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2023
QUARTERLY
REPORT
LifePoints
®
Funds
July
31,
2023
FUND
SHARE
CLASS
Conservative
Strategy
Fund
A,
C,
R1,
R4,
R5,
S
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
A,
C,
R1,
R4,
R5,
S
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
A,
C,
R1,
R4,
R5,
S
Growth
Strategy
Fund
A,
C,
R1,
R4,
R5,
S
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
A,
C,
R1,
R4,
R5,
S
Russell
Investment
Company
Russell
Investment
Company
is
a
series
investment
company
with
31
different
investment
portfolios
referred
to
as
Funds.
This
Quarterly
Report
reports
on
five
of
these
Funds.
Page
Conservative
Strategy
Fund
.................................................................................
3
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
.......................................................................................
4
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
.......................................................................................
5
Growth
Strategy
Fund
..........................................................................................
6
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
..............................................................................
7
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report
....................................................................................
8
Russell
Investment
Company
LifePoints
®
Funds
Quarterly
Report
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
Table
of
Contents
Russell
Investment
Company
-
LifePoints
®
Funds.
Copyright
©
Russell
Investments
2023.
All
rights
reserved.
Russell
Investments’
ownership
is
composed
of
a
majority
stake
held
by
funds
managed
by
TA
Associates
Management,
L.P.,
with
a
significant
minority
stake
held
by
funds
managed
by
Reverence
Capital
Partners,
L.P.
Certain
of
Russell
Investments’
employees
and
Hamilton
Lane
Advisors,
LLC
also
hold
minority,
non-
controlling,
ownership
stakes.
Frank
Russell
Company
is
the
owner
of
the
Russell
trademarks
contained
in
this
material
and
all
trademark
rights
related
to
the
Russell
trademarks,
which
the
members
of
the
Russell
Investments
group
of
companies
are
permitted
to
use
under
license
from
Frank
Russell
Company.
The
members
of
the
Russell
Investments
group
of
companies
are
not
affiliated
in
any
manner
with
Frank
Russell
Company
or
any
entity
operating
under
the
“FTSE
RUSSELL”
brand.
Fund
objectives,
risks,
charges
and
expenses
should
be
carefully
considered
before
investing.
A
prospectus
containing
this
and
other
important
information
must
precede
or
accompany
this
material.
Please
read
the
prospectus
carefully
before
investing.
Securities
distributed
through
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC,
member
FINRA,
part
of
Rus-
sell
Investments.
Russell
Investment
Company
Conservative
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
this
quarterly
report.
Conservative
Strategy
Fund
3
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.1%
Alternative
-
2.0%
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Class
Y
61,627
1,743
Domestic
Equities
-
10.1%
Multifactor
U.S.
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
433,900
7,077
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
66,683
1,778
8,855
Fixed
Income
-
66.0%
Multifactor
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
550,170
4,390
Short
Duration
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
478,633
8,783
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
4,944,217
44,894
58,067
International
Equities
-
7.0%
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
111,363
1,777
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
196,527
1,767
Multifactor
International
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
262,736
2,649
6,193
Multi-Asset
-
15.0%
Multi-Strategy
Income
Fund
Class
Y
1,430,787
13,220
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$90,861)
88,078
Total
Investments
-
100.1%
(identified
cost
$90,861)
88,078
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.1)%
(82)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
87,996
Russell
Investment
Company
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
this
quarterly
report.
4
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.1%
Alternative
-
3.0%
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Class
Y
159,983
4,526
Domestic
Equities
-
16.3%
Multifactor
U.S.
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
1,224,049
19,964
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
173,813
4,636
24,600
Fixed
Income
-
50.5%
Multifactor
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
2,633,425
21,015
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
5,756,826
52,272
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
Class
Y
352,062
3,017
76,304
International
Equities
-
20.3%
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
193,873
3,094
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
2,385,243
21,443
Multifactor
International
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
607,834
6,127
30,664
Multi-Asset
-
10.0%
Multi-Strategy
Income
Fund
Class
Y
1,643,957
15,190
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$153,184)
151,284
Total
Investments
-
100.1%
(identified
cost
$153,184)
151,284
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.1)%
(122)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
151,162
Russell
Investment
Company
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
this
quarterly
report.
