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AIG Japan Fund
AIG Japan Fund
INVESTMENT GOAL

The investment goal of the AIG Japan Fund (the “Japan Fund” or the “Fund”) is long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. In addition to the fees and expenses described below, you may also be required to pay brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Class W shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the AIG fund complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Shareholder Account Information-Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” section on page 14 of the Fund’s Prospectus, in the “Financial Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waiver Policies” section on page A-1 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in the “Additional Information Regarding Purchase of Shares” section on page 55 of the Fund’s statement of additional information (“SAI”).

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - AIG Japan Fund - USD ($)
Class A
Class C
Class W
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.75% none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of the amount redeemed or original purchase cost) [1] none 1.00% none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends none none none
Maximum Account Fee none none none
[1] Purchases of Class A shares of $1 million or more will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") on redemptions made within one year of purchase.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - AIG Japan Fund
Class A
Class C
Class W
Management Fees 1.15% 1.15% 1.15%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.35% 1.00%  
Other Expenses 1.31% 1.50% 4.65%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses Before Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursement 2.81% 3.65% 5.80%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursement [1],[2] 0.91% 1.10% 4.10%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursement [1],[2] 1.90% 2.55% 1.70%
[1] Any contractual waivers and/or reimbursements made by SunAmerica pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement are subject to recoupment from the Fund within two years after the occurrence of the waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that the recoupment does not cause the expense ratio of the share class to exceed the lesser of (a) the limitation in effect at the time the waivers and/or reimbursements occurred or (b) the current expense limitation of that share class.
[2] Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement, SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC ("SunAmerica" or the "Adviser") is contractually obligated to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 1.90%, 2.55% and 1.70% for Class A, Class C and Class W shares, respectively. For purposes of the Expense Limitation Agreement, "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" shall not include extraordinary expenses (i.e., expenses that are unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence, such as litigation), or acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses relating to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, interest, taxes and governmental fees, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. This agreement will continue in effect indefinitely, unless terminated by the Board of Trustees (the "Board"), including a majority of the trustees of the Board who are not "interested persons" of SunAmerica Equity Funds as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
EXAMPLE:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. 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. You may be required to pay brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Class W shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the Example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:

Expense Example - AIG Japan Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A 757 1,138 1,542 2,669
Class C 358 794 1,355 2,885
Class W 173 536 923 2,009
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example No Redemption - AIG Japan Fund - USD ($)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A 757 1,138 1,542 2,669
Class C 258 794 1,355 2,885
Class W 173 536 923 2,009
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER:

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 and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. 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 82% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND TECHNIQUES OF THE FUND

The Fund’s principal investment strategy is country-specific investing. The strategy of country-specific investing involves investing in securities that focus on a particular country.


The principal investment technique of the Fund is active trading of securities of Japanese issuers and other investments that are tied economically to Japan (“Japanese companies”). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in Japanese companies. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and may invest in securities of companies of any size. The Fund may also invest in other equity securities, which include, without limitation, preferred stock, convertible securities, depositary receipts, rights and warrants.


In selecting investments for the Fund, the Fund’s subadviser, Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”), will employ a contrarian investment process, which is based on valuation and behavioral finance principles applied to overlooked and misunderstood companies. In particular, the investment process incorporates traditional assessments of financial strength and management credibility with a disciplined approach to determining the current state of investor sentiment toward each industry and securities within the investment universe. The primary principle behind this process is that markets overreact to unexpected negative news, causing share prices to deeply undervalue near-term information.


The principal investment strategy and principal investment techniques of the Fund may be changed without shareholder approval. You will receive at least 60 days’ notice of any change to the 80% investment policy set forth above.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

As with any mutual fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Fund will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. If the value of the assets of the Fund goes down, you could lose money.


The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.


Stock Market Volatility and Securities Selection Risk. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in the Fund may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. You should be aware that the performance of different types of equity securities may rise or decline under varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which “growth” stocks in general have fallen. When investing in value stocks which are believed to be undervalued in the market or out-of-favor, there is a risk that the market may not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long period of time, or that a security judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. In addition, individual securities selected for the Fund may underperform the market generally.


Geographic Concentration Risk. Because the Fund concentrates its investments in Japan, the Fund’s performance is expected to be closely tied to social, political and economic conditions of that country. As a result, the Fund is likely to be more volatile than more geographically diverse international funds.


Japan Exposure Risk. The Japanese economy faces a number of long-term problems, including massive government debt, the aging and shrinking of the population, an unstable financial sector and low domestic consumption. Japan has experienced natural disasters of varying degrees of severity, and the risks of such phenomena, and damage resulting therefrom, continue to exist. Japan has a growing economic relationship with China and other Southeast Asian countries, and thus Japan’s economy may also be affected by economic, political or social instability in those countries (whether resulting from local or global events).


International Investing Risk. The Fund may invest in foreign securities. When investing internationally, the value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and are subject to settlement practices and regulatory and financial reporting standards that differ from those in the U.S. Volatility in a single country or region in which the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets may affect performance. In addition, the Fund’s performance may be affected by the broader Asian region, which includes emerging markets. Emerging markets are typically more volatile than more developed markets.


Small- and Mid-Market Capitalization Companies Risk. Securities of small-cap companies, and to a lesser extent, mid-cap companies, may be more volatile than, and not as readily marketable as, those of larger companies.


Active Trading Risk. As part of the Fund’s principal investment technique(s), the Fund may engage in active trading of its portfolio securities. Because the Fund may sell a security without regard to how long it has held the security, active trading may have tax consequences for certain shareholders, involving a possible increase in short-term capital gains or losses. Active trading may result in high portfolio turnover and correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by the Fund and which will affect the Fund’s performance. During periods of increased market volatility, active trading may be more pronounced.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following bar chart illustrates the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from calendar year to calendar year, and the table compares the Fund’s average annual returns, before and after taxes, to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Japan Index (Net), a broad measure of market performance. Effective January 27, 2012, the name of the Fund was changed to the SunAmerica Japan Fund (n/k/a AIG Japan Fund) and certain corresponding changes were made to the Fund’s investment strategy and techniques. Prior to this date, the Fund was managed as an international small-cap fund. The performance shown prior to January 27, 2012 represents the performance of the Fund as an international small-cap fund. Accordingly, this performance information does not reflect the management of the Fund in accordance with its current investment strategy and techniques. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated information on the Fund’s performance can be obtained by visiting www.aig.com/funds or can be obtained by phone at 1-800-858-8850, ext. 6003.

JAPAN FUND (Class A)
Bar Chart
During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.80% (quarter ended September 30, 2010) and the lowest return for a quarter was -21.92% (quarter ended September 30, 2011).
Average Annual Total Returns (as of the periods ended December 31, 2019)
Average Annual Returns - AIG Japan Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
Class C 20.17% 5.95% 5.02%    
Class W 22.06%     5.79% Apr. 20, 2017
Class A 14.80% 5.41% 5.09%    
After Taxes on Distributions | Class A 14.89% 3.98% 3.39%    
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class A [1] 9.07% 3.93% 3.66%  
MSCI Japan Index (Net) 19.61% 7.70% 6.59% 8.40% Apr. 20, 2017
[1] When the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares is higher than the before-tax-return, it is because of realized losses. If realized losses occur upon the sale of Fund shares, the capital loss is recorded as a tax benefit, which increases the return.

The after-tax returns shown were calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. An investor’s actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown in the above table. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.