Driven by VA de-risking, managed-vol funds grow

Assets in funds in this category reached $200.1 billion by mid-2013 after rising to $153.9 billion at year-end 2012 from $30.9 billion at year-end 2006, an annualized growth rate of 31%. About 64% of the assets, or $127.9 billion as of mid-year 2013, were in variable annuity separate accounts and the rest in mutual funds.