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
5
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.1%
Alternative
-
4.0%
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
Class
Y
1,645,134
14,379
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Class
Y
514,995
14,569
28,948
Domestic
Equities
-
17.9%
Multifactor
U.S.
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
6,369,329
103,884
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
984,055
26,244
130,128
Fixed
Income
-
31.0%
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
23,209,212
210,740
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
Class
Y
1,664,235
14,262
225,002
International
Equities
-
39.2%
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
934,926
14,921
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
26,717,813
240,193
Multifactor
International
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
2,920,886
29,443
284,557
Multi-Asset
-
8.0%
Multi-Strategy
Income
Fund
Class
Y
6,305,947
58,267
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$700,740)
726,902
Total
Investments
-
100.1%
(identified
cost
$700,740)
726,902
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.1)%
(509)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
726,393
Russell
Investment
Company
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
this
quarterly
report.
6
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.1%
Alternative
-
4.9%
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
Class
Y
1,513,492
13,228
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Class
Y
720,247
20,376
33,604
Domestic
Equities
-
21
.9%
Multifactor
U.S.
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
7,044,891
114,902
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
1,318,483
35,164
150,066
Fixed
Income
-
13.2%
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
8,474,022
76,944
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
Class
Y
1,526,871
13,085
90,029
International
Equities
-
50.1%
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
1,307,894
20,874
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
31,570,327
283,817
Multifactor
International
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
3,723,141
37,530
342,221
Multi-Asset
-
10.0%
Multi-Asset
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Class
Y
6,881,138
68,123
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$630,436)
684,043
Total
Investments
-
100.1%
(identified
cost
$630,436)
684,043
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.1)%
(454)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
683,589
Russell
Investment
Company
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
this
quarterly
report.
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
7
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.0%
Alternative
-
5.9%
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
Class
Y
697,291
6,094
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Class
Y
434,584
12,295
18,389
Domestic
Equities
-
25.2%
Multifactor
U.S.
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
3,636,247
59,307
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
708,552
18,897
78,204
Fixed
Income
-
3.8%
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
1,311,407
11,907
International
Equities
-
55.2%
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
687,858
10,978
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
15,244,159
137,045
Multifactor
International
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
2,308,967
23,275
171,298
Multi-Asset
-
9.9%
Multi-Asset
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Class
Y
3,121,111
30,899
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$293,480)
310,697
Total
Investments
-
100.0%
(identified
cost
$293,480)
310,697
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.0)%
(111)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
310,586
Russell
Investment
Company
LifePoints
®
Funds
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
8
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report
1.
Organization
Russell
Investment
Company
(the
“Investment
Company”
or
“RIC”)
is
a
series
investment
company
with
31
different
investment
portfolios
referred
to
as
funds.
This
Quarterly
Report
reports
on
five
of
these
funds
(each
a
“Fund”
and
collectively
the
“Funds”).
The
Investment
Company
is
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(“Investment
Company
Act”),
as
an
open-end
management
investment
company.
It
is
organized
and
operated
as
a
Massachusetts
business
trust
under
a
Fourth
Amended
and
Restated
Master
Trust
Agreement
dated
December
7,
2020,
as
amended
(“Master
Trust
Agreement”),
and
the
provisions
of
Massachusetts
law
governing
the
operation
of
a
Massachusetts
business
trust.
The
Investment
Company’s
Master
Trust
Agreement
permits
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”)
to
issue
an
unlimited
number
of
shares
of
beneficial
interest.
Each
of
the
Funds
is
diversified.
