As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2007
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21210
Alpine Income Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
615 East Michigan Street
3rd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Samuel A. Lieber
Alpine Management & Research, LLC
2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215
Purchase, NY 10577
(Name and address of agent for service)
1-888-785-5578
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2006
Date of reporting period: 10/31/2006
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Alpine’s Investment Outlook | 1 |
FUND MANAGER REPORTS | |
Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund | 4 |
Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund | 8 |
Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund | 14 |
Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund | 18 |
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund | 22 |
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund | 24 |
Schedules of Portfolio Investments | 28 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 44 |
Statements of Operations | 46 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 48 |
Financial Highlights | 54 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 62 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 71 |
Additional Information | 72 |
Alpine’s Investment Outlook |
Dear Investor:
As 2006 draws to an end, most of the Alpine Funds have enjoyed a fiscal year ended October 31 with strong returns in spite of considerable uncertainty over both geopolitical problems and economic headwinds. We have experienced a broad bond market rally and positive equity markets in the U.S. and abroad. Positive index returns mask what has been quite a volatile year in the capital markets.
Initially, interest rates were driven higher by Federal Reserve Bank rate tightening, then when the Fed went to a neutral stance, bond prices rallied in anticipation of future easing. Oil prices accelerated in response to both mid-summer fears of growing tensions with Iran, as well as the anticipated peak summer driving season and the perceived inexhaustible demand for resources by China. Then, crude oil prices fell from a peak of $77 in August to less than $59 by October 31, eroding the speculative fervor underpinning commodity prices. The dollar initially strengthened during the year as the Fed was raising interest rates, yet it too has fallen back against other currencies as a more cautious view of the U.S. economy’s growth prospects for 2007 has become widespread within the capital markets. The abrupt fall in demand for new homes last spring raised fears that a collapse of home prices would induce a significant slowdown in domestic consumption. Signs of stability in the housing market have alleviated these fears. While lower mortgage costs have helped, another factor has been America’s ability to create new jobs, reflecting the great breadth of our economy, where pockets of previous excess and now current contraction are being offset by stability in other less volatile markets.
The Business Cycle: Growth and Risk
The legacy of ex-Fed Chairman Greenspan’s “Goldilocks Economy’’ is still with us. Even though the long-term decline in inflation and, hence, interest rates since 1981 may have hit bottom in 2003 there are no storm clouds on the horizon which suggest that we have to return to the boom-bust economic cyclicality of the 1970’s. However, the foundations of our current prosperity may be less secure than in the past two decades!
If inflation and interest rates remain at today’s historically moderate levels and modest employment growth can be sustained along with reasonable increases in income, then some of the economic imbalances of the past six years can be either absorbed or ameliorated. Eventually we must reverse the growth in our nation’s current account imbalance which has been propelled by the benefits of cheap imports whose profits have been recycled into relatively low-cost foreign financing of our government’s growing fiscal deficits. We must also shift our country’s popular preference from financing current consumption to expanding our national savings rate in order to protect against future uncertainties. These and other recent trends have left our national economy with much less of a cushion than we enjoyed either five or ten years ago. These concerns have been exacerbated by the costs of our war in Iraq, not only in terms of lives lost and of dollars spent, but also our self-esteem, our military’s capability and the country’s standing in the world. The total future impact of this war remains uncertain.
The great strength of this country remains in its range of innovation, entrepreneurship and capacity for reinvention. The combination of our collective local strength as a nation with our international integration of economic activity and, in some fields, dominance, have helped us to muddle through many of our problems which might otherwise undermine a smaller economy. Nonetheless, we cannot expect this “Goldilocks’’ era to last indefinitely.
As the business cycle progresses, we note that many economies throughout the world are beginning to de-link with regard to both direction and velocity. This means that if the U.S. were to slow down, it does not necessarily follow that France or China or Brazil would necessarily follow suit. Trade patterns, currencies, and interest rates can influence capital flows and thus connect the global capital markets via short-term adjustments. These appear to be less profound than has historically been the case. Specifically, we note that volatility in the equity markets has generally declined in 2006, with globalization’s efficient capital deployment. Because volatility has been reduced, we believe risk premiums have also declined in lock step with the current period’s relatively stable low interest rate environment. If volatility were to rise, the risk premium is where short-term adjustments may cause dislocation, just as they did following the May 10th round of coordinated central bank rate increases in Europe, India and South Korea. Subsequently, risk premiums have once again diminished in the second half of 2006.
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Looking Toward 2007
It is significant that the current hot spot of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the global capital markets has been in fact between market places themselves. The New York Stock Exchange has bid to acquire the Euro-next Exchange and NASDAQ, has offered to acquire the London Stock Exchange. A merger has been agreed to between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. These corporate linkages of global markets will further facilitate the globalization of capital, enhancing the communication and transparency of business activity to investors. Since we started studying and investing in foreign markets roughly 20 years ago, and created our first global fund, the Alpine International Real Estate Equity Fund in February of 1989, the quality and volume of information flow has risen dramatically. Our Dynamic Dividend Fund, which began operation in 2003, has also increased its focus on international opportunities so understanding the interaction and evolution of the global capital markets is critical for setting investment strategies.
Alpine’s near term view is of a relatively positive environment for equity investors. However it is not benign. There is the potential for a moderately rising interest rate backdrop to the ensuing years, although economic growth could slow a little next year, and then pick up speed gradually, which might sustain the “Goldilocks Economy’’ of low interest rates and moderate growth for several more years. This would be positive for leaders in our investment effort, namely dividend paying equities, financial firms and real estate.
The Alpine team has grown significantly over the past few years as have our assets under management and the number of funds which we offer. We hope this will permit Alpine to provide investors with meaningful relative returns and diversification.
Sincerely,
Samuel A. Lieber
President, Alpine Mutual Funds
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This letter and those that follow represent the opinions of Alpine Funds management and are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.
The Alpine International Real Estate Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company, and it may be obtained by calling 888-785-5578, or visiting www.alpinefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.
Funds that concentrate their investments in a specific sector, such as the International Real Estate Fund, tend to experience more volatility and be exposed to greater risk than more diversified mutual funds. Alpine advocates the use of sector funds as part of an integrated investment strategy.
Price to earnings ratio is a common tool for comparing the prices of different common stocks and is calculated by dividing the current market price of a stock by the earnings per share.
