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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-09761
Direxion Insurance Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
New York, NY 10004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Daniel D. O’Neill
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(Name and address of agent for service)
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(Name and address of agent for service)
646-572-3390
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2009
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2009
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Item 1. Report to Shareholders
Direxion Insurance Trust
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2009
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor New York, New York 10004 (800) 851-0511
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
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Letter to Shareholders | 2 | |||
Expense Example | 3 | |||
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings | 4 | |||
Schedule of Investments | 5 | |||
Financial Statements | 6 | |||
Financial Highlights | 9 | |||
Notes to the Financial Statements | 10 |
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Dear Shareholder,
This Semi-Annual Report for the Direxion Funds covers the period of January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 (the “Semi-Annual Period”). The Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize total return (income plus capital appreciation) by investing primarily in debt instruments, including convertible securities, and derivatives of such instruments, with an emphasis on lower quality debt instruments. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Fund returned −3.21% on a total return basis compared with a return of 24.14% for the Lipper High Yield Bond Fund Index. During the Semi-Annual Period, the Fund was generally exposed to the credit markets using a credit derivative index. Volatility in the financial markets and sharply negative relative performance in the credit derivative index affected the performance of the Fund both outright and on a relative basis versus its peers. Much of the relative underperformance was generally attributable to a lack of interest rate exposure and poor relative performance of the credit derivative index. Positive performance of the Fund was driven by rallies in the credit derivative index. Income in the Fund was generally achieved by investing cash in a combination of high quality overnight repurchase agreements and coupon payments from the credit derivative index.
As always, we thank you for using the Direxion Funds and we look forward to our mutual success.
Sincerely,
Daniel O’Neill Chief Executive Officer | Guy Talarico Principal Financial Officer |
The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call, toll-free, 1-800-851-0511 or visit www.direxionfunds.com.
The total annual fund operating expense ratio of the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund is 2.03%, net of any fee, waivers or expense reimbursements.*
An investment in any of the Direxion Funds is subject to a number of risks that could affect the value of its shares. It is important that investors closely review and understand these risks before making an investment. Investors considering an investment may obtain a prospectus by calling 1-800-851-0511. Investors should read the prospectus carefully for more complete information, including charges, expenses, objectives, and additional risks, before investing.
* | The total annual fund operating expense ratio includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, indirect fees and expenses that the Funds incur that are required to be disclosed. Without Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, total annual fund operating expense ratio would be 1.85%. |
Distributed by: Rafferty Capital Markets
Date of First Use: August 28, 2009
Date of First Use: August 28, 2009
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Expense Example
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held the entire period (January 1, 2009 — June 30, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Fund charges no sales load or transactions fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks or stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses or other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as wire transfers, returned checks or stop payment orders. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Expense Example Tables
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | ||||||||||||||
Expense | Account Value | Account Value | Paid During | |||||||||||||
Ratio1 | January 1, 2009 | June 30, 2009 | Period2 | |||||||||||||
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Based on actual fund return | 1.74 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 967.90 | $ | 8.49 | ||||||||
Based on hypothetical 5% return | 1.74 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,016.17 | 8.70 |
1 | Annualized | |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year/period, then divided by 365. |
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Corporate | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash* | Bonds | Futures | Swaps | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | 95 | % | 1 | % | 0 | %** | 4 | % | 100 | % |
* | Cash, cash equivalents and other assets less liabilities. | |
** | Percentage is less than 0.5%. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Principal | ||||||||
Amount | Value | |||||||
CORPORATE BONDS - 0.9% | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.9% | ||||||||
$ | 300,000 | Novelis, Inc. | ||||||
7.25%, 2/15/2015(a) | $ | 229,500 | ||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $175,362) | $ | 229,500 | ||||||
Shares | ||||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 75.7% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 75.7% | ||||||||
3,506,676 | Dreyfus Government Cash Management | 3,506,676 | ||||||
3,506,676 | Evergreen Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund | 3,506,676 | ||||||
3,479,426 | Federated Prime Obligations Fund | 3,479,426 | ||||||
5,246,699 | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund | 5,246,699 | ||||||
3,506,675 | SEI Daily Income Trust Government Fund | 3,506,675 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $19,246,152) | $ | 19,246,152 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $19,421,514) - 76.6% | $ | 19,475,652 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 23.4% | 5,933,790 | |||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 25,409,442 | ||||||
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) Callable
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
Futures Contracts
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Unrealized | ||||||||
Contracts | Appreciation | |||||||
71 | S&P 500 Index eMini Futures | $ | 9,431 | |||||
Expiring September 2009 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $3,251,800) |
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund
Credit Default Swap Contracts — Sell Protection1
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Upfront | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Implied | Payments | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit | Receive | Termination | Notional | Paid | Appreciation/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Reference Entity | Spread2 | Fixed Rate | Date | Amount3 | (Received) | (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||
Barclays Capital | Dow Jones CDX North American High Yield Index | 9.30 | % | 5.00 | % | 6/20/2014 | $ | 12,726,720 | $ | (3,593,280 | ) | $ | 1,068,576 | |||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch | Dow Jones CDX North American High Yield Index | 9.30 | % | 5.00 | % | 6/20/2014 | 162,240 | (29,760 | ) | (182 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 12,888,960 | $ | (3,623,040 | ) | $ | 1,068,394 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
2 | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the reference obligation and represent the likelihood or risk of default. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation. |
3 | The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Dynamic | ||||
VP HY Bond Fund | ||||
Assets: | ||||
Investments, at market value (Note 2) | $ | 19,475,652 | ||
Cash | 25,431 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 31,800 | |||
Deposit at broker for futures | 319,500 | |||
Deposit at broker for swaps | 8,449,924 | |||
Due from broker for swaps | 29,760 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on swaps | 1,068,394 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 19,750 | |||
Other assets | 1,345 | |||
Total Assets | 29,421,556 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 1,632 | |||
Swap payments received | 3,623,040 | |||
Due to broker for swaps | 261,639 | |||
Variation margin payable | 18,460 | |||
Accrued distribution expense | 12,865 | |||
Accrued advisory expense | 31,866 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 62,612 | |||
Total Liabilities | 4,012,114 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 25,409,442 | ||
Net Assets Consist Of: | ||||
Capital stock | $ | 29,643,508 | ||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | (467,578 | ) | ||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) | (4,898,451 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | 54,138 | |||
Futures | 9,431 | |||
Swaps | 1,068,394 | |||
Total Net Assets | $ | 25,409,442 | ||
Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 25,409,442 | ||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value) | 1,665,334 | |||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share | $ | 15.26 | ||
Cost of Investments | $ | 19,421,514 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Dynamic | ||||
VP HY Bond Fund | ||||
Investment income: | ||||
Dividend income | $ | — | ||
Interest income | 144,940 | |||
Total investment income | 144,940 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Investment advisory fees | 145,150 | |||
Distribution expenses | 48,383 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees | 38,707 | |||
Administration fees | 8,709 | |||
Fund accounting fees | 14,092 | |||
Custody fees | 8,450 | |||
Transfer agent fees | 11,431 | |||
Professional fees | 24,918 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 4,525 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 586 | |||
Other | 4,627 | |||
Total expenses before recoupment and interest on securities sold short | 309,578 | |||
Interest on securities sold short | 1,787 | |||
Plus: Recoupment of previously waived expenses | 26,098 | |||
Total expenses | 337,463 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | (192,523 | ) | ||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments: | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investments | 32,910 | |||
Securities sold short | 8,184 | |||
Futures | (80,016 | ) | ||
Swaps | (1,855,287 | ) | ||
(1,894,209 | ) | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | 54,138 | |||
Futures | 9,431 | |||
Swaps | 794,253 | |||
857,822 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | (1,036,387 | ) | ||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (1,228,910 | ) | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, 2009 | Year Ended | |||||||
(Unaudited) | December 31, 2008 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | (192,523 | ) | $ | 110,809 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (1,894,209 | ) | (1,281,433 | ) | ||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 857,822 | 571,035 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (1,228,910 | ) | (599,589 | ) | ||||
Distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (978,073 | ) | (846,466 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (978,073 | ) | (846,466 | ) | ||||
Capital share transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 119,851,558 | 160,032,560 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of | ||||||||
distributions | 978,073 | 846,466 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (153,400,533 | ) | (121,404,201 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (32,570,902 | ) | 39,474,825 | |||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (34,777,885 | ) | 38,028,770 | |||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of year/period | 60,187,327 | 22,158,557 | ||||||
End of year/period | $ | 25,409,442 | $ | 60,187,327 | ||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income, end of year/period | $ | (467,578 | ) | $ | 703,018 | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
June 30, 2009
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net Realized | Net Increase | Investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset | Net | and | (Decrease) | Dividends | Net Asset | Including Short | Excluding Short | Income (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value, | Investment | Unrealized | in Net Asset | from Net | Value, | Net Assets, | Interest | Interest | After Expense | Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Income | Gain (Loss) | Value Resulting | Investment | Total | End | Total | End of | Total | Net | Total | Net | Reimbursement/ | Turnover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year/Period | of Year/Period | (Loss)4 | on Investments4 | from Operations | Income | Distributions | of Year/Period | Return6 | Year/Period (000) | Expenses | Expenses | Expenses | Expenses | Recoupment | Rate5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited) | $ | 16.37 | $ | (0.07 | )7 | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (0.54 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | $ | 15.26 | (3.21 | %)2 | $ | 25,409 | 1.61 | %3 | 1.74 | %3 | 1.60 | %3 | 1.73 | %3 | (0.98 | %)3,8 | 222 | %2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2008 | 19.52 | 0.13 | (2.05 | ) | (1.92 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.23 | ) | 16.37 | (9.98 | %) | 60,187 | — | — | 1.93 | % | 1.75 | % | 0.76 | % | 50 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2007 | 20.43 | 0.81 | (1.16 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.56 | ) | 19.52 | (1.77 | %) | 22,159 | — | — | 1.63 | % | 1.63 | % | 3.95 | % | 145 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2006 | 20.05 | 0.96 | 0.27 | 1.23 | (0.85 | ) | (0.85 | ) | 20.43 | 6.21 | % | 44,705 | — | — | 1.68 | % | 1.67 | % | 4.75 | % | 538 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February 1, 20051 to December 31, 2005 | 20.00 | 0.90 | (0.60 | ) | 0.30 | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 20.05 | 1.50 | %2 | 35,144 | — | — | 1.94 | %3 | 1.74 | %3 | 4.98 | %3 | 654 | %2 |
1 | Commencement of operations. | |
2 | Not annualized. | |
3 | Annualized. | |
4 | Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment income (loss) divided by the daily average shares of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period. | |
5 | Portfolio turnover ratio is calculated without regard to short-term securities having a maturity of less than one year. Investments in options, swaps, futures contracts and repurchase agreements are deemed short-term securities. The Fund’s aggressive investment strategy may result in significant portfolio turnover to take advantage of anticipated changes in market conditions. | |
6 | All returns reflect reinvested dividends, if any, but do not reflect the impact of taxes or any fees and expenses imposed under the Contracts and Plans, which would increase overall fees and expenses. Please refer to your Contract or Plan prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses. | |
7 | Net investment income (loss) before interest on short positions for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $(0.07). | |
8 | The net investment income (loss) ratio included interest on short positions. The ratio excluding dividends on short positions for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was (0.99%). |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
1. | ORGANIZATION |
Direxion Insurance Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on December 28, 1999 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company issuing its shares in series, each series representing a distinct portfolio with its own investment objective and policies. The Trust currently has three series in operation of which the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is included in this report. The Fund is a “non-diversified” series of the Trust pursuant to the 1940 Act. The Trust offers shares to unaffiliated life insurance separate accounts (registered as unit investment trusts under the 1940 Act) to fund the benefits under variable annuity and variable life contracts. The Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund commenced operations on February 1, 2005.
The objective of the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund is to maximize total return (income plus capital appreciation) by investing primarily in debt instruments, including convertible securities, and derivatives of such instruments, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt instruments.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
a) Investment Valuation – The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of each Fund is determined daily, Monday through Friday, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), each day the NYSE is open for business. The value of all portfolio securities and other assets held by a Fund will be determined as of the time a Fund calculates its NAV, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“Valuation Time”). Equity securities and exchange-traded funds are valued at their last sales price, or if not available, at the average of the last bid and ask prices. Futures are valued at the settlement price established on the exchange on which they are traded, if that settlement price reflects trading prior to the Valuation Time. If the settlement price established by the exchange reflects trading after the Valuation Time, then the last sales price prior to Valuation Time will be used. Options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted. Specifically, composite pricing looks at the last trades on the exchanges where the options are traded. If there are no trades for the option on a given business day, the composite pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities are valued at the average of the last bid and ask prices. Securities primarily traded on the NASDAQ National Market are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values on the valuation dates. Swaps are valued based upon prices from third party vendor models or quotations from market makers to the extent available. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less and money market securities are valued using the amortized cost method. Other debt securities are valued by using the mean prices provided by the Fund’s pricing service or, if such services are unavailable, by a pricing matrix method. Securities for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, the Funds’ pricing service does not provide a valuation for such securities, the Fund’s pricing service provides valuation that in the judgment of Rafferty Asset Managements, LLC (the “Adviser”) does not represent fair value, or the Fund or Adviser believes the market price is stale will be fair valued as determined by the Adviser under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.
b) Repurchase Agreements – The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that are members of the Federal Reserve System or securities dealers who are members of a national securities exchange or are primary dealers in U.S. government securities. In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Trust’s policy that the Fund receives, as collateral, cash and/or securities (primarily U.S. government securities) whose market value, including accrued interest, at all times will be at least equal to 100% of the amount invested by the Fund in each repurchase agreement. If the seller defaults, and the value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. The Fund was not invested in repurchase agreements at June 30, 2009.
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c) Swap Contracts – The Fund may enter into equity swap contacts. Standard equity swap contracts are between two parties that agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross amount to be exchanged is calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or industry sector). The Fund’s obligations are accrued daily (offset by any amounts owed to the Fund).
In a “long” swap agreement, the counterparty will generally agree to pay the Fund the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of swap contract would have increased in value if the Fund had been invested in the particular securities, plus dividends that would have been received on those securities. The Fund will agree to pay the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap contract plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such securities plus, in certain instances, commissions or trading spreads on the notional amounts. Thus, the return on the swap contract should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the contract or periodically during its term. Swap contracts do not include the delivery of securities or other underlying securities. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlement with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets, having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. Until a swap contract is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount are recorded as “unrealized gains or losses on swaps and futures” and when cash is exchanged, the gain or loss is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swaps and futures.” Swap contracts are collateralized by the securities and cash of each particular Fund.
The Fund may enter into credit default swaps. Credit default swaps involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event a credit event occurs, typically a default by a corporate issuer on its debt obligation. As a seller of protection on credit default swaps, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.
If a Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.
Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. The stream of payments is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss and adjusted to include up-front payments paid or received by the Fund recorded as a component of unrealized gain or loss on swaps, and/or interest associated with the agreement until the swap is sold or expires, at which point the cumulative stream of payments is recognized as a component of realized gain or loss. A credit index consists of a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset based securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard
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maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. A Fund may use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds because entering into credit default swaps on indices is less expensive than buying many credit default swaps. Credit default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against defaults, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality of bonds.
The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap. Notional amount of all credit default swaps outstanding as of June 30, 2009 are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery value of respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.
The Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund has entered into swap agreements with two counterparties: Barclays and Merrill Lynch in which the fund sold protection on a credit default swap index, the Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index (the “CDX”). The CDX is a completely standardized credit security and is composed of 100 non-investment grade entities (“reference entities”), distributed among three sub-indices: B, BB, and HB. The composition of the CDX and each sub-index is determined by a consortium of 16 member banks. All entities are domiciled in North America. CDX indices roll every 6 months in March and September. The Fund, by entering into the credit default swap agreements on the CDX, is providing credit protection to the counterparties of the respective credit default swap agreements in exchange for a fixed interest rate payment received by the Fund from the counterparties. Therefore, there is credit risk to the Fund with respect to the referenced entities of these credit default swap agreements. If a credit event occurs to a referenced entity and the Fund will be required to make a payment to the counterparties under the respective credit default swap agreement, the Fund’s principal amount in the CDX will be reduced by its pro-rata interest in the respective credit default swap agreement. A credit event may include a failure to pay interest or principal or bankruptcy by any of the 100 reference entities in the CDX. Any recoverable amounts of the liquidation of the referenced entity will be allocated pro rata to the holders of the CDX.
The Fund has adopted FASB Staff Position No. FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4, “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45 (the “Position”). The Position amends FASB Statement No. 133 (“FAS 133”), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and also amends FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. The amendments to FAS 133 include required disclosure for (i) the nature and terms of the credit derivative, reasons for entering into the credit derivative, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the credit derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative, (ii) the maximum potential amount of future payments the seller could be required to make under the credit derivative, (iii) the fair value of the credit derivative, and (iv) the nature of any recourse provisions and assets held either as collateral or by third parties. The amendments to FIN 45 require additional disclosures about the current status of the payment risk of a guarantee.
d) Short Positions – The Fund may engage in short sale transactions. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of short positions may require purchasing the securities at prices which may differ from the market value reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund is liable to the buyer for any dividends payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. As collateral for its short positions, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities equal to the market value of the securities sold short. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily. There was no short position held by the Fund at June 30, 2009.
e) Risks of Options, Futures Contracts, Options on Futures Contracts and Short Positions – The risks inherent in the use of options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and short positions include 1) adverse changes in the value of such instruments; 2) imperfect correlation between the price of options and futures contracts and options thereon and movements in the price of the underlying securities, index or futures contracts; 3) the possible absence of a liquid
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secondary market for any particular instrument at any time; 4) the possible need to defer closing out certain positions to avoid adverse tax consequences; and 5) the possible nonperformance by the counterparty under the terms of the contract. The Funds designate cash, cash equivalents and liquid securities as collateral for written options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and short positions.
f) Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities – Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks than investing in domestic securities. As a result, the Fund’s returns and net asset values may be affected to a large degree by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, diplomatic or economic conditions and regulatory requirements in other countries. The laws and accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards in foreign countries typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S., and there may be less public information available about foreign companies.
g) Security Transactions – Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. The Fund determines the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the identified cost, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes, with the net sales proceeds.
h) Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to its shareholders sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
i) Income and Expenses – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and discount, is recognized on an accrual basis. The Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each series, such as Advisory fees and registration costs. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a series are generally allocated among the Trust’s series in proportion to their respective net assets.
j) Distributions to Shareholders – The Fund generally pays dividends from net investment income and distributes net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The tax character of distributions for the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, were as follows:
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | ||||||||
Six Months | Year Ended | |||||||
Ended | December 31, | |||||||
June 30, 2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||
Ordinary Income | $ | 978,073 | $ | 846,466 | ||||
Long-Term Capital Gains | — | — | ||||||
Total Distributions paid | $ | 978,073 | $ | 846,466 | ||||
As of June 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings of the Fund on a tax basis were as follows:
Dynamic | ||||
VP HY Bond Fund | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | — | ||
Undistributed ordinary income | 977,159 | |||
Undistributed long-term capital gain | — | |||
Total distributable earnings | 977,159 | |||
Other accumulated gain/(loss) | (3,004,242 | ) | ||
Total accumulated earnings/(loss) | $ | (2,027,083 | ) | |
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The cost basis of investments for federal tax purposes as of June 30, 2009 was as follows:
Dynamic | ||||
VP HY Bond Fund | ||||
Tax cost of investments | $ | 19,421,514 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | 1,111,774 | |||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,057,636 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 54,138 | ||
In order to meet certain excise tax distribution requirements, the Fund is required to measure and distribute annually, net capital gains realized during a twelve-month period ending October 31st. In connection with this, the Fund is permitted for tax purposes to defer into their next fiscal year any net capital losses incurred between November 1st and the end of their fiscal year, December 31, 2008.
At December 31, 2008 the Fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses of $100,448.
As of December 31, 2008, the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund had capital loss carryforwards on a tax basis of:
Expires | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2013 | 12/31/2014 | 12/31/2015 | 12/31/2016 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | $ | 203,531 | $ | 304,289 | $ | — | $ | 2,395,974 | $ | 2,903,794 |
To the extent that the Fund realizes future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any unused capital loss carryover.
FIN 48 requires the Fund to analyze all open tax years. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant taxing authority. As of June 30, 2009, open Federal and state income taxes include the tax years ended December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008. The Fund has no examination in progress.
The Fund has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that the adoption of FIN 48 resulted in no effect to the Fund’s financial position or results of operations. There is no tax liability resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the tax return for the fiscal year-ends December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008. The Fund is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in the next twelve months.
k) Credit Facility – U.S. Bank, N.A. has made available to the Fund a credit facility pursuant to a Line of Credit Agreement (“Line of Credit”) for meeting redemption requests. The Line of Credit amount is $244,000. Borrowings under the Line of Credit are charged at prime rate less 1/2%. The Fund did not utilize the credit facility for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
l) Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions pursuant to which the Fund agrees to indemnify third parties upon occurrence of specified events. The Fund’s maximum exposure relating to these indemnification agreements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses in connection with these provisions and believes the risk of loss is remote.
m) Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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3. | CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Capital share transactions for the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were as follows:
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Six Months | Year Ended | |||||||
Ended | December 31, | |||||||
June 30, 2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Shares sold | 8,053,429 | 9,260,284 | ||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 65,076 | 47,943 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (10,130,800 | ) | (6,765,587 | ) | ||||
Total net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (2,012,295 | ) | 2,542,640 | |||||
4. | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the aggregate purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) for the Fund were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | $ | 1,114,000 | $ | 993,500 |
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
5. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS |
Investment Advisory Fees: The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. The Adviser receives a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the annual rates presented below as applied to the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Adviser contractually had contractually agreed to pay all operating expenses (excluding interest on short positions), in excess of the annual cap on expenses presented below as applied to the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser may recover from the Fund the expenses paid in excess of the annual cap on expenses for the three previous years, as long as the recovery does not cause the Fund to exceed such annual cap on expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Adviser paid or recouped the following expenses:
Dynamic | ||||
VP HY Bond Fund | ||||
Annual Advisory rate | 0.75% | |||
Annual cap on expenses | 1.75% | |||
Expenses paid in excess of annual cap on expenses - 2009 | $ | — | ||
Adviser expense waiver recovery - 2009 | $ | 26,098 |
There are no expenses remaining for potential recovery.
On May 20, 2009, the Board of Trustees, based upon on management’s recommendation, approved a new Operating Services Agreement (the “Agreement”). Under the Agreement, the Adviser will be responsible for all expenses of the Trust except the following: management fees, distribution and/or service fees, acquired fund fees, taxes, leverage interest, dividends or interest on short positions, other interest expenses, brokerage commission and other extraordinary expenses outside the typical day-to-day operations of the Funds. Effective July 1, 2009, the annual expense caps will no longer be applicable. The Adviser will relinquish all recovery of expenses waived by the Funds for the previous three years.
In consideration for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the Funds will pay to the Adviser, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser under the Agreement, a monthly fee. The monthly fee is calculated on an annualized basis on the average net assets of each Fund and the below amount:
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | 0.65 | % |
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Distribution Expenses: The shares of the Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund are subject to an annual Rule 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% of Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is paid to the insurance company of the plan sponsor (i.e. various enrolled employers) for expenses incurred for distribution-related activities, on behalf of the Funds.
Shareholder Servicing Fees: The Board has also authorized the Fund to pay a shareholder servicing fee of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, pays the fee to financial institutions and other persons who provide services for and maintain shareholder accounts.
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter of the Fund and acts as the Fund’s distributor in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.
6. | VALUATION MEASUREMENTS |
The Funds have adopted Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) and FASB Staff Position No. 157-4 (“FSP 157-4”). FSP 157-4 clarifies FAS 157 and requires an entity to evaluate certain factors to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for the asset or liability such that recent transactions and quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value and further analysis and adjustment may be necessary to estimate fair value. FSP 157-4 also requires enhanced disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value in those instances as well as expanded disclosures of valuation for major security types. FAS 157 requires each fund to classify its securities based on valuation method, using the three levels listed below:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities,
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the credit risk associated with investing in those securities.
The follow is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of June 30, 2009:
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Fixed Income | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | $ | — | $ | 229,500 | $ | — | $ | 229,500 | ||||||||
Total Fixed Income | — | 229,500 | — | 229,500 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | $ | 19,246,152 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 19,246,152 | ||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* | $ | 9,431 | $ | 1,068,394 | $ | — | $ | 1,077,825 |
* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures and swap contracts. Futures and swap contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
7. | ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |
In March 2008, FASB issued its Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”) effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enables investors to understand how and why a fund uses derivatives instruments, how derivatives instruments are accounted for and how derivative instruments affect a fund’s financial position and results of operations.
The Fund uses derivative instruments as part of its principal investment strategy to achieve its investment objective. As of June 30, 2009, the Fund was invested in futures contracts and credit default swap contracts.
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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2009
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | ||||||
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging | Asset Derivatives as of June 30, 2009 | |||||
Instruments Under Statement 133 | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value | ||||
Equity Contracts | Receivables, Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation | $ | 9,431 | * | ||
Credit Contracts | Receivables | $ | 1,068,394 |
* | Includes cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
Dynamic VP HY Bond Fund | ||||||||||
Change in Unrealized | ||||||||||
Location of Gain(Loss) | Realized Gain(Loss) | Appreciation(Depreciation) | ||||||||
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging | on Derivatives | on Derivatives | on Derivatives Recognized in | |||||||
Instruments Under Statement 133 | Recognized in Income | Recognized in Income | Income | |||||||
Equity Contracts | Net realized gain(loss) on futures/Change in unrealized appreciation(depreciation) on futures | $ | (80,016 | ) | $ | 9,431 | ||||
Credit Contracts | Net realized gain(loss) on swaps/Change in unrealized appreciation(depreciation) on swaps | (1,855,287 | ) | 794,253 |
8. | NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS |
In May 2009, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 165, Subsequent Events (“FAS 165”). The Funds adopted FAS 165 which requires an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, an entity will be required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. In addition, FAS 165 requires an entity to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of their financial statements on August 28, 2009.
In June 2009, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codificationtm and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“FAS 168”). FAS 168 replaces FASB Statement No. 162, Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and establishes the “FASB Accounting Standards Codificationtm” (“Codification”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. On the effective date of FAS 168, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoirtiative. FAS 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Funds evaluated this new statement, and have determined that it will not have a significant impact on the determination or reporting of the Funds’ financial statements.
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Direxion Insurance Trust
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2009
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor New York, New York 10004 (800) 851-0511
Investment Adviser
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC
33 Whitehall St. 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Administrator, Transfer Agent, Dividend
Paying Agent & Shareholding Servicing
Agent
Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 1993
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1993
Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 RiverCenter Dr., Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
857 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Distributor
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC
59 Hilton Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
The Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies are available without charge by calling 1-800-851-0511, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov.
The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 (starting with the year ended June 30, 2005) is available without charge by calling 1-800-851-0511 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without change, upon request, by calling 1-800-851-0511, by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov., or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
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Item 1: Report to Stockholders
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2009
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
33 Whitehall Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10004
(800) 851-0511
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Letter to Shareholders | 2 | |||
Expense Example | 3 | |||
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings | 4 | |||
Schedule of Investments | 5 | |||
Financial Statements | 9 | |||
Financial Highlights | 12 | |||
Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 |
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Dear Shareholders,
This Semi-Annual Report for the Evolution VP Funds covers the semi-annual period of January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 (the “Semi-Annual Period”). The Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund (the “Managed Bond Fund”) and the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund (the “All-Cap Equity Fund”) investment objectives are to seek high appreciation on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk. Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd. (the “Sub-Advisor”), serves as the sub-advisor to the Evolution Funds.
