Ivy Funds Variable Insurance Portfolios
Supplement dated December 3, 2012 to the
Ivy Funds Variable Insurance Portfolios Prospectus
dated April 30, 2012
and as supplemented June 4, 2012
The Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses table in the Fees and Expenses section for Ivy Funds VIP Real Estate Securities is deleted and replaced with the following:
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment) | ||||
Management Fees |
0.90% | |||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
0.25% | |||
Other Expenses |
0.18% | |||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses |
1.33% | |||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement1 |
0.09% | |||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement |
1.24% |
1 | Through April 30, 2014, Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (WRIMCO), the Funds investment manager, has contractually agreed to reduce the management fee paid by the Fund by an annual rate of 0.09% of average daily net assets. Prior to that date, the reduction may not be terminated by WRIMCO or the Board of Trustees. |
The Example section in the Fees and Expenses section for Ivy Funds VIP Real Estate Securities is deleted and replaced with the following:
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the shares of the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. This example does not reflect any fees and expenses imposed under the Policies.
The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the shares of the Portfolio for the time periods indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolios operating expenses remain the same taking into account that expenses were reduced for the period indicated above. The costs are the same for each time period if you continue to hold your shares or if you redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
$126 |
$ | 413 | $ | 720 | $ | 1,594 |
Supplement | Prospectus | 1 |