,
the receipt of such income may adversely affect its ability to retain its tax status as a regulated investment company.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions Risk. When-issued and delayed delivery securities involve the risk that the security the Portfolio buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other
party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Portfolio may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.
Performance Information
The following bar chart illustrates the risks of investing
in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and the table compares the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the S&P 500® Index, the Russell 1000® Growth
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Index and a blended index and each of its components. The
blended index consists of 37.9% Russell 1000® Index, 42.3% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 18.0% Russell 2000® Index and 1.8% FTSE Treasury Bill 3-Month Index (the “Blended Index”). Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected
in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
Effective May 1, 2019, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Inc. (“MSIM”) assumed management of the Growth Component of the Portfolio, which was previously managed by Janus Capital Management LLC. Effective October 24, 2014, the subadvisory agreement between SunAmerica and Lord Abbett & Co.
LLC and the subadvisory agreement between SunAmerica and PineBridge Investments LLC were terminated with respect to the Portfolio.
(Class 1 Shares)
During the period shown
in the bar chart:
Highest
Quarterly Return: |
June 30, 2020 | 26.14% |
Lowest
Quarterly Return: |
September 30, 2011 | -11.10% |
Year
to Date Most Recent Quarter: |
June 30, 2021 | 6.27% |
Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods
ended December 31, 2020)
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years | |||
Class 1
Shares |
38.49% | 13.77% | 10.45% | ||
Class 2
Shares |
38.19% | 13.60% | 10.28% | ||
Class 3
Shares |
38.06% | 13.48% | 10.18% | ||
Blended
Index |
15.80% | 10.56% | 9.24% | ||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
7.51% | 4.44% | 3.84% | ||
FTSE Treasury Bill 3 Month Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
0.58% | 1.16% | 0.60% | ||
Russell 1000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
20.96% | 15.60% | 14.01% | ||
Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
38.49% | 21.00% | 17.21% | ||
Russell 2000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
19.96% | 13.26% | 11.20% | ||
S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
18.40% | 15.22% | 13.88% |
Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica. The
Portfolio is subadvised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (“JPMorgan”), MSIM and Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”). The portfolio managers are noted below.
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Portfolio
Managers
Name and Title | Portfolio
Manager of the Portfolio Since | |
Small-Cap Growth Component – JPMorgan | ||
Phillip D. Hart, CFA Managing Director and Portfolio
Manager |
2013 | |
Wonseok Choi, PhD Managing Director and Portfolio
Manager |
2019 | |
Jonathan L. Tse, CFA Executive Director and Portfolio
Manager |
2019 | |
Akash Gupta, CFA Executive Director and Portfolio
Manager |
2019 | |
Fixed Income Component – Wellington Management | ||
Campe Goodman, CFA Senior Managing Director and Fixed Income Portfolio
Manager |
2004 | |
Joseph F. Marvan, CFA Senior Managing Director and Fixed Income Portfolio
Manager |
2010 | |
Robert D. Burn, CFA Managing Director and Fixed Income Portfolio
Manager |
2016 | |
Growth Component – MSIM | ||
Dennis P. Lynch Managing
Director |
2019 | |
Sam G. Chainani, CFA Managing
Director |
2019 | |
Jason C. Yeung, CFA Managing
Director |
2019 | |
Armistead B. Nash Managing
Director |
2019 | |
David S. Cohen Managing
Director |
2019 | |
Alexander T. Norton Executive
Director |
2019 |
Purchases and Sales of Portfolio
Shares
Shares of the Portfolios may only be purchased or redeemed
through Variable Contracts offered by the
separate accounts of participating life insurance companies. Shares of a
Portfolio may be purchased and redeemed each day the New York Stock Exchange is open, at the Portfolio’s net asset value determined after receipt of a request in good order.
The Portfolios do not have any initial or subsequent
investment minimums. However, your insurance company may impose investment or account minimums. Please consult the prospectus (or other offering document) for your Variable Contract which may contain additional information about purchases and
redemptions of Portfolio shares.
Tax Information
The Portfolios will not be subject to U.S. federal income
tax so long as they qualify as regulated investment companies and distribute their income and gains each year to their shareholders. However, contractholders may be subject to U.S. federal income tax (and a U.S. federal Medicare tax of 3.8% that
applies to net investment income, including taxable annuity payments, if applicable) upon withdrawal from a Variable Contract. Contractholders should consult the prospectus (or other offering document) for the Variable Contract for additional
information regarding taxation.
Payments to
Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries
Other Financial Intermediaries
The Portfolios are not sold directly to the general public
but instead are offered as an underlying investment option for Variable Contracts. A Portfolio and its related companies may make payments to the sponsoring insurance company (or its affiliates) for distribution and/or other services. These payments
may create a conflict of interest as they may be a factor that the insurance company considers in including a Portfolio as an underlying investment option in the Variable Contract. The prospectus (or other offering document) for your Variable
Contract may contain additional information about these payments.
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