During the Semi-Annual Period, the S&P 500 Index returned 3.16% on a total return basis and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (formerly Lehman Aggregate Bond Index) returned 1.90%. Increased volatility, mixed consumer confidence, continued problems in the financial systems and concerns in the Real Estate markets loomed throughout the fist half of the Semi-Annual Period. The second half of the Semi-Annual Period was marked by some relief in the overall U.S. markets, which in turn positively affected consumer confidence, U.S. equities and Real Estate Markets. For the Semi-Annual Period, the Managed Bond Fund returned -2.05%, on a total return basis, compared with a return of 1.90% for the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index. For the Semi-Annual Period, the All-Cap Equity Fund returned -3.94%, on a total return basis, compared with the S&P 500 Index return of 3.16%.
As always, we thank you for using the Direxion Funds and we look forward to our mutual success.
Sincerely,
Daniel O’Neill | Jerry Wagner | |
Direxion Funds | Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd. |
The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.
To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call, toll-free, 1-800-851-0511 or visit www.direxionfunds.com.
The total annual fund operating expense ratio of the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund and Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund is 2.43% and 2.20%, respectively, net of any fee, waivers or expense reimbursements.*
An investment in any of the Direxion Funds is subject to a number of risks that could affect the value of its shares. It is important that investors closely review and understand these risks before making an investment. Investors considering an investment may obtain a prospectus by calling 1-800-851-0511. Investors should read the prospectus carefully for more complete information, including charges, expenses, objectives, and additional risks, before investing.
* The total annual fund operating expense ratio includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, indirect fees and expenses that the Funds incur that are required to be disclosed. Without Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, total annual fund operating expense ratios would be 2.15%.
Distributed by: Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC
Date of First Use: August 28, 2009
Date of First Use: August 28, 2009
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Expense Example
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held the entire period (January 1, 2009 — June 30, 2009).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Fund charges no sales load or transactions fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks or stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses or other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as wire transfers, returned checks or stop payment orders. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Expense Example Tables
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Beginning | Ending | Expenses | ||||||||||||||
Expense | Account Value | Account Value | Paid During | |||||||||||||
Ratio1 | January 1, 2009 | June 30, 2009 | Period2 | |||||||||||||
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Based on actual fund return | 2.12 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 979.50 | $ | 10.41 | ||||||||
Based on hypothetical 5% return | 2.12 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,014.28 | 10.59 | |||||||||||
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Based on actual fund return | 2.08 | % | 1,000.00 | 960.60 | 10.11 | |||||||||||
Based on hypothetical 5% return | 2.08 | % | 1,000.00 | 1,014.48 | 10.39 |
1 | Annualized | |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year/period, then divided by 365. |
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Investment | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash* | Common Stock | Companies | Futures | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | 3 | % | — | 97 | % | — | 100 | % | ||||||||||||
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | 7 | % | 82 | % | 12 | % | (1 | )% | 100 | % |
* | Cash, cash equivalents and other assets less liabilities. |
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Schedule of Investments
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Shares | Value | |||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 97.1% | ||||||||
3,104 | AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. | $ | 31,878 | |||||
3,848 | BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | 31,939 | ||||||
2,791 | BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | 30,478 | ||||||
4,124 | BlackRock Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | 32,250 | ||||||
2,674 | Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund | 32,997 | ||||||
6,667 | iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond Fund | 687,168 | ||||||
3,650 | iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund | 404,347 | ||||||
5,247 | iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund | 475,745 | ||||||
6,734 | iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund | 563,703 | ||||||
12,810 | iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund | 1,308,542 | ||||||
4,616 | iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund | 485,972 | ||||||
4,624 | iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund | 469,937 | ||||||
6,548 | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund | 521,941 | ||||||
9,096 | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund | 912,147 | ||||||
1,654 | iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund | 164,788 | ||||||
5,115 | MFS Charter Income Trust | 41,738 | ||||||
5,875 | MFS Government Markets Income Trust | 41,771 | ||||||
4,922 | MFS Intermediate Income Trust | 32,485 | ||||||
6,611 | Putnam Premier Income Trust | 32,923 | ||||||
13,016 | SPDR Barclays Capital International Treasury Bond ETF | 711,455 | ||||||
2,761 | Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund | 31,724 | ||||||
29,425 | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 2,286,028 | ||||||
2,186 | Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. | 31,981 | ||||||
4,358 | Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. | 31,334 | ||||||
2,766 | Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund | 32,003 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $8,953,756) | $ | 9,427,274 | ||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.2% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 3.2% | ||||||||
77,079 | AIM STIT Liquid Assets Portfolio | 77,079 | ||||||
82,505 | AIM STIT STIC Prime Portfolio | 82,505 | ||||||
77,079 | Federated Prime Obligations Fund | 77,079 | ||||||
77,079 | Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio | 77,079 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $313,742) | $ | 313,742 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $9,267,498) - 100.3% | $ | 9,741,016 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)% | (25,905 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 9,715,111 | ||||||
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 81.6% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3% | ||||||||
1,737 | Ceradyne, Inc.(a) | $ | 30,675 | |||||
260 | Triumph Group, Inc. | 10,400 | ||||||
41,075 | ||||||||
Airlines - 1.9% | ||||||||
38,609 | Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.(a) | 252,117 | ||||||
Beverages - 0.1% | ||||||||
412 | PepsiAmericas, Inc. | 11,046 | ||||||
Biotechnology - 0.6% | ||||||||
598 | Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 10,961 | ||||||
2,642 | Dendreon Corp.(a) | 65,654 | ||||||
76,615 | ||||||||
Building Products - 0.2% | ||||||||
2,018 | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 24,821 | ||||||
Chemicals - 2.3% | ||||||||
1,411 | Agrium, Inc. (Canada) | 56,285 | ||||||
866 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 64,205 | ||||||
1,320 | Mosaic Co. | 58,476 | ||||||
388 | OM Group, Inc.(a) | 11,260 | ||||||
623 | Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada) | 57,970 | ||||||
2,232 | Terra Industries, Inc. | 54,059 | ||||||
302,255 | ||||||||
Commercial Banks - 0.1% | ||||||||
214 | BanColombia S.A. (Columbia) | 6,527 | ||||||
61 | HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR (India) | 6,291 | ||||||
12,818 | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.1% | ||||||||
3,331 | American Reprographics Co.(a) | 27,714 | ||||||
23,048 | Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.(a) | 183,462 | ||||||
1,975 | Herman Miller, Inc. | 30,297 | ||||||
665 | Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(a) | 30,743 | ||||||
1,021 | Korn/Ferry International(a) | 10,863 | ||||||
283,079 | ||||||||
Communications Equipment - 4.5% | ||||||||
761 | Avocent Corp.(a) | 10,623 | ||||||
311 | Black Box Corp. | 10,409 | ||||||
8,472 | Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | 157,918 | ||||||
6,560 | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 209,133 | ||||||
13,482 | Corning, Inc. | 216,521 | ||||||
604,604 | ||||||||
Computers & Peripherals - 1.5% | ||||||||
14,598 | QLogic Corp.(a) | 185,103 | ||||||
413 | Western Digital Corp.(a) | 10,944 | ||||||
196,047 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering - 0.4% | ||||||||
1,541 | EMCOR Group, Inc.(a) | 31,005 | ||||||
1,104 | Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(a) | 26,220 | ||||||
57,225 | ||||||||
Consumer Finance - 1.7% | ||||||||
21,569 | EZCORP, Inc.(a) | 232,514 | ||||||
Distributors - 0.2% | ||||||||
1,083 | WESCO International, Inc.(a) | 27,118 | ||||||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6% | ||||||||
691 | ITT Educational Services, Inc.(a) | 69,556 | ||||||
101 | New Oriental Education & Tech Group, Inc. - ADR(a) | 6,803 | ||||||
76,359 | ||||||||
Diversified Investments - 0.4% | ||||||||
4,058 | Hugoton Royalty Trust(a) | 58,598 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.0% | ||||||||
2,180 | Neutral Tandem, Inc.(a) | 64,354 | ||||||
7,976 | Telecommunication Systems, Inc.(a) | 56,709 | ||||||
95 | Telefonica S.A. - ADR (Spain) | 6,449 | ||||||
127,512 | ||||||||
Electric Utilities - 0.2% | ||||||||
291 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 10,889 | ||||||
359 | Enersis S.A. - ADR (Chile) | 6,631 | ||||||
594 | Xcel Energy, Inc. | 10,935 | ||||||
28,455 | ||||||||
Electrical Equipment - 3.4% | ||||||||
7,165 | American Superconductor Corp.(a) | 188,081 | ||||||
24,644 | Fushi Copperweld, Inc.(a) | 203,806 | ||||||
5,104 | GrafTech International Ltd.(a) | 57,726 | ||||||
281 | Powell Industries, Inc.(a) | 10,417 | ||||||
