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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-07452
AIM Variable Insurance Funds
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77046
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Philip A. Taylor 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77046
 
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 12/31/09
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

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AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed its broad market, style-specific and peer group indexes.
     Drivers of equity performance were largely stock specific. We attribute the Fund’s outperformance versus its indexes mainly to above-market returns from several of our investments in the financials and information technology (IT) sectors. Select investments in financials were also among the largest detractors from Fund performance. The Fund’s fixed income holdings also posted gains and outperformed the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index during the year.6
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    33.84 %
Series II Shares
    33.54  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
Custom Basic Balanced Indexn (Style-Specific Index)
    14.81  
Lipper VUF Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    23.13  
 
6   Lipper Inc.; § Invesco, Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek to create wealth by maintaining a long-term investment horizon and investing in companies that are selling at a significant discount to their estimated intrinsic value. We believe intrinsic value represents the inherent business value of portfolio holdings based on our estimates of future company cash flow. Intrinsic value calculations are estimates and, as a result, market price may never reflect intrinsic value estimates, especially for an entire portfolio. Conversely, we consider selling a stock for any of the following reasons — a stock is trading significantly above our estimate of intrinsic value; a permanent, fundamental deterioration results in a reduction in estimated intrinsic value with inadequate upside potential or unexpected deterioration in financial strength; or to capitalize on a more attractive investment opportunity. The Fund’s philosophy is based on key elements that we believe have extensive empirical evidence:
§   Company intrinsic values can be reasonably estimated. Importantly, this estimated fair business value is independent of the company’s stock price.
 
§   Market prices are more volatile than business values, partly because investors regularly overreact to negative news.
 
§   Long-term investment results are a function of the level and growth of business value in the portfolio.
     Since our application of this strategy is highly disciplined and relatively unique, it is important to understand the benefits and limitations of our process. First, the investment strategy is intended to preserve your capital while growing it at above-market rates over the long term. Second, our investments have little in common with popular stock market indexes and most of our peers. And third, the Fund’s short-term relative performance will naturally be different than the stock market and peers and have little information value since we simply don’t own the same stocks.
     Our fixed income portfolio investment process is accomplished through the use of top-down strategies involving duration management, yield-curve positioning and sector allocation.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year 2009 was truly a tale of two markets. During the first few months of the year, equity markets declined steeply as severe problems in credit markets and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global recession. However, the U.S. economy began to show signs that the contraction was subsiding, and equity markets rapidly reversed direction beginning in March 2009 and rallied strongly for the rest of the year. Bond yields also moved higher as economic uncertainties appeared to be stabilizing. The expanded risk appetites shifted demand from Treasuries to non-government securities during the year.
     In this environment, sectors with the highest returns in the broad market as represented by the S&P 500 Index included more economically sensitive sectors such as information technology and consumer discretionary.1 Conversely, sectors with the lowest returns included less economically sensitive sectors such as consumer staples and health care.1
     While financial-market stress has eased significantly, we believe overall equity market valuations remain attractive. Our investment results can be lumpy during periods like this, but historically these types of markets have yielded attractive opportunities for future capital growth.
     ASML, the world’s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, was among the Fund’s top contributors during the year. Despite a difficult business environment, a recent sales rebound and improved cost trends returned the company to profitability and improved its outlook for 2010.
     The financials sector outperformed during much of 2009 as investors contemplated an eventual end, or at least an abatement, to the global credit crisis. Our investments in Morgan Stanley and XL Capital posted double-and triple-digit gains, respectively, and made significant contributions to Fund performance. Morgan Stanley’s stock rose by over 90% during the year. Investors reacted favorably to the announcement of a joint venture between the company and Citigroup in which Morgan Stanley bought Citi’s Smith Barney unit and combined it with its own global wealth management group. The new joint venture, called Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, is the industry’s leading wealth management business.
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on total investments
         
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
    72.8 %
Bonds & Notes
    10.2  
U.S. Government Sponsored
       
Mortgage-Backed Securities
    8.1  
Asset-Backed Securities
    4.7  
U.S. Treasury Securities
    2.1  
U.S. Government Sponsored
       
Agency Securities
    0.4  
Money Market Funds
    1.7  
 
Total Net Assets
  $ 34.4million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    196  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
1. ASML Holding N.V.
    3.9 %
2. UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    3.1  
3. Moody’s Corp.
    2.7  
4. XL Capital Ltd.-Class A
    2.5  
5. Robert Half International, Inc.
    2.5  
6. Bank of America Corp.
    2.4  
7. American Express Co.
    2.4  
8. Omnicom Group Inc.
    2.3  
9. Dell Inc.
    2.2  
10 Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    2.1  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     After declining significantly in 2008 due to credit-related issues, specialty insurance provider XL Capital’s stock rebounded from its early-2009 lows, gaining over 400% during the year as investor concerns abated. We continue to believe the company is undervalued despite its significant rebound.
     In addition to these investments, a legal settlement the Fund received from the Tyco International class action lawsuit was a meaningful contributor to 2009 results. The legal settlement was in addition to the stock’s 65% gain during 2009.
     While many financial stocks performed well, Citigroup’s stock fell by more than 45% during the year. In February, Citigroup took the dramatic step of recapitalizing the company via a preferred-for-common exchange. The result bolstered Citigroup’s capital position to among the strongest in the world, but diluted our estimate of per-share intrinsic value severely.
     The Fund’s fixed income holdings also posted gains during the year and outperformed the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index.1 The outperformance was mainly due to our overweight positions in investment grade corporate bonds and structured securities. An underweight position in U.S. government securities also aided relative performance as investor preference for credit risk dampened demand for U.S. government bonds.
     Our valuation analysis suggested the recent market stress produced some of the most compelling valuation opportunities in recent history. As a consequence, our turnover was higher than normal during the year as we tried to exploit those opportunities.
Context for results
The crisis environment that characterized 2008 and part of 2009 has abated since the market’s March low. This process was favorable to the Fund and shifted investor attention to the valuation opportunities created by the crisis and exploited by our investment process. We continue to believe the valuation opportunity captured by the Fund remains very attractive despite record appreciation since March 2009. But a self-sustaining economic recovery is a necessary precondition to further normalization of equity values.
     Since the market low in March, valuation spreads have tightened from record-wide levels and, consequently, the difference between price and our estimate of portfolio value also has declined. However, despite the sharp market increase, the Fund’s price-to-value ratio remains very attractive versus history, but substantially less than at the recent market low. Shareholders should not expect the magnitude of recent outperformance to be repeated in the next 12 months. While we think portfolio values remain compelling, the next phase of any market recovery could prove more muted.
Portfolio assessment
We believe the single most important indicator of the way the Fund is positioned for potential future success is not our historical investment results or popular statistical measures, but rather the difference between current market prices and the Fund’s estimated intrinsic value — the aggregate business value of the portfolio based on our estimate of intrinsic value for each individual holding.
     At the close of the quarter, the difference between the market price and the estimated intrinsic value of the Fund remained high versus history, according to our estimation. While there is no assurance that market value will ever reflect our estimate of the Fund’s intrinsic value, we believe the large gap between price and estimated intrinsic value may cause above-average capital appreciation as capital markets normalize.
In closing
Markets experienced a strong recovery during 2009, and the Fund significantly outperformed its indexes. While we do not expect a repeat of 2009’s results in 2010, we do believe the Fund’s price-to-value ratio remains very attractive versus history.
     We continue to work hard to protect and grow the Fund’s estimated intrinsic value. We thank you for your investment and for sharing our long-term investment perspective.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Bret Stanley
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund. He began his investment career in 1988. Mr. Stanley earned a B.B.A. in finance from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. in finance from the University of Houston.
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Cynthia Brien
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund. She joined Invesco Aim in 1996. Ms. Brien earned a B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Chuck Burge
Senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund. He joined Invesco in 2002. Mr. Burge earned a B.S. in economics from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. in finance and accounting from Rice University.
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R. Canon Coleman II
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund. He began his investment career in 1996 and joined Invesco Aim in 2000. Mr. Coleman earned a B.S. and an M.S. in accounting from the University of Florida. He also earned an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Matthew Seinsheimer
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund. He began his investment career in 1992 and joined Invesco Aim in 1998. He earned a B.B.A. in finance from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Michael Simon
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund. He began his investment career in 1989 and joined Invesco Aim in 2001. Mr. Simon earned a B.B.A. in finance from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Assisted by the Basic Value Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 4/30/98, Fund data from 5/1/98
(LINE GRAPH)
 
1. Lipper Inc.
2. Invesco, Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/1/98)
    1.32 %
10 Years
    –1.45  
  5 Years
    -0.36  
  1 Year
    33.84  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    -1.68 %
  5 Years
    -0.61  
  1 Year
    33.54  
Series II shares’ inception date is January 24, 2002. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 1, 1998. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.91% and 1.16%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.35% and 1.60%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
     Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and current income.
§   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
§   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
The values of convertible securities in which the Fund invests may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer may default on interest or principal payments, and the value of the underlying common stock into which these securities may be converted.
     Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Custom Basic Balanced Index, created by Invesco Aim to serve as a benchmark for AIM Basic Balanced Fund, is composed of the following indexes: Russell 1000® Value (60%) and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate (40%). The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.
     The Lipper VUF Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mixed-asset target allocation moderate variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–72.77%
 
       
 
Advertising–4.06%
 
       
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(b)
    82,907     $ 611,854  
 
Omnicom Group Inc.
    20,117       787,580  
 
              1,399,434  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.38%
 
       
State Street Corp.
    10,887       474,020  
 
 
Brewers–1.13%
 
       
Molson Coors Brewing Co.–Class B
    8,631       389,776  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–1.50%
 
       
International Game Technology
    27,607       518,183  
 
 
Communications Equipment–1.83%
 
       
Nokia Corp.–ADR (Finland)
    49,054       630,344  
 
 
Computer Hardware–2.15%
 
       
Dell Inc.(b)
    51,596       740,919  
 
 
Construction Materials–1.33%
 
       
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.–ADR (Mexico)(b)
    38,777       458,344  
 
 
Consumer Finance–3.44%
 
       
American Express Co.
    20,111       814,898  
 
SLM Corp.(b)
    32,833       370,028  
 
              1,184,926  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.89%
 
       
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)
    9,652       623,423  
 
Western Union Co. (The)
    19,656       370,515  
 
              993,938  
 
 
Diversified Capital Markets–1.10%
 
       
UBS AG (Switzerland)(b)
    24,428       378,878  
 
 
Education Services–0.30%
 
       
Apollo Group, Inc.–Class A(b)
    1,684       102,017  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–3.40%
 
       
Flextronics International Ltd. (Singapore)(b)
    71,563       523,125  
 
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (Switzerland)
    26,341       646,672  
 
              1,169,797  
 
 
General Merchandise Stores–1.79%
 
       
Target Corp.
    12,764       617,395  
 
                 
         
 
Health Care Equipment–1.00%
 
       
Baxter International Inc.
    5,870       344,452  
 
 
Home Improvement Retail–1.48%
 
       
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    17,607       509,371  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.86%
 
       
Marriott International, Inc.–Class A
    10,809       294,545  
 
 
Household Appliances–1.07%
 
       
Whirlpool Corp.
    4,581       369,503  
 
 
Human Resource & Employment Services–2.48%
 
       
Robert Half International, Inc.
    31,959       854,264  
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates–1.37%
 
       
Tyco International Ltd.
    13,220       471,690  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–3.64%
 
       
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    15,066       723,017  
 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)
    14,850       530,739  
 
              1,253,756  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.61%
 
       
Morgan Stanley
    18,681       552,958  
 
 
Managed Health Care–5.04%
 
       
Aetna Inc.
    20,861       661,294  
 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    35,298       1,075,883  
 
              1,737,177  
 
 
Movies & Entertainment–0.89%
 
       
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    9,540       307,665  
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.42%
 
       
Transocean Ltd.(b)
    1,759       145,645  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.69%
 
       
Halliburton Co.
    15,128       455,202  
 
Weatherford International Ltd.(b)
    26,207       469,367  
 
              924,569  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–5.18%
 
       
Bank of America Corp.
    55,670       838,390  
 
Citigroup Inc.
    73,749       244,109  
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    16,795       699,848  
 
              1,782,347  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.95%
 
       
Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)
    10,069       327,935  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–2.52%
 
       
XL Capital Ltd.–Class A
    47,359       868,090  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund


 

                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Regional Banks–1.20%
 
       
Fifth Third Bancorp
    42,480     $ 414,180  
 
 
Research & Consulting Services–1.01%
 
       
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
    4,118       347,436  
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–5.96%
 
       
ASML Holding N.V. (Netherlands)
    39,881       1,354,622  
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.
    19,277       697,056  
 
              2,051,678  
 
 
Specialized Finance–2.73%
 
       
Moody’s Corp.
    35,039       939,045  
 
 
Specialty Stores–1.50%
 
       
Staples, Inc.
    20,983       515,972  
 
 
Systems Software–2.87%
 
       
CA, Inc.
    14,638       328,770  
 
Microsoft Corp.
    21,668       660,657  
 
              989,427  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $23,469,178)
            25,059,676  
 
                 
    Principal
   
    Amount    
 
Bonds & Notes–10.24%
 
       
 
Aerospace & Defense–0.15%
 
       
BAE Systems Holdings Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.95%, 06/01/14(c)
  $ 20,000       20,566  
 
6.38%, 06/01/19(c)
    30,000       31,943  
 
              52,509  
 
 
Airlines–0.06%
 
       
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series A, Pass Through Ctfs., 7.75%, 12/17/19
    20,000       20,687  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.05%
 
       
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.30%, 05/15/14
    15,000       15,804  
 
 
Automotive Retail–0.19%
 
       
AutoZone Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.88%, 10/15/12
    60,000       65,003  
 
 
Brewers–0.15%
 
       
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 5.38%, 01/15/20(c)
    50,000       51,032  
 
 
Broadcasting–0.27%
 
       
COX Communications Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 8.38%, 03/01/39(c)
    30,000       36,838  
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.45%, 12/15/14
    20,000       21,479  
 
COX Enterprises Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.88%, 09/15/10(c)
    35,000       36,415  
 
              94,732  
 
 
Cable & Satellite–0.03%
 
       
Time Warner Cable Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 5.00%, 02/01/20
    10,000       9,764  
 
 
Consumer Finance–0.06%
 
       
Capital One Bank USA N.A., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.75%, 09/15/10
    20,000       20,602  
 
 
Diversified Banks–0.73%
 
       
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 05/22/19
    55,000       61,974  
 
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Floating Rate Medium-Term Euro Notes, 3.78%, 04/17/14(d)
    58,500       61,094  
 
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Notes, 5.50%, 11/18/14(c)
    100,000       105,473  
 
Wachovia Corp.–Series G, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 5.50%, 05/01/13
    20,000       21,414  
 
              249,955  
 
 
Electric Utilities–0.65%
 
       
Carolina Power & Light Co., Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 5.30%, 01/15/19
    15,000       15,675  
 
DCP Midstream LLC, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.88%, 08/16/10
    85,000       88,625  
 
Ohio Power Co., Series 1, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/21
    50,000       50,831  
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 6.25%, 05/15/39
    50,000       52,780  
 
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.00%, 06/30/19
    15,000       15,188  
 
              223,099  
 
 
Gold–0.29%
 
       
Barrick Australian Finance Pty Ltd. (Australia), Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 4.95%, 01/15/20
    50,000       49,478  
 
Newmont Mining Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.13%, 10/01/19
    50,000       50,342  
 
              99,820  
 
 
Health Care Distributors–0.08%
 
       
CareFusion Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.38%, 08/01/19(c)
    25,000       27,123  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–0.09%
 
       
Boston Scientific Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 6.00%, 01/15/20
    30,000       30,828  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Health Care Services–0.22%
 
       
Express Scripts Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.25%, 06/15/14
  $ 70,000     $ 76,827  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.21%
 
       
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.75%, 08/15/15(c)
    70,000       72,205  
 
 
Housewares & Specialties–0.06%
 
       
Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 4.00%, 05/01/10
    20,000       20,170  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.01%
 
       
AT&T Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.55%, 02/15/39
    25,000       26,522  
 
British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.13%, 12/15/10
    50,000       53,582  
 
Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 3.75%, 05/20/11
    60,000       61,924  
 
DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co. Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.63%, 05/15/16
    40,000       43,800  
 
Koninklijke KPN N.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Bonds, 8.00%, 10/01/10
    40,000       41,936  
 
Telecom Italia Capital S.A. (Italy), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 4.88%, 10/01/10
    40,000       40,950  
 
Windstream Georgia Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec. Deb., 6.50%, 11/15/13
    79,000       78,161  
 
              346,875  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.49%
 
       
Morgan Stanley,
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 6.00%, 05/13/14
    40,000       43,018  
 
Series F, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 5.95%, 12/28/17
    100,000       104,414  
 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 4.15%, 12/01/14
    20,000       19,797  
 
              167,229  
 
 
Life & Health Insurance–0.58%
 
       
MetLife Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.72%, 02/15/19
    75,000       88,103  
 
Monumental Global Funding II, Sr. Sec. Unsub. Notes, 5.65%, 07/14/11(c)
    25,000       25,994  
 
Protective Life Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 10/15/19
    50,000       50,358  
 
Prudential Financial Inc., Series D, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Medium-Term Notes, 7.38%, 06/15/19
    30,000       33,921  
 
              198,376  
 
 
Managed Health Care–0.14%
 
       
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.25%, 03/15/11
    45,000       46,850  
 
 
Mortgage Backed Securities–0.37%
 
       
U.S. Bank N.A., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Medium-Term Global Notes, 5.92%, 05/25/12
    119,237       126,658  
 
 
Movies & Entertainment–0.10%
 
       
Time Warner Cable Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 07/01/18
    30,000       33,180  
 
 
Multi-Line Insurance–0.13%
 
       
Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 03/15/14(c)
    45,000       44,352  
 
 
Multi-Utilities–0.23%
 
       
Dominion Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.20%, 08/15/19
    30,000       30,489  
 
Massachusetts Electric Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.90%, 11/15/39(c)
    50,000       49,656  
 
              80,145  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.39%
 
       
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.63%, 03/15/14
    70,000       80,458  
 
EOG Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.63%, 06/01/19
    35,000       37,614  
 
Petrobras International Finance Co. (Cayman Islands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.88%, 01/20/40
    15,000       15,344  
 
              133,416  
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.29%
 
       
Spectra Energy Capital LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.65%, 03/01/20
    50,000       50,827  
 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Series B, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.00%, 08/15/11
    45,000       48,552  
 
              99,379  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–1.52%
 
       
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.50%, 08/01/16
    20,000       21,609  
 
Bear Stearns Cos. LLC (The), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Floating Rate Notes, 0.68%, 07/19/10(d)
    180,000       180,415  
 
Citigroup Inc., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 5.50%, 10/15/14
    40,000       40,649  
 
Countrywide Home Loans Inc., Series L, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Medium-Term Global Notes, 4.00%, 03/22/11
    15,000       15,470  
 
General Electric Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 5.90%, 05/13/14
    75,000       81,859  
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 4.75%, 05/01/13
    65,000       68,702  
 
6.30%, 04/23/19
    20,000       22,202  
 
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 6.88%, 04/25/18
    85,000       92,006  
 
Twin Reefs Pass-Through Trust, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 1.39%, (Acquired 12/07/04; Cost $90,000)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    90,000       293  
 
              523,205  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.09%
 
       
Kraft Foods Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 5.63%, 11/01/11
  $ 30,000     $ 31,941  
 
 
Paper Packaging–0.12%
 
       
Bemis Co. Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.65%, 08/01/14
    40,000       42,747  
 
 
Paper Products–0.08%
 
       
International Paper Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Bonds, 7.50%, 08/15/21
    25,000       28,026  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–0.11%
 
       
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 4.90%, 11/01/19(c)
    40,000       39,345  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.07%
 
       
CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 7.35%, 11/15/19
    25,000       25,224  
 
 
Publishing–0.12%
 
       
Reed Elsevier Capital Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 08/01/11
    40,000       42,866  
 
 
Regional Banks–0.18%
 
       
PNC Capital Trust C, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Floating Rate Trust Pfd. Capital Securities, 0.83%, 06/01/28(d)
    100,000       61,293  
 
 
Research & Consulting Services–0.39%
 
       
ERAC USA Finance Co., Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.80%, 10/15/12(c)
    130,000       136,182  
 
 
Retail REIT’s–0.09%
 
       
WT Finance Aust Pty Ltd./ Westfield Capital/WEA Finance LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.38%, 11/15/10(c)
    30,000       30,588  
 
 
Soft Drinks–0.07%
 
       
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Gtd. Notes, 3.25%, 11/02/14(c)
    25,000       24,767  
 
 
Steel–0.17%
 
       
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg),
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.00%, 02/15/15
    15,000       17,494  
 
7.00%, 10/15/39
    40,000       42,401  
 
              59,895  
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.06%
 
       
GATX Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.75%, 10/01/12
    20,000       20,551  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.15%
 
       
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.63%, 04/01/15(c)
    30,000       30,320  
 
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 5.50%, 06/15/11
    20,000       21,114  
 
              51,434  
 
Total Bonds & Notes (Cost $3,503,743)
            3,524,684  
 
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities–8.08%
 
       
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–2.03%
 
       
Pass Through Ctfs., 7.00%, 06/01/15 to 06/01/32
    77,417       85,909  
 
7.50%, 11/01/30 to 05/01/31
    14,788       16,623  
 
6.50%, 08/01/32
    3,980       4,299  
 
5.50%, 01/01/35 to 02/01/37
    410,456       431,695  
 
Pass Through Ctfs., TBA, 4.50%, 01/01/40(g)
    160,000       159,650  
 
              698,176  
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–5.09%
 
       
Pass Through Ctfs., 7.50%, 11/01/15 to 03/01/31
    71,628       82,203  
 
7.00%, 02/01/16 to 09/01/32
    21,237       23,284  
 
6.50%, 07/01/16 to 10/01/35
    65,433       71,424  
 
6.00%, 01/01/17 to 03/01/37
    254,318       270,198  
 
5.50%, 03/01/21
    972       1,031  
 
8.00%, 08/01/21 to 12/01/23
    12,542       14,238  
 
Pass Through Ctfs., TBA, 4.00%, 01/01/25(g)
    50,000       50,305  
 
4.50%, 01/01/25 to 01/01/40(g)
    250,000       254,156  
 
5.00%, 01/01/25 to 01/01/40(g)
    600,000       617,641  
 
5.50%, 01/01/40(g)
    200,000       209,375  
 
6.00%, 01/01/40(g)
    150,000       158,883  
 
              1,752,738  
 
 
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–0.96%
 
       
Pass Through Ctfs., 7.50%, 06/15/23 to 10/15/31
    28,354       31,990  
 
8.50%, 11/15/24
    28,750       33,168  
 
8.00%, 08/15/25
    7,578       8,705  
 
6.50%, 03/15/29 to 01/15/37
    238,820       257,915  
 
              331,778  
 
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $2,726,499)
            2,782,692  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities–4.74%
 
       
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2003-6, Class 1A3, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 4.52%, 08/25/33(d)
    43,430       39,963  
 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2004-PWR6, Class A6, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.83%, 11/11/41
    80,000       78,136  
 
Series 2005-PWR8, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.67%, 06/11/41
    45,000       43,116  
 
Series 2006-PW11, Class A4, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.46%, 03/11/39(d)
    100,000       97,918  
 
Series 2006-T24, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.54%, 10/12/41
    50,000       49,800  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
Chase Issuance Trust,
Series 2007-A17, Class A, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.12%, 10/15/14
  $ 80,000     $ 86,236  
 
Series 2009-A3, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 2.40%, 06/17/13
    50,000       50,772  
 
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2009-A5, Class A5, Pass Through Ctfs., 2.25%, 12/23/14
    50,000       49,760  
 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A4, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 3.11%, 08/25/34(d)
    102,366       97,587  
 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Ctfs., Series 2007-4, Class A1B, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.81%, 09/25/37
    53,842       53,141  
 
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.75%, 07/10/39
    125,000       121,205  
 
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2009-2, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 2.79%, 01/15/13
    45,000       45,845  
 
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2001-WM, Class A2, Pass Through Ctfs., 6.53%, 07/14/16(c)
    80,000       84,273  
 
Morgan Stanley Capital I,
Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.21%, 11/14/42(d)
    60,000       59,249  
 
Series 2005-T19, Class A4A, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.89%, 06/12/47
    80,000       78,156  
 
Series 2008-T29, Class A1, Pass Through Ctfs., 6.23%, 01/11/43
    50,151       51,372  
 
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2006-B, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.22%, 11/15/11
    24,632       24,834  
 
Option One Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-4A, Floating Rate Notes, 0.33%, 04/25/12 (Acquired 05/11/07; Cost $47,228)(c)(d)
    47,228       18,891  
 
Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 2007-OSI, Class A2, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 0.32%, 06/25/37(d)
    82,154       74,803  
 
USAA Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2006-2, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.37%, 02/15/12
    28,293       28,620  
 
Series 2009-1, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 3.02%, 06/17/13
    80,000       81,772  
 
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2005-C18, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.94%, 04/15/42
    100,000       97,367  
 
Series 2005-C21, Class A4, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.21%, 10/15/44(d)
    40,000       39,868  
 
WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Ctfs., Series 2003-AR8, Class A, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.85%, 08/25/33(d)
    80,415       74,656  
 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2004-K, Class 1A2, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 4.46%, 07/25/34(d)
    28,229       27,057  
 
Series 2004-Z, Class 2A1, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 3.24%, 12/25/34(d)
    84,508       79,423  
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $1,584,384)
            1,633,820  
 
 
U.S. Treasury Securities–2.05%
 
       
 
U.S. Treasury Notes–1.31%
 
       
1.50%, 12/31/13(h)
    260,000       253,216  
 
3.63%, 08/15/19
    200,000       196,781  
 
              449,997  
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds–0.74%
 
       
5.38%, 02/15/31
    195,000       215,688  
 
4.50%, 08/15/39
    40,000       39,138  
 
              254,826  
 
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $731,802)
            704,823  
 
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities–0.37%
 
       
 
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.37%
 
       
Unsec. Global Notes, 2.63%, 11/20/14 (Cost $129,316)
    130,000       128,944  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Money Market Funds–4.75%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(i)
    817,852       817,852  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(i)
    817,852       817,852  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,635,704)
            1,635,704  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–103.00% (Cost $33,780,626)
            35,470,343  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(3.00)%
            (1,034,375 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 34,435,968  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
Ctfs.
  – Certificates
Deb.
  – Debentures
Gtd.
  – Guaranteed
Jr.
  – Junior
REIT
  – Real Estate Investment Trust
Sec.
  – Secured
Sr.
  – Senior
Sub.
  – Subordinated
TBA
  – To Be Announced
Unsec.
  – Unsecured
Unsub.
  – Unsubordinated
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2009 was $866,256, which represented 2.52% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(d) Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2009.
(e) Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is partially or fully in default with respect to interest payments. The value of this security at December 31, 2009 represented 0.00% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(f) Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(g) Security purchased on forward commitment basis. This security is subject to dollar roll transactions. See Note 1I.
(h) All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1L and Note 4.
(i) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $32,144,922)
  $ 33,834,639  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    1,635,704  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $33,780,626)
    35,470,343  
 
Cash
    11,478  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $29)
    29  
 
Receivables for:
       
Investments sold
    553,559  
 
Variation margin
    1,003  
 
Dividends and interest
    81,793  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    26,095  
 
Total assets
    36,144,300  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Investments purchased
    1,591,383  
 
Fund shares reacquired
    9,213  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    28,665  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    44,446  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    34,625  
 
Total liabilities
    1,708,332  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 34,435,968  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 52,439,410  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    565,392  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (20,265,546 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    1,696,712  
 
    $ 34,435,968  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 31,252,709  
 
Series II
  $ 3,183,259  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    3,594,958  
 
Series II
    367,609  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 8.69  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 8.66  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Interest
  $ 512,882  
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $9,942)
    398,023  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds
    9,649  
 
Total investment income
    920,554  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    233,130  
 
Administrative services fees
    112,052  
 
Custodian fees
    15,133  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    7,142  
 
Transfer agent fees
    9,399  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    20,730  
 
Professional services fees
    52,765  
 
Other
    23,578  
 
Total expenses
    473,929  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (186,272 )
 
Net expenses
    287,657  
 
Net investment income
    632,897  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(36,057))
    (4,973,379 )
 
Foreign currencies
    1,704  
 
Futures contracts
    (25,539 )
 
Swap agreements
    (67,891 )
 
      (5,065,105 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
       
Investment securities
    13,443,957  
 
Foreign currencies
    (66 )
 
Futures contracts
    (10,023 )
 
Swap agreements
    60,365  
 
      13,494,233  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    8,429,128  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 9,062,025  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 632,897     $ 1,486,455  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (5,065,105 )     (4,422,833 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    13,494,233       (18,183,564 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    9,062,025       (21,119,942 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (1,432,717 )     (1,806,595 )
 
Series II
    (137,986 )     (174,919 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (1,570,703 )     (1,981,514 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (3,151,421 )     (10,390,808 )
 
Series II
    (329,105 )     (377,217 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (3,480,526 )     (10,768,025 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    4,010,796       (33,869,481 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    30,425,172       64,294,653  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $565,392 and $1,524,533, respectively)
  $ 34,435,968     $ 30,425,172  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and current income.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
 
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G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Dollar Roll and Forward Commitment Transactions — The Fund may engage in dollar roll and forward commitment transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC. These transactions are often conducted on a to be announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA mortgage-backed transaction, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Rather, a Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms, such as an agreed upon issuer, coupon rate and terms of the underlying mortgages. TBA mortgage-backed transactions generally settle once a month on a specific date.
  In a dollar roll transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-backed security held in the Fund to a financial institution such as a bank or broker-dealer, and simultaneously agrees to purchase a substantially similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) from the institution at an agreed upon price and future date. The mortgage-backed securities to be purchased will bear the same coupon as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. Based on the typical structure of dollar roll transactions by the Fund, the dollar roll transactions are accounted for as financing transactions in which the Fund receives compensation as either a “fee” or a “drop”. “Fee” income which is agreed upon amongst the parties at the commencement of the dollar roll and the “drop” which is the difference between the selling price and the repurchase price of the mortgage-backed securities are amortized to income. During the period between the sale and purchase settlement dates, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on securities purchased and not yet settled. Proceeds of the sale may be invested in short-term instruments, and the income from these investments, together with any additional fee income received on the sale, could generate income for the Fund exceeding the yield on the security sold. Dollar roll transactions are considered borrowings under the 1940 Act.
  Forward commitment transactions involve commitments by the Fund to acquire or sell TBA mortgage-backed securities from/to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker-dealer at a specified future date and amount. The TBA mortgage-backed security is marked to market until settlement and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded in the statement of operations.
  At the time the Fund enters into the dollar roll or forward commitment transaction, mortgage-backed securities or other liquid assets held by the Fund having a dollar value equal to the purchase price or in an amount sufficient to honor the forward commitment will be segregated.
  Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement. In the event that the buyer of securities in a dollar roll transaction files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds from the sale of the securities may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to purchase the securities. The return earned by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction may not exceed the return on the securities sold.
  Forward commitment transactions involve the risk that a counter-party to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Settlement dates of forward commitment transactions may be a month or more after entering into these transactions and as a result the market values of the securities may vary from the purchase or sale prices. Therefore, forward commitment transactions may increase the Fund’s overall interest rate exposure.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed,
 
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realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
L. Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
M. Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk.
  Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
  A CDS is an agreement between two parties (“Counterparties”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement.
  Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.
  Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations.
N. Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day.
 
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $150 million
    0 .75%
 
Over $150 million
    0 .50%
 
 
  Through December 31, 2009, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees to the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the Fund (based on the Fund’s average daily net assets) do not exceed the annual rate of:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $150 million
    0 .62%
 
Next $4.85 billion
    0 .50%
 
Next $5 billion
    0 .475%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .45%
 
 
  Effective January 1, 2010, through at least April 30, 2011, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees to the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the Fund (based on the Fund’s average daily net assets) do not exceed the annual rate of:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .62%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .605%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .59%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .575%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .56%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .545%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .53%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .515%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.91% and Series II shares to 1.16% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $186,272.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $62,052 for services provided by insurance companies.
 
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  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 25,340,758     $ 1,354,622     $     $ 26,695,380  
 
U.S. Treasury Debt Securities
          704,823             704,823  
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
          2,911,636             2,911,636  
 
Corporate Debt Securities
          3,524,684             3,524,684  
 
Asset-Backed Securities
          1,633,820             1,633,820  
 
      25,340,758       10,129,585             35,470,343  
 
Other Investments*
    7,061                       7,061  
 
Total Investments
  $ 25,347,819     $ 10,129,585     $     $ 35,477,404  
 
Other Investments includes futures, which are included at unrealized appreciation.
 
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
 
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. GAAP has intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
 
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
 
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2009:
 
                 
    Value
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type   Assets   Liabilities
 
Interest rate risk
               
Futures contracts(a)
  $ 19,052     $ (11,991 )
 
(a) Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable is reported within the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
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Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
                 
    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
        Swap
    Futures*   Agreements*
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
               
Credit risk
  $     $ (67,891 )
 
Interest rate risk
    (25,539 )      
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
               
Credit risk
  $     $ 60,365  
 
Interest rate risk
    (10,023 )      
 
Total
  $ (35,562 )   $ (7,526 )
 
The average value of futures and swap agreements outstanding during the period was $623,643 and $1,291,667, respectively.
 
                                 
Open Futures Contracts
                Unrealized
    Number of
  Month/
      Appreciation
Contract   Contracts   Commitment   Value   (Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes
    4       March-2010/Long     $ 865,063     $ (3,884 )
 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes
    1       March-2010/Long       114,383       (1,824 )
 
U.S. Treasury Long Bonds
    1       March-2010/Long       115,375       (6,283 )
 
Subtotal
                  $ 1,094,821     $ (11,991 )
 
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes
    5       March-2010/Short       (577,266 )     19,052  
 
Total
                  $ 517,555     $ 7,061  
 
 
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $151,114 and securities sales of $162,669, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(36,057).
 
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,835 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
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NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 1,570,703     $ 1,981,514  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 604,144  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    920,447  
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments
    (65 )
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (36,627 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (42,950 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (19,448,391 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    52,439,410  
 
Total net assets
  $ 34,435,968  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 10,514,572  
 
December 31, 2016
    3,766,236  
 
December 31, 2017
    5,167,583  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 19,448,391  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $15,977,702 and $20,533,496, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 3,637,796  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (2,717,349 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 920,447  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $34,549,896.
 
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, paydowns on mortgage-backed securities and swap agreements, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $21,335, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $21,335. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 11—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    349,171     $ 2,595,538       213,379     $ 1,989,301  
 
Series II
    32,625       248,311       39,073       381,508  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    168,555       1,432,717       265,676       1,806,595  
 
Series II
    16,291       137,986       25,837       174,919  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (972,587 )     (7,179,676 )     (1,426,183 )     (14,186,704 )
 
Series II
    (98,463 )     (715,402 )     (99,172 )     (933,644 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (504,408 )   $ (3,480,526 )     (981,390 )   $ (10,768,025 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 82% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or advisor, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                 
                                    Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                    expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                      to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
              net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09   $ 6.81     $ 0.15     $ 2.14     $ 2.29     $ (0.41 )   $ 8.69       33.84 %   $ 31,253       0.90 %(d)     1.50 %(d)     2.06 %(d)     57 %
Year ended 12/31/08     11.81       0.31       (4.84 )     (4.53 )     (0.47 )     6.81       (38.32 )     27,596       0.91       1.35       3.11       50  
Year ended 12/31/07     11.92       0.28       (0.01 )     0.27       (0.38 )     11.81       2.20       59,000       0.91       1.18       2.31       47  
Year ended 12/31/06     10.99       0.25       0.91       1.16       (0.23 )     11.92       10.55       84,212       0.91       1.15       2.16       44  
Year ended 12/31/05     10.59       0.18       0.38       0.56       (0.16 )     10.99       5.29       90,633       0.95       1.15       1.68       44  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09     6.78       0.13       2.13       2.26       (0.38 )     8.66       33.54       3,183       1.15 (d)     1.75 (d)     1.81 (d)     57  
Year ended 12/31/08     11.73       0.28       (4.79 )     (4.51 )     (0.44 )     6.78       (38.46 )     2,829       1.16       1.60       2.86       50  
Year ended 12/31/07     11.84       0.25       (0.01 )     0.24       (0.35 )     11.73       1.94       5,295       1.16       1.43       2.06       47  
Year ended 12/31/06     10.91       0.22       0.91       1.13       (0.20 )     11.84       10.36       5,878       1.16       1.40       1.91       44  
Year ended 12/31/05     10.53       0.15       0.37       0.52       (0.14 )     10.91       4.91       5,870       1.20       1.40       1.43       44  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $28,227 and $2,857 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Basic Balanced Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,223.40       $ 5.04       $ 1,020.67       $ 4.58         0.90 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,223.50         6.45         1,019.41         5.85         1.15  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    32.71%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations*
    1.09%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
 
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001     Retired   None
 
         
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
   
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President,
AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations
   
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich &
Tang Funds
(16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998     Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005     Retired   None
 
          Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc.
(25 portfolios)
   
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
  2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006     Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004     Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003     General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.   N/A
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
  1999     Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)   N/A
 
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  2005     Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006     Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed the S&P 500 Index, the Russell 1000 Value Index and the Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index.
     Drivers of performance were largely stock specific. We attribute the Fund’s outperformance versus its indexes mainly to above-market returns from several of our investments in the financials and information technology sectors. Select investments in financials were also among the largest detractors from Fund performance during the year.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.

If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    48.00 %
Series II Shares
    47.74  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
Russell 1000 Value Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    19.69  
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    23.53  
 
6    Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek to create wealth by maintaining a long-term investment horizon and investing in companies that are selling at a significant discount to their estimated intrinsic value. We believe intrinsic value represents the inherent business value of portfolio holdings based on our estimates of future company cash flow. Intrinsic value calculations are estimates and, as a result, market price may never reflect intrinsic value estimates, especially for an entire portfolio. Conversely, we consider selling a stock for any of the following reasons — a stock is trading significantly above our estimate of intrinsic value; a permanent, fundamental deterioration results in a reduction in estimated intrinsic value with inadequate upside potential or unexpected deterioration in financial strength; or to capitalize on a more attractive investment opportunity. The Fund’s philosophy is based on key elements that we believe have extensive empirical evidence:
n    Company intrinsic values can be reasonably estimated. Importantly, this estimated fair business value is independent of the company’s stock price.
 
n    Market prices are more volatile than business values, partly because investors regularly overreact to negative news.
 
n    Long-term investment results are a function of the level and growth of business value in the portfolio.
     Since our application of this strategy is highly disciplined and relatively unique, it is important to understand the benefits and limitations of our process. First, the investment strategy is intended to preserve your capital while growing it at above-market rates over the long term. Second, our investments have little in common with popular stock market indexes and most of our peers. And third, the Fund’s short-term relative performance will naturally be different than the stock market and peers and have little information value since we simply don’t own the same stocks.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year 2009 was truly a tale of two markets. During the first few months of the year, equity markets declined steeply as severe problems in the credit markets and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global recession. However, the U.S. economy began to show signs that the contraction was subsiding, and equity markets rapidly reversed direction beginning in March 2009, and rallied strongly for the rest of the year.
     In this environment, sectors with the highest returns in the broad market as represented by the S&P 500 Index included more economically sensitive sectors such as information technology and consumer discretionary.1 Conversely, sectors with the lowest returns included less economically sensitive sectors such as consumer staples and health care.1
     While financial-market stress has eased significantly, we believe overall equity market valuations remain attractive. Our investment results can be lumpy during periods like this, but historically these types of markets have yielded attractive opportunities for future capital growth.
     ASML, the world’s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, was among the Fund’s top contributors during the year. Despite a difficult business environment, a recent sales rebound and improved cost trends have returned the company to profitability and improved its outlook for 2010.
     The financials sector outperformed during much of 2009 as investors contemplated an eventual end, or at least an abatement, to the global credit crisis. Our investments in Morgan Stanley and XL Capital posted double- and triple-digit gains, respectively, and made significant contributions to Fund performance. Morgan Stanley’s stock rose by over 90% during the year. Investors reacted
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Information Technology
    25.7 %
Financials
    25.5  
Consumer Discretionary
    17.7  
Industrials
    11.5  
Health Care
    8.7  
Energy
    4.0  
Consumer Staples
    2.7  
Materials
    1.6  
Money Market Funds
       
Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    2.6  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
1. ASML Holding N.V.
    5.3 %
2. UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    4.3  
3. Moody’s Corp.
    3.7  
4. XL Capital Ltd.-Class A
    3.5  
5. Robert Half International, Inc.
    3.4  
6. Bank of America Corp.
    3.2  
7. American Express Co.
    3.2  
8. Omnicom Group Inc.
    3.1  
9. Dell Inc.
    2.9  
10. KLA-Tencor Corp.
    2.7  
   
Total Net Assets
  $360.2 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    45  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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favorably to the announcement of a joint venture between the company and Citigroup in which Morgan Stanley bought Citi’s Smith Barney unit and combined it with its own global wealth management group. The new joint venture, called Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, is the industry’s leading wealth management business.
     After declining significantly in 2008 due to credit-related issues, specialty insurance provider XL Capital’s stock rebounded from its early-2009 lows, gaining over 400% during the year as investor concerns abated. We continue to believe the company is undervalued despite its significant rebound.
     In addition to these investments, a legal settlement the Fund received from the Tyco International class action lawsuit was a meaningful contributor to 2009 results. The legal settlement was in addition to the stock’s 65% gain during 2009.
     While many financial stocks performed well, Citigroup’s stock fell by more than 45% during the year. In February, Citigroup took the dramatic step of recapitalizing the company via a preferred-for-common exchange. The action bolstered Citigroup’s capital position to among the strongest in the world, but diluted our estimate of per-share intrinsic value severely.
     Our valuation analysis suggested the recent market stress produced some of the most compelling valuation opportunities in recent history. As a consequence, our turnover was higher than normal during the year as we tried to exploit those opportunities.
Context for results
The crisis environment that characterized 2008 and part of 2009 has abated since the market’s March 2009 low. This process was favorable to the Fund and shifted investor attention to the valuation opportunities created by the crisis and exploited by our investment process. We continue to believe the valuation opportunity captured by the Fund remains very attractive despite record appreciation since March 9, 2009. But a self-sustaining economic recovery is a necessary precondition to further normalization of equity values.
     Since the market low in March, valuation spreads have tightened from record-wide levels and, consequently, the difference between price and our estimate of portfolio value also has declined. However, despite the sharp market increase, the Fund’s price-to-value ratio remains very attractive versus history, but substantially less than at the recent market low. Shareholders should not expect the magnitude of recent outperformance to be repeated in the next 12 months. While we think portfolio values remain compelling, the next phase of any market recovery could prove more muted.
Portfolio assessment
We believe the single most important indicator of the way the Fund is positioned for potential future success is not our historical investment results or popular statistical measures, but rather the difference between current market prices and the Fund’s estimated intrinsic value — the aggregate business value of the portfolio based on our estimate of intrinsic value for each individual holding.
     At the close of the quarter, the difference between the market price and the estimated intrinsic value of the Fund remained high versus history, according to our estimation. While there is no assurance that market value will ever reflect our estimate of the Fund’s intrinsic value, we believe the large gap between price and estimated intrinsic value may cause above-average capital appreciation as capital markets normalize.
In closing
Markets experienced a strong recovery during 2009, and the Fund significantly outperformed its indexes. While we do not expect a repeat of 2009’s results in 2010, we do believe the Fund’s price-to-value ratio remains very attractive versus history.
     We continue to work hard to protect and grow the Fund’s estimated intrinsic value. We thank you for your investment and for sharing our long-term investment perspective.
 
1    Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Bret Stanley
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund. He began his investment career in 1988 and joined Invesco Aim in 1998. Mr. Stanley earned a B.B.A. in finance from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. in finance from the University of Houston.
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R. Canon Coleman II
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund. He began his investment career in 1996 and joined Invesco Aim in 2000. Mr. Coleman earned a B.S. and an M.S. in accounting from the University of Florida. He also earned an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Matthew Seinsheimer
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund. He began his investment career in 1992 and joined Invesco Aim in 1998. He earned a B.B.A. in finance from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Michael Simon
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund. He began his investment career in 1989 and joined Invesco Aim in 2001. Mr. Simon earned a B.B.A. in finance from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Assisted by the Basic Value Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Index data from 8/31/01, Fund data from 9/10/01
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (9/10/01)
    0.34 %
5 Years
    -2.80  
1 Year
    48.00  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
Inception (9/10/01)
    0.11 %
5 Years
    -3.02  
1 Year
    47.74  
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.03% and 1.28%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
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AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n    Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
n    Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as derivatives. The principal risk of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk — the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the Fund.
     Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     Leveraging entails risks such as magnifying changes in the value of the portfolio’s securities.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     The Fund invests in “value” stocks, which can continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time and may never realize their full value.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
     The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.42%
 
       
 
Advertising–5.38%
 
       
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(b)
    1,136,842     $ 8,389,894  
 
Omnicom Group Inc.
    280,235       10,971,200  
 
              19,361,094  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.74%
 
       
State Street Corp.
    143,637       6,253,955  
 
 
Brewers–1.53%
 
       
Molson Coors Brewing Co.–Class B
    121,937       5,506,675  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–1.98%
 
       
International Game Technology
    379,936       7,131,399  
 
 
Communications Equipment–2.34%
 
       
Nokia Corp.–ADR (Finland)
    654,878       8,415,182  
 
 
Computer Hardware–2.94%
 
       
Dell Inc.(b)
    737,963       10,597,149  
 
 
Construction Materials–1.59%
 
       
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.–ADR (Mexico)(b)
    485,373       5,737,109  
 
 
Consumer Finance–4.65%
 
       
American Express Co.
    284,129       11,512,907  
 
SLM Corp.(b)
    463,847       5,227,556  
 
              16,740,463  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–3.77%
 
       
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)
    135,717       8,765,961  
 
Western Union Co.
    255,400       4,814,290  
 
              13,580,251  
 
 
Diversified Capital Markets–1.39%
 
       
UBS AG (Switzerland)(b)
    323,414       5,016,151  
 
 
Education Services–0.36%
 
       
Apollo Group, Inc.–Class A(b)
    21,609       1,309,073  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–4.59%
 
       
Flextronics International Ltd. (Singapore)(b)
    1,004,957       7,346,236  
 
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (Switzerland)
    373,813       9,177,109  
 
              16,523,345  
 
 
General Merchandise Stores–2.52%
 
       
Target Corp.
    187,832       9,085,434  
 
 
Home Improvement Retail–1.90%
 
       
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    235,978       6,826,844  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.07%
 
       
Marriott International, Inc.–Class A
    141,147       3,846,256  
 
 
Household Appliances–1.45%
 
       
Whirlpool Corp.
    64,729       5,221,041  
 
 
Human Resource & Employment Services–3.35%
 
       
Robert Half International, Inc.
    451,487       12,068,248  
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates–1.94%
 
       
Tyco International Ltd.
    196,285       7,003,449  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–4.87%
 
       
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    200,439       9,619,068  
 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)
    221,225       7,906,581  
 
              17,525,649  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.14%
 
       
Morgan Stanley
    259,965       7,694,964  
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.96%
 
       
Waters Corp.(b)
    114,129       7,071,433  
 
 
Managed Health Care–6.77%
 
       
Aetna Inc.
    281,638       8,927,924  
 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    506,785       15,446,807  
 
              24,374,731  
 
 
Movies & Entertainment–1.15%
 
       
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    127,964       4,126,839  
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.58%
 
       
Transocean Ltd.(b)
    25,119       2,079,853  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–3.46%
 
       
Halliburton Co.
    202,090       6,080,888  
 
Weatherford International Ltd.(b)
    355,410       6,365,393  
 
              12,446,281  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–6.81%
 
       
Bank of America Corp.
    766,156       11,538,310  
 
Citigroup Inc.
    1,013,903       3,356,019  
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    231,199       9,634,062  
 
              24,528,391  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.16%
 
       
Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)
    128,827       4,195,739  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–3.48%
 
       
XL Capital Ltd.–Class A
    683,750       12,533,137  
 
 
Regional Banks–1.60%
 
       
Fifth Third Bancorp
    592,404       5,775,939  
 
 
Research & Consulting Services–1.30%
 
       
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)
    55,457       4,678,907  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–8.01%
 
       
ASML Holding N.V. (Netherlands)
    563,414     $ 19,137,255  
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.
    269,072       9,729,644  
 
              28,866,899  
 
 
Specialized Finance–3.70%
 
       
Moody’s Corp.
    497,878       13,343,130  
 
 
Specialty Stores–1.92%
 
       
Staples, Inc.
    280,750       6,903,642  
 
 
Systems Software–4.02%
 
       
CA, Inc.
    217,374       4,882,220  
 
Microsoft Corp.
    315,040       9,605,570  
 
              14,487,790  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $319,608,514)
            350,856,442  
 
 
Money Market Funds–3.19%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)
    5,754,937       5,754,937  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)
    5,754,937       5,754,937  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $11,509,874)
            11,509,874  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.61% (Cost $331,118,388)
            362,366,316  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.61)%
            (2,213,069 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 360,153,247  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $319,608,514)
  $ 350,856,442  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    11,509,874  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $331,118,388)
    362,366,316  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    35,952  
 
Dividends
    202,956  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    18,830  
 
Total assets
    362,624,054  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Investments purchased
    1,575,219  
 
Fund shares reacquired
    374,169  
 
Amount due custodian
    106,286  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    301,399  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    38,146  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    75,588  
 
Total liabilities
    2,470,807  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 360,153,247  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 412,789,540  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    1,482,421  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (85,366,642 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    31,247,928  
 
    $ 360,153,247  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 226,281,592  
 
Series II
  $ 133,871,655  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    37,811,853  
 
Series II
    22,505,992  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 5.98  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 5.95  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $138,628)
  $ 4,753,103  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $171,900)
    227,978  
 
Total investment income
    4,981,081  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    2,175,457  
 
Administrative services fees
    835,778  
 
Custodian fees
    15,058  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    327,562  
 
Transfer agent fees
    32,761  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    29,148  
 
Other
    39,741  
 
Total expenses
    3,455,505  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (16,169 )
 
Net expenses
    3,439,336  
 
Net investment income
    1,541,745  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(2,099))
    (33,151,807 )
 
Foreign currencies
    29,945  
 
      (33,121,862 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
    158,453,793  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    125,331,931  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 126,873,676  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 1,541,745     $ 4,405,070  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (33,121,862 )     (49,252,859 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    158,453,793       (280,398,576 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    126,873,676       (325,246,365 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (3,201,037 )     (2,317,576 )
 
Series II
    (1,368,809 )     (1,044,721 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (4,569,846 )     (3,362,297 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
          (50,134,173 )
 
Series II
          (40,634,468 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
          (90,768,641 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (1,497,408 )     (7,248,339 )
 
Series II
    (45,220,456 )     7,590,709  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (46,717,864 )     342,370  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    75,585,966       (419,034,933 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    284,567,281       703,602,214  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $1,482,421 and $4,480,578, respectively)
  $ 360,153,247     $ 284,567,281  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .695%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .67%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .645%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .62%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .595%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .57%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .545%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .52%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $16,169.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. Agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $82,535 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $753,243 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 343,229,060     $ 19,137,256     $     $ 362,366,316  
 
 
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $194,147 and securities sales of $956,181, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(2,099).
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $3,472 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 4,569,846     $ 12,265,002  
 
Long-term capital gain
          81,865,936  
 
Total distributions
  $ 4,569,846     $ 94,130,938  
 
 
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 1,565,754  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    20,464,257  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (77,030 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (1,635,168 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (72,954,106 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    412,789,540  
 
Total net assets
  $ 360,153,247  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2016
  $ 40,544,207  
 
December 31, 2017
    32,409,899  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 72,954,106  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $69,432,845 and $116,215,297, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 57,919,028  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (37,454,771 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 20,464,257  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $341,902,059.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $29,944 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $29,944. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended
  Year ended
    December 31, 2009(a)   December 31, 2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    7,249,578     $ 36,341,584       1,778,569     $ 13,914,876  
 
Series II
    6,780,957       32,543,999       2,620,573       20,597,994  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    550,953       3,201,037       12,700,181       52,451,749  
 
Series II
    236,818       1,368,809       10,165,656       41,679,189  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (8,478,204 )     (41,040,029 )     (7,399,923 )     (73,614,964 )
 
Series II
    (15,711,336 )     (79,133,264 )     (5,649,845 )     (54,686,474 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (9,371,234 )   $ (46,717,864 )     14,215,211     $ 342,370  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 65% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 4.10     $ 0.03 (c)   $ 1.94     $ 1.97     $ (0.09 )   $     $ (0.09 )   $ 5.98       48.00 %   $ 226,282       0.98 %(d)     0.99 %(d)     0.59 %(d)     23 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    12.73       0.10 (c)     (6.68 )     (6.58 )     (0.09 )     (1.96 )     (2.05 )     4.10       (51.77 )     157,693       1.03       1.03       0.99       58  
Year ended 12/31/07
    13.35       0.07 (c)     0.17       0.24       (0.08 )     (0.78 )     (0.86 )     12.73       1.62       399,974       0.96       0.99       0.52       25  
Year ended 12/31/06
    12.37       0.07 (c)     1.54       1.61       (0.05 )     (0.58 )     (0.63 )     13.35       13.12       489,352       0.97       1.02       0.54       15  
Year ended 12/31/05
    11.84       0.05       0.63       0.68       (0.01 )     (0.14 )     (0.15 )     12.37       5.74       487,332       0.97       1.02       0.38       16  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    4.07       0.02 (c)     1.92       1.94       (0.06 )           (0.06 )     5.95       47.74       133,872       1.23 (d)     1.24 (d)     0.34 (d)     23  
Year ended 12/31/08
    12.62       0.07 (c)     (6.61 )     (6.54 )     (0.05 )     (1.96 )     (2.01 )     4.07       (51.90 )     126,874       1.28       1.28       0.74       58  
Year ended 12/31/07
    13.24       0.04 (c)     0.16       0.20       (0.04 )     (0.78 )     (0.82 )     12.62       1.36       303,628       1.21       1.24       0.27       25  
Year ended 12/31/06
    12.26       0.04 (c)     1.54       1.58       (0.02 )     (0.58 )     (0.60 )     13.24       12.94       339,457       1.22       1.27       0.29       15  
Year ended 12/31/05
    11.76       0.02       0.62       0.64       0.00       (0.14 )     (0.14 )     12.26       5.43       363,393       1.22       1.27       0.13       16  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $184,342 and $131,025 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Basic Value Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,269.50       $ 5.61       $ 1,020.27       $ 4.99         0.98 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,271.20         7.04         1,019.00         6.26         1.23  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    100.00%  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
 
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
    2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business

Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute
  None
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
    2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.
  None
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
    1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
    2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
    2001     Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
    2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
    2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)

Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations
  Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee
    1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)

Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)
  Administaff
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
    1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich &
Tang Funds (16
portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
    1998     Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
    1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
    2004     Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
    2005     Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
                 
Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/        
Position(s) Held with the   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
    2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
    2006     Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)
  N/A
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
    2004     Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
    2003     General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
    1999     Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
    1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)
  N/A
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
    2005     Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
    2006     Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.

Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        
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AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
(IMAGE)
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund’s Series I shares produced double-digit positive returns but underperformed the Fund’s style-specific index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Much of the Fund’s underperformance was due its defensive posture as well as stock selection across sectors. The Fund’s Series I shares also underperformed the broad market, represented by the S&P 500 Index.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.

If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    21.08 %
Series II Shares
    20.72  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
Russell 1000 Growth Index6(Style-Specific Index)
    37.21  
Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Growth Funds Category Average6 (Peer Group)
    40.72  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We believe a growth investment strategy is an essential component of a diversified portfolio.
     Our investment process seeks to identify companies that generate sustainable revenue, earnings and cash flow growth that is not fully reflected in investor expectations or equity valuations.
     We begin with a quantitative model that ranks companies based on a set of growth, quality and valuation factors. This proprietary model provides an objective approach to identifying new investment opportunities.
     Our stock selection process is based on a rigorous three-step process that includes fundamental, valuation and timeliness analysis. Importantly, we search for compelling growth companies in all areas of the market, including many sectors that are not traditionally identified as growth sectors.
     Our fundamental analysis focuses on identifying industries and companies with strong fundamental drivers of high-quality growth in revenues, earnings and cash flow. Our valuation analysis focuses on identifying attractively valued stocks based on their growth potential over a two- to three-year time horizon. Our timeliness analysis employs moving average analysis and other selected factors to identify the timeliness of a stock transaction.
     We carefully construct the portfolio with a goal to minimize unnecessary risk. We seek to accomplish this goal by diversifying portfolio holdings across countries, sectors, industries and market capitalizations. Additionally, we avoid building concentrated position sizes and expect to hold numerous stocks in the portfolio. Our target holding period is two to three years for each stock.
     We consider selling a stock when it no longer meets our investment criteria, based on:
n    Deteriorating fundamental business prospects.
 
n    Declining quantitative rank.
 
n    Negative changes to the investment thesis.
 
n    Finding a more attractive opportunity.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year was truly a tale of two markets. During the second half of 2008 and the first two months of 2009, equity markets declined steeply as severe problems in the credit markets, a rapidly deteriorating housing market, rising energy and food prices and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global recession. However, the U.S. economy began to show signs that the contraction was moderating, and equity markets rapidly reversed direction beginning in March 2009, rallying strongly through most of the remaining months of the year.
     In this environment, indexes measuring the performance of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks all had positive returns, with mid-caps outperforming large- and small-cap stocks.1 In terms of investment style, growth stocks generally outperformed value stocks.1 Sectors with the highest returns in the broad market as represented by the S&P 500 Index included economically sensitive sectors such as information technology (IT), materials and consumer discretionary.1
     While the Fund underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index for the year as a whole, it held up much better during the first two months of 2009. During those two months, the Fund benefited from a very defensive posture, with significant overweights in less economically sensitive sectors such as consumer staples and health care, and sizable underweights in economically sensitive sectors such as consumer discretionary and IT. Additionally, the Fund had a larger than normal cash position because we used cash as a defensive tool.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Information Technology
    34.5 %
Consumer Discretionary
    15.2  
Health Care
    12.6  
Industrials
    11.9  
Financials
    6.8  
Energy
    6.5  
Consumer Staples
    4.8  
Materials
    2.4  
Telecommunication Services
    1.9  
Utilities
    0.4  
Money Market Funds
Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    3.0  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
1. Google Inc.-Class A
    2.8 %
2. Apple Inc.
    2.4  
3. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    2.3  
4. Research In Motion Ltd.
    2.2  
5. QUALCOMM Inc.
    2.0  
6. United Technologies Corp.
    2.0  
7. KDDI Corp.
    1.9  
8. Microsoft Corp.
    1.8  
9. International Business Machines Corp.
    1.8  
10. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
    1.7  
 
Total Net Assets
  $705.6 million  
 
       
Total Number of Holdings*
    124  
 
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     However, the Fund began to underperform the Russell 1000 Growth Index when equity markets hit a bottom and began rallying in March. Fund underperformance was driven primarily by two factors. First, much of the Fund’s underperformance was driven by its defensive posture within and across sectors as economically sensitive stocks outperformed following the March low. Second, the Fund underperformed its style-specific index because it did not own many of the lower-quality, highly levered companies that outperformed during the market rebound. Our investment approach specifically avoids companies with these traits because over the long term they tend to perform poorly.
     Over the course of the year, the Fund underperformed its style-specific index by the widest margin in the IT sector, due to both stock selection and a significant underweight position. Within this sector, the Fund did not own many of the lower quality companies that performed strongly during the stock market rally. Despite underperforming in this sector, all five of the Fund’s top contributors were IT holdings: Microsoft, Google, Research in Motion, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Apple.
     Another area of weakness for the Fund during the year was the consumer staples sector. Within this sector, underperformance was driven by an overweight position and stock selection. Our overweight position detracted from Fund performance because many of these defensive stocks underperformed as investors rotated into economically sensitive stocks during the market rebound. Within this sector, consumer products maker Procter & Gamble and grocery store operator Kroger were two of the leading detractors from Fund performance. Both holdings were sold due to deteriorating fundamentals.
     The Fund underperformed in several other sectors, largely driven by stock selection. Sectors in which the Fund had the greatest underperformance included financials, health care, telecommunication services, consumer discretionary and industrials. The Fund’s larger than normal cash position also was a detractor from performance when equity markets improved.
     The Fund outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index in two sectors: utilities and materials. Outperformance in the utilities sector was due to an underweight position. Outperformance in the materials sector was driven primarily by strong stock selection.
     We began to reposition the portfolio in May, moving into economically sensitive holdings that we believed would perform well in a more stable economic environment. This repositioning included a significant reduction in the defensive health care and consumer staples sectors, as well as a reduction in the Fund’s cash position. We rotated into economically sensitive sectors including IT, consumer discretionary and energy.
     As we’ve discussed, the stock market experienced heavy volatility during the year covered by this report. We would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program.
     We thank you for your commitment to AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund.
 
1    Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Robert Lloyd
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 2000 and was named a portfolio manager in 2001. Mr. Lloyd earned a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
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Ryan Amerman
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 1996. Mr. Amerman earned a B.B.A. from Stephen F. Austin State University and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in finance from the University of St. Thomas.
Assisted by the Large/Multi-Cap Growth Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 4/30/93, Fund data from 5/5/93
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/5/93)
    5.57 %
10 Years
    -4.30  
5 Years
    -2.03  
1 Year
    21.08  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    -4.54 %
5 Years
    -2.28  
1 Year
    20.72  
Series II shares inception date is August 21, 2001. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 5, 1993. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.92% and 1.17%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on this Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
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AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund’s investment objective is growth of capital.
n    Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
n    Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     Investing in a fund that invests in smaller companies involves risks not associated with investing in more established companies, such as business risk, stock price fluctuations and illiquidity.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap growth stocks. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
     The Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Growth Funds Category Average represents an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds category.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.01%
 
       
 
Aerospace & Defense–4.02%
 
       
General Dynamics Corp.
    49,368     $ 3,365,417  
 
Goodrich Corp.
    57,235       3,677,349  
 
Honeywell International Inc.
    94,570       3,707,144  
 
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    66,296       3,670,146  
 
United Technologies Corp.
    200,535       13,919,134  
 
              28,339,190  
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics–0.48%
 
       
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
    97,859       3,398,643  
 
 
Airlines–0.76%
 
       
Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b)
    218,563       2,487,247  
 
UAL Corp.(b)(c)
    223,734       2,888,406  
 
              5,375,653  
 
 
Apparel Retail–1.75%
 
       
Aeropostale, Inc.(b)
    36,217       1,233,189  
 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
    134,814       2,289,141  
 
Gap, Inc. (The)
    293,523       6,149,307  
 
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)
    127,299       2,680,917  
 
              12,352,554  
 
 
Application Software–0.43%
 
       
Adobe Systems Inc.(b)
    82,563       3,036,667  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.79%
 
       
BlackRock, Inc.
    11,367       2,639,417  
 
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
    55,162       2,937,377  
 
              5,576,794  
 
 
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.54%
 
       
Autoliv, Inc. (Sweden)
    57,258       2,482,707  
 
BorgWarner, Inc.
    42,373       1,407,631  
 
Gentex Corp.
    98,344       1,755,441  
 
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    192,555       5,245,198  
 
              10,890,977  
 
 
Automobile Manufacturers–0.66%
 
       
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)
    110,600       4,648,451  
 
 
Automotive Retail–0.37%
 
       
AutoZone, Inc.(b)
    16,571       2,619,378  
 
 
Biotechnology–3.45%
 
       
Amgen Inc.(b)
    144,379       8,167,520  
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)
    373,187       16,151,533  
 
              24,319,053  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Communications Equipment–5.72%
 
       
Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)
    449,922       10,771,133  
 
QUALCOMM Inc.
    306,972       14,200,525  
 
Research In Motion Ltd. (Canada)(b)
    227,536       15,367,781  
 
              40,339,439  
 
 
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.31%
 
       
Best Buy Co., Inc.
    54,731       2,159,685  
 
 
Computer Hardware–5.42%
 
       
Apple Inc.(b)
    78,664       16,587,091  
 
Dell Inc.(b)
    211,446       3,036,365  
 
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    118,673       6,112,846  
 
International Business Machines Corp.
    95,446       12,493,881  
 
              38,230,183  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.38%
 
       
QLogic Corp.(b)
    97,354       1,837,070  
 
STEC Inc.(b)(c)
    49,971       816,526  
 
              2,653,596  
 
 
Construction & Engineering–0.50%
 
       
Fluor Corp.
    78,245       3,524,155  
 
 
       
Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.31%
 
Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)
    106,200       2,214,773  
 
 
Consumer Finance–0.42%
 
       
American Express Co.
    72,672       2,944,669  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.24%
 
       
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)(c)
    56,548       3,652,435  
 
MasterCard, Inc.–Class A
    22,680       5,805,626  
 
Visa Inc.–Class A
    72,782       6,365,514  
 
              15,823,575  
 
 
Department Stores–2.46%
 
       
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.
    295,634       7,866,821  
 
Kohl’s Corp.(b)
    176,017       9,492,597  
 
              17,359,418  
 
 
Diversified Metals & Mining–2.05%
 
       
BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)
    90,452       3,463,787  
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
    81,659       6,556,401  
 
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)
    82,443       4,445,233  
 
              14,465,421  
 
 
Education Services–0.52%
 
       
Apollo Group, Inc.–Class A(b)
    60,901       3,689,383  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


 

                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment–1.09%
 
       
Cooper Industries PLC (Ireland)
    180,753     $ 7,707,308  
 
                 
         
 
Electronic Components–0.85%
 
       
Corning Inc.
    310,336       5,992,588  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–1.44%
 
       
Flextronics International Ltd. (Singapore)(b)
    799,264       5,842,620  
 
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (Switzerland)
    176,017       4,321,217  
 
              10,163,837  
 
 
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.60%
 
       
Waste Management, Inc.
    125,734       4,251,067  
 
 
Footwear–0.59%
 
       
NIKE, Inc.–Class B
    62,938       4,158,314  
 
 
Gas Utilities–0.39%
 
       
EQT Corp.
    62,933       2,764,017  
 
 
General Merchandise Stores–1.22%
 
       
Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)
    178,940       8,642,802  
 
 
Health Care Distributors–0.39%
 
       
McKesson Corp.
    44,209       2,763,063  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–2.66%
 
       
Baxter International Inc.
    159,743       9,373,719  
 
Medtronic, Inc.
    141,119       6,206,414  
 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b)
    68,359       3,202,619  
 
              18,782,752  
 
 
Health Care Services–2.34%
 
       
Express Scripts, Inc.(b)
    108,595       9,388,038  
 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)
    34,403       2,574,720  
 
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(b)
    70,687       4,517,606  
 
              16,480,364  
 
 
Home Improvement Retail–2.30%
 
       
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    255,446       7,390,053  
 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
    377,561       8,831,152  
 
              16,221,205  
 
 
Homefurnishing Retail–0.40%
 
       
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(b)
    72,693       2,808,131  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.97%
 
       
Carnival Corp.(b)(d)
    215,057       6,815,156  
 
 
Household Products–0.53%
 
       
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    45,324       3,723,367  
 
 
Human Resource & Employment Services–0.32%
 
       
Robert Half International, Inc.
    85,445       2,283,945  
 
 
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.97%
 
       
Costco Wholesale Corp.
    138,735       8,208,950  
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    106,096       5,670,831  
 
              13,879,781  
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates–0.31%
 
       
McDermott International, Inc.(b)
    90,477       2,172,353  
 
                 
         
 
Industrial Machinery–1.48%
 
       
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    54,128       2,597,603  
 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)
    177,559       6,345,958  
 
Valmont Industries, Inc.
    18,813       1,475,880  
 
              10,419,441  
 
 
Integrated Oil & Gas–2.27%
 
       
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    108,500       7,398,615  
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    106,101       8,631,316  
 
              16,029,931  
 
 
Internet Retail–1.59%
 
       
Amazon.com, Inc.(b)
    56,623       7,616,926  
 
Priceline.com Inc.(b)
    16,422       3,588,207  
 
              11,205,133  
 
 
Internet Software & Services–3.12%
 
       
Google Inc.–Class A(b)
    32,060       19,876,559  
 
VeriSign, Inc.(b)
    88,296       2,140,295  
 
              22,016,854  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.27%
 
       
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
    273,873       5,154,290  
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    43,338       7,317,188  
 
Jefferies Group, Inc.(b)
    148,423       3,522,078  
 
              15,993,556  
 
 
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.83%
 
       
Amdocs Ltd.(b)
    133,196       3,800,082  
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(b)
    201,872       9,144,801  
 
              12,944,883  
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.67%
 
       
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)
    99,137       4,727,844  
 
 
Managed Health Care–0.85%
 
       
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    195,815       5,968,441  
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.47%
 
       
Transocean Ltd.(b)
    40,056       3,316,637  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.13%
 
       
Baker Hughes Inc.
    64,479       2,610,110  
 
Cameron International Corp.(b)
    113,486       4,743,715  
 
Halliburton Co.
    87,086       2,620,418  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–(continued)
 
       
                 
Schlumberger Ltd.
    44,126     $ 2,872,161  
 
Weatherford International Ltd.(b)
    122,794       2,199,240  
 
              15,045,644  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.58%
 
       
Apache Corp.
    40,493       4,177,663  
 
Devon Energy Corp.
    95,037       6,985,219  
 
              11,162,882  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.89%
 
       
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    151,199       6,300,462  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.72%
 
       
General Mills, Inc.
    36,166       2,560,914  
 
Kellogg Co.
    46,803       2,489,920  
 
              5,050,834  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–2.30%
 
       
Abbott Laboratories
    131,467       7,097,904  
 
Johnson & Johnson
    85,347       5,497,200  
 
Shire PLC (United Kingdom)
    184,319       3,603,821  
 
              16,198,925  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.84%
 
       
ACE Ltd. (Switzerland)(b)
    118,193       5,956,927  
 
 
Railroads–1.22%
 
       
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    59,970       3,143,628  
 
Union Pacific Corp.
    85,307       5,451,117  
 
              8,594,745  
 
 
Restaurants–0.49%
 
       
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.–Wts., expiring 03/02/12(e)
    1,194       71  
 
McDonald’s Corp.
    55,563       3,469,354  
 
              3,469,425  
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–2.17%
 
       
Applied Materials, Inc.
    175,743       2,449,858  
 
ASML Holding N.V. (Netherlands)
    296,814       10,081,761  
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.
    77,290       2,794,806  
 
              15,326,425  
 
 
Semiconductors–5.75%
 
       
Altera Corp.
    288,181       6,521,536  
 
Intel Corp.
    542,923       11,075,629  
 
NVIDIA Corp.(b)
    178,752       3,339,087  
 
PMC-Sierra, Inc.(b)
    175,563       1,520,376  
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.–ADR (Taiwan)
    715,545       8,185,835  
 
Texas Instruments Inc.
    151,561       3,949,680  
 
Xilinx, Inc.
    238,388       5,974,003  
 
              40,566,146  
 
 
Soft Drinks–1.60%
 
       
PepsiCo, Inc.
    186,067       11,312,874  
 
 
Specialized Finance–1.59%
 
       
CME Group Inc.
    17,811       5,983,605  
 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc.(b)
    46,649       5,238,683  
 
              11,222,288  
 
 
Steel–0.40%
 
       
United States Steel Corp.
    50,951       2,808,419  
 
 
Systems Software–5.11%
 
       
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)
    356,066       12,063,516  
 
McAfee Inc.(b)
    275,955       11,195,494  
 
Microsoft Corp.
    420,250       12,813,423  
 
              36,072,433  
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.55%
 
       
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    39,840       3,857,707  
 
 
Trucking–0.23%
 
       
Con-way Inc.
    46,965       1,639,548  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.94%
 
       
KDDI Corp. (Japan)
    2,593       13,678,286  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $571,843,171)
            684,458,397  
 
 
Money Market Funds–2.93%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(f)
    10,337,472       10,337,472  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(f)
    10,337,472       10,337,472  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $20,674,944)
            20,674,944  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.94% (Cost $592,518,115)
            705,133,341  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–0.79%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $5,600,870)(f)(g)
    5,600,870       5,600,870  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.73% (Cost $598,118,985)
            710,734,211  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.73)%
            (5,146,931 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 705,587,280  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


 

Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
Wts.
  – Warrants
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(d) Each unit represents one common share and one trust share.
(e) Non-income producing security acquired through a corporate action.
(f) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(g) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $571,843,171)*
  $ 684,458,397  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    26,275,814  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $598,118,985)
    710,734,211  
 
Receivables for:
       
Investments sold
    1,997,898  
 
Fund shares sold
    139,963  
 
Dividends
    422,071  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    121,472  
 
Other assets
    389  
 
Total assets
    713,416,004  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    861,309  
 
Amount due custodian
    521,132  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    5,600,870  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    530,411  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    45,297  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    269,705  
 
Total liabilities
    7,828,724  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 705,587,280  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 1,019,339,851  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    4,136,629  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (430,504,426 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    112,615,226  
 
    $ 705,587,280  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 512,540,420  
 
Series II
  $ 193,046,860  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    25,211,105  
 
Series II
    9,650,211  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 20.33  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 20.00  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $5,337,699 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $98,318)
  $ 10,959,149  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $17,917)
    157,977  
 
Total investment income
    11,117,126  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    4,026,479  
 
Administrative services fees
    1,667,726  
 
Custodian fees
    19,617  
 
Distribution fees–Series II
    435,691  
 
Transfer agent fees
    65,661  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    42,174  
 
Other
    68,440  
 
Total expenses
    6,325,788  
 
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)
    (38,338 )
 
Net expenses
    6,287,450  
 
Net investment income
    4,829,676  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(171,528))
    (94,026,800 )
 
Foreign currencies
    (39,694 )
 
      (94,066,494 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
       
Investment securities
    214,318,100  
 
Foreign currencies
    (23,348 )
 
      214,294,752  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    120,228,258  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 125,057,934  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 4,829,676     $ 3,196,615  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (94,066,494 )     (106,704,909 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    214,294,752       (443,131,750 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    125,057,934       (546,640,044 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (2,958,538 )      
 
Series II
    (485,149 )      
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (3,443,687 )      —  
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (68,162,037 )     (183,737,135 )
 
Series II
    (16,738,294 )     (36,720,561 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (84,900,331 )     (220,457,696 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    36,713,916       (767,097,740 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    668,873,364       1,435,971,104  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $4,136,629 and $2,790,334, respectively)
  $ 705,587,280     $ 668,873,364  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is growth of capital.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate,
 
 
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maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual
 
 
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results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .65%
 
Over $250 million
    0 .60%
 
 
 
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  Through December 31, 2009, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees to the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the Fund (based on the Fund’s average daily net assets) do not exceed the annual rate of:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .695%
 
Next $750 million
    0 .625%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .62%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .595%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .57%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .545%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .52%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $37,855.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $159,557 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $1,508,169 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
 
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 672,201,920     $ 38,532,291     $     $ 710,734,211  
 
 
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $2,988,284 and securities sales of $1,237,331, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(171,528).
 
