Commodity-Linked Notes Risk. An underlying fund's investments in commodity-linked notes may involve substantial risks, including risk of loss of a significant portion of their principal value. In addition to risks associated with the underlying commodities, they may be subject to additional special risks, such as the lack of a secondary trading market and temporary price distortions due to speculators and/or the continuous rolling over of futures contracts underlying the notes. Commodity-linked notes are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the transaction with an underlying fund.
Commodity Risk. Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, an underlying fund, will invest in commodities through a wholly-owned subsidiary of that underlying fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Subsidiary). Investment exposure to the commodities markets and/or a particular sector of the commodities markets, may subject the underlying fund and the Subsidiary to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign political and economic events and policies, war, acts of terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates and/or investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and foreign inflation rates and investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Because certain of the underlying fund's and the Subsidiary's performance is linked to the performance of potentially volatile commodities, investors should be willing to assume the risks of potentially significant fluctuations in the value of the underlying fund's shares.
Concentration Risk. To the extent Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, an underlying fund, invests a greater amount in any one sector or industry, an underlying fund's performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of the sector or industry, and there is increased risk to an underlying fund if conditions adversely affect that sector or industry.
Counterparty Risk. Counterparty risk is the risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual obligations, which may cause losses or additional costs to an underlying fund.
Credit Risk. The issuer of instruments in which an underlying fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer's credit rating.
Currency/Exchange Rate Risk. The dollar value of an underlying fund's foreign investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded.
Derivatives Risk. The performance of derivative instruments is tied to the performance of an underlying currency, security, index or other instrument. In addition to risks relating to their underlying instruments, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks. Derivatives involve costs, may be volatile, and may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed. Risks associated with the use of derivatives include counterparty, leverage, correlation, liquidity, tax, market, interest rate and management risks. Derivatives may also be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than other investments. An underlying fund may lose more than the cash amount invested on investments in derivatives. Investors should bear in mind that, while an underlying fund intends to use derivative strategies, it is not obligated to actively engage in these transactions, generally or in any particular kind of derivative, if the investment manager elects not to do so due to availability, cost, market conditions or other factors.
Developing/Emerging Markets Securities Risk. Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Exchange-Traded Funds Risk. An investment by the Fund or underlying fund in exchange-traded funds generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, an exchange-traded fund may be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the exchange-traded fund's shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an active trading market for the exchange-traded fund's shares; (3) the listing exchange halting trading of the exchange-traded fund's shares; (4) failure of the exchange-traded fund's shares to track the referenced index; and (5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index. Exchange-traded funds may involve duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund or underlying fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by the exchange-traded funds in which it invests. Further, certain of the exchange-traded funds in which the Fund or underlying fund may invest are leveraged. The more the Fund or underlying fund invests in such leveraged exchange-traded funds, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Exchange-Traded Notes Risk. Exchange-traded notes are subject to credit risk, including the credit risk of the issuer, and the value of the exchange-traded note may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer's credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The value of an exchange-traded note may also be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the exchange-traded note, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying assets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer's credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or geographic events that affect the referenced underlying asset.
Foreign Credit Exposure Risk. U.S. dollar-denominated securities carrying foreign credit exposure may be affected by unfavorable political, economic or governmental developments that could affect payments of principal and interest.
Foreign Securities Risk. An underlying fund's foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country's exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Fund of Funds Risk. The Fund's performance depends on the underlying funds in which it invests, and it is subject to the risks of the underlying funds. Market fluctuations may change the target weightings in the underlying funds. The underlying funds may change their investment objectives, policies or practices and may not achieve their investment objectives, all of which may cause the Fund to withdraw its investments therein at a disadvantageous time.
Industry Focus Risk. To the extent an underlying fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the banking and financial services industries, the underlying fund's performance will depend on the overall condition of those industries, which may be affected by the following factors: the supply of short-term financing, changes in government regulation and interest rates, and overall economy.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration.
Leverage Risk. Leverage exists when an underlying fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction and the underlying fund could lose more than it invested. Leverage created from borrowing or certain types of transactions or instruments may impair an underlying fund's liquidity, cause it to liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or otherwise not achieve its intended objective.
Liquidity Risk. An underlying fund may hold illiquid securities that it may be unable to sell at the preferred time or price and could lose its entire investment in such securities.
Management Risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund's and the underlying funds' portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market Risk. The prices of and the income generated by the underlying funds' securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Money Market Fund Risk. Although the underlying fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, you may lose money by investing in the underlying fund. The share price of money market funds can fall below the $1.00 share price. You should not rely on or expect the underlying fund's adviser or its affiliates to enter into support agreements or take other actions to maintain the underlying fund's $1.00 share price. The credit quality of the underlying fund's holdings can change rapidly in certain markets, and the default of a single holding could have an adverse impact on the underlying fund's share price. An underlying fund's share price can also be negatively affected during periods of high redemption pressures and/or illiquid markets. Further regulation could impact the way the underlying fund is managed, possibly negatively impacting its return. Additionally, the underlying fund's yield will vary as the short-term securities in its portfolio mature or are sold and the proceeds are reinvested in other securities.
Municipal Securities Risk. An underlying fund may invest in municipal securities. Constitutional amendments, legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative regulations, voter initiatives, and the issuer's regional economic conditions may affect the municipal security's value, interest payments, repayment of principal and the underlying fund's ability to sell it. Failure of a municipal security issuer to comply with applicable tax requirements may make income paid thereon taxable, resulting in a decline in the security's value. In addition, there could be changes in applicable tax laws or tax treatments that reduce or eliminate the current federal income tax exemption on municipal securities or otherwise adversely affect the current federal or state tax status of municipal securities.
Non-Diversification Risk. Certain of the underlying funds are non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of their assets in a single issuer. A change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of an underlying fund more than if it was a diversified fund.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. If the seller of a repurchase agreement in which an underlying fund invests defaults on its obligation or declares bankruptcy, the underlying fund may experience delays in selling the securities underlying the repurchase agreement, resulting in losses.
Subsidiary Risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, an underlying fund is indirectly exposed to risks associated with the Subsidiary's investments, including derivatives and commodities. Because the Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), the underlying fund, as the sole investor in the Subsidiary, will not have the protections offered to investors in U.S. registered investment companies. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the underlying fund and the Subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the underlying fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in the underlying fund prospectus and the SAI, and could negatively affect the underlying fund and its shareholders.
Tax Risk. The tax treatment of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be adversely affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. If, as a result of any such adverse action, the income of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, an underlying fund, from certain commodity-linked derivatives was treated as non-qualifying income, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund might fail to qualify as a regulated investment company and be subject to federal income tax at the fund level. Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund has received private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service confirming that income derived from its investments in the Subsidiary and a form of commodity-linked note constitutes qualifying income to Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. However, the Internal Revenue Service has suspended issuance of any further private letter rulings pending a review of its position. Should the Internal Revenue Service issue guidance, or Congress enact legislation, that adversely affects the tax treatment of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund's use of commodity-linked notes, or the Subsidiary, it could limit its ability to pursue its investment strategy. In this event, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund's Board of Trustees may authorize a significant change in investment strategy or fund liquidation. Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund also may incur transaction and other costs to comply with any new or additional guidance from the Internal Revenue Service.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk. An underlying fund may invest in obligations issued by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support from the government, which could affect an underlying fund's ability to recover should they default.
Variable-Rate Demand Notes Risk. The absence of an active secondary market for certain variable and floating rate notes could make it difficult to dispose of the instruments, and a portfolio could suffer a loss if the issuer defaults during periods in which a portfolio is not entitled to exercise its demand rights.
Before investing, investors should carefully read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus and carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. For this and more complete information about the fund(s), investors should ask their advisers for a prospectus/summary prospectus.
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