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 Fund Information for Mutual of America's Separate Account No. 2 International Fund |
 | This Separate Account Fund invests in the International Fund of Mutual of America
Investment Corporation which seeks capital appreciation, by investing directly or
indirectly in stocks of companies located outside of the United States that reflect
or are contained in the Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. Europe,
Australasia, and Far East Index (MSCI EAFE Index**). At least 85% of the
Underlying Fund’s total assets will be invested in equity securities (including
exchange-traded fund securities) under normal market conditions and at least 80%
of the Fund’s total assets will be invested, directly or indirectly, in stocks of
foreign companies represented in the MSCI EAFE Index through purchases of such
stocks, the purchase of iShares or the purchase of equivalent securities designed
to track or reflect the MSCI EAFE Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged,
market-value weighted index designed to measure the overall condition of overseas
markets.
**MSCI EAFE Index is a servicemark of MSCI. MSCI does not sponsor, issue, sell or
promote iShares Funds or other ETF’s which are based on the MSCI EAFE Index and
MSCI makes no representations regarding the advisability of investing in shares of
such funds.
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 Fund Information for Mutual of America's Separate Account No. 2 International Fund |
 | The Fund invests, directly and/or indirectly, mainly in stocks of companies located outside of the United States that reflect or are contained in the Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. Europe, Australasia, and Far East Indices (the “MSCI EAFE Index”). At present, the Fund expects to invest substantially all of its assets in exchange traded funds.
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 Fund Information for Mutual of America's Separate Account No. 2 International Fund |
 | An investment in the Fund is subject to the following risks which are described in more detail in the Prospectus.
- General risk: The Fund may not achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund could decline in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.
- Company risk: The price of the stock of a particular company can vary based on a variety of factors, such as the company’s financial performance, changes in management and product trends, and the potential for takeover and acquisition. The equity securities of smaller companies may not be traded as often as for larger companies, therefore it may be difficult to trade securities at a desirable price. Investments in companies with small market capitalizations generally offer greater opportunities for appreciation, but are associated with more risks than for more established companies.
- Market risk: The risk that prices of securities will go down because of the interplay of market forces may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole.
- Index risk: The Fund’s investment performance may not precisely duplicate the performance of the index. The Fund may rebalance the portfolio to account for changes in the composition of the index or in the valuations of the stocks within the index.
- Liquidity risk: The Fund’s investment in illiquid securities, investments that are difficult to purchase or sell, may reduce returns if the Fund is unable to sell at an advantageous time or price. Foreign securities or securities with substantial market and/or credit risk and securities that trade over-the-counter tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk.
- Foreign Investment risk: Foreign markets are subject to the risk of change in currency or exchange rates, economic and political trends in foreign countries, less liquidity, more volatility, more difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, higher transaction costs and less government supervision and other reporting regulations and requirements than domestic markets.
- ETF risk: ETFs generally invest substantially all of their assets in securities and are traded on stock exchanges. Their net asset values may differ from the prices of the ETF shares offered on the exchanges.
- Depositary Receipts Risk: The underlying ETF may invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of depositary receipts, some of which are not obligated to disclose material information.
- Inactive Market Risk: ETF shares are listed exchanges for which there can be no assurance that it will maintain the listing. Also there is no assurance that an active trading market will develop, creating illiquidity and resulting in price volatility. Also trading on these exchanges may be halted because of market conditions or extraordinary market volatility.
- Investment Company Risk: The cost of investing in the Fund is higher because in addition to the Fund's direct fees and expenses, it also indirectly bears fees and expenses charged by the underlying ETFs. The underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Fund, causing the Fund to withdraw its investment at a possibly inopportune time.
- Leveraging Risk: ETFs may borrow money or otherwise leverage their holdings by investing in collateral from securities loans and by borrowing money to meet redemption requests. This leveraging results in more volatility and a compounding of all other risks.
- Net Asset Value Risk: The market price of an underlying ETF may be different from its net asset value.