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
 
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of custodian credits which result from periodic overnight cash balances at the custodian. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $483.
 
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $4,332 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
 
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NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 3,443,687     $  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 4,448,535  
 
Net unrealized appreciation–investments
    107,336,833  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (278,980 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (32,926 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (425,226,033 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    1,019,339,851  
 
Total net assets
  $ 705,587,280  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions. Under these limitation rules, the Fund is limited to utilizing $425,226,034 of capital loss carryforward in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 140,535,268  
 
December 31, 2011
    56,312,951  
 
December 31, 2017
    228,377,814  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 425,226,033  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $532,037,731 and $580,161,471, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 121,004,403  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (13,667,570 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 107,336,833  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $603,397,378.
 
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of expired capital loss carryforward and foreign currency transactions, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $39,694, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $8,302,172 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $8,262,478. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
 
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NOTE 11—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    1,264,061     $ 22,171,261       1,708,428     $ 40,436,878  
 
Series II
    874,710       15,048,701       1,300,851       26,652,962  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    149,045       2,958,538              
 
Series II
    24,828       485,149              
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (5,328,522 )     (93,291,836 )     (9,585,390 )     (224,174,013 )
 
Series II
    (1,893,167 )     (32,272,144 )     (2,724,387 )     (63,373,523 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (4,909,045 )   $ (84,900,331 )     (9,300,498 )   $ (220,457,696 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 51% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                 
                                    Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                    expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                      to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
  Net
  (losses) on
      Dividends
              net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  investment
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income (loss)
   
    beginning
  income
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   (loss)   unrealized)   operations   income   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 16.89     $ 0.14 (c)   $ 3.42     $ 3.56     $ (0.12 )   $ 20.33       21.08 %   $ 512,540       0.90 %(d)     0.91 %(d)     0.79 %(d)     85 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    29.37       0.09 (c)     (12.57 )     (12.48 )           16.89       (42.49 )     492,079       0.91       0.91       0.37       103  
Year ended 12/31/07
    26.22       0.01       3.14       3.15             29.37       12.01       1,086,677       0.88       0.88       0.03       71  
Year ended 12/31/06
    24.67       0.01       1.55       1.56       (0.01 )     26.22       6.34       1,204,559       0.91       0.91       0.06       120  
Year ended 12/31/05
    22.69       0.03       1.97       2.00       (0.02 )     24.67       8.79       822,899       0.89       0.89       0.11       97  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    16.61       0.09 (c)     3.35       3.44       (0.05 )     20.00       20.72       193,047       1.15 (d)     1.16 (d)     0.54 (d)     85  
Year ended 12/31/08
    28.95       0.03 (c)     (12.37 )     (12.34 )           16.61       (42.63 )     176,794       1.16       1.16       0.12       103  
Year ended 12/31/07
    25.91       (0.07 )     3.11       3.04             28.95       11.73       349,294       1.13       1.13       (0.22 )     71  
Year ended 12/31/06
    24.43       (0.05 )     1.53       1.48             25.91       6.06       371,316       1.16       1.16       (0.19 )     120  
Year ended 12/31/05
    22.50       (0.03 )     1.96       1.93             24.43       8.58       339,190       1.14       1.14       (0.14 )     97  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $475,970 and $174,277 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
 
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,178.70       $ 4.94       $ 1,020.67       $ 4.58         0.90 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,177.40         6.31         1,019.41         5.85         1.15  
                                                             
 
The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    100.00%  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
           
 
Martin L. Flanagan1 —1960 Trustee
  2007    Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business

Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute
  None
 
           
Philip A. Taylor2 —1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006    Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.
  None
 
           
Independent Trustees
           
 
           
Bruce L. Crockett —1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993    Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
Bob R. Baker —1936
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
           
Frank S. Bayley—1939
Trustee
  2001    Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
           
James T. Bunch —1942
Trustee
  2004    Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
           
Albert R. Dowden—1941 Trustee
  2000    Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
           
Jack M. Fields —1952
Trustee
  1997    Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
           
Carl Frischling —1937
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich &
Tang Funds (16
portfolios)
 
           
Prema Mathai-Davis —1950
Trustee
  1998    Retired   None
 
           
Lewis F. Pennock —1942 Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
           
Larry Soll —1942
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
           
Raymond Stickel, Jr. —1944
Trustee
  2005    Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
T-1

 


 

Trustees and Officers — (continued)
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
           
 
           
Russell C. Burk—1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
  2005    Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
John M. Zerr —1962
Senior Vice President, Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006    Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)
  N/A
 
           
Lisa O. Brinkley —1959
Vice President
  2004    Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
 
           
Kevin M. Carome —1956
Vice President
  2003    General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Sheri Morris —1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
  1999    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Karen Dunn Kelley —1960
Vice President
  1993    Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)
  N/A
 
           
Lance A. Rejsek—1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  2005    Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
 
      Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
           
Todd L. Spillane —1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006    Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.

Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s
sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

 


 

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AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
(IMAGE)
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund had positive double-digit returns but underperformed the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Underperformance was driven primarily by stock selection in several sectors.
     The Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed the broad market as represented by the S&P 500 Index as mid-cap stocks generally outperformed large-cap stocks.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    42.37 %
Series II Shares
    41.99  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
Russell Midcap Growth Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    46.29  
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    45.97  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We believe a growth investment strategy is an essential component of a diversified portfolio.
     Our investment process combines fundamental and quantitative analysis to uncover companies exhibiting long-term, sustainable revenue, earnings and cash flow growth that is not yet reflected by the stock’s market price.
     Our quantitative model ranks companies based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness factors. This quantitative model is designed to identify stocks with the highest probability of meeting our team’s investment criteria. Stocks that are ranked highest by our quantitative model are the focus of our fundamental research efforts.
     Our fundamental analysis focuses on identifying companies and industries with strong drivers of growth. To accomplish this goal, we develop a fully integrated financial model to gain a more complete understanding of the financial health of each investment candidate. Additionally, our research involves due diligence of the company, which includes a detailed analysis of the strategic plans of the company’s management team. We also analyze key competitors, customers and suppliers to assess the overall attractiveness and growth potential of the industry.
     Risk management plays an important role in portfolio construction, as our target portfolio attempts to limit volatility and downside risk. We seek to accomplish this goal by investing in sectors, industries and companies with attractive fundamental prospects. We limit the Fund’s sector exposure and also seek to minimize stock-specific risk by building a diversified portfolio.
     We consider selling a stock for any of the following reasons:
n   There is a change in fundamentals, market capitalization or deterioration in the timeliness profile.
n   The price target set at purchase has been reached.
 
n   The investment thesis is no longer valid.
 
n   Insider selling indicates potential issues.
Market conditions and your Fund
The fiscal year was truly a tale of two markets. During the second half of 2008 and the first two months of 2009, equity markets experienced steep declines as severe problems in credit markets, a rapidly deteriorating housing market, rising energy and food prices and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global economic recession. However, the U.S. economy began to show signs that the economic contraction was moderating, and equity markets rapidly reversed direction beginning in March 2009 and rallied strongly for most of the remaining months in the fiscal year.
     In this environment, indexes measuring the performance of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks all had positive returns, with mid-cap stocks outperforming large- and small-cap stocks.1 In terms of investment style, growth stocks outperformed value stocks.1 The sectors with the highest returns in the broad market as represented by the S&P 500 Index included more economically sensitive sectors such as information technology (IT), materials and consumer discretionary.1
     The Fund had double-digit absolute returns, but underperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index during the fiscal year. The Fund underperformed by the widest margin in the utilities, health care, materials and consumer discretionary sectors. The Fund’s cash position also detracted from relative performance as equity markets rallied. Some of this underperformance was offset by outperformance in other sectors, including financials and IT.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Information Technology
    22.8 %
Consumer Discretionary
    16.7  
Industrials
    16.5  
Health Care
    11.2  
Energy
    10.5  
Financials
    8.8  
Materials
    5.7  
Consumer Staples
    2.5  
Utilities
    1.3  
Telecommunication Services
    1.2  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    2.8  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
1. Continental Resources, Inc.
    1.9 %
2. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A
    1.5  
3. KLA-Tencor Corp.
    1.5  
4. Nordstrom, Inc.
    1.4  
5. Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
    1.4  
6. Solera Holdings Inc.
    1.4  
7. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
    1.4  
8. Alliance Data Systems Corp.
    1.3  
9. Jarden Corp.
    1.3  
10. Walter Energy, Inc.
    1.2  
Top Five Industries*
         
1. Semiconductors
    5.9 %
2. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
    4.9  
3. Application Software
    3.7  
4. Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
    3.5  
5. Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
    3.4  
 
       
Total Net Assets
  $176.1 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    99  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     The Fund underperformed most significantly in the utilities sector, driven by stock selection. Despite reasonable stock valuation, NRG Energy spent much of the year defending itself against a hostile takeover and had double-digit losses in its share price, which detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year.
     The Fund also underperformed in the health care sector. Within this sector, key detractors from performance included contract research organization holding Pharmaceutical Product Development, as well as health insurer Humana. While we sold the Fund’s position in Humana due to deteriorating fundamentals, we continued to own Pharmaceutical Product Development at the close of the reporting period.
     In the materials sector, underperformance was driven by stock selection and an overweight position. One of the leading detractors from Fund performance was glass container manufacturer
Owens-Illinois.
     Underperformance in the consumer discretionary sector was also driven by stock selection. Within this sector, one of the leading detractors from Fund performance was Gildan Activewear, a company that manufactures and markets blank T-shirts and golf shirts for private label use. We used proceeds from the sale of Gildan to purchase additional shares of undergarment maker Hanes-brands, which was among the Fund’s leading contributors to performance during the year. Additionally, consumer products maker Jarden was the top contributor to Fund performance during the fiscal year.
     Some of this underperformance was offset by outperformance in other sectors. The Fund outperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index by the widest margin in the financials sector. Within this sector, one area of strength for the Fund was its capital markets holdings. Many of these holdings had strong performance as economic and stock market conditions improved dramatically after the market rebound. Fund holding Morgan Stanley was a key contributor to performance. We sold this holding during the summer because the strong recovery of the shares caused the market capitalization to exceed our mid-cap mandate.
     The Fund also outperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index in the IT sector, driven by stock selection. One of the leading contributors to Fund performance was hard-disk maker Western Digital, a holding that was up more than 200% during the fiscal year. One other IT holding, IT services provider Cognizant Technology Solutions, was among the Fund’s top contributors to performance.
     During the year, we increased the Fund’s exposure to more economically sensitive sectors including energy, IT and consumer discretionary. The largest reduction was in the more defensive health care sector.
     As we’ve discussed, the stock market experienced significant volatility during the year. We would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program.
     We thank you for your commitment to AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF PAUL RASPLICKA)
Paul Rasplicka
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund. Mr. Rasplicka has been associated with the adviser and/or its affiliates since 1994. He began his investment career in 1982 as an equity research analyst. A native of Denver, Mr. Rasplicka is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder with a B.S. in business administration. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He is a Chartered Investment Counselor.
(PHOTO OF BRENT LIUM)
Brent Lium
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund. He joined Invesco in 1999 in its corporate associate program and joined Invesco Aim in 2003. Mr. Lium earned a B.B.A. from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Assisted by the Mid Cap Growth Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 4/30/98, Fund data from 5/1/98
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/1/98)
    3.96 %
10 Years
    2.80  
5 Years
    1.32  
1 Year
    42.37  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    2.55 %
5 Years
    1.06  
1 Year
    41.99  
Series II shares’ inception dates is August 21, 2001. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 1, 1998.
     The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.11% and 1.36%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.12% and 1.37%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
 
2   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market
     The Fund invests in “growth” stocks, which may be more volatile than other investment styles because growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of an issuing company’s growth potential.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories — large, medium, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Small and mid-sized companies may tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and more volatile than larger companies. Investments in small and mid-sized companies may involve special risks, including those associated with dependence on a small management group, little of no operating history, little or no track record of success, and limited product lines, market and financial resources. Also, there may be less publicly available information about the issuers of the securities or less market interest in such securities than in the case of larger companies, each of which can cause significant price volatility. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be illiquid, restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than more widely held securities, which may make it difficult for fund to establish or close out a position in these securities at prevailing market prices.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective. If a fund does trade in this way, it may incur increased costs, which can lower the actual return of the fund. Active trading may also increase short term gains and losses, which may affect taxes that must be paid.
     The prices of initial public offering (IPO) securities may go up and down more than prices of equity securities of companies with longer trading histories. In addition, companies offering securities in IPOs may have less experienced management or limited operating histories. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have favorable IPO investment opportunities.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth stocks. The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
     The Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.19%
 
       
 
Aerospace & Defense–1.05%
 
       
Goodrich Corp.
    28,802     $ 1,850,529  
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics–0.90%
 
       
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
    26,971       1,584,007  
 
 
Apparel Retail–2.00%
 
       
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
    99,524       1,689,918  
 
Ross Stores, Inc.
    42,885       1,831,618  
 
              3,521,536  
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–3.53%
 
       
Carter’s, Inc.(b)
    78,781       2,068,001  
 
Coach, Inc.
    56,508       2,064,237  
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.(b)
    86,686       2,090,000  
 
              6,222,238  
 
 
Application Software–3.68%
 
       
Adobe Systems Inc.(b)
    50,358       1,852,167  
 
Autodesk, Inc.(b)
    85,389       2,169,735  
 
Solera Holdings Inc.
    68,339       2,460,887  
 
              6,482,789  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.94%
 
       
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)
    32,192       2,168,131  
 
State Street Corp.
    28,740       1,251,340  
 
              3,419,471  
 
 
Automotive Retail–0.42%
 
       
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
    18,203       736,857  
 
 
Biotechnology–2.26%
 
       
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.(b)
    83,972       1,870,056  
 
United Therapeutics Corp.(b)
    40,115       2,112,055  
 
              3,982,111  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–0.90%
 
       
International Game Technology
    84,319       1,582,668  
 
 
Coal & Consumable Fuels–1.15%
 
       
CONSOL Energy Inc.
    40,573       2,020,535  
 
 
Communications Equipment–0.76%
 
       
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)
    174,273       1,329,703  
 
Lantronix Inc.–Wts., expiring 02/09/11(c)
    576       0  
 
              1,329,703  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–3.33%
 
       
NetApp, Inc.(b)
    57,585       1,980,348  
 
QLogic Corp.(b)
    96,236       1,815,973  
 
Western Digital Corp.(b)
    46,770       2,064,896  
 
              5,861,217  
 
 
Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.55%
 
       
Bucyrus International, Inc.
    17,049       961,052  
 
 
Consumer Finance–0.50%
 
       
Discover Financial Services
    59,618       876,981  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.32%
 
       
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)(d)
    35,904       2,319,039  
 
 
Department Stores–2.43%
 
       
Macy’s, Inc.
    103,933       1,741,917  
 
Nordstrom, Inc.
    67,422       2,533,719  
 
              4,275,636  
 
 
Distributors–1.09%
 
       
LKQ Corp.(b)
    97,860       1,917,077  
 
 
Diversified Metals & Mining–2.00%
 
       
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
    16,462       1,321,734  
 
Walter Energy, Inc.
    29,197       2,198,826  
 
              3,520,560  
 
 
Diversified Support Services–1.16%
 
       
Copart, Inc.(b)
    55,916       2,048,203  
 
 
Education Services–2.90%
 
       
Apollo Group, Inc.–Class A(b)
    27,885       1,689,273  
 
Capella Education Co.(b)
    24,927       1,877,003  
 
ITT Educational Services, Inc.(b)
    16,059       1,541,022  
 
              5,107,298  
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment–2.15%
 
       
Cooper Industries PLC (Ireland)
    45,271       1,930,355  
 
Regal-Beloit Corp.
    35,734       1,856,024  
 
              3,786,379  
 
 
Electronic Components–1.13%
 
       
Amphenol Corp.–Class A
    43,152       1,992,759  
 
 
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.97%
 
       
Republic Services, Inc.
    60,408       1,710,151  
 
 
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.17%
 
       
Intrepid Potash, Inc.(b)
    70,518       2,057,010  
 
                 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Health Care Equipment–2.14%
 
       
American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.(b)
    104,955     $ 2,024,582  
 
NuVasive, Inc.(b)
    19,641       628,119  
 
ResMed Inc.–CDI(b)
    210,407       1,120,771  
 
              3,773,472  
 
 
Health Care Facilities–1.34%
 
       
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.(b)
    45,463       961,088  
 
VCA Antech, Inc.(b)
    55,896       1,392,928  
 
              2,354,016  
 
 
Health Care Services–1.62%
 
       
Express Scripts, Inc.(b)
    19,525       1,687,936  
 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA–ADR (Germany)
    22,007       1,166,591  
 
              2,854,527  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.06%
 
       
Marriott International, Inc.–Class A
    68,755       1,873,574  
 
 
Household Products–1.46%
 
       
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    15,002       906,871  
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(b)
    27,133       1,662,710  
 
              2,569,581  
 
 
Housewares & Specialties–1.32%
 
       
Jarden Corp.
    75,025       2,319,023  
 
 
Human Resource & Employment Services–1.04%
 
       
Robert Half International, Inc.
    68,799       1,838,997  
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–1.33%
 
       
KGEN Power Corp. (Acquired 01/12/07; Cost $2,219,196)(b)(e)
    158,514       951,084  
 
NRG Energy, Inc.(b)
    59,064       1,394,501  
 
              2,345,585  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–0.45%
 
       
Flowserve Corp.
    8,317       786,206  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.04%
 
       
Lazard Ltd.–Class A
    42,533       1,614,978  
 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(b)
    102,238       1,981,372  
 
              3,596,350  
 
 
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.48%
 
       
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(b)
    57,695       2,613,584  
 
 
Life & Health Insurance–2.18%
 
       
Aflac, Inc.
    43,536       2,013,540  
 
Lincoln National Corp.
    73,522       1,829,227  
 
              3,842,767  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.65%
 
       
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.
    50,708       1,188,596  
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)
    35,938       1,713,883  
 
              2,902,479  
 
 
Managed Health Care–1.56%
 
       
Aetna Inc.
    56,956       1,805,505  
 
Aveta, Inc. (Acquired 12/21/05-02/21/06; Cost $2,162,718)(b)(e)
    157,251       943,506  
 
              2,749,011  
 
 
Marine–0.49%
 
       
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.(b)(d)
    38,308       857,333  
 
 
Metal & Glass Containers–1.01%
 
       
Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)
    54,188       1,781,160  
 
 
Multi-Line Insurance–1.00%
 
       
Genworth Financial Inc.–Class A(b)
    154,761       1,756,537  
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling–1.08%
 
       
Noble Corp.
    46,664       1,899,225  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–3.38%
 
       
Baker Hughes Inc.
    40,209       1,627,660  
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)
    12,074       1,426,181  
 
Key Energy Services, Inc.(b)
    217,389       1,910,849  
 
Petroleum Geo-Services A.S.A. (Norway)(b)
    87,725       995,160  
 
              5,959,850  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–4.92%
 
       
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
    42,921       1,870,926  
 
Continental Resources, Inc.(b)
    76,864       3,296,697  
 
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(b)
    172,639       1,627,986  
 
Southwestern Energy Co.(b)
    38,679       1,864,328  
 
              8,659,937  
 
 
Personal Products–1.01%
 
       
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (The)–Class A
    36,759       1,777,665  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–0.63%
 
       
Shire PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)
    19,011       1,115,946  
 
 
Real Estate Services–1.12%
 
       
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.–Class A(b)
    145,736       1,977,638  
 
 
Research & Consulting Services–2.17%
 
       
Equifax Inc.
    56,021       1,730,489  
 
IHS Inc.–Class A(b)
    38,204       2,093,961  
 
              3,824,450  
 
 
Security & Alarm Services–1.05%
 
       
Corrections Corp. of America(b)
    75,092       1,843,509  
 
                 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–2.61%
 
       
ASML Holding N.V.–New York Shares (Netherlands)
    59,763     $ 2,037,321  
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.
    70,597       2,552,787  
 
              4,590,108  
 
 
Semiconductors–5.88%
 
       
Altera Corp.
    96,891       2,192,643  
 
Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)(b)
    107,142       1,959,627  
 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.(b)
    119,080       2,470,910  
 
ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)
    210,952       1,858,487  
 
Xilinx, Inc.
    74,579       1,868,950  
 
              10,350,617  
 
 
Specialty Chemicals–0.99%
 
       
Albemarle Corp.
    48,002       1,745,833  
 
 
Steel–0.56%
 
       
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
    55,745       987,801  
 
 
Systems Software–2.57%
 
       
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)
    71,751       2,430,924  
 
McAfee Inc.(b)
    51,708       2,097,794  
 
              4,528,718  
 
 
Tires & Rubber–1.03%
 
       
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b)
    128,749       1,815,361  
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–2.04%
 
       
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.–Class A
    37,957       1,783,979  
 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    18,738       1,814,401  
 
              3,598,380  
 
 
Trucking–2.50%
 
       
Con-way Inc.
    43,793       1,528,814  
 
Heartland Express, Inc.
    86,108       1,314,869  
 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
    48,459       1,563,772  
 
              4,407,455  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.19%
 
       
American Tower Corp.–Class A(b)
    48,518       2,096,463  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $131,666,859)
            171,158,964  
 
 
Money Market Funds–2.83%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(f)
    2,492,651       2,492,651  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(f)
    2,492,651       2,492,651  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,985,302)
            4,985,302  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.02% (Cost $136,652,161)
            176,144,266  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–1.14%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $2,007,347)(f)(g)
    2,007,347       2,007,347  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.16% (Cost $138,659,508)
            178,151,613  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.16)%
            (2,044,890 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 176,106,723  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
CDI
  – Chess Depositary Instruments
Wts.
  – Warrants
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Non-income producing security acquired through a corporate action.
(d) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(e) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2009 was $1,894,590, which represented 1.08% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(f) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(g) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $131,666,859)*
  $ 171,158,964  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    6,992,649  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $138,659,508)
    178,151,613  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    317,798  
 
Dividends
    84,243  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    27,039  
 
Total assets
    178,580,693  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    175,230  
 
Amount due custodian
    39,972  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    2,007,347  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    168,677  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    35,447  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    47,297  
 
Total liabilities
    2,473,970  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 176,106,723  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 213,236,580  
 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
    (49,367 )
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (76,572,595 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    39,492,105  
 
    $ 176,106,723  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 81,866,013  
 
Series II
  $ 94,240,710  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    7,249,202  
 
Series II
    8,574,846  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 11.29  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 10.99  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $1,953,483 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $17,012)
  $ 1,037,943  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $11,811)
    34,187  
 
Total investment income
    1,072,130  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    1,170,016  
 
Administrative services fees
    432,015  
 
Custodian fees
    17,979  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    212,310  
 
Transfer agent fees
    32,044  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    24,628  
 
Other
    55,195  
 
Total expenses
    1,944,187  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (13,027 )
 
Net expenses
    1,931,160  
 
Net investment income (loss)
    (859,030 )
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(178,242))
    (13,260,577 )
 
Foreign currencies
    (1,151 )
 
      (13,261,728 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
       
Investment securities
    69,400,504  
 
Foreign currencies
    (46 )
 
      69,400,458  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    56,138,730  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 55,279,700  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (859,030 )   $ (1,261,640 )
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (13,261,728 )     (60,191,471 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    69,400,458       (79,981,636 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    55,279,700       (141,434,747 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
          (12,491,698 )
 
Series II
          (16,383,949 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
          (28,875,647 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (5,484,404 )     (13,664,818 )
 
Series II
    (16,147,547 )     (14,156,607 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (21,631,951 )     (27,821,425 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    33,647,749       (198,131,819 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    142,458,974       340,590,793  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(49,367) and $(51,174), respectively)
  $ 176,106,723     $ 142,458,974  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate,
 
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maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual
 
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results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $350 million
    0 .75%
 
Over $350 million
    0 .625%
 
 
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  Through at least April 30, 2011, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees to the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the Fund (based on the Fund’s average daily net assets) do not exceed the annual rate of:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .745%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .73%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .715%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .70%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .685%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .67%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .655%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .64%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $13,027.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $382,015 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 175,261,863     $ 995,160     $ 1,894,590     $ 178,151,613  
 
 
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $742,152 and securities sales of $2,101,155, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(178,242).
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $3,124 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
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NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $     $ 3,219,994  
 
Long-term capital gain
          25,655,653  
 
Total distributions
  $     $ 28,875,647  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
  $ 39,219,077  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (49,367 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (76,299,567 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    213,236,580  
 
Total net assets
  $ 176,106,723  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2016
  $ 49,840,811  
 
December 31, 2017
    26,458,756  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 76,299,567  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $153,584,890 and $174,276,569, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 43,301,545  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (4,082,468 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 39,219,077  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $138,932,536.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of net operating losses, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $860,837, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $185,026 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $1,045,863. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended
  Year ended
    December 31, 2009(a)   December 31, 2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    2,458,503     $ 21,351,970       785,197     $ 11,424,370  
 
Series II
    1,455,369       12,521,899       1,469,827       22,038,946  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
                1,624,408       12,491,698  
 
Series II
                2,184,526       16,383,949  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (3,021,088 )     (26,836,374 )     (2,542,695 )     (37,580,886 )
 
Series II
    (3,276,615 )     (28,669,446 )     (3,554,464 )     (52,579,502 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (2,383,831 )   $ (21,631,951 )     (33,201 )   $ (27,821,425 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 66% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                 
                                    Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
            Net gains
                      expenses
  expenses
       
            (losses)
                      to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
  Net
  on securities
      Distributions
              net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  investment
  (both
  Total from
  from net
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income (loss)
   
    beginning
  income
  realized and
  investment
  realized
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   (loss)   unrealized)   operations   gains   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09   $ 7.93     $ (0.04 )(c)   $ 3.40     $ 3.36     $     $ 11.29       42.37 %   $ 81,866       1.10 %(d)     1.11 %(d)     (0.41 )%(d)     102 %
Year ended 12/31/08     18.85       (0.05 )(c)     (8.88 )     (8.93 )     (1.99 )     7.93       (47.03 )     61,986       1.10       1.11       (0.38 )     99  
Year ended 12/31/07     18.43       (0.10 )(c)     2.14       2.04       (1.62 )     18.85       10.84       149,776       1.05       1.06       (0.47 )     109  
Year ended 12/31/06     16.09       (0.07 )     2.73       2.66       (0.32 )     18.43       16.52       148,668       1.08       1.09       (0.48 )     119  
Year ended 12/31/05     14.68       (0.04 )     1.45       1.41             16.09       9.61       117,674       1.09       1.09       (0.22 )     125  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09     7.74       (0.06 )(c)     3.31       3.25             10.99       41.99       94,241       1.35 (d)     1.36 (d)     (0.66 )(d)     102  
Year ended 12/31/08     18.53       (0.09 )(c)     (8.71 )     (8.80 )     (1.99 )     7.74       (47.13 )     80,473       1.35       1.36       (0.63 )     99  
Year ended 12/31/07     18.19       (0.15 )(c)     2.11       1.96       (1.62 )     18.53       10.55       190,815       1.30       1.31       (0.72 )     109  
Year ended 12/31/06     15.92       (0.10 )     2.69       2.59       (0.32 )     18.19       16.26       128,990       1.33       1.34       (0.73 )     119  
Year ended 12/31/05     14.57       (0.07 )     1.42       1.35             15.92       9.27       83,388       1.34       1.34       (0.47 )     125  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $71,078 and $84,924 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,265.70       $ 6.28       $ 1,019.66       $ 5.60         1.10 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,264.70         7.71         1,018.40         6.87         1.35  
                                                             
 
The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
           
 
           
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007    Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
 
      Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
           
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  2006    Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.
  None
 
           
Independent Trustees
           
 
           
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993    Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
           
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
           
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001    Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)   None
 
           
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004    Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
           
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000    Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)

Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations
  Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
           
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997    Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)

Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)
  Administaff
 
           
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
           
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998    Retired   None
 
           
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
           
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
           
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005    Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc.
(25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
           
 
           
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
  2005    Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006    Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
 
      Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
           
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004    Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
           
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003    General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
 
      Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.    
 
           
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
  1999    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993    Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
 
      Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
           
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2005    Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
 
      Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
           
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006    Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.

Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        
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AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the 12 months ended December 31, 2009, AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund’s results, excluding variable product issuer charges, compared favorably to the broad market as measured by the S&P 500 Index, and were generally in line with those of the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The Fund’s comparative results were driven by stock selection in the energy and health care sectors. Stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector was the largest detractor relative to the Russell 1000 Index. However, IT was the largest contributor to the Fund’s absolute returns. Other contributors to the Fund’s absolute returns were holdings in the health care, energy and industrials sectors.
     The Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    28.30 %
Series II Shares
    27.98  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
Russell 1000 Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    28.43  
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    29.06  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek to manage your Fund as what we term a “conservative cornerstone” — a stable foundational component of a well-diversified portfolio of assets that may provide attractive upside participation during buoyant equity markets and downside protection during weak equity markets. As part of a well-diversified asset allocation strategy, the Fund is intended to complement more aggressive or cyclical investments.
     We conduct thorough fundamental research of companies and their businesses to gain a deeper understanding of their prospects, growth potential and return on invested capital (ROIC) characteristics. The process we use to identify potential investments for the Fund includes three phases: financial analysis, business analysis and valuation analysis.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Information Technology
    21.7 %
Health Care
    16.9  
Financials
    12.3  
Industrials
    12.3  
Consumer Staples
    8.7  
Energy
    8.1  
Consumer Discretionary
    2.5  
Telecommunication Services
    2.2  
Materials
    1.2  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    14.1  
 
       
Total Net Assets
  $ 1.5 billion  
Total Number of Holdings*
    67  
     Financial analysis provides insights into historical returns on invested capital, a key indicator of business quality, and historical capital allocation, a key indicator of management quality. Business analysis, which evaluates the competitive landscape and any structural or cyclical business opportunities or threats, allows us to identify key revenue, profit and return drivers of the company. Both the financial and business analyses serve as a basis to construct valuation models. In our valuation analysis, we use three primary techniques, including discounted cash flow, traditional valuation multiples and net asset value.
     We consider selling a stock when it exceeds our target price, we have not seen a demonstrable improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment opportunity exists.
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
  1. Progressive Corp. (The)
    2.8 %
  2. American Express Co.
    2.7  
  3. Microsoft Corp.
    2.6  
  4. Symantec Corp.
    2.4  
  5. Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    2.4  
  6. Comcast Corp.-Class A
    2.2  
  7. Nokia Corp.-ADR
    2.0  
  8. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Class A
    2.0  
  9. Motorola, Inc.
    1.9  
10. Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
    1.8  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year covered by this report was characterized by two dramatically different market environments. In early 2009, equity markets declined steeply as credit markets froze and risk premiums rose dramatically in response to the global recession. As central banks coordinated easing efforts and companies cut costs aggressively, access to liquidity improved and market valuations in both the credit and equity markets recovered from the March lows.
     Major equity indexes generated positive returns for the year, and economically sensitive sectors such as the IT, consumer discretionary and materials sectors delivered the highest returns for the year, while traditionally defensive telecommunication services, consumer staples and utilities sectors had some of the lowest returns.1
     The primary contributor to the Fund’s results was American Express, the world’s largest issuer of credit-cards as measured by purchase volume. The stock had previously suffered due to investor fears about credit losses following the financial crisis. The sell-off provided us an opportunity to add to our position in the company, which reported stabilization in credit card delinquencies and charge-offs by the second half of the year. The company also repurchased the preferred shares it issued to the U.S. Treasury under the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which we considered a validation of the firm’s stability.
     Another large contributor was industrial conglomerate Tyco International, which operates in a variety of dissimilar industries such as security solutions, fire protection and fluid valves. The market downturn provided us an opportunity to build a larger position in the stock as it traded lower. As conditions improved later in the year, the company reported good operating results due to improving margins and solid retention rates, and the stock performed well amid improving economic sentiment.
     While the Fund was underexposed to financials during the financial crisis, we took the opportunity to invest in what we viewed as higher quality banks. However, some of these names — including Wells Fargo and BB&T — continued to lag the market in 2009 and negatively affected results.
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     Wells Fargo’s late-2008 acquisition of distressed bank Wachovia boosted both its size and scale, but also added to its exposure to troubled loans. During the year, Wells Fargo reduced its dividend, and we believed the action was prudent to preserve capital. The company is experiencing healthy deposit growth and has been able to deploy capital at favorable price spreads. We believe it is well managed with a sound deposit base, a history of conservative underwriting standards and deep customer relationships. In our view, this business model is poised to gain market share in the revamped global financial system.
     Generally, we believe BB&T is a well-capitalized survivor of the credit crisis, as evidenced by the fact that it passed the federal “stress test” and repaid funds advanced under the TARP program. While credit losses for BB&T rose in 2009 (and, we believe, will likely continue to rise), we attributed the poor performance of BB&T more to the industry-wide downdraft than to company-specific factors. Nonetheless, we eliminated our position in BB&T, as we perceived better relative opportunities elsewhere in the sector.
     Another detractor from results was managed care provider UnitedHealth Group. The company faced heightened uncertainty due to the controversial health care reform package being considered by Congress. Though not yet enacted, the potential legislation was viewed as unfavorable to health care providers as it could fundamentally alter the competitive landscape for health insurance in the U.S. We eliminated this position during the year.
     Our cash weighting fluctuated during the year as we took advantage of market turmoil to invest in high quality companies that we believed had been unduly punished. As many of these companies rallied sharply in the second half of 2009, we used the opportunity to take profits. Thus, the Fund’s cash weighting was up to approximately 14% of total assets at the end of the year. Our cash holdings benefited the Fund during the market downturn, but muted returns during the rally.
     Maintaining a conservative approach is an enduring part of our investment strategy. In the face of significant market volatility, we sought judicious long-term investments in high quality businesses that are not heavily dependent on external sources of financing. At the end of the year, our largest sector weightings were in IT and health care. Our allocation to the consumer discretionary sector remained low, as we believed it will be difficult for many of these companies to recover to pre-crisis earnings levels in the near term.
     We have recently endured one of the most challenging economic periods in recent history, and while the apparent end to the recession is encouraging, we believe that a long and perhaps uneven recovery lies ahead. Indeed, much of the recent economic improvement has been due to a reduced rate of deterioration, and a number of questions remain concerning employment, consumer spending, housing and the eventual removal of fiscal and monetary stimulus. For this reason, we believe that equity markets will remain trendless and volatility is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
     Regardless of market conditions, our goal remains the same: to serve as a conservative cornerstone for investors’ portfolios, seeking to provide upside participation with downside protection, so that over a full market cycle the Fund may deliver favorable investment results with reduced risk.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Ronald Sloan
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund. Mr. Sloan has worked in the investment industry since 1971 and joined Invesco Aim in 1998. Mr. Sloan attended the University of Missouri, where he earned both a B.S. in business administration and an M.B.A.
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Tyler Dann II
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund. Mr. Dann joined Invesco Aim in 2004. He serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts and is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco. He earned an A.B. from Princeton University.
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Brian Nelson
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund. He began his investment career in 1988 and joined Invesco Aim in 2004. He earned a B.A. from the University of California-Santa Barbara and is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.

Assisted by the Mid/Large Cap Core Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 4/30/94, Fund data from 5/2/94
(LINE GRAPH)
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/2/94)
    7.51 %
10 Years
    –1.06  
5 Years
    3.56  
1 Year
    28.30  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    –1.30 %
5 Years
    3.31  
1 Year
    27.98  
Series II shares’ inception date is October 24, 2001. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of the fund’s Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of the Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 2, 1994. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.90% and 1.15%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.91% and 1.16%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on this Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund’s investment objective is growth of capital.
§ Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.

§ Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
To the extent the Fund holds cash or cash equivalents rather than equity securities for risk management purposes, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
     Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap stocks. The Russell 1000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
     The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
       
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–85.83%
 
 
Aerospace & Defense–3.51%
 
       
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    115,688     $ 8,717,091  
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    369,857       20,656,513  
 
United Technologies Corp.
    331,399       23,002,405  
 
              52,376,009  
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics–0.93%
 
       
United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B
    242,647       13,920,658  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.41%
 
       
Legg Mason, Inc.
    696,330       21,001,313  
 
 
Biotechnology–1.87%
 
       
Amgen Inc.(b)
    38,635       2,185,582  
 
Genzyme Corp.(b)
    315,091       15,442,610  
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)
    236,742       10,246,194  
 
              27,874,386  
 
 
Cable & Satellite–2.23%
 
       
Comcast Corp.–Class A
    1,973,196       33,268,085  
 
 
Communications Equipment–5.49%
 
       
Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)
    979,082       23,439,223  
 
Motorola, Inc.(b)
    3,649,910       28,323,302  
 
Nokia Corp.–ADR (Finland)
    2,343,261       30,110,904  
 
              81,873,429  
 
 
Computer Hardware–1.14%
 
       
Fujitsu Ltd. (Japan)
    2,637,000       16,963,984  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–1.15%
 
       
EMC Corp.(b)
    985,134       17,210,291  
 
 
Consumer Finance–2.65%
 
       
American Express Co.
    975,361       39,521,628  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.79%
 
       
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
    623,348       26,691,761  
 
 
Diversified Banks–1.72%
 
       
U.S. Bancorp
    594,972       13,392,820  
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
    451,085       12,174,784  
 
              25,567,604  
 
 
Drug Retail–3.22%
 
       
CVS Caremark Corp.
    784,285       25,261,820  
 
Walgreen Co.
    618,259       22,702,470  
 
              47,964,290  
 
 
Education Services–0.33%
 
       
Apollo Group, Inc.–Class A(b)
    80,000       4,846,400  
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–2.36%
 
       
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(b)
    1,131,790       35,164,715  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–1.35%
 
       
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (Switzerland)
    818,818       20,101,982  
 
 
Environmental & Facilities Services–1.42%
 
       
Waste Management, Inc.
    626,335       21,176,386  
 
 
Food Retail–1.52%
 
       
Kroger Co. (The)
    1,105,770       22,701,458  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–4.46%
 
       
Baxter International Inc.
    182,134       10,687,623  
 
Boston Scientific Corp.(b)
    1,701,227       15,311,043  
 
Covidien PLC (Ireland)
    467,079       22,368,413  
 
Medtronic, Inc.
    411,431       18,094,736  
 
              66,461,815  
 
 
Health Care Supplies–1.42%
 
       
Alcon, Inc.
    129,215       21,236,485  
 
 
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.47%
 
       
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    409,683       21,897,556  
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates–4.40%
 
       
3M Co.
    322,422       26,654,627  
 
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V. (Netherlands)
    659,562       19,526,586  
 
Tyco International Ltd.
    544,294       19,420,410  
 
              65,601,623  
 
 
Industrial Gases–1.20%
 
       
Air Products & Common Chemicals, Inc.
    220,271       17,855,167  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–1.18%
 
       
Danaher Corp.
    234,045       17,600,184  
 
 
Insurance Brokers–0.74%
 
       
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
    498,428       11,005,290  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.76%
 
       
AT&T Inc.
    401,272       11,247,654  
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.40%
 
       
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)
    438,771       20,924,989  
 
 
Managed Health Care–1.36%
 
       
WellPoint Inc.(b)
    347,600       20,261,604  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Office Electronics–0.86%
 
       
Xerox Corp.
    1,518,840     $ 12,849,386  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.39%
 
       
Baker Hughes Inc.
    125,447       5,078,095  
 
BJ Services Co.
    1,086,843       20,215,280  
 
Tenaris S.A.–ADR (Argentina)
    241,927       10,318,186  
 
              35,611,561  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–4.45%
 
       
Apache Corp.
    182,018       18,778,797  
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    326,931       8,460,974  
 
EOG Resources, Inc.
    200,833       19,541,051  
 
XTO Energy, Inc.
    421,858       19,629,053  
 
              66,409,875  
 
 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.31%
 
       
Valero Energy Corp.
    275,000       4,606,250  
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.94%
 
       
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
    666,149       14,042,421  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.35%
 
       
Cadbury PLC (United Kingdom)
    1,567,619       20,180,860  
 
 
Personal Products–1.01%
 
       
Avon Products, Inc.
    479,130       15,092,595  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–6.35%
 
       
Allergan, Inc.
    380,114       23,950,983  
 
Johnson & Johnson
    194,981       12,558,726  
 
Pfizer Inc.
    684,528       12,451,565  
 
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)
    138,074       23,465,257  
 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR (Israel)
    395,596       22,224,583  
 
              94,651,114  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–4.80%
 
       
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.–Class A(b)
    297       29,462,400  
 
Progressive Corp. (The)(b)
    2,339,655       42,090,394  
 
              71,552,794  
 
 
Railroads–0.89%
 
       
Union Pacific Corp.
    207,130       13,235,607  
 
 
Regional Banks–0.96%
 
       
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    272,188       14,368,805  
 
 
Semiconductors–2.54%
 
       
Intel Corp.
    942,791       19,232,936  
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)
    9,297,823       18,650,852  
 
              37,883,788  
 
 
Systems Software–5.01%
 
       
Microsoft Corp.
    1,270,621       38,741,234  
 
Symantec Corp.(b)
    2,012,299       36,000,029  
 
              74,741,263  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.49%
 
       
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)
    9,589,366       22,215,369  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,182,702,819)
            1,279,758,434  
 
 
Preferred Stocks–0.11%
 
       
 
Household Products–0.11%
 
       
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)–Pfd. (Cost $1,785,965)
    33,359       1,734,390  
 
 
Money Market Funds–13.41%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)
    99,964,153       99,964,153  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)
    99,964,153       99,964,153  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $199,928,306)
            199,928,306  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.35% (Cost $1,384,417,090)
            1,481,421,130  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.65%
            9,676,539  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 1,491,097,669  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
Pfd.
  – Preferred
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $1,184,488,784)
  $ 1,281,492,824  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    199,928,306  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,384,417,090)
    1,481,421,130  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $3,369,002)
    3,441,962  
 
Receivables for:
       
Investments sold
    3,263,453  
 
Fund shares sold
    3,737,380  
 
Dividends
    1,357,593  
 
Foreign currency contracts outstanding
    679,271  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    120,746  
 
Other assets
    191  
 
Total assets
    1,494,021,726  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    1,498,150  
 
Amount due custodian
    8,084  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    924,945  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    96,859  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    396,019  
 
Total liabilities
    2,924,057  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 1,491,097,669  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 1,756,417,663  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    12,774,531  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (375,833,460 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    97,738,935  
 
    $ 1,491,097,669  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 1,456,822,232  
 
Series II
  $ 34,275,437  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    58,465,826  
 
Series II
    1,385,135  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 24.92  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 24.75  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $820,196)
  $ 23,300,710  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $63,888)
    840,834  
 
Interest
    858,994  
 
Total investment income
    25,000,538  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    8,255,366  
 
Administrative services fees
    3,553,642  
 
Custodian fees
    126,845  
 
Distribution fees–Series II
    66,351  
 
Transfer agent fees
    77,300  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    65,963  
 
Other
    113,058  
 
Total expenses
    12,258,525  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (242,120 )
 
Net expenses
    12,016,405  
 
Net investment income
    12,984,133  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(92,309))
    (114,458,507 )
 
Foreign currencies
    216,781  
 
Foreign currency contracts
    (4,620,057 )
 
      (118,861,783 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities
    442,389,822  
 
Foreign currencies
    40,807  
 
Foreign currency contracts
    3,449,722  
 
      445,880,351  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    327,018,568  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 340,002,701  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 12,984,133     $ 23,768,262  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (118,861,783 )     (18,360,869 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    445,880,351       (629,967,536 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    340,002,701       (624,560,143 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (23,923,292 )     (37,970,942 )
 
Series II
    (459,176 )     (580,118 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (24,382,468 )     (38,551,060 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (182,712,672 )     (315,589,332 )
 
Series II
    4,143,838       (32,094 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (178,568,834 )     (315,621,426 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    137,051,399       (978,732,629 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    1,354,046,270       2,332,778,899  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $12,774,531 and $23,956,084, respectively)
  $ 1,491,097,669     $ 1,354,046,270  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is growth of capital.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate,
 
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maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual
 
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results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .65%
 
Over $250 million
    0 .60%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
 
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  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $242,120.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $321,664 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $3,231,978 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 1,378,210,419     $ 103,210,711     $     $ 1,481,421,130  
 
Other Investments*
    679,271                   679,271  
 
Total Investments
  $ 1,378,889,690     $ 103,210,711     $     $ 1,482,100,401  
 
Other Investments include foreign currency contracts which are included at unrealized appreciation.
 
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NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
 
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year end, the Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. GAAP has intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
 
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
 
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2009:
 
                 
    Value
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type   Assets   Liabilities
 
Currency risk
               
Foreign Currency Contracts(a)
  $ 679,271     $  
 
(a) Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Foreign currency contracts outstanding.
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
         
    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
    Foreign Currency
    Contracts*
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
       
Currency risk
  $ (4,620,057 )
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
       
Currency risk
    3,449,722  
 
Total
  $ (1,170,335 )
 
The average value of foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period was $24,462,380.
 
                                         
Open Foreign Currency Contracts
Settlement
  Contract to       Unrealized
Date   Deliver   Receive   Value   Appreciation
 
                                                                
3/04/10
  GBP     13,150,000     USD     21,919,735     $ 21,240,464     $ 679,271  
 
 
     
Currency Abbreviations:
GBP — British Pound Sterling
   
USD — U.S. Dollar
   
 
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $1,083,654, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(92,309).
 
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $5,979 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
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NOTE 7—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 24,382,468     $ 38,551,060  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 13,178,405  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    89,321,892  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments
    55,623  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (403,874 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (367,472,040 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    1,756,417,663  
 
Total net assets
  $ 1,491,097,669  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net realized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions. Under these limitation rules, the Fund is limited to utilizing $367,472,040 of capital loss carryforward in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 157,184,467  
 
December 31, 2011
    21,217,854  
 
December 31, 2017
    189,069,719  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 367,472,040  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 1, 2006, the date of the reorganization of AIM V.I. Core Stock Fund and AIM V.I. Premier Equity Fund, into the Fund are realized on securities held in each Fund at such date, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization.
 
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $250,433,302 and $500,393,245, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 198,790,615  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (109,468,723 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 89,321,892  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,392,099,238.
 
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NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of expired capital loss carryforward, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $216,782, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $33,051,034 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $33,267,816. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 11—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended
  Year ended
    December 31, 2009(a)   December 31, 2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    3,599,291     $ 75,638,826       4,038,365     $ 99,125,887  
 
Series II
    497,105       10,793,298       303,531       7,308,692  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    975,664       23,923,292       1,942,248       37,970,942  
 
Series II
    18,850       459,176       29,872       580,118  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (13,469,940 )     (282,274,790 )     (17,562,746 )     (452,686,161 )
 
Series II
    (348,530 )     (7,108,636 )     (319,907 )     (7,920,904 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (8,727,560 )   $ (178,568,834 )     (11,568,637 )   $ (315,621,426 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 55% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                 
                                    Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                    expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                      to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
              net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09   $ 19.75     $ 0.19     $ 5.39     $ 5.58     $ (0.41 )   $ 24.92       28.30 %   $ 1,456,822       0.88 %(d)     0.90 %(d)     0.96 %(d)     21 %
Year ended 12/31/08     29.11       0.33       (9.11 )     (8.78 )     (0.58 )     19.75       (30.14 )     1,330,161       0.89       0.90       1.26       36  
Year ended 12/31/07     27.22       0.42       1.80       2.22       (0.33 )     29.11       8.12       2,298,007       0.87       0.88       1.44       45  
Year ended 12/31/06     23.45       0.34       3.58       3.92       (0.15 )     27.22       16.70       2,699,252       0.89       0.89       1.35       45  
Year ended 12/31/05     22.60       0.24       0.96       1.20       (0.35 )     23.45       5.31       1,246,529       0.89       0.89       1.08       52  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09     19.62       0.14       5.34       5.48       (0.35 )     24.75       27.98       34,275       1.13 (d)     1.15 (d)     0.71 (d)     21  
Year ended 12/31/08     28.88       0.26       (9.02 )     (8.76 )     (0.50 )     19.62       (30.32 )     23,885       1.14       1.15       1.01       36  
Year ended 12/31/07     27.02       0.34       1.80       2.14       (0.28 )     28.88       7.88       34,772       1.12       1.13       1.19       45  
Year ended 12/31/06     23.33       0.28       3.55       3.83       (0.14 )     27.02       16.42       39,729       1.14       1.14       1.10       45  
Year ended 12/31/05     22.48       0.18       0.96       1.14       (0.29 )     23.33       5.08       3,858       1.14       1.14       0.83       52  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $1,328,520 and $26,540 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,209.50       $ 4.90       $ 1,020.77       $ 4.48         0.88 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,208.40         6.29         1,019.51         5.75         1.13  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    96.81%  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
           
 
           
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007   Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
           
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  2006   Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
           
 
      Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
           
Independent Trustees
           
 
           
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993   Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
           
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004   Retired   None
 
           
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001   Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
           
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004   Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
           
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000   Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
           
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997   Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
           
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993   Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
           
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998   Retired   None
 
           
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993   Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
           
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004   Retired   None
 
           
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005   Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers – (continued)
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
           
 
           
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
  2005   Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006   Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
           
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004   Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
           
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003   General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.   N/A
 
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
  1999   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
           
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993   Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
           
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2005   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
           
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006   Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  Investment Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
  Distributor
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  Counsel to the
Independent Trustees

Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-2714
  Transfer Agent
Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739
  Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801

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AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
(IMAGE)
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, Series I shares of AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed the Fund’s broad market index, but underperformed its style-specific index. Our underweight exposure to corporate credit was the largest detractor from performance relative to our style-specific index, which is primarily investment-grade corporate credit in composition. Outperformance of the broad market index was due to our underweight positions in government bond sectors, which underperformed other credit sectors.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    11.08 %
Series II Shares
    10.89  
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    5.93  
Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    16.04  
Lipper VUF Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    15.37  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We invest primarily in fixed-rate U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds. We may invest up to 40% of total assets in foreign securities. Up to 35% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in lower quality, high yield debt securities; however, we have historically stayed closer to a 10% allocation to this asset class. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments such as futures contracts and swap agreements, including but not limited to credit default swaps, and engage in mortgage dollar roll transactions, a form of repurchase agreement activity in the to-be-announced (TBA) market for agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS).
     Consistent with our investment philosophy and belief that markets are increasingly complex, we use a distributed approach to decision making where proven specialists closest to the information have authority to make decisions. Investment decisions are made continuously and shared instantly for timely implementation in our portfolios. This is true for fundamental research decisions, macro decisions and security selection decisions, all made by specialists.
     We record and measure the performance of every investment decision. In this way, we develop a detailed understanding of the quality and skill of our decision makers to enhance quality control.
     We implement investment decisions made by specialists into portfolios. We believe that this separation of construction from decision making ensures objectivity in the investment process by removing behavioral biases linked to historic performance that may arise in portfolios where there is a sole decision maker also responsible for portfolio positioning. The primary role of the portfolio manager is the efficient implementation of investment decisions within portfolios. The portfolio managers work closely with sector specialists and traders to determine how best to express each investment decision at the security level.
     Our risk management process combines the evaluation of expected portfolio risks, a strong commitment to oversight of portfolio construction and actual performance and risk oversight. There are four key components to the investment risk management process applied within Invesco Fixed Income, namely;
n   Design: Portfolio Design Calculator/ Alpha Source Oversight.
 
n   Decisions: Decision Quality Analysis.
 
n   Portfolio Construction: Portfolio Management Oversight.
 
n   Invesco Fixed Income Oversight: Global Investment Policy Committee.
     Each investment decision is assigned to an individual within the firm. Specialists are required to explain the rationale behind every investment decision thereby enabling the firm to distinguish skill from good fortune. Each security includes pricing review levels. The upper level is the objective that the security is expected to reach, whereas the lower level is the point at which the rationale for persisting with the position must be reevaluated by the specialist. Specialists receive alerts from our proprietary investment system when a security is approaching or has reached these levels. While specialists are not forced to sell when these levels are reached, the investment decision must be reevaluated. Pricing levels are monitored continuously by senior management, which is integral to the firm’s risk management oversight.
     In addition to the realignment of a security’s valuation targets, sell decisions may also be based on:
n   A conscious decision to alter the Fund’s macro risk exposure (for example, duration, yield curve positioning, sector exposure).
 
n   The need to limit or reduce exposure to a particular sector or issuer.
 
n   Degradation of an issuer’s credit quality.
 
n   Presentation of a better relative value opportunity.
Portfolio Composition
By industry
         
U.S. Treasury Securities
    10.2 %
Other Diversified Financial Services
    9.5  
Investment Banking & Brokerage
    5.8  
Electric Utilities
    4.1  
Integrated Telecommunication Services
    3.8  
Diversified Banks
    3.2  
Other Industries, Each with Less Than 3% of Total Net Assets
    56.0  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    7.4  
Top 10 Fixed Income Issuers*
         
1. U.S. Treasury Bonds
    6.7 %
2. U.S. Treasury Notes
    3.5  
3. Morgan Stanley
    2.5  
4. Citigroup Inc.
    2.2  
5. DirecTVHoldings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co. Inc.
    2.2  
6. General Electric Capital Corp.
    1.6  
7. DCP Midstream LLC
    1.6  
8. MetLife Inc.
    1.6  
9. Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    1.6  
10. COX Communications Inc.
    1.5  
 
Total Net Assets
  $ 24.6 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    261  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund

 


 

Market conditions and your Fund
The global economic environment at the beginning of 2009 was characterized by the carryover of 2008’s financial market turmoil, which contributed to one of the weakest economic periods on record.1 Gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of overall U.S. economic activity, reflected a shrinking economy during the first half of 2009 before turning positive during the second half of the year.1
     The U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) maintained a very accommodative monetary policy through the Fund’s fiscal year, with the federal funds target rate unchanged in its range of zero to 0.25%.2 The Fed also continued programs of quantitative easing by buying up U.S. Treasuries, agency MBS and agency debentures. In doing so, the Fed worked to stimulate economic recovery by keeping long-term interest rates low and making more money available to consumers and businesses.2
     Beginning in early 2009, demand for credit sensitive bonds returned. Renewed concerns about future inflation and the ability of the market to absorb heavy government issuance pushed government bond yields higher (and prices lower) throughout 2009, especially for intermediate and longer maturity Treasuries.3 In fact, U.S. Treasury 10-year note and 30-year bond returns had their worst year of performance on record in 2009 following one of their best years on record.
     With this market environment as a backdrop, sector allocation and security selection were dominant factors affecting Fund performance relative to the style-specific index.4
     For the year, corporate credit outperformed government bonds, MBS and cash, and our underweight corporate credit was a detractor to performance relative to our corporate credit oriented style-specific index. Investment-grade credit, the largest sector exposure within the Fund, was maintained chiefly through the cash bond market, but also with credit derivatives carried over from 2008 that were sold during the first quarter. An overweight in the financials sector had a negative effect on Fund performance during the first quarter of 2009 when this sector was among the worst within the bond market.4
     From the second quarter on, our overall credit allocation rallied strongly, outperforming the government bonds and structured securities positions held in the Fund. The Fund’s structured securities exposure was mostly in agency MBS passthroughs and TBAs. Although MBS returns were positive for the year, their performance lagged returns of the corporate credit and negatively influenced performance versus the style-specific index. The Fund maintained an investment-grade average credit quality, but benefited from tactical allocations to lower quality high yield bonds, as higher quality issues underperformed lower quality issues during the year. Allocations to emerging markets also proved beneficial as the emerging market bond sector was one of the top-performing areas of the bond market in 20094.
     Security selection was a contributor to Fund performance for the year. Time Warner Cable’s positive contribution exemplified the performance of credits whose credit spread (the yield difference over comparable Treasuries that investors require for taking credit risk) tightened significantly over the year, pushing prices higher. Weaker performers within the portfolio included several financial sector securities, such as a Citicorp Lease, whose credit spreads did not fully participate in the credit recovery experienced by the broader market. We sold the holding.
     Duration management had a negative impact on performance relative to our style-specific index during 2009. The portfolio was generally long duration (more price sensitive to interest rate movements than the benchmark) during the first half of the year as rates rose, putting downward pressure on bond prices. The Fund was generally shorter in duration (less price sensitive to interest rate movements than the benchmark) during the second half of the year, and did not fully benefit from the positive impact of falling rates on bond prices. We regularly use U.S. Treasury bond futures contracts as an efficient means for managing the Fund’s duration.
     While the yield curve fluctuated greatly over the year, the general steepening of the curve was a negative factor in Fund performance relative to the style-specific index. We positioned the portfolio for a flattening of the yield curve (long maturities falling more than short rates) during the second quarter of 2009, which negatively affected performance. In June, the portfolio returned to a neutral stance and remained there for the rest of the year.
     Thank you for your investment in AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund.
 
