The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. provides investment vehicles for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. The UIF portfolio is managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., which does business in certain instances as Van Kampen or Morgan Stanley Asset Management.
Investment Option Firm/Fund
UIF Class I |
Asset Category |
Risk/Reward Potential |
Objective/Primary Investments |
| Emerging Markets Equity |
Emerging Markets |
1 2 3 4 5 |
Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries. |
Information on the risk ranking of investment options is provided by the UNIFI Investment Products Group (an affiliate of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.), and is provided as impersonal information, and not as investment advice. The Investment Products Group is not advising you personally concerning the nature, potential, value or suitability of any particular investment option. The provision of a risk ranking does not constitute a recommendation that any particular investment option is suitable for any specific person. Risk rankings are prepared from sources believed to be reliable, but the sources are not guaranteed and may not be accurate. Please consult with your own advisers concerning the advisability of selecting particular investment options within your policy. Risk rankings range from “1” (lower risk and lower reward potential) to “5” (higher risk and higher reward potential).
Foreign securities, foreign currencies and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations can involve additional risk relating to political, economic or regulatory conditions in foreign countries and these risks are greater in emerging markets. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets.