460,030 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.5% | ||||||||
13,175 | Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(a) | 182,210 | ||||||
13,221 | Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(a) | 159,049 | ||||||
341,259 | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.9% | ||||||||
676 | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 56,142 | ||||||
146 | SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(a) | 10,985 | ||||||
2,357 | T-3 Energy Services, Inc.(a) | 28,072 | ||||||
411 | Transocean Ltd. (Switzerland)(a) | 30,533 | ||||||
125,732 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2% | ||||||||
1,515 | Safeway, Inc. | 30,861 | ||||||
Food Products - 3.7% | ||||||||
4,199 | Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.(a) | 248,245 | ||||||
1,526 | Lancaster Colony Corp. | 67,251 | ||||||
7,143 | Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.(a) | 180,003 | ||||||
495,499 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.9% | ||||||||
2,489 | Align Technology, Inc.(a) | 26,384 | ||||||
11,618 | American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.(a) | 183,564 | ||||||
644 | Cantel Medical Corp.(a) | 10,452 | ||||||
6,003 | Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.(a) | 213,587 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued | ) | |||||||
1,809 | Somanetics Corp.(a) | $ | 29,867 | |||||
7,185 | Thoratec Corp.(a) | 192,414 | ||||||
656,268 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.8% | ||||||||
6,071 | Amedisys, Inc.(a) | 200,465 | ||||||
5,207 | Gentiva Health Services, Inc.(a) | 85,707 | ||||||
1,667 | HMS Holdings Corp.(a) | 67,880 | ||||||
839 | Humana, Inc.(a) | 27,066 | ||||||
1,244 | Lincare Holdings, Inc.(a) | 29,259 | ||||||
8,757 | Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.(a) | 199,134 | ||||||
1,337 | RehabCare Group, Inc.(a) | 31,994 | ||||||
641,505 | ||||||||
Household Durables - 0.0% | ||||||||
246 | Sony Corp. - ADR (Japan) | 6,362 | ||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.5% | ||||||||
4,016 | Mirant Corp.(a) | 63,212 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.2% | ||||||||
2,265 | General Electric Co. | 26,546 | ||||||
Insurance - 1.1% | ||||||||
1,711 | Amerisafe, Inc.(a) | 26,623 | ||||||
1,844 | Covanta Holding Corp.(a) | 31,274 | ||||||
4,008 | Life Partners Holdings, Inc. | 56,834 | ||||||
893 | MetLife, Inc. | 26,799 | ||||||
141,530 | ||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.6% | ||||||||
2,151 | Liberty Media Corp(a) | 57,539 | ||||||
5,891 | NetFlix, Inc.(a) | 243,534 | ||||||
2,911 | Nutri/System, Inc. | 42,210 | ||||||
343,283 | ||||||||
Internet Software & Services - 3.6% | ||||||||
21 | Baidu.com, Inc. - ADR(a) | 6,323 | ||||||
11,799 | Earthlink, Inc.(a) | 87,431 | ||||||
34,544 | Gigamedia Ltd. (Singapore)(a) | 203,119 | ||||||
169 | NetEase.com, Inc. - ADR(a) | 5,945 | ||||||
2,957 | Sohu.com, Inc.(a) | 185,788 | ||||||
488,606 | ||||||||
IT Services - 3.1% | ||||||||
2,320 | CSG Systems International, Inc.(a) | 30,717 | ||||||
6,283 | Hewitt Associates, Inc.(a) | 187,108 | ||||||
171 | Infosys Technologies Ltd. - ADR (India) | 6,289 | ||||||
255 | Mantech International Corp. - Class A(a) | 10,975 | ||||||
9,693 | TNS, Inc.(a) | 181,744 | ||||||
416,833 | ||||||||
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.4% | ||||||||
1,602 | Marvel Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 57,015 | ||||||
Machinery - 1.0% | ||||||||
625 | Cascade Corp. | 9,831 | ||||||
812 | Dover Corp. | 26,869 | ||||||
858 | Joy Global, Inc. | 30,648 | ||||||
797 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 30,597 | ||||||
562 | SPX Corp. | 27,521 | ||||||
315 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.(a) | 10,134 | ||||||
135,600 | ||||||||
Marine - 2.4% | ||||||||
9,128 | Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. | 198,260 | ||||||
2,233 | International Shipholding Corp. | 60,202 | ||||||
7,791 | TBS International Limited(a) | 60,848 | ||||||
319,310 | ||||||||
Media - 0.5% | ||||||||
381 | Grupo Televisa S.A. - ADR (Mexico) | 6,477 | ||||||
5,327 | Tivo, Inc.(a) | 55,827 | ||||||
62,304 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 1.6% | ||||||||
7,229 | Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canada)(a) | 64,700 | ||||||
2,732 | Peabody Energy Corp. | 82,397 | ||||||
800 | Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP | 10,856 | ||||||
3,546 | Silver Wheaton Corp. (Canada)(a) | 29,219 | ||||||
842 | United States Steel Corp. | 30,093 | ||||||
217,265 | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities - 0.1% | ||||||||
336 | SCANA Corp. | 10,910 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.8% | ||||||||
404 | Chevron Corp. | 26,765 | ||||||
382 | Cimarex Energy Co. | 10,826 | ||||||
3,022 | EV Energy Partners, L.P. | 57,025 | ||||||
2,946 | Linn Energy LLC | 57,653 | ||||||
318 | Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | 10,825 | ||||||
159 | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - ADR (Brazil) | 6,516 | ||||||
13,118 | Targa Resources Partners LP | 181,946 | ||||||
2,958 | Teekay Tankers Ltd. | 27,480 | ||||||
379,036 | ||||||||
Personal Products - 1.6% | ||||||||
862 | Herbalife Ltd. | 27,187 | ||||||
12,123 | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A | 185,482 | ||||||
212,669 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9% | ||||||||
145 | AstraZeneca PLC - ADR (United Kingdom) | 6,400 | ||||||
182 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (United Kingdom) | 6,432 | ||||||
1,908 | Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.(a) | 10,666 | ||||||
157 | Novartis AG - ADR | 6,404 | ||||||
764 | Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 10,925 | ||||||
127 | Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR (Denmark) | 6,917 | ||||||
4,822 | Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 72,185 | ||||||
119,929 | ||||||||
Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.8% | ||||||||
6,491 | Lam Research Corp.(a) | 168,766 | ||||||
4,177 | Micrel, Inc. | 30,576 | ||||||
2,277 | Microsemi Corp.(a) | 31,422 | ||||||
2,290 | MKS Instruments, Inc.(a) | 30,205 | ||||||
7,036 | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(a) | 157,677 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment (continued | ) | |||||||
2,386 | National Semiconductor Corp. | $ | 29,945 | |||||
9,807 | Sigma Designs, Inc.(a) | 157,304 | ||||||
671 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR (Taiwan) | 6,314 | ||||||
1,324 | Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(a) | 31,763 | ||||||
643,972 | ||||||||
Software - 7.7% | ||||||||
5,765 | Adobe Systems, Inc.(a) | 163,149 | ||||||
3,949 | Arcsight, Inc.(a) | 70,174 | ||||||
8,156 | Autodesk, Inc.(a) | 154,801 | ||||||
18,223 | Double-Take Software, Inc.(a) | 157,629 | ||||||
5,734 | Intuit, Inc.(a) | 161,469 | ||||||
622 | MicroStrategy, Inc.(a) | 31,237 | ||||||
1,203 | Quality Systems, Inc. | 68,523 | ||||||
162 | SAP AG - ADR (Germany) | 6,511 | ||||||
106 | Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. - ADR(a) | 5,543 | ||||||
8,071 | Teradata Corp.(a) | 189,103 | ||||||
4,310 | VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(a) | 31,506 | ||||||
1,039,645 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail - 3.1% | ||||||||
2,199 | Aaron’s, Inc. | 65,574 | ||||||
1,975 | Aeropostale, Inc.(a) | 67,683 | ||||||
448 | Autozone, Inc.(a) | 67,698 | ||||||
4,402 | Genesco, Inc.(a) | 82,626 | ||||||
2,734 | Monro Muffler, Inc. | 70,291 | ||||||
1,778 | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | 67,706 | ||||||
421,578 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 4.5% | ||||||||
2,748 | Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a) | 193,102 | ||||||
1,072 | Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | 30,756 | ||||||
17,168 | True Religion Apparel, Inc.(a) | 382,846 | ||||||
606,704 | ||||||||
Tobacco - 0.4% | ||||||||
844 | Lorillard, Inc. | 57,198 | ||||||
Water Utilities - 0.1% | ||||||||
321 | American States Water Co. | 11,119 | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1% | ||||||||
170 | America Movil S.A. de C.V. - ADR (Mexico) | 6,583 | ||||||
127 | China Mobile Hong Kong Ltd. - ADR (Hong Kong) | 6,360 | ||||||
548 | Vimpel-Communications - ADR (Russia) | 6,450 | ||||||
19,393 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $10,312,273) | $ | 10,963,431 | ||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 12.0% | ||||||||
7,587 | iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund | 269,566 | ||||||
8,876 | SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF | 533,714 | ||||||
24,524 | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small Cap Dividend Fund | 803,651 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $1,583,415) | $ | 1,606,931 | ||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.0% | ||||||||
34,566 | AIM STIT Liquid Assets Portfolio | 34,566 | ||||||
34,566 | AIM STIT STIC Prime Portfolio | 34,566 | ||||||
34,566 | Federated Prime Obligations Fund | 34,566 | ||||||
34,566 | Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio | 34,566 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $138,264) | $ | 138,264 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,033,952) - 94.6% | $ | 12,708,626 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 5.4% | 726,472 | |||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 13,435,098 | ||||||
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
ADR American Depository Receipt
(a) | Non Income Producing |
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Short Futures Contracts
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Unrealized | ||||||||
Contracts | Depreciation | |||||||
114 | NASDAQ-100 Index eMini Futures Expiring September 2009 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $3,369,270) | $ | (61,875 | ) | ||||
39 | Russell 2000 Index eMini Futures Expiring September 2009 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $1,973,400) | (16,657 | ) | |||||
89 | S&P 500 Index eMini Futures Expiring September 2009 (Underlying Face Amount at Market Value $4,076,200) | (71,103 | ) | |||||
$ | (149,635 | ) | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Evolution VP | Evolution VP | |||||||
Managed Bond Fund | All-Cap Equity Fund | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Investments, at market value (Note 2) | $ | 9,741,016 | $ | 12,708,626 | ||||
Cash | — | 25 | ||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 300,404 | 511,872 | ||||||
Variation margin receivable | — | 47,176 | ||||||
Deposit at broker for futures | — | 1,007,200 | ||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 1,411 | 14,898 | ||||||
Other Assets | 2,469 | 2,669 | ||||||