1   U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
 
2   Federal Reserve Board
 
3   Bloomberg L.P.
 
4   Barclays Capital
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Chuck Burge
Senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 2002. Mr. Burge earned a B.S. in economics from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. in finance and accounting from Rice University.
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Cynthia Brien
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund. She joined Invesco Aim in 1996. Ms. Brien earned a B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin. She is a director, and a past president, of the CFA Society of Houston.
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Peter Ehret
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund. Mr. Ehret joined Invesco Aim in 2001. He graduated cum laude with a B.S. in economics from the University of Minnesota. He also earned an M.S. in real estate appraisal and investment analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Darren Hughes
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 1992. Mr. Hughes earned a B.B.A. in finance and economics from Baylor University.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 4/30/93, Fund data from 5/5/93
(LINE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/5/93)
    3.73 %
10 Years
    2.28  
5 Years
    0.47  
1 Year
    11.08  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    2.04 %
5 Years
    0.24  
1 Year
    10.89  
Series II shares’ inception date is March 14, 2002. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 5, 1993. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.75% and 1.00%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.31% and 1.56%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
     Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of current income.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
The Fund may invest in debt securities, such as notes and bonds, which carry interest rate and credit risk.
     Investing in developing countries can add additional risk, such as high rates of inflation or sharply devalued currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction costs are often higher, and there may be delays in settlement procedures.
     Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     The Fund may invest in lower quality debt securities, commonly known as “junk bonds.” Compared to higher quality debt securities, junk bonds involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in credit quality of the issuer because they are generally unsecured and may be subordinated to other creditors’ claims. Credit ratings on junk bonds do not necessarily reflect their actual market risk.
     Leveraging entails risks such as magnifying changes in the value of the portfolio’s securities.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as derivatives. The principal risk of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk—the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the Fund.
     The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities. These securities are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that payments from the borrower may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in the rate at which the underlying loans are prepaid.
     The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective. If a fund does trade in this way, it may incur increased costs, which can lower the actual return of the fund. Active trading may also increase short term gains and losses, which may affect taxes that must be paid.
About indexes used in this report
The Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of publicly issued, SEC-registered U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes.
     The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
     The Lipper VUF Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of corporate debt BBB-rated variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of a peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Bonds & Notes–77.39%
 
       
 
Advertising–0.14%
 
       
Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.25%, 01/01/13
  $ 35,000     $ 35,000  
 
 
Aerospace & Defense–1.42%
 
       
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 6.75%, 04/01/16
    25,000       24,875  
 
BAE Systems Holdings Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
4.95%, 06/01/14(b)
    65,000       66,840  
 
6.38%, 06/01/19(b)
    90,000       95,830  
 
BE Aerospace, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 8.50%, 07/01/18
    25,000       26,625  
 
L-3 Communications Corp., Sr. Notes, 5.20%, 10/15/19(b)
    135,000       135,506  
 
              349,676  
 
 
Agricultural Products–0.65%
 
       
Bunge Limited Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.50%, 06/15/19
    140,000       159,801  
 
 
Airlines–2.23%
 
       
American Airlines Pass Through Trust,
               
–Series 2001-2, Class A-1, Sec. Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
6.98%, 04/01/11
    32,764       32,723  
 
–Series 2009-1A, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 10.38%, 07/02/19
    45,000       50,569  
 
Continental Airlines Inc.,
Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
9.00%, 07/08/16
    210,000       225,356  
 
Series A,
               
Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
7.25%, 11/10/19
    55,000       56,478  
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.,
Sr. Sec. Notes,
               
9.50%, 09/15/14(b)
    10,000       10,450  
 
–Series A,
               
Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
7.75%, 12/17/19
    70,000       72,406  
 
Series 2002-1, Class C,
               
Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 7.78%, 01/02/12
    15,539       15,073  
 
United Air Lines Inc.,
Gtd. Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
9.75%, 01/15/17
    30,000       31,069  
 
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 10.40%, 11/01/16
    50,000       53,281  
 
              547,405  
 
 
Alternative Carriers–0.32%
 
       
Intelsat Intermediate Holding Co. Ltd. (Bermuda), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Disc. Global Notes, 9.50%, 02/01/15(c)
    35,000       36,137  
 
Level 3 Financing Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.25%, 11/01/14
    45,000       43,200  
 
              79,337  
 
 
Aluminum–0.10%
 
       
Novelis Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 02/15/15
    25,000       24,000  
 
 
Apparel Retail–0.69%
 
       
Collective Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 8.25%, 08/01/13
    50,000       51,125  
 
Limited Brands Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 06/15/19(b)
    50,000       54,125  
 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.95%, 04/15/19
    55,000       63,822  
 
              169,072  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.31%
 
       
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.30%, 05/15/14
    50,000       52,679  
 
Graham Packaging Co. L.P./GPC Capital Corp. I, Sr. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 01/01/17(b)
    25,000       24,688  
 
              77,367  
 
 
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.17%
 
       
Allison Transmission Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 11.00%, 11/01/15(b)
    25,000       26,437  
 
Tenneco Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.13%, 11/15/15
    15,000       15,225  
 
              41,662  
 
 
Automobile Manufacturers–0.20%
 
       
Case New Holland Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 7.75%, 09/01/13(b)
    25,000       25,562  
 
Ford Motor Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.45%, 07/16/31
    25,000       22,375  
 
              47,937  
 
 
Automotive Retail–0.92%
 
       
AutoZone Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 01/15/15
    210,000       225,648  
 
 
Brewers–0.37%
 
       
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 4.13%, 01/15/15(b)
    90,000       91,297  
 
 
Broadcasting–2.32%
 
       
Belo Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
               
6.75%, 05/30/13
    25,000       24,750  
 
8.00%, 11/15/16
    25,000       25,750  
 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 9.25%, 12/15/17(b)
    25,000       25,875  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Broadcasting–(continued)
 
       
                 
COX Communications Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Bonds,
               
8.38%, 03/01/39(b)
  $ 75,000     $ 92,096  
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
5.45%, 12/15/14
    95,000       102,028  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
9.38%, 01/15/19(b)
    140,000       176,059  
 
COX Enterprises Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.88%, 09/15/10(b)
    120,000       124,850  
 
              571,408  
 
 
Building Products–0.46%
 
       
Building Materials Corp. of America, Sec. Gtd. Second Lien Global Notes, 7.75%, 08/01/14
    50,000       49,750  
 
Goodman Global Group Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes, 11.70%, 12/15/14(b)(d)
    20,000       11,400  
 
Ply Gem Industries Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. First & Second Lien Global Notes, 11.75%, 06/15/13
    35,000       35,175  
 
USG Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.75%, 08/01/14(b)
    15,000       16,012  
 
              112,337  
 
 
Cable & Satellite–2.76%
 
       
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.63%, 09/15/17(b)
    25,000       26,156  
 
DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co. Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.63%, 05/15/16
    350,000       383,250  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
               
4.75%, 10/01/14(b)
    160,000       163,111  
 
Time Warner Cable Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 5.00%, 02/01/20
    60,000       58,584  
 
XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 11.25%, 06/15/13(b)
    45,000       48,262  
 
              679,363  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–0.53%
 
       
MGM Mirage,
Sr. Sec. Notes,
               
11.13%, 11/15/17(b)
    15,000       16,725  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
               
8.50%, 09/15/10
    25,000       25,000  
 
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.63%, 08/01/17(b)
    30,000       30,600  
 
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Sr. Sec. Floating Rate Notes, 4.68%, 02/01/14(b)(e)
    15,000       7,950  
 
Wynn Las Vegas Capital LLC/Corp., Sec. First Mortgage Notes, 7.88%, 11/01/17(b)
    50,000       50,875  
 
              131,150  
 
 
Communications Equipment–0.04%
 
       
Corning Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 6.63%, 05/15/19
    10,000       10,788  
 
 
Computer Hardware–0.65%
 
       
Hewlett-Packard Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.75%, 06/02/14
    55,000       58,849  
 
International Business Machines Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 2.10%, 05/06/13
    100,000       100,062  
 
              158,911  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.11%
 
       
Seagate Technology International, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 10.00%, 05/01/14(b)
    25,000       27,813  
 
 
Construction Materials–0.46%
 
       
Holcim U.S. Finance Sarl & Cie SCS (Switzerland), Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 12/30/19(b)
    110,000       113,418  
 
 
Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.25%
 
       
CNH America LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.25%, 01/15/16
    25,000       24,813  
 
Navistar International Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 11/01/21
    25,000       25,656  
 
Titan International, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 01/15/12
    10,000       9,850  
 
              60,319  
 
 
Consumer Finance–0.27%
 
       
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.00%, 12/15/16
    65,000       65,325  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.20%
 
       
First Data Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.88%, 09/24/15
    25,000       23,312  
 
SunGard Data Systems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 10.25%, 08/15/15
    25,000       26,750  
 
              50,062  
 
 
Diversified Banks–3.19%
 
       
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 05/22/19
    155,000       174,655  
 
ING Bank N.V. (Netherlands), Unsec. Sub. Bonds, 5.13%, 05/01/15(b)
    100,000       100,066  
 
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII–Series AA, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 7.00%, 11/01/39
    160,000       163,291  
 
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Floating Rate Medium-Term Euro Notes, 3.78%, 04/17/14(e)
    81,000       84,592  
 
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Notes, 5.50%, 11/18/14(b)
    55,000       58,010  
 
Wachovia Corp.–Series G, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 5.50%, 05/01/13
    50,000       53,534  
 
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 4.38%, 01/31/13
    145,000       150,433  
 
              784,581  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Diversified Capital Markets–0.42%
 
       
UBS AG (Switzerland), Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 5.75%, 04/25/18
  $ 100,000     $ 102,400  
 
 
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.29%
 
       
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.95%, 05/01/14
    60,000       71,955  
 
 
Drug Retail–1.18%
 
       
CVS Caremark Corp., Unsec. Notes, 6.60%, 03/15/19
    190,000       208,007  
 
Rite Aid Corp.,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes,
               
10.38%, 07/15/16
    50,000       53,750  
 
Sr. Sec. Unsub. Global Notes,
               
9.75%, 06/12/16
    25,000       27,344  
 
              289,101  
 
 
Electric Utilities–4.05%
 
       
Carolina Power & Light Co., Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 5.30%, 01/15/19
    40,000       41,800  
 
DCP Midstream LLC, Notes,
               
9.70%, 12/01/13(b)
    100,000       116,373  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
7.88%, 08/16/10
    200,000       208,530  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
               
9.75%, 03/15/19(b)
    55,000       67,280  
 
Enel Finance International S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.88%, 10/07/14(b)
    100,000       101,333  
 
Indiana Michigan Power Co.–Series I, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 7.00%, 03/15/19
    140,000       156,756  
 
LSP Energy L.P./LSP Batesville Funding Corp.–Series D, Sr. Sec. Bonds, 8.16%, 07/15/25
    25,000       16,875  
 
Ohio Power Co.–Series 1, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/21
    180,000       182,991  
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 6.25%, 05/15/39
    45,000       47,502  
 
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub Notes, 5.00%, 06/30/19
    55,000       55,690  
 
              995,130  
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.11%
 
       
Belden Inc., Sr. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 9.25%, 06/15/19(b)
    25,000       26,500  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.06%
 
       
Jabil Circuit, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.75%, 07/15/16
    15,000       15,863  
 
 
Gold–1.47%
 
       
Newmont Mining Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.13%, 10/01/19
    145,000       145,993  
 
6.25%, 10/01/39
    215,000       216,468  
 
              362,461  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–0.36%
 
       
Boston Scientific Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 6.00%, 01/15/20
    85,000       87,346  
 
 
Health Care Facilities–0.43%
 
       
HCA, Inc.,
Sec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
9.25%, 11/15/16
    25,000       27,062  
 
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes,
               
7.88%, 02/15/20(b)
    50,000       52,375  
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 02/01/13
    25,000       25,188  
 
              104,625  
 
 
Health Care Services–1.74%
 
       
Express Scripts Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
               
5.25%, 06/15/12
    45,000       47,939  
 
6.25%, 06/15/14
    125,000       137,190  
 
7.25%, 06/15/19
    40,000       45,779  
 
Orlando Lutheran Towers Inc.,
Putable Bonds,
               
7.75%, 07/01/11
    45,000       44,900  
 
8.00%, 07/01/17
    125,000       125,348  
 
US Oncology Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.13%, 08/15/17
    25,000       26,375  
 
              427,531  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.84%
 
       
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.75%, 08/15/15(b)
    165,000       170,198  
 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 7.15%, 12/01/19
    35,000       35,175  
 
              205,373  
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.43%
 
       
AES Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.75%, 04/15/16(b)
    50,000       55,000  
 
NRG Energy, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
7.38%, 02/01/16
    25,000       25,125  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
               
7.38%, 01/15/17
    25,000       25,187  
 
              105,312  
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates–1.01%
 
       
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Gtd. Notes,
               
5.75%, 09/11/19(b)
    100,000       99,033  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
7.63%, 04/09/19(b)
    130,000       149,617  
 
              248,650  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Insurance Brokers–0.81%
 
       
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
5.15%, 09/15/10
  $ 75,000     $ 76,733  
 
9.25%, 04/15/19
    100,000       123,037  
 
              199,770  
 
 
Integrated Oil & Gas–1.25%
 
       
Lukoil International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 6.38%, 11/05/14(b)
    300,000       306,348  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.83%
 
       
AT&T Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.55%, 02/15/39
    70,000       74,261  
 
British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.13%, 12/15/10
    250,000       267,912  
 
Cellco Partnership/ Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.38%, 11/15/13
    140,000       161,183  
 
Qwest Communications International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 10/01/15(b)
    25,000       25,875  
 
Telefonica Europe B.V. (Netherlands), Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.75%, 09/15/10
    200,000       209,482  
 
Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.50%, 04/23/19(b)
    125,000       148,673  
 
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 11.75%, 07/15/17(b)
    50,000       55,000  
 
              942,386  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–5.81%
 
       
E*Trade Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.38%, 09/15/13
    10,000       9,450  
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The),
Sr. Medium-Term Notes,
               
6.00%, 05/01/14
    50,000       54,885  
 
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes,
               
6.75%, 10/01/37
    140,000       144,690  
 
Jefferies Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.45%, 06/08/27
    375,000       316,994  
 
Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.30%, 08/01/14(b)
    110,000       120,968  
 
Morgan Stanley,
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 6.00%, 05/13/14
    315,000       338,768  
 
–Series F,
               
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes,
               
5.95%, 12/28/17
    130,000       135,738  
 
5.63%, 09/23/19
    130,000       131,463  
 
Schwab Capital Trust I, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Variable Rate Notes, 7.50%, 11/15/37(e)
    50,000       46,923  
 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
               
4.15%, 12/01/14
    15,000       14,848  
 
5.60%, 12/01/19
    115,000       114,707  
 
              1,429,434  
 
 
Leisure Facilities–0.14%
 
       
Universal City Development Partners Ltd.,
Sr. Notes,
               
8.88%, 11/15/15(b)
    25,000       24,625  
 
Sr. Sub. Notes,
               
10.88%, 11/15/16(b)
    10,000       10,250  
 
              34,875  
 
 
Life & Health Insurance–2.54%
 
       
MetLife Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
               
7.72%, 02/15/19
    180,000       211,447  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
               
6.75%, 06/01/16
    155,000       174,793  
 
Prudential Financial Inc.,
Jr. Unsec. Sub. Variable Rate Global Notes, 8.88%, 06/15/38(e)
    130,000       137,745  
 
–Series D, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Medium-Term Notes, 7.38%, 06/15/19
    90,000       101,763  
 
              625,748  
 
 
Mortgage Backed Securities–0.74%
 
       
U.S. Bank N.A., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Medium-Term Global Notes, 5.92%, 05/25/12
    172,231       182,951  
 
 
Movies & Entertainment–0.46%
 
       
Cinemark USA Inc., Sr. Gtd. Notes, 8.63%, 06/15/19(b)
    25,000       26,063  
 
Time Warner Cable Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 07/01/18
    55,000       60,830  
 
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.00%, 11/15/15(b)
    30,000       27,150  
 
              114,043  
 
 
Multi-Line Insurance–1.22%
 
       
American Financial Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 9.88%, 06/15/19
    180,000       201,805  
 
Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 03/15/14(b)
    100,000       98,560  
 
              300,365  
 
 
Multi-Utilities–0.25%
 
       
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.40%, 01/15/40
    65,000       62,654  
 
 
Office REIT’s–0.58%
 
       
Boston Properties L.P., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 5.88%, 10/15/19
    140,000       141,357  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.04%
 
       
Bristow Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/17
    10,000       10,000  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.83%
 
       
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
               
7.63%, 03/15/14
    100,000       114,939  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
               
5.75%, 06/15/14
    250,000       270,916  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued)
 
       
                 
Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.13%, 05/01/17
  $ 50,000     $ 50,687  
 
Concho Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.63%, 10/01/17
    25,000       26,312  
 
Continental Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 8.25%, 10/01/19(b)
    15,000       15,806  
 
Encore Acquisition Co., Sr. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 9.50%, 05/01/16
    10,000       10,563  
 
McMoRan Exploration Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 11.88%, 11/15/14
    25,000       25,719  
 
Petrobras International Finance Co. (Cayman Islands),
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 5.75%, 01/20/20
    40,000       40,606  
 
6.88%, 01/20/40
    45,000       46,033  
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.50%, 01/15/20
    25,000       25,188  
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 8.63%, 10/15/19
    15,000       15,469  
 
Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 7.50%, 10/01/17
    25,000       25,875  
 
Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 02/01/18
    25,000       26,687  
 
              694,800  
 
 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.75%
 
       
Petronas Capital Ltd. (Malaysia), Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 5.25%, 08/12/19(b)
    100,000       100,124  
 
Tesoro Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Bonds, 6.50%, 06/01/17
    15,000       14,025  
 
United Refining Co.–Series 2, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.50%, 08/15/12
    75,000       71,063  
 
              185,212  
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.97%
 
       
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.13%, 10/15/39
    125,000       121,295  
 
Plains All American Pipeline L.P./ PAA Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 5.75%, 01/15/20
    135,000       136,190  
 
Spectra Energy Capital LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.65%, 03/01/20
    155,000       157,564  
 
Williams Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.75%, 01/15/20
    40,000       47,903  
 
Williams Partners L.P./Williams Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.25%, 02/01/17
    20,000       20,400  
 
              483,352  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–9.52%
 
       
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.50%, 08/01/16
    130,000       140,458  
 
Bear Stearns Cos. LLC (The), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Floating Rate Notes, 0.68%, 07/19/10(e)
    260,000       260,600  
 
Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., Bonds, 7.88%, 10/15/19(b)
    315,000       317,022  
 
CDP Financial Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.00%, 11/25/14(b)
    275,000       269,577  
 
Citigroup Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.38%, 08/12/14
    505,000       529,202  
 
Countrywide Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Medium-Term Global Notes, 5.80%, 06/07/12
    40,000       42,531  
 
General Electric Capital Corp.–Series A, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Medium-Term Global Notes, 6.88%, 01/10/39
    380,000       393,557  
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
               
4.75%, 05/01/13
    15,000       15,854  
 
6.30%, 04/23/19
    145,000       160,968  
 
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.–Series C, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 5.45%, 02/05/13
    200,000       210,801  
 
Twin Reefs Pass-Through Trust, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 1.39% (Acquired 12/07/04-04/03/06; Cost $130,332)(b)(e)(f)(g)
    130,000       423  
 
              2,340,993  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.15%
 
       
Del Monte Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.50%, 10/15/19(b)
    10,000       10,325  
 
Dole Food Co. Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.00%, 10/01/16(b)
    25,000       25,687  
 
              36,012  
 
 
Paper Packaging–0.06%
 
       
Cascades Inc. (Canada), Sr. Gtd. Notes, 7.88%, 01/15/20(b)
    10,000       10,175  
 
Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.88%, 06/15/17(b)
    5,000       5,342  
 
              15,517  
 
 
Paper Products–0.96%
 
       
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Deb., 7.70%, 06/15/15
    25,000       26,375  
 
International Paper Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Bonds, 7.50%, 08/15/21
    110,000       123,314  
 
Mercer International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 9.25%, 02/15/13
    105,000       86,363  
 
              236,052  
 
 
Personal Products–0.38%
 
       
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 3.50%, 11/01/14(b)
    95,000       94,493  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–0.31%
 
       
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.38%, 06/15/16(b)
    25,000       25,875  
 
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.00%, 08/15/14
    50,000       51,260  
 
              77,135  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.66%
 
       
CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 7.35%, 11/15/19
    160,000       161,434  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Publishing–0.20%
 
       
Nielsen Finance LLC/Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Disc. Global Notes, 12.50%, 08/01/16(c)
  $ 25,000     $ 22,937  
 
Reed Elsevier Capital Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 08/01/11
    25,000       26,791  
 
              49,728  
 
 
Regional Banks–0.25%
 
       
PNC Capital Trust C, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Floating Rate Trust Pfd. Capital Securities Bonds, 0.83%, 06/01/28(e)
    100,000       61,293  
 
 
Research & Consulting Services–1.45%
 
       
Erac USA Finance Co., Sr. Unsec.
               
Gtd. Notes,
               
7.00%, 10/15/37(b)
    70,000       68,461  
 
Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
               
5.80%, 10/15/12(b)
    275,000       288,077  
 
              356,538  
 
 
Restaurants–1.31%
 
       
Yum! Brands Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.30%, 09/15/19
    320,000       322,781  
 
 
Semiconductors–0.33%
 
       
Viasystems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.50%, 01/15/11
    80,000       80,000  
 
 
Soft Drinks–0.50%
 
       
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Gtd. Notes, 3.25%, 11/02/14(b)
    125,000       123,833  
 
 
Sovereign Debt–1.85%
 
       
Brazilian Government International Bond (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 5.88%, 01/15/19
    120,000       127,950  
 
United Mexican States (Mexico), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.88%, 02/17/14
    300,000       326,812  
 
              454,762  
 
 
Specialized Finance–0.25%
 
       
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Notes, 2.63%, 09/16/12
    60,000       60,710  
 
 
Specialty Chemicals–0.06%
 
       
Huntsman International LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.88%, 11/15/14
    15,000       14,888  
 
 
Specialty Properties–0.56%
 
       
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.50%, 01/17/17
    140,000       137,239  
 
 
Specialty Stores–0.89%
 
       
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.25%, 11/15/14
    25,000       26,156  
 
Staples Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.75%, 01/15/14
    25,000       30,547  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
               
7.75%, 04/01/11
    150,000       161,240  
 
              217,943  
 
 
Steel–0.82%
 
       
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg),
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
               
9.00%, 02/15/15
    55,000       64,144  
 
7.00%, 10/15/39
    130,000       137,802  
 
              201,946  
 
 
Textiles–0.21%
 
       
Invista, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 9.25%, 05/01/12(b)
    50,000       51,000  
 
 
Tires & Rubber–0.30%
 
       
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 7.63%, 03/15/27
    25,000       21,750  
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.00%, 07/01/15
    50,000       52,250  
 
              74,000  
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.10%
 
       
United Rentals North America, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 02/15/12
    25,000       25,063  
 
 
Trucking–0.10%
 
       
Hertz Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.88%, 01/01/14
    25,000       25,688  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.80%
 
       
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.63%, 04/01/15(b)
    90,000       90,961  
 
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance Inc.,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes,
               
12.00%, 12/01/15(b)
    5,000       5,125  
 
12.00%, 12/01/15(b)
    35,000       35,875  
 
SBA Telecommunications Inc.,
Sr. Gtd. Notes,
               
8.00%, 08/15/16(b)
    10,000       10,500  
 
8.25%, 08/15/19(b)
    25,000       26,469  
 
Sprint Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.88%, 11/15/28
    50,000       42,000  
 
Sprint Nextel Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 8.38%, 08/15/17
    10,000       10,225  
 
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.75%, 02/15/10
    220,000       221,646  
 
              442,801  
 
Total Bonds & Notes (Cost $18,180,349)
            19,031,068  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
U.S. Treasury Securities–10.19%
 
       
 
U.S. Treasury Notes–3.47%
 
       
1.50%, 12/31/13
  $ 875,000     $ 852,168  
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds–6.72%
 
       
5.38%, 02/15/31(h)
    1,095,000       1,211,173  
 
3.50%, 02/15/39
    65,000       53,300  
 
4.25%, 05/15/39
    100,000       93,891  
 
4.50%, 08/15/39
    300,000       293,531  
 
              1,651,895  
 
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $2,582,074)
            2,504,063  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities–2.04%
 
       
Countrywide Asset-Backed Ctfs.–Series 2007-4, Class A1B, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.81%, 09/25/37
    95,015       93,779  
 
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Ctfs.–Series 2009-2R, Class 1A11, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 3.10%, 09/26/34(b)(e)
    152,630       146,098  
 
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust–Series 2007-C4, Class A2, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.79%, 08/15/39(e)
    45,000       46,731  
 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust–Series 2004-Z, Class 2A1, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.97%, 12/25/34(e)
    229,941       216,105  
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $476,191)
            502,713  
 
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities–1.97%
 
       
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.94%
 
       
Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
6.50%, 05/01/16 to 08/01/32
    13,055       14,093  
 
6.00%, 05/01/17 to 12/01/31
    68,889       73,859  
 
5.50%, 09/01/17
    48,979       52,146  
 
7.00%, 08/01/21
    80,909       89,955  
 
              230,053  
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.88%
 
       
Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
7.00%, 02/01/16 to 09/01/32
    27,797       30,666  
 
6.50%, 05/01/16 to 10/01/35
    21,377       23,253  
 
5.00%, 11/01/18
    47,412       49,959  
 
7.50%, 04/01/29 to 10/01/29
    93,282       105,246  
 
8.00%, 04/01/32
    6,057       6,944  
 
              216,068  
 
 
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–0.15%
 
       
Pass Through Ctfs.,
               
7.50%, 06/15/23
    11,914       13,415  
 
8.50%, 11/15/24
    6,277       7,242  
 
7.00%, 07/15/31 to 08/15/31
    3,251       3,621  
 
6.50%, 11/15/31 to 03/15/32
    6,351       6,856  
 
6.00%, 11/15/32
    6,075       6,491  
 
              37,625  
 
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $450,897)
            483,746  
 
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities–0.79%
 
       
 
Student Loan Marketing Association–0.79%
 
       
–Series-BED4, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Floating Rate Medium-Term Notes, 0.56%, 03/15/10 (Cost $199,176)(e)
    200,000       194,686  
 
 
Municipal Obligations–0.22%
 
       
Florida (State of) Development Finance Corp. (Palm Bay Academy Inc.); Series 2006 B, Taxable RB, 7.50%, 05/15/17 (Cost $64,523)
    65,000       53,698  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–0.02%
 
       
 
Broadcasting–0.02%
 
       
Adelphia Communications Corp.,(i)
          1,800  
 
Adelphia Recovery Trust–Series ACC-1(i)
    87,412       2,797  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $22,181)
            4,597  
 
 
Money Market Funds–6.43%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(j)
    791,064       791,064  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(j)
    791,064       791,064  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,582,128)
            1,582,128  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.05% (Cost $23,557,519)
            24,356,699  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.95%
            233,167  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 24,589,866  
 
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund


 

Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
Ctfs.
  – Certificates
Deb.
  – Debentures
Disc.
  – Discounted
Gtd.
  – Guaranteed
Jr.
  – Junior
Pfd.
  – Preferred
RB
  – Revenue Bonds
REIT
  – Real Estate Investment Trust
Sec.
  – Secured
Sr.
  – Senior
Sub.
  – Subordinated
Unsec.
  – Unsecured
Unsub.
  – Unsubordinated
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2009 was $5,022,482, which represented 20.43% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(c) Step coupon bond issued at discount. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date.
(d) Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.
(e) Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2009.
(f) Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(g) Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is partially or fully in default with respect to interest payments. The value of this security at December 31, 2009 represented less than 0.01% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(h) All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1K and Note 4.
(i) Non-income producing security acquired as part of the Adelphia Communications bankruptcy reorganization.
(j) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $21,975,391)
  $ 22,774,571  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    1,582,128  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $23,557,519)
    24,356,699  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    2,540  
 
Dividends and interest
    332,124  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    35,155  
 
Other assets
    369  
 
Total assets
    24,726,887  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    25,694  
 
Amount due custodian
    6,106  
 
Variation margin
    7,445  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    14,581  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    40,483  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    42,712  
 
Total liabilities
    137,021  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 24,589,866  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 39,447,510  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    1,356,293  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (16,970,317 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    756,380  
 
    $ 24,589,866  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 24,299,345  
 
Series II
  $ 290,521  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    4,129,498  
 
Series II
    49,676  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 5.88  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 5.85  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Interest
  $ 1,523,745  
 
Dividends
    53,617  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds
    4,855  
 
Total investment income
    1,582,217  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    142,633  
 
Administrative services fees
    90,870  
 
Custodian fees
    14,743  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    845  
 
Transfer agent fees
    8,562  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    20,359  
 
Professional services fees
    51,589  
 
Other
    24,107  
 
Total expenses
    353,708  
 
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed
    (175,934 )
 
Net expenses
    177,774  
 
Net investment income
    1,404,443  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities
    (6,999,487 )
 
Futures contracts
    (75,702 )
 
Swap agreements
    22,514  
 
      (7,052,675 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
       
Investment securities
    8,391,038  
 
Futures contracts
    (310,449 )
 
Swap agreements
    26,769  
 
      8,107,358  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    1,054,683  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 2,459,126  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 1,404,443     $ 2,195,663  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (7,052,675 )     (2,233,230 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    8,107,358       (5,040,130 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    2,459,126       (5,077,697 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (2,398,080 )     (2,560,300 )
 
Series II
    (27,960 )     (44,345 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (2,426,040 )     (2,604,645 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    201,049       (6,708,387 )
 
Series II
    (122,516 )     (73,155 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    78,533       (6,781,542 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    111,619       (14,463,884 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    24,478,247       38,942,131  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $1,356,293 and $2,373,638, respectively)
  $ 24,589,866     $ 24,478,247  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of current income.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
    Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
    A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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    Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
    Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.
    Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
    Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
    Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
    Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes.
    The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
    Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
    The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
    The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
 
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G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Lower-Rated Securities — The Fund may invest in lower-quality debt securities, i.e., “junk bonds”. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims.
J. Dollar Roll and Forward Commitment Transactions — The Fund may engage in dollar roll and forward commitment transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC. These transactions are often conducted on a to be announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA mortgage-backed transaction, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Rather, a Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms, such as an agreed upon issuer, coupon rate and terms of the underlying mortgages. TBA mortgage-backed transactions generally settle once a month on a specific date.
    In a dollar roll transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-backed security held in the Fund to a financial institution such as a bank or broker-dealer, and simultaneously agrees to purchase a substantially similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) from the institution at an agreed upon price and future date. The mortgage-backed securities to be purchased will bear the same coupon as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. Based on the typical structure of dollar roll transactions by the Fund, the dollar roll transactions are accounted for as financing transactions in which the Fund receives compensation as either a “fee” or a “drop”. “Fee” income which is agreed upon amongst the parties at the commencement of the dollar roll and the “drop” which is the difference between the selling price and the repurchase price of the mortgage-backed securities are amortized to income. During the period between the sale and purchase settlement dates, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on securities purchased and not yet settled. Proceeds of the sale may be invested in short-term instruments, and the income from these investments, together with any additional fee income received on the sale, could generate income for the Fund exceeding the yield on the security sold. Dollar roll transactions are considered borrowings under the 1940 Act.
    Forward commitment transactions involve commitments by the Fund to acquire or sell TBA mortgage-backed securities from/to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker-dealer at a specified future date and amount. The TBA mortgage-backed security is marked to market until settlement and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded in the statement of operations.
    At the time the Fund enters into the dollar roll or forward commitment transaction, mortgage-backed securities or other liquid assets held by the Fund having a dollar value equal to the purchase price or in an amount sufficient to honor the forward commitment will be segregated.
    Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement. In the event that the buyer of securities in a dollar roll transaction files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds from the sale of the securities may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to purchase the securities. The return earned by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction may not exceed the return on the securities sold.
    Forward commitment transactions involve the risk that a counter-party to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Settlement dates of forward commitment transactions may be a month or more after entering into these transactions and as a result the market values of the securities may vary from the purchase or sale prices. Therefore, forward commitment transactions may increase the Fund’s overall interest rate exposure.
K. Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
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L. Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk.
    Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
    A CDS is an agreement between two parties (“Counterparties”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement.
    Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.
    Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations.
M. Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .60%
 
Over $250 million
    0 .55%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver [and/or expense reimbursed] (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.75% and Series II shares to 1.00% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver [and/or expense reimbursed] to exceed
 
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the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $142,633 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $33,301.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $40,870 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
 
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  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 1,584,925     $       $ 1,800     $ 1,586,725  
 
U.S. Treasury Securities
          2,504,063             2,504,063  
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Securities
          678,432             678,432  
 
Corporate Debt Securities
          19,031,068             19,031,068  
 
Asset Backed Securities
          502,713             502,713  
 
Municipal Obligations
          53,698             53,698  
 
    $ 1,584,925     $ 22,769,974     $ 1,800       24,356,699  
 
Other Investments*
    (42,800 )                 (42,800 )
 
Total Investments
  $ 1,542,125     $ 22,769,974     $ 1,800     $ 24,313,899  
 
Other Investments include futures, which are included at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
 
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
 
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. GAAP has intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
 
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
 
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2009:
 
                 
    Value
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type   Assets   Liabilities
 
Interest rate risk
               
Futures contracts(a)
  $ 41,914     $ (84,714 )
 
(a) Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
                 
    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
        Swap
    Futures*   Agreements*
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
               
Credit risk
  $     $ 22,514  
 
Interest rate risk
    (75,702 )      
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
               
Credit risk
          26,769  
 
Interest rate risk
    (310,449 )      
 
Total
  $ (386,151 )   $ 49,283  
 
The average value of futures and swap agreements outstanding during the period was $5,808,406, and $575,000, respectively.
 
 
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Open Futures Contracts
                Unrealized
    Number of
  Month/
      Appreciation
Contract   Contracts   Commitment   Value   (Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes
    12       March-2010/Long     $ 2,595,188     $ (11,651 )
 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes
    19       March-2010/Long       2,173,273       (31,858 )
 
U.S. Treasury 30 Year Bonds
    8       March-2010/Long       923,000       (41,205 )
 
Subtotal
                  $ 5,691,461     $ (84,714 )
 
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes
    11       March-2010/Short       (1,269,984 )     41,914  
 
Total
                  $ 4,421,477     $ (42,800 )
 
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,820 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 2,426,040     $ 2,604,645  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 1,401,698  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    799,180  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (45,405 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (13,750 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (16,999,367 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    39,447,510  
 
Total net assets
  $ 24,589,866  
 
 
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
 
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  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 6,879,052  
 
December 31, 2014
    341,884  
 
December 31, 2015
    221,396  
 
December 31, 2016
    2,197,944  
 
December 31, 2017
    7,359,091  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 16,999,367  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $41,196,846 and $44,640,939, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 1,176,130  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (376,950 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 799,180  
 
Investments have the same cost for tax and financial statement purposes.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of expired capital loss carryforward, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $4,252, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $6,100,816 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $6,105,068. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Years ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    503,808     $ 3,031,480       263,402     $ 1,949,370  
 
Series II
    961       5,848       5,542       36,732  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    406,455       2,398,080       450,757       2,560,300  
 
Series II
    4,771       27,960       7,863       44,345  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (882,462 )     (5,228,511 )     (1,527,553 )     (11,218,057 )
 
Series II
    (26,192 )     (156,324 )     (21,536 )     (154,232 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    7,341     $ 78,533       (821,525 )   $ (6,781,542 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 78% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                 
                                    Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                    expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                      to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
              net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 5.87     $ 0.35     $ 0.29     $ 0.64     $ (0.63 )   $ 5.88       10.89 %   $ 24,299       0.74 %(d)     1.48 %(d)     5.91 %(d)     200 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    7.80       0.50       (1.74 )     (1.24 )     (0.69 )     5.87       (15.59 )     24,070       0.75       1.31       6.83       35  
Year ended 12/31/07
    8.28       0.51       (0.37 )     0.14       (0.62 )     7.80       1.72       38,336       0.75       1.17       6.04       67  
Year ended 12/31/06
    8.43       0.46       (0.08 )     0.38       (0.53 )     8.28       4.48       46,743       0.75       1.10       5.47       78  
Year ended 12/31/05
    8.74       0.40       (0.15 )     0.25       (0.56 )     8.43       2.90       55,065       0.89       1.08       4.54       92  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    5.83       0.34       0.29       0.63       (0.61 )     5.85       10.70       291       0.99 (d)     1.73 (d)     5.66 (d)     200  
Year ended 12/31/08
    7.74       0.48       (1.72 )     (1.24 )     (0.67 )     5.83       (15.78 )     409       1.00       1.56       6.58       35  
Year ended 12/31/07
    8.21       0.48       (0.36 )     0.12       (0.59 )     7.74       1.51       606       1.00       1.42       5.79       67  
Year ended 12/31/06
    8.36       0.44       (0.09 )     0.35       (0.50 )     8.21       4.17       713       1.00       1.35       5.22       78  
Year ended 12/31/05
    8.67       0.38       (0.15 )     0.23       (0.54 )     8.36       2.67       902       1.14       1.33       4.29       92  
 
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $23,434 and $338 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,092.10       $ 3.90       $ 1,021.48       $ 3.77         0.74 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,092.00         5.22         1,020.21         5.04         0.99  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    2.98%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations*
    2.64%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
           
 
           
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007    Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
           
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  2006    Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.
  None
 
           
Independent Trustees
           
 
           
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993    Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
           
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
           
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001    Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
           
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004    Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
           
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000    Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
           
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997    Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
           
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
           
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998    Retired   None
 
           
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
           
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
           
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005    Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
           
 
           
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
  2005    Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006    Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
           
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004    Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
           
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003    General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.    
 
           
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
  1999    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993    Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
           
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2005    Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
           
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006    Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, had positive double-digit returns but underper-formed the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Underperformance was driven primarily by stock selection in several sectors.
     The Fund outperformed the broad market as represented by the S&P 500 Index as mid-cap stocks generally outperformed large-cap stocks.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    42.44 %
Series II Shares
    42.31  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
Russell Midcap Growth Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    46.29  
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    45.97  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We believe a growth investment strategy is an essential component of a diversified portfolio.
     Our investment process combines fundamental and quantitative analysis to uncover companies exhibiting long-term, sustainable revenue, earnings and cash flow growth that is not yet reflected by the stock’s market price.
     Our quantitative model ranks companies based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness factors. This quantitative model is designed to identify stocks with the highest probability of meeting our team’s investment criteria. Stocks that are ranked highest by our quantitative model are the focus of our fundamental research efforts.
     Our fundamental analysis focuses on identifying companies and industries with strong drivers of growth. To accomplish this goal, we develop a fully integrated financial model to gain a more complete understanding of the financial health of each investment candidate. Additionally, our research involves due diligence of the company, which includes a detailed analysis of the strategic plans of the company’s management team. We also analyze key competitors, customers and suppliers to assess the overall attractiveness and growth potential of the industry.
     Risk management plays an important role in portfolio construction as our target portfolio attempts to limit volatility and downside risk. We seek to accomplish this goal by investing in sectors, industries and companies with attractive fundamental prospects. We limit the Fund’s sector exposure and also seek to minimize stock-specific risk by building a diversified portfolio.
     We consider selling a stock for any of the following reasons:
n   There is a change in fundamentals, market capitalization or deterioration in the timeliness profile.
 
n   The price target set at purchase has been reached.
 
n   The investment thesis is no longer valid.
 
n   Insider selling indicates potential issues.
Market conditions and your Fund
The fiscal year was truly a tale of two markets. During the second half of 2008 and the first two months of 2009, equity markets experienced steep declines as severe problems in the credit markets, a rapidly deteriorating housing market, rising energy and food prices and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global economic recession. However, the U.S. economy began to show signs that the economic contraction was moderating, and equity markets rapidly reversed direction beginning in March 2009 and rallied strongly for most of the remaining months of the fiscal year.
     In this environment, indexes measuring the performance of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks all had positive returns, with mid-cap stocks outperforming large- and small-cap stocks.1 In terms of investment style, growth stocks outperformed value stocks.1 The sectors with the highest returns in the broad market as represented by the S&P 500 Index included more economically sensitive sectors such as information technology (IT), materials and consumer discretionary.1
     The Fund had double-digit absolute returns, but underperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index during the fiscal year. The Fund underperformed by the widest margin in the utilities, industrials, health care and materials sectors. The Fund’s cash position also detracted from relative performance as equity markets rallied. Some of this underperformance was offset by outperformance in other sectors, including financials, telecommunication services, consumer discretionary and consumer staples.
     The Fund underperformed most significantly in the utilities sector, driven by stock selection. Despite reasonable stock valuation, NRG Energy spent much of the year defending itself against a hostile takeover and had double-digit losses in its share price, which detracted from Fund performance during the reporting period.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Information Technology
    23.0 %
Industrials
    18.2  
Consumer Discretionary
    17.1  
Health Care
    11.6  
Energy
    10.0  
Financials
    8.2  
Materials
    6.1  
Consumer Staples
    2.4  
Utilities
    1.3  
Telecommunication Services
    1.0  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    1.1  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
  1. Continental Resources, Inc.
    1.7 %
  2. Avago Technologies Ltd.
    1.6  
  3. American Eagles Outfitters, Inc.
    1.6  
  4. Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (The)-Class A
    1.5  
  5. Jarden Corp.
    1.5  
  6. Autodesk, Inc.
    1.5  
  7. Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
    1.5  
  8. Capella Education Co.
    1.5  
  9. Macy’s, Inc.
    1.5  
  10. Altera Corp.
    1.5  
Top Five Industries*
         
1. Semiconductors
    7.5 %
2. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
    5.8  
3. Trucking
    3.8  
4. Application Software
    3.7  
5. Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
    3.5  
Total Net Assets
$50.5 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    96  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     The Fund underperformed in the industrials sector due to stock selection. Much of the Fund’s underperformance was driven by stock selection in the transportation industry group, which normally outperforms as the economy exits recession. While several of the Fund’s holdings in this area had strong performance, two holdings detracted from absolute and relative performance during the period: truckload freight carrier Landstar System and cargo shipping services provider Diana Shipping. While we continued to own Landstar Systems at the end of the period, we sold our small position in Diana Shipping to concentrate the Fund’s holdings.
     The Fund also underperformed in the health care sector. Within this sector, key detractors from performance included contract research organization holding Pharmaceutical Product Development, as well as Genzyme, a company that develops and markets products designed to treat genetic disorders and other debilitating diseases. While we continued to own Pharmaceutical Product Development at the close of the reporting period, we sold the Fund’s position in Genzyme due to deteriorating fundamentals.
     In the materials sector, underperformance was driven primarily by stock selection. Within this sector, one of the leading detractors from performance was glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois.
     Some of this underperformance was offset by outperformance in other sectors. The Fund outperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index by the widest margin in the financials sector. Within this sector, one area of strength for the Fund was its capital markets holdings. Many of these holdings had strong performance as economic and stock market conditions improved dramatically after the March rebound. Fund holding Morgan Stanley was a key contributor to performance. We sold this holding during the summer because the strong recovery in the shares caused the market capitalization to exceed our mid-cap mandate.
     The Fund also outperformed in the telecommunication services, consumer staples, consumer discretionary and IT sectors. Outperformance in these sectors was driven largely by stock selection. An underweight position in the more defensive consumer staples sector was also a driver of outperformance. Key contributors to performance included hard-disk maker Western Digital, IT services provider Cognizant Technology Solutions, consumer products maker Jarden and undergarment maker Hanesbrands.
     During the fiscal year, we increased the Fund’s exposure to more economically sensitive sectors including energy, IT, consumer discretionary and industrials. The largest reduction was in more defensive sectors such as utilities and consumer staples.
     As we’ve discussed, the stock market experienced significant volatility during the fiscal year. We would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program. We thank you for your commitment to AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Paul Rasplicka
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund. Mr. Rasplicka has been associated with the adviser and/or its affiliates since 1994. He began his investment career in 1982 as an equity research analyst. A native of Denver, Mr. Rasplicka is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder with a B.S. in business administration. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He is a Chartered Investment Counselor.
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Brent Lium
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund. He joined Invesco in 1999 in its corporate associate program and joined Invesco Aim in 2003. Mr. Lium earned a B.B.A. from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Assisted by the Mid Cap Growth Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class since Inception
Fund data from 8/22/97, index data from 8/31/97
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
$40,000 $17,292 Russell Midcap Growth Index1 20,000 $16,342 Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index1 $15,352 S&P 500 Index1 10,000 $14,473 AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund- Series I Shares 5,000 8/22/97 12/98 12/99 12/00 12/01 12/02 12/03 12/04 12/05 12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (8/22/97)
    3.04 %
10 Years
    -2.79  
  5 Years
    1.30  
  1 Year
    42.44  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    -3.01 %
  5 Years
    1.09  
  1 Year
    42.31  
Series II shares’ inception date is April 30, 2004. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is August 22, 1997. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.22% and 1.45%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.22% and 1.47%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital growth.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market The Fund invests in “growth” stocks, which may be more volatile than other investment styles because growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of an issuing company’s growth potential.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories — large, medium, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Small and mid-sized companies may tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and more volatile than larger companies. Investments in small and mid-sized companies may involve special risks, including those associated with dependence on a small management group, little of no operating history, little or no track record of success, and limited product lines, market and financial resources. Also, there may be less publicly available information about the issuers of the securities or less market interest in such securities than in the case of larger companies, each of which can cause significant price volatility. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be illiquid, restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than more widely held securities, which may make it difficult for fund to establish or close out a position in these securities at prevailing market prices. The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth stocks. The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
     The Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks–98.93%
 
       
 
Aerospace & Defense–1.14%
 
       
BE Aerospace, Inc.(b)
    24,591     $ 577,889  
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics–0.91%
 
       
UTI Worldwide, Inc.
    32,156       460,474  
 
 
Apparel Retail–1.56%
 
       
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
    46,304       786,242  
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–3.47%
 
       
Carter’s, Inc.(b)
    22,929       601,886  
 
Coach, Inc.
    13,574       495,858  
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.(b)
    27,097       653,309  
 
              1,751,053  
 
 
Application Software–3.70%
 
       
Adobe Systems Inc.(b)
    13,895       511,058  
 
Autodesk, Inc.(b)
    29,860       758,743  
 
Solera Holdings Inc.
    16,715       601,907  
 
              1,871,708  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.94%
 
       
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)
    8,926       601,166  
 
State Street Corp.
    8,761       381,454  
 
              982,620  
 
 
Automotive Retail–0.41%
 
       
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)
    5,417       206,496  
 
 
Biotechnology–2.09%
 
       
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.(b)
    24,407       543,544  
 
United Therapeutics Corp.(b)
    9,699       510,652  
 
              1,054,196  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–0.88%
 
       
International Game Technology
    23,738       445,562  
 
 
Coal & Consumable Fuels–1.06%
 
       
CONSOL Energy Inc.
    10,734       534,553  
 
 
Communications Equipment–0.77%
 
       
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)
    50,846       387,955  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–2.33%
 
       
NetApp, Inc.(b)
    16,801       577,786  
 
Western Digital Corp.(b)
    13,620       601,323  
 
              1,179,109  
 
 
Construction & Engineering–1.50%
 
       
Quanta Services, Inc.(b)
    16,624       346,444  
 
Shaw Group Inc. (The)(b)
    14,304       411,240  
 
              757,684  
 
 
Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.55%
 
       
Bucyrus International, Inc.
    4,917       277,171  
 
 
Consumer Finance–0.49%
 
       
Capital One Financial Corp.
    6,424       246,296  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.22%
 
       
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)(c)
    9,578       618,643  
 
 
Department Stores–2.54%
 
       
Macy’s, Inc.
    44,815       751,100  
 
Nordstrom, Inc.
    14,135       531,193  
 
              1,282,293  
 
 
Distributors–0.99%
 
       
LKQ Corp.(b)
    25,641       502,307  
 
 
Diversified Metals & Mining–1.99%
 
       
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
    4,763       382,422  
 
Walter Energy, Inc.
    8,246       621,006  
 
              1,003,428  
 
 
Diversified Support Services–1.98%
 
       
Copart, Inc.(b)
    13,136       481,172  
 
KAR Auction Services Inc.(b)
    37,517       517,359  
 
              998,531  
 
 
Education Services–2.79%
 
       
Capella Education Co.(b)
    10,025       754,882  
 
ITT Educational Services, Inc.(b)
    6,836       655,983  
 
              1,410,865  
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment–2.40%
 
       
Baldor Electric Co.
    19,151       537,952  
 
Cooper Industries PLC (Ireland)
    15,822       674,650  
 
              1,212,602  
 
 
Electronic Components–1.27%
 
       
Amphenol Corp.–Class A
    13,855       639,824  
 
 
Environmental & Facilities Services–1.00%
 
       
Republic Services, Inc.
    17,832       504,824  
 
 
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.17%
 
       
Intrepid Potash, Inc.(b)
    20,319       592,705  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Health Care Equipment–2.05%
 
       
American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.(b)
    30,435     $ 587,091  
 
NuVasive, Inc.(b)
    5,631       180,080  
 
ResMed Inc.(b)
    5,142       268,772  
 
              1,035,943  
 
 
Health Care Facilities–1.52%
 
       
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.(b)
    16,716       353,376  
 
VCA Antech, Inc.(b)
    16,739       417,136  
 
              770,512  
 
 
Health Care Services–1.63%
 
       
Express Scripts, Inc.(b)
    5,641       487,665  
 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)
    6,398       338,346  
 
              826,011  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.04%
 
       
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
    14,404       526,754  
 
 
Household Products–0.91%
 
       
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(b)
    7,464       457,394  
 
 
Housewares & Specialties–1.52%
 
       
Jarden Corp.
    24,790       766,259  
 
 
Human Resource & Employment Services–0.98%
 
       
Robert Half International, Inc.
    18,471       493,730  
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–1.29%
 
       
KGEN Power Corp. (Acquired 01/12/07; Cost $613,032)(b)(d)
    43,788       262,728  
 
NRG Energy, Inc.(b)
    16,567       391,147  
 
              653,875  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–0.96%
 
       
Flowserve Corp.
    5,152       487,019  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.16%
 
       
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(b)
    30,293       587,078  
 
 
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.48%
 
       
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(b)
    16,515       748,129  
 
 
Life & Health Insurance–2.09%
 
       
Aflac, Inc.
    11,533       533,401  
 
Lincoln National Corp.
    21,059       523,948  
 
              1,057,349  
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.59%
 
       
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.
    11,714       274,576  
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)
    11,074       528,119  
 
              802,695  
 
 
Managed Health Care–2.14%
 
       
AMERIGROUP Corp.(b)
    22,269       600,372  
 
Aveta, Inc. (Acquired 12/21/05-05/22/06; Cost $1,165,095)(b)(d)
    80,000       480,000  
 
              1,080,372  
 
 
Metal & Glass Containers–1.01%
 
       
Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)
    20,042       512,674  
 
 
Multi-Line Insurance–1.03%
 
       
Genworth Financial Inc.–Class A(b)
    45,994       522,032  
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling–1.46%
 
       
Noble Corp.
    12,101       492,511  
 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
    15,926       244,464  
 
              736,975  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.74%
 
       
Key Energy Services, Inc.(b)
    66,994       588,877  
 
Petroleum Geo-Services A.S.A. (Norway)(b)
    25,571       290,080  
 
              878,957  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–5.76%
 
       
Atlas Energy, Inc.
    17,956       541,721  
 
Continental Resources, Inc.(b)
    20,499       879,202  
 
EXCO Resources, Inc.
    30,727       652,334  
 
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(b)
    50,368       474,970  
 
Southwestern Energy Co.(b)
    7,553       364,055  
 
              2,912,282  
 
 
Personal Products–1.54%
 
       
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (The)–Class A
    16,048       776,081  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–0.60%
 
       
Shire PLC (United Kingdom)
    15,524       303,527  
 
 
Real Estate Services–1.50%
 
       
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
    12,536       757,174  
 
 
Research & Consulting Services–1.00%
 
       
IHS Inc.–Class A(b)
    9,235       506,170  
 
 
Security & Alarm Services–0.98%
 
       
Corrections Corp. of America(b)
    20,274       497,727  
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–2.19%
 
       
ASML Holding N.V. (Netherlands)
    16,311       554,029  
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.
    15,249       551,404  
 
              1,105,433  
 
 
Semiconductors–7.47%
 
       
Altera Corp.
    33,159       750,388  
 
Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)(b)
    43,291       791,792  
 
Broadcom Corp.–Class A(b)
    15,609       490,903  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Semiconductors–(continued)
 
       
                 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.(b)
    32,753     $ 679,625  
 
ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)
    58,791       517,949  
 
Xilinx, Inc.
    21,759       545,281  
 
              3,775,938  
 
 
Specialty Chemicals–0.99%
 
       
Albemarle Corp.
    13,810       502,270  
 
 
Specialty Stores–0.91%
 
       
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)
    25,363       460,592  
 
 
Steel–0.94%
 
       
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
    26,701       473,142  
 
 
Systems Software–2.58%
 
       
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)
    20,629       698,910  
 
McAfee Inc.(b)
    14,866       603,114  
 
              1,302,024  
 
 
Tires & Rubber–0.96%
 
       
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b)
    34,282       483,376  
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.96%
 
       
Fastenal Co.(c)
    11,640       484,690  
 
 
Trucking–3.78%
 
       
Con-way Inc.
    13,652       476,591  
 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
    15,526       501,024  
 
Knight Transportation, Inc.
    23,741       457,964  
 
Landstar System, Inc.
    12,301       476,910  
 
              1,912,489  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.02%
 
       
Crown Castle International Corp.(b)
    13,197       515,211  
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $44,389,928)
            49,996,914  
 
 
Money Market Funds–1.38%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(e)
    348,790       348,790  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(e)
    348,790       348,790  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $697,580)
            697,580  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.31% (Cost $45,087,508)
            50,694,494  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–1.67%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $843,711)(e)(f)
    843,711       843,711  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.98% (Cost $45,931,219)
            51,538,205  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.98)%
            (1,002,905 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 50,535,300  
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(d) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2009 was $742,728, which represented 1.47% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(e) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(f) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $44,389,928)*
  $ 49,996,914  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    1,541,291  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $45,931,219)
    51,538,205  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    5,045  
 
Dividends
    29,838  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    11,175  
 
Total assets
    51,584,263  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    85,645  
 
Amount due custodian
    38,166  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    843,711  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    29,709  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    30,742  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    20,990  
 
Total liabilities
    1,048,963  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 50,535,300  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 126,325,621  
 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
    (20,836 )
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (81,376,526 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    5,607,041  
 
    $ 50,535,300  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 50,528,148  
 
Series II
  $ 7,152  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    3,550,838  
 
Series II
    508.7  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 14.23  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 14.06  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $820,857 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,060)
  $ 257,755  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $2,127)
    7,530  
 
Total investment income
    265,285  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    328,847  
 
Administrative services fees
    160,093  
 
Custodian fees
    12,550  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    15  
 
Transfer agent fees
    16,913  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    21,253  
 
Professional services fees
    37,630  
 
Other
    11,250  
 
Total expenses
    588,551  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (16,133 )
 
Net expenses
    572,418  
 
Net investment income (loss)
    (307,133 )
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $75,594)
    (5,128,094 )
 
Foreign currencies
    (1,416 )
 
      (5,129,510 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities
    21,019,220  
 
Foreign currencies
    41  
 
      21,019,261  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    15,889,751  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 15,582,618  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (307,133 )   $ (495,009 )
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (5,129,510 )     (20,959,904 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    21,019,261       (25,826,186 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    15,582,618       (47,281,099 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (6,716,157 )     (33,243,831 )
 
Series II
           
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (6,716,157 )     (33,243,831 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    8,866,461       (80,524,930 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    41,668,839       122,193,769  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(20,836) and $(31,157), respectively)
  $ 50,535,300     $ 41,668,839  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital growth.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
    A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
    Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
    Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
    Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market
 
AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund


 

quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
    Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
    Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
    Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
    The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
    Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
    The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
    The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into
 
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contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
    The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .745%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .73%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .715%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .70%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .685%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .67%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .655%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .64%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
 
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  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $16,127 and class level expenses of $6 for Series II shares.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $110,093 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 49,951,368     $ 844,109     $ 742,728     $ 51,538,205  
 
 
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NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $359,901 and securities sales of $456,769, which resulted in net realized gains of $75,594.
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,865 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
There were no ordinary income or long-term capital gain distibutions paid during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
  $ 5,571,588  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments
    55  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (20,836 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (81,341,128 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    126,325,621  
 
Total net assets
  $ 50,535,300  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 55,297,523  
 
December 31, 2016
    15,509,594  
 
December 31, 2017
    10,534,011  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 81,341,128  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
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NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $41,724,993 and $48,711,143, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 8,528,018  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (2,956,430 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 5,571,588  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $45,966,617.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of partnerships and net operating losses, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $317,454, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $60,712 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $378,166. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    838,528     $ 9,769,860       972,706     $ 15,255,323  
 
Series II
                       
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (1,457,783 )     (16,486,017 )     (3,154,261 )     (48,499,154 )
 
Series II
                       
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (619,255 )   $ (6,716,157 )     (2,181,555 )   $ (33,243,831 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 68% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                         
                                Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                  to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
  Net
  (losses) on
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  investment
  securities (both
  Total from
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income (loss)
   
    beginning
  income
  realized and
  investment
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   (loss)   unrealized)   operations   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 9.99     $ (0.08 )(c)   $ 4.32     $ 4.24     $ 14.23       42.44 %   $ 50,528       1.30 %(d)     1.33 %(d)     (0.70 )%(d)     97 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    19.24       (0.10 )(c)     (9.15 )     (9.25 )     9.99       (48.08 )     41,664       1.22       1.22       (0.62 )     106  
Year ended 12/31/07
    17.15       (0.11 )(c)     2.20       2.09       19.24       12.19       122,184       1.11       1.11       (0.58 )     115  
Year ended 12/31/06
    14.77       (0.09 )     2.47       2.38       17.15       16.11       120,792       1.12       1.13       (0.51 )     142  
Year ended 12/31/05
    13.34       (0.04 )     1.47       1.43       14.77       10.72       111,655       1.16       1.17       (0.29 )     110  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    9.88       (0.09 )(c)     4.27       4.18       14.06       42.31       7       1.45 (d)     1.58 (d)     (0.85 )(d)     97  
Year ended 12/31/08
    19.06       (0.12 )(c)     (9.06 )     (9.18 )     9.88       (48.16 )     5       1.45       1.47       (0.85 )     106  
Year ended 12/31/07
    17.04       (0.15 )(c)     2.17       2.02       19.06       11.85       10       1.36       1.36       (0.83 )     115  
Year ended 12/31/06
    14.71       (0.12 )     2.45       2.33       17.04       15.84       14       1.37       1.38       (0.76 )     142  
Year ended 12/31/05
    13.32       (0.07 )     1.46       1.39       14.71       10.44       12       1.41       1.42       (0.54 )     110  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $44,135 and $6 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Dynamics Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating Your Ongoing Fund Expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,283.10       $ 7.48       $ 1,018.65       $ 6.61         1.30 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,282.80         8.34         1,017.90         7.38         1.45  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
 
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007    Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006    Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993    Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001    Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004    Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000    Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997    Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich &
Tang Funds
(16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998    Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005   Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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Trustees and Officers – (continued)
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
  2005   Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006   Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004   Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003   General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.    
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
  1999   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993   Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2005   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006   Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        
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AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
(IMAGE)
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, and excluding variable product issuer charges, AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund performed essentially in line with the S&P 500 Index and Lipper VUF Financial Services Funds category average while outperforming the S&P 500 Financials Index.
     While many individual holdings in various financial industries contributed to the Fund’s performance, the underlying reason for our outperformance versus our style-specific index was the offensive position of the Fund, which drove performance as the sector recovered from lows reached early in the year.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    27.43 %
Series II Shares
    27.30  
S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
S&P 500 Financials Index (Style-Specific Index)
    17.22  
Lipper VUF Financial Services Funds Category Average (Peer Group)
    27.07  
 
  Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek to create wealth for our shareholders by maintaining a long-term investment horizon and investing in two primary opportunities we believe have historically resulted in superior investment returns in the financials sector:
n   Financial companies trading at a significant discount to our estimate of intrinsic value because of excessive short-term investor pessimism. Estimated intrinsic value is a measure based primarily on the estimated future cash flows generated by the businesses.
 
n   Reasonably valued financial companies that demonstrate superior capital discipline by returning excess capital to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.
     We maintain a proprietary database of intrinsic value estimates and screen financial companies for those we deem to be of acceptable quality.
     Purchase candidates are subject to exhaustive fundamental analysis. We focus on the drivers of estimated intrinsic value such as normalized earnings power, marginal returns on economic equity (which adjusts for distortions present in accounting numbers) and sustainable growth. Additionally, we strive to understand a company’s ability and willingness to grow capital returned to shareholders in the future. Finally, we focus on quality, including competitive position, management and financial strength.
     The result is normally a 35- to 50-stock portfolio of investments that we believe are attractive from a valuation and/or a capital discipline perspective. In constructing a portfolio, we attempt to mitigate risk in multiple ways, including by diversifying holdings across industries and businesses that react in different ways to changes in interest rates and economic cycles.
     We believe a portfolio of undervalued and capital-disciplined quality financial companies that profitably grow cash flows over time provides the best opportunity for superior long-term investment results.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year 2009 was characterized by two dramatically different market environments. In the first few months of the year, equity markets declined steeply as credit markets froze and risk premiums rose dramatically in response to the global financial crisis. As central banks coordinated easing efforts and companies cut costs aggressively, access to funding improved and market valuations in both the credit and equity markets recovered from their March lows. The financials sector led the market during both periods — declining by almost 50%1 from January 1 to March 9, and then rebounding by more than 100%1 from March 10 to December 31. While the extreme strains caused by the financial crisis have abated, concerns about economic resilience remain, and valuations remain at appealing levels. Our investment results can be lumpy during periods like this, but historically these types of markets have yielded attractive opportunities for future capital growth.
     In this environment, the Fund posted gains, outperforming its style-specific index. While many individual holdings in various financial industries contributed to the Fund’s performance, the underlying reason for our outperformance was the offensive position of the Fund, which drove performance as the sector recovered from its March 2009 lows.
Portfolio Composition
         
By sector        
 
Financials
    84.2 %
Information Technology
    7.2  
Health Care
    3.8  
Consumer Discretionary
    2.0  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    2.8  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
1. Capital One Financial Corp.
    7.2 %
2. XL Capital Ltd.-Class A
    6.7  
3. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    6.6  
4. American Express Co.
    5.9  
5. Bank of America Corp.
    5.1  
6. SLM Corp.
    4.7  
7. Moody’s Corp.
    4.6  
8. Fifth Third Bancorp
    4.6  
9. Legg Mason, Inc.
    4.0  
10. UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    3.8  
         
Total Net Assets
  $65.5 million  
Total Number of Holdings*
    37  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     The largest contributors to performance were XL Capital and Morgan Stanley. After declining significantly in 2008 due to capital and credit-related issues, specialty insurance provider XL Capital’s stock rebounded from its early-2009 lows, gaining nearly 400% during the year as investor concerns abated from what, in retrospect, were excessively pessimistic views. We continue to believe the company is undervalued despite its stock’s significant rebound. Morgan Stanley’s stock rose by over 75% during the year. Investors reacted favorably to the announcement of a joint venture between the company and Citigroup in which Morgan Stanley bought Citi’s Smith Barney unit and combined it with its own global wealth management group. The new joint venture, called Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, is the industry’s leading wealth management business and was an early indicator of a rejuvenated strategic direction at the beleaguered but venerable investment bank.
     The largest detractors from Fund performance were regional bank Zions Bancorporation and Citigroup. Citigroup’s stock fell by more than 45% during the year. In February, Citigroup took the dramatic step of recapitalizing the company via a preferred-for-common exchange. The action bolstered Citigroup’s capital position to among the strongest in the world, but diluted our estimate of per-share intrinsic value severely.
     Shares of Zions Bancorporation, a regional banking franchise we admire, also fell during the year as investor worries shifted to potential commercial real estate loan losses and the effect such losses could have on capital adequacy. We continued to hold Zions Bancorporation at year end because we believed its depressed stock price represented an attractive value opportunity, even as we expected the company to further bolster regulatory capital.
     We believe many stressed financial companies have now raised enough capital to handle credit losses that are widely expected to be severe. Economies around the world are showing signs of stabilization or recovery. Financial stocks have rebounded dramatically from extremely depressed levels in March 2009. Despite strong stock performance in the sector, we continue to see opportunities given historical low valuation levels and unusually wide valuation differences within the sector. While regulatory and political developments will grab headlines in 2010, and some changes will prove important, we believe the path and robustness of economic recovery will be the ultimate determinant of financial sector stock performance. We expect financial stocks will remain volatile as the economy works toward recovery and credit losses ultimately peak, the timing of which is impossible to pinpoint.
     Fund turnover increased during the year, and investors in the Fund should expect additional turnover of portfolio holdings as we continue to capitalize on this valuation opportunity, which is among the broadest we have seen in our careers.
     Markets experienced a strong recovery during 2009, and the Fund outperformed its style-specific index. Regardless of the macro economic environment, we remain focused on identifying financial companies that we believe are undervalued and that exhibit capital discipline.
     As always, we would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. We recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program.
     Thank you for your investment in AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
 
  Managers believe intrinsic value represents the inherent business value of portfolio holdings during a two- to three-year investment horizon based on their estimates of future cash flow. Intrinsic value calculations are estimates and, as a result, market price may never reflect intrinsic value estimates, especially for an entire portfolio.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Michael Simon
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund. He began his investment career in 1989 and joined Invesco Aim in 2001. Mr. Simon earned a B.B.A. in finance from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
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Meggan Walsh
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund. She began her investment career in 1987 and joined Invesco Aim in 1991. Ms. Walsh earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Maryland and an M.B.A. from Loyola University Maryland.
Assisted by the Financial Services Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Fund data from 9/20/99, index data from 9/30/99
(LINE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $2,000 and $4,000 is the same size as the space between $4,000 and $8,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (9/20/99)
    -2.86 %
10 Years
    -3.95  
5 Years
    -13.09  
1 Year
    27.43  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    -4.17 %
5 Years
    -13.28  
1 Year
    27.30  
Series II shares’ inception date is April 30, 2004. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is September 20, 1999. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.23% and 1.45%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.24% and 1.49%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
 
2   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund’s investment objective is capital growth.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     The financial services sector is subject to extensive government regulation, which may change frequently. The profitability of businesses in this sector depends heavily on the availability and cost of money and may fluctuate significantly in response to changes to interest rates and general economic conditions.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     Nondiversification increases the risk that the value of the Fund’s shares may vary more widely, and the Fund may be subject to greater investment and credit risk than if it invested more broadly.
     The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The S&P 500 Financials Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the financial market.
     The Lipper VUF Financial Services Funds Category Average represents an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Financial Services Funds category.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.20%
 
       
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–11.87%
 
       
Blackstone Group L.P. (The)
    50,865     $ 667,349  
 
Federated Investors, Inc.–Class B
    82,527       2,269,493  
 
Legg Mason, Inc.
    86,258       2,601,541  
 
State Street Corp.
    51,334       2,235,082  
 
              7,773,465  
 
 
Consumer Finance–18.10%
 
       
American Express Co.
    96,048       3,891,865  
 
AmeriCredit Corp.(b)
    10,525       200,396  
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
    122,935       4,713,328  
 
SLM Corp.(b)
    270,291       3,046,179  
 
              11,851,768  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–7.15%
 
       
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)
    27,415       1,770,735  
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
    38,417       1,645,016  
 
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
    55,265       725,630  
 
VeriFone Holdings, Inc.(b)
    15,811       258,984  
 
Western Union Co. (The)
    14,933       281,487  
 
              4,681,852  
 
 
Diversified Banks–0.21%
 
       
U.S. Bancorp
    6,016       135,420  
 
 
Diversified Capital Markets–2.67%
 
       
UBS AG (Switzerland)(b)
    112,838       1,750,117  
 
 
Insurance Brokers–4.12%
 
       
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
    98,797       2,181,438  
 
National Financial Partners Corp.(b)
    63,498       513,699  
 
              2,695,137  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–6.86%
 
       
FBR Capital Markets Corp.(b)
    309,451       1,912,407  
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    1,777       300,029  
 
Morgan Stanley
    77,092       2,281,923  
 
              4,494,359  
 
 
Life & Health Insurance–2.27%
 
       
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    8,774       436,594  
 
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.
    26,276       1,051,566  
 
              1,488,160  
 
 
Managed Health Care–3.82%
 
       
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    82,013       2,499,756  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–14.53%
 
       
Bank of America Corp.
    221,342       3,333,410  
 
Citigroup Inc.
    556,283       1,841,297  
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    104,159       4,340,306  
 
              9,515,013  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–7.04%
 
       
Allstate Corp. (The)
    7,809       234,582  
 
XL Capital Ltd.–Class A
    238,512       4,371,925  
 
              4,606,507  
 
 
Real Estate Services–0.34%
 
       
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
    3,708       223,963  
 
 
Regional Banks–9.53%
 
       
Fifth Third Bancorp
    307,578       2,998,886  
 
First Horizon National Corp.(b)
    10,421       139,637  
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
    91,442       1,855,358  
 
Zions Bancorp.
    97,377       1,249,347  
 
              6,243,228  
 
 
Reinsurance–1.97%
 
       
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
    24,779       1,291,234  
 
 
Specialized Consumer Services–2.00%
 
       
H&R Block, Inc.
    57,934       1,310,467  
 
 
Specialized Finance–4.64%
 
       
Moody’s Corp.
    113,239       3,034,805  
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.08%
 
       
Ocwen Financial Corp.(b)
    5,772       55,238  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $79,787,752)
            63,650,489  
 
 
Money Market Funds–2.24%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)
    732,101       732,101  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)
    732,101       732,101  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,464,202)
            1,464,202  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.44% (Cost $81,251,954)
            65,114,691  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.56%
            366,180  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 65,480,871  
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $79,787,752)
  $ 63,650,489  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    1,464,202  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $81,251,954)
    65,114,691  
 
Receivables for:
       
Investments sold
    443,720  
 
Fund shares sold
    122,192  
 
Dividends
    35,472  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    11,527  
 
Total assets
    65,727,602  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Investments purchased
    25,681  
 
Fund shares reacquired
    86,278  
 
Amount due custodian
    24,366  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    54,201  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    32,685  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    23,520  
 
Total liabilities
    246,731  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 65,480,871  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 115,265,517  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    57,948  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (33,705,331 )
 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (16,137,263 )
 
    $ 65,480,871  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 57,620,257  
 
Series II
  $ 7,860,614  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    11,289,433  
 
Series II
    1,555,995  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 5.10  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 5.05  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends
  $ 745,974  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds
    14,679  
 
Total investment income
    760,653  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    394,539  
 
Administrative services fees
    179,985  
 
Custodian fees
    7,733  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    14,313  
 
Transfer agent fees
    19,251  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    21,444  
 
Professional services fees
    39,922  
 
Other
    8,154  
 
Total expenses
    685,341  
 
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed
    (8,587 )
 
Net expenses
    676,754  
 
Net investment income
    83,899  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from investment securities
    (7,426,734 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
    22,907,979  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    15,481,245  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 15,565,144  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 83,899     $ 1,865,196  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (7,426,734 )     (25,097,989 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    22,907,979       (35,661,911 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    15,565,144       (58,894,704 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (1,643,368 )     (1,840,747 )
 
Series II
    (217,704 )     (162,993 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (1,861,072 )     (2,003,740 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
          (5,303,718 )
 
Series II
          (492,299 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
          (5,796,017 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    6,150,080       16,386,023  
 
Series II
    2,336,966       4,765,984  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions
    8,487,046       21,152,007  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    22,191,118       (45,542,454 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    43,289,753       88,832,207  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $57,948 and $1,835,351, respectively)
  $ 65,480,871     $ 43,289,753  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is capital growth.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
The financial services sector is subject to extensive government regulation, which may change frequently. The profitability of businesses in this sector depends heavily on the availability and cost of money and may fluctuate significantly in response to changes to interest rates and general economic conditions.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .75%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .74%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .73%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .72%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .71%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .70%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .69%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .68%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Advisors, Inc., Invesco Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursements (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursements to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset agreement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver agreement at any time.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $4,171 and reimbursed class level expenses of $4,416 of Series II shares.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance
 
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companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $129,985 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 65,114,691     $     $     $ 65,114,691  
 
 
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,874 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
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NOTE 6—Distributions to Beneficial Owners
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 1,861,072     $ 2,252,871  
 
Long-term capital gain
          5,546,886  
 
Total distributions
  $ 1,861,072     $ 7,799,757  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 77,707  
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)-investments
    (19,575,155 )
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (23,224 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (30,263,974 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    115,265,517  
 
Total net assets
  $ 65,480,871  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and partnership transactions.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2016
  $ 22,458,450  
 
December 31, 2017
    7,805,524  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 30,263,974  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $17,118,905 and $10,940,471, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 5,718,216  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (25,293,371 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities
  $ (19,575,155 )
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $84,689,846.
 
