Edge Elite® Fixed Indexed Annuity
Never lose ground on your path to retirement
Symetra Edge Elite offers growth potential to take your retirement to a higher level—plus principal protection and tax deferral.
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Why Edge Elite?
You’ve worked hard for your retirement, now let it work for you.
Four diverse index options
• S&P 500® Index
• Nasdaq-100® Index
• Putnam Dynamic Low Volatility Excess Return IndexTM
• JPMorgan ETF Efficiente® 5 Index
Growth even in flat markets
Trigger rate option guarantees a set growth percentage, even if there is a 0% return in the index.
Additional growth potential
Optional enhanced accounts offer higher participation rates in exchange for an annual charge.
Peace of mind with protection
Your contract value (principal and any growth) is protected from market index declines.
How it works
Learn more: What's a fixed indexed annuity?
You put money in
You purchase the annuity contract with a lump sum and choose your account options.
It grows over time
The interest you earn is tied to the performance of your selected indexes, a fixed interest rate, or both. Any interest earned is locked in and grows through compounding. While your purchase payment can grow based on market performance, it also won’t lose value due to market volatility.
And pays you back later
Your money grows tax-deferred (it’s not taxed until you take it out).
Edge Elite Fact Sheet
What types of contracts are available?
Nonqualified and qualified (IRA, Roth IRA and Custodial IRA)
What are the interest terms?
1-year or 2-year
What indexed account options are available?
- S&P 500® Index
- Nasdaq-100® Index
- Putnam Dynamic Low Volatility Excess Return IndexTM
- JPMorgan ETF Efficiente® 5 Index
What are the withdrawal charge schedules?
In most states:
- 5-year: 9, 9, 8, 7, 6, 0%
- 7-year: 9, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 0%
In California:
- 5-year: 8.3, 8, 7, 6, 5, 0%
- 7-year: 8.3, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 0%
What if I need access to my money sooner than expected?
We recognize that circumstances can change and you may still need access to your money. That's why we offer:
- 10% Free annual withdrawals
- Nursing Home and Hospitalization Waiver1
- Terminal Illness Waiver1
- Annuitization
See page 16 of the Edge Elite Brochure (PDF) or contact your financial professional for more information.
Ready to learn more?
Explore our resources below and talk with your financial professional to see if Edge Elite is a good fit for you.
Symetra Edge Elite is an individual single-premium fixed indexed deferred annuity issued by Symetra Life Insurance Company, 777 108th Avenue NE, Suite 1200, Bellevue, WA 98004. Contract form number is ICC19_RC1 in most states. Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit Rider form number is ICC20_RE1. Market value adjustment endorsement form number is ICC19_RE7 in most states. Terminal illness waiver endorsement form number is ICC19_RE3 in most states. Hospital and Nursing Home waiver endorsement form number is ICC19_RE2 in most states. Fixed account endorsement form number is ICC19_RE4 in most states. Point to point with cap crediting method endorsement form number is ICC19_RE5 in most states. Point to point with participation rate crediting method endorsement form number is ICC19_RE6 in most states. Point to point with participation rate and charge crediting method endorsement form number is ICC20_RE3 in most states. Point to point with trigger crediting method endorsement form number is ICC22_RE1 in most states.
A rider is a provision of the annuity with potential benefits and features that should never be confused with the annuity itself. Before evaluating the benefits of a rider, carefully examine the annuity to which it is attached.
Products, riders, endorsements, features, terms and conditions may vary by state and may not be available in all U.S. states or any U.S. territory.
Annuity contracts have terms and limitations for keeping them in force. Contact your financial professional or insurance producer for complete details.
Guarantees and benefits are subject to the claims-paying ability of Symetra Life Insurance Company.
Symetra Edge Elite has fixed and indexed accounts. Interest credited to the indexed accounts is affected by the value of outside indexes. Values based on the performance of any index are not guaranteed. The contract does not directly participate in any outside investment.
The indexed accounts with enhanced participation rates will incur an annual charge that will reduce the contract value, and do not guarantee performance any greater than the indexed accounts without a charge.
Indexed interest is calculated and credited (if applicable) at the end of an interest term. Amounts withdrawn from the indexed account before the end of an interest term will not receive indexed interest for that term.
The fixed account interest rate, indexed account interest caps, participation rates and trigger rates are reset at the end of each interest term.
Subsequent indexed interest caps and trigger rates may be higher or lower than the initial caps and trigger rates, but will never be less than the guaranteed minimums stated in the contract.