Total Assets | 10,045,300 | 14,292,466 | ||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 385 | 534 | ||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 293,043 | 800,428 | ||||||
Accrued distribution expense | 1,976 | 2,856 | ||||||
Accrued advisory expense | 8,470 | 11,321 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 26,315 | 42,229 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 330,189 | 857,368 | ||||||
Net Assets | $ | 9,715,111 | $ | 13,435,098 | ||||
Net Assets Consist Of: | ||||||||
Capital stock | $ | 10,235,147 | $ | 22,224,533 | ||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | 298,140 | (51,310 | ) | |||||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) | (1,291,694 | ) | (9,263,164 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 473,518 | 674,674 | ||||||
Futures | — | (149,635 | ) | |||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 9,715,111 | $ | 13,435,098 | ||||
Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Share: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 9,715,111 | $ | 13,435,098 | ||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value) | 514,719 | 917,572 | ||||||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share | $ | 18.87 | $ | 14.64 | ||||
Cost of Investments | $ | 9,267,498 | $ | 12,033,952 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
Evolution VP | Evolution VP | |||||||
Managed Bond Fund | All-Cap Equity Fund | |||||||
Investment income: | ||||||||
Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of $— and $410, respectively) | $ | 171,302 | $ | 73,227 | ||||
Interest income | 1,098 | 19,580 | ||||||
Total investment income | 172,400 | 92,807 | ||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 50,219 | 69,234 | ||||||
Distribution expenses | 12,555 | 17,308 | ||||||
Shareholder servicing fees | 10,044 | 13,847 | ||||||
Administration fees | 2,260 | 3,116 | ||||||
Fund accounting fees | 3,839 | 5,283 | ||||||
Custody fees | 1,626 | 2,054 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees | 3,178 | 4,372 | ||||||
Professional fees | 16,349 | 19,380 | ||||||
Reports to shareholders | 4,430 | 6,704 | ||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 171 | 235 | ||||||
Other | 1,568 | 2,584 | ||||||
Total expenses before reimbursement | 106,239 | 144,117 | ||||||
Less: Reimbursement of expenses from Adviser | — | — | ||||||
Total expenses | 106,239 | 144,117 | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 66,161 | (51,310 | ) | |||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments: | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 13,458 | 981,856 | ||||||
Futures | — | (1,304,231 | ) | |||||
13,458 | (322,375 | ) | ||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | (314,601 | ) | (213,129 | ) | ||||
Futures | — | (44,978 | ) | |||||
(314,601 | ) | (258,107 | ) | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (301,143 | ) | (580,482 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (234,982 | ) | $ | (631,792 | ) | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, 2009 | Year Ended | June 30, 2009 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | December 31, 2008 | (Unaudited) | December 31, 2007 | |||||||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 66,161 | $ | 305,928 | $ | (51,310 | ) | $ | (114,856 | ) | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 13,458 | (549,154 | ) | (322,375 | ) | (6,467,600 | ) | |||||||||
Capital gain distributions from regulated investment companies | — | 2,331 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (314,601 | ) | 601,256 | (258,107 | ) | (84,299 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (234,982 | ) | 360,361 | (631,792 | ) | (6,666,755 | ) | |||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (73,948 | ) | (469,818 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Net realized gains | — | — | — | (2,691,024 | ) | |||||||||||
Total distributions | (73,948 | ) | (469,818 | ) | — | (2,691,024 | ) | |||||||||
Capital share transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 1,032,504 | 6,623,432 | 78,907 | 1,452,721 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions | 73,948 | 469,818 | — | 2,691,024 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,900,592 | ) | (7,932,663 | ) | (1,426,936 | ) | (7,235,661 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (794,140 | ) | (839,413 | ) | (1,348,029 | ) | (3,091,916 | ) | ||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (1,103,070 | ) | (948,870 | ) | (1,979,821 | ) | (12,449,695 | ) | ||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year/period | 10,818,181 | 11,767,051 | 15,414,919 | 27,864,614 | ||||||||||||
End of year/period | $ | 9,715,111 | $ | 10,818,181 | $ | 13,435,098 | $ | 15,414,919 | ||||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss), end of year/period | $ | 298,140 | $ | 305,927 | $ | (51,310 | ) | $ | — | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net Asset | Net | and | (Decrease) | Dividends | Dividends | Net Asset | Including Short | Excluding Short | Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value, | Investment | Unrealized | in Net Asset | from Net | from | Value, | Net Assets, | Interest | Interest | After Expense | Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Income | Gain (Loss) | Value Resulting | Investment | Realized | Total | End | Total | End of | Total | Net | Total | Net | Reimbursement/ | Turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year/Period | of Year/Period | (Loss)4 | on Investments4 | from Operations | Income | Capital Gains | Distributions | of Year/Period | Return9 | Year/Period (,000) | Expenses | Expenses | Expenses | Expenses | Recoupment | Rate5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited) | $ | 19.41 | $ | 0.12 | $ | (0.52 | ) | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | 18.87 | (2.05 | %)2 | $ | 9,715 | — | — | 2.12 | %3 | 2.12 | %3 | 1.32 | %3 | 234 | %2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2008 | 19.64 | 0.52 | 0.08 | 0.60 | (0.83 | ) | — | (0.83 | ) | 19.41 | 3.15 | % | 10,818 | — | — | 2.18 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.70 | % | 323 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2007 | 20.00 | 0.73 | (0.51 | ) | 0.22 | (0.58 | ) | — | (0.58 | ) | 19.64 | 1.14 | % | 11,767 | — | — | 2.06 | % | 2.00 | % | 3.62 | % | 958 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2006 | 19.61 | 0.63 | (0.19 | ) | 0.44 | (0.05 | ) | — | (0.05 | ) | 20.00 | 2.23 | % | 13,240 | — | — | 2.55 | % | 2.00 | % | 3.19 | % | 954 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2005 | 20.76 | 0.67 | 6 | (1.54 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.28 | ) | 19.61 | (4.19 | %) | 4,197 | 4.93 | % | 2.24 | % | 4.69 | % | 2.00 | % | 3.37 | %7 | 978 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 1, 20041 to December 31, 2004 | 20.00 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.76 | — | — | — | 20.76 | 3.80 | %2 | 754 | — | — | 23.17 | %3 | 2.00 | %3 | 3.19 | %3 | 7 | %2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited) | 15.24 | (0.05 | )8 | (0.55 | ) | (0.60 | ) | — | — | — | 14.64 | (3.94 | %)2 | 13,435 | — | — | 2.08 | %3 | 2.08 | %3 | (0.74 | %)3 | 957 | %2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2008 | 25.19 | (0.12 | ) | (6.60 | ) | (6.72 | ) | — | (3.23 | ) | (3.23 | ) | 15.24 | (26.37 | %) | 15,415 | — | — | 2.20 | % | 2.00 | % | (0.52 | %) | 1,796 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2007 | 25.71 | (0.07 | ) | 0.88 | 0.81 | (0.08 | ) | (1.25 | ) | (1.33 | ) | 25.19 | 3.11 | % | 27,865 | — | — | 1.94 | % | 2.00 | % | (0.27 | %) | 1,018 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2006 | 23.12 | 0.11 | 2.83 | 2.94 | (0.00 | )8 | (0.35 | ) | (0.35 | ) | 25.71 | 12.70 | % | 27,204 | — | — | 2.09 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.44 | % | 909 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2005 | 21.06 | 0.03 | 2.03 | 2.06 | — | — | — | 23.12 | 9.78 | % | 7,980 | — | — | 3.84 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.12 | % | 1,001 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 1, 20041 to December 31, 2004 | 20.00 | (0.15 | ) | 1.21 | 1.06 | — | — | — | 21.06 | 5.30 | %2 | 1,044 | — | — | 20.13 | %3 | 2.00 | %3 | (1.53 | %)3 | 2 | %2 |
1 | Commencement of operations. | |
2 | Not annualized. | |
3 | Annualized. | |
4 | Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment income (loss) divided by the daily average shares of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period. | |
5 | Portfolio turnover ratio is calculated without regard to short-term securities having a maturity of less than one year. Investments in options, swaps, futures contracts and repurchase agreements are deemed short-term securities. The Fund’s aggressive investment strategy may result in significant portfolio turnover to take advantage of anticipated changes in market conditions. | |
6 | Net investment income (loss) before dividends on short positions for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $0.72 for the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund. | |
7 | The net investment income (loss) ratio included dividends on short positions. The ratio excluding dividends on short positions for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 3.60% for the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund. | |
8 | Amount less than $0.005 per share. | |
9 | All returns reflect reinvested dividends, if any, but do not reflect the impact of taxes or any fees and expenses imposed under the Contracts and Plans, which would increase overall fees and expenses. Please refer to your Contract or Plan prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses. |
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Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
1. | ORGANIZATION |
Direxion Insurance Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on December 28, 1999 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company issuing its shares in series, each series representing a distinct portfolio with its own investment objective and policies. The Trust currently has three series in operation of which two are included in this report, the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund and the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund is a “non-diversified” series of the Trust pursuant to the 1940 Act. The Trust offers shares to unaffiliated life insurance separate accounts (registered as unit investment trusts under the 1940 Act) to fund the benefits under variable annuity and variable life contracts. The Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund and Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2004.