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of partnership transactions, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $230 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $230. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 9—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended
  Year ended
    December 31, 2009(a)   December 31, 2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    6,175,150     $ 25,003,515       4,741,184     $ 41,508,337  
 
Series II
    825,270       3,236,356       635,748       5,276,073  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    324,776       1,643,368       1,609,114       7,144,465  
 
Series II
    43,454       217,704       148,930       655,292  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (4,778,335 )     (20,496,803 )     (3,725,544 )     (32,266,779 )
 
Series II
    (260,764 )     (1,117,094 )     (139,755 )     (1,165,381 )
 
Net increase in share activity
    2,329,551     $ 8,487,046       3,269,677     $ 21,152,007  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 77% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income (loss)
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 4.12     $ 0.01     $ 1.12     $ 1.13     $ (0.15 )   $     $ (0.15 )   $ 5.10       27.43 %   $ 57,620       1.27 %(d)     1.28 %(d)     0.18 %(d)     22 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    12.26       0.24       (7.46 )     (7.22 )     (0.24 )     (0.68 )     (0.92 )     4.12       (59.44 )     39,421       1.22       1.23       2.71       47  
Year ended 12/31/07
    17.41       0.27       (4.04 )     (3.77 )     (0.29 )     (1.09 )     (1.38 )     12.26       (22.22 )     85,144       1.11       1.11       1.61       9  
Year ended 12/31/06
    15.26       0.23       2.28       2.51       (0.26 )     (0.10 )     (0.36 )     17.41       16.52       146,092       1.12       1.12       1.44       14  
Year ended 12/31/05
    14.61       0.19       0.66       0.85       (0.20 )           (0.20 )     15.26       5.84       141,241       1.12       1.12       1.30       22  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    4.08       0.00       1.11       1.11       (0.14 )           (0.14 )     5.05       27.30       7,861       1.44 (d)     1.53 (d)     0.01 (d)     22  
Year ended 12/31/08
    12.17       0.21       (7.39 )     (7.18 )     (0.23 )     (0.68 )     (0.91 )     4.08       (59.56 )     3,869       1.44       1.48       2.49       47  
Year ended 12/31/07
    17.33       0.22       (4.00 )     (3.78 )     (0.29 )     (1.09 )     (1.38 )     12.17       (22.39 )     3,688       1.36       1.36       1.36       9  
Year ended 12/31/06
    15.23       0.20       2.26       2.46       (0.26 )     (0.10 )     (0.36 )     17.33       16.22       1,664       1.37       1.37       1.19       14  
Year ended 12/31/05
    14.59       0.15       0.67       0.82       (0.18 )           (0.18 )     15.23       5.61       11       1.37       1.37       1.05       22  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and it is not annualized for periods more than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $46,879 and $5,725 for Series I and Series II, shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Financial Services Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,253.00       $ 7.10       $ 1,018.90       $ 6.36         1.25 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,251.50         8.17         1,017.95         7.32         1.44  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    100%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
 
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee
    2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
    2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.
  None
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair
    1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
    2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
    2001     Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
    2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
    2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)

Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations
  Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
    1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)

Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)
  Administaff
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
    1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich &
Tang Funds
(16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
    1998     Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
    1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
    2004     Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
    2005     Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
 
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
    2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
    2006     Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
    2004     Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
    2003     General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
    1999     Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
    1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
    2005     Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
    2006     Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.

Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
(IMAGE)
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
The year was characterized by two dramatically different market environments. In early 2009, equity markets experienced steep declines as credit markets froze and risk premiums rose dramatically in response to the global economic recession. As central banks coordinated easing efforts and companies cut costs aggressively, access to funding improved and market valuations in both the credit and equity markets recovered from the March lows. Health care reform efforts overshadowed some of the defensive growth characteristics of the sector during much of the year. Additionally, the strong equity market rally propelled a rotation out of larger, more defensive companies in favor of more cyclical, higher risk stocks. Despite these headwinds, AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund Series I shares, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed its style-specific benchmark, the MSCI World Health Care Index, but underperformed the broad market, as measured by the MSCI World Index. The Fund’s relative performance was positively affected by security selection in pharmaceuticals, managed health care and life sciences tools and services.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.

If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    27.67 %
Series II Shares
    27.39  
MSCI World Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    29.99  
MSCI World Health Care Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    18.89  
Lipper VUF Health/Biotechnology Funds Category Average6 (Peer Group)
    23.69  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek health care stocks of all market capitalizations from around the world that we believe are attractively priced and have the potential to benefit from long-term earnings and cash flow growth.
     We invest primarily in four segments of the health care sector: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology and health services. Suitable investments in this universe exhibit strong fundamentals and earnings, coupled with healthy growth prospects and discounted valuations usually due to perceived near-term uncertainty. We assess the long-term commercial potential of each company’s current and prospective products, particularly those that fill unaddressed market needs.
     We manage risk by:
  Maintaining exposure to all health care sub-sectors.
 
  Diversifying the portfolio across 50 to 80 holdings.
 
  Limiting the size an of investment in any single position according to its risk profile.
 
  Investing in international companies, which may have lower correlations to the U.S. stock market.
 
    We reassess our holdings when:
 
  We identify a more attractive investment opportunity.
 
  We foresee a deterioration of a company’s fundamentals.
 
  A company fails to execute on its plan.
 
  A decline in management team quality occurs.
 
  A stock’s price target has been met.
Market conditions and your Fund
Though the beginning of the year was marked by headlines claiming economic “Armageddon,” the U.S. economy began to show signs that the economic contraction was moderating. Economic data indicated that the rampant decline in business spending and consumption that occurred at the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 may have eased. Given signs that the economic downturn may be moderating, equity and credit markets improved. In addition, financial markets benefited from the various government programs introduced to improve bank balance sheets and reduce credit spreads.
     A variety of emergency fiscal and monetary expansion initiatives of governments and central banks appeared to have succeeded in averting a worst case global economic scenario. However, unemployment levels and the long-term implications of the sovereign debt burden for Western economies continued to cause concern. Additionally, businesses and households still had a considerable way to go in their deleveraging processes.
     Against this backdrop, telecommunication services, utilities and energy were among the weakest performing sectors of the S&P 500 Index.1 Conversely, information technology, materials and consumer discretionary were the best performing sectors.1 Health care stocks outperformed early in the year when the broad markets were down. However, their performance was muted during the subsequent rally due to a rotation into cyclical stocks and concerns surrounding health care reform.
Portfolio Composition
By country
         
United States
    73.2 %
Switzerland
    5.8  
Germany
    4.8  
Brazil
    2.4  
Ireland
    2.3  
United Kingdom
    2.2  
Countries Each Less Than
       
2.0% of Portfolio
    3.7  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    5.6  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
1. Roche Holding AG
    4.2 %
2. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    4.1  
3. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
    3.7  
4. Amgen Inc.
    3.7  
5. Abbott Laboratories
    3.4  
6. CVS Caremark Corp.
    3.1  
7. Johnson & Johnson
    2.5  
8. Boston Scientific Corp.
    2.5  
9. WellPoint Inc.
    2.4  
10. Baxter International Inc.
    2.4  
Top Five Industries
         
1. Biotechnology
    20.6 %
2. Pharmaceuticals
    20.0  
3. Health Care Equipment
    16.1  
4. Life Sciences Tools & Services
    8.3  
5. Managed Health Care
    7.7  
 
       
Total Net Assets
  $170.4 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    67  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
     
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     Relative to the MSCI World Health Care Index, our security selection in pharmaceuticals, managed health care and life sciences tools and services aided performance. From an industry allocation perspective, an underweight position in pharmaceuticals and an overweight position in life sciences tools and services also contributed to the Fund’s outperformance relative to the style-specific index. On the other hand, an overweight in biotechnology stocks detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. It is important to note that the style-specific index is weighted by size or market capitalization, and this results in a 60% allocation to pharmaceutical stocks. In contrast, the Fund weights its holdings based on our fundamental analysis with consideration to risk management factors and is therefore more diversified across health care industries. Merger and acquisition activity also affected individual stock performance during the year.
     From a stock-specific perspective, Life Technologies was the top contributor to the Fund’s absolute performance. On the other hand, Genzyme was the top detractor.
     Life Technologies contributed positively to Fund performance during the year. The company manufactures tools used in basic research at pharmaceutical firms. We believed Life Technologies displayed defensive growth characteristics and would benefit from spending increases by the National Institutes of Health. Therefore, we added to the position during the year.
     Genzyme, in addition to suffering from the headwinds of the rotation out of large-cap biotechnology stocks, was also negatively affected by drug manufacturing issues. As a result, Genzyme detracted from Fund performance but remained a large position in the portfolio given its favorable long-term prospects.
     The biotechnology industry experienced relative outperformance during the bear market, buoyed in part by the acquisition of Genentech (no longer a Fund holding) by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche during the first quarter of 2009. Once the economy started to recover, money continued to flow out of large-cap biotechnology stocks.
     As we have seen many failed attempts to nationalize health care, massive health care reform seemed unlikely in the near term in our opinion. A watered down version of the current proposal, however, seemed more likely. Most importantly, not all health care companies would be affected by health care reform in the same way. Certainly, some industries, like health care equipment and biotechnology, are less exposed. As a result, we continued to overweight these sectors.
     We continued to favor specialty pharmaceuticals and large-cap biotechnology stocks over large-cap pharmaceuticals. Relative to the benchmark, we maintained a significant underweight in large-cap pharmaceuticals as many firms face looming patent expirations with limited drug pipelines, which may result in modest (if any) earnings growth. Our emphasis on specialty pharmaceuticals and biotechnology stocks was based on robust in-line portfolios, compelling pipelines and the view that many of these companies could be targets of ongoing consolidation. Importantly, the valuations for many of these companies were near historic lows.
     We continued to focus on companies with new product cycles, less reimbursement risk and less competition. The majority of the Fund is invested in domestic stocks, where we have found more companies that fit our fundamental selection criteria. Our international weight was focused mainly on European large-cap pharmaceutical companies with fewer patent expiration concerns.
     Given markets have experienced a strong recovery during the year, we would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program. We thank you for your continued investment in AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF DEREK TANER)
Derek Taner
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund. Mr. Taner began his investment career in 1993 as a fixed income analyst, assistant portfolio manager and manager of a health care fund. Mr. Tanner joined Invesco Aim in 2005. He earned a B.S. in accounting and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
(PHOTO OF DEAN DILLARD)
Dean Dillard
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 2000. Mr. Dillard earned a B.S. in corporate finance from the University of Alabama and an M.B.A. from the Owen School of Business at Vanderbilt University.
Assisted by the Global Health Care Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class since Inception
Fund data from 5/21/97, index data from 5/31/97
(LINE GRAPH)
AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund- Series I Shares Lipper VUF Health/Biotechnology Funds Category Average1 MSCI World Index1
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/21/97)
    6.73 %
10 Years
    3.23  
5 Years
    3.02  
1 Year
    27.67  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    2.97 %
5 Years
    2.76  
1 Year
    27.39  
Series II shares’ inception date is April 30, 2004. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 21, 1997. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.13% and 1.38%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.14% and 1.39%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund’s investment objective is capital growth.
  Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
  Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
The values of convertible securities in which the Fund invests may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer may default on interest or principal payments, and the value of the underlying common stock into which these securities may be converted.
     Investing in developing countries can add additional risk, such as high rates of inflation or sharply devalued currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction costs are often higher, and there may be delays in settlement procedures.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     The value of the Fund’s shares is particularly vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry, such as substantial government regulation that may affect the demand for products and services offered by health care companies. Also, the products and services offered by health care companies may be subject to rapid obsolescence caused by scientific advances and technological innovations, which can cause Fund shares to rise and fall more than the value of shares of funds that invest more broadly.

     Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     The Fund invests in synthetic instruments, the value of which may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Rising interest rates and market price fluctuations will affect the performance of the Fund’s investments in synthetic instruments.
About indexes used in this report
The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries.
     The MSCI World Health Care Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of health care stocks of developed countries.
     The Lipper VUF Health/Biotechnology Funds Category Average represents an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Health/ Biotechnology Funds category.
     The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–94.45%
 
       
 
Biotechnology–20.57%
 
       
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)
    19,472     $ 740,520  
 
Amgen Inc.(b)
    110,398       6,245,215  
 
Biogen Idec Inc.(b)
    29,090       1,556,315  
 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(b)
    124,174       2,335,713  
 
Celgene Corp.(b)
    68,666       3,823,323  
 
CSL Ltd. (Australia)
    66,276       1,928,127  
 
Genzyme Corp.(b)
    62,688       3,072,339  
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)
    159,971       6,923,545  
 
Incyte Corp.(b)
    63,690       580,216  
 
Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)
    52,578       1,372,286  
 
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)
    28,674       889,754  
 
Pharmasset, Inc.(b)
    19,764       409,115  
 
Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b)
    103,539       1,409,166  
 
United Therapeutics Corp.(b)
    33,882       1,783,887  
 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b)
    46,212       1,980,184  
 
              35,049,705  
 
 
Drug Retail–4.51%
 
       
CVS Caremark Corp.
    166,086       5,349,630  
 
Drogasil S.A. (Brazil)
    146,520       2,338,715  
 
              7,688,345  
 
 
Health Care Distributors–1.54%
 
       
McKesson Corp.
    41,892       2,618,250  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–16.08%
 
       
Baxter International Inc.
    69,269       4,064,705  
 
Becton, Dickinson and Co.
    23,049       1,817,644  
 
Boston Scientific Corp.(b)
    467,836       4,210,524  
 
CareFusion Corp.(b)
    52,274       1,307,373  
 
Covidien PLC (Ireland)
    81,762       3,915,582  
 
Dexcom Inc.(b)
    48,428       391,298  
 
Hospira, Inc.(b)
    29,731       1,516,281  
 
ResMed Inc.(b)
    25,721       1,344,437  
 
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(b)
    72,385       2,662,320  
 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b)
    43,481       2,037,085  
 
Wright Medical Group, Inc.(b)
    67,893       1,286,572  
 
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b)
    48,204       2,849,339  
 
              27,403,160  
 
 
Health Care Facilities–2.40%
 
       
Assisted Living Concepts Inc.–Class A(b)
    31,460       829,600  
 
Rhoen-Klinikum AG (Germany)
    133,140       3,252,012  
 
              4,081,612  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Health Care Services–7.72%
 
       
DaVita, Inc.(b)
    56,085       3,294,433  
 
Express Scripts, Inc.(b)
    43,963       3,800,601  
 
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(b)
    46,338       2,961,462  
 
Omnicare, Inc.
    57,542       1,391,365  
 
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
    28,169       1,700,844  
 
              13,148,705  
 
 
Health Care Supplies–3.83%
 
       
Alcon, Inc.
    21,005       3,452,172  
 
DENTSPLY International Inc.
    48,533       1,706,905  
 
Immucor, Inc.(b)
    67,457       1,365,330  
 
              6,524,407  
 
 
Health Care Technology–0.75%
 
       
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(b)
    62,810       1,270,646  
 
 
Life & Health Insurance–1.05%
 
       
Amil Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)(c)
    230,700       1,794,815  
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–8.25%
 
       
Gerresheimer AG (Germany)
    55,287       1,854,633  
 
Life Technologies Corp.(b)
    76,098       3,974,598  
 
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.
    78,722       1,845,244  
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)
    133,895       6,385,453  
 
              14,059,928  
 
 
Managed Health Care–7.72%
 
       
Aetna Inc.
    77,217       2,447,779  
 
AMERIGROUP Corp.(b)
    68,445       1,845,277  
 
Aveta, Inc. (Acquired 12/21/05; Cost $1,655,802)(b)(c)
    122,652       735,912  
 
CIGNA Corp.
    40,036       1,412,070  
 
Health Net Inc.(b)
    113,429       2,641,761  
 
WellPoint Inc.(b)
    69,819       4,069,750  
 
              13,152,549  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–20.03%
 
       
Abbott Laboratories
    105,877       5,716,299  
 
Allergan, Inc./United States
    42,769       2,694,875  
 
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b)
    11,094       332,598  
 
Bayer AG (Germany)
    22,993       1,835,212  
 
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(d)
    4,032       38,990  
 
EastPharma Ltd.–GDR (Turkey)(b)(c)
    114,132       273,917  
 
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (United Kingdom)
    119,052       975,115  
 
Ipsen S.A. (France)
    32,981       1,830,070  
 
Johnson & Johnson
    65,483       4,217,760  
 
Merck KGaA (Germany)
    12,622       1,177,415  
 
Novartis AG–ADR (Switzerland)
    52,410       2,852,676  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–(continued)
 
       
                 
Pharmstandard–GDR (Russia)(b)(c)
    23,450     $ 470,703  
 
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)
    41,608       7,071,153  
 
Shire PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)
    47,312       2,777,214  
 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR (Israel)
    33,100       1,859,558  
 
              34,123,555  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $149,073,362)
            160,915,677  
 
 
Money Market Funds–4.33%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(e)
    3,688,246       3,688,246  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(e)
    3,688,246       3,688,246  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $7,376,492)
            7,376,492  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–98.78% (Cost $156,449,854)
            168,292,169  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–0.02%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $29,290)(e)(f)
    29,290       29,290  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–98.80% (Cost $156,479,144)
            168,321,459  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–1.20%
            2,048,085  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 170,369,544  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
GDR
  – Global Depositary Receipt
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2009 was $3,275,347, which represented 1.92% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(d) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(e) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(f) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1J.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $149,073,362)*
  $ 160,915,677  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    7,405,782  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $156,479,144)
    168,321,459  
 
Cash
    1,840,207  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $20,691)
    22,925  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    195,538  
 
Dividends
    95,561  
 
Foreign currency contracts outstanding
    204,541  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    14,750  
 
Total assets
    170,694,981  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    93,446  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    29,290  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    120,264  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    42,586  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    39,851  
 
Total liabilities
    325,437  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 170,369,544  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 186,814,598  
 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
    (39,364 )
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (28,464,771 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    12,059,081  
 
    $ 170,369,544  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 143,647,683  
 
Series II
  $ 26,721,861  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    9,051,885  
 
Series II
    1,713,325  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 15.87  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 15.60  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $28,043 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $116,439)
  $ 1,445,176  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $128,886)
    159,537  
 
Total investment income
    1,604,713  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    1,113,874  
 
Administrative services fees
    415,212  
 
Custodian fees
    27,866  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    56,932  
 
Transfer agent fees
    41,577  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    24,884  
 
Other
    63,995  
 
Total expenses
    1,744,340  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (8,545 )
 
Net expenses
    1,735,795  
 
Net investment income (loss)
    (131,082 )
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(403,677))
    (13,651,667 )
 
Foreign currencies
    108,995  
 
Foreign currency contracts
    (763,240 )
 
      (14,305,912 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities
    50,432,247  
 
Foreign currencies
    15,943  
 
Foreign currency contracts
    520,716  
 
      50,968,906  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    36,662,994  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 36,531,912  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (131,082 )   $ 624,017  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (14,305,912 )     (13,908,110 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    50,968,906       (53,954,663 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    36,531,912       (67,238,756 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (447,208 )      
 
Series II
    (30,590 )      
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (477,798 )      —  
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
          (33,925,325 )
 
Series II
          (5,201,268 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
          (39,126,593 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (15,173,536 )     (970,476 )
 
Series II
    1,039,283       11,520,859  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (14,134,253 )     10,550,383  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    21,919,861       (95,814,966 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    148,449,683       244,264,649  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(39,364) and $415,204, respectively)
  $ 170,369,544     $ 148,449,683  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is capital growth.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Other Risks — The Fund may invest a large percentage of assets in securities of a limited number of companies, such that each investment may have a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
  The Fund has invested in non-publicly traded companies, some of which are in the startup or development stages. These investments are inherently risky, as the market for the technologies or products these companies are developing are typically in the early stages and may never materialize. The Fund could lose its entire investment in these companies. These investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Investments in privately held venture capital securities are illiquid.
J. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
K. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
L. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .75%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .74%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .73%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .72%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .71%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .70%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .69%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .68%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $8,545.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $365,212 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the
 
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lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Biotechnology
  $ 33,121,578     $ 1,928,127     $     $ 35,049,705  
 
Drug Retail
    5,349,630       2,338,715             7,688,345  
 
Health Care Distributors
    2,618,250                   2,618,250  
 
Health Care Equipment
    27,403,160                   27,403,160  
 
Health Care Facilities
    829,600       3,252,012             4,081,612  
 
Health Care Services
    13,148,705                   13,148,705  
 
Health Care Supplies
    6,524,407                   6,524,407  
 
Health Care Technology
    1,270,646                   1,270,646  
 
Life & Health Insurance
          1,794,815             1,794,815  
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
    12,205,295       1,854,633             14,059,928  
 
Managed Health Care
    12,416,637             735,912       13,152,549  
 
Money Market Funds
    7,405,782                   7,405,782  
 
Pharmaceuticals
    23,771,372       10,352,183             34,123,555  
 
    $ 146,065,062     $ 21,520,485     $ 735,912     $ 168,321,459  
 
Other Investments*
          210,937             210,937  
 
Total Investments
  $ 146,065,062     $ 21,731,422     $ 735,912     $ 168,532,396  
 
Other Investments include foreign currency contracts, which are included at unrealized appreciation.
 
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
 
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. GAAP has intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
 
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
 
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as December 31, 2009:
 
                 
    Value
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type   Assets   Liabilities
 
Currency risk
               
Foreign currency contracts(a)
  $ 210,937     $  
 
(a) Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the Foreign currency contracts.
 
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Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
         
    Location of Gain (Loss)
    on Statement
    of Operations
    Foreign Currency
    Contracts*
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
       
Currency risk
  $ (763,240 )
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
       
Currency risk
    520,716  
 
Total
  $ (242,524 )
 
The average value of foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period was $6,206,973.
 
                                         
Open Foreign Currency Contracts
Settlement
  Contract to       Unrealized
Date   Deliver   Receive   Value   Appreciation
 
                                                                
02/10/10
  CHF     2,824,000     USD     2,786,576     $ 2,728,019     $ 58,557  
 
02/10/10
  EUR     2,660,800     USD     3,961,346       3,808,966       152,380  
 
Total open foreign currency contracts
                                  $ 210,937  
 
                                         
                                         
Closed Foreign Currency Contracts
                        Realized
Closed
  Contract to       Gain
Date   Deliver   Receive   Value   (Loss)
 
11/25/09
  USD     1,040,532     GBP     624,000     $ 1,034,136     $ (6,396 )
 
Total foreign currency contracts
                                  $ 204,541  
 
 
     
Currency Abbreviations:
CHF
  – Swiss Franc
EUR
  – Euro
     
GBP
  – British Pound Sterling
USD
  – U.S. Dollar
 
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $93,827 and securities sales of $354,473, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(403,677).
 
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $3,114 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
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NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 477,798     $ 8,773,314  
 
Long-term capital gain
          30,353,279  
 
Total distributions
  $ 477,798     $ 39,126,593  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
  $ 11,781,232  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments
    5,829  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (38,783 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (581 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (28,192,751 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    186,814,598  
 
Total net assets
  $ 170,369,544  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
                 
    Capital Loss
   
Expiration   Carryforward*    
 
December 31, 2016
  $ 12,235,817          
 
December 31, 2017
    15,956,934          
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 28,192,751          
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $63,992,295 and $78,456,714, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 21,317,551  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (9,536,319 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 11,781,232  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $156,540,227.
       
 
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NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $154,312, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $108,996 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $45,316. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 11—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    1,972,429     $ 27,454,826       2,216,216     $ 47,385,882  
 
Series II
    341,255       4,410,301       477,003       9,789,685  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    28,759       447,208       2,846,084       33,925,325  
 
Series II
    2,002       30,590       443,795       5,201,268  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (3,260,825 )     (43,075,570 )     (4,039,623 )     (82,281,683 )
 
Series II
    (252,057 )     (3,401,608 )     (172,689 )     (3,470,094 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (1,168,437 )   $ (14,134,253 )     1,770,786     $ 10,550,383  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 71% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
  Net
  (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  investment
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income (loss)
   
    beginning
  income
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   (loss)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 12.47     $ (0.01 )(c)   $ 3.46     $ 3.45     $ (0.05 )   $     $ (0.05 )   $ 15.87       27.67 %   $ 143,648       1.13 %(d)     1.14 %(d)     (0.05 )%(d)     45 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    24.06       0.07 (c)(e)     (7.16 )     (7.09 )           (4.50 )     (4.50 )     12.47       (28.62 )     128,563       1.12       1.13       0.34 (e)     67  
Year ended 12/31/07
    21.51       (0.01 )(c)     2.56       2.55                         24.06       11.85       223,448       1.06       1.07       (0.06 )     66  
Year ended 12/31/06
    20.44       (0.04 )(c)     1.11       1.07                         21.51       5.24       235,509       1.10       1.10       (0.19 )     79  
Year ended 12/31/05
    18.90       (0.06 )     1.60       1.54                         20.44       8.15       257,736       1.08       1.09       (0.24 )     82  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    12.26       (0.04 )(c)     3.40       3.36       (0.02 )           (0.02 )     15.60       27.39       26,722       1.38 (d)     1.39 (d)     (0.30 )(d)     45  
Year ended 12/31/08
    23.82       0.02 (c)(e)     (7.08 )     (7.06 )           (4.50 )     (4.50 )     12.26       (28.78 )     19,886       1.37       1.38       0.09 (e)     67  
Year ended 12/31/07
    21.36       (0.07 )(c)     2.53       2.46                         23.82       11.52       20,817       1.31       1.32       (0.31 )     66  
Year ended 12/31/06
    20.34       (0.09 )(c)     1.11       1.02                         21.36       5.01       97,646       1.35       1.35       (0.44 )     79  
Year ended 12/31/05
    18.86       (0.09 )     1.57       1.48                         20.34       7.85       11       1.33       1.34       (0.49 )     82  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $125,744 and $22,773 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
(e) Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets include a special cash dividend received of $5.23 per share owned of All-scripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. on October 13, 2008. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $0.02 and 0.08% and $(0.03) and (0.17)% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and broker, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,175.80       $ 6.20       $ 1,019.51       $ 5.75         1.13 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,174.30         7.56         1,018.25         7.02         1.38  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
  
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    99.45%  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. Global Health Care Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                  
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
 
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
  2001     Retired   None
Trustee
         
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
   
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
               
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
  1998     Retired   None
Trustee
               
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
  1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
Trustee
               
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
  2004     Retired   None
Trustee
               
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
  2005     Retired   None
Trustee
         
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
   
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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Trustees and Officers – (continued)
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and
  2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
Senior Officer
               
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary
 2006     Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
 2004     Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
 2003     General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
 1999     Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
 1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2005     Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
 2006     Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.

Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        
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AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund

Annual Report to Shareholders ■ December 31, 2009
(IMAGE)
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
The year covered by this report was characterized by two dramatically different market environments. In early 2009, equity markets declined steeply as credit markets froze and risk premiums rose dramatically in response to the global recession. As central banks coordinated easing efforts and companies cut costs aggressively, access to funding improved and market valuations in both the credit and equity markets recovered from their March lows. Real estate securities world-wide rallied as a result of improvements in the economy, and more importantly, improved capital availability.
     For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund’s Series I shares, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed the Fund’s broad market index, the MSCI World Index. However, the Fund underperformed the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index, the Fund’s style-specific index, due primarily to security selection in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    31.53 %
Series II Shares
    31.10  
MSCI World Index(Broad Market Index)
    29.99  
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index (Style-Specific Index)
    38.26  
Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Category Average (Peer Group)
    31.12  
 
Lipper Inc.; Invesco, Bloomberg L.P.
How we invest
Your Fund holds primarily real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other property-related securities from the U.S. and abroad whose value is driven by tangible assets. Our goal is to create a global Fund focused on total return that will perform at or above index levels with comparable levels of risk. Our investment strategy focuses on identifying U.S. and non-U.S. property types we believe will benefit from long-term sector trends. We use a fundamentals-driven investment process, including property market cycle analysis, property evaluation and management and structure review to identify securities with:
  Quality underlying properties.
 
  Solid management teams and flexible balance sheets.
 
  Attractive valuations relative to other investment alternatives.
     We attempt to manage risk by diversifying property types and geographic locations as well as limiting the size of any one holding.
     We consider selling a holding when:
  Relative valuation falls below desired levels.
 
  Risk/return relationships change significantly.
 
  Company fundamentals (property type, geography or management) change.
 
  A more attractive investment opportunity is identified.
Market conditions and your Fund
Though the beginning of the year was marked by headlines claiming economic “Armageddon,” the U.S. economy began to show signs that the contraction was moderating. Economic data indicated that the rampant decline in business spending and consumption that occurred in 2008 and early 2009 may have eased. Given signs that the economic downturn may be moderating, equity and credit markets improved. In addition, financial markets benefited from various government programs introduced to improve bank balance sheets and reduce credit spreads.
     A variety of emergency fiscal and monetary initiatives of governments and central banks appeared to have succeeded in averting a global economic collapse. However, high unemployment levels and the long-term implications of the sovereign debt burden for Western economies continued to cause concern. Additionally, businesses and households still had a considerable way to go in reducing their debt levels.
     Given this environment, global real estate securities, as measured by the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index, and the Fund produced gains for the year and outperformed the broad market, measured by the MSCI World Index.1,2
     The Fund underperformed its style-specific benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index, owing to a relatively defensive positioning which helped during the first quarter of 2009, but hurt as equity markets rallied beginning in March.2 During this rally, stocks of lower quality companies generally outperformed higher quality stocks. Many companies with higher leverage and/or greater potential
Portfolio Composition
By country
         
United States
    35.6 %
Hong Kong
    16.7  
Japan
    10.6  
Australia
    9.9  
United Kingdom
    6.7  
France
    4.5  
Singapore
    4.5  
Canada
    3.0  
Netherlands
    2.6  
Countries each less than 2.0% of portfolio
    3.7  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    2.2  
 
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
 
1. Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
    5.4 %
2. Westfield Group
    3.9  
3. Simon Property Group, Inc.
    3.8  
4. Unibail-Rodamco S.E.
    3.0  
5. Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
    2.9  
6. Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
    2.8  
7. Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.
    2.2  
8. Stockland
    2.2  
9. Equity Residential
    2.1  
10. Vornado Realty Trust
    2.1  
 
Total Net Assets
  $140.0 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    108  
 
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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fundamental declines outperformed as a measure of stability returned to the financial markets amid indications of stabilizing economic data and improved credit spreads/availability of capital. Specifically, security selection in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore detracted from the Fund’s relative performance during the year. Conversely, security selection and underweight exposure in the U.S. aided the Fund’s relative performance.
     Top contributors to Fund performance included several Hong Kong-domiciled companies, including Sun Hung Kai Properties and Hang Lung Properties. The emerging Asian economies continued to fare best with inventory rebuilding becoming evident in the more export-orientated economies, including China. Sun Hung Kai Properties is one of the largest property companies in Hong Kong, specializing in high quality residential and commercial projects. Hang Lung Properties is one of the largest Hong Kong developers, owning a large development and investment portfolio in Hong Kong and China. The company possesses a strong balance sheet, recurring income base and residential inventory to fund growth in China. Additionally, Hang Lung’s management team has a favorable and established track record.
     Japan- and U.K.-domiciled companies dominated the top detractors from Fund performance for the year. Nippon Building Fund, Japan’s largest real estate investment trust with a focus on Tokyo office buildings, and Mitsubishi Estate, Japan’s second-largest real estate developer, hurt Fund performance.
     The current level of uncertainty in the investment marketplace supports a view that successfully managing real estate exposures requires an emphasis on companies with longer than average lease terms, higher quality assets and tenant rosters, and flexible balance sheets. We expect to maintain a well-diversified portfolio across all property types and regions. We also believe the best prospects for relative outperformance are based on a combination of relative fundamentals and stock valuations.
     Given that markets experienced a strong recovery in 2009, we would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program. We thank you for your continued investment in AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund.
 
1     Lipper Inc.

2     Invesco, Bloomberg L.P.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF JOE RODRIGUEZ, JR.)
Joe Rodriguez, Jr.

Senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He is head of real estate securities for Invesco Real Estate, where he oversees all phases of the unit, including securities research and administration. Mr. Rodriguez began his investment career in 1983 and joined Invesco in 1990. He earned his B.B.A. in economics and finance and his M.B.A. in finance from Baylor University.
(PHOTO OF MARK BLACKBURN)
Mark Blackburn

Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Blackburn earned a B.S. in accounting from Louisiana State University and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
(PHOTO OF JAMES COWEN)
James Cowen

Portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. Mr. Cowen has worked in the real estate industry since 1997 and joined Invesco in 2001. He earned a Master of Town and Country Planning degree from the University of Manchester and a Master of Philosophy degree in land economy from Cambridge University.
(PHOTO OF PAUL CURBO)
Paul Curbo

Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Curbo earned a B.B.A. in finance from the University of Texas at Dallas.
(PHOTO OF JAMES TROWBRIDGE)
James Trowbridge

Portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He joined Invesco in 1989. Mr. Trowbridge earned his B.A. in finance from Indiana University.
(PHOTO OF PING YING WANG)
Ping Ying Wang

Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. She earned a B.S. in international finance from the People’s University of China and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Assisted by the Real Estate Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class since Inception
Fund and index data from 3/31/98
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
1     Invesco, Bloomberg L.P.

2     Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (3/31/98)
    7.86 %
10 Years
    11.17  
5 Years
    2.30  
1 Year
    31.53  
 
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    10.91 %
5 Years
    2.04  
1 Year
    31.10  
Series II shares’ inception date is April 30, 2004. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is March 31, 1998. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.17% and 1.42%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
     Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
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AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund’s investment objective is high total return through growth of capital and current income.
  Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
  Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Because the Fund concentrates its investments in REITs and other companies related to the real estate industry, the value of your shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a fund that invests in a broader range of companies.
     Credit risk is the risk of loss on an investment due to the deterioration of an issuer’s financial health. Such a deterioration of financial health may result in a reduction of the credit rating of the issuer’s securities and may lead to the issuer’s inability to honor its contractual obligations, including making timely payment of interest and principal.
     Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     Lower rated securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions, and the secondary markets in which lower rated securities are traded may be less liquid than higher grade securities. The loans in which the Fund may invest are typically noninvestment-grade and involve a greater risk of default on interest and principal payments and of price changes due to the changes in the credit quality of the issuer.
     Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     Because the Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry, an investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets.
     The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as short sales. Short sales carry the risk of buying a security back at a higher price at which the Fund’s exposure is unlimited.
     The Fund may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. government. The U.S. government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S.-government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the fund holding securities of such an issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. government.
About indexes used in this report
The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries.
     The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global real estate companies and REITs.
     The Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Category Average represents an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Real Estate Funds category.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     CPA® and Certified Public Accountant® are trademarks owned by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Property type classifications used in this report are generally according to FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index, which is exclusively owned by the FTSE Group, the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and Euronext Indices BV.
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Schedule of Investments
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Foreign Real Estate Investment Trusts, Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.81%
 
       
 
Australia–9.94%
 
       
CFS Retail Property Trust
    1,150,557     $ 1,948,621  
 
Commonwealth Property Office Fund
    434,370       375,631  
 
Dexus Property Group
    1,877,293       1,417,554  
 
Goodman Group
    3,067,203       1,726,125  
 
Stockland
    865,978       3,043,235  
 
Westfield Group
    485,088       5,409,898  
 
              13,921,064  
 
 
Austria–0.47%
 
       
Conwert Immobilien Invest S.E.(a)
    53,257       651,111  
 
 
Canada–2.96%
 
       
Canadian REIT
    31,300       807,031  
 
Cominar REIT
    20,300       372,761  
 
Morguard REIT
    38,000       474,706  
 
Primaris Retail REIT
    37,500       576,209  
 
RioCan REIT
    101,300       1,915,067  
 
              4,145,774  
 
 
China–0.78%
 
       
Agile Property Holdings Ltd.
    474,000       687,106  
 
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd.–Class H
    68,400       119,404  
 
KWG Property Holding Ltd.
    378,000       288,257  
 
              1,094,767  
 
 
Finland–0.45%
 
       
Citycon Oyj
    149,632       629,785  
 
 
France–4.52%
 
       
Gecina S.A.
    7,861       849,686  
 
ICADE
    6,412       608,970  
 
Klepierre
    15,837       643,663  
 
Unibail-Rodamco S.E.
    19,237       4,232,835  
 
              6,335,154  
 
 
Germany–0.40%
 
       
Deutsche Euroshop AG
    16,596       562,370  
 
 
Hong Kong–16.73%
 
       
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.
    1,026,301       2,148,839  
 
China Resources Land Ltd.
    701,800       1,579,715  
 
Glorious Property Holdings Ltd.(a)
    397,000       178,114  
 
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
    471,000       1,840,097  
 
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.
    324,000       2,414,039  
 
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.
    630,000       3,100,388  
 
Kerry Properties Ltd.
    263,900       1,332,452  
 
Link REIT (The)
    318,500       810,468  
 
New World Development Co., Ltd.
    458,000       934,715  
 
Sino Land Co. Ltd.
    478,000       922,766  
 
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
    505,000       7,493,076  
 
Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. (The)
    116,000       663,269  
 
              23,417,938  
 
 
Japan–10.55%
 
       
AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
    23,800       460,708  
 
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.
    23       163,042  
 
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
    136       999,130  
 
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.
    96       429,966  
 
Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.
    91       248,257  
 
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
    258,000       4,095,634  
 
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
    232,000       3,897,187  
 
Nippon Building Fund Inc.
    132       1,000,934  
 
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
    30,900       456,394  
 
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
    139,000       2,607,853  
 
United Urban Investment Corp.
    77       405,241  
 
              14,764,346  
 
 
Luxembourg–0.36%
 
       
GAGFAH S.A.
    38,535       351,411  
 
ProLogis European Properties
    25,168       154,831  
 
              506,242  
 
 
Malta–0.00%
 
       
BGP Holdings PLC(a)
    3,053,090       0  
 
 
Netherlands–2.59%
 
       
Corio N.V.
    12,423       848,153  
 
Eurocommercial Properties N.V.
    23,103       952,535  
 
VastNed Retail N.V.
    12,367       811,487  
 
Wereldhave N.V.
    10,677       1,019,519  
 
              3,631,694  
 
 
Singapore–4.53%
 
       
Ascendas REIT
    591,779       926,356  
 
CapitaCommercial Trust
    1,065,000       880,946  
 
Capitaland Ltd.
    726,000       2,149,475  
 
CapitaMall Trust
    1,006,550       1,275,766  
 
City Developments Ltd.
    50,000       407,692  
 
Suntec REIT
    546,000       522,024  
 
Yanlord Land Group Ltd.
    121,000       185,114  
 
              6,347,373  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Sweden–1.21%
 
       
Castellum A.B.
    136,822     $ 1,379,522  
 
Hufvudstaden A.B.
    41,027       309,773  
 
              1,689,295  
 
 
United Kingdom–6.70%
 
       
Big Yellow Group PLC(a)
    115,823       660,816  
 
British Land Co. PLC
    225,731       1,731,043  
 
Derwent London PLC
    31,456       664,669  
 
Great Portland Estates PLC
    135,826       630,121  
 
Hammerson PLC
    157,159       1,067,701  
 
Hansteen Holdings PLC
    415,807       540,873  
 
Land Securities Group PLC
    71,240       781,062  
 
Segro PLC
    297,816       1,644,608  
 
Shaftesbury PLC
    131,945       836,999  
 
Unite Group PLC(a)
    169,620       820,884  
 
              9,378,776  
 
 
United States–35.62%
 
       
Acadia Realty Trust
    34,441       581,020  
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
    12,600       810,054  
 
AMB Property Corp.
    30,500       779,275  
 
American Campus Communities, Inc.
    8,700       244,470  
 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
    18,642       1,530,695  
 
Boston Properties, Inc.
    38,200       2,562,074  
 
Brookfield Properties Corp.
    36,678       445,978  
 
Camden Property Trust
    25,882       1,096,620  
 
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
    82,000       411,640  
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
    48,300       2,428,524  
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
    14,800       566,544  
 
Equity Residential
    87,277       2,948,217  
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
    17,700       1,480,605  
 
Federal Realty Investment Trust
    9,200       623,024  
 
HCP, Inc.
    37,448       1,143,662  
 
Health Care REIT, Inc.
    41,467       1,837,817  
 
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
    28,300       943,805  
 
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)
    209,259       2,442,052  
 
Kilroy Realty Corp.
    28,100       861,827  
 
LaSalle Hotel Properties
    6,700       142,241  
 
Liberty Property Trust
    40,700       1,302,807  
 
Macerich Co. (The)
    32,288       1,160,754  
 
Mack-Cali Realty Corp.
    28,100       971,417  
 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
    5,200       251,056  
 
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.
    49,671       1,747,426  
 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(a)
    12,132       267,025  
 
ProLogis
    89,014       1,218,602  
 
Public Storage
    33,100       2,695,995  
 
Regency Centers Corp.
    36,700       1,286,702  
 
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.(a)
    33,319       336,855  
 
Senior Housing Properties Trust
    52,088       1,139,165  
 
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    66,910       5,339,418  
 
SL Green Realty Corp.
    35,208       1,768,850  
 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
    4,391       160,579  
 
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
    22,400       873,376  
 
Ventas, Inc.
    52,200       2,283,228  
 
Vornado Realty Trust
    41,326       2,890,340  
 
Washington REIT
    10,584       291,589  
 
              49,865,328  
 
Total Foreign Real Estate Investment Trusts, Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $113,872,574)
            136,941,017  
 
 
Money Market Funds–1.41%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(b)
    988,373       988,373  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(b)
    988,373       988,373  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,976,746)
            1,976,746  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.22% (Cost $115,849,320)
            138,917,763  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.78%
            1,092,421  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 140,010,184  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
REIT
  – Real Estate Investment Trust
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $113,872,574)
  $ 136,941,017  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    1,976,746  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $115,849,320)
    138,917,763  
 
Cash
    125,686  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $426,525)
    424,745  
 
Receivables for:
       
Investments sold
    135,390  
 
Fund shares sold
    169,545  
 
Dividends
    513,329  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    9,266  
 
Total assets
    140,295,724  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Investments purchased
    83,902  
 
Fund shares reacquired
    35,206  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    89,318  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    58,210  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    18,904  
 
Total liabilities
    285,540  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 140,010,184  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 163,594,668  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    3,301,174  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (49,954,500 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    23,068,842  
 
    $ 140,010,184  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 128,224,384  
 
Series II
  $ 11,785,800  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    10,564,127  
 
Series II
    987,736  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 12.14  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 11.93  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $(233,955))
  $ 3,951,884  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $86,892)
    95,667  
 
Total investment income
    4,047,551  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    787,607  
 
Administrative services fees
    298,973  
 
Custodian fees
    126,311  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    17,329  
 
Transfer agent fees
    24,192  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    23,208  
 
Other
    66,873  
 
Total expenses
    1,344,493  
 
Less: Fees waived and reimbursed expenses
    (6,844 )
 
Net expenses
    1,337,649  
 
Net investment income
    2,709,902  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities
    (20,271,182 )
 
Foreign currencies
    (64,995 )
 
      (20,336,177 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities
    50,497,748  
 
Foreign currencies
    754  
 
      50,498,502  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    30,162,325  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 32,872,227  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 2,709,902     $ 3,064,226  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (20,336,177 )     (27,452,774 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    50,498,502       (45,616,452 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    32,872,227       (70,005,000 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
          (7,313,873 )
 
Series II
          (346,827 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
          (7,660,700 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
          (11,303,629 )
 
Series II
          (540,744 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
          (11,844,373 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    15,146,597       25,400,434  
 
Series II
    5,205,429       4,476,456  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions
    20,352,026       29,876,890  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    53,224,253       (59,633,183 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    86,785,931       146,419,114  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $3,301,174 and $(321,137), respectively)
  $ 140,010,184     $ 86,785,931  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is high total return through growth of capital and current income.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
  The Fund recharacterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year. The Fund records as dividend income the amount recharacterized as ordinary income and as realized gain the amount recharacterized as capital gain in the Statement of Operations, and the amount recharacterized as return of capital as a reduction to the cost of investments in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These recharacterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
 
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D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
  The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry, an investment in the fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets. Property values may fall due to increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from economic, legal, cultural or technological developments.
J. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
K. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
L. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks
 
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associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .75%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .74%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .73%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .72%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .71%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .70%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .69%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .68%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $2,760 and reimbursed class level expenses of $4,084 for Series II shares.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $248,973 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Australia
  $     $ 13,921,064     $     $ 13,921,064  
 
Austria
    651,111                   651,111  
 
Canada
    4,145,774                   4,145,774  
 
China
          1,094,767             1,094,767  
 
Dominican Republic
                0       0  
 
Finland
    629,785                   629,785  
 
France
    4,876,498       1,458,656             6,335,154  
 
Germany
    562,370                   562,370  
 
Hong Kong
            23,417,938             23,417,938  
 
Luxembourg
    351,411       154,831             506,242  
 
Japan
    7,342,204       7,422,142             14,764,346  
 
Netherlands
    3,631,694                   3,631,694  
 
Singapore
          6,347,373             6,347,373  
 
Sweden
          1,689,295             1,689,295  
 
United Kingdom
    1,991,878       7,386,898             9,378,776  
 
United States
    51,842,074                   51,842,074  
 
Total Investments
  $ 76,024,799     $ 62,892,964     $       $ 138,917,763  
 
 
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,984 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
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NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $     $ 9,179,502  
 
Long-term capital gain
          10,325,571  
 
Total distributions
  $     $ 19,505,073  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 7,160,852  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    10,841,880  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments
    399  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (19,457 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (251,453 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (41,316,705 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    163,594,668  
 
Total net assets
  $ 140,010,184  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and the recognition for tax purposes, of unrealized gains or passive foreign investment companies.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2016
  $ 18,695,360  
 
December 31, 2017
    22,621,345  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 41,316,705  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $95,564,077 and $73,633,533, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 13,982,126  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (3,140,246 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 10,841,880  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $128,075,883.
 
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and passive foreign investment companies, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $912,409; undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $899,962 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $12,447. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 9—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    4,597,449     $ 43,715,169       2,881,953     $ 52,755,460  
 
Series II
    617,087       6,098,786       287,801       4,439,666  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
                2,120,444       18,617,502  
 
Series II
                102,609       887,571  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (2,977,162 )     (28,568,572 )     (2,630,426 )     (45,972,528 )
 
Series II
    (91,409 )     (893,357 )     (50,546 )     (850,781 )
 
Net increase in share activity
    2,145,965     $ 20,352,026       2,711,835     $ 29,876,890  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund that owns 52% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by there entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
            Net gains
                              expenses
  expenses
       
            (losses)
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      on securities
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 9.23     $ 0.26     $ 2.65     $ 2.91     $     $     $     $ 12.14       31.53 %   $ 128,224       1.26 %(d)     1.26 %(d)     2.59 %(d)     72 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    21.88       0.44       (10.35 )     (9.91 )     (1.08 )     (1.66 )     (2.74 )     9.23       (44.65 )     82,582       1.17       1.17       2.51       62  
Year ended 12/31/07
    28.74       0.38       (1.52 )     (1.14 )     (1.69 )     (4.03 )     (5.72 )     21.88       (5.54 )     143,773       1.13       1.22       1.31       57  
Year ended 12/31/06
    21.06       0.33       8.61       8.94       (0.28 )     (0.98 )     (1.26 )     28.74       42.60       192,617       1.15       1.30       1.32       84  
Year ended 12/31/05
    19.13       0.38       2.34       2.72       (0.22 )     (0.57 )     (0.79 )     21.06       14.24       99,977       1.21       1.36       1.91       51  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    9.10       0.24       2.59       2.83                         11.93       31.10       11,786       1.45 (d)     1.51 (d)     2.40 (d)     72  
Year ended 12/31/08
    21.66       0.36       (10.19 )     (9.83 )     (1.07 )     (1.66 )     (2.73 )     9.10       (44.72 )     4,203       1.42       1.42       2.26       62  
Year ended 12/31/07
    28.57       0.29       (1.49 )     (1.20 )     (1.68 )     (4.03 )     (5.71 )     21.66       (5.76 )     2,646       1.38       1.47       1.06       57  
Year ended 12/31/06
    20.98       0.27       8.58       8.85       (0.28 )     (0.98 )     (1.26 )     28.57       42.30       311       1.40       1.55       1.07       84  
Year ended 12/31/05
    19.12       0.34       2.31       2.65       (0.22 )     (0.57 )     (0.79 )     20.98       13.85       62       1.45       1.61       1.67       51  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for period less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $98,083 and $6,931 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
            ACTUAL     (5% annual return before expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,272.50       $ 7.16       $ 1,018.90       $ 6.36         1.25 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,271.90         8.30         1,017.90         7.38         1.45  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                 
    Trustee and/          
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer     Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since     During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates
(technology consulting company)
  ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001     Retired   None
          Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)    
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber
LP (sustainable forestry company)
   
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich &
Tang Funds
(16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998     Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005     Retired   None
          Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)    
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers – (continued)
                 
    Trustee and/          
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer     Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
  2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006       Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004       Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003       General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.    
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial
Officer
  1999       Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)   N/A
 
               
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2005       Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006       Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
                   
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Counsel to the
Independent Trustees
  Transfer Agent
Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.
  Custodian State Street Bank and
Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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(INVESCO LOGO)
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
(IMAGE)
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED ½ MAY LOSE VALUE ½ NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, Series I shares of AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed the Fund’s style-specific benchmark and underperformed the Fund’s broad market index. Our investments in agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) was a major contributor to performance relative to our style-specific index. The Fund’s underperformance of its broad market index can be attributed to the Fund’s inability to invest in corporate credit securities and commercial MBS.
     The Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.

If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    -0.01 %
Series II Shares
    -0.26  
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    5.93  
Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    -2.20  
Lipper VUF General U.S. Government Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    6.34  
 
6Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We invest primarily in debt securities issued, guaranteed or backed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These securities include: U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, U.S. agency debentures and agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). We may also invest in derivative instruments such as Treasury futures and options on Treasury futures to manage Fund duration.
     Consistent with our investment philosophy and belief that markets are increasingly complex, we use a distributed approach to decision making where specialists closest to the information have authority to make decisions. Investment decisions are made continuously and shared instantly for timely implementation in our portfolios. This is true for fundamental research decisions, macro decisions and security selection decisions, all made by specialists.
     We record and measure the performance of every investment decision. In this way, we develop a detailed understanding of the quality and skill of our decision makers to enhance quality control.
     Portfolio managers implement investment decisions made by specialists into portfolios. We believe that this separation of construction from decision making ensures objectivity in the investment process by removing behavioral biases linked to historic performance that may arise in portfolios where there is a sole decision maker also responsible for portfolio positioning. The primary role of the portfolio manager is the efficient implementation of investment decisions within portfolios. The portfolio managers work closely with sector specialists and traders to determine how best to express each investment decision at the security level.
     Our risk management process combines the evaluation of expected portfolio risks, a strong commitment to oversight of portfolio construction and actual performance and risk oversight. There are four key components to the investment risk management process applied within Invesco Fixed Income, namely:
§   Design: Portfolio Design Calculator/ Alpha Source Oversight.
 
§   Decisions: Decision Quality Analysis.
 
§   Portfolio Construction: Portfolio Management Oversight.
 
§   Invesco Fixed Income Oversight: Global Investment Policy Committee.
     Each investment decision is assigned to an individual within the firm. Specialists are required to explain the rationale behind every investment decision thereby helping the firm to distinguish skill from good fortune.
     Each investment decision includes pricing review levels. The upper level is the price the security is expected to reach, whereas the lower level is the point at which the rationale for persisting with the position must be reevaluated by the specialist. Specialists receive alerts from our proprietary investment system when the security is approaching or has reached these levels. While specialists are not forced to sell when these levels are reached, the investment decision must be reevaluated. Pricing levels are monitored continuously by senior management, which is integral to the firm’s risk management oversight.
     In addition to the realignment of a security’s valuation targets, sell decisions may also be based on:
§   A conscious decision to alter the Fund’s macro risk exposure (for example, duration, yield curve positioning, sector exposure).
 
§   The need to limit or reduce exposure to a particular sector or issuer.
 
§   Degradation of an issuer’s credit quality.
 
§   Presentation of a better relative value opportunity.
Market conditions and your Fund
The global economic environment at the beginning of 2009 was characterized by the carryover of 2008’s financial market turmoil, which contributed to one of the weakest economic periods on record.1
Portfolio Composition
By security type
         
U.S. Government-Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities
    77.4 %
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
    19.5  
U.S. Treasury Securities
    1.9  
Foreign Sovereign Debt
    0.3  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    0.9  
Top 10 Fixed Income Issuers*
         
  1. Freddie Mac REMICs
    29.3 %
  2. Federal Home Loan Bank
    12.7  
  3. Ginnie Mae REMICs
    11.3  
  4. Federal National Mortgage Association
    10.5  
  5. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.
    8.9  
  6. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
    8.4  
  7. Fannie Mae REMICs
    8.3  
  8. Government National Mortgage Association
    4.0  
  9. Federal Farm Credit Bank
    2.4  
 
10. U.S. Treasury Securities
    1.9  
 
Total Net Assets
  $1.2 billion  
 
       
Total Number of Holdings*
    826  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of overall U.S. economic activity, reflected a shrinking economy during the first half of 2009 before turning positive during the second half of the year.1
     The U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) maintained a very accommodative monetary policy through the Fund’s fiscal year, with the federal funds target rate unchanged in its range of zero to 0.25%.2 The Fed also continued programs of quantitative easing by buying up Treasuries, agency MBS and agency debentures. In doing so, the Fed worked to stimulate economic recovery by keeping long-term interest rates low and making more money available to consumers and businesses.3
     Government bond yields started 2009 at historically low levels, following sharp declines in the latter part of 2008 when investors drove prices up (and yields down) as they sought the safety and liquidity of U.S. government securities. Beginning in early 2009, demand for credit sensitive bonds returned, and along with renewed concerns about future inflation and the ability of the market to absorb heavy government issuance, government bond yields were pushed higher (and prices lower) throughout 2009, especially for intermediate and longer maturity Treasuries.3 In fact, U.S. Treasury 10-year and 30-year security returns had their worst year of performance on record in 2009 following one of their best years on record.4
     Allocation decisions among the various government sub-sectors had a favorable impact on portfolio performance versus the Fund’s style-specific index. The Fund maintained a heavy allocation to agency MBS, particularly in the form of collateralized mortgage obligations structures that exhibited short and very stable durations. The Fund also benefited from tactical exposure to agency pass-through MBS in a market environment that saw mortgage yield spreads tighten versus Treasuries as investors’ risk appetite increased and the Fed embarked on a program to purchase $1.25 trillion of agency pass-through MBS. Our exposure to the U.S. Treasury market was accomplished through U.S. Treasury futures, which we believe is a more efficient way to employ the Fund’s cash than buying actual bonds. Treasury Inflation Protected securities (TIPs) were used during the year to capitalize on concerns about inflation that permeated the market due to the Fed’s extremely accommodative monetary policy. The use of TIPs was a positive factor for performance during 2009.
     The Fund was generally longer in duration than its benchmark during the first half of the year and generally shorter in duration than its benchmark during the second half of the year. Duration is a measure of a bond’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes. Generally, bonds with shorter durations tend to be less sensitive to these changes. Overall, duration had a negative impact on performance during 2009.
     The Fund was positioned for a flattening of the yield curve (bonds with longer maturities falling more than those with shorter rates) during the second quarter of 2009. While the yield curve fluctuated greatly over the period,4 the general steepening of the curve was a negative factor in Fund performance relative to the style-specific index.
     We thank you for your investment in AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund.
 
1   U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
 
2   Federal Reserve Board
 
3   Bloomberg L. P.
 
4   Barclays Capital
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF CLINT DUDLEY)
Clint Dudley
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 1996. Mr. Dudley earned a B.B.A. and an M.B.A. from Baylor University. He is a member of the CFA Institute.
(PHOTO OF BRIAN SCHNEIDER)
Brian Schneider
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund. He joined Invesco in 1987. Mr. Schneider earned a B.A. in economics and an M.B.A. from Bellermine College. He is a member of the CFA Institute.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 4/30/93, Fund data from 5/5/93
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/5/93)
    5.04 %
10 Years
    5.28  
  5 Years
    4.68  
  1 Year
    -0.01  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    5.02 %
  5 Years
    4.42  
  1 Year
    -0.26  
Series II shares’ inception date is September 19, 2001. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 5, 1993. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.74% and 0.99%, respectively.1, 2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.77% and 1.02%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
 
2   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund’s investment objective is a high level of current income consistent with reasonable concern for safety of principal.
§   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
§   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as derivatives. The principal risk of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk—the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the Fund.
     Dollar-roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of securities to be purchased by the Fund may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them, or that the other party may default on its obligation such that the Fund is delayed or prevented from completing the transaction.
     High-coupon, U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities provide a higher coupon than current prevailing market interest rates, and the Fund may purchase such securities at a premium. If these securities experience a faster-than-expected principal prepayment rate, both the market value and income from such securities will decrease.
     Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
     Leveraging entails risks such as magnifying changes in the value of the portfolio’s securities.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     Reinvestment risk is the risk that a bond’s cash flows will be reinvested at an interest rate below that of the original bond.
     Reverse repurchase agreements and dollar-roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of securities to be purchased by the Fund may decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them, or that the other party may default on its obligation such that the Fund is delayed or prevented from completing the transaction.
     The Fund may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. government. The U.S. government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S.-government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the fund holding securities of such an issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. government.
About indexes used in this report
The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
     The Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of fixed-income obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, government agencies and quasi-federal corporations.
     The Lipper VUF General U.S. Government Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of general U.S. government variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund

 


 

Schedule of Investments
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities–77.44%
 
       
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–58.92%
 
Fannie Mae Grantor Trust,
5.34%, 04/25/12
  $ 4,500,000     $ 4,801,113  
 
Fannie Mae REMICs,
4.50%, 01/25/12 to 07/25/28
    14,448,940       14,657,376  
 
5.00%, 12/25/15 to 03/25/25
    11,192,669       11,444,946  
 
4.00%, 09/25/16
    6,629,977       6,798,951  
 
5.50%, 04/25/24 to 03/25/28
    12,324,907       12,597,312  
 
6.00%, 05/25/26 to 10/25/33
    48,410,511       49,596,532  
 
4.57%, 06/25/30
    3,264,865       3,298,789  
 
4.25%, 06/25/33
    1,724,203       1,761,391  
 
Fannie Mae Whole Loans,
5.50%, 07/25/34
    2,346,205       2,331,658  
 
Federal Home Loan Bank,
4.75%, 10/25/10
    35,475,061       36,517,141  
 
5.27%, 12/28/12
    19,567,779       20,785,159  
 
5.46%, 11/27/15
    52,514,796       55,537,947  
 
Freddie Mac REMICs,
6.75%, 06/15/11
    228,421       233,296  
 
5.25%, 08/15/11 to 08/15/32
    18,925,048       19,849,868  
 
5.38%, 08/15/11 to 09/15/11
    5,760,242       5,971,830  
 
4.50%, 12/15/15 to 04/15/30
    18,415,512       18,888,855  
 
7.50%, 01/15/16
    1,110,665       1,132,316  
 
5.00%, 04/15/16 to 09/15/27
    40,309,000       41,254,629  
 
6.00%, 09/15/16 to 09/15/29
    88,529,481       90,610,566  
 
3.50%, 10/15/16 to 05/15/22
    4,642,983       4,757,980  
 
4.00%, 11/15/16 to 02/15/30
    7,861,218       8,015,705  
 
5.75%, 12/15/18
    17,743,941       18,135,985  
 
5.50%, 07/15/22 to 10/15/28
    123,316,701       126,022,220  
 
4.75%, 05/15/23 to 04/15/31
    18,981,637       19,450,603  
 
Ginnie Mae REMICs,
3.13%, 04/16/16
    4,701,151       4,760,451  
 
5.86%, 10/16/23
    46,084       46,247  
 
2.17%, 02/16/24
    22,906,708       23,028,210  
 
5.00%, 09/16/27 to 02/20/29
    9,066,854       9,329,672  
 
4.21%, 01/16/28
    9,089,444       9,338,694  
 
4.75%, 12/20/29
    9,579,930       9,677,981  
 
5.50%, 04/16/31
    8,140,899       8,527,592  
 
4.50%, 11/20/34 to 08/20/35
    25,506,070       26,376,791  
 
4.00%, 03/20/36
    44,580,516       45,910,750  
 
              711,448,556  
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–5.44%
 
Pass Through Ctfs.,
6.00%, 08/01/10 to 02/01/34
    5,346,838       5,725,868  
 
7.00%, 11/01/10 to 12/01/37
    18,846,472       20,941,688  
 
6.50%, 10/01/12 to 12/01/35
    8,809,442       9,536,294  
 
8.00%, 07/01/15 to 09/01/36
    16,769,438       19,197,346  
 
7.50%, 03/01/16 to 08/01/36
    6,811,046       7,535,827  
 
10.50%, 08/01/19
    6,112       6,858  
 
8.50%, 09/01/20 to 08/01/31
    1,255,643       1,442,914  
 
10.00%, 03/01/21
    87,138       97,876  
 
9.00%, 06/01/21 to 06/01/22
    716,866       798,410  
 
7.05%, 05/20/27
    374,614       413,915  
 
              65,696,996  
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–9.07%
 
Pass Through Ctfs.,
6.50%, 10/01/10 to 11/01/37
    10,958,668       11,842,326  
 
7.00%, 12/01/10 to 06/01/36
    31,267,422       34,145,354  
 
7.50%, 08/01/11 to 07/01/37
    20,172,022       22,680,060  
 
8.00%, 06/01/12 to 11/01/37
    18,735,484       21,122,700  
 
8.50%, 06/01/12 to 08/01/37
    7,999,831       9,084,677  
 
10.00%, 09/01/13
    17,785       19,014  
 
6.00%, 09/01/17 to 03/01/37
    5,749,470       6,134,450  
 
5.00%, 11/01/17 to 12/01/33
    1,613,166       1,693,130  
 
5.50%, 03/01/21
    669       710  
 
6.75%, 07/01/24
    1,350,850       1,497,267  
 
6.95%, 10/01/25 to 09/01/26
    200,457       222,851  
 
STRIPS,
6.74%, 10/09/19(a)
    1,000,000       556,811  
 
7.37%, 10/09/19(a)
    800,000       445,449  
 
              109,444,799  
 
 
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–4.01%
 
Pass Through Ctfs.,
6.50%, 02/20/12 to 01/15/37
    16,870,245       18,273,272  
 
8.00%, 07/15/12 to 01/15/37
    4,953,286       5,685,376  
 
6.75%, 08/15/13
    47,851       51,002  
 
7.50%, 10/15/14 to 10/15/35
    8,318,556       9,377,007  
 
11.00%, 10/15/15
    2,152       2,410  
 
9.50%, 09/15/16
    2,861       3,185  
 
9.00%, 10/20/16 to 12/20/16
    103,077       114,393  
 
7.00%, 04/15/17 to 01/15/37
    6,712,445       7,440,894  
 
10.50%, 09/15/17 to 11/15/19
    3,803       4,086  
 
8.50%, 12/15/17 to 01/15/37
    1,051,131       1,151,868  
 
10.00%, 06/15/19
    42,112       46,329  
 
6.00%, 09/15/20 to 08/15/33
    3,722,799       3,986,704  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–(continued)
 
       
                 
6.95%, 08/20/25 to 08/20/27
  $ 1,108,851     $ 1,226,061  
 
6.25%, 06/15/27
    187,312       200,891  
 
6.38%, 10/20/27 to 09/20/28
    793,103       857,540  
 
              48,421,018  
 
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $917,718,892)
            935,011,369  
 
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities–19.46%
 
       
 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.–8.87%
 
Bonds, 2.11%, 03/15/12
    70,000,000       70,697,879  
 
Medium-Term Notes, 5.60%, 01/19/17
    11,000,000       11,059,676  
 
Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 2.20%, 11/09/11
    25,000,000       25,291,803  
 
              107,049,358  
 
 
Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)–2.44%
 
Bonds,
3.00%, 09/22/14
    12,500,000       12,616,464  
 
5.59%, 10/04/21
    10,075,000       10,703,275  
 
5.75%, 01/18/22
    2,775,000       2,936,425  
 
Medium-Term Notes,
5.75%, 12/07/28
    3,100,000       3,245,485  
 
              29,501,649  
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)–3.31%
 
Unsec. Bonds,
5.45%, 04/15/11
    9,919,651       10,386,465  
 
4.72%, 09/20/12
    1,501,459       1,585,727  
 
Unsec. Global Bonds,
1.75%, 08/22/12
    5,000,000       5,011,087  
 
Unsec. Global Notes,
1.63%, 11/21/12
    13,000,000       12,933,803  
 
Series 1, Unsec. Bonds,
5.77%, 03/23/18
    9,367,616       10,035,233  
 
              39,952,315  
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–2.93%
 
Unsec. Global Notes, 2.13%, 09/21/12
    35,000,000       35,378,373  
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–1.45%
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds,
6.63%, 11/15/30(b)
    700,000       845,435  
 
Unsec. Global Notes,
1.00%, 11/23/11
    16,750,000       16,703,291  
 
              17,548,726  
 
 
Tennessee Valley Authority–0.46%
 
Series A, Bonds,
6.79%, 05/23/12
    5,000,000       5,608,860  
 
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities (Cost $232,206,293)
            235,039,281  
 
 
U.S. Treasury Securities–1.89%
 
       
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds–0.31%
 
7.63%, 02/15/25(b)
    550,000       743,703  
 
6.88%, 08/15/25(b)
    500,000       635,000  
 
4.25%, 05/15/39(b)
    2,500,000       2,347,265  
 
              3,725,968  
 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes–1.58%
 
1.13%, 06/30/11(b)
    8,400,000       8,433,469  
 
1.00%, 09/30/11
    5,000,000       4,998,047  
 
3.13%, 05/15/19(b)
    6,000,000       5,686,875  
 
              19,118,391  
 
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $22,692,665)
            22,844,359  
 
 
Foreign Sovereign Bonds–0.32%
 
       
 
Sovereign Debt–0.32%
 
Israel Government Agency for International Development (AID) Bond (Israel), Gtd. Global Bonds, 5.13%, 11/01/24 (Cost $3,831,394)
    3,800,000       3,876,692  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Money Market Funds–0.78%
 
       
Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $9,381,806)(c)
    9,381,806       9,381,806  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.89% (Cost $1,185,831,050)
            1,206,153,507  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.11%
            1,275,204  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 1,207,428,711  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
Ctfs.
  – Certificates
Gtd.
  – Guaranteed
REMIC
  – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
Sr.
  – Senior
STRIPS
  – Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Security
Unsec.
  – Unsecured
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.
(b) All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1M and Note 5.
(c) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $1,176,449,244)
  $ 1,196,771,701  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    9,381,806  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,185,831,050)
    1,206,153,507  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    68,376  
 
Dividends and interest
    5,473,937  
 
Fund expenses absorbed
    29,348  
 
Principal paydowns
    15,883  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    43,188  
 
Other assets
    381  
 
Total assets
    1,211,784,620  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    655,404  
 
Amount due custodian
    1,065,033  
 
Variation margin
    1,676,221  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    785,027  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    47,028  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    127,196  
 
Total liabilities
    4,355,909  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 1,207,428,711  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 1,199,917,431  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    55,633,788  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (54,349,760 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    6,227,252  
 
    $ 1,207,428,711  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 1,192,966,614  
 
Series II
  $ 14,462,097  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    99,810,236  
 
Series II
    1,216,913  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 11.95  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 11.88  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Interest
  $ 56,459,726  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds
    127,142  
 
Total investment income
    56,586,868  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    6,185,958  
 
Administrative services fees
    3,632,550  
 
Custodian fees
    90,822  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    43,690  
 
Transfer agent fees
    17,504  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    63,168  
 
Other
    164,728  
 
Total expenses
    10,198,420  
 
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)
    (356,858 )
 
Net expenses
    9,841,562  
 
Net investment income
    46,745,306  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain from:
       
Investment securities
    442,896  
 
Futures contracts
    5,953,880  
 
      6,396,776  
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
       
Investment securities
    7,472,864  
 
Futures contracts
    (65,670,002 )
 
      (58,197,138 )
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (51,800,362 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (5,055,056 )
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 46,745,306     $ 54,372,123  
 
Net realized gain
    6,396,776       53,200,708  
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (58,197,138 )     58,547,019  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (5,055,056 )     166,119,850  
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (60,184,129 )     (56,114,206 )
 
Series II
    (678,455 )     (694,714 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (60,862,584 )     (56,808,920 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
    (43,257,923 )      
 
Series II
    (522,035 )      
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
    (43,779,958 )      —  
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (290,464,747 )     314,015,739  
 
Series II
    (4,570,136 )     79,644  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (295,034,883 )     314,095,383  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (404,732,481 )     423,406,313  
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    1,612,161,192       1,188,754,879  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $55,633,788 and $60,726,416, respectively)
  $ 1,207,428,711     $ 1,612,161,192  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is a high level of current income consistent with reasonable concern for safety of principal.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by
 
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independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
 
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F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Other Risks — The Funds may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the government. The government may choose not to provide financial support to government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the underlying fund holding securities of such issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. Government. Many securities purchased by the Fund are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
J. Dollar Roll and Forward Commitment Transactions — The Fund may engage in dollar roll and forward commitment transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC. These transactions are often conducted on a to be announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA mortgage-backed transaction, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Rather, a Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms, such as an agreed upon issuer, coupon rate and terms of the underlying mortgages. TBA mortgage-backed transactions generally settle once a month on a specific date.
  In a dollar roll transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-backed security held in the Fund to a financial institution such as a bank or broker-dealer, and simultaneously agrees to purchase a substantially similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) from the institution at an agreed upon price and future date. The mortgage-backed securities to be purchased will bear the same coupon as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. Based on the typical structure of dollar roll transactions by the Fund, the dollar roll transactions are accounted for as financing transactions in which the Fund receives compensation as either a “fee” or a “drop”. “Fee” income which is agreed upon amongst the parties at the commencement of the dollar roll and the “drop” which is the difference between the selling price and the repurchase price of the mortgage-backed securities are amortized to income. During the period between the sale and purchase settlement dates, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on securities purchased and not yet settled. Proceeds of the sale may be invested in short-term instruments, and the income from these investments, together with any additional fee income received on the sale, could generate income for the Fund exceeding the yield on the security sold. Dollar roll transactions are considered borrowings under the 1940 Act.
  Forward commitment transactions involve commitments by the Fund to acquire or sell TBA mortgage-backed securities from/to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker-dealer at a specified future date and amount. The TBA mortgage-backed security is marked to market until settlement and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded in the statement of operations.
  At the time the Fund enters into the dollar roll or forward commitment transaction, mortgage-backed securities or other liquid assets held by the Fund having a dollar value equal to the purchase price or in an amount sufficient to honor the forward commitment will be segregated.
  Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement. In the event that the buyer of securities in a dollar roll transaction files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds from the sale of the securities may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to purchase the securities. The return earned by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction may not exceed the return on the securities sold.
  Forward commitment transactions involve the risk that a counter-party to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Settlement dates of forward commitment transactions may be a month or more after entering into these transactions and as a result the market values of the securities may vary from the purchase or sale prices. Therefore, forward commitment transactions may increase the Fund’s overall interest rate exposure.
K. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
 
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L. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
M. Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
N. Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .50%
 
Over $250 million
    0 .45%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.73% and Series II shares to 0.98% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $356,698.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $319,782 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $3,312,768 for services provided by insurance companies.
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 9,381,806     $     $     $ 9,381,806  
 
Collateralized debt securities
          733,455,980             733,455,980  
 
Foreign Government Debt Securities
          3,876,692             3,876,692  
 
U.S. Treasury Securities
          22,844,359             22,844,359  
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Securities
          436,594,670             436,594,670  
 
      9,381,806       1,196,771,701             1,206,153,507  
 
Other Investments*
    (14,095,205 )                 (14,095,205 )
 
Total Investments
    (4,713,399 )     1,196,771,701             1,192,058,302  
 
Other Investments include futures, which are included at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
 
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $28,538,550.
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

NOTE 5—Derivative Investments
 
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. GAAP has intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
 
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
 
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2009:
 
                 
    Value
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type   Assets   Liabilities
 
Interest rate risk
               
Futures contracts(a)
  $ 38,188     $ (14,133,393 )
 
(a) Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s net variation margin (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
         
    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
    Futures*
 
Realized Gain
       
Interest rate risk
  $ 5,953,880  
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
       
Interest rate risk
  $ (65,670,002 )
 
Total
  $ (59,716,122 )
 
The average value of futures outstanding during the period was $711,961,588.
 
