LifePoints® Balanced Strategy Fund
Fund objective
Seeks to provide above average long term capital appreciation and a moderate level of current income
Overview
| Class | Ticker | CUSIP |
|---|---|---|
| A | RBLAX | 782478622 |
| C | RBLCX | 782493373 |
| E | RBLEX | 782493530 |
| R1 | RBLRX | 782478366 |
| R4 | RBLUX | 78249R677 |
| R5 | RBLVX | 78249R669 |
| S | RBLSX | 782493134 |
Investment highlights
- A broadly diversified fund of funds, investing in a combination of underlying funds consisting of equity, real asset and fixed income funds.
- Equity allocation blends growth, market-oriented and value styles with investments in U.S. large cap, international developed markets and global securities. In addition, the fund maintains an allocation to U.S. small and mid cap stocks and emerging markets.
- Alternative allocation includes multi-strategy alternative, commodities, global infrastructure and global real estate securities funds for diversification.
- Fixed income allocation incorporates a core bond fund and a global credit strategies fund for diversification.
Fund highlights
- Balances the growth potential of equities and real assets with a moderate fixed income allocation for some stability.
- Diversifies across broad asset classes, multiple funds and a variety of institutional money manager products.
- Maintains an optimal asset allocation for a balanced investor through regular rebalancing.
Growth of hypothetical $10,000 (since inception) - Class S
As of 08/31/2018
| 9/16/1997 12:00:00 AM | 10000 |
| 9/30/1997 12:00:00 AM | 10110 |
| 10/31/1997 12:00:00 AM | 9870 |
| 11/30/1997 12:00:00 AM | 9970 |
| 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AM | 10103.954 |
| 1/31/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10210.761 |
| 2/28/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10596.992 |
| 3/31/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10906.783 |
| 4/30/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10970.114 |
| 5/31/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10872.457 |
| 6/30/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10991.815 |
| 7/31/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10871.621 |
| 8/31/1998 12:00:00 AM | 9932.907 |
| 9/30/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10205.789 |
| 10/31/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10618.571 |
| 11/30/1998 12:00:00 AM | 10970.325 |
| 12/31/1998 12:00:00 AM | 11282.016 |
| 1/31/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11438.091 |
| 2/28/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11131.829 |
| 3/31/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11368.677 |
| 4/30/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11751.988 |
| 5/31/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11558.587 |
| 6/30/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11865.754 |
| 7/31/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11737.905 |
| 8/31/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11680.703 |
| 9/30/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11589.179 |
| 10/31/1999 12:00:00 AM | 11868.23 |
| 11/30/1999 12:00:00 AM | 12098.457 |
| 12/31/1999 12:00:00 AM | 12613.427 |
| 1/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12272.841 |
| 2/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12461.103 |
| 3/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12937.557 |
| 4/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12656.185 |
| 5/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12471.693 |
| 6/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12828.378 |
| 7/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12785.235 |
| 8/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | 13230.8 |
| 9/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12958.51 |
| 10/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12775.135 |
| 11/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12338.911 |
| 12/31/2000 12:00:00 AM | 12690.009 |
| 1/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12904.666 |
| 2/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12374.337 |
| 3/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | 11957.65 |
| 4/30/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12444.256 |
| 5/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12482.389 |
| 6/30/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12380.7 |
| 7/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12343.77 |
| 8/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12100.732 |
| 9/30/2001 12:00:00 AM | 11486.742 |
| 10/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | 11708.905 |
| 11/30/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12095.338 |
| 12/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | 12212.361 |
| 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | 12120.341 |
| 2/28/2002 12:00:00 AM | 12094.05 |
| 3/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | 12356.964 |
| 4/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | 12251.965 |
| 5/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | 12278.37 |
| 6/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | 11908.699 |
| 7/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | 11336.172 |
| 8/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | 11455.64 |
| 9/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | 10845.027 |
| 10/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | 11185.432 |
| 11/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | 11545.821 |
| 12/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | 11321.921 |
| 1/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | 11159.793 |
| 2/28/2003 12:00:00 AM | 11119.261 |
| 3/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | 11146.282 |
| 4/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | 11723.245 |
| 5/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | 12238.851 |
| 6/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | 12374.536 |
| 7/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | 12420.187 |
| 8/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | 12665.054 |
| 9/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | 12814.695 |
| 10/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | 13222.995 |
| 11/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | 13373.256 |