Under
the
Investment
Company
Act,
a
diversified
company
is
defined
as
a
management
company
which
meets
the
following
requirements:
at
least
75%
of
the
value
of
its
total
assets
is
represented
by
cash
and
cash
equivalents
(including
receivables),
government
securities,
securities
of
other
investment
companies,
and
other
securities
for
the
purposes
of
this
calculation
limited
in
respect
of
any
one
issuer
to
an
amount
not
greater
in
value
than
five
percent
of
the
value
of
the
total
assets
of
such
management
company
and
to
not
more
than
10%
of
the
outstanding
voting
securities
of
such
issuer.
Each
of
the
Funds
listed
in
the
table
below
is
a
“fund
of
funds”
and
diversifies
its
assets
by
investing
in
shares
of
several
other
RIC
funds
(the
“Underlying
Funds”).
Each
Fund
seeks
to
achieve
its
specific
investment
objective
by
investing
in
different
combinations
of
Underlying
Funds.
The
following
table
shows
each
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
asset
allocation
to
equity,
fixed
income,
multi-asset
and
alternative
asset
classes
effective
on
March
23,
2023.
As
of
July
31,
2023,
the
equity
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
include
the
Sustainable
Equity,
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity,
Global
Equity,
Emerging
Markets,
Multifactor
U.S.
Equity,
and
Multifactor
International
Equity
Funds.
The
fixed
income
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
include
the
Opportunistic
Credit,
Unconstrained
Total
Return,
Strategic
Bond,
Investment
Grade
Bond,
Short
Duration
Bond,
and
Multifactor
Bond
Funds.
The
multi-asset
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
include
the
Multi-Strategy
Income
and
Multi-
Asset
Growth
Strategy
Funds.
The
alternative
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
include
the
Global
Infrastructure
and
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Funds.
Each
Fund
intends
its
strategy
of
investing
in
combinations
of
equity,
fixed
income,
multi-asset
and
alternative
Underlying
Funds
to
result
in
investment
diversification
that
an
investor
could
otherwise
achieve
only
by
holding
numerous
individual
investments.
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
(“RIM”),
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
may
modify
the
target
allocation
for
any
Fund,
including
changes
to
the
Underlying
Funds
in
which
a
Fund
invests,
from
time
to
time.
RIM’s
allocation
decisions
are
generally
based
on
RIM’s
outlook
on
the
business
and
economic
cycle,
relative
market
valuations
and
market
sentiment.
A
Fund’s
actual
allocation
may
vary
from
the
target
strategic
asset
allocation
at
any
point
in
time
due
to
market
movements
and/or
due
to
the
implementation
over
a
period
of
time
of
a
change
to
the
target
strategic
asset
allocation
including
the
addition
of
a
new
Underlying
Fund.
There
may
be
no
changes
in
the
asset
allocation
or
to
the
Underlying
Funds
in
a
given
period
or
such
changes
may
be
made
one
or
more
times
in
a
period.
*
As
described
above,
actual
asset
allocation
may
vary.
#
Alternative
Underlying
Funds
pursue
investment
strategies
that
differ
from
those
of
traditional
broad
market
equity
or
fixed
income
funds.
2.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
significant
accounting
policies
consistently
followed
by
the
Funds
in
the
preparation
of
this
Quarterly
Report.
These
policies
are
in
accordance
with
U.S.
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(“U.S.
GAAP”)
which
require
the
use
of
management
estimates
and
assumptions
at
the
date
of
the
Quarterly
Report.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates.
The
Funds
are
considered
investment
companies
under
U.S.
GAAP
and
follow
the
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
applicable
to
investment
companies.
Asset
Allocation*
Conservative
Strategy
Fund
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Equity
17%
36%
56%
71%
80%
Fixed
Income
66%
51%
32%
14%
4%
Multi-Asset
15%
10%
8%
10%
10%
Alternative#
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
Russell
Investment
Company
LifePoints
®
Funds
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report,
continued
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report
9
Security
Valuation
The
Underlying
Funds
value
portfolio
instruments
according
to
securities
valuation
procedures
and
pricing
sources
and
services,
which
include
market
value
procedures,
fair
value
procedures,
other
key
valuation
procedures
and
a
description
of
the
pricing
sources
and
services
used
by
the
Underlying
Funds.