                                 
Open Futures Contracts
                Unrealized
    Number of
  Month/
      Appreciation
Contract   Contracts   Commitment   Value   (Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes
    199       March-2010/Long     $ 43,036,860     $ (193,209 )
 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes
    2208       March-2010/Long       252,557,251       (3,487,881 )
 
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes
    331       March-2010/Long       38,214,984       (988,540 )
 
U.S. Treasury 30 Year Bonds
    1830       March-2010/Long       211,136,250       (9,425,575 )
 
Total
                  $ 544,945,345     $ (14,095,205 )
 
 
NOTE 6—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
 
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of custodian credits which result from periodic overnight cash balances at the custodian. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $160.
 
NOTE 7—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $6,273 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

NOTE 8—Cash Balances
 
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
 
NOTE 9—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 60,878,384     $ 56,608,920  
 
Long-term capital gain
    43,764,158        
 
Total distributions
  $ 104,642,542     $ 56,608,920  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 55,764,293  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    20,191,168  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (130,504 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (11,863,630 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (56,450,047 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    1,199,917,431  
 
Total net assets
  $ 1,207,428,711  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on certain future contracts..
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2017
  $ 56,450,047  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 10—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $649,895,603 and $846,261,621, respectively. During the same period, purchases and sales of U.S. Treasury obligations were $66,930,580 and $51,800,878, repectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 21,128,513  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (937,345 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 20,191,168  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,185,962,339.
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

NOTE 11—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of paydowns, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $9,024,650, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $9,024,650. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 12—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    13,378,824     $ 173,338,232       42,340,755     $ 529,835,003  
 
Series II
    368,564       4,730,767       722,852       8,979,278  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    8,534,823       103,442,051       4,387,350       56,114,206  
 
Series II
    99,626       1,200,490       54,659       694,714  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (44,095,427 )     (567,245,030 )     (21,773,179 )     (271,933,470 )
 
Series II
    (821,161 )     (10,501,393 )     (772,520 )     (9,594,348 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (22,534,751 )   $ (295,034,883 )     24,959,917     $ 314,095,383  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 94% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 13—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
            Net gains
                              expenses
  expenses to
       
            (losses)
                              to average
  average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      on securities
      Dividends
  Distributions
              Net assets,
  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      end of period
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  (000s
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(b)   omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I                                                                                                                
Year ended 12/31/09   $ 13.05     $ 0.45     $ (0.43 )   $ 0.02     $ (0.65 )   $ (0.47 )   $ (1.12 )   $ 11.95       (0.01 )%   $ 1,192,967       0.73 %(d)     0.75 %(d)     3.47 %(d)     55 %
 
Year ended 12/31/08     12.06       0.50       0.96       1.46       (0.47 )           (0.47 )     13.05       12.22       1,591,799       0.73       0.76       3.96       109  
 
Year ended 12/31/07     11.80       0.59       0.16       0.75       (0.49 )           (0.49 )     12.06       6.43       1,169,985       0.73       0.76       4.93       106  
 
Year ended 12/31/06     11.87       0.55       (0.13 )     0.42       (0.49 )           (0.49 )     11.80       3.55       907,403       0.71       0.77       4.62       89  
 
Year ended 12/31/05     12.07       0.45       (0.25 )     0.20       (0.40 )           (0.40 )     11.87       1.66       812,824       0.85       0.88       3.68       174  
 
Series II                                                                                                                
Year ended 12/31/09     12.97       0.41       (0.43 )     (0.02 )     (0.60 )     (0.47 )     (1.07 )     11.88       (0.26 )     14,462       0.98 (d)     1.00 (d)     3.22 (d)     55  
 
Year ended 12/31/08     11.99       0.46       0.97       1.43       (0.45 )           (0.45 )     12.97       11.98       20,362       0.98       1.01       3.71       109  
 
Year ended 12/31/07     11.74       0.56       0.15       0.71       (0.46 )           (0.46 )     11.99       6.11       18,770       0.98       1.01       4.68       106  
 
Year ended 12/31/06     11.81       0.52       (0.13 )     0.39       (0.46 )           (0.46 )     11.74       3.28       16,218       0.96       1.02       4.37       89  
 
Year ended 12/31/05     12.01       0.41       (0.24 )     0.17       (0.37 )           (0.37 )     11.81       1.41       18,863       1.10       1.13       3.43       174  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $1,329,404 and $17,476 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.40       $ 3.72       $ 1,021.53       $ 3.72         0.73 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,017.80         4.98         1,020.27         4.99         0.98  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

Tax Information
 
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends
  $ 43,764,157  
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    0%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations*
    1.51%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
           
 
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
   2007   Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business

Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute
  None
 
           
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
   2006   Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
 
      Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
           
Independent Trustees
           
 
           
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair
   1993   Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
           
Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee
   2004   Retired   None
 
           
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee
   2001   Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
           
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee
   2004   Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
           
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
   2000   Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)

Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations
  Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
           
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee
   1997   Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)

Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)
  Administaff
 
           
Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee
   1993   Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
           
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee
   1998   Retired   None
 
           
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee
   1993   Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
           
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
   2004   Retired   None
 
           
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
   2005   Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
           
 
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
   2005   Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
   2006   Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)
  N/A
 
           
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President
   2004   Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
 
           
Kevin M. Carome — 1956 Vice President
   2003   General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®
 
Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
   1999   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
   1993   Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)
  N/A
 
           
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
   2005   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer
   2006   Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.

Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        
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AIM V.I. High Yield Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT PDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, Series I shares of AIM V.I. High Yield Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, underperformed the Fund’s style-specific index, but outperformed its broad market index. As lower quality bonds (CCC-rated and below) outperformed higher quality securities (BB- and B-rated) within the high yield market, the Fund’s strategy of maintaining its focus on BB- and B-rated issues benefited performance relative to its broad market benchmark. The primary detractor from relative performance versus the style-specific benchmark was our underweight position within financials as this non-traditional high yield sector posted a strong rally for the year.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    52.79 %
Series II Shares
    52.06  
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    5.93  
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    58.21  
Lipper VUF High Current Yield Bond Funds Category Average6 (Peer Group)
    43.48  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We invest primarily in debt securities that are determined to be below investment-grade quality. These bonds, commonly known as “junk bonds’” are typically corporate bonds of U.S. based companies, many of which are moderately sized companies. We principally invest in junk bonds rated B or above, although we own holdings with lower quality ratings as well. We may invest in convertible, preferred, derivatives and foreign securities. We may also invest up to 25% of total assets in foreign securities of which 15% can be in developing markets.
     The primary driver of our security selection is fundamental analysis conducted by a team of analysts who specialize by industry. This bottom-up approach is augmented with an ongoing review of securities’ relative value and a top-down process that includes sector, economic and quantitative analysis. Changes in a security’s risk/return profile or relative value and top-down factors generally determine buy and sell decisions.
     Portfolio construction begins with a well-defined portfolio design that emphasizes diversification and establishes the target investment vehicles for generating the desired “alpha” (the extra return above a specific benchmark) as well as the risk parameters for the Fund. Investments are evaluated for liquidity and risk versus relative value. Working closely with other investment specialists and traders, we determine the timing and amount of each alpha decision to use in the portfolio at any time taking into account skill and market opportunities.
Sell decisions are based on:
§   Low equity value to debt, high subordination and negative free cash flow coupled with negative news, declining expectations or an increasing risk profile.
 
§   Very low yields.
 
§   Presentation of a better relative value opportunity.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2009, was truly a tale of two markets. During the first few months of the year, the equity and fixed-income markets continued to experience steep declines as severe problems in credit markets, a rapidly deteriorating housing market, rising energy and food prices and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global economic recession. The market was still suffering significant losses because of a lack of liquidity and an inventory surplus as troubled banks, brokers and insurers were trying to improve their balance sheets, raise cash and wind down operations. However, the U.S. economy began to show signs that the economic contraction was subsiding, and equity markets rapidly reversed direction beginning in March 2009, rallying strongly through most of the remaining months in the year.
By early spring there was some evidence that the pace of the economic downturn was slowing. Credit markets began to show signs of life again, as actions taken by the government to jump start the economy provided a boost to the markets. Liquidity improved significantly in the later part of the first quarter of 2009, as fund flow activity into high yield funds remained positive for 14 consecutive weeks, as reported by AMG Data Services.
Portfolio Composition1
By credit quality
         
BBB
    10.3 %
BB
    27.4  
B
    38.1  
CCC
    19.1  
CC
    0.7  
D
    0.9  
NR
    1.6  
Equity
    0.7  
Cash
    1.2  
Top Five Industries*
         
1. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
    6.2 %
2. Casinos & Gaming
    4.8  
3. Wireless Telecommunication Services
    4.5  
4. Consumer Finance
    4.0  
5. Health Care Facilities
    3.8  
         
Total Net Assets
  $ 61.1 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    341  
Top 10 Fixed Income Issuers*
         
  1. HCA, Inc.
    2.3 %
  2. GMAC Inc.
    1.9  
  3. MGM Mirage
    1.7  
  4. Nielsen Finance LLC/Co.
    1.7  
  5. Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
    1.7  
  6. United Air Lines Inc.
    1.2  
  7. Travelport LLC
    1.2  
  8. Continental Airlines Inc.
    1.2  
  9. AMH Holdings Inc.
    1.0  
10. Ford Motor Co.
    1.0  
 
1   Sources: S&P, Moody’s, Fitch: This table is calculated based on the highest rating assigned by one of these agencies to an individual security. A credit rating is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) of the creditworthiness of an issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments or other debts. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest); ratings are subject to change without notice. “NR” indicates the debtor was not rated, and should not be interpreted as indicating low quality.
 
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     The influx of cash was driven by investors viewing the high yield sector as a favorable asset class given that the risk of high yield corporate defaults was already reflected in the valuations in this asset class. Given the reversal in risk appetite by investors, credit spreads tightened significantly from the all time highs posted in mid-December 2008.1 The beginning of 2009 also witnessed three of the five best performing months on record for high yield bonds as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index.1
     The reporting period was truly a banner year for high yield bonds as credit markets began to show life again. The high yield sector was one of the top-performing asset classes in 2009.2
     During the year, we maintained our focus on BB- and B-rated bonds, but actively adjusted the weights in all tiers of the credit quality spectrum. We increased our lower quality exposure in 2009, largely to offset our underweight from 2008. This decision was positive for relative performance as CCC-rated bonds were up more than 90% in the index over 2009.2
     The primary detractor from relative performance for the year was our underweight position within the financials sector as this non-traditional high yield sector posted a strong rally over the second half of the year. Many financials sector securities fell into the high yield category during 2009 on credit downgrades. Our Fund was underweight in financials as we have been selective in participating in this sector. In recent months, we significantly increased our exposure to financials. Our approach was to complement high yield securities with those from the dislocated investment-grade universe. These investment-grade bonds offered compelling return opportunities with potentially lower default risk by having a more senior position in a firm’s debt structure.
     From a security selection perspective, our positions in Ford and Motors Liquidation Co. in the automotive industry contributed to Fund performance. We recently increased our exposure to these two companies on expectations of a sales recovery. In addition, recovery stories continued to be a key driver to performance for the year. Spansion Technology is an example of a company that filed for bankruptcy earlier in the year, but recovered significantly with the turn-around in the information technology sector and management’s focus on reducing expenses and improving working capital. We expected Spansion to provide a full recovery of both principal and interest.
     While the portfolio remained well-diversified across industries and issues, some of the Fund’s holdings experienced weaker performance. Indalex Holdings Finance was a detractor from Fund performance. The owner of the second-largest producer of soft aluminum extrusions in the U.S. sought bankruptcy protection from creditors, blaming collection efforts by Alcoa (not a Fund holding) and liquidity constraints. In addition, MagnaChip Semiconductor was also a detractor from performance. The company was simply beat by its competitors and harmed by the recession and lack of continued financing. In the case of both companies, we did not expect material future recoveries.
     As always, we appreciate your continued participation in AIM V.I. High Yield Fund.
 
1   Barclays Capital
 
2   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Peter Ehret
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. High Yield Fund. Mr. Ehret joined Invesco Aim in 2001. He graduated cum laude with a B.S. in economics from the University of Minnesota. He also earned an M.S. in real estate appraisal and investment analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Darren Hughes
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. High Yield Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 1992. Mr. Hughes earned a B.B.A. in finance and economics from Baylor University.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 4/30/98, Fund data from 5/1/98
(LINE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/1/98)
    2.78 %
10 Years
    3.04  
  5 Years
    5.51  
  1 Year
    52.79  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    2.79 %
  5 Years
    5.21  
  1 Year
    52.06  
Series II shares’ inception date is March 26, 2002. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 1, 1998. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.96% and 1.21%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.23% and 1.48%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. High Yield Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
     Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
 
2   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. High Yield Fund’s investment objective is a high level of current income.
§   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
§   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Credit risk is the risk of loss on an investment due to the deterioration of an issuer’s financial health. Such a deterioration of financial health may result in a reduction of the credit rating of the issuer’s securities and may lead to the issuer’s inability to honor its contractual obligations, including making timely payment of interest and principal.
     Investing in developing countries can add additional risk, such as high rates of inflation or sharply devalued currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction costs are often higher, and there may be delays in settlement procedures.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     Lower rated securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions, and the secondary markets in which lower rated securities are traded may be less liquid than higher grade securities. The loans in which the Fund may invest are typically noninvestment-grade and involve a greater risk of default on interest and principal payments and of price changes due to the changes in the credit quality of the issuer.
     Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.
     Leveraging entails risks such as magnifying changes in the value of the portfolio’s securities.
     Reinvestment risk is the risk that a bond’s cash flows will be reinvested at an interest rate below that of the original bond.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
About indexes used in this report
The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
     The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index is an unmanaged index that covers the universe of fixed-rate, noninvestment-grade debt.
     The Lipper VUF High Current Yield Bond Funds Category Average represents an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper High Current Yield Bond Funds category.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–92.30%
 
       
 
Advertising–0.32%
 
       
Lamar Media Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.25%, 01/01/13
  $ 195,000     $ 195,000  
 
 
Aerospace & Defense–0.41%
 
       
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 6.75%, 04/01/16
    60,000       59,700  
 
BE Aerospace, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 8.50%, 07/01/18
    180,000       191,700  
 
              251,400  
 
 
Agricultural Products–0.18%
 
       
CCL Finance Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.50%, 08/15/14(b)
    105,000       110,114  
 
 
Airlines–3.56%
 
       
American Airlines Pass Through Trust–Series 2009-1A, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 10.38%, 07/02/19
    70,000       78,662  
 
Continental Airlines Inc.,
Pass Through Ctfs.,
9.00%, 07/08/16
    165,000       177,066  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
8.75%, 12/01/11
    185,000       179,450  
 
Series 2000-1, Class C-1,
Sec. Sub. Pass Through Ctfs.,
8.50%, 05/01/11
    39,186       37,423  
 
Series 2000-2, Class B,
Sec. Sub. Pass Through Ctfs.,
8.31%, 04/02/18
    135,344       123,840  
 
Series 2001-1, Class B,
Sec. Sub. Pass Through Ctfs.,
7.37%, 12/15/15
    111,276       98,479  
 
Series A,
Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
7.25%, 11/10/19
    40,000       41,075  
 
Series B,
Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
9.25%, 05/10/17
    50,000       50,906  
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.,
Sr. Sec. Notes,
9.50%, 09/15/14(b)
    45,000       47,025  
 
Series 2002-1, Class C,
Sec. Pass Through Ctfs.,
7.78%, 01/02/12
    321,032       311,401  
 
Series 2007-1, Class C,
Sec. Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
8.95%, 08/10/14
    238,162       215,537  
 
UAL Corp.,
Series 2000-2, Class A-2,
Sec. Pass Through Ctfs.,
7.19%, 04/01/11
    11,520       11,534  
 
Series 2007-1, Class B,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
7.34%, 07/02/19(b)
    126,822       89,726  
 
United Air Lines Inc.,
Gtd. Global Pass Through Ctfs.,
9.75%, 01/15/17
    200,000       207,125  
 
Sec. Gtd.,
12.00%, 01/15/16(b)
    260,000       256,750  
 
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 10.40%, 11/01/16
    235,000       250,422  
 
              2,176,421  
 
 
Alternative Carriers–2.24%
 
       
Intelsat Intermediate Holding Co. Ltd. (Bermuda), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Disc. Global Notes, 9.50%, 02/01/15(c)
    560,000       578,200  
 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 11.25%, 06/15/16
    315,000       341,775  
 
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. Ltd. (Bermuda), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.50%, 01/15/13
    170,000       174,250  
 
Level 3 Financing Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.25%, 11/01/14
    285,000       273,600  
 
              1,367,825  
 
 
Aluminum–1.41%
 
       
Century Aluminum Co., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.00%, 05/15/14
    265,630       251,020  
 
Novelis Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 02/15/15
    634,000       608,640  
 
              859,660  
 
 
Apparel Retail–1.17%
 
       
Collective Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 8.25%, 08/01/13
    450,000       460,125  
 
Limited Brands Inc.,
Sr. Notes, 8.50%, 06/15/19(b)
    140,000       151,550  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.25%, 11/01/14
    105,000       100,800  
 
              712,475  
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.84%
 
       
American Achievement Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 8.25%, 04/01/12(b)
    205,000       206,025  
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.–Series B, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Floating Rate Global Notes, 3.83%, 12/15/14(d)
    285,000       272,887  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–(continued)
 
       
                 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 8.88%, 04/01/16
  $ 225,000     $ 237,094  
 
Perry Ellis International, Inc., Series B, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 8.88%, 09/15/13
    325,000       325,000  
 
Quiksilver Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 04/15/15
    100,000       82,500  
 
              1,123,506  
 
 
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.44%
 
       
Allison Transmission Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 11.00%, 11/01/15(b)
    330,000       348,975  
 
Tenneco Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.13%, 11/15/15
    145,000       147,175  
 
TRW Automotive Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 7.25%, 03/15/17(b)
    345,000       336,375  
 
Visteon Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 7.00%, 03/10/14(e)
    180,000       47,250  
 
              879,775  
 
 
Automobile Manufacturers–1.46%
 
       
Ford Motor Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes,
4.25%, 11/15/16
    165,000       208,354  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
7.45%, 07/16/31
    475,000       425,125  
 
Motors Liquidation Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.20%, 01/15/11(e)
    445,000       116,813  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
8.38%, 07/15/33(e)
    525,000       144,375  
 
              894,667  
 
 
Broadcasting–0.77%
 
       
Belo Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
6.75%, 05/30/13
    365,000       361,350  
 
8.00%, 11/15/16
    15,000       15,450  
 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
9.25%, 12/15/17(b)
    70,000       72,450  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Gtd. Notes,
9.25%, 12/15/17(b)
    20,000       20,550  
 
              469,800  
 
 
Building Products–3.24%
 
       
AMH Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes Disc., 11.25%, 03/01/14
    655,000       635,350  
 
Building Materials Corp. of America, Sec. Gtd. Second Lien Global Notes, 7.75%, 08/01/14
    415,000       412,925  
 
Goodman Global Group Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes, 12.48%, 12/15/14(b)(f)
    445,000       253,650  
 
Nortek Inc., Sr. Sec. Global Notes, 11.00%, 12/01/13
    215,955       228,912  
 
Ply Gem Industries Inc.,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. First & Second Lien Global Notes, 11.75%, 06/15/13
    285,000       286,425  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 9.00%, 02/15/12
    135,000       115,425  
 
USG Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.75%, 08/01/14(b)
    45,000       48,038  
 
              1,980,725  
 
 
Cable & Satellite–1.70%
 
       
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, 8.63%, 09/15/17(b)
    135,000       141,244  
 
CSC Holdings LLC,
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
8.50%, 04/15/14(b)
    115,000       122,906  
 
8.63%, 02/15/19(b)
    30,000       32,438  
 
Hughes Network Systems LLC/HNS Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.50%, 04/15/14
    150,000       155,625  
 
Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom)
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
8.75%, 04/15/14
    50,000       51,687  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 8.38%, 10/15/19
    100,000       103,375  
 
Series 1,
Sr. Gtd. Global Bonds,
9.50%, 08/15/16
    180,000       194,400  
 
XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 11.25%, 06/15/13(b)
    220,000       235,950  
 
              1,037,625  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–4.99%
 
       
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 7.25%, 02/15/15(b)
    260,000       250,900  
 
Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc.,
Sr. Sec. Notes,
11.25%, 06/01/17(b)
    275,000       292,187  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Bonds, 5.63%, 06/01/15
    265,000       159,000  
 
Mandalay Resort Group, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 9.38%, 02/15/10
    65,000       65,000  
 
MGM Mirage,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes,
13.00%, 11/15/13
    130,000       150,150  
 
Sr. Sec. Notes,
10.38%, 05/15/14(b)
    165,000       180,675  
 
11.13%, 11/15/17(b)
    165,000       183,975  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
6.63%, 07/15/15
    273,000       212,257  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
8.50%, 09/15/10
    310,000       310,000  
 
5.88%, 02/27/14
    10,000       8,100  
 
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Notes, 8.63%, 08/01/17(b)
    285,000       290,700  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–(continued)
 
       
                 
Scientific Games International Inc., Sr. Sub. Unsec. Notes, 9.25%, 06/15/19(b)
  $ 45,000     $ 47,419  
 
Seneca Gaming Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
7.25%, 05/01/12
    160,000       156,800  
 
Series B,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
7.25%, 05/01/12
    95,000       93,100  
 
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority,
Sr. Sec. Floating Rate Notes,
4.68%, 02/01/14 (Acquired 05/04/09-11/09/09; Cost $133,544)(b)(d)
    295,000       156,350  
 
Sr. Sec. Notes,
9.13%, 02/01/15(b)
    220,000       121,000  
 
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.00%, 11/15/15(b)
    130,000       117,650  
 
Wynn Las Vegas Capital LLC/Corp.,
Sec. First Mortgage Notes,
7.88%, 11/01/17(b)
    130,000       132,275  
 
Sr. Sec. Gtd. First Mortgage Global Notes, 6.63%, 12/01/14
    65,000       63,294  
 
6.63%, 12/01/14
    60,000       58,425  
 
              3,049,257  
 
 
Commodity Chemicals–0.12%
 
       
Georgia Gulf Corp., Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.00%, 01/15/17(b)
    50,000       50,750  
 
Westlake Chemical Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.63%, 01/15/16
    25,000       24,000  
 
              74,750  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.09%
 
       
Seagate Technology International, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 10.00%, 05/01/14(b)
    50,000       55,625  
 
 
Construction & Engineering–0.55%
 
       
MasTec, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 02/01/17
    350,000       338,188  
 
 
Construction Materials–0.85%
 
       
Texas Industries, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.25%, 07/15/13
    65,000       64,187  
 
7.25%, 07/15/13
    170,000       167,875  
 
U.S. Concrete, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 8.38%, 04/01/14
    475,000       287,375  
 
              519,437  
 
 
Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–1.57%
 
       
Case New Holland Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 7.75%, 09/01/13(b)
    125,000       127,812  
 
CNH America LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.25%, 01/15/16
    60,000       59,550  
 
Navistar International Corp.,
Sr. Sub. Unsec. Conv. Notes,
3.00%, 10/15/14
    175,000       183,033  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
8.25%, 11/01/21
    105,000       107,756  
 
Terex Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
10.88%, 06/01/16
    95,000       106,400  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.38%, 01/15/14
    95,000       96,425  
 
Titan International, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 01/15/12
    285,000       280,725  
 
              961,701  
 
 
Consumer Finance–4.01%
 
       
Capital One Capital VI, Jr. Sub. Gtd. Bonds, 8.88%, 05/15/40
    150,000       160,489  
 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
7.50%, 08/01/12
    140,000       141,750  
 
7.00%, 10/01/13
    325,000       327,437  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
9.88%, 08/10/11
    120,000       126,000  
 
8.70%, 10/01/14
    390,000       409,500  
 
GMAC Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
6.75%, 12/01/14(b)
    294,000       285,180  
 
8.00%, 11/01/31(b)
    266,000       244,720  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
6.88%, 09/15/11(b)
    25,000       24,938  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
6.88%, 09/15/11
    620,000       616,900  
 
National Money Mart Co., Sr. Gtd. Notes, 10.38%, 12/15/16(b)
    110,000       112,750  
 
              2,449,664  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.62%
 
       
First Data Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
9.88%, 09/24/15
    375,000       349,687  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.88%, 09/24/15
    155,000       144,538  
 
SunGard Data Systems Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
9.13%, 08/15/13
    386,000       398,545  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 10.25%, 08/15/15
    90,000       96,300  
 
              989,070  
 
 
Department Stores–0.37%
 
       
Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.35%, 03/15/12
    220,000       226,325  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Distillers & Vintners–0.18%
 
       
Constellation Brands Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 05/15/17
  $ 110,000     $ 111,650  
 
 
Diversified Banks–1.56%
 
       
BAC Capital Trust VI, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Capital Securities Notes, 5.63%, 03/08/35
    185,000       148,914  
 
BankAmerica Capital II–Series 2, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Trust Pfd. Capital Securities, 8.00%, 12/15/26
    120,000       118,200  
 
Citigroup Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.13%, 07/15/39
    50,000       57,332  
 
Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (Netherlands), Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, 7.25%, 05/03/17(b)
    100,000       91,082  
 
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII–Series AA, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 7.00%, 11/01/39
    200,000       204,114  
 
Northern Rock Asset Management PLC (United Kingdom), Sub. Unsec. Yankee Notes, 5.60%, 04/29/49(b)(g)
    125,000       17,500  
 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.40%, 10/21/19
    100,000       99,412  
 
VTB Capital S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec. Putable Notes, 6.88%, 05/29/18(b)
    220,000       219,475  
 
              956,029  
 
 
Diversified Metals & Mining–1.65%
 
       
FMG Finance Pty. Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 10.63%, 09/01/16(b)
    370,000       411,162  
 
Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada), Sr. Sec. Global Notes, 10.75%, 05/15/19
    230,000       274,563  
 
Vedanta Resources PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 9.50%, 07/18/18(b)
    320,000       324,862  
 
              1,010,587  
 
 
Diversified Support Services–1.45%
 
       
Education Management LLC/ Education Management Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.75%, 06/01/14
    105,000       108,412  
 
Mobile Mini, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.75%, 08/01/14
    60,000       62,700  
 
Travelport LLC,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 11.88%, 09/01/16
    190,000       203,300  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.88%, 09/01/14
    485,000       509,250  
 
              883,662  
 
 
Drug Retail–0.93%
 
       
General Nutrition Centers Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Gtd. PIK Floating Rate Global Notes, 5.18%, 03/15/14(d)
    275,000       255,750  
 
Rite Aid Corp.,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes,
10.38%, 07/15/16
    190,000       204,250  
 
Sr. Sec. Unsub. Global Notes,
9.75%, 06/12/16
    100,000       109,375  
 
              569,375  
 
 
Electric Utilities–0.67%
 
       
Elwood Energy LLC, Sr. Sec. Global Notes, 8.16%, 07/05/26
    134,276       124,541  
 
LSP Energy L.P./LSP Batesville Funding Corp.,
Series C,
Sr. Sec. Mortgage Bonds,
7.16%, 01/15/14
    110,826       98,397  
 
Series D,
Sr. Sec. Bonds,
8.16%, 07/15/25
    275,000       185,625  
 
              408,563  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.06%
 
       
Jabil Circuit, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.75%, 07/15/16
    35,000       37,013  
 
 
Food Retail–0.73%
 
       
American Stores Co., Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 8.00%, 06/01/26
    285,000       260,775  
 
New Albertsons Inc., Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 8.00%, 05/01/31
    205,000       188,344  
 
              449,119  
 
 
Forest Products–0.08%
 
       
Weyerhaeuser Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Deb., 6.88%, 12/15/33
    55,000       49,331  
 
 
Gas Utilities–0.32%
 
       
Ferrellgas Escrow LLC/Ferrellgas Finance Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.75%, 05/01/14
    200,000       197,500  
 
 
General Merchandise Stores–0.21%
 
       
Susser Holdings LLC & Susser Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.63%, 12/15/13
    125,000       130,781  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–0.45%
 
       
DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.88%, 11/15/14
    260,000       274,625  
 
 
Health Care Facilities–3.77%
 
       
Community Health Systems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 8.88%, 07/15/15
    405,000       420,694  
 
HCA, Inc.,
Sec. Gtd. Global Notes,
9.13%, 11/15/14
    240,000       254,700  
 
9.25%, 11/15/16
    220,000       238,150  
 
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes,
7.88%, 02/15/20(b)
    345,000       361,387  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Health Care Facilities–(continued)
 
       
                 
 
HCA, Inc.,–(continued)
 
       
Sr. Sec. Gtd. PIK Global Notes,
9.63%, 11/15/16
  $ 100,000     $ 109,000  
 
Sr. Sec. Notes,
9.88%, 02/15/17(b)
    130,000       143,975  
 
8.50%, 04/15/19(b)
    120,000       130,050  
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
6.38%, 01/15/15
    55,000       52,525  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
7.19%, 11/15/15
    130,000       121,550  
 
Healthsouth Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Gtd. Notes, 8.13%, 02/15/20
    90,000       89,325  
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 02/01/13
    380,000       382,850  
 
              2,304,206  
 
 
Health Care Services–1.42%
 
       
Multiplan Inc., Sr. Unsec. Sub. Notes, 10.38%, 04/15/16(b)
    285,000       279,300  
 
Universal Hospital Services Inc., Sr. Sec. PIK Sub. Global Notes, 8.50%, 06/01/15
    190,000       188,100  
 
US Oncology Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.13%, 08/15/17
    145,000       152,975  
 
Viant Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 10.13%, 07/15/17(b)
    247,000       245,765  
 
              866,140  
 
 
Health Care Supplies–0.23%
 
       
Inverness Medical Innovations Inc., Sr. Sub. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.00%, 05/15/16
    135,000       139,050  
 
 
Homebuilding–0.19%
 
       
TOUSA, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
9.00%, 07/01/10(e)
    60,000       31,200  
 
9.00%, 07/01/10(e)
    163,000       84,760  
 
              115,960  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.96%
 
       
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
6.88%, 12/01/13
    160,000       156,800  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Yankee Notes,
7.25%, 03/15/18
    160,000       149,600  
 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
7.88%, 10/15/14
    105,000       112,532  
 
7.15%, 12/01/19
    165,000       165,825  
 
              584,757  
 
 
Housewares & Specialties–0.43%
 
       
Yankee Acquisition Corp.–Series B, Sr. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.50%, 02/15/15
    260,000       260,000  
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–2.24%
 
       
AES Corp. (The),
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
9.75%, 04/15/16(b)
    150,000       165,000  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
8.00%, 10/15/17
    65,000       66,950  
 
AES Red Oak LLC–Series A, Sr. Sec. Bonds, 8.54%, 11/30/19
    301,150       301,903  
 
Dynegy Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.38%, 05/01/16
    325,000       310,375  
 
Intergen N.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Bonds, 9.00%, 06/30/17(b)
    50,000       52,625  
 
NRG Energy, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
7.38%, 02/01/16
    190,000       190,950  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
7.38%, 01/15/17
    155,000       156,162  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Gtd. Notes,
7.25%, 02/01/14
    120,000       122,100  
 
              1,366,065  
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates–0.31%
 
       
Aleris International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. PIK Global Notes, 9.00%, 12/15/14(e)
    215,000       1,075  
 
Indalex Holding Corp.–Series B, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 11.50%, 02/01/14(e)
    230,000       2,300  
 
RBS Global Inc./Rexnord LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.50%, 08/01/14
    185,000       185,925  
 
              189,300  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–0.10%
 
       
Columbus McKinnon Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 8.88%, 11/01/13
    63,000       63,945  
 
 
Integrated Oil & Gas–0.19%
 
       
Lukoil International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Gtd. Notes, 7.25%, 11/05/19(b)
    115,000       115,271  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.64%
 
       
Frontier Communications Corp.,
Sr. Unsec Notes,
6.25%, 01/15/13
    8,000       8,040  
 
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
7.88%, 01/15/27
    340,000       314,500  
 
Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc.–Series B, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.75%, 05/01/13(e)
    360,000       9,900  
 
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings (Denmark), Sr. Sec. Bonds, 8.88%, 05/01/16(b)
    240,000       256,200  
 
Qwest Communications International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 10/01/15(b)
    85,000       87,975  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–(continued)
 
       
                 
Qwest Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 8.38%, 05/01/16
  $ 60,000     $ 64,331  
 
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 11.75%, 07/15/17(b)
    240,000       264,000  
 
              1,004,946  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.26%
 
       
E*Trade Financial Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
7.38%, 09/15/13
    95,000       89,775  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
7.88%, 12/01/15
    265,000       247,775  
 
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 6.11%, 01/29/37
    470,000       432,693  
 
              770,243  
 
 
Leisure Facilities–0.34%
 
       
Speedway Motorsports Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.75%, 06/01/16
    55,000       58,163  
 
Universal City Development Partners Ltd.,
Sr. Notes,
8.88%, 11/15/15(b)
    125,000       123,125  
 
Sr. Sub. Notes,
10.88%, 11/15/16(b)
    25,000       25,625  
 
              206,913  
 
 
Life & Health Insurance–1.45%
 
       
MetLife Inc., Jr. Sub. Global Notes, 10.75%, 08/01/39
    210,000       261,069  
 
New York Life Insurance Co., Sub. Notes, 6.75%, 11/15/39(b)
    175,000       178,651  
 
Pacific Life Insurance Co., Sub. Notes, 9.25%, 06/15/39(b)
    105,000       121,959  
 
Protective Life Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 10/15/19
    320,000       322,289  
 
              883,968  
 
 
Marine Ports & Services–0.17%
 
       
Novorossiysk Port Capital S.A. (Luxembourg), Sec. Loan Participation Euro Notes, 7.00%, 05/17/12
    100,000       102,750  
 
 
Movies & Entertainment–0.98%
 
       
AMC Entertainment Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes,
8.75%, 06/01/19
    35,000       35,744  
 
Sr. Unsec. Sub. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 03/01/14
    375,000       359,062  
 
Cinemark USA Inc., Sr. Gtd. Notes, 8.63%, 06/15/19(b)
    95,000       99,037  
 
Marquee Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Disc. Global Notes, 12.00%, 08/15/14(c)
    125,000       104,219  
 
              598,062  
 
 
Multi-Line Insurance–1.43%
 
       
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.95%, 10/15/36
    90,000       74,648  
 
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Bonds,
7.50%, 08/15/36(b)
    95,000       87,591  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
6.70%, 08/15/16(b)
    70,000       68,607  
 
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Unsec. Sub. Notes, 8.50%, 05/15/25(b)
    235,000       236,627  
 
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Notes, 9.38%, 08/15/39(b)
    385,000       404,790  
 
              872,263  
 
 
Multi-Sector Holdings–0.31%
 
       
Stena A.B. (Sweden), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.50%, 11/01/13
    195,000       190,856  
 
 
Office Services & Supplies–0.20%
 
       
ACCO Brands Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.63%, 08/15/15
    130,000       121,225  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.26%
 
       
Bristow Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/17
    160,000       160,000  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–6.23%
 
       
Chaparral Energy Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
8.50%, 12/01/15
    155,000       137,175  
 
8.88%, 02/01/17
    305,000       269,162  
 
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
6.38%, 06/15/15
    254,000       250,190  
 
6.88%, 11/15/20
    100,000       97,000  
 
Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.13%, 05/01/17
    225,000       228,094  
 
Concho Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.63%, 10/01/17
    25,000       26,313  
 
Continental Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 8.25%, 10/01/19(b)
    50,000       52,688  
 
Delta Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 04/01/15
    575,000       412,562  
 
Denbury Resources Inc., Sr. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 9.75%, 03/01/16
    175,000       187,687  
 
Encore Acquisition Co.,
Sr. Gtd. Sub. Notes,
9.50%, 05/01/16
    45,000       47,531  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 6.00%, 07/15/15
    295,000       295,553  
 
Gaz Capital S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 8.15%, 04/11/18(b)
    250,000       264,140  
 
McMoRan Exploration Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 11.88%, 11/15/14
    265,000       272,619  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued)
 
       
                 
Newfield Exploration Co., Sr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 7.13%, 05/15/18
  $ 40,000     $ 40,500  
 
OPTI Canada Inc. (Canada), Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.00%, 12/15/12(b)
    60,000       61,500  
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.50%, 01/15/20
    150,000       151,125  
 
Plains Exploration & Production Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
7.75%, 06/15/15
    250,000       256,250  
 
7.63%, 06/01/18
    185,000       185,000  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
8.63%, 10/15/19
    100,000       103,125  
 
Range Resources Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes,
7.50%, 05/15/16
    80,000       82,400  
 
7.50%, 10/01/17
    315,000       326,025  
 
Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 02/01/18
    55,000       58,713  
 
              3,805,352  
 
 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.63%
 
       
Tesoro Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Bonds, 6.50%, 06/01/17
    95,000       88,825  
 
United Refining Co.–Series 2, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.50%, 08/15/12
    315,000       298,463  
 
              387,288  
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.96%
 
       
Copano Energy LLC/ Capano Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.13%, 03/01/16
    200,000       204,000  
 
Inergy L.P./Inergy Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
8.75%, 03/01/15
    135,000       139,387  
 
8.25%, 03/01/16
    85,000       86,913  
 
MarkWest Energy Partners L.P./MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.–Series B, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.75%, 04/15/18
    370,000       382,487  
 
Regency Energy Partners L.P./Regency Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.38%, 12/15/13
    255,000       265,200  
 
Williams Partners L.P./Williams Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.25%, 02/01/17
    115,000       117,300  
 
              1,195,287  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.87%
 
       
Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., Bonds, 7.88%, 10/15/19(b)
    220,000       221,412  
 
CenterCredit International B.V. (Netherlands), Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Bonds, 8.63%, 01/30/14(b)
    100,000       92,887  
 
Countrywide Capital III–Series B, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Capital Securities, 8.05%, 06/15/27
    225,000       217,125  
 
              531,424  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.94%
 
       
Chiquita Brands International, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
7.50%, 11/01/14
    60,000       60,225  
 
8.88%, 12/01/15
    60,000       61,425  
 
Del Monte Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes, 7.50%, 10/15/19(b)
    30,000       30,975  
 
Dole Food Co. Inc.,
Sr. Sec. Notes,
13.88%, 03/15/14(b)
    62,000       74,245  
 
8.00%, 10/01/16(b)
    60,000       61,650  
 
Tyson Foods Inc., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 10.50%, 03/01/14
    250,000       288,125  
 
              576,645  
 
 
Paper Packaging–0.54%
 
       
Cascades Inc. (Canada), Sr. Gtd. Notes, 7.88%, 01/15/20(b)
    85,000       86,487  
 
Graham Packaging Co. L.P./GPC Capital Corp. I,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 9.88%, 10/15/14
    130,000       132,925  
 
Sr. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 01/01/17(b)
    90,000       88,875  
 
Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Notes, 7.88%, 06/15/17(b)
    20,000       21,369  
 
              329,656  
 
 
Paper Products–2.91%
 
       
Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada (Canada), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 13.75%, 04/01/11(b)(e)
    178,244       182,700  
 
Domtar Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.38%, 12/01/13
    125,000       121,875  
 
Exopack Holding Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 11.25%, 02/01/14
    210,000       214,725  
 
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 01/15/15(b)
    90,000       91,575  
 
Mercer International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 9.25%, 02/15/13
    537,000       441,682  
 
Neenah Paper, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 11/15/14
    179,000       164,233  
 
PE Paper Escrow GmbH (Austria), Sr. Sec. Notes, 12.00%, 08/01/14(b)
    100,000       108,304  
 
Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper Inc.,
Series B,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes,
9.13%, 08/01/14
    175,000       168,875  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 11.38%, 08/01/16
    350,000       283,500  
 
              1,777,469  
 
 
Personal Products–0.43%
 
       
NBTY, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.13%, 10/01/15
    259,000       260,943  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–0.16%
 
       
Elan Finance Corp./PLC, Sr. Gtd. Notes, 8.75%, 10/15/16(b)
    105,000       100,800  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

                 
    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.53%
 
       
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.75%, 05/01/17
  $ 335,000     $ 322,019  
 
 
Publishing–2.07%
 
       
Dex Media Inc., Sr. Unsec. Disc. Global Notes, 9.00%, 11/15/13(e)
    318,000       84,270  
 
Gannett Co. Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes,
8.75%, 11/15/14(b)
    90,000       93,487  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes,
9.38%, 11/15/17(b)
    45,000       46,688  
 
MediMedia USA Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 11.38%, 11/15/14(b)
    30,000       25,538  
 
Nielsen Finance LLC/Co.,
Sr. Global Notes,
11.63%, 02/01/14
    85,000       95,944  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
11.50%, 05/01/16
    125,000       140,312  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Disc. Global Notes, 12.50%, 08/01/16(c)
    845,000       775,287  
 
Reader’s Digest Association Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 9.00%, 02/15/17(e)
    210,000       3,150  
 
              1,264,676  
 
 
Regional Banks–0.43%
 
       
Zions Bancorporation, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.75%, 09/23/14
    300,000       265,313  
 
 
Restaurants–0.42%
 
       
Arcos Dorados B.V. (Argentina), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 10/01/19(b)
    265,000       255,143  
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–0.03%
 
       
Amkor Technology Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.25%, 06/01/16
    20,000       21,300  
 
 
Semiconductors–2.97%
 
       
Avago Technologies Finance Pte./Avago Technologies U.S./ Avago Technologies Wireless (Singapore), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 11.88%, 12/01/15
    120,000       132,900  
 
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.88%, 12/15/14
    425,000       397,375  
 
MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A./MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Co. (South Korea), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 12/15/11(e)
    360,000       8,100  
 
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.88%, 10/15/14
    309,000       281,190  
 
Spansion Inc., Sr. Sec. Floating Rate Notes, 3.79%, 06/01/13(b)(d)(e)
    440,000       447,700  
 
Viasystems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.50%, 01/15/11
    545,000       545,000  
 
              1,812,265  
 
 
Specialty Chemicals–1.65%
 
       
Huntsman International LLC,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.88%, 11/15/14
    305,000       302,712  
 
7.38%, 01/01/15
    205,000       199,875  
 
NewMarket Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.13%, 12/15/16
    150,000       147,188  
 
PolyOne Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.88%, 05/01/12
    65,000       67,519  
 
Polypore Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 8.75%, 05/15/12
    290,000       289,275  
 
              1,006,569  
 
 
Specialty Stores–1.26%
 
       
Michaels Stores, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 10.00%, 11/01/14
    340,000       355,300  
 
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.25%, 11/15/14
    395,000       413,269  
 
              768,569  
 
 
Steel–0.84%
 
       
Metals USA, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 11.13%, 12/01/15
    185,000       187,775  
 
Steel Dynamics Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 7.38%, 11/01/12
    185,000       191,937  
 
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes,
7.75%, 04/15/16
    130,000       136,175  
 
              515,887  
 
 
Textiles–0.36%
 
       
Invista, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 9.25%, 05/01/12(b)
    215,000       219,300  
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.03%
 
       
Northern Rock Asset Management PLC (United Kingdom), Sub. Unsec. Notes, 6.59%(b)(e)(g)
    120,000       16,800  
 
 
Tires & Rubber–1.50%
 
       
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.,
Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes,
8.00%, 12/15/19
    245,000       238,875  
 
7.63%, 03/15/27
    370,000       321,900  
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 9.00%, 07/01/15
    340,000       355,300  
 
              916,075  
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.97%
 
       
Ashtead Capital Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.00%, 08/15/16(b)
    150,000       151,875  
 
H&E Equipment Services Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.38%, 07/15/16
    230,000       232,875  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–(continued)
 
       
                 
United Rentals North America, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
6.50%, 02/15/12
  $ 185,000     $ 185,462  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.75%, 11/15/13
    25,000       23,750  
 
              593,962  
 
 
Trucking–0.56%
 
       
Hertz Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.88%, 01/01/14
    335,000       344,213  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–3.93%
 
       
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance Inc.,
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes,
12.00%, 12/01/15(b)
    50,000       51,250  
 
12.00%, 12/01/15(b)
    135,000       138,375  
 
Cricket Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 10.00%, 07/15/15
    70,000       71,313  
 
Crown Castle International Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.00%, 01/15/15
    175,000       186,812  
 
Digicel Group Ltd., (Bermuda)
Sr. Notes,
8.25%, 09/01/17(b)
    155,000       150,866  
 
Sr. Unsec. Notes,
12.00%, 04/01/14(b)
    110,000       123,887  
 
8.88%, 01/15/15(b)
    145,000       142,644  
 
MetroPCS Wireless Inc.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
9.25%, 11/01/14
    95,000       96,306  
 
9.25%, 11/01/14
    100,000       101,375  
 
SBA Telecommunications Inc.,
Sr. Gtd. Notes,
8.00%, 08/15/16(b)
    40,000       42,000  
 
8.25%, 08/15/19(b)
    125,000       132,344  
 
Sprint Capital Corp.,
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes,
8.38%, 03/15/12
    145,000       150,619  
 
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Global Notes, 6.88%, 11/15/28
    550,000       462,000  
 
Sprint Nextel Corp., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Notes, 8.38%, 08/15/17
    110,000       112,475  
 
VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. for OJSC Vimpel Communications, (Ireland)
Sec. Loan Participation Notes,
8.38%, 04/30/13(b)
    115,000       121,431  
 
9.13%, 04/30/18(b)
    300,000       318,248  
 
              2,401,945  
 
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $53,315,316)
            56,406,065  
 
 
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–4.60%(h)
 
       
 
Bermuda–0.26%
 
       
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., Sr. Notes, 11.63%, 09/15/16(b)
  EUR  115,000       159,694  
 
 
Croatia–0.31%
 
       
Agrokor, Sr. Unsec. Euro Medium-Term Notes, 10.00%, 12/07/16
  EUR  130,000       188,760  
 
 
France–0.47%
 
       
Tereos Europe, Sr. Gtd. Bonds, 6.38%, 04/15/14(b)
  EUR  215,000       284,709  
 
 
Germany–0.37%
 
       
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Euro Floating Rate Notes, 3.60%, 04/15/13(b)(d)
  EUR  160,000       227,910  
 
 
Greece–0.27%
 
       
Yioula Glassworks S.A., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.00%, 12/01/15(b)
  EUR  200,000       163,202  
 
 
Luxembourg–0.81%
 
       
Hellas Telecommunications, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Floating Rate Bonds, 4.24%, 10/15/12(b)(d)
  EUR  300,000       356,467  
 
Lecta S.A., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Floating Rate Notes, 3.34%, 02/15/14(b)(d)
  EUR  120,000       139,151  
 
              495,618  
 
 
Netherlands–0.61%
 
       
Carlson Wagonlit B.V., Sr. Gtd. Floating Rate Notes, 6.47%, 05/01/15(b)(d)
  EUR  340,000       369,924  
 
 
Spain–0.23%
 
       
Campofrio Food S.A.-REGS, Sr. Euro Notes, 8.25%, 10/31/16
  EUR  100,000       142,231  
 
 
Trinidad–0.21%
 
       
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Bonds, 5.63%, 01/27/14(b)
  EUR  100,000       128,486  
 
 
United Kingdom–0.48%
 
       
Cable & Wireless PLC, Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Euro Bonds, 8.75%, 08/06/12
  GBP  90,000       157,790  
 
Infinis PLC, Sr. Euro Notes, 9.13%, 12/15/14
  GBP  80,000       134,032  
 
              291,822  
 
 
United States–0.58%
 
       
Hertz Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.88%, 01/01/14
  EUR  100,000       139,580  
 
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 8.63%, 04/01/13
  EUR  150,000       216,887  
 
              356,467  
 
Total Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $2,576,018)
            2,808,823  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Principal
   
    Amount   Value
 
 
Bundled Security–0.63%
 
       
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.63%
 
       
Targeted Return Index Securities Trust Series HY 2006-1, Sec. Variable Rate Bonds, (Acquired 08/15/08; Cost $368,550)
(Cost $371,469)(b)(d)
  $ 390,000     $ 382,699  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Preferred Stocks–0.55%
 
       
 
Diversified Banks–0.21%
 
       
GMAC Inc.(b)
    195       128,542  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.34%
 
       
Heinz (H.J.) Finance Co.–Series B, 8.00%–Pfd.(b)
    2       208,000  
 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $259,967)
            336,542  
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–0.18%(a)
 
       
 
Broadcasting–0.17%
 
       
Adelphia Communications Corp., 10.88%, 10/01/10(i)(j)
          6,560  
 
Adelphia Recovery Trust–Series ACC-1(i)(j)
    318,570       10,194  
 
Adelphia Recovery Trust–Series ARAHOVA(i)(j)
    109,170       19,651  
 
Sirius XM Radio Inc.–Wts., expiring 03/15/10(j)(k)
    182       45  
 
Virgin Media Inc.
    4,129       69,491  
 
              105,941  
 
 
Building Products–0.01%
 
       
Nortek, Inc.(j)
    215       7,525  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.00%
 
       
XO Holdings Inc.(j)
    33       19  
 
XO Holdings Inc.–Series A–Wts., expiring 01/16/10(k)
    1,533       1  
 
XO Holdings Inc.–Series B–Wts., expiring 01/16/10(k)
    1,148       12  
 
XO Holdings Inc.–Series C–Wts., expiring 01/16/10(k)
    1,148       0  
 
              32  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $196,196)
            113,498  
 
                 
    Principal
   
    Amount    
 
Senior Secured Floating Rate Interest Loans–0.12%
 
       
 
Airlines–0.12%
 
       
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc., Sr. Gtd. Floating Rate First Lien Term Loan (Cost $95,862)(d)
  $ 95,862       76,450  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–98.38% (Cost $56,814,828)
            60,124,077  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–1.62%
            989,249  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 61,113,326  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
Conv.
  – Convertible
Ctfs.
  – Certificates
Disc.
  – Discounted
EUR
  – Euro
GBP
  – British Pound
Gtd.
  – Guaranteed
Jr.
  – Junior
Pfd.
  – Preferred
PIK
  – Payment in Kind
REGS
  – Regulation S
Sec.
  – Secured
Sr.
  – Senior
Sub.
  – Subordinated
Unsec.
  – Unsecured
Unsub.
  – Unsubordinated
Wts.
  – Warrants
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2009 was $16,226,280, which represented 26.55% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(c) Step coupon bond issued at discount. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date.
(d) Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2009.
(e) Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is partially or fully in default with respect to interest payments. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2009 was $1,180,393, which represented 1.93% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(f) Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.
(g) Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(h) Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in currency indicated.
(i) Non-income producing security acquired as part of the Adelphia Communications bankruptcy reorganization.
(j) Non-income producing security.
(k) Non-income producing security acquired as part of a unit with or in exchange for other securities or acquired through a corporate action.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $56,814,828)
  $ 60,124,077  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $133,975)
    133,272  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    117,332  
 
Interest
    1,322,667  
 
Fund expenses absorbed
    6,952  
 
Foreign currency contracts outstanding
    72,054  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    27,499  
 
Total assets
    61,803,853  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Investments purchased
    356,473  
 
Credit default swap agreements close-out
    239  
 
Fund shares reacquired
    27,931  
 
Amount due custodian
    199,149  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    37,731  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    35,926  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    33,078  
 
Total liabilities
    690,527  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 61,113,326  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 68,385,569  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    5,286,704  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (15,938,672 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    3,379,725  
 
    $ 61,113,326  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 60,649,161  
 
Series II
  $ 464,165  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    11,616,750  
 
Series II
    88,958  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 5.22  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 5.22  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Interest
  $ 5,629,443  
 
Dividends
    51,873  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $58,333)
    73,888  
 
Total investment income
    5,755,204  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    320,199  
 
Administrative services fees
    173,563  
 
Custodian fees
    17,541  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    1,085  
 
Transfer agent fees
    13,482  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    21,386  
 
Professional services fees
    48,819  
 
Other
    27,695  
 
Total expenses
    623,770  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (139,029 )
 
Net expenses
    484,741  
 
Net investment income
    5,270,463  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities
    46,857  
 
Foreign currencies
    37,263  
 
Foreign currency contracts
    (96,404 )
 
Swap agreements
    (4,540 )
 
      (16,824 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
       
Investment securities
    17,009,735  
 
Foreign currencies
    (1,578 )
 
Foreign currency contracts
    72,054  
 
Swap agreements
    12  
 
      17,080,223  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    17,063,399  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 22,333,862  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 5,270,463     $ 4,361,948  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (16,824 )     (5,201,273 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    17,080,223       (11,459,373 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    22,333,862       (12,298,698 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (4,425,953 )     (4,318,865 )
 
Series II
    (35,151 )     (48,535 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (4,461,104 )     (4,367,400 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    3,004,710       5,152,523  
 
Series II
    (55,854 )     (85,487 )
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions
    2,948,856       5,067,036  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    20,821,614       (11,599,062 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    40,291,712       51,890,774  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $5,286,704 and $4,413,973, respectively)
  $ 61,113,326     $ 40,291,712  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is a high level of current income.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Senior secured floating rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may reflect appropriate factors such as ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread, individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in similar groups of securities and other market data.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean
 
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between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
 
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G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Lower-Rated Securities — The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in lower-quality debt securities, i.e., “junk bonds”. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims.
J. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
K. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
L. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
M. Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk.
  Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
  A CDS is an agreement between two parties (“Counterparties”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds
 
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issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement.
  Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.
  Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations.
N. Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. This practice does not apply to securities pledged as collateral for securities lending transactions.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $200 million
    0 .625%
 
Next $300 million
    0 .55%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .50%
 
Over $1 billion
    0 .45%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.95% and Series II shares to 1.20% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $139,029.
 
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  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $123,563 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 107,067     $ 336,541     $ 6,560     $ 450,168  
 
Corporate Debt Securities
          59,673,909             59,673,909  
 
                              60,124,077  
 
Other Investments*
          72,054             72,054  
 
Total Investments
  $ 107,067     $ 60,082,504     $ 6,560     $ 60,196,131  
 
 
Other Investments include foreign currency contracts, which are included at unrealized appreciation.
 
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
 
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. GAAP has intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
 
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Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
 
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2009:
 
                 
    Value
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type   Assets   Liabilities
 
Credit risk
               
Credit Default Swaps(a)
  $     $ (239 )
 
Currency risk
               
Foreign Currency Contracts(b)
    72,884       (830 )
 
    $ 72,884     $ (1,069 )
 
(a) Value is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Credit default swap agreements close-out. Contracts were closed upon the declaration of bankruptcy by Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. on September 15, 2008.
(b) Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the Foreign currency contracts outstanding.
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
                 
    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
    Swap
  Foreign Currency
    Agreements*   Contracts*
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
               
Credit risk
  $ (4,540 )   $  
 
Currency risk
          (96,404 )
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
               
Credit risk
    12        
 
Currency risk
          72,504  
 
Total
  $ (4,528 )   $ (23,900 )
 
The average value of swap agreements and foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period were $167,917 and $756,312, respectively.
 
                                         
Open Foreign Currency Contracts
                        Unrealized
Settlement
  Contract to       Appreciation
Date   Deliver   Receive   Value   (Depreciation)
 
                                                                
2/12/10
  EUR     645,000     USD     963,478     $ 923,321     $ 40,157  
 
2/12/10
  EUR     364,000     USD     545,334       521,068       24,266  
 
2/12/10
  EUR     198,000     USD     291,899       283,438       8,461  
 
2/12/10
  EUR     192,800     USD     275,164       275,994       (830 )
 
Total open foreign currency contracts
                                  $ 72,054  
 
 
     
Currency Abbreviations:
EUR — Euro
   
USD — U.S. Dollar
   
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,871 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the
 
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account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 4,461,104     $ 4,367,400  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 5,320,999  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    2,711,475  
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments
    (1,577 )
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (34,295 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (15,268,845 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    68,385,569  
 
Total net assets
  $ 61,113,326  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on certain foreign currency contracts.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 10,225,025  
 
December 31, 2016
    3,209,402  
 
December 31, 2017
    1,834,418  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 15,268,845  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $71,422,065 and $60,583,182, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 5,530,655  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (2,819,180 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 2,711,475  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $57,412,602.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, defaulted bonds and swap agreements, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $63,372 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $63,372. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    9,049,093     $ 37,158,640       6,943,158     $ 35,095,084  
 
Series II
    49       222       20,816       115,600  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    862,759       4,425,953       1,251,845       4,318,865  
 
Series II
    6,852       35,151       14,068       48,535  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (9,123,929 )     (38,579,883 )     (6,290,819 )     (34,261,426 )
 
Series II
    (19,361 )     (91,227 )     (49,870 )     (249,622 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    775,463     $ 2,948,856       1,889,198     $ 5,067,036  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 74% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                 
                                    Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                    expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                      to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
              net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 3.69     $ 0.47     $ 1.47     $ 1.94     $ (0.41 )   $ 5.22       52.79 %   $ 60,649       0.95 %(d)     1.22 %(d)     10.29 %(d)     125 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    5.74       0.49       (2.00 )     (1.51 )     (0.54 )     3.69       (25.69 )     39,918       0.95       1.22       9.19       85  
Year ended 12/31/07
    6.12       0.46       (0.38 )     0.08       (0.46 )     5.74       1.24       51,225       0.96       1.15       7.42       113  
Year ended 12/31/06
    6.03       0.45       0.19       0.64       (0.55 )     6.12       10.74       58,336       0.96       1.18       7.22       135  
Year ended 12/31/05
    6.45       0.43       (0.26 )     0.17       (0.59 )     6.03       2.72       54,731       1.01       1.16       6.58       69  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    3.68       0.46       1.48       1.94       (0.40 )     5.22       52.77       464       1.20 (d)     1.47 (d)     10.04 (d)     125  
Year ended 12/31/08
    5.72       0.47       (1.99 )     (1.52 )     (0.52 )     3.68       (26.00 )     374       1.20       1.47       8.94       85  
Year ended 12/31/07
    6.09       0.44       (0.38 )     0.06       (0.43 )     5.72       1.01       666       1.21       1.40       7.17       113  
Year ended 12/31/06
    6.00       0.43       0.19       0.62       (0.53 )     6.09       10.41       919       1.21       1.43       6.97       135  
Year ended 12/31/05
    6.43       0.41       (0.26 )     0.15       (0.58 )     6.00       2.43       1,556       1.22       1.41       6.37       69  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $50,798 and $434 for Series I and Series II, respectively.
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. High Yield Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. High Yield Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,215.00       $ 5.30       $ 1,020.42       $ 4.83         0.95 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,211.90         6.69         1,019.16         6.10         1.20  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    0%  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. High Yield Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                 
      Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and     or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust     Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
 
Interested Persons
               
 
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee
    2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
    2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair
    1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
    2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee
    2001     Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee
    2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee
    2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee
    1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
    1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich &
Tang Funds
(16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
    1998     Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee
    1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
    2004     Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
    2005     Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
                 
      Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and     or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust     Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
 
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
    2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
    2006     Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
    2004     Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956 Vice President
    2003     General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.    
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
    1999     Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
    1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
    2005     Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer
    2006     Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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(INVESCO AIM LOGO)
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
(IMAGE)
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, shares of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, delivered double- digit gains, outperforming both its style-specific index, the MSCI EAFE Growth Index, and its broad market index, the MSCI EAFE Index.
     Versus the MSCI EAFE Growth Index, stock selection in the health care, information technology (IT) and financials sectors was the key driver of outperformance while the Fund’s underweight position in the materials sector was the largest detractor. The Fund’s higher-than-average cash exposure detracted from relative results versus both the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI EAFE Growth Index.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    35.24 %
Series II Shares
    34.91  
MSCI EAFE Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    31.78  
MSCI EAFE Growth Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    29.36  
Lipper VUF International Growth Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    35.75  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
When selecting stocks for your Fund, we employ a disciplined investment strategy that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by both quantitative analysis and portfolio construction techniques. Our EQV (Earnings, Quality, Valuation) strategy focuses primarily on identifying quality companies that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for, accelerating or above average earnings growth but whose stock prices do not fully reflect these attributes.
     While research responsibilities within the portfolio management team are focused by geographic region, we select investments for the Fund by using a bottom-up investment approach, which means that we construct the Fund primarily on a stock-by-stock basis. We focus on the strengths of individual companies rather than sectors, countries or market-cap trends.
     We believe disciplined sell decisions are key to successful investing. We consider selling a stock for any one of the following reasons:
§   A company’s fundamentals deteriorate, or it posts disappointing earnings.
§   A stock’s price seems overvalued.
§   A more attractive opportunity becomes available.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year was truly a tale of two markets. During the first few months of the fiscal year, global equity markets experienced declines as severe problems in credit markets, a rapidly deteriorating housing market, rising energy and food prices and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global economic recession. Global equity markets began to recover some of the losses beginning in early March as unprecedented, synchronized action by global policy makers improved the outlook for economic recovery. The vast majority of developed countries finished the reporting period in positive territory, in some cases with double-digit results, while emerging markets like China posted even larger gains.
     AIM V.I. International Growth Fund followed this trend with weaker results early in 2009. However, a disciplined implementation of the Fund’s quality growth investment strategy produced positive results for the rest of the fiscal year. Overall, for the reporting period, the Fund delivered strong double-digit gains, outperforming its style-specific index, the MSCI EAFE Growth Index.1
     On an absolute basis, all sector weightings posted double-digit returns for the reporting period. Outperformance versus the MSCI EAFE Growth Index came from the health care, IT and financials sectors. In each sector, favorable stock selection was a key driver of outperformance.
     In the health care sector, particular strength was seen in the health care equipment and pharmaceutical industries. Top performers included the global leader in generic pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Switzerland-based developer, distributor and provider of hearing instruments, Sonova Holding.
     In the IT sector, Fund outperformance was seen in the information technology services and electronic equipment segments of the market. Triple-digit gains were seen in Fund holdings Infosys Technologies and Nidec. In each of these instances, the index had limited to no exposure in these holdings, demonstrating the benefits of the Fund’s actively managed, non-benchmark focused investment process.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Health Care
    17.9 %
Consumer Staples
    14.4  
Industrials
    11.7  
Consumer Discretionary
    10.8  
Energy
    9.1  
Information Technology
    8.2  
Telecommunication Services
    7.4  
Financials
    6.5  
Materials
    4.2  
Utilities
    1.4  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    8.4  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
1. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-ADR
    2.8 %
2. Roche Holding AG
    2.7  
3. Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
    2.3  
4. Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
    2.3  
5. Nestle S.A.
    2.3  
6. Bayer AG
    2.2  
7. Shire PLC
    2.1  
8. Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.
    2.0  
9. Infosys Technologies Ltd.
    1.9  
10. BHP Billiton Ltd.
    1.9  
 
       
Total Net Assets
  $2.1 billion  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    81  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     In contrast, the Fund’s higher-than-average cash position was the largest detractor from relative Fund performance over the reporting period as equities rallied sharply. The Fund’s cash exposure was not a strategic decision, but a result of our stock selection process. In addition, despite delivering double-digit gains in the materials sector, the Fund’s underweight exposure prevented the Fund from fully participating in this sector’s strength.
     In broad geographic terms, all regions in which the Fund invested delivered double-digit absolute gains over the reporting period. Versus the MSCI EAFE Growth Index, portfolio holdings in Asia outperformed versus the Asian component of the benchmark. Our holdings in Europe modestly lagged the benchmark component over the fiscal year. Exposure in emerging markets also helped as these markets saw significant gains over the reporting period as the index does not provide exposure to emerging markets.
     Activity in the portfolio increased toward the latter part of the fiscal year bringing down our cash position to approximately 8% at the end of the reporting period. Stock selection in the portfolio is driven by the underlying fundamentals of a company rather than any top down macroeconomic views. That being said, the Fund’s exposures in the energy, industrials and health care sectors increased over the reporting period due to a combination of new purchases and appreciation. Liquidations in the consumer discretionary and IT sectors led to a reduction in Fund exposure to these segments of the market.
     After world stock markets bottomed in early March, most developed countries delivered strong returns through the end of the fiscal year. Gains in emerging markets were even more impressive with several markets generating triple-digit returns.
     We believe prudent securities selection and evaluation should play a substantial role in long-term investment plans. We welcome any new investors who have joined the Fund during the reporting period, and say thank you to all of you for your continued investment in AIM V.I. International Growth Fund.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF CLAS OLSSON)
Clas Olsson
Senior portfolio manager and head of Invesco Aim’s International Investment Unit, is lead manager of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund with respect to the Fund’s investments in Europe and Canada. He joined Invesco Aim in 1994. Mr. Olsson earned a B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
(PHOTO OF BARRETT SIDES)
Barrett Sides
Senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund with respect to the Fund’s investments in the Asia Pacific region and Latin America. He joined Invesco Aim in 1990. Mr. Sides earned a B.S. in economics from Bucknell University and an M.B.A. in international business from the University of St. Thomas.
(PHOTO OF SHUXIN CAO)
Shuxin Cao
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund. Mr. Cao joined Invesco Aim in 1997. He graduated from Tianjin Foreign Language Institute with a B.A. in English and also earned an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
(PHOTO OF MATTHEW DENNIS)
Matthew Dennis
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund. Mr. Dennis joined Invesco Aim in 2000. He earned a B.A. in economics from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. in finance from Texas A&M University.
(PHOTO OF JASON HOLZER)
Jason Holzer
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund. Mr. Holzer joined Invesco Aim in 1996. He earned a B.A. in quantitative economics and an M.S. in engineering economic systems from Stanford University.
Assisted by the Asia Pacific/Latin America Team and the Europe/ Canada Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 4/30/93, Fund data from 5/5/93
(LINE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/5/93)
    7.53 %
10 Years
    0.61  
5 Years
    6.94  
1 Year
    35.24  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    0.35 %
5 Years
    6.68  
1 Year
    34.91  
Series II shares’ inception date is September 19, 2001. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 5, 1993. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.07% and 1.32%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.08% and 1.33%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. International Growth Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. International Growth Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
§   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
§   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Investing in developing countries can add additional risk, such as high rates of inflation or sharply devalued currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction costs are often higher, and there may be delays in settlement procedures.
     Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
About indexes used in this report
The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
     The MSCI EAFE® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of growth stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
     The Lipper VUF International Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of international growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     CPA® and Certified Public Accountant® are trademarks owned by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–90.69%
 
