Portfolio was managed by a different sub-adviser. Performance shown may have been
different if the current strategy, and the current sub-adviser, had been in place during the periods shown. Returns are based on past results and are not an indication of future
performance. Neither the bar chart nor the table reflects the fees and
expenses separately charged by the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy separate account that invests in the Portfolio and
returns would be lower if those fees and expenses were reflected.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Investment Adviser: Mason Street Advisors, LLC
Sub-Adviser: Dodge & Cox
Portfolio Managers: The Portfolio is managed by Dodge & Cox’s International Equity Investment Committee (“IEIC”), whose members are jointly and primarily responsible for the management of the Portfolio. The IEIC consists of the following members:
Roger G. Kuo, CFA, Chief Executive Officer, President, Director,
and Research Analyst, joined Dodge & Cox in 1998 and has been an IEIC member since 2006 and has managed the Portfolio since 2021.
Englebert T. Bangayan, CFA, Vice President and Research Analyst,
joined Dodge & Cox in 2002 and has been an IEIC member since 2015 and has managed of the Portfolio since 2021.
Sophie Chen, CFA, Vice President and Research Analyst, joined
Dodge & Cox in 2012 and has been an IEIC member since 2024 and has managed the Portfolio since 2024.
David C. Hoeft CFA, Chair, Senior Vice President, Director,
Chief Investment Officer, joined Dodge & Cox in 1993 and has been an IEIC member since 2025 and has managed the Portfolio since 2025.
Raymond J. Mertens, CFA, Senior Vice President and Director, and
Research Analyst, joined Dodge & Cox in 2003 and has been an IEIC member since 2018 and has managed the Portfolio since 2021.
Paritosh Somani, CFA, Vice President and Research Analyst, joined
Dodge & Cox in 2007 and has been an IEIC member since 2021 and has managed the Portfolio since 2021.
Shares of the Portfolio are offered only for funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies offered by The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company through separate accounts. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions. Investors in variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies should refer to the prospectuses for the variable products for a discussion of the tax considerations that affect the insurance company and its separate accounts and the tax consequences to investors of owning such products.
COMPENSATION TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Neither the Portfolio nor any related companies pay compensation to broker-dealers or
other financial intermediaries for the sale of Portfolio shares or related services. Investors in variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance
policies should refer to the prospectuses for the variable products for important information about compensation paid to financial intermediaries for
sales of variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies.