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### Global Atlantic Franklin Tactical Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio (Series ID: S000045288)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                                                          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000141021 | Global Atlantic Franklin Tactical Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio Class II Shares |  |

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**Global Atlantic Franklin Tactical Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio**

**Class II Shares**

**Summary Prospectus**

May 1, 2026

Before you invest, you may want to review the Portfolio's prospectus, which contains more information about the Portfolio and its risks. The Portfolio's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated May 1, 2026, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can obtain these documents and other information about the Portfolio online at <u>https://globalatlantic.onlineprospectus.net/GlobalAtlantic/portfolios/</u>. You can also obtain these documents at no cost by calling 1-877-355-1820 or by sending an email request to <u>GlobalAtlanticPortfolios@gafg.com</u>.

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**Global Atlantic Franklin Tactical Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio**

**Investment Objectives:** The Portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income while seeking to manage volatility.

**Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio:** This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Portfolio. The table and the example do not include any fees or sales charges imposed by your variable annuity contract. If they were included, your costs would be higher. Please refer to your variable annuity prospectus for information on the separate account fees and expenses associated with your contract.

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| **Shareholder Fees**<br> *(fees paid directly from your investment)* | Class II <br>Shares |
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases *(as a percentage of offering price)* |  |
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) *(as a percentage of redemption proceeds)* |  |
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and Other Distributions |  |
| Redemption Fee *(as a percentage of amount redeemed)* |  |
| **Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses**<br> *(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)* |  |
| Management Fees | 0.85% |
| Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.25% |
| Other Expenses | 0.16% |
| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses<sup>(1)</sup> | 0.02% |
| Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses | 1.28% |
| Fee Waiver and/or Reimbursement<sup>(2)</sup> | (0.07)% |
| Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Reimbursement | 1.21% |

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(1) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect cost of investing in other investment companies, the costs of which will not be included in the Portfolio's financial statements. The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Portfolio's financial highlights because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Portfolio.

(2) The Portfolio's investment adviser, Global Atlantic Investment Advisors, LLC, (the "Adviser"), has contractually agreed to waive its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least until May 1, 2027, to ensure that total annual portfolio operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, brokerage fees and commissions, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), taxes and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation) will not exceed 1.19% of average daily net assets attributable to the Portfolio's shares. The expense reimbursement is subject to possible recoupment from the Portfolio in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount, can be achieved within the lesser of the expense limits listed above and any expense limits applicable at the time of recoupment. The agreement may be terminated only by the Portfolio's Board of Trustees, on 60 days' written notice to the Adviser.

**Example:** This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. You would pay the same expenses if you did not redeem your shares. However, each variable annuity contract and separate account involves fees and expenses that are not included in the Example. If these fees and expenses were included in the Example, your overall expenses would be higher. The Example also

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assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example reflects any applicable contractual fee waivers/expense reimbursement arrangements for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

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| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
| $123 | $399 | $696 | $1539 |

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**Portfolio Turnover:** The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities or instruments (or "turns over" its portfolio). These costs, which are not reflected in annual portfolio operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Portfolio's performance. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. During the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio (72% including dollar roll transactions).

**Principal Investment Strategies:** The Adviser allocates a portion of the Portfolio to a capital appreciation and income component (the "Capital Appreciation and Income Component") managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("Franklin Advisers" or a "Sub-Adviser") and a portion to a managed risk component (the "Managed Risk Component"). The Capital Appreciation and Income Component is further sub-divided into equity and fixed-income sleeves, both of which are managed by Franklin Advisers. Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC ("Milliman" or a "Sub-Adviser") manages the Managed Risk Component pursuant to a strategy that seeks to manage portfolio volatility and provide downside risk management.

The Adviser seeks to achieve the Portfolio's investment objective by allocating, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Portfolio's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, to the Capital Appreciation and Income Component and up to 20% of the Portfolio's net assets to the Managed Risk Component. The Adviser expects to further allocate approximately 75% of the Portfolio's Capital Appreciation and Income Component to the equity sleeve and approximately 25% to the fixed-income sleeve. The Adviser may modify the target allocations from time to time.

