Apr. 29, 2026
The Fund's investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
This table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred, directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys, holds, or redeems interest in an insurance company separate account that invests in the Series I shares or Series II shares of the Fund but does not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it did, expenses would be higher.
| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
| | Series I shares | Series II shares |
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | None | None |
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| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) | None | None |
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| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||
| | Series I shares | Series II shares |
| Management Fees | 0.74 % | 0.74 % |
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| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | None | 0.25 |
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| Other Expenses | 0.22 | 0.22 |
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| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.96 | 1.21 |
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This Example does not represent the effect of any fees or expenses assessed in connection with your variable product, and if it did, expenses would be higher.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series I shares
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$98 |
$306 |
$531 |
$1,178 |
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Series II shares
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$123 |
$384 |
$665 |
$1,466 |
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Series I shares
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$98 |
$306 |
$531 |
$1,178 |
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Series II shares
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$123 |
$384 |
$665 |
$1,466 |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 58% of the average value of its portfolio.
| The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization issuers. The principal type of equity securities in which the Fund invests is common stock. |
The Fund considers a small-capitalization issuer to be one that has a market capitalization no larger than the market capitalization of the largest capitalized issuer included in the Russell 2000® Index during the most recent 11-month period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent
| data during the current month. An issuer’s “market capitalization” is the value of its outstanding stock. |
| The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs). |
| The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities. |
| In selecting investments, the portfolio managers utilize a disciplined portfolio construction process that calibrates the Fund’s sector related exposure relative to the Russell 2000® Index, which the portfolio managers believe generally represents the small cap core asset class. The Fund uses this index as a guide in structuring and reviewing the portfolio, but the Fund is not an index fund that seeks to replicate the performance of the index. The security selection process is based on a three-step process that includes fundamental, valuation and timeliness analysis. |
| ■ | Fundamental analysis involves building a series of financial models, as well as conducting in-depth interviews with management. The goal is to find high quality, fundamentally sound issuers operating in an attractive industry. |
| ■ | Valuation analysis focuses on identifying attractively valued securities given their growth potential over a one- to two-year horizon. |
| ■ | Timeliness analysis is used to help identify the “timeliness” of a purchase. In this step, relative price strength, trading volume characteristics, and trend analysis are reviewed for signs of deterioration. If a security shows signs of deterioration, it will not be considered as a candidate for the portfolio. |
| The portfolio managers consider selling a security if the investment thesis for owning the security is no longer valid, the stock reaches its price target or timeliness factors indicate that the risk/return characteristics of the stock as viewed in the market are no longer attractive. |
The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Series I shares of the Fund from year to year as of December 31. The performance table compares the Fund's performance to that of a style-specific benchmark and a broad-based securities market benchmark (in that order). The bar chart and performance table below do not reflect charges assessed in connection with your variable product; if they did, the performance shown would be lower. The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and expense reimbursements. Performance returns would be lower without applicable fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
All Fund performance shown assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the effect of the Fund's expenses.
The Series I shares and Series II shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and will have substantially similar performance, except to the extent that the expenses borne by each share class differ. Series II shares have higher expenses (and therefore lower performance) resulting from its Rule 12b-1 plan, which provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% (expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets of the Fund).
Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.invesco.com/us.
| Series I | Period Ended | Returns |
| Best Quarter | June 30, 2020 | 29.67% |
| Worst Quarter | March 31, 2020 | -29.10% |
| | Inception Date | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
| Series I | 8/29/2003 | 8.05 % | 7.32 % | 9.55 % |
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| Series II | 8/29/2003 | 7.83 | 7.06 | 9.28 |
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| Russell 2000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | | 12.81 | 6.09 | 9.62 |
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| S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | | 17.88 | 14.42 | 14.82 |
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