With
respect
to
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investments
that
do
not
have
readily
available
market
quotations,
the
Trustees
have
designated
RIM
as
the
valuation
designee
to
perform
fair
valuations
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5
under
the
Investment
Company
Act.
The
Funds
value
the
shares
of
the
Underlying
Funds
at
the
current
net
asset
value
(“NAV”)
per
share
of
each
Underlying
Fund.
The
Funds
have
adopted
the
authoritative
guidance
under
U.S.
GAAP
for
estimating
the
fair
value
of
investments
in
funds
that
have
calculated
NAV
per
share
in
accordance
with
the
specialized
accounting
guidance
for
investment
companies.
Accordingly,
the
Funds
estimate
the
fair
value
of
an
investment
in
a
fund
using
the
NAV
per
share
without
further
adjustment
as
a
practical
expedient,
if
the
NAV
per
share
of
the
investment
is
determined
in
accordance
with
the
specialized
accounting
guidance
for
investment
companies
as
of
the
reporting
entity’s
measurement
date.
U.S.
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
a
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
It
establishes
a
fair
value
hierarchy
that
prioritizes
inputs
to
valuation
methods,
requires
a
separate
disclosure
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
for
each
major
category
of
assets
and
liabilities,
and
segregates
fair
value
measurements
into
levels
(Level
1,
2,
and
3).
The
inputs
or
methodology
used
for
valuing
securities
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
associated
with
investing
in
those
securities.
Levels
1,
2
and
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
are
defined
as
follows:
Level
1
Quoted
prices
(unadjusted)
in
active
markets
or
exchanges
for
identical
assets
and
liabilities.
Level
2
Inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
included
within
Level
1
that
are
observable,
which
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
and
inputs
such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
implied
volatilities,
credit
spreads
or
other
market
corroborated
inputs.
Level
3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
based
on
the
best
information
available
in
the
circumstances,
to
the
extent
observable
inputs
are
not
available,
which
may
include
assumptions
made
by
RIM,
that
are
used
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
investments.
The
availability
of
observable
inputs
can
vary
from
security
to
security
and
is
affected
by
a
wide
variety
of
factors,
including,
for
example,
the
type
of
security,
whether
the
security
is
new
and
not
yet
established
in
the
marketplace,
the
liquidity
of
markets,
and
other
characteristics
particular
to
the
security.
To
the
extent
that
valuation
is
based
on
models
or
inputs
that
are
less
observable
or
unobservable
in
the
market,
the
determination
of
fair
value
requires
more
judgment.
Accordingly,
the
degree
of
judgment
exercised
in
determining
fair
value
is
greatest
for
instruments
categorized
in
Level
3.
The
inputs
used
to
measure
fair
value
may
fall
into
different
levels
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
In
such
cases,
for
disclosure
purposes,
the
level
in
the
fair
value
hierarchy
within
which
the
fair
value
measurement
falls
is
determined
based
on
the
lowest
level
input
that
is
significant
to
the
fair
value
measurement
in
its
entirety.
The
valuation
techniques
and
significant
inputs
used
in
determining
the
fair
market
values
of
financial
instruments
categorized
as
Level
1
and
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
are
as
follows:
Equity
securities,
including
common
and
preferred
stock,
short
securities,
ETFs
and
restricted
securities
that
are
traded
on
a
national
securities
exchange
(or
reported
on
the
NASDAQ
national
market),
are
stated
at
the
last
reported
sales
price
on
the
day
of
valuation
or
official
closing
price,
as
applicable.