- Passive Investment Risk: Many ETFs are not actively managed; rather the underlying ETF invests in securities that represent its underlying index, regardless of its investment merit or market trends. Also, an underlying ETF is more susceptible to declines in the market because the underlying ETFs generally do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy.
- Tracking Error Risk: Imperfect correlation between the securities of an ETF and those in the index it intends to track, rounding of prices, changes to the indices and regulatory policies may cause the performance of an ETF to not match the performance of its index.
- Underlying ETF Management Risk: No underlying ETF fully replicates its index; therefore there is a risk that the investment strategy of each underlying ETF may not produce the intended results.
- Valuation Risk: An underlying ETF may value certain securities at higher prices than the prices at which it can sell them.
- Stock risk: The value of your investment will go up or down, depending on movements in the stock markets. The investment results may be better or worse than the results for the stock markets taken as a whole, or than the results of other funds that invest in the same types of securities. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell a small capitalization stock or any stock that trades “over-the-counter”, than a larger capitalization stock or stocks that trade on a national or regional stock exchange.
- International Fund risk: The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in securities that trade in foreign markets, including changes in currency or exchange rates, and economic and political trends in foreign countries. Domestic equities indices could outperform the MSCI EAFE Index for periods of time. The Fund may invest substantially all or a significant portion of its assets in ETFs.
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Fund Information for Mutual of America's Separate Account No. 2 International Fund |
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TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE DATA FOR MUTUAL OF AMERICA SEPARATE ACCOUNT NO. 2
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| AS OF 05/21/2013 |
| Year to Date |
11.07% |
| FOR PERIODS ENDED 4/30/2013 |
| Prior 3 Months |
4.68%
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| ANNUALIZED |
| Prior 1 Year |
17.88%
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| Prior 3 Years |
6.30%
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| Prior 5 Years |
-2.10%
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| Prior 10 Years* |
-3.08%
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| Date of Inception1 |
11/5/2007 |
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| * Or since inception if the Fund has been in existence for less than 120 months. | |
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1 Date of Inception shown is the date the Underlying Fund became available
to the Separate Account, in accordance with a current SEC staff position. An Underlying
Fund may have begun operations at an earlier date.
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The performance data shown above represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and unit values will fluctuate so that units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investment Fund total return performance currently may be lower or higher than the figures stated above. The total return performance data are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000, which is redeemed at the end of the periods shown. The total return figures reflect the reinvestment of investment income and capital gains and losses, and are net of expenses which include a contract fee, an expense risk fee, administrative charges, a distribution expense charge and Underlying Funds fees and expenses. Before investing in our variable accumulation annuity contracts, you should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (a contract fee, Separate Account expenses and Underlying Funds expenses) carefully. This and other information is contained in the contract prospectus or brochure and Underlying Funds prosectuses. Please read the prospectuses and brochure carefully before investing. The prospectuses and brochure can be obtained by mail or by calling 1-800-468-3785. The total return figures for periods extending beyond a year are average rates of return and do not reflect the Funds' actual year-to-year results, which varied over the periods shown. Contributions or withdrawals made within a period would experience different rates of return based on the unit values on the dates of such transactions.
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 Fund Information for Mutual of America's Separate Account No. 2 International Fund |
 | Portfolio Turnover Rate(%): 9%*
*Excludes all short-term securities.
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Portfolio Information for the International Fund of Mutual of America Investment Corporation | | | | | | | Benjamin L. Heben, Second Vice President of the Adviser, handles indexed investments. Mr. Heben joined the Adviser in July 2010 from Intrepid Capital Management, Inc., and has approximately 9 years of experience in the financial industry.
| | | | Before investing in our variable accumulation annuity contracts, you should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (a contract fee, Separate Account expenses and Underlying Funds expenses) carefully. This and other information is contained in the contract prospectus or brochure and Underlying Funds prospectuses. Please read the prospectuses and brochure carefully before investing. The prospectuses and brochure can be obtained by mail or by calling 1-800-468-3785
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