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EQUITY MANAGER REPORTS
Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund | ||
Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund | ||
Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund | ||
Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund |
Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund |
This chart represents a comparison of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark. The graph and the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment performance reflects the waiver and recovery of certain fees. Without the waiver and recovery of fees, the Fund’s total return would have differed.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value of the Fund fluctuate, so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance current to the most recent month end may be lower or higher than performance quoted and may be obtained by calling 888-785-5578. Performance data shown does not reflect the 1.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for fewer than 60 days. If it did, total returns would be reduced.
The Moody’s Equity Mutual Fund Balanced Index tracks a group of similar funds that typically correspond to standard classifications based on global funds. The S&P Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The Lipper Mixed Target Growth Allocation Average is an average of Funds that, by portfolio practice, maintain a mix of between 60%-80% equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash, and cash equivalents. The Moody’s Equity Mutual Fund Balanced Index, the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Mixed Target Growth Allocation Funds Average are unmanaged and do not reflect fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment adviser fees. The performance for the Dynamic Balance Fund reflects the deduction of fees for these value-added services. Investors cannot directly invest in an index. Lipper Rankings for the periods shown are based on Fund total returns with dividends and distributions reinvested and do not reflect sales charges.
Comparative Annualized Total Returns as of 10/31/06 | ||||
Since Inception | ||||
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | (6/7/01) | |
Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund | 11.79% | 11.45% | 9.76% | 9.34% |
Moody’s Equity Mutual Fund Balanced Index | 11.35% | 8.53% | 6.22% | 3.89% |
S&P 500 Index | 16.34% | 11.44% | 7.26% | 3.18% |
Lipper Mixed Target Growth Allocation Funds Average | 12.47% | 9.27% | 6.59% | 4.11% |
Lipper Mixed Target Growth Allocation Fund Rank | 329/592 | 78/456 | 35/354 | 9/336 |
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Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund |
Commentary
The Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund had an 11.8% increase in net asset value in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006. The Fund’s return compared with 11.35% for the Moody’s Balance Fund Average and 16.34% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
Since the Fund’s inception on June 7, 2001, the Fund has provided a total return of 61.93% equal to 9.34% per annum. This has placed it in the top 10% of all balanced funds in this period.
The majority of the portfolio return during this fiscal year was provided by the equity positions. Common stocks accounted for 73.6% of the portfolio at the end of the fiscal year, and 22.9% was in United States Treasury bonds and notes, with 3.5% in cash and cash equivalents. The average yield on the Treasury obligations was 4.7% at year-end.
The common stock portfolio performance encountered two extremes. On the positive side there were twenty six issues which appreciated 20% or more during the fiscal year, led by these top ten:
Phelps Dodge Corp. | +83.7% | |
Diamond Rock Hospitality Company | +59.3% | |
Boston Properties Inc. | +59.1% | |
Allegheny Energy, Inc. | +52.3% | |
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | +51.4% | |
JC Penney Company, Inc. | +48.5% | |
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. | +45.7% | |
Southside Bancshares Inc. | +42.2% | |
Simon Property Group Inc. | +40.7% | |
SJW Corp. | +40.5% |
In contrast, the portfolio was negatively impacted by a group of long term holdings in the homebuilding industry. The six in this group declined from 13.5% for Lennar Corporation—Class A, to 36.9% for Standard Pacific, LP. Notwithstanding these declines, a number of these issues still showed very sizable gains from purchase, including 100% for Pulte Homes, Inc. and 53.5% for Ryland Group, Inc. Apart from this group the only other major evidence of sizable decline was in the shares of Doral Financial Corp., down 45.3% as a result of a critical revaluation of its Puerto Rico mortgage financing activities.
Looking at key indicators of the portfolio, the ten largest holdings in market value provided significant gains. The largest, FedEx Corp., had a 25% gain for the year, followed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 51.4%, Allegheny Energy, Inc. 52.27%, Consol Energy 17.2%, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. 37.1%, Simon Property Group, Inc. 40.7%, Eagle Materials Inc. 5.0%, Black & Decker Corporation 3.9%, 3M Company 6.2%, and JP Morgan Chase & Co. 33.7%.
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Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund |
The foregoing suggests that the portfolio design and strategy is highly selective. The effort is not to build sector related positions, but rather value and growth opportunities selected at favorable inflection points across many industries. This approach has led to the Fund’s heaviest sector weighting, the financial industry, where we anticipated both significant individual corporate turnarounds and major merger and acquisition opportunities. Two merger deals were completed in 2006, the sale of MBNA—the credit card company—to Bank of America, and Golden West Financial to Wachovia Corp. The Bank of America shares held in the portfolio are now valued at 30% above our cost. Wachovia shares are held at 9.7% above our cost. Golden West Financial shares were sold with a 38% gain after the bid by Wachovia. Similarly, North Fork Bank Corporation shares were sold with a 40% gain after the bid was made for the company by Capital One Bancorp. Diversity of opportunity in our financial sector holdings is evident from the two top performers in the field. The first, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., is a major, internationally active investment banking organization. The next, typical of our smaller holdings, is Southside Bancshares, Inc., a regional bank in Texas, held over a 3 year period with a 104% gain.
Our disappointment in the home building industry was not fully anticipated. We had expected a moderation of industry demand and sustained profitability after the extraordinary run-up in both volume and prices in the first half of 2005. Our basic analysis was both economically and demographically oriented. By mid-year it became apparent that a significant factor in demand—so-called “investment buying’’—had reversed from purchasing to selling. Suddenly, builders were confronted with contract cancellations, defaults, and re-offerings below their price structure. This suppressed demand and heightened the urgency of offerings in many sections of the country. It was particularly felt in Florida, Arizona, Northern California, and the Washington D.C. area. The rapid growth of builder profitability was reversed, although sustained above historical levels in most cases. Nonetheless builders have taken a cautious approach in many cases, cutting prices, writing off land options, and positioning themselves for a period of reduced demand. We reduced some holdings, notably taking a 300% profit in a portion of holdings in Ryland Group, Inc.
We currently see the home building group as approaching an inflection point. Any reduction in interest rates will likely lead to renewed buyer confidence so long as employment holds steady. Each of these factors remains uncertain at this writing, but the highly depressed valuation of the group, and the prospect of potential merger and acquisition activity, led us to maintain holdings.
Capital gains were taken in several positions. The largest single gain recorded in the fiscal year was in the above noted shares of Ryland Group. From the sale of Vornado Realty Trust, we realized a 91% profit.