To
the
extent
these
securities
are
actively
traded,
and
valuation
adjustments
are
not
applied,
they
are
categorized
as
Level
1
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Investments
in
investment
funds
that
are
not
traded
on
a
national
securities
exchange
(or
reported
on
the
NASDAQ
national
market)
will
be
valued
based
upon
the
NAV
of
such
investments.
As
of
July
31,
2023,
all
investments
held
were
classified
as
Level
1
within
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Investment
Income
Distributions
of
income
and
capital
gains
from
the
Funds
or
Underlying
Funds
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Russell
Investment
Company
LifePoints
®
Funds
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report,
continued
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
10
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report
Guarantees
In
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Funds
may
enter
into
contracts
that
contain
a
variety
of
representations
which
provide
general
indemnifications.
The
Funds’
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown
as
this
would
involve
future
claims
that
may
be
made
against
the
Funds
that
have
not
yet
occurred.
However,
the
Funds
expect
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
London
Interbank
Offered
Rate
(“LIBOR”)
The
Underlying
Funds
may
invest
in
certain
instruments
including,
but
not
limited
to,
repurchase
agreements,
collateralized
loan
obligations
and
mortgage-backed
securities,
that
historically
relied
in
some
fashion
upon
LIBOR.
LIBOR
is
an
average
interest
rate,
determined
by
the
ICE
Benchmark
Administration,
that
banks
charge
one
another
for
the
use
of
short-term
money.
The
United
Kingdom’s
Financial
Conduct
Authority
(“FCA”),
which
regulates
LIBOR,
announced
plans
to
phase
out
the
use
of
LIBOR
by
the
end
of
2021.
After
June
30,
2023,
all
tenors
of
LIBOR
have
either
ceased
to
be
published
or,
in
the
case
of
1-month,
3-month
and
6-month
U.S.
dollar
LIBOR
settings,
are
no
longer
being
published
on
a
representative
basis.
Replacement
rates
that
have
been
identified
include
the
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
(“SOFR”),
which
is
intended
to
replace
U.S.
dollar
LIBOR
and
measures
the
cost
of
overnight
borrowings
through
repurchase
agreement
transactions
collateralized
with
U.S.
Treasury
securities,
the
Sterling
Overnight
Index
Average
Rate
(“SONIA”),
which
is
intended
to
replace
British
Pound
Sterling
LIBOR
and
measures
the
overnight
interest
rate
paid
by
banks
for
unsecured
transactions
in
the
sterling
market,
and
other
rates
derived
from
markets
connected
to
SOFR,
such
as
Term
SOFR.
On
April
3,
2023,
the
FCA
announced
its
decision
to
require
LIBOR’s
administrator
to
publish
an
unrepresentative
“synthetic
LIBOR”
using
a
changed
methodology
until
at
least
the
end
of
September
2024.
The
impact
of
synthetic
LIBOR
is
uncertain
and
some
LIBOR
contracts
may
use
synthetic
LIBOR
instead
of
other
alternative
reference
rates.
Accordingly,
synthetic
LIBOR
may
be
a
significant
factor
in
the
cost
of
financing
certain
Underlying
Fund
investments
or
the
value
or
return
on
certain
other
Underlying
Fund
investments.
Although
the
transition
process
away
from
LIBOR
has
become
increasingly
well-defined,
there
remains
uncertainty
regarding
the
nature
of
any
replacement
rate,
and
any
potential
effects
of
the
transition
away
from
LIBOR
on
an
Underlying
Fund
or
on
certain
instruments
in
which
an
Underlying
Fund
invests
can
be
difficult
to
ascertain.
The
transition
process
may
involve,
among
other
things,
increased
volatility
or
illiquidity
in
markets
for
instruments
that
were
tied
to
LIBOR
or
continue
to
be
tied
to
synthetic
LIBOR
and
may
result
in
a
reduction
in
value
of
certain
instruments
held
by
an
Underlying
Fund.