Franklin Advisers manages the equity sleeve of the Portfolio pursuant to a rising dividends strategy which seeks to invest in equity securities, primarily common stock, that have paid consistently rising dividends. Companies that have paid consistently rising dividends include those companies that currently pay dividends on their common stock and have maintained or increased their dividend rate during the last four consecutive years.

Under normal market conditions, pursuant to the rising dividends strategy, the equity sleeve will seek to invest at least 65% of its net assets in securities of companies that have:

• consistently increased dividends in at least 8 out of the last 10 years and have not decreased dividends during that time;

• increased dividends substantially (at least 100%) over the last 10 years;

• reinvested earnings, paying out less than 65% of current earnings in dividends (except for utility companies); and

• either long-term debt that is no more than 50% of total capitalization (except for utility companies) or senior debt that has been rated investment grade by at least one of the major bond rating organizations.

For the rising dividends strategy, Franklin Advisers typically seeks to invest the rest of the equity sleeve's net assets in equity securities of companies that pay dividends but do not meet all of the above criteria. Through its equity sleeve, the Portfolio may invest in companies of any size, across the entire market spectrum including smaller and midsize companies. Although Franklin Advisers will generally seek to invest the Portfolio's equity sleeve across all sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the sleeve may have significant positions in particular sectors. Franklin Advisers may invest up to 25% of the equity sleeve's net assets in foreign securities (which may include the purchase of depositary receipts) and 5% of its net assets in exchange traded funds (ETFs). The equity sleeve may enter into repurchase agreements.

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In its investing following the rising dividends strategy, Franklin Advisers takes a research driven, fundamental, "bottom-up" approach that focuses primarily on individual securities. Franklin Advisers looks for companies for the rising dividends strategy that it believes are fundamentally sound and attempts to acquire them at attractive prices. The equity sleeve does not necessarily focus on companies whose securities pay a high dividend rate but rather on companies that consistently increase their dividends. For the equity sleeve, Franklin Advisers employs a bottom-up stock selection process that makes investments without regard to the securities normally comprising the benchmark that the equity sleeve of the Portfolio uses for performance comparison purposes.

In its management of the fixed-income sleeve, Franklin Advisers invests predominantly in investment grade securities and investments or in unrated securities and investments Franklin Advisers believes are of comparable quality. Securities rated in the top four ratings categories by one or more independent rating organizations such as S&P Global Ratings ("S&P<sup>®</sup>") (rated BBB or better) or Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") (rated Baa or higher) are considered investment grade. Securities rated BB or lower by S&P<sup>®</sup> or Ba or lower by Moody's are considered to be below investment grade. Derivatives with reference securities that are investment grade are considered to be investment grade. The fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its total assets in non-investment grade debt securities, including up to 5% in securities rated lower than B by S&P<sup>®</sup> or Moody's, which may include defaulted securities, or in unrated securities and investments Franklin Advisers believes are of comparable quality. (In calculating the above non-investment grade debt limitations, the Portfolio combines its non-investment grade debt securities with the net long and short exposure to non-investment grade debt securities from derivative instruments.)

The fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities, including up to 20% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities and up to 10% of its total assets in emerging market securities.

The fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio may invest in many different securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or by non-U.S. governments or their respective agencies or instrumentalities, including mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), and inflation-indexed securities issued by the U.S. Treasury.

Mortgage-backed securities represent an interest in a pool of mortgage loans made by banks and other financial institutions to finance purchases of homes, commercial buildings and other real estate. The individual mortgage loans are packaged or "pooled" together for sale to investors. As the underlying mortgage loans are paid off, investors receive principal and interest payments. These securities may be fixed-rate or adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities. The fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio may also invest a small portion of its assets directly in mortgage loans. Some of the mortgage-backed securities in which the fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio invests are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities or by U.S. government-sponsored entities ("GSEs"), while others are issued by private entities and not guaranteed.

Mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, include credit risk transfer securities. Credit risk transfer securities are structured without any government guarantee or underlying collateral, such that (i) interest is paid directly by the GSE and (ii) principal is paid in accordance with the principal payments and default performance of a certain specified pool of residential mortgage loans acquired by the GSE. The Portfolio may also invest in privately issued credit risk transfer securities.

The fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio may purchase or sell mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities on a delayed delivery or forward commitment basis through the "to-be-announced" ("TBA") market. With TBA transactions, the particular securities to be delivered must meet specified terms and standards. Asset-backed securities are securities backed by loans, leases, and other receivables.

The fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio also may invest in corporate loans made to, or issued by, borrowers that are U.S. companies, foreign borrowers and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign borrowers, which typically have floating interest rates. Floating interest rates vary with and are periodically adjusted to a generally recognized base interest rate such as a reference rate (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate) or the Prime Rate. The fixed-income sleeve also may invest in mortgage dollar rolls and in fixed-rate mortgage securities, including non-agency CMOs, issued by a private entity.

The fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio regularly enters into interest rate, credit and currency-related transactions involving certain derivative instruments, including currency and cross-currency forwards, currency options, currency and currency index futures contracts, interest rate/bond futures contracts and options on such contracts, options on ETFs, and swaps agreements, which may include interest rate, inflation index, fixed-income total return, currency and credit

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default swaps, futures contracts on credit default swaps on indices (also known as credit index futures), and options on interest rate and credit default swaps. The fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio may also invest in collateralized debt obligations. The use of these derivative transactions may allow the fixed-income sleeve of the Portfolio to obtain net long or short exposures to select currencies, interest rates, countries, duration or credit risks. For example, the Portfolio may sell 10-year U.S. treasury futures to hedge its duration exposure in the United States. These derivatives may be used to enhance Portfolio returns, increase liquidity, gain exposure to certain instruments or markets in a more efficient or less expensive way and/or hedge risks associated with its other portfolio investments. The results of such transactions may also represent, from time to time, a significant component of the investment returns of the fixed-income sleeve.

In the Managed Risk Component, the Adviser seeks to manage return volatility by employing Milliman to execute a managed risk strategy, which consists of using hedge instruments to reduce the downside risk of the Portfolio's securities. Milliman may use hedge instruments to accomplish this goal, which may include: equity futures contracts, treasury futures contracts, currency futures contracts, and other hedge instruments judged by Milliman to be necessary to achieve the goals of the managed risk strategy. Milliman may also buy or sell hedge instruments based on one or more market indices in an attempt to maintain the Portfolio's volatility at the targeted level in an environment in which Milliman expects market volatility to decrease or increase, respectively. Milliman selects individual hedge instruments that it believes will have prices that are highly correlated to the Portfolio's positions. Milliman adjusts hedge instruments to manage overall net Portfolio risk exposure, in an attempt to stabilize the volatility of the Portfolio around a predetermined target level and reduce the potential for portfolio losses during periods of significant and sustained market decline. Milliman seeks to monitor and forecast volatility in the markets using a proprietary model, and adjust the Portfolio's hedge instruments accordingly. In addition, Milliman will monitor liquidity levels of relevant hedge instruments and transparency provided by exchanges or counterparties in hedging transactions. Milliman adjusts futures positions to manage overall net Portfolio risk exposure. Milliman may, during periods of rising security prices, implement strategies to preserve gains on the Portfolio's positions. Milliman may, during periods of falling security prices, implement additional strategies to reduce losses in adverse market conditions. In these situations, Milliman's activity could significantly reduce the Portfolio's net economic exposure to equity securities. Following market declines, a downside rebalancing strategy will be used to decrease the amount of hedge instruments used to hedge the Portfolio. Milliman also adjusts hedge instruments to realign individual hedges when the Adviser rebalances the Portfolio's asset allocation profile.

Depending on market conditions, scenarios may occur where the Portfolio has no positions in any hedge instruments.

**Principal Investment Risks: *As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Portfolio. Many factors affect the Portfolio's net asset value and performance. The following is a summary description of principal risks of investing in the Portfolio. For purposes of this section, "Underlying Funds" refers to Underlying Funds and ETFs, as applicable.***

***Asset Allocation Risk:*** The Portfolio's percentage allocations among its investments could cause the Portfolio to underperform relative to relevant benchmarks and other mutual funds with similar investment objectives.

***Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk:*** The risks of an investment in a collateralized debt obligation, such as a collateralized bond obligation ("CBO") or a collateralized loan obligation ("CLO"), depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the debt obligation in which the Portfolio invests. CBOs and CLOs are generally subject to credit, interest rate, valuation, prepayment and extension risks. CBOs and CLOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) risks related to the capability of the servicer of the securitized assets, (iv) the risk that the Portfolio may invest in tranches of CBOs or CLOs that are subordinate to other tranches; and (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results. The Portfolio and other investors in CLOs ultimately bear the credit and interest rate risks of the underlying collateral. CLOs, and their underlying loan obligations, are typically not registered for sale to the public and therefore are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and sale, potentially subjecting them to increased liquidity risk as compared to other types of securities. As a result, the proceeds from the sale of CLO securities may not be readily available to meet the Portfolio's redemption or other obligations and the Portfolio may be unable to acquire or dispose of the securities at a price and time the Portfolio deems advantageous.

***Conflicts of Interest Risk:*** The Portfolio's strategy is designed to reduce the Portfolio's return volatility and manage downside exposure during periods of significant market declines but may not work as intended. The Portfolio's strategy may also reduce the risks assumed by the insurance company that sponsors your variable annuity contract. This facilitates the insurance company's ability to provide certain guaranteed benefits but may result in periods of

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underperformance, reduce a contract holder's ability to fully participate in rising markets and may increase transaction costs at the Portfolio and/or Underlying Fund level. Although the interests of contract holders and the insurance company are generally aligned, the insurance company (and the Adviser due to its affiliation with the insurance company) may face potential conflicts of interest. Specifically, the Portfolio's strategy may have the effect of mitigating the financial risks to the insurance company when providing certain guaranteed benefits.

***Corporate Loans Risk:*** The value of corporate loan investments is generally less exposed to the adverse effects of shifts in market interest rates than investments that pay a fixed rate of interest. The market for corporate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods (which may exceed seven days). As a result, the proceeds from the sale of corporate loans may not be readily available to make additional investments or to meet the Portfolio's redemption obligations, meaning that the Portfolio may have to sell other investments or take other actions if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations.

***Currency Management Strategies Risk:*** Currency management strategies may substantially change the Portfolio's exposure to currency exchange rates and could result in losses to the Portfolio if currencies do not perform as the Adviser or Sub-Adviser expects. In addition, currency management strategies, to the extent that they reduce the Portfolio's exposure to currency risks, may also reduce the Portfolio's ability to benefit from favorable changes in currency exchange rates. Using currency management strategies for purposes other than hedging further increases the Portfolio's exposure to foreign investment losses. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets. In addition, currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time, and can reduce returns.

***Depositary Receipts Risk:*** American Depositary Receipts are receipts typically issued by an American bank or trust company that evidence underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation. The Portfolio may invest in unsponsored Depositary Receipts. Depositary Receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted, including changes in political or economic conditions of other countries and changes in the exchange rates of foreign currencies.

***Derivatives Risk:*** The use of derivatives may increase costs, reduce the Portfolio's returns and/or increase volatility. The use of derivatives may also result in leverage, which can magnify the effects of changes in the value of investments, make such investments more volatile and expose the Portfolio to losses that exceed the initial amount invested. Many types of derivatives are also subject to the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Derivatives are subject to risks arising from margin requirements. In addition, the fluctuations in the values of derivatives may not correlate perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the overall securities markets. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability to sell or otherwise close-out a derivatives position at an advantageous time or price could expose the Portfolio to losses and could make derivatives more difficult to value accurately. Derivative investments are further subject to regulatory risks, from both U.S. and foreign regulators that may impact the availability, liquidity and costs associated with such investments and potentially limit the ability of mutual funds to invest in derivatives.

***Dividend-Oriented Companies Risk:*** Investments in companies that have historically paid regular dividends to shareholders may decrease or eliminate dividend payments in the future. A decrease in dividend payments by an issuer may result in a decrease in the value of the issuer's stock and less available income for the Portfolio.

***Emerging Markets Risk:*** Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging securities markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.

***Equity Risk:*** Common and preferred stock prices can fall rapidly in response to developments affecting a specific company or industry, or to changing economic, political or market conditions.

***ETF Risk:*** Investments in underlying ETFs typically present the same risks as investments in conventional Underlying Funds. In addition, disruptions to the creations and redemptions process through which market makers directly purchase and sell ETF shares, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market, or changes in the liquidity of the market for an ETF's underlying portfolio holdings, may result in the ETF's shares trading at significantly above (at a premium to) or below (at a discount to) net asset value, which may result in a Portfolio paying significantly more or receiving significantly less for ETF shares than the value of the relevant ETF's

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underlying holdings. Because the value of ETF shares depends on the demand in the market, the Portfolio may not be able to liquidate its holdings at the most optimal time, adversely affecting performance.

***Fixed Income Risk:*** The value of bonds and other fixed-income securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in periods of volatility and rising interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and volatility and decreased liquidity in the fixed-income markets, making it more difficult to sell fixed-income holdings. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. Securities issued by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Other risk factors include credit risk (the debtor may default), prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligations early, reducing the amount of interest payments), extension risk (repayments may occur more slowly if interest rates rise) and income risk (distributions to shareholders may decline where interest rates fall or defaults occur). These risks could affect the value of a particular investment, possibly causing the Portfolio's share price and total return to be reduced and fluctuate more than other types of investments.

***Floating Rate Corporate Investments Risk:*** Floating rate corporate loans and corporate debt securities, such as floating rate bank loans and CLOs, generally have credit ratings below investment grade and may be subject to resale restrictions. They are often issued in connection with highly leveraged transactions, and may be subject to greater credit risks than other investments including the possibility of default or bankruptcy. In addition, a secondary market in corporate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods, which may impair the ability to accurately value existing and prospective investments and to realize in a timely fashion the full value on sale of a corporate loan. A significant portion of floating rate investments may be "covenant lite" loans that may contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics.

***Focus Risk:*** To the extent that the Portfolio focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investment from time to time, the Portfolio may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such areas of focus than a fund that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.

***Foreign Currency Risk:*** Exposure to foreign securities denominated in non-US dollar currencies will subject the Portfolio to currency trading risks that include market risk and country risk. Market risk results from adverse changes in exchange rates. Country risk arises because a government may interfere with transactions in its currency.

***Foreign Investment Risk:*** Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, adverse political, social and economic developments, less liquidity, greater volatility, restrictions on capital movements, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability, sanctions, and differing auditing and legal standards.

***Growth Stock Risk:*** Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are more sensitive to investors' perceptions of the issuing company's growth potential. In addition, growth stocks typically lack the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns. The growth investing style can also fall out of favor, which may lead the Portfolio to underperform other funds that use different investing styles.

***High-Yield Debt Securities Risk:*** Lower-quality bonds (including loans), known as "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, and unrated securities of similar credit quality are considered speculative and involve greater risk of a complete loss of an investment, or delays of interest and principal payments, than higher-quality debt securities. Issuers of high-yield debt securities are typically not as strong financially as those issuing securities of higher credit quality. These issuers are more likely to encounter financial difficulties and are more vulnerable to changes in the relevant economy that could affect their ability to make interest and principal payments when due. The prices of high-yield debt securities generally fluctuate more than higher quality securities. High-yield debt securities are generally less liquid than higher quality securities, making them harder to sell and harder to value.

***Large Cap Risk:*** Large cap companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes, and also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

***Liquidity Risk:*** Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Portfolio will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to remaining investors' interests, which may force the Portfolio to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. Large redemptions by shareholders may have a negative impact on the Portfolio's liquidity.

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***Management Risk:*** The Portfolio's strategies may not produce the desired results, and may result in losses to the Portfolio.

***Market Risk:*** Overall securities market risks may affect the value of individual securities. The market prices of securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions. Factors such as foreign and domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events may adversely affect the securities markets. Local, regional or global events such as war, military conflict, geopolitical disputes, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions, tariffs and other restrictions on trade, sanctions, increased government spending, social or political unrest or other events, or the threat or potential threat of one or more such events and developments, could also have a significant impact on the Portfolio and its investments.

***Mid Cap Risk:*** The securities of mid cap companies generally trade in lower volumes and are generally subject to greater and less predictable price changes than the securities of larger capitalization companies. Medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable than larger, more established organizations to adverse business or economic developments.

***Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk:*** Mortgage- and asset-backed securities differ from conventional debt securities because principal is paid back periodically over the life of the security rather than at maturity. An investor may receive unscheduled payments of principal due to voluntary prepayments, refinancings or foreclosures on the underlying loans. To the investor this means a loss of anticipated interest, and a portion of its principal investment represented by any premium the investor may have paid. Mortgage prepayments generally increase when interest rates fall. Mortgage-backed securities also are subject to extension risk. Rising interest rates could reduce the rate of prepayments on mortgage-backed securities and extend their life. This could cause the price of the mortgage-backed securities and the Portfolio's share price to fall and would make the mortgage-backed securities more sensitive to interest rate changes. Issuers of asset-backed securities may have limited ability to enforce the security interest in the underlying assets, and credit enhancements provided to support the securities, if any, may be inadequate to protect investors in the event of default. Like mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment and extension risks.

***Mortgage Dollar Rolls Risk:*** In a mortgage dollar roll, the Portfolio takes the risk that: the market price of the mortgage-backed securities will drop below their future purchase price; the securities that it repurchases at a later date will have less favorable market characteristics; the other party to the agreement will not be able to perform; the roll adds leverage to the portfolio; and, it increases the Portfolio's sensitivity to interest rate changes. In addition, investment in mortgage dollar rolls may increase the turnover rate for the Portfolio.

***Over-the-Counter Transactions Risk:*** The Portfolio engages in over-the-counter ("OTC") transactions, some of which trade in a dealer network, rather than on an exchange. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than transactions entered into on organized exchanges, with OTC transactions subject to the risk that a counterparty to the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations.

***Real Estate Related Securities Risk:*** The main risk of real estate related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgages and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values.

***Short Positions Risk:*** Losses from short positions in derivatives contracts occur when the reference instrument increases in value. Losses from a short position in a derivatives contract could potentially be very large if the value of the underlying reference instrument rises dramatically in a short period of time, including the potential loss that exceeds the actual cost of the investment.

***Small Cap Risk:*** Small capitalization companies may be more vulnerable than larger, more established organizations to adverse business or economic developments. In particular, small capitalization companies may have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend on a relatively small management group.

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***Sovereign Debt Risk:*** Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt.

***To Be Announced ("TBA") Securities Risk:*** TBA securities are standardized contracts for future delivery of fixed-rate mortgage pass-through securities in which the exact mortgage pools to be delivered are not specified until shortly before settlement. TBA securities include when-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments. TBA securities involve the risk that the security the Portfolio buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation.

***Underlying Fund Risk:*** Underlying Funds are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Portfolio. As a result, your cost of investing in the Portfolio will be higher than the cost of investing directly in an Underlying Fund and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds. Because the Portfolio's investments include shares of the Underlying Funds, the Portfolio's risks include the risks of each Underlying Fund.

***Unrated Debt Securities Risk:*** Unrated debt securities determined to be of comparable credit quality to rated securities which the Portfolio may purchase may pay a higher interest rate than such rated debt securities and be subject to a greater risk of illiquidity or price changes. Less public information and independent credit analysis are typically available about unrated securities or issuers, and therefore they may be subject to greater risk of default.

***U.S. Government Securities Risk:*** The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

***Value Stock Risk:*** Value stocks involve the risk that they may never reach what the Sub-Adviser believes is their full market value, either because the market fails to recognize the stock's intrinsic worth or the Sub-Adviser misgauged that worth. Because different types of stocks tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions, the Portfolio's performance may sometimes be lower or higher than that of other types of mutual funds.

***Variable Rate Securities Risk:*** Because changes in interest rates on variable rate securities (including floating rate securities) may lag behind changes in market rates, the value of such securities may decline during periods of rising interest rates until their interest rates reset to market rates. During periods of declining interest rates, because the interest rates on variable rate securities generally reset downward, their market value is unlikely to rise to the same extent as the value of comparable fixed rate securities.

**Performance:** The bar chart and performance table below show the variability of the Portfolio's returns, which is some indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The bar chart shows performance of the Portfolio's Class II shares for each full calendar year since the Portfolio's inception and the table shows how the average annual total returns of the Portfolio's Class II shares compared with the returns of two indexes. The S&P 500 Managed Risk Index – Moderate serves as the Portfolio's performance index because the Adviser believes it is more representative of the Portfolio's investment strategy. The S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index serves as the Portfolio's regulatory index and provides a broad measure of market performance. The performance in the bar chart and the table does not include the effect of variable contract charges. If variable contract charges had been included, performance would have been lower. You should be aware that the Portfolio's past performance may not be an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.