The Bond Position
The fixed-income holdings have been less than normally volatile through the fiscal year. The reason is that the Fund’s positioning is primarily in longer maturities of United States government obligations. The vast worldwide liquidity and foreign holdings in dollars have sustained demand for longer maturity U.S. obligations, even when interest rates were rising significantly in the shorter maturities. This has produced a flat yield curve, largely sustained through the fiscal year. Thus, our usual practice of trying to add to holdings in periods of weakness and sell at moments of exaggerated strength has not been executed. The outlook as we write remains one of high demand in the long end of the Treasury market, with speculative interest tending to be focused more on possible lower rates if economic advances slow.
Strategic Focus
Our plans for the Fund’s strategies in the new fiscal year are based on expectations of moderating economic growth. Therefore, our commitments of new funds and proceeds from sales of equities will be focused on businesses with a sustained demand based on demographic and broad-based consumer income, but will focus particularly on growth opportunities from innovation in products and competitive strengths. With this viewpoint we have recently strengthened our research capability by adding a senior research analyst concentrating on the consumer field. We will also continue to benefit from the extensive research in strong dividend payment potential issues which are part of our growing program for tax-efficient dividend investment.
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Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund |
We thank our shareholders for their continuing interest and assure them of our sustained goals of further appreciation and yield in a low-risk strategy.
Stephen A. Lieber
Samuel A. Lieber
Co-Portfolio Managers
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Please refer to the schedule of portfolio investments for fund holdings information. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Investing in this fund involves special risks, including but not limited to, options and futures transactions. Please refer to the prospectus for further details. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities.
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. is an independent mutual fund research and rating service. Each Lipper average presents a universe of Funds with similar invest objectives. Rankings for the periods shown include dividends and distributions reinvested and do not reflect sales charges.
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Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund |
This chart represents a comparison of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark. The graph and the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment performance reflects the waiver and recovery of certain fees.
Without the waiver and recovery of fees, the Fund’s total return would have differed.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value of the Fund fluctuate, so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance current to the most recent month end may be lower or higher than performance quoted and may be obtained by calling 888-785-5578. Performance data shown does not reflect the 1.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for fewer than 60 days. If it did, total returns would be reduced.
The Moody’s Equity Mutual Fund Growth Income Index tracks a group of similar funds that typically correspond to standard classifications based on investment objectives and fundamental policies. The S&P 500 Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The Lipper Equity Income Funds Average is an average of funds that seek relatively high current income and income growth through investing 60% or more of their respective portfolios in equities. The Moody’s Equity Mutual Fund Growth Income Index, the S&P Index and the Lipper Equity Income Funds Average are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as advisor fees. The performance for the Dynamic Dividend Fund reflects fees for these value-added services. Investors cannot directly invest in an index. Lipper Rankings for the periods shown are based on Fund total returns with dividends and distributions reinvested and do not reflect sales charges.
Comparative Annualized Total Returns as of 10/31/06 | |||
Since Inception | |||
1 Year | 3 Year | (9/22/03) | |
Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund | 18.68% | 18.36% | 20.23% |
Moody’s Equity Mutual Fund Growth Income Index | 13.34% | 9.49% | 10.05% |
S&P 500 Index | 16.34% | 11.44% | 12.06% |
Lipper Equity Income Fund Average | 17.76% | 13.52% | 14.21% |
Lipper Equity Income Fund Rank | 87/233 | 4/176 | 2/167 |
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Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund |
Commentary
The Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund (ADVDX) completed its third full year of operation with strong results, providing a total return of 18.68% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006. This compares to a 16.34% gain for the S&P 500 Stock Index and a 13.34% return for the Moody’s Equity Growth Income Index for the same time period. Since inception on September 22, 2003, ADVDX has produced an annualized return of 20.23%, which compares favorably to a return of 12.06% for the S&P 500 Index and a 10.05% return for the Moody’s Equity Growth Income Index.
ADVDX increased its dividend payment by 4.4% in fiscal 2006, providing a strong dividend yield
The shareholders of the Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund received $1.574 in ordinary dividend income in fiscal 2006. This entire dividend payment is expected to be treated as qualified dividend income and available for the reduced federal tax rate on dividends. However, the final determination of the source of all distributions in 2006, including the percentage of qualified dividend income, will be made after year-end. This represents a 4.4% increase versus the $1.51 paid in fiscal 2005. Based on the Fund’s closing NAV per share of $12.52 on 10/31/06. This high level of dividend income is unique among equity oriented funds. For example, the dividend yield for the S&P 500 Electric Utility Index is currently 3.01% and the yield for the IShares DJ Select Dividend Index Fund (DVY) is 3.21%.
Beginning in March 2006, ADVDX increased its regular monthly minimum dividend by $0.01, from $0.06 to $0.07 per share. In addition, in the third month of each quarter the Fund distributes excess dividend income that has accumulated during the quarter.
Our investment approach combines three sub strategies—Dividend Capture, Value, and Growth
We believe ADVDX offers a balanced approach to optimizing both tax-qualified dividend income and long-term growth of capital while also offering some global diversification since a portion of the portfolio is invested in international dividend-paying equities. We scan the globe looking for what we feel are the best dividend opportunities for our investors, employing a multi-cap, multi-sector, and multi-style investment approach.
The Fund combines three research-driven investment strategies—Dividend Capture, Value, and Growth—to maximize the amount of distributed dividend income that is qualified for reduced Federal income tax rates and to identify companies with the potential for dividend increases and capital appreciation.
Our “Dividend Capture Strategy’’ enhances the qualified dividend income generated by the Fund
We run a portion of our portfolio with a dividend capture strategy, where we invest in typically high dividend yielding stocks or in special situations where large cash balances are being returned to shareholders as one-time special dividends. We enhance the return of this portfolio by electively rotating a portion of our high yielding holdings after the 61-day ownership period required to obtain the 15% dividend tax rate.
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Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund |
One facet of our dividend capture strategy is our search for core, long term holdings in companies that historically generate consistent strong free cash flow and regular large dividend distributions, usually above 5%. Two of our largest holdings, Macquarie Infrastructure Trust (MIC) with a 6.9% current yield, and Regal Entertainment with a 5.7% yield, are examples of this strategy.
MIC owns and operates infrastructure businesses in the U.S. including airport service, parking facilities, and refined products bulk tank terminals. These businesses have high barriers to entry, long-term contracts and strong cash flow, and are growing through acquisition. Regal is the largest theater owner in the U.S., generating 20% of total U.S. box office revenue and is currently enjoying a rebound in theater attendance. In addition, we believe Regal can realize additional value by spinning off its in-theater advertising unit, National CineMedia, with the proceeds potentially being returned to investors as a special dividend in 2007.