The
unavailability
of
LIBOR
may
affect
the
value,
liquidity
or
return
on
certain
Underlying
Fund
investments
and
may
result
in
additional
costs
in
connection
with
closing
out
positions
and
entering
into
new
trades.
Pricing
adjustments
to
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investments
resulting
from
a
substitute
reference
rate
may
adversely
affect
the
Underlying
Fund’s
performance
and/or
NAV.
At
this
time,
it
is
not
possible
to
predict
the
effect
of
the
establishment
of
SOFR,
SONIA
or
any
other
replacement
rates
or
any
other
reforms
to
LIBOR.
The
impact
of
any
substitute
reference
rate
will
vary
on
an
investment-by-investment
basis.
These
developments
could
negatively
impact
financial
markets
in
general
and
present
heightened
risks
to
the
Underlying
Funds,
including
with
respect
to
their
performance,
liquidity
and
volatility.
Market,
Credit
and
Counterparty
Risk
In
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Underlying
Funds
trade
financial
instruments
and
enter
into
financial
transactions
where
risk
of
potential
loss
exists
due
to
changes
in
the
market
(market
risk)
or
failure
of
the
other
party
to
a
transaction
to
perform
(credit
risk).
Similar
to
credit
risk,
the
Underlying
Funds
may
also
be
exposed
to
counterparty
risk
or
risk
that
an
institution
or
other
entity
with
which
the
Underlying
Funds
have
unsettled
or
open
transactions
will
default.
The
potential
loss
could
exceed
the
value
of
the
relevant
assets
recorded
in
the
Underlying
Funds’
financial
statements
(the
“Assets”).
The
Assets
consist
principally
of
cash
due
from
counterparties
and
investments.
The
extent
of
the
Underlying
Funds’
exposure
to
market,
credit
and
counterparty
risks
with
respect
to
the
Assets
approximates
their
carrying
value
as
recorded
in
the
Underlying
Funds’
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Global
economies
and
financial
markets
are
becoming
increasingly
interconnected
and
political
and
economic
conditions
(including
instability
and
volatility
due
to
international
trade
disputes)
and
events
(including
natural
disasters,
pandemics,
epidemics,
social
unrest
and
government
shutdowns)
in
one
country,
region
or
financial
market
may
adversely
impact
issuers
in
a
different
country,
region
or
financial
market.
As
a
result,
issuers
of
securities
held
by
an
Underlying
Fund
may
experience
significant
declines
in
the
value
of
their
assets
and
even
cease
operations.
Such
conditions
and/or
events
may
not
have
the
same
impact
on
all
types
of
securities
and
may
expose
an
Underlying
Fund
to
greater
market
and
liquidity
risk
and
potential
difficulty
in
valuing
portfolio
instruments
held
by
an
Underlying
Fund.
This
could
cause
an
Underlying
Fund
to
underperform
other
types
of
investments.
Russell
Investment
Company
LifePoints
®
Funds
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report,
continued
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report
11
From
time
to
time,
outbreaks
of
infectious
illness,
public
health
emergencies
and
other
similar
issues
(“public
health
events”)
may
occur
in
one
or
more
countries
around
the
globe.
Such
public
health
events
have
had
significant
impacts
on
both
the
country
in
which
the
event
is
first
identified
as
well
as
other
countries
in
the
global
economy.
Public
health
events
have
reduced
consumer
demand
and
economic
output
in
one
or
more
countries
subject
to
the
public
health
event,
resulted
in
restrictions
on
trading
and
market
closures
(including
for
extended
periods
of
time),
increased
substantially
the
volatility
of
financial
markets,
and,
more
generally,
have
had
a
significant
negative
impact
on
the
economy
of
the
country
or
countries
subject
to
the
public
health
event.
Public
health
events
have
also
adversely
affected
the
global
economy,
global
supply
chains
and
the
securities
in
which
the
Underlying
Funds
invest
across
a
number
of
industries,
sectors
and
asset
classes.
The
extent
of
the
impact
depends
on,
among
other
factors,
the
scale
and
duration
of
any
such
public
health
event.
