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| Fund Overview |  | | | Adviser: | Mason Street Advisors, LLC | | Objective: | Long-term Capital Growth. | | Focus: | Invests in stocks of companies expected to increase sales and earnings in excess of the growth rate of the U.S. economy over an extended period of time. | | Asset Class: | Mid-Cap Stocks | | Style: | Growth |
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Investing in small company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in medium or large company stocks. Investing in medium company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in large company stocks |
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| Fund Facts as of 06-30-2008 | | | | Fund Inception | 12-01-1990 | | First Available for Variable Annuity | 12-03-1990 | | First Available for Variable Life | 05-03-1994 | | | | | Net Assets | $1.12 Billion |
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| Top 10 Holdings (% of Net Assets) | | | Amphenol Corp. - Class A | 2.8% | | DaVita, Inc. | 2.8% | | Activision, Inc. | 2.5% | | Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. | 2.4% | | Cameron International Corp. | 2.3% | | GameStop Corp. - Class A | 2.2% | | Express Scripts, Inc. | 2.1% | | Global Payments, Inc. | 2.1% | | National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 2.0% | | SandRidge Energy, Inc. | 1.9% | | | | | Total % of Net Assets | 23.1% |
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| Sector Weightings (% of Equities) | | | Information Technology | 25.3% | | Industrials | 16.2% | | Energy | 14.9% | | Health Care | 13.8% | | Consumer Discretionary | 12.8% |
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The Mid Cap Growth Stock Portfolio will seek to achieve its objective primarily by investing in companies with market capitalization that do not exceed the maximum market capitalization of any security in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index at the time of purchase. These companies, for the most part, are mid-sized and smaller companies whose stock may experience substantial price volatility. Under normal circumstances the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its assets in stocks. Because the Mid Cap Growth Stock Portfolio will, for the most part, be investing in stocks which possess substantial price volatility, an investment in the Mid Cap Growth Stock Portfolio will present more risk than an investment in the Growth Stock Portfolio. |
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The Mid Cap Growth Stock Portfolio is co-managed by Jill Grueninger, CFA, and Curtis Ludwick, CFA. Ms. Grueninger is a Managing Director at Mason Street Advisors. She received a BBA degree and an MS degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ms. Grueninger has 19 years of investment experience. Mr. Ludwick is a Director at Mason Street Advisors. He received a BBA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA degree from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. Mr. Ludwick has 13 years of investment experience. You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, expenses and charges of the investment company before you invest. Your Northwestern Mutual Investment Services Registered Representative can provide you with a contract and fund prospectus that will contain the information noted above, and other important information that you should read carefully before you invest or send money. |
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