The objective of the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund is to seek the highest appreciation on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk by investing at least 80% of its assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities indirectly through securities that invest in or are a derivative of fixed-income securities, including exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end investment companies (collectively, fixed-income securities). The objective of the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund is to seek the highest appreciation on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk by investing at least 80% of its assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity securities either directly through individual stocks and American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) or indirectly through securities that invest in or are a derivative of equity securities.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
a) Investment Valuation – The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of each Fund is determined daily, Monday through Friday, as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), each day the NYSE is open for business. The value of all portfolio securities and other assets held by a Fund will be determined as of the time a Fund calculates its NAV, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“Valuation Time”). Equity securities and exchange-traded funds are valued at their last sales price, or if not available, at the average of the last bid and ask prices. Futures are valued at the settlement price established on the exchange on which they are traded, if that settlement price reflects trading prior to the Valuation Time. If the settlement price established by the exchange reflects trading after the Valuation Time, then the last sales price prior to Valuation Time will be used. Options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted. Specifically, composite pricing looks at the last trades on the exchanges where the options are traded. If there are no trades for the option on a given business day, the composite pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities are valued at the average of the last bid and ask prices. Securities primarily traded on the NASDAQ National Market are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values on the valuation dates. Swaps are valued based upon prices from third party vendor models or quotations from market makers to the extent available. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less and money market securities are valued using the amortized cost method. Other debt securities are valued by using the mean prices provided by the Fund’s pricing service or, if such services are unavailable, by a pricing matrix method. Securities for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, the Funds’ pricing service does not provide a valuation for such securities, the Fund’s pricing service provides valuation that in the judgment of Rafferty Asset Managements, LLC (the “Adviser”) does not represent fair value, or the Fund or Adviser believes the market price is stale will be fair valued as determined by the Adviser under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.
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b) Repurchase Agreements – Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that are members of the Federal Reserve System or securities dealers who are members of a national securities exchange or are primary dealers in U.S. government securities. In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Trust’s policy that the Fund receives, as collateral, cash and/or securities (primarily U.S. government securities) whose market value, including accrued interest, at all times will be at least equal to 100% of the amount invested by the Fund in each repurchase agreement. If the seller defaults, and the value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
c) Swap Contracts – Each Fund may enter into equity swap contacts. Standard swap contracts are between two parties that agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross amount to be exchanged is calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or industry sector). The Fund’s obligations are accrued daily (offset by any amounts owed to the funds.)
In a “long” swap agreement, the counterparty will generally agree to pay the Funds the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of swap contract would have increased in value if the Funds had been invested in the particular securities, plus dividends that would have been received on those securities. The Funds will agree to pay the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap contract plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such securities plus, in certain instances, commissions or trading spreads on the notional amounts. Thus, the return on the swap contract should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. Payments may be made at the conclusion of the contract or periodically during its term. Swap contracts do not include the delivery of securities or other underlying securities. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlement with respect to each swap is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets, having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. Until a swap contract is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the securities less the interest paid by the Funds on the notional amount are recorded as “unrealized gains or losses on swaps and futures” and when cash is exchanged, the gain or loss is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swaps and futures.” Swap contracts are collateralized by cash, cash equivalents and securities of the Fund held as deposits at broker.
Each Fund may enter into swap contracts that provide the opposite return of the particular benchmark or security (“short” the index or security). The operations are similar to that of the swaps disclosed above except that the counterparty pays interest to the Fund on the notional amount outstanding and the dividends on the underlying securities reduce the value of the swap, plus, in certain instances, the Fund will agree to pay to the counterparty commissions or trading spreads on the notional amount. These amounts are netted with any unrealized appreciation or depreciation to determine the value of the swap.
Swap contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and exposure to loss in excess of the amount reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts reflect the extent of the total investment exposure that each Fund has under the swap contract. The primary risks associated with the use of swap agreements are imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying securities and the inability of counterparties to perform. A Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap contract in the event of default or bankruptcy of a swap contract counterparty. In order to minimize credit risk, the Funds will attempt to enter into swap contracts with multiple counterparties. The Funds will not enter into swap agreements unless the Adviser believes that the other party to the transaction is creditworthy, the Funds do bear the risk of loss of the amount in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the agreement counterparty. The Funds have established counterparty credit guidelines and entered into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better. The Funds were not invested in swap contracts at June 30, 2009.
d) Short Positions – Each Fund may engage in short sale transactions. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of short positions may require purchasing the securities at prices which may differ from the market value reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund is liable to the buyer for any dividends payable on
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securities while those securities are in a short position. As collateral for its short positions, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities equal to the market value of the securities sold short. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily. The Funds were not invested in short positions at June, 2009.
e) Stock Index Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts – Each Fund may purchase and sell stock index futures contracts and options on such futures contracts. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains and losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As collateral for futures contracts, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect the market value of the purchase obligation for long futures contracts or the market value of the instrument underlying the contract, but not less than the market price at which the futures contract was established, for short futures contracts.
f) Risks of Options, Futures Contracts, Options on Futures Contracts and Short Positions – The risks inherent in the use of options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and short positions include 1) adverse changes in the value of such instruments; 2) imperfect correlation between the price of options and futures contracts and options thereon and movements in the price of the underlying securities, index or futures contracts; 3) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at any time; 4) the possible need to defer closing out certain positions to avoid adverse tax consequences; and 5) the possible nonperformance by the counterparty under the terms of the contract. The Funds designate cash, cash equivalents and liquid securities as collateral for written options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and short positions.
g) Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities – Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks than investing in domestic securities. As a result, the Fund’s returns and net asset values may be affected to a large degree by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, diplomatic or economic conditions and regulatory requirements in other countries. The laws and accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards in foreign countries typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S., and there may be less public information available about foreign companies.
h) Security Transactions – Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the identified cost, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes, with the net sales proceeds.
i) Federal Income Taxes – Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to its shareholders sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
j) Income and Expenses – Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and discount, is recognized on an accrual basis. The Funds are charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each series, such as Advisory fees and registration costs. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a series are generally allocated among the Trust’s series in proportion to their respective net assets.
k) Distributions to Shareholders – Each Fund generally pays dividends from net investment income and distributes net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividend paid deduction.
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The tax character of distributions for the Funds during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months | Year Ended | Six Months | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Ended | December 31, | Ended | December 31, | |||||||||||||
June 30, 2009 | 2008 | June 30, 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||||||||
Ordinary Income | $ | 73,948 | $ | 469,818 | $ | — | $ | 2,691,024 | ||||||||
Long-Term Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions paid | $ | 73,948 | $ | 469,818 | $ | — | $ | 2,691,024 | ||||||||
As of June 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings of the Funds on a tax basis were as follows:
Evolution VP | Evolution VP | |||||||
Managed Bond Fund | All-Cap Equity Fund | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 364,379 | $ | (1,118,140 | ) | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | 305,927 | — | ||||||
Undistributed long-term capital gain | — | — | ||||||
Total distributable earnings | 305,927 | — | ||||||
Other accumulated gain/(loss) | (881,412 | ) | (7,144,160 | ) | ||||
Other temporary difference | — | 104,657 | ||||||
Total accumulated earnings/(loss) | $ | (211,106 | ) | $ | (8,157,643 | ) | ||
The difference between book cost of investments and tax cost of investments is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
The cost basis of investments for federal tax purposes as of June 30, 2009 was as follows:
Evolution VP | Evolution VP | |||||||
Managed Bond Fund | All-Cap Equity Fund | |||||||
Tax cost of investments | $ | 9,691,238 | $ | 14,039,895 | ||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | 473,805 | 753,205 | ||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (424,027 | ) | (2,084,474 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | $ | 49,778 | $ | (1,331,269 | ) | |||
In order to meet certain excise tax distribution requirements, the Funds are required to measure and distribute annually, net capital gains realized during a twelve-month period ending October 31st. In connection with this, the Funds are permitted for tax purposes to defer into their next fiscal year any net capital losses incurred between November 1st and the end of their fiscal year, December 31, 2008.