Public
health
events
have
resulted
in
the
governments
of
affected
countries
taking
potentially
significant
measures
to
seek
to
mitigate
the
transmission
of
the
infectious
illness
or
other
public
health
issue
including,
among
other
measures,
imposing
travel
restrictions
and/or
quarantines
and
limiting
the
operations
of
non-essential
businesses.
Any
of
these
events
could
adversely
affect
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investments
and
performance,
including
by
exacerbating
other
pre-existing
political,
social
and
economic
risks.
Governmental
authorities
and
other
entities
may
respond
to
such
events
with
fiscal
and/or
monetary
policy
changes.
It
is
not
guaranteed
that
these
policy
changes
will
have
their
intended
effect
and
it
is
possible
that
the
implementation
of
or
subsequent
reversal
of
such
policy
changes
could
increase
volatility
in
financial
markets,
which
could
adversely
affect
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investments
and
performance.
3.
Related
Party
Transactions
RIM
provides
or
oversees
the
provision
of
all
investment
advisory
and
portfolio
management
services
for
the
Funds.
Russell
Investments
Fund
Services,
LLC
(“RIFUS”)
is
the
Funds’
administrator
and
transfer
agent.
RIFUS,
in
its
capacity
as
the
Funds’
administrator,
provides
or
oversees
the
provision
of
all
administrative
services
for
the
Funds.
RIFUS,
in
its
capacity
as
the
Funds’
transfer
agent
and
dividend
disbursing
agent,
is
responsible
for
providing
transfer
agency
and
dividend
disbursing
services
to
the
Funds.
RIFUS
is
a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
RIM.
RIM
is
an
indirect,
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
Russell
Investments
Group,
Ltd.
Each
of
the
Funds
pays
an
annual
advisory
fee
to
RIM
and
an
annual
administrative
fee
and
annual
transfer
agency
fee
to
RIFUS. 
Transfer
agency
fees
are
class-level
expenses
and
may
differ
by
class.
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC
(the
“Distributor”),
a
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
RIM,
serves
as
distributor
for
RIC,
pursuant
to
a
distribution
agreement
with
RIC.
The
Investment
Company
has
distribution
plans
pursuant
to
Rule
12b-1
(the
“Plans”)
under
the
Investment
Company
Act.
Under
the
Plans,
the
Investment
Company
is
authorized
to
make
payments
to
the
Distributor
or
any
selling
agents,
as
defined
in
the
Plans,
for
sales
support
services
provided,
and
related
expenses
incurred
which
are
primarily
intended
to
result
in
the
sale
of
the
Class
A,
Class
C
and
Class
R5
Shares
subject
to
the
Plan.
12b-1
distribution
payments
are
0.25%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
a
Fund’s
Class
A
or
Class
R5
Shares
or
0.75%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
a
Fund’s
Class
C
Shares
on
an
annual
basis.
In
addition,
the
Investment
Company
has
adopted
shareholder
services
plans
under
which
the
Funds
may
make
payments
to
the
Distributor
or
any
servicing
agent
for
any
activities
or
expenses
primarily
intended
to
assist,
support
or
service
the
servicing
agents’
clients
who
beneficially
own
Class
C,
Class
R4
and
Class
R5
Shares
of
the
Funds.
The
shareholder
servicing
payments
shall
not
exceed
0.25%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
a
Fund’s
Class
C,
Class
R4
and
Class
R5
Shares
on
an
annual
basis.
The
aggregate
initial
sales
charges,
contingent
deferred
sales
charges
(“CDSC”)
and
asset-based
sales
charges
on
Class
A,
Class
C,
Class
R4
and
Class
R5
Shares
of
the
Funds
may
not
exceed
7.25%,
6.25%,
6.25%
and
6.25%,
respectively,
of
total
gross
sales,
subject
to
certain
exclusions.