The Fund captured over 100 dividend increases and 60 special dividends in fiscal 2006
In fiscal 2006, ADVDX owned over 60 stocks that declared special dividends and over 100 stocks that raised their dividends in that time period. Three of our current top 10 holdings have announced large special dividends payments associated with restructurings, and we believe there is additional upside value to be realized following the dividend payment.
Alberto-Culver paid a special dividend in November 2006 following the split of its company into two entities—the new Alberto-Culver, which manufactures personal care products, and Sally Beauty, which distributes professional beauty supplies. Mitchells & Butlers operates over 2,000 pubs and restaurants across the UK and Germany and is benefiting from the secular growth in the casual dining markets. Following a revaluation of its assets, the company returned excess cash in the form of a special dividend in October 2006 and the stock recently hit a 52-week high. And Banta Corporation, a leader in printing and supply-change management services, provided a special dividend payment in November 2006 as a return of excess cash following a restructuring of its businesses and balance sheet. In addition, we expect Banta to benefit from continued growth and cost savings from its recently announced merger with R.R. Donnelley & Sons.
Our “Growth and Income Strategy’’ targets capital appreciation in addition to yield
Our second strategy identifies core growth and income stocks that may have slightly lower but still attractive current dividend yields and predictable earnings streams plus a catalyst for capital appreciation and dividend increases. In our top 10 holdings, we would group Halliburton, Textron, and United Technologies in this category. These companies are estimated to grow earnings annually by 12-20% over the next two years and each raised their dividends by 11-20% in 2006. We would expect additional dividend increases in 2007.
We believe both UTX and Textron offer excellent upside potential as diversified manufacturers with strong international growth prospects, which should benefit from a declining dollar. UTX is well positioned in the aerospace and industrial sectors with its suite of industry leading companies including Otis elevators, Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines, Sikorsky helicopters, Carrier air conditioners and Chubb security and fire protection systems. And Textron is benefiting from a multi-year recovery in demand for two of its primary businesses, Cessna business jets and Bell helicopters used for military and industrial transportation.
Halliburton is currently experiencing strong demand for its range of products and services that enhance the exploration and production of oil and gas. In addition, we believe the company will unlock additional value following the IPO of its engineering and construction unit (KBR) by April 2007.
Our “Value/Restructuring Strategy’’ looks for attractively valued or restructuring dividend payers
Our third major strategy is what we call “value with a catalyst or restructuring strategy’’, where our internal research points to under-valued or mis-priced equity opportunities for companies with attractive dividend yields. We also look for turnaround situations or depressed earnings where we believe there is a catalyst for an earnings recovery or a restructuring or major corporate action that is expected to add value. The key characteristic for this strategy is low valuations relative to historical averages and above average dividend yields for a combined objective of capital appreciation and high qualified dividend income.
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Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund |
We would categorize two of our top holdings in this strategy, Phelps Dodge and Bank of America. Phelps Dodge, the world’s second largest copper producer, has experienced a substantial rebound in earnings and cash flow as the price of copper has quadrupled over the past five years on increased global demand and constrained supply. The company returned $4 in excess cash to shareholders in 2006 and is now the target of a potential takeover, so we think there is still attractive value at these levels. We believe Bank of America offers upside earnings potential following the integration of its MBNA acquisition and the strong outlook for its diversified financial services. Both of these industry leaders are trading at what we believe are very attractive valuations relative to historical valuation ranges and future earnings prospects.
Capturing international dividend opportunities is an important component of our dividend strategy
In addition to our multi-strategy and multi-cap approach, we also invest approximately 30%-40% of our assets in international holdings. We have found attractive growth opportunities and traditionally larger dividend payouts than we see in the U.S.
As of October 31, 2006, ADVDX had invested 41% of the market value of its portfolio in international companies. The Fund currently invests in equities based in 15-20 different countries, of which most would be considered mature countries. Following the U.S., our top countries are Sweden, Britain, Australia, Finland, and Norway. The average dividend yield for the major indices in these five countries is currently 3.6% which is double the yield on the S&P 500 Index of 1.8%. We believe that our international strategy and the opportunities we see for growth and the continuation of the declining US dollar should be beneficial for our shareholders in 2007.
The Fund’s top performers in fiscal 2006 are a diverse group of industry leaders that reflect our bottoms up, fundamental research approach
Our top ten performers in fiscal 2006 provided ADVDX with total returns in excess of 48% for the 12 month period. This diverse group of top performers, with five being international companies and five U.S., reflects our investment approach of identifying strong growth companies globally that are committed to returning excess cash to shareholders. There is no one sector or country that provided us with these strong returns, but rather a stock by stock analysis based on our fundamental research.
Our two best performers returned over 70% in fiscal 2006, with each being strong growth companies in niche markets. Our top performer was the medical products company West Pharmaceuticals, which designs and manufactures packing and drug delivery systems, such as the medical device used for the inhalable diabetes drug Exubera, or rubber stoppers for sealing drug vials. West is growing earnings 15-20% plus it has raised its dividend every year for the past 10 years. Our second best performer was Anixter International, a global distributor of voice, data, and video cabling, connectivity, and support products to enterprises used to connect PCS, peripheral equipment and data networks. Anixter is benefiting from a resurgence in nonresidential construction and robust demand for data center builds and has returned cash in the form of a special dividend in both 2004 and 2005.
Two other top performers are international industrial companies that are experiencing a strong growth associated with its energy and shipping sectors. Aker Yards AS based in Norway is a ship builder that has experienced strong demand for its vessels used in offshore oil and gas industries as well as in the drybulk, container ship, cruise ship, and ferry sectors. And Wartsila is a Finnish manufacturer of power generation and marine propulsion equipment which announced a 4.1% special dividend payment in October 2006 based on the strong demand for its ship engines and the divestment of a unit.
Three of our best performers in fiscal 2006 are global financial leaders that each produced over 60% returns. Euronext, the pan-European stock exchange, saw strong price appreciation based on its growth and acquisition strategy and from takeover advances from the New York Stock Exchange and the Deutsche Boerse. D. Carnegie & Co. based in Sweden, experienced strong demand from its local Scandinavian markets for its financial services in areas like mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, research, and sales and trading. And Goldman Sachs based in the U.S. is a premier investment bank which is benefiting from strong mergers and acquisitions markets and profitable proprietary trading strategies.