Subsequent fixed account interest rates and indexed participation rates may be higher or lower than the initial interest and participation rates, but will never be less than the minimums stated in the contract.
If the contract is being funded with multiple purchase payments (e.g., 1035 exchanges), funds will be held and the contract will not be issued until all purchase payments have been received. Interest is not credited between the dates the purchase payments are received and the date the contract is issued. The purchase payment will begin to earn interest (if any) when the contract is issued.
Except for the JPMorgan ETF Efficiente® 5 Index and the Putnam Dynamic Low Volatility Excess Return Index, the performance of an index does not include the payment or reinvestment of dividends in the calculation of its performance.
It is not possible to invest in an index.
Symetra reserves the right to add or remove any index or indexed interest crediting method options. If any index is discontinued or if the calculation of any index is changed substantially, Symetra reserves the right to substitute a comparable index.
Withdrawals may be subject to federal income taxes, and a 10% IRS early withdrawal tax penalty may also apply for amounts taken prior to age 59½. Consult your attorney or tax professional for more information.
Tax-qualified contracts such as IRAs, 401(k)s, etc., are tax-deferred regardless of whether or not they are funded with an annuity. If you are considering funding a tax-qualified retirement plan with an annuity, you should know that an annuity does not provide any additional tax-deferred treatment of earnings beyond the tax-qualified plan or program itself. However, annuities do provide other features and benefits such as death benefits and income payment options.
Contracts not owned for the benefit of natural persons (e.g., contracts owned by trusts, corporations or certain other entities) are generally not treated as annuities for federal income tax purposes and any interest are taxed as ordinary income in the current year. Exceptions may apply. Prospective Owners that are not natural persons should consult their tax professionals before purchasing the Contract.
Neither Symetra Life Insurance Company nor its employees provide investment, tax, or legal advice or endorse any particular method of investing. Please consult your attorney or tax professional before making savings and investing decision. The contract provides a guaranteed minimum value upon surrender, death, or annuitization. Please see your contract or ask your financial professional or insurance producer for a current rate sheet for more details, or contact us at 1-800-796-3872.
This is not a complete description of Symetra Edge Elite Fixed Indexed Annuity. For a complete description, please ask your financial professional or insurance producer for a copy of the Contract Summary.
Edge Elite® is a registered service mark of Symetra Life Insurance Company.
Index disclosures
The JPMorgan ETF Efficiente® 5 Index (“JPMorgan Index”) has been licensed to Symetra Life Insurance Company (the “Licensee”) for the Licensee’s benefit. Neither the Licensee nor Symetra Edge Elite (individually, the “Product”) is sponsored, operated, endorsed, recommended, sold or promoted by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMS”) or any of its affiliates (together and individually, “JPMorgan”). JPMorgan makes no representation and gives no warranty, express or implied, to contract owners in or those otherwise taking exposure to the Product. Such persons should seek appropriate professional advice before making any investment. The JPMorgan Index has been designed and is compiled, calculated, maintained and sponsored by JPMS without regard to the Licensee, the Product or any contract owner. JPMorgan is under no obligation to continue compiling, calculating, maintaining or sponsoring the JPMorgan Index. JPMorgan may independently issue or sponsor other indices or products that are similar to and may compete with the JPMorgan Index and the Product. JPMorgan may also transact in assets referenced in the JPMorgan Index (or in financial instruments such as derivatives that reference those assets). These activities could have a positive or negative effect on the value of the JPMorgan Index and the Product.
Nasdaq®, Nasdaq-100®, Nasdaq-100 Index®, are registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by Symetra Life Insurance Company. The Product(s) have not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability. The Product(s) are not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations.
THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT(S).
The Putnam Dynamic Low Volatility Excess Return Index (the “Index”) is the property of Putnam Investments, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) to calculate and maintain the Index. The Index is not sponsored by S&P Dow Jones Indices or its affiliates or its third party licensors (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”). Neither Putnam Investments nor S&P Dow Jones Indices will be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index. Putnam Dynamic Low Volatility Excess Return Index™ is a trademark of Putnam Investments. “Calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices” and the related stylized mark(s) are service marks of S&P Dow Jones Indices and have been licensed for use by Putnam Investments. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“SPFS”), and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”).
The S&P 500® Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Symetra Life Insurance Company (“Symetra”). S&P®, S&P 500®, US 500, The 500, iBoxx®, iTraxx® and CDX® are trademarks of S&P Global, Inc. or its affiliates (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Symetra. Symetra’s products are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500® Index.
1 Terms may vary by state. This waiver is not available in California.