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Russell Multi-Style Equity
Fund Overview
Fund Manager(s):Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC; Columbus Circle Investors; DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc.; Institutional Capital LLC; Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.; Montag & Caldwell, Inc.; Suffolk Capital Management, LLC; Turner Investment Partners, Inc. (Money managers listed are current as of 6/30/2008. Russell has the right to employ or terminate a money manager at any time without prior notification, as is consistent with its role as investment manager).
Objective:Seeks to provide long term capital growth
Focus:Invests in the stocks of medium and large capitalization companies.
Asset Class:Mid-Cap Stocks/Large-Cap Stocks
Styles:Value, Growth and Market-Oriented

No investment strategy can guarantee a profit or protect against a loss.

Fund Facts as of 06-30-2008
Fund Inception04-30-1999
First Available for Variable Annuity04-30-1999
First Available for Variable Life06-30-1999
  
Net Assets$432.77 Million
Top 10 Portfolio Holdings
 % of Net Assets
Hewlett-Packard Co.1.9%
Google, Inc.1.8%
QUALCOMM, Inc.1.8%
Apple, Inc.1.8%
Occidental Petroleum Corp.1.7%
The Coca-Cola Company1.7%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.1.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc.1.6%
Wyeth1.5%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.1.5%
  
% of total portfolio17.00%
Sector Weightings
 % of Equities
Technology15.6%
Financial Services14.9%
Consumer Discretionary14.4%
Health Care13.5%
Other Energy8.4%

Investment Strategy:

The Multi-Style Equity Fund invests primarily in common stocks of medium and large capitalization companies, most of which are U.S. based. While market capitalization changes over time and there is not one universally accepted definition of the lines between large, medium and small capitalization companies, the Fund generally defines large and medium capitalization stocks as stocks of the largest 1000 companies in the U.S.

The Fund employs "multi-style, multi-manager" approach whereby portions of the Fund are allocated to different money managers who employ distinct investment styles. The Fund uses three principal investment styles intended to complement one another: a Growth Style, a Value Style and a Market-Oriented Style. The Fund intends to be fully invested at all times.

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.