Lastly, three of our fiscal 2006 top 10 are in the healthcare field, one being a drug developer and two providing services to healthcare providers. Alk-Abello A/S is a Danish producer of pharmaceuticals for allergy vaccinations. The company recently received approval for a new oral allergy medication for grass and ragweed in Europe and the company will began U.S. testing in 2007. Healthcare Services Group provides cleaning, laundry and food services to nursing home and hospitals and is growing earnings 20% annually in this attractive demographic and has been raising its dividend payment every quarter since 2003. And Angelica Corp, the provider of laundry services and uniform rentals to the healthcare and hospitality industry, saw its stock price rebound on some shareholder activism and a decline in its energy costs associated with the decline in natural gas prices.
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Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund |
As of fiscal year end 2006, we no longer held positions in Angelica, D. Carnegie, or Euronext as the stocks achieved our price objectives and we believe had adequately reflected future positive news.
On the other side, our five worst performers in fiscal 2006 each declined in excess of 20%, but were all small positions that represented only a minor percentage of the ADVDX portfolio. Two of our bottom performers were Nam Tai, the maker of electronics, and Aldila, the maker of golf shafts. These are both strong small cap companies that had tempered their growth outlooks and the stocks overreacted in our view. We are maintaining our positions in these stocks based on their positive long term fundamentals and attractive valuations.
Another weak performer in fiscal 2006 was Pilgrim’s Pride, the producer of prepared and fresh chicken products, which was negatively impacted by declines in pricing over avian influenza concerns. Rounding out the bottom five performers were small positions in two operators in the drybulk shipping sector, Dryships and Diana Shipping. These companies provide very attractive dividend yields ranging between 5 and 10% but the stocks were hit as pricing for shipping commodities like grain, iron ore, and coal declined due primarily to excess shipping capacity that was exacerbated by a mild winter. As of fiscal year end, we no long hold positions in these three companies.
Outlook for 2007: We Believe Domestic and International Dividend Payers Should Outperform
As we look into 2007, we continue to be optimistic about the prospect for the dividend paying stocks around the world. Based on the outlook for a slowing global economy, we believe investors will continue to demand higher dividend yields as part of their total return expectations, particularly with the lower domestic 15% tax rate.
The current yield on the S&P 500 is 1.8%, but historically the dividend component of total return was much higher. The average annual total return on stocks from 1926 to 2005 was 10.4% per year, with dividends accounting for 41.2% of the total return, or 4.3% of the total 10.4%. Investors will likely look to put more money in attractive tax-advantaged dividend payers to enhance returns. And we believe investments outside the U.S. look even more attractive based on the outlook for stronger earnings growth, higher dividend payouts, and the continued decline in the U.S. dollar.
In addition, companies are still sitting on very high levels of cash. As expected, we have seen a record of merger and acquisition activity in 2006 as companies look to use some of their excess cash to supplement slowing organic growth and to expand globally. However, we still expect a substantial amount of cash should be returned to shareholders in 2007 either in the form of share repurchases or increased dividend payouts. Companies in the S&P 500 index currently payout approximately 34% of their earnings in the form of dividends versus a historical average of 54%. Given large cash positions, still solid earnings potential, low payout ratios and lack of other uses of cash, we continue to believe that companies should increase their dividends in 2007 and beyond.
Some of our favorite sectors for dividend increases and capital appreciation heading into 2007 continue to be in oil services, industrials, engineering, financial services, and business services. We remain cautious on consumer discretionary and look for better entry valuations in utilities and consumer staples.
We still like the long term secular story for many commodities in the basic materials and energy sectors based also on constrained supply and growing global demand. We also favor the industrial, engineering, and machinery companies that are supplying the commodity companies and the aerospace and defense sectors.
Among our favorite investment themes is a variation on investing in commodity companies, and that is through increasing global trade. We look to participate in the increasing need for the movement of commodities globally through producers, financers, and operators in the shipping industry. Commodities such as oil, grain, iron ore, and coal are moving longer distances than ever and with higher volumes and frequencies. These companies tend to benefit from the overall growth in the world economies regardless of the price of the underlying commodity with many committed to returning cash as large dividends.
We also concentrate on opportunities in long term secular themes on the aging demographics of the world, with some of our favorite sectors being asset managers and financial services and niche healthcare. The aging population will need to save more and also manage their assets more directly as countries and companies have cut back significantly on their pension promises. We believe this very positive for the asset managers around the globe. In addition, we like niche healthcare which is being stimulated by demographic trends and advances in biotechnology and yet there is more limited generic risk.
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In summary, in a moderate growth environment, we believe investors will be drawn to high quality, internationally oriented, and more defensive stocks and that should bode well for dividend payers and our fundamental strategy of searching globally and in multi-caps and multi-sectors. These positive fundamentals will be balanced with the risks of still high oil prices, potentially slower global growth and continued geopolitical uncertainties.
Our approach is to remain broadly diversified within the dividend-paying universe while actively looking for undervalued opportunities. We believe we will continue to be able to distribute attractive dividend payouts to our shareholders by capitalizing on our research driven approach to identifying attractive situations as well as through our active management of the portfolio.
Thank you for your participation and we look forward to a prosperous year in 2007.
Jill K. Evans
Kevin Shacknofsky
Co-Portfolio Managers
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Please refer to the schedule of portfolio investments for fund holding information. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Investing in small and mid cap stocks involves additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility as compared to large cap stocks.
Investing in foreign securities tends to involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods.
Neither the Fund nor any of its representatives may give tax advice. Investors should consult their tax advisor for information concerning their particular situation.
Free cash flow: Cash not required for operations or for reinvestment. Often defined as earnings before interest (often obtained from the operating income line on the income statement) less capital expenditures less the change in working capital.
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Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund |
This chart represents a comparison of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark. The graph and the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment performance reflects the waiver and recovery of certain fees. Without the waiver and recovery of fees, the Fund’s total return would have differed.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value of the Fund fluctuate, so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance current to the most recent month end may be lower or higher than performance quoted and may be obtained by calling 888-785-5578. Performance data shown does not reflect the 1.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for fewer than 60 days. If it did, total returns would be reduced.
The NASDAQ 100 Financial Index is a capitalization-weighted index of the 100 largest financial companies, as well as foreign issues, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), traded on the NASDAQ National Market System (NASDAQ/NMS) and SmallCap Market. The PHLX/KBW Bank Index is a modified cap-weighted index consisting of 24 exchange-listed and National Market System stocks, representing national money center banks and leading regional institutions. The S&P Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The Lipper Financial Services Funds Average is an average of funds whose primary objective is to invest primarily in equity securities of companies engaged in providing financial services. The NASDAQ Financial 100 Index, PHLX/KBW Bank Index, the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Financial Services Funds Average are unmanaged and do not reflect fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment adviser fees. The performance for the Dynamic Financial Services Fund reflects the deduction of fees for these value-added services. Investors cannot directly invest in an index. Lipper Rankings for the periods shown are based on Fund total returns with dividends and distributions reinvested and do not reflect sales charges.
