Empower Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Class NMFQS:MXIHX

The fund will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in inflation-protected securities ("IPS") of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. and non-U.S. government agencies and corporations, and other instruments, including inflation-linked swaps, with similar economic characteristics.