Prior to July 5, 2017, the fixed-income sleeve of the Capital Appreciation and Income Component of the Portfolio was managed by the Adviser without the use of a sub-adviser. The performance prior to that date is attributable to the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The sub-adviser to the equity sleeve of the Capital Appreciation and Income Component of the Portfolio changed effective March 1, 2018 due to an organizational restructuring whereby all of the investment personnel responsible for the management of the equity sleeve transitioned from Franklin Advisory Services, LLC to Franklin Advisers.

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**Class II Annual Total Return by Calendar Year**

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| Highest Quarter | 1st Quarter 2019 | 9.37% |
| Lowest Quarter | 1st Quarter 2020 | -11.38% |

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**Performance Table<br>Average Annual Total Returns<br>(For periods ended December 31, 2025)**

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| | **One Year** | **Five Years** | **Ten Years** |
| Class II shares return before taxes | 5.63% | 4.50% | 6.72% |
| S&P 500 Managed Risk Index – Moderate (reflects no <br>deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 7.47% | 8.36% | 8.78% |
| S&P 500<sup>®</sup> Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses <br>or taxes) | 17.88% | 14.42% | 14.82% |

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**Management:** The Portfolio's Adviser is Global Atlantic Investment Advisors, LLC. The Portfolio's Sub-Advisers are Franklin Advisers, Inc. and Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC.

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| **Portfolio Manager** | **Title** | **Involved with Portfolio Since** |
| Matt Quinlan | Senior Vice President, Research <br>Analyst and Portfolio Manager of <br>Franklin Advisers | May 1, 2019 |
| Amritha Kasturirangan, CFA | Vice President, Research Analyst<br>and Portfolio Manager of Franklin<br>Advisers | September 30, 2019 |
| Nayan Sheth, CFA\* | Vice President, Research Analyst<br>and Portfolio Manager of Franklin <br>Advisers | September 30, 2019 |
| Patrick Klein, Ph.D. | Senior Vice President and Portfolio <br>Manager of Franklin Advisers | October 15, 2019 |
| Michael Salm | Senior Vice President and Portfolio<br>Manager for Franklin Templeton Fixed<br>Income Group of Franklin Advisers | September 30, 2024 |

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| **Portfolio Manager** | **Title** | **Involved with Portfolio Since** |
| Tina Chou | Vice President, Portfolio Manager of <br>Franklin Advisers | October 15, 2019 |
| Albert Chan, CFA | Portfolio Manager for Franklin Templeton <br>Fixed Income Group of Franklin Advisers | September 30, 2025 |
| Adam Schenck, CFA, FRM | Head of Fund Services of Milliman | April 30, 2014 |
| Maria Schiopu, ASA, MAAA | Head of Portfolio Management of Milliman | May 1, 2019 |

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\* Effective May 31, 2026, Nayan Sheth will step down as a member of the Portfolio's portfolio management team.

**Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares:** Shares of the Portfolio are intended to be sold to certain separate accounts of Forethought Life Insurance Company ("FLIC"). You and other purchasers of variable annuity contracts will not own shares of the Portfolio directly. Rather, all shares will be held by a separate account for your benefit and the benefit of other purchasers. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Portfolio on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open, or as permitted under your variable annuity contract.

**Tax Information:** It is the Portfolio's intention to distribute income and gains to the separate accounts. Generally, owners of variable annuity contracts are not taxed currently on income or gains realized by the separate accounts with respect to such contracts. However, some distributions from such contracts may be taxable at ordinary income tax rates. In addition, distributions made to a contract owner who is younger than 59 1/2 may be subject to a 10% penalty tax. Investors should ask their own tax advisors for more information on their own tax situation, including possible state or local taxes. Please refer to your variable annuity contract prospectus for additional information on taxes.

**Payments to Other Financial Intermediaries:** The Portfolio or the Adviser may pay FLIC for the sale of Portfolio shares and/or other services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing FLIC and your salesperson to recommend a variable contract and the Portfolio over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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