       
 
Australia–5.78%
 
       
BHP Billiton Ltd.
    1,030,798     $ 39,473,589  
 
Cochlear Ltd.
    435,780       26,909,323  
 
CSL Ltd.
    639,352       18,600,278  
 
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
    972,148       22,189,068  
 
Woolworths Ltd.
    470,307       11,780,455  
 
              118,952,713  
 
 
Belgium–1.95%
 
       
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.
    778,524       40,166,892  
 
 
Canada–5.45%
 
       
Bombardier Inc.–Class B
    3,293,938       15,011,620  
 
Canadian National Railway Co.
    285,447       15,520,951  
 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
    250,563       18,039,201  
 
Cenovus Energy Inc.
    233,973       5,892,455  
 
EnCana Corp.
    233,973       7,579,830  
 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
    22,549       8,796,052  
 
Suncor Energy, Inc.
    584,647       20,642,453  
 
Talisman Energy Inc.
    1,105,337       20,570,279  
 
              112,052,841  
 
 
Denmark–2.08%
 
       
Novo Nordisk A.S.–Class B
    503,696       32,170,702  
 
Vestas Wind Systems A.S.(a)
    173,277       10,567,059  
 
              42,737,761  
 
 
Finland–0.40%
 
       
Nokia Corp.
    642,408       8,235,884  
 
 
France–4.49%
 
       
Axa S.A.
    753,796       17,803,145  
 
BNP Paribas
    367,583       28,967,747  
 
Danone S.A.
    221,356       13,462,038  
 
Total S.A.
    502,441       32,153,293  
 
              92,386,223  
 
 
Germany–6.87%
 
       
Adidas AG
    333,899       18,003,183  
 
Bayer AG
    554,507       44,258,599  
 
Deutsche Boerse AG
    101,255       8,407,457  
 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
    259,957       13,747,337  
 
Merck KGaA
    224,131       20,907,552  
 
Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport
    82,207       27,188,897  
 
SAP AG
    187,604       8,836,079  
 
              141,349,104  
 
 
Hong Kong–2.43%
 
       
Esprit Holdings Ltd.
    2,042,336       13,441,017  
 
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.
    3,680,000       25,165,375  
 
Li & Fung Ltd.
    2,766,000       11,382,903  
 
              49,989,295  
 
 
India–2.56%
 
       
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
    254,163       13,071,960  
 
Infosys Technologies Ltd.
    710,797       39,565,724  
 
              52,637,684  
 
 
Ireland–0.59%
 
       
CRH PLC
    445,964       12,063,654  
 
 
Israel–2.82%
 
       
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR
    1,032,565       58,009,502  
 
 
Italy–2.85%
 
       
Eni S.p.A.
    1,115,337       28,356,738  
 
Finmeccanica S.p.A.
    1,905,778       30,352,477  
 
              58,709,215  
 
 
Japan–6.16%
 
       
Denso Corp.
    457,600       13,718,788  
 
Fanuc Ltd.
    199,000       18,510,041  
 
Hoya Corp.
    782,700       20,756,660  
 
Keyence Corp.
    84,400       17,404,865  
 
Komatsu Ltd.
    515,100       10,742,273  
 
Nidec Corp.
    332,500       30,583,270  
 
Toyota Motor Corp.
    355,400       14,937,247  
 
              126,653,144  
 
 
Mexico–2.89%
 
       
America Movil S.A.B de C.V.–Series L–ADR
    790,084       37,118,146  
 
Grupo Televisa S.A.–ADR
    1,076,039       22,338,570  
 
              59,456,716  
 
 
Netherlands–4.14%
 
       
Koninklijke (Royal) KPN N.V.
    1,498,730       25,403,601  
 
Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
    1,773,571       23,511,468  
 
TNT N.V.
    858,076       26,228,895  
 
Unilever N.V.
    305,569       9,952,011  
 
              85,095,975  
 
 
Norway–0.52%
 
       
Petroleum Geo-Services A.S.A.(a)
    949,963       10,776,457  
 
 
Philippines–1.45%
 
       
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.
    526,210       29,867,212  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Singapore–3.77%
 
       
Keppel Corp. Ltd.
    4,514,000     $ 26,254,417  
 
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
    7,931,000       18,222,866  
 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
    2,385,000       33,176,717  
 
              77,654,000  
 
 
South Korea–0.88%
 
       
Hyundai Mobis
    123,885       18,077,681  
 
 
Spain–1.19%
 
       
Telefonica S.A.
    882,347       24,558,843  
 
 
Switzerland–8.80%
 
       
Nestle S.A.
    968,702       47,015,440  
 
Novartis AG
    190,376       10,361,792  
 
Roche Holding AG
    329,786       56,046,128  
 
Sonova Holding AG
    275,396       33,267,634  
 
Syngenta AG
    122,803       34,377,278  
 
              181,068,272  
 
 
Taiwan–2.11%
 
       
MediaTek Inc.
    926,000       16,080,876  
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.–ADR
    2,384,019       27,273,177  
 
              43,354,053  
 
 
Turkey–0.70%
 
       
Akbank T.A.S.
    2,269,387       14,334,896  
 
 
United Kingdom–19.81%
 
       
BAE Systems PLC
    2,902,247       16,732,137  
 
BG Group PLC
    1,316,006       23,576,586  
 
British American Tobacco PLC
    671,844       21,804,120  
 
Capita Group PLC
    1,219,247       14,712,472  
 
Compass Group PLC
    4,232,648       30,243,215  
 
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
    1,531,767       48,294,078  
 
Informa PLC
    3,271,592       16,743,064  
 
International Power PLC
    5,818,340       28,800,070  
 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
    885,264       48,006,773  
 
Reed Elsevier PLC
    2,302,201       18,913,033  
 
Shire PLC
    2,241,615       43,828,253  
 
Smith & Nephew PLC
    986,173       10,130,361  
 
Tesco PLC
    4,828,104       33,186,850  
 
Vodafone Group PLC
    15,073,982       34,921,398  
 
WPP PLC
    1,801,871       17,602,377  
 
              407,494,787  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,554,428,890)
            1,865,682,804  
 
 
Preferred Stocks–0.93%
 
       
 
Brazil–0.93%
 
       
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.–ADR–Pfd. (Cost $11,489,198)
    450,078       19,078,806  
 
 
Money Market Funds–8.50%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(b)
    87,398,565       87,398,565  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(b)
    87,398,565       87,398,565  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $174,797,130)
            174,797,130  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.12% (Cost $1,740,715,218)
            2,059,558,740  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.12)%
            (2,161,637 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 2,057,397,103  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
Pfd.
  – Preferred
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $1,565,918,088)
  $ 1,884,761,610  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    174,797,130  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,740,715,218)
    2,059,558,740  
 
Cash
    874,768  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $6,356,367)
    6,613,907  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    545,133  
 
Dividends
    1,933,791  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    44,330  
 
Other assets
    190  
 
Total assets
    2,069,570,859  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Investments purchased
    6,959,557  
 
Fund shares reacquired
    1,581,660  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    2,142,456  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    1,369,537  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    120,546  
 
Total liabilities
    12,173,756  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 2,057,397,103  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 2,000,694,850  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    20,893,939  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (283,340,650 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    319,148,964  
 
    $ 2,057,397,103  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 556,882,625  
 
Series II
  $ 1,500,514,478  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    21,412,061  
 
Series II
    58,534,932  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 26.01  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 25.63  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,420,137)
  $ 38,240,850  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds
    827,353  
 
Interest
    15,771  
 
Total investment income
    39,083,974  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    11,124,431  
 
Administrative services fees
    4,230,684  
 
Custodian fees
    672,743  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    2,741,343  
 
Transfer agent fees
    63,627  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    63,590  
 
Other
    122,258  
 
Total expenses
    19,018,676  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (244,017 )
 
Net expenses
    18,774,659  
 
Net investment income
    20,309,315  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(16,406))
    (148,905,454 )
 
Foreign currencies
    1,165,597  
 
      (147,739,857 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities (net of foreign taxes on holdings of $(1,149,532))
    629,209,623  
 
Foreign currencies
    1,135,173  
 
      630,344,796  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    482,604,939  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 502,914,254  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 20,309,315     $ 26,345,327  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (147,739,857 )     (132,063,478 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    630,344,796       (627,616,561 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    502,914,254       (733,334,712 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (7,359,852 )     (3,478,321 )
 
Series II
    (17,849,719 )     (5,065,468 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (25,209,571 )     (8,543,789 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
          (8,411,008 )
 
Series II
          (14,727,306 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
          (23,138,314 )
 
 
Share transactions–net:
 
       
Series I
    (27,076,452 )     (13,325,486 )
 
Series II
    366,967,140       480,159,184  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions
    339,890,688       466,833,698  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    817,595,371       (298,183,117 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    1,239,801,732       1,537,984,849  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $20,893,939 and $24,613,828, respectively)
  $ 2,057,397,103     $ 1,239,801,732  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .75%
 
Over $250 million
    0 .70%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of
 
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an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $244,017.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $364,275 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $3,866,409 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Australia
  $     $ 118,952,713     $     $ 118,952,713  
 
Belgium
          40,166,892             40,166,892  
 
Brazil
    19,078,806                   19,078,806  
 
Canada
    112,052,841                   112,052,841  
 
Denmark
    42,737,761                   42,737,761  
 
Finland
          8,235,884             8,235,884  
 
France
          92,386,223             92,386,223  
 
Germany
    43,062,346       98,286,758             141,349,104  
 
Hong Kong
          49,989,295             49,989,295  
 
India
          52,637,684             52,637,684  
 
 
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    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Ireland
          12,063,654             12,063,654  
 
Israel
    58,009,502                   58,009,502  
 
Italy
          58,709,215             58,709,215  
 
Japan
    17,404,865       109,248,279             126,653,144  
 
Mexico
    59,456,716                   59,456,716  
 
Netherlands
    58,867,080       26,228,895             85,095,975  
 
Norway
          10,776,457             10,776,457  
 
Philippines
    29,867,212                   29,867,212  
 
Singapore
          77,654,000             77,654,000  
 
South Korea
          18,077,681             18,077,681  
 
Spain
    24,558,843                   24,558,843  
 
Switzerland
          181,068,272             181,068,272  
 
Taiwan
    27,273,177       16,080,876             43,354,053  
 
Turkey
    14,334,896                   14,334,896  
 
United Kingdom
    91,835,026       315,659,761             407,494,787  
 
United States
    174,797,130                   174,797,130  
 
Total Investments
  $ 773,336,201     $ 1,286,222,539     $     $ 2,059,558,740  
 
 
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $57,614, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(16,406).
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $6,073 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 25,209,571     $ 10,198,789  
 
Long-term capital gain
          21,483,314  
 
Total distributions
  $ 25,209,571     $ 31,682,103  
 
 
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 21,017,881  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    271,370,891  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments
    305,442  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (123,942 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (4,745,883 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (231,122,136 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    2,000,694,850  
 
Total net assets
  $ 2,057,397,103  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2016
  $ 87,932,439  
 
December 31, 2017
    143,189,697  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 231,122,136  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $725,625,357 and $379,844,151, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 302,885,608  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (31,514,717 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 271,370,891  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,788,187,849.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $1,180,367 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $1,180,367. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund


 

NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    3,456,056     $ 76,132,583       5,416,504     $ 152,657,919  
 
Series II
    21,080,766       443,187,963       22,885,713       587,146,644  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    284,164       7,359,852       647,214       11,889,329  
 
Series II
    698,893       17,849,719       1,091,714       19,792,774  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (5,238,473 )     (110,568,887 )     (6,729,062 )     (177,872,734 )
 
Series II
    (4,496,473 )     (94,070,542 )     (5,147,388 )     (126,780,234 )
 
Net increase in share activity
    15,784,933     $ 339,890,688       18,164,695     $ 466,833,698  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 62% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 19.49     $ 0.32     $ 6.55     $ 6.87     $ (0.35 )   $     $ (0.35 )   $ 26.01       35.24 %   $ 556,883       1.02 %(d)     1.04 %(d)     1.47 %(d)     27 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    33.63       0.54       (14.16 )     (13.62 )     (0.15 )     (0.37 )     (0.52 )     19.49       (40.38 )     446,437       1.05       1.06       1.96       44  
Year ended 12/31/07
    29.44       0.34       3.98       4.32       (0.13 )           (0.13 )     33.63       14.68       792,779       1.06       1.07       1.06       20  
Year ended 12/31/06
    23.17       0.23       6.32       6.55       (0.28 )           (0.28 )     29.44       28.28       563,460       1.10       1.10       0.90       34  
Year ended 12/31/05
    19.77       0.23       3.31       3.54       (0.14 )           (0.14 )     23.17       17.93       444,608       1.11       1.11       1.11       36  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    19.23       0.27       6.44       6.71       (0.31 )           (0.31 )     25.63       34.91       1,500,514       1.27 (d)     1.29 (d)     1.22 (d)     27  
Year ended 12/31/08
    33.24       0.45       (13.96 )     (13.51 )     (0.13 )     (0.37 )     (0.50 )     19.23       (40.55 )     793,365       1.30       1.31       1.71       44  
Year ended 12/31/07
    29.16       0.26       3.94       4.20       (0.12 )           (0.12 )     33.24       14.41       745,206       1.31       1.32       0.81       20  
Year ended 12/31/06
    23.00       0.17       6.25       6.42       (0.26 )           (0.26 )     29.16       27.92       163,657       1.35       1.35       0.65       34  
Year ended 12/31/05
    19.65       0.18       3.30       3.48       (0.13 )           (0.13 )     23.00       17.70       54,658       1.36       1.36       0.86       36  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $474,810 and $1,096,537 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
NOTE 12— Subsequent Event
 
A significant shareholder of the Fund has notified Invesco of their intent to redeem their investment in the Fund. It is anticipated that the redemption in kind will occur in May 2010 and will result in a significant redemption of Series II Fund shares. The market value of the accounts anticipated to be redeemed were 49% of the Fund’s net assets at December 31, 2009.
 
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,220.30       $ 5.65       $ 1,020.11       $ 5.14         1.01 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,218.60         7.05         1,018.85         6.41         1.26  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    0%  
Foreign Taxes
  $ 0.0431 per share  
Foreign Source Income
  $ 0.5743 per share  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
 
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.
  None
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001     Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998     Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005     Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc.
(25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
 T-1

 


 

Trustees and Officers – (continued)
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
  2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006     Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004     Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003     General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.    
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer
and Principal Financial Officer
  1999     Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2005     Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006     Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        
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AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the 12 months ended December 31, 2009, AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund had double-digit positive returns but underperformed the Fund’s style-specific index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Much of the Fund’s underperformance was due to a more defensive position at the market inflection point as well as stock selection across sectors.
    The Fund performed in line with its broad market index, the S&P 500 Index.
 
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares*
    25.99 %
Series II Shares*
    25.68  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
Russell 1000 Growth Index6 (Style-Specific Index)
    37.21  
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    37.73  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
 
*   Performance includes litigation proceeds. Had these proceeds not been received, total return would have been lower.
How we invest
We believe a growth investment strategy is an essential component of a diversified portfolio.
     We seek to identify large-cap companies with the potential to meet or exceed consensus earnings estimates and that generate sustainable growth. To accomplish this goal, we utilize a rules-based approach that balances proprietary quantitative analysis with rigorous fundamental analysis. We also incorporate a proprietary sell model that seeks to identify and eliminate stocks at high risk of underperformance.
     Our quantitative model ranks companies based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness factors. This model provides an objective approach to identifying new investment opportunities. We focus our fundamental analysis on the top 20% of the quantitative model.
     Our fundamental analysis seeks to determine the company’s drivers of earnings. To accomplish this goal, we examine financial statements to gain a critical understanding of growth drivers, allowing us to quantify earnings power. We analyze industry trends, growth rates, the competitive landscape and the quality of management. We also closely analyze valuation levels to help reduce the risk of holding highly priced stocks and to determine the potential for capital appreciation.
     Portfolio construction plays an important role in risk management. While sector overweights and underweights are driven by our investment process, we cap the Fund’s maximum sector overweight at 1,000 basis points (10 percentage points) versus the Russell 1000 Growth Index sectors. We seek to manage stock-specific risk by building a diversified portfolio of typically 50 to 80 stocks.
     Our sell process is designed to avoid “high risk” situations we believe lead to underperformance. Examples of “high risk” situations include:
§   Deteriorating business prospects
 
§   Negative changes to our investment thesis
 
§   Sell model signals
Market conditions and your Fund
The fiscal year was truly a tale of two markets. During the first two months of the fiscal year, equity markets experienced steep declines as severe problems in credit markets, a rapidly weakening housing market, rising energy and food prices and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global economic recession. However, equity markets rapidly reversed direction beginning in March 2009 and rallied solidly through most of the remaining months in the fiscal year.
     In this environment, indexes measuring the performance of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks all had positive returns, with mid-cap stocks generally outperforming large- and small-cap stocks.1 In terms of investment style, growth stocks generally outperformed value stocks.1 The sectors with the highest returns in the broad market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, included economically sensitive sectors such as information technology (IT), materials and consumer discretionary.1
     The Fund underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index for the year. During the market decline of the first three months of the year, the Fund benefited from a more defensive posture, with overweight positions in less economically sensitive sectors such as health care and underweight positions in more economically sensitive sectors such as consumer discretionary, energy and materials. Additionally, within sectors, the Fund benefited from higher exposure to less cyclical holdings.
     The Fund began to underperform the Russell 1000 Growth Index when equity markets hit a bottom and began to rebound in March 2009. It is important to note that while our investment process may temporarily underperform our peers at market inflection points, our goal is to outperform over a full market cycle. This temporary underperformance typically occurs because we wait for clear data points that earnings growth is achievable before moving into new stocks.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Information Technology
    40.4 %
Health Care
    15.9  
Industrials
    10.9  
Consumer Discretionary
    10.0  
Energy
    8.7  
Materials
    7.5  
Financials
    4.4  
Consumer Staples
    1.0  
Telecommunication Services
    0.9  
Money Market Funds
Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    0.3  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
1. Apple Inc.
    6.0 %
2. BHP Billiton Ltd.-ADR
    4.5  
3. Hewlett-Packard Co.
    3.6  
4. Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    3.3  
5. Microsoft Corp.
    2.8  
6. Amgen Inc.
    2.8  
7. International Business Machines Corp.
    2.7  
8. Oracle Corp.
    2.4  
9. Accenture PLC
    2.2  
10. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    2.2  
         
Total Net Assets
  $68.5 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    61  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     Fund underperformance was driven primarily by two factors. First, much of the Fund’s underperformance was driven by its defensive posture both within and across sectors, as more economically sensitive stocks outperformed following the March low. Second, the Fund under-performed because it did not own many of the lower quality, highly leveraged companies that outperformed during the market rebound. Our investment approach specifically avoids companies with these traits because over the long-term they tend to perform poorly.
     Over the course of the year, the Fund underperformed by the widest margin in the consumer discretionary sector, primarily due to stock selection. Much of the Fund’s underperformance was because it did not own many of the lower quality companies that performed strongly during the stock market rebound. For-profit education services provider Apollo Group was a key detractor from Fund performance. This holding had weak performance due to heightened regulatory scrutiny. Additionally, the stock was negatively affected as investors rotated into more economically sensitive holdings during the market rebound.
     The Fund also underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index in the industrials sector. Within this sector, underperformance was driven by stock selection and an overweight position, especially in the aerospace and defense industry. While many aerospace and defense companies held up well during the market downturn, they generally underperformed as investors rotated into more cyclical holdings during the market rally. Examples of holdings that detracted from Fund performance included defense contractors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. We sold the Fund’s position in these holdings due to deteriorating fundamentals.
     Underperformance in the health care and financials sectors was primarily due to stock selection. Examples of holdings that detracted from performance in these sectors were insurance provider Aon and pharmaceutical maker Gilead Sciences. We sold our position in Aon during the year.
     One other area of weakness was the IT sector. Within this sector, stock selection was the primary driver of underperformance. Similar to what happened in the consumer discretionary sector, much of the Fund’s underperformance in this sector was because the Fund did not have exposure to many of the lower quality technology companies that performed strongly during the stock market rebound. Despite underperforming in this sector, four out of five of the Fund’s top contributors to performance during the reporting period were information technology holdings: Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and International Business Machines.
     Some of this underperformance was offset by outperformance in other sectors, including consumer staples and materials. The Fund outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index by the widest margin in the consumer staples sector, driven largely by an underweight position. Outperformance in the materials sector was driven by stock selection as the Fund’s holdings generally outperformed those of the Russell 1000 Growth Index during the reporting period.
     We began to reposition the portfolio in April and May 2009, by moving into more economically sensitive holdings as our quantitative and fundamental research provided clear evidence that such companies had the potential for sustainable earnings growth in a more stable and improving economy. This repositioning included a reduction in the defensive health care and consumer staples sectors. We rotated into economically sensitive sectors including IT, consumer discretionary, financials and materials.
     As we’ve discussed, the stock market experienced considerable volatility during the year. While our investment process may temporarily underperform at market inflection points, the goal of our disciplined investment process is to provide consistent performance and outperform over a full market cycle. We would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program.
     We thank you for your commitment to AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF GEOFFREY KEELING)
Geoffrey Keeling
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is co-manager of AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 1995. Mr. Keeling earned a B.B.A. degree in finance from The University of Texas at Austin.
(PHOTO OF ROBERT SHOSS)
Robert Shoss
Senior portfolio manager, is co-manager of AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 1995. Mr. Shoss earned a B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Houston.
Assisted by the Large/Multi-Cap Growth Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Fund data from 8/29/03, index data from 8/31/03
(LINE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (8/29/03)
    3.47 %
5 Years
    0.84  
1 Year
    25.99  
 
Series II Shares
       
Inception (8/29/03)
    3.25 %
5 Years
    0.61  
1 Year
    25.68  
Performance includes litigation proceeds. Had these proceeds not been received, total return would have been lower.
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.01% and 1.26%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.10% and 1.35%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
     Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
2   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
§ Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
§ Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap growth stocks. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
     The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.65%
 
       
 
Aerospace & Defense–2.46%
 
       
Goodrich Corp.
    13,144     $ 844,502  
 
United Technologies Corp.
    12,077       838,265  
 
              1,682,767  
 
 
Apparel Retail–3.91%
 
       
Gap, Inc. (The)
    35,876       751,602  
 
Limited Brands, Inc.
    50,456       970,774  
 
Ross Stores, Inc.
    22,337       954,013  
 
              2,676,389  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.20%
 
       
BlackRock, Inc.
    3,556       825,703  
 
 
Biotechnology–3.73%
 
       
Amgen Inc.(b)
    33,567       1,898,885  
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)
    15,166       656,385  
 
              2,555,270  
 
 
Communications Equipment–1.93%
 
       
Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)
    55,314       1,324,217  
 
 
Computer Hardware–12.25%
 
       
Apple Inc.(b)
    19,330       4,075,924  
 
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    47,629       2,453,370  
 
International Business Machines Corp.
    14,255       1,865,979  
 
              8,395,273  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–3.94%
 
       
EMC Corp.(b)
    85,959       1,501,704  
 
Western Digital Corp.(b)
    27,122       1,197,436  
 
              2,699,140  
 
 
Construction & Engineering–2.85%
 
       
Fluor Corp.
    24,561       1,106,228  
 
URS Corp.(b)
    19,081       849,486  
 
              1,955,714  
 
 
Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–1.01%
 
       
Joy Global Inc.
    13,374       689,965  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.34%
 
       
MasterCard, Inc.–Class A
    3,579       916,152  
 
 
Department Stores–2.32%
 
       
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.
    33,469       890,610  
 
Kohl’s Corp.(b)
    12,944       698,070  
 
              1,588,680  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Diversified Metals & Mining–5.58%
 
       
BHP Billiton Ltd.–ADR (Australia)(c)
    40,706       3,117,265  
 
Rio Tinto PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)
    3,286       707,772  
 
              3,825,037  
 
 
Education Services–1.69%
 
       
Apollo Group, Inc.–Class A(b)
    19,082       1,155,988  
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment–1.04%
 
       
Cooper Industries PLC (Ireland)
    16,727       713,239  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.98%
 
       
Flextronics International Ltd. (Singapore)(b)
    91,930       672,008  
 
 
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.88%
 
       
Syngenta AG (Switzerland)
    4,614       1,291,636  
 
 
General Merchandise Stores–2.09%
 
       
Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)
    14,391       695,085  
 
Target Corp.
    15,187       734,595  
 
              1,429,680  
 
 
Health Care Distributors–3.22%
 
       
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
    42,377       1,104,768  
 
McKesson Corp.
    17,663       1,103,938  
 
              2,208,706  
 
 
Health Care Services–3.89%
 
       
Express Scripts, Inc.(b)
    10,388       898,043  
 
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(b)
    17,417       1,113,120  
 
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
    10,898       658,021  
 
              2,669,184  
 
 
Heavy Electrical Equipment–1.30%
 
       
ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)(b)
    46,526       888,942  
 
 
Home Entertainment Software–1.30%
 
       
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.–ADR (China)(b)(c)
    16,893       888,741  
 
 
Integrated Oil & Gas–3.34%
 
       
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    28,117       2,287,318  
 
 
Internet Software & Services–3.10%
 
       
Google Inc.–Class A(b)
    2,261       1,401,775  
 
NetEase.com Inc.–ADR (China)(b)
    19,234       723,390  
 
              2,125,165  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–3.17%
 
       
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    8,949       1,510,949  
 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(b)
    34,265       664,056  
 
              2,175,005  
 
                 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund


 

                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
IT Consulting & Other Services–3.51%
 
       
Accenture PLC–Class A (Ireland)
    37,053     $ 1,537,700  
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(b)
    19,227       870,983  
 
              2,408,683  
 
 
Managed Health Care–2.77%
 
       
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
    31,235       952,043  
 
WellPoint Inc.(b)
    16,225       945,755  
 
              1,897,798  
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling–2.06%
 
       
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
    7,249       713,446  
 
ENSCO International PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)
    17,439       696,514  
 
              1,409,960  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–3.33%
 
       
FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)
    17,854       1,032,675  
 
National-Oilwell Varco Inc.
    28,383       1,251,407  
 
              2,284,082  
 
 
Personal Products–1.02%
 
       
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (The)–Class A
    14,512       701,800  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–2.27%
 
       
Abbott Laboratories
    11,737       633,680  
 
Johnson & Johnson
    14,329       922,931  
 
              1,556,611  
 
 
Railroads–2.21%
 
       
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    14,003       734,037  
 
Union Pacific Corp.
    12,252       782,903  
 
              1,516,940  
 
 
Semiconductors–5.36%
 
       
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.(b)
    57,618       1,195,574  
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.–ADR (Taiwan)
    60,695       694,351  
 
Texas Instruments Inc.
    39,640       1,033,018  
 
Xilinx, Inc.
    29,804       746,888  
 
              3,669,831  
 
 
Systems Software–6.70%
 
       
BMC Software, Inc.(b)
    25,457       1,020,826  
 
Microsoft Corp.
    63,131       1,924,864  
 
Oracle Corp.
    67,131       1,647,395  
 
              4,593,085  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.90%
 
       
America Movil S.A.B de C.V.–Series L–ADR (Mexico)
    13,107       615,767  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $56,045,513)
            68,294,476  
 
 
Money Market Funds–0.57%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d)
    195,750       195,750  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d)
    195,750       195,750  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $391,500)
            391,500  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.22% (Cost $56,437,013)
            68,685,976  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–1.75%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $1,198,990)(d)(e)
    1,198,990       1,198,990  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.97% (Cost $57,636,003)
            69,884,966  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.97)%
            (1,353,374 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 68,531,592  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(d) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(e) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $56,045,513)*
  $ 68,294,476  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    1,590,490  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $57,636,003)
    69,884,966  
 
Receivables for:
       
Dividends
    35,066  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    24,389  
 
Total assets
    69,944,421  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    97,806  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    1,198,990  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    49,016  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    31,689  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    35,328  
 
Total liabilities
    1,412,829  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 68,531,592  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 70,824,852  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    256,783  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (14,799,580 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    12,249,537  
 
    $ 68,531,592  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 67,831,167  
 
Series II
  $ 700,425  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    5,521,658  
 
Series II
    57,457  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 12.28  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 12.19  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $1,175,972 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $10,133)
  $ 896,026  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $19,755)
    32,757  
 
Total investment income
    928,783  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    443,885  
 
Administrative services fees
    203,322  
 
Custodian fees
    8,928  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    1,688  
 
Transfer agent fees
    9,912  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    21,920  
 
Professional services fees
    37,813  
 
Other
    11,254  
 
Total expenses
    738,722  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (92,589 )
 
Net expenses
    646,133  
 
Net investment income
    282,650  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities
    (3,087,062 )
 
Foreign currencies
    22,567  
 
      (3,064,495 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities
    17,627,187  
 
Foreign currencies
    749  
 
      17,627,936  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    14,563,441  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 14,846,091  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 282,650     $ 221,020  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (3,064,495 )     (5,322,900 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    17,627,936       (39,639,682 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    14,846,091       (44,741,562 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (225,916 )     (10,393 )
 
Series II
    (60 )      
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (225,976 )     (10,393 )
 
 
Share transactions–net:
 
       
Series I
    (9,298,793 )     (22,100,762 )
 
Series II
    (166,783 )     (100,213 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (9,465,576 )     (22,200,975 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    5,154,539       (66,952,930 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    63,377,053       130,329,983  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $256,783 and $177,543, respectively)
  $ 68,531,592     $ 63,377,053  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate,
 
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maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual
 
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results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .695%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .67%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .645%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .62%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .595%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .57%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .545%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .52%
 
 
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  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.01% and Series II shares to 1.26% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $92,589.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $153,322 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
 
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  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 67,704,388     $ 2,180,578     $     $ 69,884,966  
 
 
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $227,457.
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,915 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 225,976     $ 10,393  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 293,980  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    11,381,295  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments
    574  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (37,197 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (13,931,912 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    70,824,852  
 
Total net assets
  $ 68,531,592  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions. Under these limitation rules, the Fund is limited to utilizing $13,931,912 of capital loss carryforward in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
 
AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund


 

  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 3,544,700  
 
December 31, 2013
    10,283  
 
December 31, 2014
    1,757,332  
 
December 31, 2016
    3,185,835  
 
December 31, 2017
    5,433,762  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 13,931,912  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $35,610,400 and $42,563,872, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 13,360,318  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (1,979,023 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 11,381,295  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $58,503,671.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and expired capital loss carryforward, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $22,566, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $3,404,529 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $3,427,095. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    1,174,128     $ 11,561,836       671,040     $ 8,675,551  
 
Series II
    143       1,375       6,894       71,952  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    19,033       225,916       1,089       10,393  
 
Series II
    5       60              
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (2,077,325 )     (21,086,545 )     (2,408,114 )     (30,786,706 )
 
Series II
    (16,099 )     (168,218 )     (13,392 )     (172,165 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (900,115 )   $ (9,465,576 )     (1,742,483 )   $ (22,200,975 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 89% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund


 

 
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
  Net
  (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  investment
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income (loss)
   
    beginning
  income
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   (loss)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 9.78     $ 0.04 (c)   $ 2.50 (d)   $ 2.54     $ (0.04 )   $     $ (0.04 )   $ 12.28       25.99 %(d)   $ 67,831       1.01 %(e)     1.15 %(e)     0.44 %(e)     57 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    15.85       0.03 (c)     (6.10 )     (6.07 )     (0.00 )           (0.00 )     9.78       (38.29 )     62,665       1.01       1.10       0.23       41  
Year ended 12/31/07
    13.71       0.02       2.13       2.15       (0.01 )           (0.01 )     15.85       15.64       129,071       1.01       1.08       0.11       58  
Year ended 12/31/06
    12.71       0.02       1.00       1.02       (0.02 )           (0.02 )     13.71       8.05       120,825       1.02       1.23       0.06       76  
Year ended 12/31/05
    11.86       (0.01 )(c)     0.88       0.87             (0.02 )     (0.02 )     12.71       7.30       4,352       1.13       7.30       (0.06 )     99  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    9.70       0.02 (c)     2.47 (d)     2.49       (0.00 )           (0.00 )     12.19       25.68 (d)     700       1.26 (e)     1.40 (e)     0.19 (e)     57  
Year ended 12/31/08
    15.75       0.00 (c)     (6.05 )     (6.05 )                       9.70       (38.41 )     712       1.26       1.35       (0.02 )     41  
Year ended 12/31/07
    13.66       (0.04 )     2.13       2.09                         15.75       15.30       1,259       1.26       1.33       (0.14 )     58  
Year ended 12/31/06
    12.67       (0.01 )     1.00       0.99                         13.66       7.81       1,949       1.27       1.48       (0.19 )     76  
Year ended 12/31/05
    11.84       (0.03 )(c)     0.88       0.85             (0.02 )     (0.02 )     12.67       7.15       636       1.33       7.55       (0.26 )     99  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Includes litigation proceeds received during the period. Had the litigation proceeds not been received, net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) per share would have been $2.44 and $2.41 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively and total returns would have been lower.
(e) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $63,193 and $675 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
            ACTUAL     (5% annual return before expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,204.50       $ 5.67       $ 1,020.06       $ 5.19         1.02 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,203.50         7.05         1,018.80         6.46         1.27  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    100%  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
           
 
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
   2007    Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
           
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
   2006    Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
 
      Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
           
Independent Trustees
           
 
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
   1993    Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
           
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
   2004    Retired   None
 
           
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
   2001    Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
           
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
   2004    Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
           
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
   2000    Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
           
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
   1997    Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
           
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
   1993    Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
           
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
   1998    Retired   None
 
           
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
   1993    Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
           
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
   2004    Retired   None
 
           
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
   2005    Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
           
 
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
   2005    Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
   2006    Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
           
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
   2004    Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
           
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
   2003    General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
   1999    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
   1993    Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
           
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
   2005    Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
 
      Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
           
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
   2006    Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        
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AIM V.I. Leisure Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
 
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

 
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

 
Performance summary
The year was characterized by two dramatically different market environments. In early 2009, equity markets declined steeply as credit markets remained frozen and risk premiums rose dramatically in response to the global recession. However, as the impact from central banks’ coordinated easing efforts and companies’ aggressive cost cuts materialized, access to funding improved and market valuations in both the credit and equity markets recovered from their March lows.
   The consumer discretionary sector benefited from a rotation into more cyclical stocks as investors anticipated an economic recovery. As a result, AIM V.I. Leisure Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed the broad market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, for the year ended December 31, 2009. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the S&P 500 Index resulted from security selection and overweight exposure to the media industry and the textile, apparel and luxury goods industry.
   Your Fund’s long-term performance can be found later in this report.
 
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    32.78 %
 
Series II Shares
    32.47  
 
S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
 
  Lipper Inc.

 
How we invest
We focus on companies that profit from consumer spending on leisure activities – products or services purchased with consumers’ discretionary dollars. The Fund emphasizes stocks of cable television, publishing, cruise line, advertising, hotel, casino, electronic game and toy manufacturing, restaurant, retailing and entertainment companies.
   Stock selection is based on a research driven bottom-up investment approach focusing on company fundamentals and growth prospects. Quantitative screens are used to help identify attractive stock candidates within the universe of leisure-related companies. Portfolio candidates are further refined by fundamental analysis performed at the company level which includes an evaluation of industry
dynamics, competitive intensity and drivers of growth.
   The investment process seeks to identify attractively valued leisure-related companies exhibiting the following characteristics:
n   Attractive revenue growth profile
n   Strong free cash flow generation
n   Returns on invested capital in excess of weighted-average cost of capital
n   Operating in low capital intensity businesses
n   Management teams that are good stewards of capital
   We construct the portfolio with the goal of holding from 40 to 75 individual stocks with an average investment horizon of 18 to 24 months. Portfolio weightings are adjusted based on current economic and industry conditions.


   We may reduce or eliminate exposure to a stock when:
n   A company reaches its price target.
n   A more compelling opportunity is identified.
n   A change in fundamentals occurs – either company specific or industry wide.
n   A stock’s technical profile indicated negative underlying information which is further determined to have violated a fundamental investment thesis.
 
Market conditions and your Fund
Though the first quarter of 2009 was marked by headlines claiming economic “Armageddon,” the U.S. economy began to show signs that the contraction was moderating. Economic data indicated that the rampant decline in business spending and consumption that occurred in 2008 and early 2009 had eased. Given signs that the economic downturn was moderating, equity and credit markets improved. In addition, financial markets benefited from various government programs introduced to improve bank balance sheets and reduce credit spreads.
   A variety of emergency fiscal and monetary initiatives of governments and central banks appear to have succeeded in averting a global economic collapse. However, high unemployment levels and the long-term implications of the sovereign debt burden for Western economies continue to cause concern. Additionally, households still have high debt service ratios relative to historical levels.
   Against this economic backdrop early-cycle sectors – information technology (IT), materials and consumer discretionary – were among the best performing sectors of the S&P 500 Index.1 Conversely defensive sectors – telecommunication services, utilities and


 
Portfolio Composition
       
By sector
       
 
       
Consumer Discretionary
    80.9
 
Consumer Staples
    11.1  
 
Information Technology
    7.0  
 
Money Market Funds
       
 
Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    1.0  

 
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
 
1.
  Walt Disney Co. (The)     7.0 %
 
2.
  Omnicom Group Inc.     4.1  
 
3.
  Google Inc.-Class A     4.0  
 
4.
  Marriott International, Inc.-Class A     3.0  
 
5.
  Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     2.9  
 
6.
  International Game Technology     2.9  
 
7.
  Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.-        
 
  Class A     2.8  
 
8.
  Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)     2.5  
 
9.
  Coach, Inc.     2.5  
 
10.
  Time Warner Inc.     2.4  

 
Total Net Assets
  $20.3 million
 
       
Total Number of Holdings*
      52
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.


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energy — were among the weakest performing sectors.1
   During the year, and on an absolute basis, top contributors to Fund performance were the media industry and the textiles, apparel and luxury goods industry. Holdings in the software and food and staples retailing industries detracted from Fund performance.
   Relative to the S&P 500 Index, the Fund benefited from security selection and overweight exposure to the media industry and textile, apparel and luxury goods industry. Conversely, the Fund’s underweight exposure to the software, semiconductor and communication equipment industries — all in the IT sector — hurt Fund performance relative to the index.
   Top contributors to Fund performance included Google, Anheuser-Busch Inbev, Disney, Hanesbrands and Nordstrom. Top detractors from Fund performance included News Corp., Hot Topic, Comcast, Burger King and Pernod-Ricard. We sold our positions in News Corp., Comcast, Burger King and Pernod-Ricard during 2009.
   As a result of improving economic data during the year, we steadily increased the Fund’s consumer discretionary exposure while continuing to uphold our mandate of investing in companies that focus on leisure products and services. To fund our increased weight in consumer discretionary, we reduced our beverage exposure by selling Diageo and Pernod Ricard.
   Although traditional media stocks experienced strong price performance following the market bottom of March, many of these companies are structurally challenged due to their ownership of newspapers, magazines and radio and broadcast television stations, which are losing market share to other forms of media. As a result, we took advantage of the strength in the stocks and reduced our exposure to traditional media stocks during the year in an effort to upgrade the quality of our media holdings as well as reduce our overweight position. Within movies and entertainment, we sold News Corp. Within cable and satellite, we sold positions in Liberty Entertainment and Cablevision Systems. And within advertising, we swapped WPP for Inter-public Group as we felt Interpublic Group has more attractive margin expansion opportunities.
   We increased our casino and gaming exposure during the year by adding to existing holdings International Game Technology and Penn National Gaming while adding a new holding, WMS Industries. We believed slot machine manufacturers such as International Game Technology and WMS Industries may benefit from an upcoming replacement cycle of slot machines on casino floors.
   While we believe discretionary spending may improve, its rate of growth may lag past economic recoveries as consumer leverage remains above the long term average and personal savings remains elevated as consumers reduce their debt. Thrifty consumers are likely to place greater emphasis on the quality of products, not the quantity of products. Consumers may shift from conspicuous consumption to conscious consumption. Finally, luxury purchases may begin to improve if the stock market rises, housing prices stabilize and consumer confidence recovers from the lows they experienced in early 2009.
   As always, we thank you for your continued investment in AIM V.I. Leisure Fund.
 
  Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF JUAN HARTSFIELD)
Juan Hartsfield
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Leisure Fund. He began his investment career in 2000 and joined Invesco Aim in 2004. Mr. Hartsfield earned a B.S. in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.
(PHOTO OF JONATHAN MUELLER)
Jonathan Mueller
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Leisure Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 2001 and became a portfolio manager in 2009. Mr. Mueller earned a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. in finance from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Assisted by the Leisure Team


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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Fund and index data from 4/30/02
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
1   Lipper Inc.

Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
   This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating
changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or
100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.


 
Average Annual Total Returns
       
As of 12/31/09
       
 
       
Series I Shares
       
 
Inception (4/30/02)
    1.81 %
 
5 Years
    -1.58  
 
1 Year
    32.78  
 
 
       
Series II Shares
       
 
Inception
    1.58 %
 
5 Years
    -1.82  
 
1 Year
    32.47  
Series II shares’ inception date is April 30, 2004. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to the Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is April 30, 2002. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
   The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your
variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
   The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.02% and 1.27%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.45% and 1.70%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
   AIM V.I. Leisure Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and
are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
   The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
   Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
     
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
 
2   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.


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AIM V.I. Leisure Fund’s investment objective is capital growth.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
   Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
   The leisure sector depends on consumer discretionary spending, which generally falls during economic downturns.
   Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
   There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
   The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
   The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
 
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
   The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the consumer discretionary market. On May 1, 2010, the Fund will adopt the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index as its style-specific index because we believe it more closely reflects the performance of the type of securities in which the Fund invests.
   The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
   A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
 
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
   CPA® and Certified Public Accountant® are trademarks owned by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
   The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
   Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.


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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.95%
 
       
 
Advertising–8.19%
 
       
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(b)
    70,276     $ 518,637  
 
Lamar Advertising Co.–Class A(b)(c)
    9,962       309,719  
 
Omnicom Group Inc.
    21,381       837,066  
 
              1,665,422  
 
 
Apparel Retail–5.24%
 
       
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.–Class A(c)
    9,653       336,407  
 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
    21,139       358,940  
 
Hot Topic, Inc.(b)
    29,291       186,291  
 
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)
    5,018       183,408  
 
              1,065,046  
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–9.03%
 
       
Carter’s, Inc.(b)
    10,987       288,409  
 
Coach, Inc.
    14,011       511,822  
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.(b)(c)
    18,404       443,720  
 
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
    7,325       593,179  
 
              1,837,130  
 
 
Brewers–4.15%
 
       
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (Belgium)
    8,360       431,323  
 
Heineken N.V. (Netherlands)
    8,723       412,763  
 
              844,086  
 
 
Broadcasting–3.03%
 
       
Discovery Communications, Inc.–Class A(b)
    6,729       206,378  
 
Grupo Televisa S.A.–ADR (Mexico)
    19,718       409,346  
 
              615,724  
 
 
Cable & Satellite–2.85%
 
       
Scripps Networks Interactive,–Class A
    13,977       580,046  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–6.49%
 
       
International Game Technology
    30,944       580,819  
 
Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)
    11,508       312,787  
 
WMS Industries Inc.(b)
    10,668       426,720  
 
              1,320,326  
 
 
Consumer Electronics–1.09%
 
       
Harman International Industries, Inc.
    6,291       221,946  
 
 
Department Stores–4.87%
 
       
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.
    5,716       152,103  
 
Kohl’s Corp.(b)
    7,332       395,414  
 
Nordstrom, Inc.
    11,781       442,730  
 
              990,247  
 
 
Food Retail–1.92%
 
       
Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)
    15,604       390,856  
 
 
Footwear–1.84%
 
       
NIKE, Inc.–Class B
    5,676       375,013  
 
 
General Merchandise Stores–2.16%
 
       
Target Corp.
    9,064       438,426  
 
 
Home Improvement Retail–4.25%
 
       
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    15,005       434,095  
 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
    18,445       431,428  
 
              865,523  
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–7.26%
 
       
Carnival Corp.(b)(d)
    6,173       195,622  
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
    10,343       327,459  
 
Hyatt Hotels Corp.–Class A(b)
    5,998       178,800  
 
Marriott International, Inc.–Class A
    22,142       603,370  
 
Regal Hotels International Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)
    413,800       171,514  
 
              1,476,765  
 
 
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.50%
 
       
Costco Wholesale Corp.
    5,164       305,554  
 
 
Internet Retail–2.06%
 
       
Amazon.com, Inc.(b)
    3,114       418,895  
 
 
Internet Software & Services–6.98%
 
       
Google Inc.–Class A(b)
    1,311       812,794  
 
GSI Commerce, Inc.(b)
    8,291       210,508  
 
Knot, Inc. (The)(b)
    21,558       217,089  
 
OpenTable, Inc.(b)(c)
    7,080       180,257  
 
              1,420,648  
 
 
Movies & Entertainment–11.87%
 
       
Time Warner Inc.
    16,455       479,498  
 
Viacom Inc.–Class A(b)
    7,180       226,170  
 
Viacom Inc.–Class B(b)
    9,771       290,492  
 
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    43,979       1,418,323  
 
              2,414,483  
 
 
Restaurants–8.02%
 
       
Brinker International, Inc.
    20,459       305,248  
 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
    11,602       406,882  
 
Jack in the Box Inc.(b)
    13,721       269,892  
 
McDonald’s Corp.
    5,278       329,559  
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
    9,168       320,605  
 
              1,632,186  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Soft Drinks–3.54%
 
       
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    5,766     $ 328,662  
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
    6,425       390,640  
 
              719,302  
 
 
Specialty Stores–2.61%
 
       
PetSmart, Inc.
    8,034       214,428  
 
Staples, Inc.
    12,843       315,809  
 
              530,237  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $17,245,019)
            20,127,861  
 
 
Money Market Funds–1.34%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(e)
    136,720       136,720  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(e)
    136,720       136,720  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $273,440)
            273,440  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.29% (Cost $17,518,459)
            20,401,301  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–1.87%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $380,320)(e)(f)
    380,320       380,320  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–102.16% (Cost $17,898,779)
            20,781,621  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.16)%
            (439,963 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 20,341,658  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(d) Each unit represents one common share and one trust share.
(e) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment advisor.
(f) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1J.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $17,245,019)*
  $ 20,127,861  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    653,760  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $17,898,779)
    20,781,621  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $4,512)
    4,497  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    53  
 
Dividends
    31,780  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    8,521  
 
Total assets
    20,826,472  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    48,054  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    380,320  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    15,612  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    29,275  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    11,553  
 
Total liabilities
    484,814  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 20,341,658  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 23,227,676  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    89,315  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (5,858,086 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    2,882,753  
 
    $ 20,341,658  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 20,332,847  
 
Series II
  $ 8,811  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    3,104,494  
 
Series II
    1,345  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 6.55  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 6.55  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $372,002 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,067)
  $ 299,737  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $7,121)
    10,783  
 
Total investment income
    310,520  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    136,688  
 
Administrative services fees
    95,528  
 
Custodian fees
    11,645  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    17  
 
Transfer agent fees
    1,703  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    20,154  
 
Professional services fees
    40,168  
 
Other
    11,194  
 
Total expenses
    317,097  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (133,826 )
 
Net expenses
    183,271  
 
Net investment income
    127,249  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities
    (3,612,347 )
 
Foreign currencies
    (19,431 )
 
      (3,631,778 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities
    8,735,318  
 
Foreign currencies
    6,018  
 
      8,741,336  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    5,109,558  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 5,236,807  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 127,249     $ 349,505  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (3,631,778 )     (1,784,774 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    8,741,336       (14,045,503 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    5,236,807       (15,480,772 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (347,842 )     (301,961 )
 
Series II
    (128 )     (66 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (347,970 )     (302,027 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
          (4,987,772 )
 
Series II
          (1,573 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
          (4,989,345 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (2,556,830 )     (3,824,172 )
 
Series II
    1,158       2,197  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (2,555,672 )     (3,821,975 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    2,333,165       (24,594,119 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    18,008,493       42,602,612  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $89,315 and $329,467, respectively)
  $ 20,341,658     $ 18,008,493  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Leisure Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is capital growth.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
  The leisure sector depends on consumer discretionary spending, which generally falls during economic downturns.
J. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
K. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
L. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .75%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .74%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .73%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .72%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .71%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .70%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .69%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .68%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.01% and Series II shares to 1.26% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $133,826.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $45,528 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 19,375,166     $ 1,406,455     $     $ 20,781,621  
 
 
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $1,860.
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,804 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 347,970     $ 770,666  
 
Long-term capital gain
          4,520,706  
 
Total distributions
  $ 347,970     $ 5,291,372  
 
 
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 103,408  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    2,851,773  
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments
    (88 )
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (12,204 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (5,827,017 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (1,890 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    23,227,676  
 
Total net assets
  $ 20,341,658  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2016
  $ 850,432  
 
December 31, 2017
    4,976,585  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 5,827,017  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $10,660,339 and $12,356,777, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 3,907,210  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (1,055,437 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 2,851,773  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $17,929,848.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income (loss) was decreased by $19,431; undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $19,431. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Years Ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    15,116     $ 86,339       32,750     $ 235,861  
 
Series II
    195       1,057       60       571  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    54,350       347,842       1,102,028       5,289,732  
 
Series II
    20       128       341       1,639  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (553,001 )     (2,991,011 )     (909,436 )     (9,349,765 )
 
Series II
    (5 )     (27 )     (2 )     (13 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (483,325 )   $ (2,555,672 )     225,741     $ (3,821,975 )
 
(a) There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund that owns 99% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with this entity whereby this entity sells units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to this entity, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by this entity is also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 5.02     $ 0.04 (c)   $ 1.60     $ 1.64     $ (0.11 )   $     $ (0.11 )   $ 6.55       32.78 %   $ 20,333       1.01 %(d)     1.74 %(d)     0.69 %(d)     61 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    12.67       0.12 (c)     (5.67 )     (5.55 )     (0.12 )     (1.98 )     (2.10 )     5.02       (43.04 )     18,003       1.01       1.44       1.15       7  
Year ended 12/31/07
    13.82       0.09       (0.15 )     (0.06 )     (0.24 )     (0.85 )     (1.09 )     12.67       (0.79 )     42,593       1.01       1.28       0.50       15  
Year ended 12/31/06
    11.86       0.07       2.83       2.90       (0.16 )     (0.78 )     (0.94 )     13.82       24.61       52,820       1.01       1.26       0.54       14  
Year ended 12/31/05
    12.38       0.04       (0.19 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )     (0.23 )     (0.37 )     11.86       (1.19 )     54,192       1.16       1.31       0.34       32  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    5.02       0.02 (c)     1.61       1.63       (0.10 )           (0.10 )     6.55       32.47       9       1.26 (d)     1.99 (d)     0.44 (d)     61  
Year ended 12/31/08
    12.63       0.09 (c)     (5.64 )     (5.55 )     (0.08 )     (1.98 )     (2.06 )     5.02       (43.17 )     6       1.26       1.69       0.90       7  
Year ended 12/31/07
    13.78       0.05       (0.15 )     (0.10 )     (0.20 )     (0.85 )     (1.05 )     12.63       (1.13 )     9       1.26       1.53       0.25       15  
Year ended 12/31/06
    11.84       0.04       2.82       2.86       (0.14 )     (0.78 )     (0.92 )     13.78       24.28       14       1.26       1.51       0.29       14  
Year ended 12/31/05
    12.37       0.02       (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.13 )     (0.23 )     (0.36 )     11.84       (1.37 )     11       1.36       1.56       0.14       32  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than on year and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns, if applicable.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $18,218 and $7 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Leisure Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Leisure Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the
  number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,236.70       $ 5.69       $ 1,020.11       $ 5.14         1.01 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,236.10         7.10         1,018.85         6.41         1.26  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    69.43%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                     
  Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)  
  Position(s) Held with the Trust   or Officer   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee  
      Since          
                     
 
Interested Persons
                 
                     
 
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007       Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None  
 
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute      
                     
 
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006       Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None  
 
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.      
                     
 
Independent Trustees
                 
                     
 
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993       Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute  
                     
 
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004       Retired   None  
                     
 
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001       Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None  
                     
 
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004       Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans  
 
 
              Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association  
                     
 
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000       Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.  
 
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations      
                     
 
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997       Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff  
 
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)      
                     
 
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993       Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
                     
 
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998       Retired   None  
                     
 
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
    1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None  
                     
 
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004       Retired   None  
                     
 
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005       Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None  
                     
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers – (continued)
                     
  Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)  
  Position(s) Held with the Trust   or Officer   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee  
      Since          
                     
 
Other Officers
                 
                     
 
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
  2005       Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
                     
 
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006       Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)      
                     
 
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004       Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A  
                     
 
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003       General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.      
                     
 
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
  1999       Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A  
                     
 
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993       Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)
  N/A  
                     
 
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  2005       Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.      
                     
 
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006       Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company      
                     
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
 
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

 
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

 
Performance summary
For the 12 months ended December 31, 2009, AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund’s returns, excluding variable product issuer charges, compared favorably to the broad market as measured by the S&P 500 Index, but lagged the Russell Midcap Index, the Fund’s style-specific benchmark.
    The Fund’s relative results were primarily due to its large allocation to cash, which muted returns in a rising market, and an underweight position in the consumer discretionary sector. While stock selection in the information technology (IT) sector detracted from results relative to the benchmark, IT was the largest contributor to the Fund’s absolute returns. The energy and health care sectors also contributed to the Fund’s absolute returns, while the telecommunication services sector was the largest detractor.
   Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
 
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    30.21 %
 
Series II Shares
    29.85  
 
S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
 
Russell Midcap Index (Style-Specific Index)
    40.48  
 
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index (Peer Group Index)
    33.03  
 
  Lipper Inc.
 
How we invest
We seek to manage your Fund as what we term a “conservative cornerstone” – a stable foundational component within a well-diversified portfolio of assets that provides attractive upside participation during buoyant equity markets and downside protection during weak equity markets. As part of a well-diversified asset allocation strategy, the Fund is intended to complement more aggressive or cyclical investment strategies.
   We conduct thorough fundamental research of companies and their businesses to gain a deeper understanding of their prospects, growth potential and return on invested capital characteristics. The process we use to identify potential investments for the Fund includes three phases: financial analysis, business analysis and valuation analysis.
   Financial analysis provides insights into historical returns on invested capital, a key indicator of business quality, and historical capital allocation, a key indicator of management quality. Business analysis, which evaluates the competitive landscape and any structural or cyclical business opportunities or threats, allows us to identify key revenue, profit and return drivers of the company. Both the financial and business analyses serve as a basis to construct valuation models that help us appraise a company’s fair value. In our valuation analysis, we use three primary techniques, including discounted cash flow, traditional valuation multiples and net asset value.
   We consider selling a stock when it exceeds our target price, we have not seen a demonstrable improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investment opportunity exists.


 
Market conditions and your Fund
The year covered by this report was characterized by two dramatically different market environments. In early 2009, equity markets declined steeply as credit markets froze and risk premiums rose dramatically in response to the global recession. As central banks coordinated easing efforts and companies cut costs aggressively, access to liquidity improved and market valuations in both the credit and equity markets recovered from the March 2009 lows.
   Major equity indexes generated positive returns for the year, with economically sensitive sectors such as IT, consumer discretionary and materials delivering the highest returns, while the traditionally defensive telecommunication services, consumer staples and utilities sectors had some of the lowest returns.1
   The largest contributor to the Fund’s results was Newfield Exploration, an oil and gas exploration and production fi rm. Newfield faced headwinds from depressed commodity prices. However, this was partially offset by the company’s successful oil hedges, high-returning oil fields, increased operating efficiencies and lower drilling costs. We believe the firm has an attractive, globally diversified drilling base that should position it well for a commodities recovery. While we believe energy is on the path to recovery as inventories stabilize, the demand picture is still somewhat uncertain. As such, our energy exposure was biased towards natural gas production and related services companies.
   Another large contributor to the Fund’s results was industrial conglomerate Tyco International, which operates in a variety of dissimilar industries such as security solutions, fire protection and fluid valves. The market downturn provided us an opportunity to build a larger position in the stock as it traded lower. As conditions improved later in the year, the company


 
Portfolio Composition
       
By sector
       
 
       
Health Care
    19.7 %
 
Information Technology
    15.8  
 
Industrials
    13.7  
 
Energy
    8.9  
 
Consumer Staples
    8.5  
 
Financials
    8.4  
 
Consumer Discretionary
    6.0  
 
Materials
    4.2  
 
Telecommunication Services
    1.0  
 
Utilities
    0.8  
 
Money Market Funds Plus
       
 
Other Assets Less Liabilities
    13.0  

 
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
 
1.
  Symantec Corp.     2.3 %
 
2.
  People’s United Financial Inc.     2.2  
 
3.
  Henkel AG & Co. KGaA-Pfd.     2.0  
 
4.
  Safeway Inc.     1.9  
 
5.
  Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     1.8  
 
6.
  Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     1.8  
 
7.
  Precision Castparts Corp.     1.7  
 
8.
  Newfield Exploration Co.     1.6  
 
9.
  Progressive Corp. (The)     1.6  
 
10.
  Amdocs Ltd.     1.6  

 
Total Net Assets
  $488.4 million
 
       
Total Number of Holdings*
      84
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.


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reported good operating results due to improving margins and solid retention rates, and the stock performed well amid improving economic sentiment.
   Network storage company NetApp was another top contributor to results. We believe the company is well positioned as demand for data storage is growing rapidly throughout the world and at a faster rate than IT spending overall. The stock performed well during the year as the company continued to gain market share while maintaining better-than-expected margins during the downturn. As economic conditions improved and IT spending recovered later in the year, the company’s revenues recovered strongly and margins snapped back.
    The largest detractor from Fund performance was Alliance Data Systems. The company offers private label (non-bank) credit card and customer loyalty services to clients such as specialty retailers. With higher unemployment rates, credit card delinquencies have increased, and the company has been hurt by a high rate of charge-offs from bad debts. We eliminated this holding from the Fund in the early part of the year.
    Another detractor was Rockwell Automation, which produces industrial process-control equipment to make factories more efficient. The stock sold off sharply in early 2009 as investors fled cyclical industries in the face of mounting economic woes. While the company’s balance sheet and cash flows remained solid, the cyclical decline in demand caused revenues to shrink. We eliminated this holding from the Fund during the year.
   While the Fund was largely underexposed to financials during the credit crisis, we took the opportunity to invest in what we viewed as higher quality banks. However, Fund holding BB&T negatively affected the Fund’s results. Generally, we believed BB&T was a well-capitalized survivor of the credit crisis, as evidenced by the fact that it passed the federal “stress test” and repaid funds advanced under the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. While BB&T’s credit losses rose in 2009 (and will likely continue to rise), we attributed the stock’s poor performance more to the industry-wide downdraft than to company-specific factors. Nonetheless, we eliminated our position in BB&T as we perceived better relative opportunities elsewhere in the sector.
   Our cash weighting fluctuated during the year as we took advantage of market turmoil to invest in high quality companies that we believed had been unduly punished. As many of these companies
rallied sharply in the second half of 2009, we used the opportunity to take profits. Thus, the Fund’s cash weighting was up to approximately 13% of total assets at the end of the year. Our cash holdings benefited the Fund during the market downturn, and hindered returns during the rally.
   Maintaining a conservative approach is an enduring part of our investment strategy. In the face of significant market volatility, we sought judicious long-term investments in high quality businesses that are not heavily dependent on external sources of financing. At the end of the year, our largest sector weightings were in IT and health care. Our allocation to the consumer discretionary sector remained low, as we believed it will be difficult for many of these companies to recover to pre-crisis earnings levels in the near-term.
   We have recently endured one of the most challenging economic periods in recent history, and while the apparent end to the recession is encouraging, we believe that a long and perhaps uneven recovery lies ahead. Indeed, much of the recent economic improvement has been due to a reduced rate of deterioration, and a number of questions remain concerning employment, consumer spending, housing and the eventual removal of fiscal and monetary stimulus. For this reason, we believe that equity markets will remain trendless and volatility is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
   Regardless of market conditions, our goal remains the same: to serve as a conservative cornerstone for investors’ portfolios, seeking to provide upside participation with downside protection, so that over a full market cycle the Fund may deliver favorable investment results with reduced risk.
 
  Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF RONALD SLOAN)
Ronald Sloan
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund. Mr. Sloan has worked in the investment industry since 1971 and joined Invesco Aim in 1998. Mr. Sloan attended the University of Missouri, where he earned both a B.S. in business administration and an M.B.A.
(PHOTO OF DOUGLAS ASIELLO)
Douglas Asiello
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 2001. Mr. Asiello graduated summa cum laude with Phil Beta Kappa honors from Vanderbilt University, where he earned a B.A. in international relations and Spanish. He earned an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also earned an M.A. in international management from the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies.
(PHOTO OF BRIAN NELSON)
Brian Nelson
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund. He began his investment career in 1988 and joined Invesco Aim in 2004. He earned a B.A. from the University of California-Santa Barbara and is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.
Assisted by the Mid/Large Cap Core Team


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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment - Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Index data from 8/31/01, Fund data from 9/10/01
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
   This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating
changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or
100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.


 
Average Annual Total Returns
       
As of 12/31/09
       
 
       
Series I Shares
       
 
Inception (9/10/01)
    6.51 %
 
5 Years
    4.07  
 
1 Year
    30.21  
 
 
       
Series II Shares
       
 
Inception (9/10/01)
    6.25 %
 
5 Years
    3.80  
 
1 Year
    29.85  
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
   The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that
you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
   The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.04% and 1.29%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.07% and 1.32%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
   AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do
not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
   The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
     
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.


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AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
To the extent the Fund holds cash or cash equivalents rather than equity securities for risk management purposes, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
   The values of convertible securities in which the Fund invests may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer may default on interest or principal payments, and the value of the underlying common stock into which these securities may be converted.
   Credit risk is the risk of loss on an investment due to the deterioration of an issuer’s financial health. Such a deterioration of financial health may result in a reduction of the credit rating of the issuer’s securities and may lead to the issuer’s inability to honor its contractual obligations, including making timely payment of interest and principal.
   The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as derivatives. The principal risk of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk — the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the Fund.
   Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
   Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
   Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.
   Leveraging entails risks such as magnifying changes in the value of the portfolio’s securities.
   There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
   Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories – large, medium and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Small and mid-sized companies may tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and more volatile than larger companies. Investments in small and mid-sized companies may involve special risks, including those associated with dependence on a small management group, little of no operating history, little or no track record of success, and limited product lines, market and financial resources. Also, there may be less publicly available information about the issuers of the securities or less market interest in such securities than in the case of larger companies, each of which can cause significant price volatility. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be illiquid, restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than more widely held securities, which may make it difficult for fund to establish or close out a position in these securities at prevailing market prices.
   The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
   The Fund may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. government. The U.S. government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S.-government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the fund holding securities of such an issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. government.
 
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
   The Russell Midcap® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap stocks. The Russell Midcap Index is a trademark/service mark
of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
   The Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
   The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
   A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
 
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
   The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
   Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.


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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–85.00%
 
       
 
Aerospace & Defense–3.52%
 
       
Goodrich Corp.
    81,443     $ 5,232,713  
 
ITT Corp.
    78,119       3,885,639  
 
Precision Castparts Corp.
    73,258       8,084,020  
 
              17,202,372  
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.13%
 
       
Carter’s, Inc.(b)
    210,181       5,517,251  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.28%
 
       
Legg Mason, Inc.
    207,225       6,249,906  
 
 
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.25%
 
       
WABCO Holdings Inc.
    236,406       6,096,911  
 
 
Biotechnology–0.64%
 
       
Biogen Idec Inc.(b)
    30,845       1,650,208  
 
Genzyme Corp.(b)
    30,621       1,500,735  
 
              3,150,943  
 
 
Communications Equipment–3.22%
 
       
Juniper Networks, Inc.(b)
    148,209       3,952,734  
 
Motorola, Inc.(b)
    743,563       5,770,049  
 
Polycom, Inc.(b)
    240,128       5,995,996  
 
              15,718,779  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–1.25%
 
       
NetApp, Inc.(b)
    176,976       6,086,205  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.67%
 
       
Western Union Co. (The)
    172,748       3,256,300  
 
 
Distributors–0.90%
 
       
Genuine Parts Co.
    115,388       4,380,128  
 
 
Education Services–0.38%
 
       
Apollo Group, Inc.–Class A(b)
    30,573       1,852,112  
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.89%
 
       
Thomas & Betts Corp.(b)
    121,966       4,365,163  
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.50%
 
       
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(b)
    235,241       7,308,938  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.89%
 
       
Molex Inc.
    201,133       4,334,416  
 
 
Environmental & Facilities Services–1.56%
 
       
Republic Services, Inc.
    269,435       7,627,705  
 
                 
    Shares    
 
Food Retail–2.23%
 
       
Kroger Co. (The)
    70,000       1,437,100  
 
Safeway Inc.
    443,499       9,442,094  
 
              10,879,194  
 
 
Gas Utilities–0.83%
 
       
UGI Corp.
    166,994       4,039,585  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–7.31%
 
       
Boston Scientific Corp.(b)
    814,189       7,327,701  
 
Hospira, Inc.(b)
    132,493       6,757,143  
 
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(b)
    28,088       1,033,077  
 
Teleflex Inc.
    72,574       3,911,013  
 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b)
    163,193       7,645,592  
 
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b)
    152,856       9,035,318  
 
              35,709,844  
 
 
Health Care Facilities–0.82%
 
       
Rhoen-Klinikum AG (Germany)(c)
    163,261       3,987,732  
 
 
Health Care Services–2.45%
 
       
DaVita, Inc.(b)
    70,515       4,142,051  
 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)
    43,870       3,283,231  
 
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
    74,881       4,521,315  
 
              11,946,597  
 
 
Health Care Supplies–1.58%
 
       
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)
    184,761       7,043,089  
 
Immucor, Inc.(b)
    33,460       677,231  
 
              7,720,320  
 
 
Household Products–0.92%
 
       
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(b)
    73,499       4,504,019  
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates–1.25%
 
       
Tyco International Ltd.
    170,653       6,088,899  
 
 
Industrial Gases–0.98%
 
       
Air Products & Common Chemicals, Inc.
    59,038       4,785,620  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–4.63%
 
       
Actuant Corp.–Class A
    42,474       787,043  
 
Atlas Copco A.B.–Class A (Sweden)
    410,693       5,997,179  
 
Danaher Corp.
    73,294       5,511,709  
 
Pall Corp.
    147,546       5,341,165  
 
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    92,746       4,997,154  
 
              22,634,250  
 
 
Insurance Brokers–0.60%
 
       
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
    133,167       2,940,327  
 
                 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.59%
 
       
Amdocs Ltd.(b)
    272,428     $ 7,772,371  
 
 
Leisure Products–1.09%
 
       
Hasbro, Inc.
    165,561       5,307,886  
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–4.75%
 
       
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.
    268,083       6,283,866  
 
Techne Corp.
    56,997       3,907,714  
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)
    157,100       7,492,099  
 
Waters Corp.(b)
    89,342       5,535,630  
 
              23,219,309  
 
 
Managed Health Care–0.20%
 
       
Health Net Inc.(b)
    42,831       997,534  
 
 
Multi-Sector Holdings–0.23%
 
       
PICO Holdings, Inc.(b)
    34,688       1,135,338  
 
 
Office Electronics–1.18%
 
       
Xerox Corp.
    682,359       5,772,757  
 
 
Office Services & Supplies–0.94%
 
       
Pitney Bowes Inc.
    202,456       4,607,899  
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.76%
 
       
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
    92,949       3,706,806  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.62%
 
       
BJ Services Co.
    357,177       6,643,492  
 
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b)
    99,956       3,159,609  
 
Smith International, Inc.
    109,698       2,980,495  
 
              12,783,596  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.84%
 
       
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    84,639       2,190,457  
 
Newfield Exploration Co.(b)
    162,715       7,847,744  
 
Penn West Energy Trust (Canada)
    136,396       2,400,570  
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
    58,254       2,806,095  
 
Southwestern Energy Co.(b)
    72,398       3,489,584  
 
              18,734,450  
 
 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.30%
 
       
Valero Energy Corp.
    88,538       1,483,012  
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.38%
 
       
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
    319,431       6,733,605  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–2.61%
 
       
Cadbury PLC (United Kingdom)
    540,497       6,958,129  
 
Del Monte Foods Co.
    139,346       1,580,184  
 
Sara Lee Corp.
    344,478       4,195,742  
 
              12,734,055  
 
 
Personal Products–0.79%
 
       
Avon Products, Inc.
    121,905       3,840,007  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–1.89%
 
       
Allergan, Inc./United States
    111,282       7,011,879  
 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR (Israel)
    39,434       2,215,402  
 
              9,227,281  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–2.49%
 
       
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
    151,259       4,297,268  
 
Progressive Corp. (The)(b)
    435,975       7,843,190  
 
              12,140,458  
 
 
Research & Consulting Services–0.84%
 
       
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
    48,956       4,130,418  
 
 
Semiconductors–3.22%
 
       
Linear Technology Corp.
    243,823       7,446,355  
 
Microchip Technology Inc.
    93,673       2,722,137  
 
Xilinx, Inc.
    222,418       5,573,795  
 
              15,742,287  
 
 
Specialized Consumer Services–1.25%
 
       
H&R Block, Inc.
    270,757       6,124,523  
 
 
Specialized Finance–1.57%
 
       
Moody’s Corp.
    285,896       7,662,013  
 
 
Specialty Chemicals–3.26%
 
       
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    177,991       7,322,550  
 
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
    170,003       8,590,251  
 
              15,912,801  
 
 
Systems Software–2.29%
 
       
Symantec Corp.(b)
    625,568       11,191,412  
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–2.21%
 
       
People’s United Financial Inc.
    647,586       10,814,686  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.02%
 
       
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.(b)
    651,361       4,969,884  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $343,588,542)
            415,127,904  
 
 
Preferred Stocks–2.00%
 
       
 
Household Products–2.00%
 
       
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA(Germany)–Pfd. (Cost $7,284,866)
    187,454       9,746,042  
 
                 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Money Market Funds–12.29%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d)
    30,023,665     $ 30,023,665  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d)
    30,023,665       30,023,665  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $60,047,330)
            60,047,330  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.29% (Cost $410,920,738)
            484,921,276  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–0.01%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $42,106)(d)(e)
    42,106       42,106  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.30% (Cost $410,962,844)
            484,963,382  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.70%
            3,398,387  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 488,361,769  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
Pfd.
  – Preferred
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(d) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(e) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $350,873,408)*
  $ 424,873,946  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    60,089,436  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $410,962,844)
    484,963,382  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $567,421)
    566,365  
 
Receivables for:
       
Investments sold
    1,029,711  
 
Fund shares sold
    2,734,942  
 
Dividends
    568,096  
 
Foreign currency contracts outstanding
    112,609  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    17,832  
 
Total assets
    489,992,937  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    909,530  
 
Amount due custodian
    212,888  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    42,106  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    344,214  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    58,116  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    64,314  
 
Total liabilities
    1,631,168  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 488,361,769  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 486,836,142  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    2,389,712  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (74,975,445 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    74,111,360  
 
    $ 488,361,769  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 432,232,876  
 
Series II
  $ 56,128,893  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    39,588,018  
 
Series II
    5,183,253  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 10.92  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 10.83  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $40,053 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $100,705)
  $ 6,408,732  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $206,175)
    471,072  
 
Total investment income
    6,879,804  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    3,073,300  
 
Administrative services fees
    1,157,545  
 
Custodian fees
    39,128  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    127,667  
 
Transfer agent fees
    35,422  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    32,519  
 
Other
    67,045  
 
Total expenses
    4,532,626  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (87,044 )
 
Net expenses
    4,445,582  
 
Net investment income
    2,434,222  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $7,225)
    (61,236,794 )
 
Foreign currencies
    40,160  
 
Foreign currency contracts
    (677,261 )
 
      (61,873,895 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
       
Investment securities
    174,119,314  
 
Foreign currencies
    (4,169 )
 
Foreign currency contracts
    402,689  
 
      174,517,834  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    112,643,939  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 115,078,161  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 2,434,222     $ 5,619,494  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (61,873,895 )     (7,003,370 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (loss)
    174,517,834       (172,441,157 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    115,078,161       (173,825,033 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (5,080,173 )     (7,372,511 )
 
Series II
    (530,907 )     (829,282 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (5,611,080 )     (8,201,793 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
    (4,902,328 )     (53,615,148 )
 
Series II
    (669,176 )     (7,340,647 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
    (5,571,504 )     (60,955,795 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (11,987,008 )     (19,282,609 )
 
Series II
    (4,824,114 )     (1,143,742 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (16,811,122 )     (20,426,351 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    87,084,455       (263,408,972 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    401,277,314       664,686,286  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $2,389,712 and $5,536,478, respectively)
  $ 488,361,769     $ 401,277,314  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $500 million
    0 .725%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .70%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .675%
 
Over $1.5 billion
    0 .65%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $87,044.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $107,498 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $1,050,047 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation
 
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inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 458,274,301     $ 26,689,081     $     $ 484,963,382  
 
Other Investments*
          112,609             112,609  
 
Total Investments
  $ 458,274,301     $ 26,801,690     $     $ 485,075,991  
 
Other Investments include foreign currency contracts, which are included at unrealized appreciation.
 
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
 
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. GAAP has intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
 
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
 
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2009:
 
                 
    Value
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type   Assets   Liabilities
 
Currency risk
               
Foreign currency contracts(a)
  $ 112,609     $  
 
(a) Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the Foreign currency contracts.
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
         
    Location of Gain (Loss) on
    Statement of Operations
    Foreign Currency
    Contracts*
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
       
Currency risk
  $ (677,261 )
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
       
Currency risk
  $ 402,689  
 
Total
  $ (274,572 )
 
The average value of foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period was $4,505,511.
 
                                         
Open Foreign Currency Contracts
Settlement
  Contract to       Unrealized
Date   Deliver   Receive   Value   Appreciation
 
                                                                
3/04/10
  GBP     2,180,000     USD     3,633,842     $ 3,521,233     $ 112,609  
 
Total open foreign currency contracts
                                  $ 112,609  
 
 
     
Currency Abbreviations:
GBP
  – British Pound Sterling
USD
  – U.S. Dollar
 
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NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $86,599, which resulted in net realized gains of $7,225.
 
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $3,744 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 5,621,148     $ 14,978,987  
 
Long-term capital gain
    5,561,436       54,178,601  
 
Total distributions
  $ 11,182,584     $ 69,157,588  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 2,455,392  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    69,877,375  
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments
    (1,788 )
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (65,679 )
 
Capital loss carryover
    (70,739,673 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    486,836,142  
 
Total net assets
  $ 488,361,769  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2017
  $ 70,739,673  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
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NOTE 9—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $149,760,964 and $194,455,130, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 81,939,474  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (12,062,099 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 69,877,375  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $415,086,007.
 
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and distributions, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $30,092, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $30,092. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 11—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
        Year ended December 31,    
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    3,776,568     $ 34,511,811       1,980,935     $ 25,879,573  
 
Series II
    1,852,803       16,828,951       2,495,197       33,372,144  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    939,088       9,982,501       7,277,763       60,987,657  
 
Series II
    113,860       1,200,083       983,144       8,169,929  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (6,211,044 )     (56,481,320 )     (8,365,253 )     (106,149,839 )
 
Series II
    (2,477,573 )     (22,853,148 )     (3,256,102 )     (42,685,815 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (2,006,298 )   $ (16,811,122 )     1,115,684     $ (20,426,351 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 74% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09   $ 8.59     $ 0.06 (c)   $ 2.53     $ 2.59     $ (0.13 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.26 )   $ 10.92       30.21 %   $ 432,233       1.02 %(d)     1.04 %(d)     0.60 %(d)     41 %
Year ended 12/31/08     14.57       0.14 (c)     (4.33 )     (4.19 )     (0.22 )     (1.57 )     (1.79 )     8.59       (28.52 )     352,788       1.01       1.04       1.05       62  
Year ended 12/31/07     13.52       0.19       1.11       1.30       (0.04 )     (0.21 )     (0.25 )     14.57       9.55       585,608       1.00       1.01       1.23       62  
Year ended 12/31/06     13.61       0.14       1.39       1.53       (0.14 )     (1.48 )     (1.62 )     13.52       11.24       581,154       1.04       1.04       0.93       83  
Year ended 12/31/05     13.11       0.06       0.94       1.00       (0.07 )     (0.43 )     (0.50 )     13.61       7.62       584,860       1.03       1.03       0.50       70  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09     8.52       0.03 (c)     2.51       2.54       (0.10 )     (0.13 )     (0.23 )     10.83       29.85       56,129       1.27 (d)     1.29 (d)     0.35 (d)     41  
Year ended 12/31/08     14.45       0.10 (c)     (4.28 )     (4.18 )     (0.18 )     (1.57 )     (1.75 )     8.52       (28.68 )     48,489       1.26       1.29       0.80       62  
Year ended 12/31/07     13.42       0.13       1.12       1.25       (0.01 )     (0.21 )     (0.22 )     14.45       9.29       79,079       1.25       1.26       0.98       62  
Year ended 12/31/06     13.52       0.10       1.38       1.48       (0.10 )     (1.48 )     (1.58 )     13.42       10.98       56,766       1.29       1.29       0.68       83  
Year ended 12/31/05     13.04       0.03       0.92       0.95       (0.04 )     (0.43 )     (0.47 )     13.52       7.27       50,380       1.28       1.28       0.25       70  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $372,836 and $51,067 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,215.80       $ 5.70       $ 1,020.06       $ 5.19         1.02 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,214.50         7.09         1,018.80         6.46         1.27  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends
  $ 5,561,435  
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    84.47%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                     
  Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)  
  Position(s) Held with the Trust   or Officer   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee  
      Since          
                     
 
Interested Persons
                 
                     
 
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007       Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None  
 
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute      
                     
 
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006       Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None  
 
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.      
                     
 
Independent Trustees
                 
                     
 
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993       Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute  
                     
 
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004       Retired   None  
                     
 
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001       Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None  
                     
 
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004       Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans  
 
 
              Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association  
                     
 
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000       Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.  
 
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations      
                     
 
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997       Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff  
 
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)      
                     
 
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993       Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
                     
 
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998       Retired   None  
                     
 
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993       Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None  
                     
 
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004       Retired   None  
                     
 
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005       Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None  
                     
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers - (continued)
                     
  Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)  
  Position(s) Held with the Trust   or Officer   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee  
      Since          
                     
 
Other Officers
                 
                     
 
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
  2005       Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
                     
 
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006       Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)      
                     
 
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004       Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A  
                     
 
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003       General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.      
                     
 
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
  1999       Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A  
                     
 
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993       Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)
  N/A  
                     
 
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  2005       Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.      
                     
 
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006       Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company      
                     
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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(FRONT COVER)
 
 
AIM V.I. Money Market Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
 
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

 
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

 
Performance summary
Yields on shares of AIM V.I. Money Market Fund declined significantly during the year ended December 31, 2009. The seven-day SEC yield on the Fund’s Series I shares was 0.76% at the beginning of the year and 0.02% at its close. The seven-day SEC yield on the Fund’s Series II shares was 0.52% at the beginning of the year and 0.02% at its close. (Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the seven-day SEC yield on the Fund’s Series I and Series II shares would have been -2.48% and -4.48%, respectively, as of December 31, 2009.)
   As of December 31, 2009, the Fund’s total net assets stood at $35.1 million and the Fund’s weighted average maturity was 34 days.

 
How we invest
The Fund invests only in high-quality, U.S.-dollar-denominated, short-term debt obligations, including:
n   Securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies.
n   Bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit and time deposits from U.S. and foreign banks.
n   Repurchase agreements.
n   Commercial paper.
n   Taxable municipal securities.
n   Master notes.
n   Cash equivalents.
   The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in U.S.-dollar-denominated foreign securities. The Fund invests in accordance with industry-standard requirements for money market funds for the quality, maturity and diversification of investments. In selecting securities for the Fund, we focus on securities that offer safety, liquidity and a competitive yield.
 
Market conditions and your Fund
At the start of the year covered by this report, there was widespread pessimism about where the economy and markets were headed; there was genuine fear that we might be facing the possibility of a global depression and that credit and equity markets could collapse. By early March 2009, however, the unprecedented, coordinated actions of governments and central banks around the world appeared likely to have averted catastrophe, causing global stock markets to rebound. They continued to rise virtually uninterrupted for the remainder of the year.
   At the start of 2009, fear of economic calamity caused corporations and individual investors to sell equities, raise cash and seek out relatively safe, liquid and short-term investments – particularly
U.S. Treasury securities. This heightened demand for such investments caused yields to decline from already low rates. Even after credit markets calmed somewhat and stock markets bottomed, many risk-averse investors continued to seek refuge in cash or cash equivalents.
   The U.S. economy remained weak for much of the year. After contracting in the third and fourth quarters of 2008, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) – the broadest measure of overall economic activity – contracted at annualized rates of 6.4% and 0.7% in the first and second quarters of 2009, respectively.1 In the third quarter, GDP expanded at an annualized rate of 2.2%, its strongest quarterly rate of growth in two years.1
   In its final monetary policy announcement of 2009, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) cited several hopeful signs that economic activity was picking up.2 The Fed said:
n   The housing sector showed some signs of recent improvement.
n   Household spending appeared to be expanding moderately, despite high unemployment, modest income growth and tight credit.
n   Businesses continued to cut back on fixed investment, albeit at a slower pace than previously.
   Nonetheless, unemployment statistics cast a pall over other data showing that the U.S. economy was improving. The unemployment rate rose from 7.7% to 10.0% in 2009.3 Even workers who remained employed worried about their individual job security.
   As a result, many Americans decided to spend less and save more. One government estimate suggested Americans saved just 1.7% of their disposable personal income in 2007 and just 2.7%


in 2008.1 That same estimate suggested Americans saved 3.7%, 5.4% and 4.5% of their disposable personal income in the first, second and third quarters of 2009, respectively.1
   At the start of 2009, three-month Treasury bills yielded 0.11% and 30-year Treasury bonds yielded 2.69%.4 By December 31, 2009, yields on three-month Treasuries had declined to 0.07% while yields on 30-year Treasuries had risen to 4.64%.4 Low yields on short-term Treasuries were due chiefly to the Fed’s stimulative monetary policies that began in 2008 – and investor preference for relatively safe, liquid and short-term investments during a period of economic uncertainty. Because money market funds invest in such securities, the yield you earned on your investment in AIM V.I. Money Market Fund remained low throughout 2009.
   On a positive note, the yield curve was positive (meaning that short-term yields were lower than long-term yields) and it generally steepened throughout 2009. (A yield curve is a graph that shows the yields of similarly rated fixed income investments according to their maturities.) While no one can predict the future performance of the economy, positive and steepening yield curves historically have signaled relative economic health and expansion.
   Thank you for your investment in AIM V.I. Money Market Fund.
 
1   Bureau of Economic Analysis
2   U.S. Federal Reserve
3   Bureau of Labor Statistics
4   Barclays Capital
 
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
Team managed by Invesco Advisers, Inc.

 
Performance quoted is past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Visit invescoaim.com for the most recent month-end performance.
 
An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency and is not a deposit or other obligation of, or guaranteed by, a depository institution. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.


AIM V.I. Money Market Fund

 


 

 
AIM V.I. Money Market Fund’s investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Credit risk is the risk of loss on an investment due to the deterioration of an issuer’s financial health. Such a deterioration of financial health may result in a reduction of the credit rating of the issuer’s securities and may lead to the issuer’s inability to honor its contractual obligations, including making timely payment of interest and principal.
   Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
   Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.
   There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
 
   The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
   The value of, payment of interest on and repayment of principal for the Fund as well as the Fund’s ability to sell a municipal security may be affected by constitutional amendments, legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative regulations, voter initiatives and the economics of the regions where the issuers in which the Fund invests are located.
   If the seller of a repurchase agreement in which the Fund invests defaults on its obligation or declares bankruptcy, the Fund may experience delays in selling the securities underlying the repurchase agreement.
   To the extent that the Fund is concentrated in securities of issuers in the banking and financial services industries, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of those industries. The value of these
 
securities can be sensitive to changes in government regulation, interest rates and economic downturns in the U.S. and abroad.
   The Fund may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. government. The U.S. government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S.-government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the fund holding securities of such an issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. government.


 

 
Portfolio Composition
       
Maturity distribution of Fund holdings, in days,
as of 12/31/09
       
 
       
1-7
    32.8 %
 
8-30
    27.4  
 
31-90
    34.8  
 
91-180
    2.2  
 
181+
    2.8  
The number of days to maturity of each holding is determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please see your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent
month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
   AIM V.I. Money Market Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges,
expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
   The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
   Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.


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Schedule of Investments
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                                 
            Principal
   
    Interest
  Maturity
  Amount
   
    Rate   Date   (000)   Value
 
 
Commercial Paper–69.54%(a)
 
                       
 
Asset-Backed Securities–Commercial Loans/Leases–2.84%
 
                       
Atlantis One Funding Corp.(b)(c)
    0.40 %     02/09/10     $ 1,000     $ 999,567  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities–Consumer Receivables–17.02%
 
                       
Amsterdam Funding Corp.(b)
    0.19 %     02/03/10       1,000       999,826  
 
Bryant Park Funding LLC(b)
    0.18 %     01/15/10       1,000       999,930  
 
Old Line Funding, LLC(b)
    0.30 %     02/10/10       1,536       1,535,488  
 
Sheffield Receivables Corp.(b)
    0.21 %     01/07/10       450       449,984  
 
Sheffield Receivables Corp.(b)
    0.22 %     01/08/10       1,000       999,957  
 
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC(b)
    0.32 %     02/12/10       1,000       999,627  
 
                              5,984,812  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities–Fully Backed–4.26%
 
                       
Straight-A Funding LLC–Series 1, (CEP–Federal Financing Bank)(b)
    0.21 %     01/11/10       1,500       1,499,912  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities–Fully Supported Bank–12.79%
 
                       
Clipper Receivables Co., LLC (CEP–State Street Bank & Trust)(b)
    0.25 %     01/05/10       1,000       999,972  
 
Crown Point Capital Co., LLC–Series A, (Multi CEP’s-Liberty Hampshire Co., LLC; agent)(b)
    0.50 %     01/06/10       1,000       999,931  
 
LMA-Americas LLC (CEP–Credit Agricole S.A.)(b)(c)
    0.20 %     02/19/10       700       699,810  
 
Surrey Funding Corp. (CEP–Barclays Bank PLC)(b)(c)
    0.22 %     01/15/10       1,100       1,099,906  
 
Surrey Funding Corp. (CEP–Barclays Bank PLC)(b)(c)
    0.22 %     03/09/10       700       699,713  
 
                              4,499,332  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities–Multi-Purpose–12.99%
 
                       
Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC(b)
    0.22 %     03/11/10       1,380       1,379,418  
 
Ciesco, LLC(b)
    0.20 %     01/13/10       750       749,950  
 
Gemini Securitization Corp., LLC(b)
    0.20 %     01/12/10       1,500       1,499,908  
 
Regency Markets No. 1, LLC(b)(c)
    0.22 %     01/13/10       941       940,931  
 
                              4,570,207  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities–Securities–4.41%
 
                       
Cancara Asset Securitisation Ltd./LLC(b)(c)
    0.30 %     01/13/10       1,000       999,900  
 
Cancara Asset Securitisation Ltd./LLC(b)(c)
    0.25 %     02/16/10       550       549,824  
 
                              1,549,724  
 
 
Diversified Banks–10.97%
 
                       
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.(c)
    0.24 %     03/19/10       1,000       999,487  
 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.(c)
    0.26 %     04/30/10       800       799,312  
 
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC(c)
    0.20 %     02/17/10       1,060       1,059,723  
 
Societe Generale North America, Inc.(c)
    0.35 %     01/25/10       1,000       999,770  
 
                              3,858,292  
 
 
Regional Banks–4.26%
 
                       
ANZ National (Int’l) Ltd.(b)(c)
    0.23 %     03/01/10       1,500       1,499,435  
 
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $24,461,281)
                            24,461,281  
 
                                 
                                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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            Principal
   
    Interest
  Maturity
  Amount
   
    Rate   Date   (000)   Value
 
 
Variable Rate Demand Notes–18.40%(d)
 
                       
 
Credit Enhanced–18.40%
 
                       
Benjamin Rose Institute (The) (Kethley House); Series 2005, Taxable Notes (LOC–JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.)(e)
    0.29 %     12/01/28     $ 1,800     $ 1,800,000  
 
Hamilton (County of), Ohio (Children’s Hospital Medical Center); Series 1997 A, Hospital Facilities RB (LOC–PNC Bank, N.A.)(e)
    0.23 %     05/15/17       600       600,000  
 
Pennsylvania (State of) Economic Development Financing Authority (Topwater Investments Inc.); Series 2007 B-1, RB (LOC–PNC Bank, N.A.)(e)
    0.29 %     08/01/35       660       660,000  
 
Pitney Road Partners, LLC; Series 2008, Notes (CEP–General Electric Capital Corp.)(b)
    0.50 %     07/01/25       2,375       2,375,000  
 
Rock Island (County of), Illinois Metropolitan Airport Authority (Quad City International Airport Air Freight Project); Series 1998 A, Priority RB (LOC–U.S. Bank, N.A.)(e)
    0.25 %     12/01/18       535       535,000  
 
Saint Paul (City of), Minnesota Port Authority; Series 2009-10 CC, District Cooling RB (LOC–Deutsche Bank AG)(c)(e)
    0.28 %     03/01/29       500       500,000  
 
Total Variable Rate Demand Notes (Cost $6,470,000)
                            6,470,000  
 
 
Certificates of Deposit–2.84%
 
                       
Calyon (Cost $1,000,000)
    0.70 %     09/10/10       1,000       1,000,000  
 
 
Medium-Term Notes–2.84%
 
                       
Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. Sr. Unsec. Floating Rate MTN(f) (Cost $1,000,000)
    0.36 %     02/23/10       1,000       1,000,000  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding Repurchase Agreements)–93.62% (Cost $32,931,281)
                            32,931,281  
 
 
                                 
            Repurchase
   
            Amount    
 
 
Repurchase Agreements–7.87%(g)
 
                       
RBC Capital Markets Corp., Joint agreement dated 12/31/09, aggregate maturing value of $250,000,278 (collateralized by U.S. Government sponsored agency obligations valued at $255,000,000; 4.00%-5.57%, 12/01/19-12/01/39), (Cost $2,767,057)
    0.01 %     01/04/10       2,767,060       2,767,057  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS(h)(i)--101.49% (Cost $35,698,338)
                            35,698,338  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.49)%
                            (523,174 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
                          $ 35,175,164  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
CEP
  – Credit Enhancement Provider
LOC
  – Letter of Credit
MTN
  – Medium-Term Notes
RB
  – Revenue Bonds
Sr.
  – Senior
Unsec.
  – Unsecured
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Security may be traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.
(b) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2009 was $22,977,989, which represented 65.32% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(c) The security is credit guaranteed, enhanced or has credit risk by a foreign entity. The foreign credit exposure to countries other than the United States of America (as a percentage of net assets) is summarized as follows: United Kingdom: 15.2%; Spain: 5.1%; other countries less than 5% each: 13.4%.
(d) Demand security payable upon demand by the Fund at specified time intervals no greater than thirteen months. Interest rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2009.
(e) Principal and interest payments are fully enhanced by a letter of credit from the bank listed or a predecessor bank, branch or subsidiary.
(f) Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2009.
(g) Principal amount equals value at period end. See Note 1I.
(h) Also represents cost for federal income tax purposes.
(i) This table provides a listing of those entities that have either issued, guaranteed, backed or otherwise enhanced the credit quality of more than 5% of the securities held in the portfolio. In instances where the entity has guaranteed, backed or otherwise enhanced the credit quality of a security, it is not primarily responsible for the issuer’s obligations but may be called upon to satisfy the issuer’s obligations.
 
         
Entities   Percentage
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 
    8.0 %
 
General Electric Capital Corp. 
    6.8  
 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 
    5.1  
 
Barclays Bank PLC
    5.1  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value and cost
  $ 35,698,338  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    1,389  
 
Interest
    4,634  
 
Fund expenses absorbed
    6,892  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    35,381  
 
Total assets
    35,746,634  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    491,059  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    17,497  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    19,061  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    43,853  
 
Total liabilities
    571,470  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 35,175,164  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 35,175,164  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 33,485,634  
 
Series II
  $ 1,689,530  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    33,484,528  
 
Series II
    1,689,210  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 1.00  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 1.00  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Interest
  $ 331,845  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    174,330  
 
Administrative services fees
    127,879  
 
Custodian fees
    6,190  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    4,799  
 
Transfer agent fees
    4,596  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    21,202  
 
Professional services fees
    29,290  
 
Other
    28,088  
 
Total expenses
    396,374  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (114,614 )
 
Net expenses
    281,760  
 
Net investment income
    50,085  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 50,085  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 50,085     $ 1,028,001  
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (48,846 )     (986,413 )
 
Series II
    (1,239 )     (41,588 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (50,085 )     (1,028,001 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (15,518,673 )     2,512,068  
 
Series II
    (576,067 )     (249,612 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (16,094,740 )     2,262,456  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (16,094,740 )     2,262,456  
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    51,269,904       49,007,448  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $0 and $7,137, respectively)
  $ 35,175,164     $ 51,269,904  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — The Fund’s securities are recorded on the basis of amortized cost which approximates value as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This method values a security at its cost on the date of purchase and, thereafter, assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any premiums or accretion of any discounts.
  Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on investments, is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
 
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  The Fund allocates realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. The Fund allocates income to a class based on the relative value of the settled shares of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income are declared daily and paid monthly to separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Distributions from net realized gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Collateral on repurchase agreements, including the Fund’s pro-rata interest in joint repurchase agreements, is taken into possession by the Fund upon entering into the repurchase agreement. Eligible securities for collateral are securities consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and may consist of U.S. Government Securities, U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and/or, Investment Grade Debt Securities. Collateral consisting of U.S. Government Securities and U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities is marked to market daily to ensure its market value is at least 102% of the sales price of the repurchase agreement. Collateral consisting of Investment Grade Debt Securities is marked to market daily to ensure its market value is at least 105% of the sales price of the repurchase agreement. The investments in some repurchase agreements, pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, are through participation with other mutual funds, private accounts and certain non-registered investment companies managed by the investment advisor or its affiliates (“Joint repurchase agreements”). The repurchase amount of the repurchase agreement is equal to the value at period-end. If the seller of a repurchase agreement fails to repurchase the security in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, and could experience losses, including a decline in the value of the collateral and loss of income.
J. Treasury Guarantee Program — The Board of Trustees approved the participation of the Funds in the U.S. Department of Treasury’s (the “Treasury Department’’) Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the “Program”) as extended except as noted below. Under the Program, the Treasury Department will guarantee shareholders in the Fund that they will receive $1 for each Fund share held by them as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, in the event that such Fund (in which they were invested as of September 19, 2008) liquidates and the per share value at the time of liquidation is less than $0.995. On April 7, 2009, the Fund’s Board approved to participate in the final extension of the Program through September 18, 2009. The Program expired on September 18, 2009.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .40%
 
Over $250 million
    0 .35%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the
 
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fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) extraordinary or non-routine items, including payments to participate in the United States Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program (the “Program”); (4) expenses related to a merger or reorganization, as approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  The Adviser and/or Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) voluntarily waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in order to increase the Fund’s yield. Voluntary fee waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified at any time upon consultation with the Board of Trustees without further notice to investors.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser voluntarily waived advisory fees of $110,784 and IADI reimbursed class level expenses of $3,830 for Series II shares to increase the fund’s yield.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $77,879 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with IADI to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Short-term Investments
  $     $ 35,698,338     $     $ 35,698,338  
 
 
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NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $5,085,501 and securities sales of $2,690,306.
 
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,878 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The Bank of New York Mellon, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 50,085     $ 1,028,001  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 46,558  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (46,558 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    35,175,164  
 
Total net assets
  $ 35,175,164  
 
 
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward at period-end.
 
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of undistributed income and nondeductible income taxes, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $7,137 and shares of beneficial interest increased by $7,137. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
AIM V.I. Money Market Fund


 

NOTE 9—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended
  Year ended
    December 31, 2009(a)   December 31, 2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    14,958,501     $ 14,958,537       34,854,533     $ 34,854,533  
 
Series II
    51,965       51,965       277,951       277,951  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    48,883       48,846       986,376       986,376  
 
Series II
    1,238       1,239       41,587       41,587  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (30,526,056 )     (30,526,056 )     (33,328,841 )     (33,328,841 )
 
Series II
    (629,271 )     (629,271 )     (569,150 )     (569,150 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (16,094,740 )   $ (16,094,740 )     2,262,456     $ 2,262,456  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 88% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                 
                                Ratio of net
    Net asset
      Dividends
              Ratio of
  investment
    value,
  Net
  from net
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  expenses
  income
    beginning
  investment
  investment
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  to average
  to average
    of period   income   income   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   net assets   net assets
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 1.00     $ 0.00 (b)   $ (0.00 )   $ 1.00       0.11 %   $ 33,486       0.65 %(c)(d)     0.11 %(c)
Year ended 12/31/08
    1.00       0.02 (b)     (0.02 )     1.00       2.04       49,004       0.86       2.02  
Year ended 12/31/07
    1.00       0.04       (0.04 )     1.00       4.54       46,492       0.86       4.45  
Year ended 12/31/06
    1.00       0.04       (0.04 )     1.00       4.27       43,568       0.90       4.20  
Year ended 12/31/05
    1.00       0.02       (0.02 )     1.00       2.51       44,923       0.82       2.46  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    1.00       0.00 (b)     (0.00 )     1.00       0.06       1,690       0.70 (c)(d)     0.06 (c)
Year ended 12/31/08
    1.00       0.02 (b)     (0.02 )     1.00       1.78       2,266       1.11       1.77  
Year ended 12/31/07
    1.00       0.04       (0.04 )     1.00       4.28       2,515       1.11       4.20  
Year ended 12/31/06
    1.00       0.04       (0.04 )     1.00       4.01       2,341       1.15       3.95  
Year ended 12/31/05
    1.00       0.02       (0.02 )     1.00       2.26       3,080       1.07       2.21  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(c) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $41,663 and $1,919 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
(d) After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.90% and 1.15% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
AIM V.I. Money Market Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Money Market Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Money Market Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Money Market Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
            ACTUAL     (5% annual return before expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.20       $ 2.17       $ 1,023.04       $ 2.19         0.43 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,000.20         2.17         1,023.04         2.19         0.43  
                                                             
 
The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. Money Market Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    0%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. Money Market Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                     
  Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)  
  Position(s) Held with the Trust   or Officer   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee  
      Since          
                     
 
Interested Persons
                 
                     
 
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007       Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None  
 
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute      
                     
 
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006       Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None  
 
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.      
                     
 
Independent Trustees
                 
                     
 
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993       Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute  
                     
 
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004       Retired   None  
                     
 
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001       Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None  
                     
 
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004       Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans  
 
 
              Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association  
                     
 
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000       Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.  
 
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations      
                     
 
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997       Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff  
 
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)      
                     
 
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993       Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
                     
 
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998       Retired   None  
                     
 
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993       Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None  
                     
 
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004       Retired   None  
                     
 
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005       Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None  
                     
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers - (continued)
                     
  Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)  
  Position(s) Held with the Trust   or Officer   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee  
      Since          
                     
 
Other Officers
                 
                     
 
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
  2005       Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
                     
 
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006       Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)      
                     
 
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004       Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A  
                     
 
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003       General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.      
                     
 
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
  1999       Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A  
                     
 
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993       Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)
  N/A  
                     
 
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  2005       Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.      
                     
 
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006       Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company      
                     
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, Series I shares of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund returned 25.40%, excluding variable product issuer charges, and underperformed its broad market benchmark, the MSCI World Index, but outperformed its style-specific index, the Custom V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund Index. The Custom V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund Index approximates the broad asset allocation of the Fund over time. Outperformance was primarily driven by the Fund’s allocation to emerging market debt, high yield corporate debt as well as small/mid-cap stocks and emerging market equities.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    25.40 %
Series II Shares
    25.15  
MSCI World Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    29.99  
Custom V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund Indexn (Style-Specific Index)
    20.33  
Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Index6 (Peer Group Index)
    33.54  
 
6Lipper Inc.; nInvesco, Lipper Inc.
How we invest
Invesco Global Asset Allocation’s (IGAA) investment process is a quantitative, actively managed three-step investment strategy designed to generate a unique source of excess returns from a macro based, multi-asset investment discipline.
Step One — Fundamental Research
Fundamental research is used to identify the key drivers of relative performance for asset class, country and other investment decision models. This research includes the following:
n   An analysis of markets to determine the distinctive characteristics of each market relative to its comparison universe.
 
n   The generation of hypotheses about how various economic events will interact with these characteristics and affect relative performance.
 
n   Confirmation or revision of hypothesis through empirical research.
Step Two — Quantitative Modeling
Fundamental research from Step One is used to create quantitative models focusing on valuation and dynamics.
n   To address valuation, IGAA determines if competing investment alternatives are cheap or expensive relative to their underlying fundamentals. Valuation focuses on the longer term, secular influences on each asset and suggests that there is a mean reverting, long-term or equilibrium relationship between prices and fundamentals.
 
n   Shorter term factors, which are largely proxies for the economic environment and investor positioning, reconcile the short-run behavior of asset prices with their long-run behavior and recognizes that these misvaluations may not correct instantaneously.
The output of the modeling is expressed in the form of probabilities that one asset will outperform another, resulting in a quantitative expression of IGAA’s fundamental investment process in a mathematical-based approach.
Step Three — Portfolio Strategy
IGAA directly maps the probabilities to express the relative attractiveness of any investment decision within the Fund’s specified allocation ranges. Ranges around target allocations for each decision are determined through IGAA’s proprietary allocation budgeting process that is based on the number of available decisions, the amount of expected aggregate portfolio outperformance and the risk characteristics of each available decision. Generally speaking, riskier asset decisions will have smaller ranges, while less risky, low correlation asset decisions will tend to have larger ranges.
Market conditions and your Fund
While global economic growth remained weak in the aftermath of the credit crisis and future growth looked uncertain, investors’ improving risk appetite, combined with significant global fiscal and monetary stimulus, resulted in a significant equity market rally beginning in March 2009 and continuing throughout the remainder of the year. The Fund’s absolute and relative performance versus its custom index benefited primarily from strong performance within several of the PowerShares ETF portfolios, as well as the tactical asset allocation component, which also aided relative returns.
     Equities, as represented by the MSCI World Index, returned 29.99% for the year ended December 31, 2009.1 From a historical perspective, this was consistent with the type of performance equity markets have experienced coming out of previous recessions. Late in the reporting period, our research indicated that more moderate gains for most equity markets were likely through 2010, unless economic growth and corporate earnings manage to surprise on the upside. As a result, we positioned the portfolio accordingly.
     Japanese equities lagged other developed markets during the period, mainly due to the recent strength of the yen, which jeopardized the earnings outlook for many of the blue chip companies with a global franchise in Japan. Our equity exposure was the most significant contributor to absolute performance during the reporting period.
     Low short-term interest rates made most assets more attractive than cash. Long–term U.S. Treasury security yields remain low by historical standards, and the cyclical environment makes it unlikely that this will change dramatically in the near future. Inflation declined over the year, and we believe it will remain subdued given anemic global economic growth. Additionally, based on our research, we do not expect yields to begin rising materially until monetary policy becomes much more restrictive, and we have positioned the portfolio given these expectations. Our bond positions were generally positive contributors to results during the reporting period, driven by our exposure to emerging market and corporate high yield fixed-income securities.
Portfolio Composition
                 
    Target   % of Total Net Assets
Asset Class   Allocation Range   As of 12/31/09
Asia ex-Japan Equity
    0 - 14 %     7.48 %
Domestic Equity Large Cap
    0 - 20       11.17  
Domestic Equity Small-Mid Cap
    0 - 14       7.31  
Emerging Markets Equity
    0 - 12       6.80  
Emerging Markets Fixed-Income
    0 - 20       9.62  
European Equity
    0 - 16       7.54  
Foreign Equity Small-Mid Cap
    0 - 16       8.56  
High Yield Fixed-Income
    0 - 12       6.82  
Investment Grade Fixed-Income
    15 - 45       22.08  
Japanese Equity
    0 - 16       7.69  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    N/A       4.93  
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     After the spring of 2009, our active positioning strategy favored equities, a stance that remained in place largely for the balance of the reporting period. While the tactical asset allocation element only had a modest impact on performance, the true benefits of this tactical component to the strategy typically occurs when there is a significant shift in the direction of returns in the markets — a development that did not occur during the second half of the calendar year.
     We thank you for your investment in AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF MARK AHNRUD)
Mark Ahnrud
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund. Mr. Ahnrud joined Invesco in 2000. His responsibilities include fundamental research, quantitative modeling and portfolio investment decisions for asset classes —fixed-income market allocations. Mr. Ahnrud began his investment career in 1985. He earned a B.S. in finance and investments from Babson College and an M.B.A. degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
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Chris Devine
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund. Mr. Devine joined Invesco in 1998. He is responsible for portfolio construction, risk management and trading. He began his investment management career in 1996. Mr. Devine earned a B.A. in economics from Wake Forest University and an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia.
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Scott Hixon
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund. Mr. Hixon joined Invesco in 1994. He is responsible for the fundamental research, quantitative modeling and portfolio investment decisions for asset classes and currencies. Mr. Hixon began his investment management career in 1992. He earned a B.B.A. in finance, graduating magna cum laude, from Georgia Southern University. He earned an M.B.A. in Finance from Georgia State University.
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Christian Ulrich
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Ulrich earned the equivalent of a B.B.A. from the KV Zurich Business School in Zurich, Switzerland.
(PHOTO OF SCOTT WOLLE)
Scott Wolle
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund. Mr. Wolle joined Invesco in 1999. He is responsible for the fundamental research, quantitative modeling and portfolio investment decisions for country allocations and commodities. Mr. Wolle began his investment management career in 1991. He earned a B.S. in finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, graduating magna cum laude. He earned an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University where he earned the distinction of Fuqua Scholar.
Assisted by the Global Asset
Allocation Team
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (10/24/08)
    33.93 %
1 Year
    25.40  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
Inception (10/24/08)
    33.49 %
1 Year
    25.15  
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.74% and 0.99%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 2.12% and 2.37%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance (Continued)
the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
     Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return consistent with a moderate level of risk relative to the broad stock market.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Credit risk is the risk of loss on an investment due to the deterioration of an issuer’s financial health. Such a deterioration of financial health may result in a reduction of the credit rating of the issuer’s securities and may lead to the issuer’s inability to honor its contractual obligations, including making timely payment of interest and principal.
     The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as derivatives. The principal risk of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk — the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the Fund.
     Investing in developing countries can add additional risk, such as high rates of inflation or sharply devalued currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction costs are often higher, and there may be delays in settlement procedures.
     Government obligors in emerging market countries are among the world’s largest debtors to commercial banks, other governments, international financial organizations and other financial institutions. Historically, certain issuers of the government debt securities have experienced substantial difficulties in meeting their external debt obligations, resulting in defaults on certain obligations and the restructuring of certain indebtedness.
     Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     ETF shares may trade above or below their net asset value. An active trading market for PowerShares’ ETFs may not develop or be maintained. Trading of a PowerShares ETF may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action appropriate. PowerShares’ ETFs are not actively managed and may not fulfill their objective of tracking the performance of a specified index. PowerShares’ ETFs would not necessarily sell a security because the issuer of the security was in financial trouble unless the security is removed from the index that the ETF seeks to track. The value of an investment in a PowerShares ETF will decline, more or less, in correlation with any decline in the value of the index it seeks to track. In addition, certain PowerShares ETFs may be composed of a significant percentage of issuers in a single industry or sector of the economy and may present more risk than if they were broadly diversified.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     The Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing its assets primarily in underlying PowerShares ETFs rather than investing directly in stocks, bonds, cash or other investments. The Fund’s investment performance depends on the investment performance of the underlying PowerShares ETFs and other underlying funds and securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund, because it is a fund of funds, is subject to the risks associated with investments in the underlying funds in which the fund invests. The Fund will indirectly pay a proportional share of the asset-based fees of the underlying PowerShares ETFs in which the Fund invests. There is risk that the adviser’s evaluations and assumptions regarding the Fund’s asset classes may be out of favor and under perform other segments; or that the Fund will vary from the target asset class weighting due to factors such as market fluctuations. There can be no assurance that the underlying PowerShares ETFs and any other underlying funds will achieve their investment objectives, and the performance of the underlying PowerShares ETFs and any other underlying funds may be lower than that of the asset classes they represent. The underlying PowerShares ETFs and any other underlying funds may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Fund. If that were to occur, the Fund might be forced to withdraw its investments from an underlying PowerShares ETF and/or any other underlying funds at an unfavorable time. The adviser has the ability to select and substitute the underlying funds in which the Fund invests and may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in selecting underlying PowerShares ETFs and other affiliated underlying funds
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because the adviser and/or PowerShares may receive higher fees from certain underlying PowerShares ETFs and other affiliated underlying funds than others. However, as a fiduciary of the Fund, the advisor is required to act in the Fund’s best interest when selecting the underlying funds.
     High-coupon, U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities provide a higher coupon than current prevailing market interest rates, and the Fund may purchase such securities at a premium. If these securities experience a faster-than-expected principal prepayment rate, both the market value and income from such securities will decrease.
     Lower rated securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions, and the secondary markets in which lower rated securities are traded may be less liquid than higher grade securities. The loans in which the Fund may invest are typically noninvestment-grade and involve a greater risk of default on interest and principal payments and of price changes due to the changes in the credit quality of the issuer.
     Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.
     Leveraging entails risks such as magnifying changes in the value of the portfolio’s securities.
     A majority of the Fund’s assets are likely to be invested in loans and securities that are less liquid than those rated on national exchanges.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories — large, medium, and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Small and mid-sized companies may tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and more volatile than larger companies. Investments in small and mid-sized companies may involve special risks, including those associated with dependence on a small management group, little of no operating history, little or no track record of success, and limited product lines, market and financial resources. Also, there may be less publicly available information about the issuers of the securities or less market interest in such securities than in the case of larger companies, each of which can cause significant price volatility. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be illiquid, restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than more widely held securities, which may make it difficult for fund to establish or close out a position in these securities at prevailing market prices.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     Nondiversification increases the risk that the value of the Fund’s shares may vary more widely, and the Fund may be subject to greater investment and credit risk than if it invested more broadly.
     The ability of an issuer of a floating rate loan or debt security to repay principal prior to maturity can limit the potential for gains by the Fund.
     Reinvestment risk is the risk that a bond’s cash flows will be reinvested at an interest rate below that of the original bond.
     Sovereign debt securities are subject to the additional risk that — under some political, diplomatic, social or economic circumstances — some developing countries that issue lower quality debt securities may be unable or unwilling to make principal or interest payments as they come due.
     The Fund may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. government. The U.S. government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S.-government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the fund holding securities of such an issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. government.
About indexes used in this report The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries.
     The Custom V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund Index, created by Invesco Aim to serve as a benchmark for AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund, is composed of the following indexes: MSCI World (54%) and Barclays Capital U.S. Universal (46%).
     The Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.

 


 

Schedule of Investments
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
Schedule of Investments in Affiliated Issuers–102.43%(a)
 
 
                                                                         
                    Change in
               
                    Unrealized
               
    % of Net
  Value
  Purchases
  Proceeds
  Appreciation
  Realized
  Dividend
  Shares
  Value
    Assets   12/31/08   at Cost   from Sales   (Depreciation)   Gain (Loss)   Income   12/31/09   12/31/09
 
 
Domestic Equity ETFs–18.93%
 
                                                               
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio
    11.44 %   $ 47,754     $ 5,125,936     $ (495,332 )   $ 705,329     $ (20,764 )   $ 44,201       112,975     $ 5,362,923  
 
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small Mid Portfolio
    7.49 %     35,505       3,160,055       (343,278 )     672,882       (17,331 )     16,560       69,270       3,507,833  
 
Total Domestic Equity ETFs
            83,259       8,285,991       (838,610 )     1,378,211       (38,095 )     60,761       182,245       8,870,756  
 
 
Fixed-Income ETFs–39.45%
 
                                                               
PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury Portfolio
    22.61 %     170,466       12,034,231       (1,182,746 )     (353,971 )     (63,281 )     120,972       398,895       10,598,640  
 
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio
    9.85 %     45,024       4,923,746       (571,883 )     237,284       (15,965 )     120,966       180,850       4,617,101  
 
PowerShares High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio
    6.99 %     30,217       3,179,432       (115,578 )     183,176       (3,389 )     106,514       181,780       3,273,858  
 
Total Fixed-Income ETFs
            245,707       20,137,409       (1,870,207 )     66,489       (82,635 )     348,452       761,525       18,489,599  
 
 
Foreign Equity ETFs–38.99%
 
                                                               
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund(b)
    7.88 %     24,307       3,759,583       (121,319 )     31,849       (3,934 )     35,406       378,900       3,690,486  
 
iShares S&P/TOPIX 150 Index Fund(b)
    %     15,725       1,169,868       (1,251,271 )     (1,392 )     67,070       3,237              
 
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Portfolio
    7.66 %     35,015       3,263,873       (307,201 )     601,955       (2,847 )     124,110       76,710       3,590,795  
 
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-US Small- Mid Portfolio
    8.77 %     39,480       3,965,490       (328,184 )     453,755       (22,252 )     107,514       195,260       4,108,289  
 
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio
    6.96 %     30,802       3,003,769       (359,695 )     586,870       958       20,469       141,795       3,262,704  
 
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Europe Portfolio
    7.72 %     39,434       3,523,899       (424,606 )     505,524       (26,129 )     34,459       100,420       3,618,122  
 
Total Foreign Equity ETFs
            184,763       18,686,482       (2,792,276 )     2,178,561       12,866       325,195       893,085       18,270,396  
 
 
Money Market Funds–5.06%
 
                                                               
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class
    2.53 %     16,377       17,682,481       (16,515,365 )                 1,432       1,183,493       1,183,493  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class
    2.53 %     16,377       17,682,481       (16,515,365 )                 1,045       1,183,493       1,183,493  
 
Total Money Market Funds
            32,754       35,364,962       (33,030,730 )                 2,477       2,366,986       2,366,986  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS (Cost $44,331,390)
    102.43 %   $ 546,483     $ 82,474,844     $ (38,531,823 )   $ 3,623,261 (c)   $ (107,864 )   $ 736,885               47,997,737  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES
    (2.43 )%                                                             (1,137,142 )
 
NET ASSETS
    100.00 %                                                           $ 46,860,595  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ETF
  – Exchange-Traded Fund
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Unless otherwise indicated, each exchange-traded fund or mutual fund and the Fund are affiliated by either having the same investment adviser or an investment adviser under common control with the Fund’s investment adviser.
(b) Non-affiliate of the Fund or its investment adviser.
(c) Includes $7,164 of return of capital from PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury Portfolio and PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments — non affiliates at value (Cost $3,656,118)
  $ 3,690,486  
 
Investments — affiliates, at value (Cost $40,675,272)
    44,307,251  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $44,331,390)
    47,997,737  
 
Cash
    682,362  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    20,395  
 
Dividends from affiliates
    138  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation
    2,402  
 
Total assets
    48,703,034  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Investments purchased — non affiliates
    133,508  
 
Investments purchased — affiliates
    1,620,777  
 
Fund shares reacquired
    37  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    44,203  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    41,512  
 
Trustee deferred compensation
    2,402  
 
Total liabilities
    1,842,439  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 46,860,595  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 43,175,100  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    211,260  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (192,112 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    3,666,347  
 
    $ 46,860,595  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 898,614  
 
Series II
  $ 45,961,981  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    65,624  
 
Series II
    3,366,270  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 13.69  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 13.65  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends — non affiliates
  $ 31,484  
 
Dividends — affiliates
    705,401  
 
Total investment income
    736,885  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    116,197  
 
Administrative services fees
    92,158  
 
Custodian fees
    4,316  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    42,377  
 
Transfer agent fees
    1,848  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    20,103  
 
Professional services fees
    50,736  
 
Other
    22,538  
 
Total expenses
    350,273  
 
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed
    (270,282 )
 
Net expenses
    79,991  
 
Net investment income
    656,894  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities — non affiliates
    63,136  
 
Investment securities — affiliates
    (171,000 )
 
      (107,864 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities — non affiliates
    30,457  
 
Investment securities — affiliates
    3,592,804  
 
      3,623,261  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    3,515,397  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 4,172,291  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009 and the period October 24, 2008 (commencement date) through December 31, 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 656,894     $ 3,633  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (107,864 )     497  
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation
    3,623,261       43,086  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    4,172,291       47,216  
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (10,312 )     (2,420 )
 
Series II
    (452,703 )     (5,746 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (463,015 )     (8,166 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
    (1,782 )      
 
Series II
    (84,532 )      
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
    (86,314 )      
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    690,765       127,430  
 
Series II
    42,009,701       370,687  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions
    42,700,466       498,117  
 
Net increase in net assets
    46,323,428       537,167  
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    537,167        
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $211,260 and $3,753, respectively)
  $ 46,860,595     $ 537,167  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return consistent with a moderate level of risk relative to the broad stock market. The Fund primarily invests in exchange-traded funds (“underlying funds”) advised by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (“Invesco PowerShares”). The Fund may also invest in affiliated mutual funds advised by Invesco Aim Advisors (“Invesco Aim”); in unaffiliated mutual funds and exchange-traded funds and in other
  securities. Invesco Aim and Invesco PowerShares (collectively the “Advisors”) are affiliates of each other as they are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. (“Invesco”). Invesco Aim may change the Fund’s asset class allocations, the underlying funds or the target weightings in the underlying funds without shareholder approval. The underlying funds may engage in a number of investment techniques and practices, which involve certain risks. Each underlying fund’s accounting policies are outlined in the underlying fund’s financial statements and the affiliated underlying funds are available upon request.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity
 
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are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Distributions from income from underlying funds, if any, are recorded as dividend income on ex-dividend date. Distributions from net realized capital gains from underlying funds, if any, are recorded as realized gains on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
D. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
E. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
F. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
G. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .67%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .655%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .64%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .625%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .61%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .595%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .58%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .565%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.18% and Series II shares to 0.43% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Funds have incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $116,197 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $154,085.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’
 
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accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $42,158 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 47,997,737     $     $     $ 47,997,737  
 
 
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,781 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
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NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Year Ended December 31, 2009 and the period October 24, 2008 (commencement date) to December 31, 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 549,329     $ 8,166  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 213,847  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    3,474,235  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (2,587 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    43,175,100  
 
Total net assets
  $ 46,860,595  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward at period-end.
 
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $47,109,882 and $5,501,093, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 3,814,800  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (340,565 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 3,474,235  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $44,523,502.
 
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of excise taxes, startup cost and distributions, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $13,628, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $1,569 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $15,197. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 9—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
        October 24, 2008 (commencement
    Year ended
  date) to
    December 31, 2009(a)   December 31, 2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    56,401     $ 738,272       12,501     $ 125,010  
 
Series II
    3,459,519       43,759,281       35,270       365,022  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    880       12,094       223       2,420  
 
Series II
    39,214       537,235       530       5,746  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (4,381 )     (59,601 )            
 
Series II
    (168,256 )     (2,286,815 )     (7 )     (81 )
 
Net increase in share activity
    3,383,377     $ 42,700,466       48,517     $ 498,117  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 96% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      on securities
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09   $ 11.09     $ 0.53     $ 2.27     $ 2.80     $ (0.17 )   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.20 )   $ 13.69       25.19 %   $ 899       0.22 %(d)     1.78 %(d)     4.03 %(d)     32 %
Year ended 12/31/08(e)     10.00       0.11       1.17       1.28       (0.19 )           (0.19 )     11.09       12.88       141       0.17 (f)     79.26 (f)     5.72 (f)     6  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09     11.07       0.49       2.27       2.76       (0.15 )     (0.03 )     (0.18 )     13.65       24.95       45,962       0.47 (d)     2.03 (d)     3.78 (d)     32  
Year ended 12/31/08(e)     10.00       0.11       1.15       1.26       (0.19 )           (0.19 )     11.07       12.66       396       0.42 (f)     79.51 (f)     5.47 (f)     6  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $392 and $16,951 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
(e) Commencement date of October 24, 2008.
(f) Annualized.
 
AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, and the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period October 24, 2008 (commencement date) through December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,168.60       $ 0.93       $ 1,024.35       $ 0.87         0.17 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,167.10         2.29         1,023.09         2.14         0.42  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    7.04%  
U.S. Treasury Obligations*
    17.06%  
 
  The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. PowerShares ETF Allocation Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                          
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
 
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.
  None
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001     Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)

Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations
  Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich &
Tang Funds
(16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998     Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee
  2005     Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc.
(25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
                          
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
  2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006     Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004     Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003     General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®

Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
  1999     Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  2005     Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006     Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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(FRONT COVER)
 
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
 
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

 
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

 
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2009, Series I shares of AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund had double-digit positive returns, but underperformed the Fund’s style-specific index, the Russell 2000 Index. In 2009, many lower quality companies with significant debt levels or other high-risk business practices saw their stocks surge, but those are not the companies we desire to own in the portfolio. Additionally, much of the Fund’s underperformance was due to stock selection in several sectors.
   The Fund also underperformed the broad market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.
   Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
 
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    21.29 %
 
Series II Shares
    20.90  
 
S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
 
Russell 2000 Index (Style-Specific Index)
    27.17  
 
Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index (Peer Group Index)
    29.83  
 
  Lipper Inc.
 
How we invest
Our investment process seeks to identify attractively valued small-cap companies with high growth potential, demonstrated by consistent and accelerating revenue and earnings growth.
   We begin with a quantitative model that ranks companies based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness factors. This proprietary model provides an objective approach to identifying new investment opportunities as the highest-ranked stocks become the primary focus of our research efforts.
   Our stock selection process is based on a rigorous three-step process that includes fundamental, valuation and timeliness analysis.
1.   Fundamental analysis. Building financial models and conducting in-depth interviews with company management.
2.   Valuation analysis. Identifying attractively valued stocks given their growth potential over a one- to two-year horizon.
3.   Timeliness analysis. Identifying the “timeliness” of a stock purchase. We review trading volume characteristics and trend analysis to make sure there are no signs of the stock deterioration. This also serves as a risk management measure that helps us confirm our high conviction candidates.
    Portfolio construction plays an important role in risk management. We align the Fund with the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index, the benchmark we believe represents the small-cap-growth asset class. We seek to manage risk by keeping the Fund’s sector weightings in line with the benchmark by staying fully diversified in all those sectors. We also seek to limit stock-specific risk by investing in typically 120-130 holdings.
    We consider selling a stock when it no longer meets our investment criteria, based on:
n   Our original investment thesis is not valid because the fundamentals are no longer intact.
n   The price target set at purchase is exceeded.


n   The company’s timeliness profile deteriorates.
 
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2009, was truly a tale of two markets. During the first two months of the reporting period, equity markets experienced steep declines as severe problems in credit markets, a rapidly deteriorating housing market, rising energy and food prices and a deteriorating outlook for corporate earnings led to a global recession. However, the U.S. economy began to show signs that the economic contraction was moderating, and equity markets rapidly reversed direction beginning in early March 2009 and rallied strongly for most of the remaining months in the year.
   In this environment, indexes measuring the performance of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks all had positive returns, with mid-cap stocks outperforming large- and small-cap stocks.1 In terms of investment style, growth stocks outperformed value stocks.1 The sectors with the highest returns in the broad market as represented by the S&P 500 Index included more economically sensitive sectors such as information technology (IT), materials and consumer discretionary.1
   The Fund had double-digit absolute returns, but underperformed the Russell 2000 Index due primarily to stock selection in several sectors, including industrials, IT, materials and health care. The Fund underperformed by the widest margin in the industrials sector, driven by both stock selection and an overweight position. One of the leading detractors from performance was Team, a company that provides maintenance and construction services for high pressure piping systems. Other key detractors from performance included technological product designer AeroVironment, steel pipeline maker Northwest Pipe and tool


 
Portfolio Composition
       
By sector
       
 
       
Information Technology
    20.7 %
 
Industrials
    19.0  
 
Financials
    14.5  
 
Health Care
    13.8  
 
Consumer Discretionary
    13.6  
 
Energy
    8.2  
 
Materials
    3.4  
 
Telecommunication Services
    2.2  
 
Utilities
    1.8  
 
Consumer Staples
    1.5  
 
Money Market Funds Plus
       
 
Other Assets Less Liabilities
    1.3  

 
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
 
1.
  Ariba Inc.     1.3 %
 
2.
  Complete Production Services, Inc.     1.3  
 
3.
  Cooper Cos., Inc.     1.3  
 
4.
  OSI Systems, Inc.     1.2  
 
5.
  TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.     1.2  
 
6.
  ABM Industries Inc.     1.2  
 
7.
  LaSalle Hotel Properties     1.1  
 
8.
  Arris Group Inc.     1.1  
 
9.
  Anixter International Inc.     1.1  
 
10.
  Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.     1.1  

 
Top Five Industries*
 
1.
  Oil & Gas Equipment & Services     4.4 %
 
2.
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production     3.8  
 
3.
  Regional Banks     3.5  
 
4.
  Restaurants     3.4  
 
5.
  Electrical Components & Equipment     3.1  

 
Total Net Assets
  $193.0 million  
 
       
Total Number of Holdings*
    119  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.


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maker Snap-On. Despite weak performance, we continued to own AeroVironment and Northwest Pipe, but we sold Snap-On due to deteriorating fundamentals.
   The Fund also underperformed in the IT sector, driven by stock selection. A leading detractor from Fund performance was Comtech Telecommunications, a company that designs and manufactures innovative communication products and services. Much of the remaining under-performance in the IT sector was because the Fund did not have exposure to many of the more highly leveraged and/or cyclical companies that had the strongest performance during the market rebound. Our investment process focuses on companies that can self-fund their growth initiatives, so many of our holdings underperformed these more highly leveraged companies as credit markets began to improve following the March market inflection point.
   Underperformance in the materials sector was due to both stock selection and an underweight position. Similar to what happened in the IT sector, much of the Fund’s underperformance in the materials sector was because the Fund did not own many of the highly leveraged and/or cyclical companies that outperformed during the market rebound.
   The Fund underperformed in the health care sector due to stock selection. The leading detractor from overall Fund performance was ViroPharma, a pharmaceutical company that focuses on discovering drugs to combat RNA viruses. A second company that detracted from Fund performance was Cardiac Science, a medical device company that makes cardiovascular monitoring and therapeutic equipment. We sold Cardiac Science.
   Some of this underperformance was offset by outperformance in other sectors, including financials, energy and utilities. The Fund outperformed by the widest margin in the financials sector, due to stock selection and an underweight position. Several of the Fund’s diversified financials holdings had strong performance driven by improving equity markets, including Gamco Investors, Affiliated Managers Group and KBW.
   The Fund also benefited from stock selection and an underweight position in the banks industry group.
   Outperformance in the energy sector was due to stock selection and an overweight position. Many energy equipment and services holdings had strong performance following the market
rebound, including Oceaneering International, Natco Group and Lufkin Industries. These companies benefited from accelerating demand for their products and services as the global economy showed signs of dramatic improvement and oil prices rebounded. We sold Natco Group.
    Outperformance in the utilities sector was driven by stock selection and an underweight position. Energen was a key contributor to Fund performance during the period.
   During the year, the most significant positioning changes included additions in more economically sensitive sectors including IT, energy and consumer discretionary. Purchases in these sectors were funded by reducing exposure to the more defensive sectors including consumer staples and utilities. All changes to the Fund were based on our bottom-up stock selection process of identifying high-quality growth companies trading at what we believe are attractive valuations.
   We thank you for your commitment to AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund.
 
  Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF JULIET ELLIS)
Juliet Ellis
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund. Ms. Ellis joined Invesco Aim in 2004. She previously served as senior portfolio manager of two small-cap funds for another company and was responsible for the management of more than $2 billion in assets. Ms. Ellis began her investment career in 1981 as a financial consultant. She is a cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Indiana University with a B.A. in economics and political science.
(PHOTO OF JUAN HARTSFIELD)
Juan Hartsfield
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund. Prior to joining Invesco Aim in 2004, he began his investment career in 2000 as an equity analyst and most recently served as a portfolio manager. Mr. Hartsfield earned a B.S. in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas and his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Assisted by the Small Cap Growth/Core Team


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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since inception
Fund data from 8/29/03, index data from 8/31/03
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
1   Lipper Inc.

Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
    This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating
changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a
doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.


 
Average Annual Total Returns
       
As of 12/31/09
       
 
       
Series I Shares
       
 
Inception (8/29/03)
    5.28 %
 
5 Years
    2.16  
 
1 Year
    21.29  
 
 
       
Series II Shares
       
 
Inception (8/29/03)
    5.05 %
 
5 Years
    1.91  
 
1 Year
    20.90  
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
   The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in
net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
   The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.10% and 1.35%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
   AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a
variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
   The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
   Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.


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AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
n   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
The values of convertible securities in which the Fund invests may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer may default on interest or principal payments, and the value of the underlying common stock into which these securities may be converted.
   Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
   Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
   Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
   There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
   The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
   Investing in a fund that invests in smaller companies involves risks not associated with investing in more established companies, such as business risk, stock price fluctuations and illiquidity.
   Although the Fund's return during certain periods was positively impacted by its investments in initial public offerings (IPOs), there can be no assurance that the fund will have favorable IPO investment opportunities in the future.
 
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
   The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
   The Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
   The S&P SmallCap 600 Index is a market-value weighted index that consists of 600 small cap domestic stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.
   The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
   A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
 
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
   The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
   Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.


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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.71%
 
       
 
Advertising–1.04%
 
       
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(b)
    271,919     $ 2,006,762  
 
 
Aerospace & Defense–2.37%
 
       
AAR Corp.(b)
    90,293       2,074,933  
 
Aerovironment Inc.(b)
    40,083       1,165,614  
 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
    42,710       1,337,677  
 
              4,578,224  
 
 
Airlines–0.86%
 
       
Allegiant Travel Co.(b)(c)
    35,309       1,665,526  
 
 
Apparel Retail–1.79%
 
       
Citi Trends Inc.(b)
    57,300       1,582,626  
 
J. Crew Group, Inc.(b)
    42,036       1,880,691  
 
              3,463,317  
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–2.83%
 
       
Carter’s, Inc.(b)
    70,262       1,844,377  
 
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
    53,073       2,159,010  
 
Volcom, Inc.(b)
    87,566       1,465,855  
 
              5,469,242  
 
 
Application Software–2.56%
 
       
Blackbaud, Inc.
    45,368       1,072,046  
 
Parametric Technology Corp.(b)
    111,017       1,814,018  
 
Quest Software, Inc.(b)
    111,166       2,045,454  
 
              4,931,518  
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.31%
 
       
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)
    21,500       1,448,025  
 
GAMCO Investors, Inc.–Class A
    26,931       1,300,498  
 
SEI Investments Co.
    97,352       1,705,607  
 
Teton Advisers, Inc.–Class A
    1       9  
 
              4,454,139  
 
 
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.18%
 
       
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(b)
    95,222       2,273,901  
 
 
Biotechnology–0.35%
 
       
InterMune, Inc.(b)
    52,404       683,348  
 
 
Casinos & Gaming–1.03%
 
       
Bally Technologies Inc.(b)
    48,288       1,993,812  
 
 
Communications Equipment–2.60%
 
       
Arris Group Inc.(b)
    190,171       2,173,654  
 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(b)
    46,992       1,647,070  
 
JDS Uniphase Corp.(b)
    145,465       1,200,086  
 
              5,020,810  
 
 
Construction & Engineering–1.37%
 
       
MYR Group Inc.(b)
    82,811       1,497,223  
 
Northwest Pipe Co.(b)
    42,548       1,142,839  
 
              2,640,062  
 
 
Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–1.64%
 
       
Titan International, Inc.
    220,946       1,791,872  
 
Trinity Industries, Inc.
    78,783       1,373,976  
 
              3,165,848  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.06%
 
       
CyberSource Corp.(b)
    102,609       2,063,467  
 
Wright Express Corp.(b)
    59,901       1,908,446  
 
              3,971,913  
 
 
Diversified Chemicals–0.88%
 
       
FMC Corp.
    30,558       1,703,914  
 
 
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.98%
 
       
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
    28,152       1,891,533  
 
 
Diversified Support Services–0.54%
 
       
EnerNOC, Inc.(b)
    34,029       1,034,141  
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment–3.09%
 
       
Baldor Electric Co.
    67,748       1,903,041  
 
Belden Inc.
    64,652       1,417,172  
 
General Cable Corp.(b)
    38,995       1,147,233  
 
GrafTech International Ltd.(b)
    96,365       1,498,476  
 
              5,965,922  
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.71%
 
       
OSI Systems, Inc.(b)
    83,887       2,288,437  
 
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.(b)
    42,774       1,009,894  
 
              3,298,331  
 
 
Environmental & Facilities Services–2.73%
 
       
ABM Industries Inc.
    109,760       2,267,642  
 
Team, Inc.(b)
    70,086       1,318,318  
 
Waste Connections, Inc.(b)
    50,531       1,684,703  
 
              5,270,663  
 
 
Gas Utilities–1.49%
 
       
Energen Corp.
    30,573       1,430,816  
 
UGI Corp.
    59,926       1,449,610  
 
              2,880,426  
 
 
General Merchandise Stores–0.53%
 
       
Pantry, Inc. (The)(b)
    75,375       1,024,346  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Health Care Distributors–0.84%
 
       
Owens & Minor, Inc.
    37,550     $ 1,612,022  
 
 
Health Care Equipment–1.97%
 
       
ev3 Inc.(b)
    141,449       1,886,930  
 
Invacare Corp.
    77,148       1,924,071  
 
              3,811,001  
 
 
Health Care Facilities–1.73%
 
       
Skilled Healthcare Group Inc.–Class A(b)
    172,380       1,284,231  
 
Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B
    67,382       2,055,151  
 
              3,339,382  
 
 
Health Care Services–1.80%
 
       
Emdeon, Inc.–Class A(b)
    110,418       1,683,874  
 
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.(b)
    66,578       1,798,272  
 
              3,482,146  
 
 
Health Care Supplies–2.10%
 
       
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)
    63,447       2,418,600  
 
Haemonetics Corp.(b)
    29,641       1,634,701  
 
              4,053,301  
 
 
Health Care Technology–1.19%
 
       
athenahealth Inc.(b)
    21,403       968,272  
 
Omnicell, Inc.(b)
    113,756       1,329,807  
 
              2,298,079  
 
 
Home Furnishings–0.78%
 
       
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.(c)
    111,760       1,499,819  
 
 
Industrial Machinery–2.35%
 
       
Chart Industries, Inc.(b)
    57,894       958,146  
 
Gardner Denver Inc.
    6,058       257,768  
 
RBC Bearings Inc.(b)
    61,489       1,496,027  
 
Valmont Industries, Inc.
    23,147       1,815,882  
 
              4,527,823  
 
 
Insurance Brokers–1.50%
 
       
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
    69,324       1,560,483  
 
eHealth, Inc.(b)
    81,136       1,333,065  
 
              2,893,548  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.82%
 
       
Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc.
    190,916       1,523,510  
 
Cincinnati Bell Inc.(b)
    577,776       1,993,327  
 
              3,516,837  
 
 
Internet Software & Services–2.56%
 
       
Ancestry.com, Inc.(b)
    76,052       1,065,488  
 
GSI Commerce, Inc.(b)
    74,530       1,892,317  
 
Open Text Corp. (Canada)(b)
    49,005       1,992,053  
 
              4,949,858  
 
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.02%
 
       
KBW Inc.(b)
    71,963       1,968,908  
 
 
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.98%
 
       
CACI International Inc.–Class A(b)
    38,534       1,882,386  
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.37%
 
       
Dionex Corp.(b)
    25,100       1,854,137  
 
eResearch Technology, Inc.(b)
    130,919       786,823  
 
              2,640,960  
 
 
Marine–0.59%
 
       
DryShips Inc. (Greece)(b)
    194,150       1,129,953  
 
 
Metal & Glass Containers–0.87%
 
       
AptarGroup, Inc.
    46,900       1,676,206  
 
 
Movies & Entertainment–1.00%
 
       
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.–Class A
    126,256       1,935,504  
 
 
Office REIT’s–1.81%
 
       
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(c)
    25,124       1,615,222  
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
    37,300       1,875,444  
 
              3,490,666  
 
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–4.36%
 
       
Complete Production Services, Inc.(b)
    187,932       2,443,116  
 
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b)
    59,837       1,891,448  
 
Lufkin Industries, Inc.
    28,585       2,092,422  
 
Oceaneering International, Inc.(b)
    33,862       1,981,604  
 
              8,408,590  
 
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.83%
 
       
Arena Resources, Inc.(b)
    46,316       1,997,146  
 
Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)
    40,560       1,645,519  
 
Forest Oil Corp.(b)
    88,857       1,977,068  
 
Penn Virginia Corp.
    83,347       1,774,458  
 
              7,394,191  
 
 
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.51%
 
       
Flowers Foods, Inc.
    52,123       1,238,443  
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(b)
    42,998       1,670,902  
 
              2,909,345  
 
 
Pharmaceuticals–2.49%
 
       
Biovail Corp. (Canada)
    124,041       1,731,612  
 
ViroPharma Inc.(b)
    172,458       1,446,923  
 
VIVUS, Inc.(b)
    176,470       1,621,759  
 
              4,800,294  
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance–1.70%
 
       
FPIC Insurance Group, Inc.(b)
    45,475       1,756,244  
 
Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)
    34,490       1,532,391  
 
              3,288,635  
 
                 
                 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Regional Banks–3.51%
 
       
BancFirst Corp.
    29,032     $ 1,075,345  
 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
    42,667       1,652,066  
 
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.
    52,394       1,281,034  
 
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
    25,508       1,383,299  
 
FirstMerit Corp.
    68,392       1,377,415  
 
              6,769,159  
 
 
Restaurants–3.42%
 
       
Brinker International, Inc.
    92,381       1,378,324  
 
DineEquity, Inc.(b)
    51,364       1,247,632  
 
Papa John’s International, Inc.(b)
    52,578       1,228,222  
 
Sonic Corp.(b)
    139,013       1,399,861  
 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.(b)
    119,888       1,346,342  
 
              6,600,381  
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–2.80%
 
       
ATMI, Inc.(b)
    88,933       1,655,932  
 
Cymer, Inc.(b)
    53,440       2,051,027  
 
MKS Instruments, Inc.(b)
    98,006       1,706,285  
 
              5,413,244  
 
 
Semiconductors–2.08%
 
       
ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)
    230,466       2,030,405  
 
Semtech Corp.(b)
    116,859       1,987,772  
 
              4,018,177  
 
 
Specialized REIT’s–2.60%
 
       
LaSalle Hotel Properties
    104,148       2,211,062  
 
Senior Housing Properties Trust
    70,946       1,551,589  
 
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
    39,289       1,258,427  
 
              5,021,078  
 
 
Specialty Chemicals–0.69%
 
       
Zep, Inc.
    76,868       1,331,354  
 
 
Systems Software–1.28%
 
       
Ariba Inc.(b)
    197,837       2,476,919  
 
 
Technology Distributors–2.10%
 
       
Anixter International Inc.(b)
    45,876       2,160,760  
 
Ingram Micro Inc.–Class A(b)
    108,947       1,901,125  
 
              4,061,885  
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.92%
 
       
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(b)
    110,506       1,768,096  
 
 
Trucking–2.53%
 
       
Landstar System, Inc.
    46,887       1,817,809  
 
Marten Transport, Ltd.(b)
    69,458       1,246,771  
 
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)
    58,958       1,810,011  
 
              4,874,591  
 
 
Water Utilities–0.27%
 
       
Cascal N.V. (United Kingdom)
    94,858       513,182  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.40%
 
       
NTELOS Holdings Corp.
    43,251       770,733  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $175,969,065)
            190,515,951  
 
 
Money Market Funds–2.18%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d)
    2,101,527       2,101,527  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d)
    2,101,527       2,101,527  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,203,054)
            4,203,054  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.89% (Cost $180,172,119)
            194,719,005  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–1.73%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $3,340,596)(d)(e)
    3,340,596       3,340,596  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–102.62% (Cost $183,512,715)
            198,059,601  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.62)%
            (5,062,901 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 192,996,700  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
REIT
  – Real Estate Investment Trust
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(d) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(e) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $175,969,065)*
  $ 190,515,951  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    7,543,650  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $183,512,715)
    198,059,601  
 
Receivables for:
       
Investments sold
    277,912  
 
Fund shares sold
    162,889  
 
Dividends
    187,669  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    14,033  
 
Total assets
    198,702,104  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Investments purchased
    2,142,508  
 
Fund shares reacquired
    28,668  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    3,340,596  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    127,810  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    42,512  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    23,310  
 
Total liabilities
    5,705,404  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 192,996,700  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 217,393,534  
 
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
    (24,065 )
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (38,919,655 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    14,546,886  
 
    $ 192,996,700  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 178,948,615  
 
Series II
  $ 14,048,085  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    13,914,570  
 
Series II
    1,106,895  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 12.86  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 12.69  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $3,241,694 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,001)
  $ 1,639,947  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $153,338)
    169,279  
 
Total investment income
    1,809,226  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    1,247,396  
 
Administrative services fees
    468,254  
 
Custodian fees
    22,570  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    23,111  
 
Transfer agent fees
    17,978  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    25,419  
 
Other
    49,311  
 
Total expenses
    1,854,039  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (4,276 )
 
Net expenses
    1,849,763  
 
Net investment income (loss)
    (40,537 )
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $34,634)
    (20,760,004 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
    54,460,389  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    33,700,385  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 33,659,848  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (40,537 )   $ 281,807  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (20,760,004 )     (17,937,663 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    54,460,389       (52,374,299 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    33,659,848       (70,030,155 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (278,362 )      
 
Series II
    (15,577 )      
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (293,939 )      —  
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
          (660,008 )
 
Series II
          (21,507 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
          (681,515 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (4,469,997 )     53,423,230  
 
Series II
    6,233,450       6,837,898  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions
    1,763,453       60,261,128  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    35,129,362       (10,450,542 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    157,867,338       168,317,880  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(24,065) and $261,903, respectively)
  $ 192,996,700     $ 157,867,338  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .745%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .73%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .715%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .70%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .685%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .67%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .655%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .64%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.15% and Series II shares to 1.40% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
 
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  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $4,276.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $418,254 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 198,059,601     $     $     $ 198,059,601  
 
 
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $302,756, which resulted in net realized gains of $34,634.
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


 

NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $3,146 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 293,939     $ 566,079  
 
Long-term capital gain
          115,436  
 
Total distributions
  $ 293,939     $ 681,515  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
  $ 11,137,672  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (24,065 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (556,059 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (34,954,382 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    217,393,534  
 
Total net assets
  $ 192,996,700  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2016
  $ 12,193,641  
 
December 31, 2017
    22,760,741  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 34,954,382  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


 

NOTE 8—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $77,495,950 and $74,987,312, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 27,566,446  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (16,428,774 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 11,137,672  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $186,921,929.
 
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of net operating losses, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $48,508 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $48,508. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 10—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    3,683,269     $ 39,156,749       7,106,974     $ 99,325,405  
 
Series II
    780,951       8,298,387       581,209       7,454,266  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    22,558       278,362       64,391       660,008  
 
Series II
    1,279       15,577       2,121       21,507  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (4,128,279 )     (43,905,108 )     (3,672,675 )     (46,562,183 )
 
Series II
    (204,276 )     (2,080,514 )     (56,485 )     (637,875 )
 
Net increase in share activity
    155,502     $ 1,763,453       4,025,535     $ 60,261,128  
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 82% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


 

NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
  Net
  (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  investment
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income (loss)
   
    beginning
  income
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   (loss)(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 10.62     $ (0.00 )   $ 2.26     $ 2.26     $ (0.02 )   $     $ (0.02 )   $ 12.86       21.29 %   $ 178,949       1.09 %(d)     1.09 %(d)     (0.01 )%(d)     46 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    15.53       0.02       (4.88 )     (4.86 )           (0.05 )     (0.05 )     10.62       (31.31 )     152,310       1.09       1.09       0.16       55  
Year ended 12/31/07
    15.19       (0.01 )     0.81       0.80       (0.01 )     (0.45 )     (0.46 )     15.53       5.19       168,286       1.12       1.15       (0.07 )     45  
Year ended 12/31/06
    13.46       (0.01 )     2.37       2.36             (0.63 )     (0.63 )     15.19       17.44       93,243       1.15       1.33       (0.06 )     52  
Year ended 12/31/05
    12.45       (0.06 )     1.07       1.01                         13.46       8.11       42,752       1.22       1.57       (0.44 )     70  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    10.51       (0.03 )     2.23       2.20       (0.02 )           (0.02 )     12.69       20.90       14,048       1.34 (d)     1.34 (d)     (0.26 )(d)     46  
Year ended 12/31/08
    15.39       0.00       (4.83 )     (4.83 )           (0.05 )     (0.05 )     10.51       (31.40 )     5,557       1.34       1.34       (0.09 )     55  
Year ended 12/31/07
    15.10       (0.05 )     0.79       0.74             (0.45 )     (0.45 )     15.39       4.84       32       1.37       1.40       (0.32 )     45  
Year ended 12/31/06
    13.41       (0.04 )     2.36       2.32             (0.63 )     (0.63 )     15.10       17.20       854       1.40       1.58       (0.31 )     52  
Year ended 12/31/05
    12.43       (0.08 )     1.06       0.98                         13.41       7.88       679       1.42       1.82       (0.64 )     70  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ending December 31, 2007, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $17,709,035 and sold of $19,432,514 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of AIM V.I. Small Cap Growth Fund into the Fund
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $158,191 and $9,244 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


 

Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,167.80       $ 5.96       $ 1,019.71       $ 5.55         1.09 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,165.70         7.31         1,018.45         6.82         1.34  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


 

Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    98.52%  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                     
  Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)  
  Position(s) Held with the Trust   or Officer   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee  
      Since          
                     
 
Interested Persons
                 
                     
 
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007       Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None  
 
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute      
                     
 
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006       Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None  
 
 
          Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.      
                     
 
Independent Trustees
                 
                     
 
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993       Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute  
                     
 
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004       Retired   None  
                     
 
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001       Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None  
                     
 
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004       Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans  
 
 
              Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association  
                     
 
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000       Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.  
 
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations      
                     
 
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997       Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff  
 
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)      
                     
 
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993       Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
                     
 
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998       Retired   None  
                     
 
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993       Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None  
                     
 
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004       Retired   None  
                     
 
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005       Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None  
                     
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

T-1


 

Trustees and Officers – (continued)
                     
  Name, Year of Birth and   Trustee and/   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)  
  Position(s) Held with the Trust   or Officer   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee  
      Since          
                     
 
Other Officers
                 
                     
 
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and
Senior Officer
  2005       Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
                     
 
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006       Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)      
                     
 
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004       Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company
  N/A  
                     
 
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003       General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.      
                     
 
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
  1999       Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A  
                     
 
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993       Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)
  N/A  
                     
 
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  2005       Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.      
                     
 
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006       Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A  
 
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company      
                     
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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  New York, NY 10036-2714        

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AIM V.I. Technology Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders n December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
The year was characterized by two dramatically different market environments. In early 2009, equity markets declined steeply as credit markets froze and risk premiums rose dramatically in response to the global recession. As central banks coordinated easing efforts and companies cut costs aggressively, access to funding improved and market valuations in both the credit and equity markets recovered from their March lows.
     The information technology (IT) sector enjoyed a banner year with significant double-digit gains — well ahead of other market sectors. As a result, AIM V.I. Technology Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, outperformed the broad market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, for the year ended December 31, 2009. However, the Fund underperformed its style-specific index, the Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index, as our quality-biased investment process was out of favor and stocks with low returns on invested capital appreciated most in 2009. Specifically, stock selection in the computer and peripherals industry, as well as stock selection and an overweight position in the software industry, negatively affected Fund performance relative to its style-specific index.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.

If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    57.40 %
Series II Shares
    57.14  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
BofA Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index6 (Style-Specific Index)*
    66.86  
S&P North American Technology Sector Index6 (Former Style-Specific Index)*
    63.19  
Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Category Average6 (Peer Group)
    57.34  
6Lipper Inc.
       
 
*   During the reporting period, the Fund elected to use the BofA Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index as its style-specific index rather than the S&P North American Technology Sector Index because it more appropriately reflects the Fund’s investment style.
How we invest
We seek to grow capital by investing in companies we believe generate sustainable, superior earnings and cash flow growth that is not fully reflected in investor expectations or equity valuations. The Fund emphasizes companies believed to have a strategic advantage over their competition and operating in industries believed to be beneficiaries of secular trends. The Fund invests in industries such as hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and services, semiconductors and service-related companies in the IT sector. We use a research oriented bottom-up investment approach focusing on company fundamentals and growth prospects.
     We place great emphasis on companies exhibiting high returns on invested capital and generating free cash flow, metrics we believe are good indicators of financial health and growth potential. Also, we seek management teams that maintain high quality balance sheets and manageable debt levels. Valuation also plays a critical role in stock selection.
     Risk management is an integral part of our portfolio construction, as our target portfolio attempts to limit volatility and downside risk. Only stocks that represent a proper risk and reward profile are chosen for inclusion in the portfolio. We seek to accomplish this goal by thoroughly understanding the key business drivers of companies in which we invest. The portfolio is constructed with the goal of holding approximately 40-60 individual stocks we believe are best suited to capitalize on secular trends prevalent in the IT sector.
     We may reduce or eliminate a stock when:
§   A stock’s price reaches its valuation target.
 
§   A company’s fundamentals change or deteriorate.
 
§   It no longer meets our investment criteria.
Market conditions and your Fund
Though the beginning of the year was marked by headlines claiming economic “Armageddon,” the U.S. economy began to show signs that the contraction was moderating. Economic data indicated that the rampant decline in business spending and consumption that occurred in 2008 and early 2009 may have eased. Given signs that the economic downturn may be moderating, equity and credit markets improved. In addition, financial markets benefited from various government programs introduced to improve bank balance sheets and reduce credit spreads.
     A variety of emergency fiscal and monetary initiatives of governments and central banks appeared to have succeeded in averting a global economic collapse. However, high unemployment levels and the long-term implications of the sovereign debt burden for Western economies continued to cause concern. Additionally,
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Information Technology
    93.3 %
Consumer Discretionary
    1.3  
Telecommunication Services
    1.1  
Financials
    0.7  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    3.6  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
  1. Apple Inc.
    5.2 %
  2. Google Inc.-Class A
    4.6  
  3. Hewlett-Packard Co.
    3.9  
  4. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.- Class A
    3.9  
  5. Microsoft Corp.
    3.9  
  6. Intel Corp.
    3.2  
  7. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
    3.2  
  8. Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
    3.1  
  9. QUALCOMM Inc.
    2.6  
10. EMC Corp.
    2.4  
 
       
Total Net Assets
  $119.8 million  
Total Number of Holdings*
    61  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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businesses and households still had a considerable way to go in reducing their debt levels.
     Against this backdrop, telecommunication services, utilities and energy were among the weakest performing sectors of the S&P 500 Index.1 Conversely, IT, materials and consumer discretionary were the best performing sectors.1
     On an absolute basis, holdings in the semiconductors and semiconductor equipment and the computer and peripherals industries made the greatest positive contribution to Fund performance during the year. In addition to a legacy private equity holding, the only other industries to detract from Fund performance were the media and diversified telecommunication services industries.
     Relative to the BofA Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index, our security selection and overweight exposure to the IT services industry had the greatest positive effect on Fund performance. Additionally, our lack of office electronics and electrical equipment holdings benefited our benchmark-relative performance. On the other hand, stock selection in the computer and peripherals industry, as well as stock selection and an overweight position in the software industry, detracted from relative performance. Our cash weighting, although minor, also hurt benchmark-relative performance during the strong equity rally.
     Among specific holdings, Apple and Cognizant Technology Solutions were the top contributors to Fund performance during the year. In fact, Apple graced the Fund’s top contributors list each quarter in 2009. Besides recently announcing price cuts and new features for existing products, Apple also unveiled a new version of its iPhone, the 3GS, complete with new applications, an improved camera and faster downloading capabilities. Perhaps most significant is the lower price for the entry-level iPhone, not to mention the ever-growing application downloads, which highlight Apple’s efforts to expand market share.
     We believed Cognizant, a leading provider of software solutions with primary clients in North America and Europe, maintained a unique competitive advantage in the realm of global IT outsourcing. Although headquartered in New Jersey, Cognizant boasts regional sales and client relationship offices worldwide with an emphasis in operations in India. The firm recently beat Wall Street expectations through top-line growth, or revenue growth, with a tight control on expenses.
     On the negative side, Harris Corp. and Nokia, communications equipment companies, detracted from the Fund’s performance during the year. Investors worried that the Obama administration would cut defense spending, which would negatively affect Harris Corp. In addition to suffering slowing sales due to macroeconomic conditions, competition from Apple took more market share from Nokia than we anticipated. We eliminated Harris Corp. from the portfolio before the close of the year.
     In past commentaries we mentioned that conditions were favorable for the IT sector. We believed those trends continued to assert themselves, which led to IT outperforming the broad market during the reporting period. This fiscal year was similar as we saw continued signs of improvement in credit markets, stabilization of demand patterns and conditions for secular growth.
     Given that markets experienced a strong recovery during the year, we would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program. We thank you for your continued investment in AIM V.I. Technology Fund.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
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Warren Tennant
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Technology Fund. Mr. Tennant joined Invesco Aim in 2000 and was named a portfolio manager in 2007 before becoming lead manager of the Fund in 2008. He earned both his B.B.A. in finance and his M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Brian Nelson
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM V.I. Technology Fund. He began his investment career in 1995 and joined Invesco Aim in 2004. Mr. Nelson earned a B.A. from the University of California-Santa Barbara and is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.
Assisted by the Technology Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Fund data from 5/20/97, index data from 5/31/97
(LINE GRAPH)
 
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (5/20/97)
    2.29 %
10 Years
    –9.81  
  5 Years
    1.21  
  1 Year
    57.40  
 
       
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    –10.06 %
  5 Years
    0.95  
  1 Year
    57.14  
Series II shares’ inception date is April 30, 2004. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is May 20, 1997. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.16% and 1.41%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.17% and 1.42%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Technology Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Technology Fund’s investment objective is capital growth.
§   Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.
 
§   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
     Many of the products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of securities of companies in this sector.
     The prices of initial public offering (IPO) securities may go up and down more than prices of equity securities of companies with longer trading histories. In addition, companies offering securities in IPOs may have less experienced management or limited operating histories. There can be no assurance that the fund will have favorable IPO investment opportunities.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The BofA Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index is a price-only equal-dollar weighted index of 100 stocks designed to measure the performance of a cross section of large, actively traded technology stocks and American Depositary Receipts.
     The S&P North American Technology Sector Index is a capitalization-weighted index considered representative of the technology industry.
     The Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Category Average represents an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Science & Technology Funds category.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.34%
 
       
 
Application Software–4.50%
 
       
Adobe Systems Inc.(b)
    15,385     $ 565,860  
 
Autodesk, Inc.(b)
    45,231       1,149,320  
 
NICE Systems Ltd.–ADR (Israel)(b)
    64,391       1,998,697  
 
Shanda Games Ltd.–ADR (Cayman Islands)(b)(c)
    57,865       589,644  
 
Solera Holdings Inc.
    30,140       1,085,342  
 
              5,388,863  
 
 
Communications Equipment–9.46%
 
       
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)
    115,028       877,664  
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)
    120,173       2,876,942  
 
Nokia Corp.–ADR (Finland)
    67,704       869,996  
 
Plantronics, Inc.
    42,456       1,103,007  
 
Polycom, Inc.(b)
    34,024       849,579  
 
QUALCOMM Inc.
    66,610       3,081,379  
 
Research In Motion Ltd. (Canada)(b)
    24,734       1,670,534  
 
              11,329,101  
 
 
Computer Hardware–11.25%
 
       
Apple Inc.(b)
    29,587       6,238,715  
 
Dell Inc.(b)
    69,158       993,109  
 
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    90,153       4,643,781  
 
International Business Machines Corp.
    12,238       1,601,954  
 
              13,477,559  
 
 
Computer Storage & Peripherals–6.79%
 
       
EMC Corp.(b)
    166,134       2,902,361  
 
NetApp, Inc.(b)
    24,768       851,772  
 
QLogic Corp.(b)
    71,875       1,356,281  
 
Seagate Technology
    79,906       1,453,490  
 
Western Digital Corp.(b)
    35,484       1,566,619  
 
              8,130,523  
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–5.33%
 
       
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)(c)
    44,834       2,895,828  
 
MasterCard, Inc.–Class A
    5,444       1,393,555  
 
VeriFone Holdings, Inc.(b)
    62,067       1,016,658  
 
Western Union Co. (The)
    57,260       1,079,351  
 
              6,385,392  
 
 
Electronic Components–2.34%
 
       
Corning Inc.
    84,311       1,628,045  
 
Dolby Laboratories Inc.–Class A(b)
    24,519       1,170,292  
 
              2,798,337  
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.68%
 
       
Cogent Inc.(b)
    78,572       816,363  
 
 
Electronic Manufacturing Services–3.97%
 
       
Flextronics International Ltd. (Singapore)(b)
    318,373       2,327,306  
 
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (Switzerland)
    99,063       2,431,997  
 
              4,759,303  
 
 
Home Entertainment Software–0.46%
 
       
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan)
    2,300       545,428  
 
 
Internet Retail–1.29%
 
       
Amazon.com, Inc.(b)
    11,495       1,546,307  
 
 
Internet Software & Services–7.11%
 
       
DivX, Inc.(b)
    88,235       497,645  
 
eBay Inc.(b)
    45,500       1,071,070  
 
Google Inc.–Class A(b)
    8,927       5,534,562  
 
VeriSign, Inc.(b)
    23,788       576,621  
 
Yahoo! Inc.(b)
    49,973       838,547  
 
              8,518,445  
 
 
IT Consulting & Other Services–4.92%
 
       
Amdocs Ltd.(b)
    44,071       1,257,346  
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(b)
    102,322       4,635,186  
 
              5,892,532  
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.68%
 
       
BlueStream Ventures L.P. (Acquired 08/03/00-06/13/08; Cost $3,149,655)(d)(e)
          808,731  
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment–4.90%
 
       
Applied Materials, Inc.
    136,270       1,899,604  
 
ASML Holding N.V.–New York Shares (Netherlands)
    66,591       2,270,087  
 
Cymer, Inc.(b)
    44,443       1,705,722  
 
              5,875,413  
 
 
Semiconductors–17.82%
 
       
Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)(b)
    99,281       1,815,850  
 
Intel Corp.
    188,998       3,855,559  
 
Intersil Corp.–Class A
    137,116       2,103,359  
 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.(b)
    177,316       3,679,307  
 
Microsemi Corp.(b)
    126,482       2,245,056  
 
ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)
    226,582       1,996,187  
 
Semtech Corp.(b)
    73,731       1,254,164  
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.–ADR (Taiwan)
    152,568       1,745,378  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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    Shares   Value
 
 
Semiconductors–(continued)
 
       
                 
Texas Instruments Inc.
    39,027     $ 1,017,044  
 
Xilinx, Inc.
    65,169       1,633,135  
 
              21,345,039  
 
 
Systems Software–12.27%
 
       
Ariba Inc.(b)
    138,846       1,738,352  
 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)
    112,268       3,803,640  
 
Microsoft Corp.
    148,828       4,537,766  
 
Oracle Corp.
    90,417       2,218,833  
 
SonicWALL, Inc.(b)
    156,125       1,188,111  
 
Symantec Corp.(b)
    67,878       1,214,337  
 
              14,701,039  
 
 
Technology Distributors–1.50%
 
       
Anixter International Inc.(b)
    38,267       1,802,376  
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.07%
 
       
American Tower Corp.–Class A(b)
    29,796       1,287,485  
 
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $98,224,910)
            115,408,236  
 
 
Money Market Funds–3.45%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(f)
    2,064,600       2,064,600  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(f)
    2,064,600       2,064,600  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,129,200)
            4,129,200  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.79% (Cost $102,354,110)
            119,537,436  
 
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan
 
       
 
Money Market Funds–2.25%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $2,691,742)(f)(g)
    2,691,742       2,691,742  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–102.04% (Cost $105,045,852)
            122,229,178  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.04)%
            (2,444,142 )
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 119,785,036  
 
 
Investment Abbreviations:
 
     
ADR
  – American Depositary Receipt
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2009.
(d) The Fund has a remaining commitment of $101,250 to purchase additional interests in BlueStream Ventures L.P., which is subject to the terms of the limited partnership agreement.
(e) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The value of this security at December 31, 2009 represented 0.68% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(f) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(g) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1J.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $98,224,910)*
  $ 115,408,236  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    6,820,942  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $105,045,852)
    122,229,178  
 
Cash
    197,923  
 
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $11,521)
    11,282  
 
Receivables for:
       
Investments sold
    122,314  
 
Fund shares sold
    106,767  
 
Dividends
    42,589  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    26,876  
 
Total assets
    122,736,929  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    116,875  
 
Collateral upon return of securities loaned
    2,691,742  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    72,143  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    29,603  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    41,530  
 
Total liabilities
    2,951,893  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 119,785,036  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 148,683,154  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    1,797,307  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (47,878,511 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    17,183,086  
 
    $ 119,785,036  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 119,368,524  
 
Series II
  $ 416,512  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    9,049,012  
 
Series II
    32,090  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 13.19  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 12.98  
 
At December 31, 2009, securities with an aggregate value of $2,614,064 were on loan to brokers.
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $19,361)
  $ 718,413  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $101,399)
    120,189  
 
Total investment income
    838,602  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    686,790  
 
Administrative services fees
    275,564  
 
Custodian fees
    8,306  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    486  
 
Transfer agent fees
    30,347  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    22,783  
 
Other
    65,585  
 
Total expenses
    1,089,861  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (5,103 )
 
Net expenses
    1,084,758  
 
Net investment income (loss)
    (246,156 )
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities
    (7,586,580 )
 
Foreign currencies
    (164,183 )
 
Futures contracts
    41,488  
 
      (7,709,275 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities
    49,727,675  
 
Foreign currencies
    90,866  
 
      49,818,541  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    42,109,266  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 41,863,110  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (246,156 )   $ 60,765  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (7,709,275 )     (5,883,278 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    49,818,541       (57,731,412 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    41,863,110       (63,553,925 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    6,048,496       (23,694,566 )
 
Series II
    212,164       41,258  
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    6,260,660       (23,653,308 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    48,123,770       (87,207,233 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    71,661,266       158,868,499  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $1,797,307 and $16,648, respectively)
  $ 119,785,036     $ 71,661,266  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Technology Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objective is capital growth.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market
 
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quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into
 
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contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
  Many of the products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the securities of the companies in this sector.
J. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
K. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
L. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
M. Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
         
Average Net Assets   Rate
 
First $250 million
    0 .75%
 
Next $250 million
    0 .74%
 
Next $500 million
    0 .73%
 
Next $1.5 billion
    0 .72%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .71%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .70%
 
Next $2.5 billion
    0 .69%
 
Over $10 billion
    0 .68%
 
 
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.30% and Series II shares to 1.45% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $5,103.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $225,564 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 120,875,019     $ 545,428     $ 808,731     $ 122,229,178  
 
 
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
 
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. GAAP has intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
 
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
The table below summarizes the gains on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
 
         
    Location of Gain on
    Statement of Operations
    Futures*
 
Realized Gain
       
Index risk
  $ 41,488  
 
The average value of futures contracts outstanding during the period was $109,838.
 
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
 
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $84,663.
 
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,959 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
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NOTE 7—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
There were no ordinary income or long-term capital gain distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
  $ 18,984,807  
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments
    (240 )
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (41,398 )
 
Post-October deferrals
    (313,874 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (47,527,413 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    148,683,154  
 
Total net assets
  $ 119,785,036  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and partnership interests.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions. Under these limitation rules, the Fund is limited to utilizing $47,527,413 of capital loss carryforward in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2010
  $ 33,793,498  
 
December 31, 2016
    2,325,578  
 
December 31, 2017
    11,408,337  
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ 47,527,413  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $40,473,059 and $36,106,398, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 25,915,141  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (6,930,334 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 18,984,807  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $103,244,371.
 
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of expired capital loss carryforward and net operating losses, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $2,026,815, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $152,202,397 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $154,229,212. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
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NOTE 11—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    2,735,605     $ 28,624,111       1,720,789     $ 21,453,022  
 
Series II
    21,914       249,444       8,278       74,875  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (2,226,031 )     (22,575,615 )     (3,692,517 )     (45,147,588 )
 
Series II
    (3,726 )     (37,280 )     (3,056 )     (33,617 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    527,762     $ 6,260,660       (1,966,506 )   $ (23,653,308 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 63% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                         
                                Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                  to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
  Net
  (losses) on
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  investment
  securities (both
  Total from
  Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income (loss)
   
    beginning
  income
  realized and
  investment
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   (loss)   unrealized)   operations   of period   Return(a)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(b)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 8.38     $ (0.03 )(c)   $ 4.84     $ 4.81     $ 13.19       57.40 %   $ 119,369       1.18 %(d)     1.19 %(d)     (0.27 )%(d)     42 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    15.10       0.01 (c)     (6.73 )     (6.72 )     8.38       (44.50 )     71,546       1.15       1.16       0.05       81  
Year ended 12/31/07
    14.02       (0.06 )     1.14       1.08       15.10       7.70       158,739       1.10       1.10       (0.38 )     59  
Year ended 12/31/06
    12.69       (0.08 )     1.41       1.33       14.02       10.48       173,321       1.12       1.12       (0.54 )     116  
Year ended 12/31/05
    12.42       (0.07 )     0.34       0.27       12.69       2.17       190,700       1.12       1.12       (0.60 )     114  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    8.26       (0.06 )(c)     4.78       4.72       12.98       57.14       417       1.43 (d)     1.44 (d)     (0.52 )(d)     42  
Year ended 12/31/08
    14.95       (0.02 )(c)     (6.67 )     (6.69 )     8.26       (44.75 )     115       1.40       1.41       (0.20 )     81  
Year ended 12/31/07
    13.91       (0.10 )     1.14       1.04       14.95       7.48       130       1.35       1.35       (0.63 )     59  
Year ended 12/31/06
    12.62       (0.12 )     1.41       1.29       13.91       10.22       134       1.37       1.37       (0.79 )     116  
Year ended 12/31/05
    12.39       (0.11 )     0.34       0.23       12.62       1.86       142       1.37       1.37       (0.85 )     114  
 
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $91,378 and $194 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V.I. Technology Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Technology Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,290.60       $ 6.58       $ 1,019.46       $ 5.80         1.14 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,289.00         8.19         1,018.05         7.22         1.42  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
               
 
               
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007     Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
               
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal
Executive Officer
  2006     Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.   None
 
               
Independent Trustees
               
 
               
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993     Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
               
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001     Retired

Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
               
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
               
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000     Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
               
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997     Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
               
 
          Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
               
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios)
 
               
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998     Retired   None
 
               
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993     Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
               
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004     Retired   None
 
               
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005     Retired

Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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Trustees and Officers – (continued)
                 
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
               
 
               
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
  2005     Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006     Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
               
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004     Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
               
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003     General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.   N/A
 
               
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer
and Principal Financial Officer
  1999     Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
               
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993     Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
               
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
  2005     Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
               
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006     Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
               
 
          Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
  Investment Adviser   Distributor   Auditors
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
  Invesco Advisers, Inc.   Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.   11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100   1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309   Houston, TX 77046-1173   Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
  Counsel to the   Transfer Agent   Custodian
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
  Independent Trustees   Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   State Street Bank and Trust Company
2600 One Commerce Square
  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP   P.O. Box 4739   225 Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  1177 Avenue of the Americas   Houston, TX 77210-4739   Boston, MA 02110-2801
 
  New York, NY 10036-2714        
 
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AIM V.I. Utilities Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders § December 31, 2009
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 410 4246 or on the Invesco Aim website, invescoaim.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009, is available at our website, invescoaim.com. Click the About Us tab at the top of the home page; click Legal Information; and then click Proxy Voting Search. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
Due to their generally defensive nature, utilities stocks held up well in the early months of 2009 as the financial crisis roiled equity markets. However, that trend reversed abruptly following the markets’ March low. As a result, the utilities sector lagged the broad market as measured by the S&P 500 Index for the remainder of the year.
     Similarly, AIM V.I. Utilities Fund had positive returns for the 12 months ended December 31, 2009 — but it lagged the S&P 500 Index. Performance drivers were largely stock-specific, with the electric, gas and multi-utilities industries having the largest positive effect on the Fund’s results. The diversified telecommunication services industry detracted from the Fund’s returns.
     Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/08 to 12/31/09, excluding variable product issuer charges.

If variable
product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
         
Series I Shares
    14.93 %
Series II Shares
    14.61  
S&P 500 Index6 (Broad Market Index)
    26.47  
Lipper VUF Utility Funds Category Average6 (Peer Group)
    22.30  
 
6   Lipper Inc.
How we invest
The Fund’s prior management team invested primarily in natural gas, electricity and telecommunication services companies based on empirical research of individual companies. Using fundamental analysis to focus on positive cash flows and predictable earnings, managers sought to identify strong balance sheets, competent management and sustainable dividends and distributions. Managers also looked for attractively valued companies that could potentially benefit from industry trends, such as increased demand for certain products and deregulation of state markets.
     On January 23, 2009, we assumed responsibility for managing AIM V.I. Utilities Fund. We are committed to providing strategic exposure to a traditionally defensive and income-oriented asset class, and we manage the Fund using a total return approach — emphasizing capital appreciation, current income and capital preservation.
     In selecting investments, we focus on dividend-paying companies within the electric utility, natural gas, water and telecommunications industries. We emphasize companies with solid balance sheets and operational cash flows that support sustained or increasing dividends. Fundamental research and financial statement analysis are the backbone of our bottom-up investment process. Using a variety of valuation techniques, we estimate the potential return over a two-year investment period. We construct the portfolio to provide what we consider to be the best combination of price appreciation potential, dividend income and risk profile. The Fund typically maintains full sector exposure, and we manage risk by maintaining an average of 30-50 positions, low turnover and a rigorous sell discipline.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year covered by this report was characterized by two dramatically different market environments. In early 2009, equity markets declined sharply as credit markets froze and risk premiums rose dramatically in response to the global recession. As central banks coordinated easing efforts and companies cut costs aggressively, access to liquidity improved and market valuations in both the credit and equity markets recovered from the March 2009 lows.
     Major equity indexes generated positive returns for the year.1 Economically sensitive sectors such as information technology (IT), consumer discretionary and materials had the highest returns, while the traditionally defensive telecommunication services and utilities sectors had the lowest returns overall.1 Many utilities companies were negatively affected by reduced industrial and residential demand as a result of the weak economy.
     The largest contributor to Fund performance was CMS Energy in the multi-utilities industry. The company’s Michigan-based subsidiary, Consumers Energy, benefited from recent energy reforms that produced a more favorable rate structure for the state’s regulated utility companies.
     Oil and gas producer Williams Companies also had a positive effect on the Fund’s results. Largely exploration and production-driven, the company was affected considerably by natural gas prices, which depressed corporate earnings for much of the year. However, within Williams’ pipeline business, higher volumes and lucrative hedges offset some of this impact. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the company raised its estimate for full-year 2009 earnings, and reiterated its projections for higher gas prices in 2010.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
         
Utilities
    86.0 %
Telecommunication Services
    5.1  
Energy
    3.6  
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities
    5.3  
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
         
  1. Entergy Corp.
    4.7 %
  2. CMS Energy Corp.
    4.4  
  3. PG&E Corp.
    4.4  
  4. FirstEnergy Corp.
    4.3  
  5. Dominion Resources, Inc.
    4.1  
  6. PPL Corp.
    4.0  
  7. Edison International
    4.0  
  8. Xcel Energy, Inc.
    3.7  
  9. American Electric Power Co., Inc.
    3.6  
10. ONEOK, Inc.
    3.6  
 
Total Net Assets
  $ 72.4 million  
 
Total Number of Holdings*
    31  
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
 
*   Excluding money market fund holdings.
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     Gas utility ONEOK raised its dividend during the year and was a top contributor to Fund returns. Despite weakness in a number of its business units due to lower commodity prices, new pipeline capacity increased gathering and processing volumes and provided a consistent source of cash flows. The company’s multi-year expansion plan includes further increases in pipeline capacity, which we believe may provide additional earnings.
     Alaska Communications Systems, a provider of wireless, broadband, long-distance and local phone service in Alaska, was the largest detractor from Fund performance. Concerns about the company’s future subscriber growth and profitability in the face of the weakening Alaskan economy and increased competition were exacerbated by the company’s weakening balance sheet. Declining cash flow and weakening credit trends caused us to question the company’s ability to meet required capital expenditure needs; as a result, we sold our position in the stock.
     Another detractor from Fund performance was Ameren, a public utility company. Early in 2009, the company reduced its 2009 earnings guidance, and in an effort to enhance financial strength and flexibility, the company announced a dividend reduction of approximately 39%. We eliminated our position during the year.
     Exelon, one of the largest nuclear power generators in the U.S., also detracted from Fund performance. A failed takeover attempt of NRG Energy and the strategic direction of the company weighed on shares for much of the year. Sensitivity to falling natural gas prices also contributed to weakness.
     During the year, we made a number of modest changes to the Fund’s positioning, which included reducing exposure to the telecommunications industry and emphasizing regulated over non-regulated utilities, given the relatively attractive valuations of regulated utilities. At the end of the year, the Fund’s largest industry allocations were in the electric, natural gas and multi-utilities industries.
     At the close of 2009, there were a number of competing issues for the utilities sector. On the positive side, lower commodity prices benefited regulated utilities as they were better able to manage their input costs. Additionally, the country’s outdated electric system will require ongoing infrastructure improvements that may provide opportunities for increased efficiency. However, utilities were not completely immune to the economic cycle.
     For the first time in many years, both residential and industrial customers reduced their electric consumption during 2009. This demand destruction, combined with tighter credit markets, caused utility companies to reassess their capital expenditure plans. While maintenance and environmental improvements were still expected, discretionary spending plans were constrained.
     We would like to thank you for your continued investment in AIM V.I. Utilities Fund. We are committed to providing investors strategic exposure to a traditionally defensive and income-oriented asset class through our total return approach.
 
1   Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
(PHOTO OF MEGGAN WALSH)
Meggan Walsh
Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM V.I. Utilities Fund. She has worked in the investment industry since 1987 and joined Invesco Aim in 1991. Ms. Walsh earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Maryland and an M.B.A. from Loyola University Maryland.
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Davis Paddock
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is co-manager of AIM V.I. Utilities Fund. He joined Invesco Aim in 2001. Mr. Paddock earned his B.A. and M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Assisted by the Utilities Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment — Oldest Share Class since Inception
Fund data from 12/30/94, index data from 12/31/94
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
1   Lipper Inc.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
     This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/09
         
Series I Shares
       
Inception (12/30/94)
    6.49 %
10 Years
    1.24  
5 Years
    6.57  
1 Year
    14.93  
 
Series II Shares
       
10 Years
    0.99 %
5 Years
    6.32  
1 Year
    14.61  
Series II shares’ inception date is April 30, 2004. Returns since that date are historical. All other returns are the blended returns of the historical performance of Series II shares since their inception and the restated historical performance of Series I shares (for periods prior to inception of Series II shares) adjusted to reflect the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. The inception date of Series I shares is December 30, 1994. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
     The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
     The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.93% and 1.18%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.96% and 1.21%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     AIM V.I. Utilities Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds, is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
     The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available on the Invesco Aim automated information line, 866 702 4402. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
 
1   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
 
2   Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2010. See current prospectus for more information.
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AIM V.I. Utilities Fund’s investment objectives are capital growth and income.
n Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2009, and is based on total net assets.

n Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
     Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, relative lack of information, relatively low market liquidity, and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
     Since a large percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of a limited number of companies, each investment has a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
     There is no guarantee that the investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers will produce the desired results.
     The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks.
     The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
     Government regulation, difficulty in obtaining adequate financing and investment return, environmental issues, fuel prices for generation of electricity, natural gas availability, power marketing and trading risks, and risks associated with nuclear power facilities may adversely affect the market value of the Fund’s holdings.
     Although the Fund’s return during certain periods was positively impacted by its investments in initial public offerings (IPOs), there can be no assurance that the Fund will have favorable IPO investment opportunities in the future.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
     The Lipper VUF Utility Funds Category Average represents an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Utility Funds category.
     The S&P 500 Utilities Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the utilities market. On May 1, 2010, the Fund will adopt the S&P 500 Utilities Index as its style-specific index because we believe it more closely reflects the performance of the type of securities in which the Fund invests.
     The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
     A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis.
     The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
     Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
                 
    Shares   Value
 
 
Common Stocks–94.65%
 
       
 
Electric Utilities–44.03%
 
       
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
    75,518     $ 2,627,271  
 
Duke Energy Corp.
    126,045       2,169,235  
 
E.ON AG (Germany)
    54,422       2,268,893  
 
Edison International
    82,310       2,862,742  
 
Entergy Corp.
    41,255       3,376,309  
 
Exelon Corp.
    48,299       2,360,372  
 
FirstEnergy Corp.
    66,755       3,100,770  
 
FPL Group, Inc.
    32,955       1,740,683  
 
Northeast Utilities
    51,749       1,334,607  
 
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
    145,565       2,452,770  
 
Portland General Electric Co.
    110,188       2,248,937  
 
PPL Corp.
    89,810       2,901,761  
 
Southern Co.
    72,731       2,423,397  
 
              31,867,747  
 
 
Gas Utilities–10.96%
 
       
AGL Resources Inc.
    62,907       2,294,218  
 
EQT Corp.
    25,461       1,118,247  
 
ONEOK, Inc.
    58,078       2,588,537  
 
Questar Corp.
    28,969       1,204,241  
 
UGI Corp.
    29,949       724,466  
 
              7,929,709  
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–2.91%
 
       
NRG Energy, Inc.(b)
    89,264       2,107,523  
 
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services–5.10%
 
       
AT&T Inc.
    61,369       1,720,173  
 
Verizon Communications Inc.
    59,436       1,969,115  
 
              3,689,288  
 
 
Multi-Utilities–28.08%
 
       
CMS Energy Corp.
    203,799       3,191,492  
 
Dominion Resources, Inc.
    77,162       3,003,145  
 
National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)
    219,056       2,395,522  
 
PG&E Corp.
    71,277       3,182,518  
 
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
    65,172       2,166,969  
 
Sempra Energy
    43,756       2,449,461  
 
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
    25,384       1,264,885  
 
Xcel Energy, Inc.
    125,730       2,667,991  
 
              20,321,983  
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–3.57%
 
       
El Paso Corp.
    83,283       818,672  
 
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
    83,881       1,768,211  
 
              2,586,883  
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $58,534,199)
            68,503,133  
 
                 
                 
 
Money Market Funds–5.14%
 
       
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)
    1,859,705       1,859,705  
 
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)
    1,859,705       1,859,705  
 
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,719,410)
            3,719,410  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.79% (Cost $62,253,609)
            72,222,543  
 
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.21%
            150,513  
 
NET ASSETS–100.00%
          $ 72,373,056  
 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
 
(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Assets:
 
Investments, at value (Cost $58,534,199)
  $ 68,503,133  
 
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
    3,719,410  
 
Total investments, at value (Cost $62,253,609)
    72,222,543  
 
Receivables for:
       
Fund shares sold
    24,072  
 
Dividends
    272,611  
 
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    33,862  
 
Total assets
    72,553,088  
 
 
Liabilities:
 
Payables for:
       
Fund shares reacquired
    44,903  
 
Amount due custodian
    14,758  
 
Accrued fees to affiliates
    44,079  
 
Accrued other operating expenses
    30,401  
 
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans
    45,891  
 
Total liabilities
    180,032  
 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
  $ 72,373,056  
 
 
Net assets consist of:
 
Shares of beneficial interest
  $ 64,041,081  
 
Undistributed net investment income
    2,314,631  
 
Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
    (3,957,446 )
 
Unrealized appreciation
    9,974,790  
 
    $ 72,373,056  
 
 
Net Assets:
 
Series I
  $ 70,671,028  
 
Series II
  $ 1,702,028  
 
 
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized:
 
Series I
    4,871,631  
 
Series II
    117,988  
 
Series I:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 14.51  
 
Series II:
       
Net asset value per share
  $ 14.43  
 
Statement of Operations
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
         
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $17,771)
  $ 3,015,008  
 
Dividends from affiliated money market funds
    7,676  
 
Total investment income
    3,022,684  
 
 
Expenses:
 
Advisory fees
    423,507  
 
Administrative services fees
    208,871  
 
Custodian fees
    8,163  
 
Distribution fees — Series II
    3,931  
 
Transfer agent fees
    19,390  
 
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits
    22,345  
 
Professional services fees
    40,280  
 
Other
    10,215  
 
Total expenses
    736,702  
 
Less: Fees waived
    (79,410 )
 
Net expenses
    657,292  
 
Net investment income
    2,365,392  
 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investment securities
    (3,578,691 )
 
Foreign currencies
    12,432  
 
      (3,566,259 )
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation of:
       
Investment securities
    9,981,917  
 
Foreign currencies
    921  
 
      9,982,838  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
    6,416,579  
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 8,781,971  
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
 
Operations:
 
       
Net investment income
  $ 2,365,392     $ 3,211,845  
 
Net realized gain (loss)
    (3,566,259 )     1,506,366  
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    9,982,838       (52,819,002 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    8,781,971       (48,100,791 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:
 
       
Series I
    (3,146,581 )     (2,992,914 )
 
Series II
    (69,727 )     (56,469 )
 
Total distributions from net investment income
    (3,216,308 )     (3,049,383 )
 
 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:
 
       
Series I
    (793,124 )     (10,996,910 )
 
Series II
    (19,073 )     (235,824 )
 
Total distributions from net realized gains
    (812,197 )     (11,232,734 )
 
 
Share transactions-net:
 
       
Series I
    (14,677,265 )     (13,874,354 )
 
Series II
    (124,013 )     (362,485 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (14,801,278 )     (14,236,839 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (10,047,812 )     (76,619,747 )
 
 
Net assets:
 
       
Beginning of year
    82,420,868       159,040,615  
 
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $2,314,631 and $3,155,248, respectively)
  $ 72,373,056     $ 82,420,868  
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
 
AIM V.I. Utilities Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-one separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
  The Fund’s investment objectives are capital growth and income.
  The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
  The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
  A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
 
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  Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
  Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
  Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
  Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities and Corporate Loans. The mean between the last bid and asked prices may be used to value debt obligations other than Corporate Loans.
  Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
  Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
  The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held.
  Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the adviser.
  The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
 
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  The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print, which is generally 45 days from the period-end date.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly.
  The Fund may invest a large percentage of assets in securities of a limited number of companies, such that each investment may have a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
  Government regulation, difficulties in obtaining adequate financing and investment return, environmental issues, prices of fuel for generation of electricity, availability of natural gas, risks associated with power marketing and trading, and risks associated with nuclear power facilities may adversely affect the market value of the Fund’s holdings.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
  The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
 
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
  Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement approved by shareholders of the Funds between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Funds, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
  On December 31, 2009, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., Invesco Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. merged into Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. and the consolidated adviser firm was renamed Invesco Advisers, Inc.
  The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.93% and Series II shares to 1.18% of average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2011. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes;
 
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(3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The Board of Trustees or Invesco may terminate the fee waiver arrangement at any time.
  Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2010, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $79,410.
  At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
  The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2009, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $158,871 for services provided by insurance companies.
  The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (“IAIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IAIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IAIS for certain expenses incurred by IAIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
  The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (“IADI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
  Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IAIS and/or IADI.
 
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
    Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
    Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.
    Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.
  The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2009. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
                                 
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
 
Equity Securities
  $ 67,558,128     $ 4,664,415     $     $ 72,222,543  
 
 
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
 
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan
 
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and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,943 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
 
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
 
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
 
NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
 
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Ordinary income
  $ 3,218,442     $ 3,099,788  
 
Long-term capital gain
    810,063       11,182,329  
 
Total distributions
  $ 4,028,505     $ 14,282,117  
 
 
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
 
         
    2009
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 2,362,820  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — investments
    9,656,738  
 
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments
    5,856  
 
Temporary book/tax differences
    (48,189 )
 
Capital loss carryforward
    (3,645,250 )
 
Shares of beneficial interest
    64,041,081  
 
Total net assets
  $ 72,373,056  
 
 
  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
  The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
  Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
  The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2009 which expires as follows:
 
         
    Capital Loss
Expiration   Carryforward*
 
December 31, 2017
  $ 3,645,250  
 
Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
 
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $9,260,915 and $28,070,307, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
 
         
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
 
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 12,786,794  
 
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
    (3,130,056 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
  $ 9,656,738  
 
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $62,565,805.
 
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NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
 
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of expired capital loss carryforward and net operating losses, on December 31, 2009, undistributed net investment income was increased by $10,299, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $909,343 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $919,642. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
 
NOTE 9—Share Information
 
 
                                 
    Summary of Share Activity
 
    Year ended December 31,
    2009(a)   2008
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
 
Sold:
                               
Series I
    609,839     $ 8,004,977       1,346,697     $ 28,997,020  
 
Series II
    12,671       166,300       26,485       551,996  
 
Issued as reinvestment of dividends:
                               
Series I
    276,664       3,939,705       1,077,799       13,989,824  
 
Series II
    6,267       88,800       22,659       292,293  
 
Reacquired:
                               
Series I
    (2,046,142 )     (26,621,947 )     (2,890,405 )     (56,861,198 )
 
Series II
    (30,065 )     (379,113 )     (58,398 )     (1,206,774 )
 
Net increase (decrease) in share activity
    (1,170,766 )   $ (14,801,278 )     (475,163 )   $ (14,236,839 )
 
(a) There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 58% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
 
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                                                                                                 
                                            Ratio of
  Ratio of
       
                                            expenses
  expenses
       
            Net gains
                              to average
  to average net
  Ratio of net
   
    Net asset
      (losses) on
      Dividends
  Distributions
                  net assets
  assets without
  investment
   
    value,
  Net
  securities (both
  Total from
  from net
  from net
      Net asset
      Net assets,
  with fee waivers
  fee waivers
  income
   
    beginning
  investment
  realized and
  investment
  investment
  realized
  Total
  value, end
  Total
  end of period
  and/or expenses
  and/or expenses
  to average
  Portfolio
    of period   income(a)   unrealized)   operations   income   gains   Distributions   of period   Return(b)   (000s omitted)   absorbed   absorbed   net assets   turnover(c)
 
Series I
Year ended 12/31/09
  $ 13.38     $ 0.45     $ 1.53     $ 1.98     $ (0.68 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.85 )   $ 14.51       14.93 %   $ 70,671       0.93 %(d)     1.04 %(d)     3.35 %(d)     14 %
Year ended 12/31/08
    23.97       0.52       (8.36 )     (7.84 )     (0.59 )     (2.16 )     (2.75 )     13.38       (32.35 )     80,704       0.93       0.96       2.53       15  
Year ended 12/31/07
    21.23       0.47       3.94       4.41       (0.47 )     (1.20 )     (1.67 )     23.97       20.64       155,748       0.93       0.94       1.97       30  
Year ended 12/31/06
    17.83       0.47       4.06       4.53       (0.70 )     (0.43 )     (1.13 )     21.23       25.46       139,080       0.93       0.96       2.40       38  
Year ended 12/31/05
    15.61       0.42       2.21       2.63       (0.41 )           (0.41 )     17.83       16.83       114,104       0.93       0.96       2.49       49  
 
Series II
Year ended 12/31/09
    13.30       0.41       1.52       1.93       (0.63 )     (0.17 )     (0.80 )     14.43       14.61       1,702       1.18 (d)     1.29 (d)     3.10 (d)     14  
Year ended 12/31/08
    23.80       0.46       (8.28 )     (7.82 )     (0.52 )     (2.16 )     (2.68 )     13.30       (32.51 )     1,717       1.18       1.21       2.28       15  
Year ended 12/31/07
    21.12       0.41       3.91       4.32       (0.44 )     (1.20 )     (1.64 )     23.80       20.32       3,293       1.18       1.19       1.72       30  
Year ended 12/31/06
    17.76       0.42       4.06       4.48       (0.69 )     (0.43 )     (1.12 )     21.12       25.25       2,462       1.18       1.21       2.15       38  
Year ended 12/31/05
    15.57       0.38       2.20       2.58       (0.39 )           (0.39 )     17.76       16.55       801       1.18       1.21       2.24       49  
 
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $69,012 and $1,572 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
and Shareholders of AIM V. I. Utilities Fund:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM V.I. Utilities Fund, (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
February 10, 2010
Houston, Texas
 
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
 
 
Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
 
Actual expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
 
                                                             
                  HYPOTHETICAL
     
                  (5% annual return before
     
            ACTUAL     expenses)      
      Beginning
    Ending
    Expenses
    Ending
    Expenses
    Annualized
      Account Value
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Account Value
    Paid During
    Expense
Class     (07/01/09)     (12/31/09)1     Period2     (12/31/09)     Period2     Ratio
Series I
    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,146.70       $ 5.03       $ 1,020.52       $ 4.74         0.93 %
                                                             
Series II
      1,000.00         1,145.20         6.38         1,019.26         6.01         1.18  
                                                             
 
1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
 
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Tax Information
 
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.
  The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
  The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
Federal and State Income Tax
   
 
Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends
  $ 810,063  
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction*
    100.00%  
 
  The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.
 
AIM V.I. Utilities Fund


 

Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (the “Trust”), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. Each trustee oversees 105 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Interested Persons
           
 
           
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960
Trustee
  2007    Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Adviser to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The AIM Family of Funds®; Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business   None
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco Aim and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman and Vice Chairman, Investment Company Institute    
 
           
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer
  2006    Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co- Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. (financial services holding company); Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director and Chairman, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent) and INVESCO Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only); and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   None
 
           
 
      Formerly: Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.    
 
           
Independent Trustees
           
 
           
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944
Trustee and Chair
  1993    Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)   ACE Limited (insurance company); Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider); and Investment Company Institute
 
           
Bob R. Baker — 1936
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
           
Frank S. Bayley — 1939
Trustee
  2001    Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios)
  None
 
           
James T. Bunch — 1942
Trustee
  2004    Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm)   Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Executive Committee, United States Golf Association
 
           
Albert R. Dowden — 1941
Trustee
  2000    Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)   Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations    
 
           
Jack M. Fields — 1952
Trustee
  1997    Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)   Administaff
 
           
 
      Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company)    
 
           
Carl Frischling — 1937
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP   Director, Reich & Tang
Funds (16 portfolios)
 
           
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950
Trustee
  1998    Retired   None
 
           
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942
Trustee
  1993    Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper   None
 
           
Larry Soll — 1942
Trustee
  2004    Retired   None
 
           
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944
Trustee
  2005    Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios)
  None
 
1   Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust.
 
2   Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.

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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
             
    Trustee and/        
Name, Year of Birth and   or Officer   Principal Occupation(s)   Other Directorship(s)
Position(s) Held with the Trust   Since   During Past 5 Years   Held by Trustee
Other Officers
           
 
           
Russell C. Burk — 1958
Senior Vice President and Senior Officer
  2005    Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
John M. Zerr — 1962
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  2006    Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company)    
 
           
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959
Vice President
  2004    Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
 
           
Kevin M. Carome — 1956
Vice President
  2003    General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); and Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The AIM Family of Funds®; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.    
 
           
Sheri Morris — 1964
Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
  1999    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)

Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The AIM Family of Funds® and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.
  N/A
 
           
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960
Vice President
  1993    Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust and Short-Term Investments Trust only)   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only)    
 
           
Lance A. Rejsek — 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
  2005    Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc., Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc., and The AIM Family of Funds®   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.    
 
           
Todd L. Spillane — 1958
Chief Compliance Officer
  2006    Senior Vice President, Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The AIM Family of Funds®, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.   N/A
 
           
 
      Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company    
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
             
Office of the Fund
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  Investment Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1555 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
  Distributor
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
  Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
Houston, TX 77002-5678
 
           
Counsel to the Fund
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
  Counsel to the
Independent Trustees

Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-2714
  Transfer Agent
Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739
  Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
    As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and principal financial officer (“PFO”). There were no amendments to the Code during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
    The Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial expert is Raymond Stickel, Jr. Mr. Stickel is “independent” within the meaning of that term as used in Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Fees Billed by Principal Accountant Related to the Registrant
     PWC billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
                                 
            Percentage of Fees             Percentage of Fees  
            Billed Applicable to             Billed Applicable to  
            Non-Audit Services             Non-Audit Services  
    Fees Billed for     Provided for fiscal             Provided for fiscal  
    Services Rendered to     year end 2009     Fees Billed for     year end 2008  
    the Registrant for     Pursuant to Waiver of     Services Rendered to     Pursuant to Waiver of  
    fiscal     Pre-Approval     the Registrant for     Pre-Approval  
    year end 2009     Requirement(1)     fiscal year end 2008     Requirement(1)  
Audit Fees
  $ 556,364       N/A     $ 569,248       N/A  
Audit-Related Fees(2)
  $ 0       0 %   $ 5,500       0 %
Tax Fees(3)
  $ 75,879       0 %   $ 85,297       0 %
All Other Fees
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
 
                           
Total Fees
  $ 632,243       0 %   $ 660,045       0 %
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate non-audit fees of $75,879 for the fiscal year ended 2009, and $90,797 for the fiscal year ended 2008, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.
 
(1)   With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit.
 
(2)   Audit-Related Fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 includes fees billed for completing agreed-upon procedures related to reorganization transactions.
 
(3)   Tax Fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2009 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns and consultation services. Tax fees for fiscal year end December 31, 2008 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns and consultation services.

 


 

Fees Billed by Principal Accountant Related to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates
     PWC billed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Registrant’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Invesco that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Invesco Affiliates”) aggregate fees for pre-approved non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates as follows:
                                 
    Fees Billed for Non-             Fees Billed for Non-        
    Audit Services             Audit Services        
    Rendered to Invesco     Percentage of Fees     Rendered to Invesco     Percentage of Fees  
    and Invesco Affiliates     Billed Applicable to     and Invesco Affiliates     Billed Applicable to  
    for fiscal year end     Non-Audit Services     for fiscal year end     Non-Audit Services  
    2009 That Were     Provided for fiscal year     2008 That Were     Provided for fiscal year  
    Required     end 2009 Pursuant to     Required     end 2008 Pursuant to  
    to be Pre-Approved     Waiver of Pre-     to be Pre-Approved     Waiver of Pre-  
    by the Registrant’s     Approval     by the Registrant’s     Approval  
    Audit Committee     Requirement(1)     Audit Committee     Requirement(1)  
Audit-Related Fees
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
Tax Fees
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
All Other Fees
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
 
                           
Total Fees(2)
  $ 0       0 %   $ 0       0 %
 
(1)   With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant, Invesco and Invesco Affiliates during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit.
 
(2)   Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, PWC billed Invesco and Invesco Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $0 for the fiscal year ended 2009, and $0 for the fiscal year ended 2008, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates.
 
    The Audit Committee also has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to SEC regulations, if any, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 


 

PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

As adopted by the Audit Committees of
the AIM Funds (the “Funds”)
Last Amended September 18, 2006
Statement of Principles
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (“Rules”), the Audit Committees of the Funds’ (the “Audit Committee”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of independent accountants (an “Auditor”). As part of this responsibility and to assure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committees pre-approve the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by each Auditor, as well as all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser and to affiliates of the adviser that provide ongoing services to the Funds (“Service Affiliates”) if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations or financial reporting. The SEC Rules also specify the types of services that an Auditor may not provide to its audit client. The following policies and procedures comply with the requirements for pre-approval and provide a mechanism by which management of the Funds may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations.
Proposed services either may be pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committees (“general pre-approval”) or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees (“specific pre-approval”). As set forth in these policies and procedures, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committees. Additionally, any fees exceeding 110% of estimated pre-approved fee levels provided at the time the service was pre-approved will also require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will also consider the impact of additional fees on the Auditor’s independence when determining whether to approve any additional fees for previously pre-approved services.
The Audit Committees will annually review and generally pre-approve the services that may be provided by each Auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee. The term of any general pre-approval runs from the date of such pre-approval through September 30th of the following year, unless the Audit Committees consider a different period and state otherwise. The Audit Committees will add to or subtract from the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.
The purpose of these policies and procedures is to set forth the guidelines to assist the Audit Committees in fulfilling their responsibilities.
Delegation
The Audit Committees may from time to time delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are Independent Trustees. All decisions to pre-approve a service by a delegated member shall be reported to the Audit Committee at its next quarterly meeting.
Audit Services
The annual audit services engagement terms will be subject to specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures such as tax provision work that is required to be performed by the independent auditor to be able to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committee will obtain, review and consider sufficient information concerning the proposed Auditor to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence.
In addition to the annual Audit services engagement, the Audit Committees may grant either general or specific pre-approval of other audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include services such as issuing consents for the

 


 

inclusion of audited financial statements with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings.
Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committees may provide either general or specific pre-approval of any non-audit services to the Funds and its Service Affiliates if the Audit Committees believe that the provision of the service will not impair the independence of the Auditor, is consistent with the SEC’s Rules on auditor independence, and otherwise conforms to the Audit Committee’s general principles and policies as set forth herein.
Audit-Related Services
“Audit-related services” are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; and agreed-upon procedures related to mergers, compliance with ratings agency requirements and interfund lending activities.
Tax Services
“Tax services” include, but are not limited to, the review and signing of the Funds’ federal tax returns, the review of required distributions by the Funds and consultations regarding tax matters such as the tax treatment of new investments or the impact of new regulations. The Audit Committee will scrutinize carefully the retention of the Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Auditor, the major business purpose of which may be tax avoidance or the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee will consult with the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and may consult with outside counsel or advisors as necessary to ensure the consistency of Tax services rendered by the Auditor with the foregoing policy.
No Auditor shall represent any Fund or any Service Affiliate before a tax court, district court or federal court of claims.
Under rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the SEC, in connection with seeking Audit Committee pre-approval of permissible Tax services, the Auditor shall:
  1.   Describe in writing to the Audit Committees, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter:
  a.   The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and
 
  b.   Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service;
  2.   Discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and
  3.   Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committees.
All Other Auditor Services
The Audit Committees may pre-approve non-audit services classified as “All other services” that are not categorically prohibited by the SEC, as listed in Exhibit 1 to this policy.

 


 

Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Established Amounts
Pre-approval of estimated fees or established amounts for services to be provided by the Auditor under general or specific pre-approval policies will be set periodically by the Audit Committees. Any proposed fees exceeding 110% of the maximum estimated pre-approved fees or established amounts for pre-approved audit and non-audit services will be reported to the Audit Committees at the quarterly Audit Committees meeting and will require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committee will always factor in the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in determining whether to pre-approve any such services and in determining whether to approve any additional fees exceeding 110% of the maximum pre-approved fees or established amounts for previously pre-approved services.
Procedures
On an annual basis, A I M Advisors, Inc. (“AIM”) will submit to the Audit Committees for general pre-approval, a list of non-audit services that the Funds or Service Affiliates of the Funds may request from the Auditor. The list will describe the non-audit services in reasonable detail and will include an estimated range of fees and such other information as the Audit Committee may request.
Each request for services to be provided by the Auditor under the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees will be submitted to the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Treasurer or his or her designee will ensure that such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees. The Audit Committees will be informed at the next quarterly scheduled Audit Committees meeting of any such services for which the Auditor rendered an invoice and whether such services and fees had been pre-approved and if so, by what means.
Each request to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committees shall be submitted to the Audit Committees jointly by the Fund’s Treasurer or his or her designee and the Auditor, and must include a joint statement that, in their view, such request is consistent with the policies and procedures and the SEC Rules.
Each request to provide tax services under either the general or specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees will describe in writing: (i) the scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the audit client, relating to the service; and (ii) any compensation arrangement or other agreement between the Auditor and any person (other than the audit client) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service. The Auditor will discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the Auditor’s independence and will document the substance of the discussion.
Non-audit services pursuant to the de minimis exception provided by the SEC Rules will be promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committees for approval, including documentation that each of the conditions for this exception, as set forth in the SEC Rules, has been satisfied.
On at least an annual basis, the Auditor will prepare a summary of all the services provided to any entity in the investment company complex as defined in section 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X in sufficient detail as to the nature of the engagement and the fees associated with those services.
The Audit Committees have designated the Funds’ Treasurer to monitor the performance of all services provided by the Auditor and to ensure such services are in compliance with these policies and procedures. The Funds’ Treasurer will report to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis as to the results of such monitoring. Both the Funds’ Treasurer and management of AIM will immediately report to the chairman of the Audit Committee any breach of these policies and procedures that comes to the attention of the Funds’ Treasurer or senior management of AIM.

 


 

Exhibit 1 to Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Policies and Procedures
Conditionally Prohibited Non-Audit Services (not prohibited if the Fund can reasonably conclude that the results of the service would not be subject to audit procedures in connection with the audit of the Fund’s financial statements)
    Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client
 
    Financial information systems design and implementation
 
    Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports
 
    Actuarial services
 
    Internal audit outsourcing services
Categorically Prohibited Non-Audit Services
    Management functions
 
    Human resources
 
    Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services
 
    Legal services
 
    Expert services unrelated to the audit
 
    Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission
 
    Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance
 
    Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund
 
    Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible.
PwC advised the Funds’ Audit Committee that PwC had identified following matter for consideration under the SEC’s auditor independence rules.
PwC became aware that certain aspects of investment advisory services provided by a PwC network member Firm’s Wealth Advisory Practice to its clients (generally high net worth individuals not associated with Invesco) were inconsistent with the SEC’s auditor independence requirements of the SEC. The technical violations occurred as a result of professionals of the Wealth Advisory Practice making a single recommendation of an audit client’s product to its clients rather than also identifying one or more suitable alternatives for the Wealth Advisory Practice’s client to consider. The Wealth Advisory Practice also received commissions from the fund manager. With respect to Invesco and its affiliates, there were 33 cases of single product recommendation and 20 cases of commissions received totaling approximately £7,000. These violations occurred over a two year period and ended in November 2007.
It should be noted that at no time did The Wealth Advisory Practice recommend products on behalf Invesco and its affiliates. Additionally, members of the audit engagement team were not aware of these violations or services; the advice provided was based on an understanding of the investment objectives of the clients of the Wealth Advisory Practice and not to promote the Company and its affiliates, and the volume and nature of the violations were insignificant. Although PwC received commissions, PwC derived no economic benefit from the commission as any commissions received were deducted from the time based fees charged to the investor client and created no incentive for PwC to recommend the investment.
PwC advised the Audit Committee that it believes its independence had not been adversely affected as it related to the audits of the Funds by this matter. In reaching this conclusion, PwC noted that during the time of its audits, the engagement team was not aware of the services provided and noted the insignificance of the services provided. Based on the foregoing, PwC did not believe this matter affected PwC’s ability to act objectively and impartially and to issue a report on financial statements as the Funds’ independent auditor, and, believes that a reasonable investor with knowledge of all the facts would agree with this conclusion.
Based upon PwC’s review, discussion and representations above, the audit committee, in its business judgment, concurred with PwC’s conclusions in relation to its independence.

 


 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
     Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
     Not applicable.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.
     Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
     Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
     None
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a)   As of December 15, 2009, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and PFO, to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of December 15, 2009, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
(b)   There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
     
12(a) (1)
  Code of Ethics.
 
   
12(a) (2)
  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
   
12(a) (3)
  Not applicable.
 
   
12(b)
  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
         
Registrant: AIM Variable Insurance Funds

 
   
By:   /s/ PHILIP A. TAYLOR      
  Philip A. Taylor     
  Principal Executive Officer     
Date: February 26, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         

 
   
By:   /s/ PHILIP A. TAYLOR      
  Philip A. Taylor     
  Principal Executive Officer     
Date: February 26, 2010
         

 
   
By:   /s/ Sheri Morris      
  Sheri Morris     
  Principal Financial Officer     
Date: February 26, 2010

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
12(a)(1)
  Code of Ethics.
 
   
12(a)(2)
  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
   
12(a)(3)
  Not applicable.
 
   
12(b)
  Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.