Pursuant
to
the
rules
of
the
Financial
Industry
Regulatory
Authority
(“FINRA”),
these
limitations
are
imposed
at
the
class
level
on
each
class
of
shares
of
each
Fund
rather
than
on
a
per
shareholder
basis.
Therefore,
long-term
shareholders
of
the
Class
A,
Class
C,
Class
R4
or
Class
R5
Shares
may
pay
more
than
the
economic
equivalent
of
the
maximum
sales
charges
permitted
by
FINRA.
4.
Federal
Income
Taxes
As
of
July
31,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Conservative
Strategy
Fund
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Cost
of
Investments
$
93,277,010
$
155,479,896
$
710,561,456
Unrealized
Appreciation
$
6,110,411
$
25,601,709
$
39,879,620
Unrealized
Depreciation
(11,308,930
)
(29,797,284
)
(23,538,713
)
Russell
Investment
Company
LifePoints
®
Funds
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report,
continued
July
31,
2023
(Unaudited)
12
Notes
to
Quarterly
Report
5.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
evaluated
the
events
and/or
transactions
that
have
occurred
through
the
date
this
Quarterly
Report
was
issued
and
determined
no
events
have
occurred
that
require
disclosure
except
the
following:
Effective
on
or
about
September
13,
2023:
-
The
Conservative
Strategy
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
18%
to
equity,
72%
to
fixed
income,
8%
to
multi-asset
and
2%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
-
The
Moderate
Strategy
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
37%
to
equity,
52%
to
fixed
income,
8%
to
multi-asset
and
3%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
-
The
Balanced
Strategy
Fund's
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
56%
to
equity,
31.5%
to
fixed
income,
8%
to
multi-asset
and
4.5%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
-
The
Growth
Strategy
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
72%
to
equity,
14.5%
to
fixed
income,
8%
to
multi-asset
and
5.5%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
-
The
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
81%
to
equity,
4.5%
to
fixed
income,
8%
to
multi-asset
and
6.5%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
-
The
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
will
be
added
as
an
equity
Underlying
Fund
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
and
the
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
will
no
longer
be
an
Underlying
Fund.
-
The
Multifactor
Bond
Fund
will
be
renamed
the
Long
Duration
Bond
Fund
and
will
change
certain
of
its
investment
strategies.
For
more
information
regarding
these
changes,
please
see
the
supplement
dated
July
27,
2023
to
the
Underlying
Fund’s
prospectus
dated
March
1,
2023.
At
a
meeting
held
on
May
23,
2023,
the
Board,
upon
the
recommendation
of
RIM,
approved
the
liquidation
of
the
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
pursuant
to
a
Plan
of
Liquidation
and
Dissolution
of
Sub-Trust
(the
“Plan”).
The
Plan
provides
for
the
liquidation
of
the
Underlying
Fund’s
assets
on
or
before
September
27,
2023.
Effective
July
5,
2023,
the
Underlying
Fund
is
no
longer
pursuing
its
investment
strategy
or
engaging
in
any
business
activities
except
for
the
purpose
of
winding
up
its
business
affairs,
which
includes
liquidating
its
holdings,
and
distributing
its
investment
income,
capital
gains
and
remaining
assets
to
shareholders.
The
Underlying
Fund
may
liquidate
prior
to
September
27,
2023
in
the
event
that
all
Shares
are
redeemed
prior
to
the
planned
liquidation
date.
For
more
information
regarding
the
liquidation,
please
see
the
supplement
dated
May
24,
2023
to
the
Underlying
Fund’s
prospectus
dated
March
1,
2023.
Conservative
Strategy
Fund
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
(5,198,519
)
$
(4,195,575
)
$
16,340,907
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Cost
of
Investments
$
637,949,366
$
297,529,875
Unrealized
Appreciation
$
58,760,070
$
17,012,837
Unrealized
Depreciation
(12,666,422
)
(3,845,556
)
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
46,093,648
$
13,167,281
Russell
Investment
Company
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