At December 31, 2008 the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses of $1,877,201.
As of December 31, 2008, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards on a tax basis of:
Expires | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2013 | 12/31/2014 | 12/31/2015 | 12/31/2016 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | $ | 143,203 | $ | 38,577 | $ | 280,466 | $ | 419,166 | $ | 881,412 | ||||||||||
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | — | — | — | 5,162,302 | 5,162,302 |
To the extent that the Fund realizes future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any unused capital loss carryover.
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FIN 48 requires the Funds to analyze all open tax years. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. As of June 30, 2009, open Federal and state income tax years include the tax years ended December 31, 2006 through December 31, 2008. The Funds have no examinations in progress.
The Funds have reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that the adoption of FIN 48 resulted in no effect to the Funds’ financial position or results of operations. There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the tax returns for the fiscal year-end December 31, 2006 through December 31, 2008. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will significantly change in the next twelve months.
l) Credit Facility – U.S. Bank, N.A. has made available to the Funds a credit facility pursuant to a Line of Credit Agreement (“Line of Credit”) for meeting redemption requests. The Line of Credit amounts are $1,475,000 for the Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund and $2,700,000 for the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund. Borrowings under the Line of Credit are charged at prime rate less 1/2%. The Funds did not utilize the credit facility for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
m) Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions pursuant to which the Fund agrees to indemnify third parties upon occurrence of specified events. The Fund’s maximum exposure relating to these indemnification agreements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses in connection with these provisions and believes the risk of loss is remote.
n) Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. | CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Capital share transactions for the Funds during the six months ended June 30, 20089 and the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months | Year Ended | Six Months | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Ended | December 31, | Ended | December 31, | |||||||||||||
June 30, 2009 | 2008 | June 30, 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | 53,922 | 343,607 | 5,422 | 63,755 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,969 | 24,292 | — | 180,727 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (100,524 | ) | (409,572 | ) | (99,531 | ) | (338,874 | ) | ||||||||
Total net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (42,633 | ) | (41,673 | ) | (94,109 | ) | (94,392 | ) | ||||||||
4. | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the aggregate purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) for each Fund were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | $ | 23,378,348 | $ | 24,514,844 | ||||
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | $ | 100,000,945 | $ | 99,275,585 |
There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
5. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS |
Investment Advisory Fees: The Funds have entered into an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. The Adviser receives a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the annual rates presented below as applied to each Fund’s average daily net assets. In addition, the Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement relating to the Funds whereby the
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sub-adviser, Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd., will direct investment activities of the Funds. The Adviser pays, out of the management fees it receives from the Funds, a fee for these sub-advisory services. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Adviser had contractually agreed to pay all operating expenses (excluding dividends on short positions), in excess of the annual cap on expenses presented below as applied to each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser may recover from the Funds the expenses paid in excess of the annual cap on expenses for the three previous years, as long as the recovery does not cause the Fund to exceed such annual cap on expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Adviser paid or recouped the following expenses:
Evolution VP | Evolution VP | |||||||
Managed | All-Cap | |||||||
Bond Fund | Equity Fund | |||||||
Annual Advisory rate | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||
Annual cap on expenses | 2.35 | % | 2.35 | % | ||||
Expenses paid in excess of annual cap on expenses - 2009 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Adviser expense waiver recovery - 2009 | $ | — | $ | — |
Expenses subject to potential recovery expiring in:
Evolution VP | Evolution VP | |||||||
Managed | All-Cap | |||||||
Bond Fund | Equity Fund | |||||||
2010 | $ | 8,065 | $ | — | ||||
2011 | $ | 20,047 | $ | 43,401 | ||||
2012 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Total | $ | 28,112 | $ | 43,401 | ||||
On May 20, 2009, the Board of Trustees, based upon on management’s recommendation, approved a new Operating Services Agreement (the “Agreement”). Under the Agreement, the Adviser will be responsible for all expenses of the Trust except the following: management fees, distribution and/or service fees, acquired fund fees, taxes, leverage interest, dividends or interest on short positions, other interest expenses, brokerage commission and other extraordinary expenses outside the typical day-to-day operations of the Funds. Effective July 1, 2009, the annual expense caps will no longer be applicable. The Adviser will relinquish all recovery of expenses waived by the Funds for the previous three years.
In consideration for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the Funds will pay to the Adviser, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser under the Agreement, a monthly fee. The monthly fee is calculated on an annualized basis on the average net assets of each Fund and the below amount:
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | 0.70 | % | ||
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | 0.70 | % |
Distribution Expenses: Shares of the Funds are subject to an annual Rule 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% of Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is paid to the Distributor for expenses incurred for distribution-related activities. Because the fees are paid out of the Fund’s net assets on an ongoing basis, the cost of an investment in the Fund will increase over time.
Shareholder Servicing Fees: The Board has also authorized each Fund to pay a shareholder servicing fee of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, pays the fee to financial institutions and other persons who provide services for and maintain shareholder accounts.
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter of the Funds and acts as the Funds’ distributor in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.
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6. | VALUATION MEASUREMENTS |
The Funds have adopted Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) and FASB Staff Position No. 157-4 (“FSP 157-4”). FSP 157-4 clarifies FAS 157 and requires an entity to evaluate certain factors to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for the asset or liability such that recent transactions and quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value and further analysis and adjustment may be necessary to estimate fair value. FSP 157-4 also requires enhanced disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value in those instances as well as expanded disclosures of valuation for major security types. FAS 157 requires each fund to classify its securities based on valuation method, using the three levels listed below:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities,
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the credit risk associated with investing in those securities.
The follow is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of June 30, 2009:
Evolution VP Managed Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investment Companies | $ | 9,427,274 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,427,274 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | $ | 313,742 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 313,742 | ||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Equity | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | $ | 1,600,723 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,600,723 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples | 807,273 | — | — | 807,273 | ||||||||||||
Energy | 563,366 | — | — | 563,366 | ||||||||||||
Financials | 386,862 | — | — | 386,862 | ||||||||||||
Health Care | 1,494,317 | — | — | 1,494,317 | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 1,599,803 | — | — | 1,599,803 | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 3,730,966 | — | — | 3,730,966 | ||||||||||||
Materials | 519,520 | — | — | 519,520 | ||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services | 146,905 | — | — | 146,905 | ||||||||||||
Utilities | 113,696 | — | — | 113,696 | ||||||||||||
Total Equity | $ | 10,963,431 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10,963,431 | ||||||||
Investment Companies | $ | 1,606,931 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,606,931 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | $ | 138,264 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 138,264 | ||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* | $ | (149,635 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (149,635 | ) |
* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures and swap contracts. Futures and swap contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
7. | ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS |
In March 2008, FASB issued its Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”) effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enables investors to understand how and why a fund uses derivatives instruments, how derivatives instruments are accounted for and how derivative instruments affect a fund’s financial position and results of operations.
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Each Fund uses derivative instruments as part of its principal investment strategy to achieve its investment objective. As of June 30, 2009, the Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund was invested in futures contracts.
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2009
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | ||||||
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging | Liability Derivatives as of June 30, 2009 | |||||
Instruments Under Statement 133 | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value | ||||
Equity Contracts | Payables, Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation | $ | 149,635 | * |
* | Includes cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
Evolution VP All-Cap Equity Fund | ||||||||||
Change in Unrealized | ||||||||||
Location of Gain(Loss) | Realized Gain(Loss) | Appreciation(Depreciation) | ||||||||
Derivatives not Accounted for as Hedging | on Derivatives | on Derivatives | on Derivatives Recognized in | |||||||
Instruments Under Statement 133 | Recognized in Income | Recognized in Income | Income | |||||||
Equity Contracts | Net realized gain(loss) on futures/Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures | $ | (1,304,231 | ) | $ | (44,978 | ) |
8. | NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS |
In May 2009, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 165, Subsequent Events (“FAS 165”). The Funds adopted FAS 165 which requires an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, an entity will be required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. In addition, FAS 165 requires an entity to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of their financial statements on August 28, 2009.
In June 2009, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codificationtm and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“FAS 168”). FAS 168 replaces FASB Statement No. 162, Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and establishes the “FASB Accounting Standards Codificationtm” (“Codification”) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. On the effective date of FAS 168, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoirtiative. FAS 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Funds evaluated this new statement, and have determined that it will not have a significant impact on the determination or reporting of the Funds’ financial statements.
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2009
Adviser
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC
33 Whitehall St. 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Sub-Advisor
Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd.
3883 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Administrator, Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying
Agent & Shareholding Servicing Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 1993
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1993
Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 RiverCenter Dr., Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
875 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Distributor
Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC
59 Hilton Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
The Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies are available without charge by calling 1-800-851-0511, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov.
The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30 (starting with the year ended June 30, 2005) is available without charge by calling 1-800-851-0511 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-851-0511, by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov., or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchases.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors/trustees.
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Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider. | |
(b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) | (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. 1) Not Applicable for semi-annual reports. | |
(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith. | ||
(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies. | ||
(b) | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Direxion Insurance Trust
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Daniel D. O’Neill |
Date 8/26/2009
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Daniel D. O’Neill |
Date 8/26/2009
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Guy F. Talarico |
Date 8/27/2009
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |