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AARP Income Fund (AANCX)

Investment Objective: Seeks current income and preservation of capital over the long term.

Strategy: Pursued by investing in underlying funds
Emphasizes bonds and other income-producing investments, through investments in a bond index fund and other income funds.

Consider this fund if you:

  • Seek a stream of monthly income.
  • Want to diversify your overall portfolio by adding this Fund.
  • Are able to accept the risks of holding bonds in a fund and experiencing fluctuations in the value of the fund as bond prices rise and fall.
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Ticker Symbol: AANCX

Inception Date: 09/29/06

Low Risk/Reward Level

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Performance

Net Asset Value (NAV) and Performance Returns

Daily NAV
Change
% Change   YTD Returns
$10.38 0.01 0.09% 1.75%
As of date: March 11, 2010


AARP Income Fund performance

Yield Information

30 day yield
3.81% As of date: March 05, 2010
 

Morningstar Rating as of 02/28/10**


The AARP Income Fund was ranked 432nd for the three-year period ending February 28, 2010 out of 992 funds in Morningstar's Intermediate Term Bond category.   Learn more >

Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The Overall Morningstar Rating™ is derived from a weighted average of the Funds' performance figures for three year Morningstar Rating™ metrics. Ratings are based on risk adjusted performance. During the ranking period, AARP Financial Inc. waived fees and reimbursed expenses for the Fund.


This reflects the 50 basis point expense cap that is currently in effect through November 1st, of 2010. One basis point represents one hundredth of one percent (0.01%).



Total Returns

 

Average Annual Total Returns

  Pre-tax Post-tax   Pre-tax Post-tax
Last 3 months 0.20% -0.17% 1-year 5.90% 4.37%
Year to date 1.75% 1.55% 3-year 5.64% 3.99%
5-year Not yet available
10-year Not yet available
As of month end: February 28, 2010 Since inception (09/29/06) 5.48% 3.83%
  As of quarter end: December 31, 2009

Includes reinvested dividends and capital gains.


Two important things to remember when judging any mutual fund: 1) individual fund performance should always be compared to market performance as a whole; and 2) past performance is not an indicator of future success.

What does this mean? Simply that while a fund boasting a 10% gain may sound impressive, if other, comparable mutual funds grew 15%, the fund isn't as good as its peer group. Likewise, if the fund posted a 10% gain at a time when others shrank 10%, it could be viewed as outperforming similar funds. So context matters. And secondly, just because a fund has done well in the past doesn't mean that it will continue to perform well in the future.

A benefit of AARP Funds is that they are index-based, instead of actively managed mutual funds. Index-based funds, historically, have outperformed managed mutual funds and typically they cost less in management fees.*

Pre-tax performance numbers are for tax-deferred (IRA) accounts, while post-tax performance numbers are for taxable (non-IRA) accounts.


Fees

Total annual fund operating fees and expenses are 2.15%.
Net annual fund operating fees and expenses (after waivers and/or reimbursements) are 0.50%.
Learn more about the fund's fees and expenses.

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and investment returns of the AARP Funds will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Call 1-800-958-6457 or visit www.aarpfinancial.com for current month-end performance.

When investing in bonds, you are subject, but not limited to, the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risk associated with the underlying bonds owned by the Fund. The Income Fund's prospectus allows for investment in non-investment grade securities.

All investments involve some risk, including the AARP Funds. Each of the three funds, AARP Conservative Fund, AARP Moderate Fund, and AARP Aggressive Fund, invest in a mix of domestic and international stocks and U.S. bonds.

*Standard & Poor's Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA), Mid-Year 2009

Total annual fund operating fees and expenses for the AARP Funds are 1.74% for the Aggressive Fund, 1.20% for the Moderate Fund, 1.66% for the Conservative Fund, 2.15% for the Income Fund and 0.85% for the Money Market Fund. Net annual fund operating fees and expenses (after waivers and/or reimbursements) are 0.30% for the AARP Money Market Fund and 0.50% for the other AARP Funds. The Money Market Fund's yield is based on a 30 basis point contractual expense cap that is currently in effect through November 1, 2010.

AARP Financial has agreed contractually to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to keep the Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses of the Aggressive, Moderate, Conservative, and Income Funds, including Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses at 0.50% of average daily net assets through November 1, 2010. AARP Financial has agreed contractually to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to keep the Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses of the Money Market Fund (including the expenses of the Underlying Money Market Fund) at 0.30% of average daily net assets through November 1, 2010. The contractual waivers and expense reimbursements may be changed or eliminated at any time with the consent of the Board of Trustees.



**For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating™ based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The top 10% of the funds in an investment category receive 5 stars, 22.5% receive 4 stars, 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star.

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Composition

What the Fund Invests In

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 75% of its assets in the Bond Portfolio and up to 25% of its assets in other underlying funds that invest in other income-producing securities.

The Bond Portfolio seeks to match the return of the Barclays U.S. Capital Aggregate Bond Index as closely as possible, before the deduction of expenses of the Bond Portfolio.

The Barclays U.S. Capital Aggregate Bond Index represents nearly all the taxable investment-grade bonds in the U.S. bond market, including corporate and U.S. government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, including mortgage pools securitized by the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and asset-backed securities, including securities that are backed by credit card, auto, and home equity loans.

This index may also include certain U.S. dollar denominated foreign corporate and government bonds traded in the U.S.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in other underlying funds that invest in money market instruments, inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and corporations, high-yield bonds (also called "junk bonds"), government and corporate bonds of foreign countries, real estate investment trusts, and stocks that pay high dividends. The Fund will limit its exposure to high-yield bonds to no more than 10% of the Fund's assets.

Learn more about the fund's portfolio construction

Indexes are not available for investment and do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.


As a percentage of net assets at June 30, 2009

Allocation Range

Actual Allocation

Top 10 Holdings of underlying Portfolio


75-100% Bond

95%
U.S. Bond Market Portfolio

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U.S. Treas. Notes, 0.875% 3/31/110.9%
U.S. Treas. Notes, 4.500% 4/30/120.9%
U.S. Treas. Notes, 4.875% 8/15/160.9%
FHLMC, 5.000%, 2/1/370.9%
U.S. Treas. Notes, 4.625% 12/31/110.8%
U.S. Treas. Notes, 4.250%, 11/15/170.8%
U.S. Treas. Notes, 3.375% 7/13/130.8%
FNMA, 7.000%, 8/1/370.8%
U.S. Treas. Notes, 1.500% 10/31/100.8%
FNMA, 1.750%, 3/23/110.8%
Total8.4%
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Holdings are subject to change.

0-25% Other income
investments, including
money market

2.6%
State Street Money Market Portfolio

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AARP Funds Annual Report (PDF 692k)

2.5%
SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF


Distributions

The dividends paid by the fund's underlying investments are passed on to the investor. Many investors have the distributions reinvested in their account to purchase additional shares, but it is your option to have them paid to you directly.

The same is true for the portfolio's capital gains. These are accrued when underlying investments are sold for rebalancing^ purposes or other considerations. Check the chart below for the most recent fund distribution data.


These figures are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be used as tax advice. Please consult with a tax professional about the tax consequences of this information.

Distributions

Ex Dividend
Date

Income
Distribution

(excluding cap gain)

Long Term
Cap Gain

Total Distributions
Per Share

Reinvest
Price

Distribution
Yield

2/25/2010 $0.0314 $0.00 $0.0314 $10.36 3.64%
1/28/2010 $0.0281 $0.00 $0.0281 $10.36 3.25%
12/30/2009 $0.0506 $0.00 $0.0506 $10.28 5.91%
11/27/2009 $0.0324 $0.00 $0.0324 $10.46 3.72%
10/29/2009 $0.0322 $0.00 $0.0322 $10.33 3.74%
9/29/2009 $0.0317 $0.00 $0.0317 $10.36 3.67%
8/28/2009 $0.0369 $0.00 $0.0369 $10.26 4.32%
7/30/2009 $0.0333 $0.00 $0.0333 $10.16 3.93%
6/29/2009 $0.0336 $0.00 $0.0336 $10.10 4.00%
5/28/2009 $0.0342 $0.00 $0.0342 $9.98 4.12%
4/29/2009 $0.0351 $0.00 $0.0351 $10.02 4.28%
3/30/2009 $0.0351 $0.00 $0.0351 $9.98 4.22%
2/26/2009 $0.0360 $0.00 $0.0360 $9.90 4.36%
1/29/2009 $0.0319 $0.00 $0.0319 $10.00 3.84%
12/29/2008 $0.0425 $0.0179 $0.0604 $10.11 5.04%
11/26/2008 $0.0372 $0.00 $0.0372 $9.80 4.56%
10/30/2008 $0.0367 $0.00 $0.0367 $9.56 4.61%
9/29/2008 $0.0366 $0.00 $0.0366 $9.93 4.41%
8/28/2008 $0.0395 $0.00 $0.0395 $10.02 4.74%


^ The sale of an investment for the purpose of rebalancing may be subject to taxes.

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and investment returns of the AARP Funds will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Call 1-800-958-6457 or visit www.aarpfinancial.com for current month-end performance.

When investing in bonds, you are subject, but not limited to, the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risk associated with the underlying bonds owned by the Fund. The Income Fund's prospectus allows for investment in non-investment grade securities.

All investments involve some risk, including the AARP Funds. Each of the three funds, AARP Conservative Fund, AARP Moderate Fund, and AARP Aggressive Fund, invest in a mix of domestic and international stocks and U.S. bonds.

Key Terms:

Ex Dividend Date

The date on which the share price of the fund will be reduced by the amount of the dividend.

Dividend Rate per Share

The dollar amount per share paid to shareholders of record.

Reinvest Price

If dividends are reinvested, this is the purchase price of the Fund's shares.

Distribution Yield

A measure of the amount of interest on investment received over a given period of time, net of expenses.

Fund Management

Who manages the Funds?

  • AARP Financial provides the overall investment program for each fund and manages each fund's investment activities. This includes allocating assets to the underlying funds, deciding when to rebalance these allocations, and overseeing any sub-advisers. AARP Financial is also the investment adviser of all underlying funds except the Underlying Money Market Fund.
  • SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) serves as the investment sub-adviser for all of the funds except the Money Market Fund. In this capacity, SSgA FM provides AARP Financial with asset allocation advice and rebalances the funds' assets under AARP Financial's direction.
  • For the Underlying Money Market Fund, SSgA FM serves as the investment adviser and is responsible for the day-to-day investment of assets.
  • SSgA FM is a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is the investment management group of State Street Corporation and includes SSgA FM. SSgA manages approximately $1.7 trillion in assets (all figures as of September 30, 2008).

More

The Prospectus for the AARP Funds provides complete information about the funds' investment objectives, portfolio managers, historical performance, risk, fees and expenses.

The Statement of Additional Information (or SAI) provides more information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers' ownership of securities of the Funds.

How to Buy This Fund

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Current income and asset protection

If you decide the AARP Income Fund is right for you, buying shares in it is simple. Open an account with as little as $100, or $25 per period with an automatic investment plan.*

Or, if you prefer, call and speak to one of our Financial Advisors at
1-866-218-6142.



*An Automatic Investment Plan does not assure a profit and does not protect against a loss in a declining market.

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Please read the prospectus carefully before buying a fund.

The underlying investments of the AARP Income Fund are primarily in taxable bonds; your investment in the fund is subject, but not limited to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risk associated with the underlying bonds.







The mutual funds described in this site are sold only to U.S. residents.

An Investment in the Funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the AARP Funds carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Funds. To get a prospectus containing this and other information, click here (PDF) or call 1-866-218-6142. Read it carefully before you invest.

While AARP has licensed the use of its name to AARP Funds and endorses the services provided by AARP Financial Inc., AARP does not offer financial products or services itself and cannot recommend that you or any specific individual should purchase any particular product or service. AARP Financial Inc. is an investment adviser and a subsidiary of AARP.

The Financial Advisors are registered representatives of ALPS Distributors, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, and as investment adviser representatives of AARP Financial Inc., an investment adviser. AARP Financial Inc. offers investment advisory services and is not affiliated with ALPS Distributors, Inc.

AARP Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.