| 12/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | 13832.534 |
| 1/31/2004 12:00:00 AM | 14040.438 |
| 2/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | 14248.342 |
| 3/31/2004 12:00:00 AM | 14289.923 |
| 4/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | 13840.333 |
| 5/31/2004 12:00:00 AM | 13923.961 |
| 6/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | 14133.029 |
| 7/31/2004 12:00:00 AM | 13896.085 |
| 8/31/2004 12:00:00 AM | 14077.278 |
| 9/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | 14272.408 |
| 10/31/2004 12:00:00 AM | 14521.29 |
| 11/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | 14968.529 |
| 12/31/2004 12:00:00 AM | 15380.455 |
| 1/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | 15153.855 |
| 2/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | 15408.78 |
| 3/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | 15168.017 |
| 4/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | 15071.548 |
| 5/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | 15384.354 |
| 6/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | 15569.194 |
| 7/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | 15934.103 |
| 8/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | 16005.492 |
| 9/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | 16148.271 |
| 10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | 15842.796 |
| 11/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | 16229.905 |
| 12/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | 16465.482 |
| 1/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | 16989.119 |
| 2/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | 17003.665 |
| 3/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | 17192.756 |
| 4/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | 17396.942 |
| 5/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | 16957.994 |
| 6/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | 17001.889 |
| 7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | 17134.917 |
| 8/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | 17458.495 |
| 9/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | 17693.824 |
| 10/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | 18124.138 |
| 11/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | 18508.5 |
| 12/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | 18647.484 |
| 1/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | 18878.27 |
| 2/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | 18847.498 |
| 3/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | 18985.97 |
| 4/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | 19410.138 |
| 5/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | 19765.862 |
| 6/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | 19549.334 |
| 7/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | 19254.406 |
| 8/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | 19409.934 |
| 9/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | 20109.812 |
| 10/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | 20605.954 |
| 11/30/2007 12:00:00 AM | 20058.755 |
| 12/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | 19953.804 |
| 1/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | 19222.165 |
| 2/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | 18972.742 |
| 3/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | 18739.948 |
| 4/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | 19416.988 |
| 5/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | 19634.592 |
| 6/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | 18563.31 |
| 7/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | 18222.201 |
| 8/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | 18137.995 |
| 9/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | 16723.332 |
| 10/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | 14287.566 |
| 11/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | 13421.138 |
| 12/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | 14016.619 |
| 1/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | 13259.938 |
| 2/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | 12287.062 |
| 3/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | 12971.679 |
| 4/30/2009 12:00:00 AM | 14059.806 |
| 5/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | 14951.048 |
| 6/30/2009 12:00:00 AM | 14951.048 |
| 7/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | 15944.442 |
| 8/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | 16511.925 |
| 9/30/2009 12:00:00 AM | 17097.714 |
| 10/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | 16899.927 |
| 11/30/2009 12:00:00 AM | 17488.39 |
| 12/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | 17785.346 |
| 1/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | 17487.372 |
| 2/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | 17803.97 |
| 3/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | 18548.905 |
| 4/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | 18816.394 |
| 5/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | 17768.96 |
| 6/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | 17432.285 |
| 7/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | 18360.43 |
| 8/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | 18040.955 |
| 9/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | 19112.137 |
| 10/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | 19646.272 |
| 11/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | 19401.165 |
| 12/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | 20229.159 |
| 1/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | 20460.57 |
| 2/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | 20904.107 |
| 3/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | 20942.675 |
| 4/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | 21582.892 |
| 5/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | 21370.538 |
| 6/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | 21061.659 |
| 7/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | 20958.621 |
| 8/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | 20009.479 |
| 9/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | 18692.301 |
| 10/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | 19971.206 |
| 11/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | 19738.079 |
| 12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | 19668.161 |
| 1/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | 20495.879 |
| 2/29/2012 12:00:00 AM | 21165.936 |
| 3/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | 21303.889 |
| 4/30/2012 12:00:00 AM | 21217.971 |
| 5/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | 20071.054 |
| 6/30/2012 12:00:00 AM | 20644.513 |
| 7/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | 20921.96 |
| 8/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | 21259.411 |
| 9/30/2012 12:00:00 AM | 21676.262 |
| 10/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | 21621.586 |
| 11/30/2012 12:00:00 AM | 21800.605 |
| 12/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | 22137.67 |
| 1/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | 22683.531 |
| 2/28/2013 12:00:00 AM | 22703.748 |
| 3/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | 23027.221 |
| 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM | 23420.592 |
| 5/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | 23299.032 |
| 6/30/2013 12:00:00 AM | 22752.011 |
| 7/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | 23426.732 |
| 8/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | 23040.689 |
| 9/30/2013 12:00:00 AM | 23792.457 |
| 10/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | 24381.681 |
| 11/30/2013 12:00:00 AM | 24584.862 |
| 12/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | 24833.818 |
| 1/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | 24380.421 |
| 2/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | 25225.389 |
| 3/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | 25245.998 |
| 4/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | 25348.425 |
| 5/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | 25802.92 |
| 6/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | 26154.12 |
| 7/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | 25743.705 |
| 8/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | 26302.451 |
| 9/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | 25598.845 |
| 10/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | 25971.342 |
| 11/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | 26261.062 |
| 12/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | 26005.625 |
| 1/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | 25878.768 |
| 2/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | 26661.051 |
| 3/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | 26491.909 |
| 4/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | 26872.68 |
| 5/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | 26872.68 |
| 6/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | 26427.627 |
| 7/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | 26479.691 |
| 8/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | 25395.851 |
| 9/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | 24864.557 |
| 10/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | 25937.163 |
| 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | 25915.886 |
| 12/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | 25413.384 |
| 1/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | 24642.574 |
| 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM | 24572.5 |
| 3/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | 25763.752 |
| 4/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | 26085.144 |
| 5/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | 26202.118 |
| 6/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | 26342.486 |
| 7/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | 27010.325 |
| 8/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | 27174.735 |
| 9/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | 27362.633 |
| 10/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | 27163.236 |
| 11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | 27257.39 |
| 12/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | 27722.507 |
| 1/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | 28051.033 |
| 2/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | 28480.643 |
| 3/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | 28708.084 |
| 4/30/2017 12:00:00 AM | 29090.716 |
| 5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | 29318.78 |
| 6/30/2017 12:00:00 AM | 29394.801 |
| 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | 29742.754 |
| 8/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | 29793.467 |
| 9/30/2017 12:00:00 AM | 30224.521 |
| 10/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | 30452.726 |
| 11/30/2017 12:00:00 AM | 30528.795 |
| 12/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | 30620.869 |
| 1/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | 31370.331 |
| 2/28/2018 12:00:00 AM | 30540.57 |
| 3/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | 30594.103 |
| 4/30/2018 12:00:00 AM | 30835.001 |
| 5/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | 30567.336 |
| 6/30/2018 12:00:00 AM | 30406.737 |
| 7/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | 30747.48 |
| 8/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | 30612.976 |
Historical distributions
| Ex-Date | Income Dividend | Capital Gains - Short Term | Capital Gains - Long Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/22/2017 | 0.2621 | 0.3731 | |
| 07/05/2018 | 0.0566 |
Performance information is historical and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that redeemed shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Current to the most recent month-end performance for Russell Investment Company mutual funds is available by visiting: https://russellinvestments.com/us/funds/performance-prices
Target allocation of underlying funds
As of date: 09/22/2016
| Name | Allocation % | Style |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Defensive Equity | 9.0 | |
| U.S. Dynamic Equity | 9.0 | |
| U.S. Small Cap Equity | 6.0 | |
| Multifactor U.S. Equity | 9.0 | |
| Emerging Markets | 4.0 | |
| Multi-Strategy Income | 4.0 | |
| Unconstrained Total Return | 3.0 | |
| Global Equity | 10.0 | |
| Multifactor International Equity | 4.0 | |
| Commodity Strategies | 3.0 | |
| Global Infrastructure | 2.5 | |
| Global Real Estate Securities | 1.5 | |
| Global Opportunistic Credit | 9.0 | |
| Strategic Bond | 26.0 |
ΘDue to rounding totals may not equal 100%
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