Comparative Annualized Total Returns as of 10/31/06 | |
Since Inception | |
(11/1/2005) | |
Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund | 21.47% |
NASDAQ Financial—100 Index | 12.02% |
PHLX/KBW Bank Index | 18.88% |
S&P 500 Index | 16.80% |
Lipper Financial Services Fund Average | N/A |
Lipper Financial Services Fund Ranking | N/A |
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Commentary
Since the date of inception on November 1, 2005 through fiscal year-end on October 31, 2006, Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund delivered a 21.5% total return. This compares favorably to returns for the NASDAQ 100 Financial Index of 12.02% and the PHLX/KBW Bank Index of 18.88%.
The performance of the Fund was aided by our investment strategy of actively investing in a broad range of financial services related companies, employing both a top-down and bottom-up approach in stock selections and acting quickly to changes in market sentiment and industry fundamentals.
Signs of moderation in U.S. economic growth during fiscal 2006 provided an ideal environment for us to implement our value timing strategy which contributed positively to the Fund’s return. During this period, monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve led to a cooling of the housing market, while persistent high oil prices pressured consumer spending. As the economy moved through a transition period from a strong recovery phase to a mature growth phase, investor sentiment seemed to hinge on the outcome of the latest economic data report. This lack of market consensus led to short-term investment opportunities as stocks within sub-sector groups fluctuated back and forth between over-sold and over-bought conditions. Our value timing strategy took advantage of these changes in investor sentiment and provided an opportunity to purchase good companies at attractive prices.
Another factor contributing to the Fund’s performance was the continued consolidation within the banking industry. Ten holdings within the Fund were acquired last year. These banks were primarily small-cap community banks and were dispersed among the different regions of the country. In the Northeast, Sound Federal Bancorp in New York was acquired by Hudson City Bancorp from neighboring New Jersey. Legacy Bank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was sold to FNB Corporation. The largest bank acquired in the Fund was Baltimore based Mercantile Bankshares by PNC Financial Services Group. In the Southeast, Albemarle First Bank in Virginia was merged with Premier Community Bankshares. Flag Financial Corp. in Atlanta was purchased by RBC Centura Banks, which is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. In the Midwest, First Oak Brook Bancshares was acquired by one of their Chicagoland competitors, MB Financial Inc. In the Southwest, two Texas banks were involved with in-state mergers. Summit Bancshares of Fort worth was purchased by Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Texas United Bancshares of LaGrange was sold to Prosperity Bancshares. In the West, FirstBank NW Corp. of Clarkston, Washington was acquired by Spokane based Sterling Financial Corporation. Lastly, BWC Financial Corp of Walnut Creek, California merged into First Republic Bank.
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We expect the pace of industry consolidation to accelerate next year. Contributing to this trend is a more challenging revenue generation environment and a lack of core deposit growth which should push the weaker companies to sell and the stronger companies to seek external expansion in order to meet growth projections.
Top Five Holdings
The largest position in the Fund is Houston based Sanders Morris Harris Group. This is a diversified capital markets firm with brokerage, investment banking, asset/wealth management and merchant banking businesses. We feel this small-cap company is, at 1.4 times book value, undervalued relative to their peers due to the recent poor performance. If the company can meet our growth projections for next year, we project that the stock could outperform the group.
The second largest holding is another capital markets company, Cowen Group, Inc., a New York based investment banking firm. The company recently became public by the sale of shares owned by Societe Generale. Cowen is going through a transformation which should strengthen their market share position in the underwriting and advisory services to healthcare, technology, consumer and media and telecommunications industries.
Goldleaf Financial Solutions, located in Brentwood, Tennessee is the third largest financial services holding, providing a full compliment of software products and outsourcing services to community banks. It offers core data processing, check imaging, item processing, remote check capture and deposit processing, ACH origination and processing, and turnkey leasing solutions. These are essential services which enable small community banks to compete against the larger regional banks.
The largest bank holding is Bancshares of Florida. Headquartered in Naples, Florida, the company operates offices in Collier, Hillsborough and Lee Counties on the West Coast of Florida and Broward and Palm Beach Counties on the East Coast. Commencing operations seven years ago, it has grown deposits to $660 million through denovo branching and acquisitions. We expect the company will continue to grow their market share through future acquisitions.
Rounding out the top five holdings is Tidelands Bancshares of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The bank is three years old and serves the counties of Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, Horry and Beauford. Tidelands operates three full service offices with $255 million in deposits. Plans are underway for two additional branches. The company recently raised additional capital to support their future growth initiatives.
Industry Review and Outlook
Capital markets stocks were the best performing sub-sector group in the financial industry this year. Investment banks reported continued strength in fixed income underwriting along with a resurgence of equity underwriting. Advisory fees also increased strongly due to a pick-up in merger and acquisitions. Trading revenues improved during the year while asset management fees grew modestly. The exchange stocks also performed well this year as trading volumes increased in the equity, futures and derivative markets. We expect this group to continue to outperform going into next year. The current equity underwriting pipeline remains full. The outlook for merger and acquisition activity remains bright as corporations are flush with cash and interest rates on corporate debt are modest by historic standards.
The combination of higher short-term interest rates, due to the Federal Reserve tightening, and a flat to inverted yield curve contributed to net interest margin compression and lower consumer loan growth for the banks, thrifts and finance companies. The environment was especially difficult for mortgage finance companies which experienced a decline in loan volume and a reduction in gain on sale margins. Helping to offset the moderating consumer loan growing was healthy growth in business and commercial real estate lending. Loan quality remained good with only modest deterioration centered primarily in the consumer category. Companies with a high percentage of fee income performed better than those dependent on net interest spread income. As previously mentioned, fees from investment banking, brokerage and asset management grew last year.
Looking ahead, we expect margin compression to ease as it appears the Federal Reserve has completed their tightening. Both loan and deposit growth will be dependent on the pace of economic development, with low cost deposit growth having an inverse relationship with economic growth. Our outlook for loan quality is a continuation of modest deterioration in the consumer category.
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We strive to build on the Fund’s initial performance as we enter its second year. We will search the broad financial services sector for long-term investment ideas, as well as act on any short-term opportunities.
We appreciate the confidence you have shown us through your investment in this new Fund and would like to wish you and your family a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year.
Peter J. Kovalski
Portfolio Manager
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The fund primarily invests in equity securities of financial services companies and will be affected by risk factors particular to this industry such as regulation, monetary and fiscal policies and interest rates, as well as general market risks. The fund invests in smaller companies, which involve additional risks such as liquidity and greater volatility. The fund invests in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods.
There is no assurance the fund will achieve its investment objective.
Book value: The net asset value of a company, calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total assets.
Please refer to the schedule of portfolio investments for fund holding information. Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
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Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund |
This chart represents a comparison of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund versus a similar investment in the Fund’s benchmark. The graph and the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment performance reflects the waiver and recovery of certain fees. Without the waiver and recovery of fees, the Fund’s total return would have differed.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value of the Fund fluctuate, so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance current to the most recent month end may be lower or higher than performance quoted and may be obtained by calling 888-785-5578. Performance data shown does not reflect the 1.00% redemption fee imposed on shares held for fewer than 60 days. If it did, total returns would be reduced.
The Russell 2000 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the small-cap growth market. Based on ongoing empirical research of investment manager behavior, the methodology used to determine growth probability approximates the aggregate small-cap growth manager’s opportunity set. The Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Average is an average of Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. The Russell 2000 Growth Index, and the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Average are unmanaged and do not reflect fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment adviser fees. The performance for the Dynamic Innovators Fund reflects the deduction of fees for these value-added services. Investors cannot directly invest in an index. Lipper Rankings for the periods shown are based on Fund total returns with dividends and distributions reinvested and do not reflect sales charges.
Comparative Annualized Total Returns as of 10/31/06 | |
Since Inception | |
(07/11/2006) | |
Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund | 3.10% |
Russell 2000 Growth Index | 7.15% |
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Fund Average | N/A |
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Fund Ranking | N/A |
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Commentary
This first annual report of the Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund covers the brief period from its inception on July 11, 2006 to October 31, 2006. The Fund provided a return of 3.1% over this initial period, as compared with the Russell 2000 Growth Index, with a total return of 7.15%. The Fund was in its early stages of investment, and therefore had only a 27.5% commitment to common stocks, while holding cash and equivalents at 72.5%.
Our goal in developing the Fund’s portfolio is to participate in a dynamic selection of companies with growth potential based on innovative products or services and innovative management. A challenge is find both the high growth potential of innovation and the prospect of significant profitability. We believe that the eighteen issues already acquired in the portfolio are representative of the opportunities which we seek over the months ahead as we aim to develop a wide-ranging, varied portfolio. The following are the top ten initial holdings, ranked in order of performance, from the inception date to October 31:
JLG Industries, Inc. . | +43.9% | |
Manufacturer of work platforms and hydraulic | ||
material handling devices. (Company acquisition | ||
by OshKosh Truck Corp. announced October 15, 2006). | ||
AngioDynamics, Inc. | +24% | |
Manufacturer of angiographic catheters and image-guided vascular access products. | ||
Alvarion, Ltd. | +13.0% | |
Developer and manufacturer of wide area wireless access systems for telecommunications and data. | ||
American Science and Engineering, Inc. | +12.8% | |
Producer of x-ray detection systems and imaging products for security needs. | ||
+12.5% | ||
Hexcel Corp. | ||
Manufacturer of reinforced synthetic composite materials for aerospace, space, defense, and electronics. | ||
Sequenom, Inc. | +10.4% | |
Provider of genetic analysis products for biomedical research and molecular medicine. | ||
Knot, Inc. | +7.6% | |
Operator of a website for wedding related shopping and publisher of wedding magazines and books. | ||
Logitech International ADR | +12.5% | |
Manufacturer of personal computer input devices. | ||
FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. | +5.2% | |
Producer of medical devices to treat peripheral artery disease, with minimally invasive catheters. | ||
Chicago Mercantile Exchange | +5.0% | |
Operator of the largest exchange for derivatives, futures contracts, and options. | ||
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Characteristics of these top ten holdings are a high proportion of technology related enterprises as one might expect in the search for innovation. Our investment strategy will not be limited to these fields. The present portfolio already includes an innovative garment manufacturer, Under Armour, Inc., a manufacturer of apparel and accessories based on synthetic micro-fibers. As the Fund develops, we anticipate substantial diversity in its holdings, suggesting that the portfolio will not reflect a narrow segment of the market. Our goal is to carefully build this portfolio into what we hope will be a selection of outstanding companies, that we believe should offer great opportunities for capital growth.
We greatly appreciate the interest and confidence shown by our initial investors and strive to meet their goals.
Stephen A. Lieber
Samuel A. Lieber
Co-Portfolio Managers
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The Fund may invest in smaller and medium size companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. The Fund may also invest in micro-cap company stocks which are more volatile than those of larger companies and tend to perform poorly during times of economic stress.
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods.
The Fund may invest in debt securities which typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities.
The Fund portfolio will involve short positions, which involves unlimited risk including the possibility that losses may exceed the original amount invested. The fund may also use options and future contracts, which have risks associated with unlimited losses of the underlying holdings due to unanticipated market movements and failure to correctly predict the direction of securities prices, interest rates and currency exchange rates. However, a mutual fund investor’s risk is limited to one’s amount of investment in a mutual fund.
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for fund holding information. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
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FIXED INCOME MANAGER REPORTS
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund | ||
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund | ||
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund |
* | The Advisor Class return for 2004 is from 3/30/04 (inception)-12/31/04. |
The graph and the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment performance reflects the waiver of certain fees. Without the waiver of fees, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.
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Equivalent Taxable Yields as of 10/31/06 | ||||
Your Tax-Exempt Effective Yield | ||||
Marginal | of 3.53% is Equivalent to a | |||
Joint Return | Single Return | Tax Rate | Taxable Yield of: | |
$59,401-119,950 | $ | 29,701-71,950 | 25% | 4.71% |
$119,951-182,800 | $ | 71,951-150,150 | 28% | 4.90% |
$182,801-326,450 | $150,151-326,450 | 33% | 5.27% | |
Over $326,450 | Over $326,450 | 35% | 5.43% | |
The chart reflects projected 2005 marginal federal tax rates before limitations and phaseouts. Individuals with adjusted gross income in excess of $142,700 should consult a tax professional to determine their actual 2005 marginal tax rate.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value of the Fund fluctuate, so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance current to the most recent month end may be lower or higher than the performance quoted and may be obtained by calling 888-785-5578.
The Lipper Tax-Exempt Money Funds Average is an average of funds that invest in high quality municipal obligations with dollar-weighted average maturities of less than 90 days. The Lipper Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds Average is unmanaged and does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment advisor fees. Lipper Rankings for the periods shown are based on Fund total returns with dividends and distributions reinvested and do not reflect sales charges. The performance for the Municipal Money Market Fund reflects the deduction of fees for these value-added services. Investors cannot directly invest in an index.
Comparative Annualized Total Returns as of 10/31/06 | |||
1 Year | 3 Years | Since Inception(1) | |
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund—Investor Class | 3.33% | 2.22% | 1.96% |
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund—Advisor Class | 3.07% | N/A | 2.15% |
Lipper Tax—Exempt Money Market Funds Average | 2.65% | 1.54% | 1.32% |
Lipper Tax—Exempt Money Market Fund Rank—Investor Class | 1/115 | 1/107 | 1/89 |
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund—Investor Class, 7-day effective yield (as of 10/31/2006): 3.53% | |||
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund—Advisor Class, 7-day effective yield (as of 10/31/2006): 3.27% | |||
(1) Advisor Class shares commenced on March 30, 2004 and Investor Class shares commenced on December 5, 2002. Returns for indices are since December 5, 2002.
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* | The Advisor return for 2004 is from 3/30/04 (inception)-12/31/04. |
The graph and the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Investment performance reflects the waiver of certain fees. Without the waiver of fees, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value of the Fund fluctuate, so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Performance current to the most recent month end may be lower or higher than performance quoted and may be obtained by calling 888-785-5578. Performance data shown does not reflect the 0.25% redemption fee imposed on shares held for fewer than 30 days. If it did, total returns would be reduced.
The Lehman Brothers Municipal 1 Year Bond Index is the 1-year (1-2) component of the Municipal Bond Index. The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is a rules-based, market-value weighted index engineered for the long-term, tax-exempt bond market. Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks funds that invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of less than three years. The Lehman Brothers Municipal 1 Year Bond Index and the Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Average are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment advisor fees. Lipper Rankings for the periods shown are based on Fund total returns with dividends and distributions reinvested and do not reflect sales charges. The performance for the Tax Optimized Income Fund reflects the deduction of fees for these value-added services. Investors cannot directly invest in an index.
Comparative Annualized Total Returns as of 10/31/06 | |||
Since | |||
1 Year | 3 Year | Inception(1) | |
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund—Investor Class | 3.88% | 2.71% | 3.14% |
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund—Investor Class (Pre-liquidation, After-tax) | 3.62% | 2.31% | 2.71% |
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund—Investor Class (Post-liquidation, After-tax) | 3.55% | 2.37% | 2.70% |
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund—Advisor Class | 4.01% | N/A | 2.37% |
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund—Advisor Class (Pre-liquidation, After-tax) | 3.79% | N/A | 2.02% |
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund—Advisor Class (Post-liquidation, After-tax) | 3.54% | N/A | 2.10% |
Lehman Brothers Municipal 1 Year Bond Index | 3.05% | 1.82% | 1.80% |
Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Average | 3.05% | 1.75% | 1.96% |
Lipper Short Municipal Debt Fund Rank—Investor Class | 7/58 | 3/51 | 2/49 |
(1) Advisor Class shares commenced on March 30, 2004 and Investor shares commenced on December 5, 2002. Returns for indices are since December 6, 2002.
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Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund / Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund — Commentary
We are pleased to provide you with the commentary for the Alpine Income Trust for the period ending October 31, 2006. The Income Trust includes both the Alpine Tax Municipal Money Market Fund and the Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund.
Performance Summary
For the one-year period, each Fund produced strong relative performance leadership when compared against its counterparts in their respective categories. Based on total returns, the Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund was ranked number one out of 115 Tax Exempt Money Market Funds according Lipper Analytical. It had a total return for the period of 3.33% outperforming the Lipper peer average of 2.65%. Lipper ranked the Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund number seven out of 58 funds in the Short Municipal Debt category and had a total return of 3.88%. The Lipper average for the peer group of this fund was 3.05%. We would also like to report that as of the period ending September 30, 2006, the Fund was awarded the highest Overall Morningstar Rating of five stars among 122 Muni National Short funds (derived from the weighted average of the fund’s three-, five- and ten-year risk adjusted return measure, if applicable).
There was one very significant change that occurred over the summer. We are pleased to report that on July 28th, Fitch Ratings assigned their highest rating of AAA/V1+ to the Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund. According to Fitch, money market funds rated in this category carry the highest degree of credit quality, conservative investment policies and a strong ability to provide shareholders with a constant $1.00 per share valuation.
Market Overview
Economic growth, which accelerated at the beginning of 2006, moderated over the last six months. Rising mortgage rates helped cool the housing market, job growth softened, and consumer spending decelerated amid rising interest rates, stubbornly high oil and gas prices, and slower housing equity growth.
A tight labor market and higher energy prices have raised business production costs, spurring inflation of the comfort zone of Federal Reserve officials, in part because of elevated energy and commodity prices. In response, the central bank raised the federal funds target rate a quarter point in May and June from 4.75% to 5.25%. This has been a level not seen in more than five years.
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The highly anticipated Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on August 8 brought rates to a screeching halt, as for the first time in 18 meetings, the target lending rate was left unchanged at 5.25%. The FOMC reported that a slowing housing market and lagged effects of increases in interest rate and energy prices were the main reasons for the pause. The Fed was careful to leave the door open for future tightening if inflation continues.
Subsequent FOMC meetings in September and October left the fed funds rate unchanged as economic data continued to be mixed. The Fed continued to reference the cooling housing market as the driving factor in their decision.
While the hikes by the Fed led to a sell-off at the front end, the longer rates failed to follow suit, leading to inverted curves on the taxable side and very flat curves on the tax exempt side. In fact, yields of municipal securities maturing in five years or less were virtually the same at the end of October and there was only a 60 to 70 basis point difference between municipal money market yields and 30-year municipal bond yields which is an unusually narrow spread.
Long-term municipals outperformed shorter-term issues in the last six months, thanks primarily to the decline in longer-term interest rates that started at the end of June. High yield maintained their performance advantage over investment grade issues for the entire reporting period although they trailed high quality bonds at the end of October. The spreads between higher yielding paper and high grade paper declined further as investors continued to search for higher yields in a flat yield environment.
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund
With the Federal Reserve bringing the fed funds rate to 5.25%, money market rates continued their trend to higher levels, peaking in late June as the Fed announced a pause in its policy of tighter monetary policy. Markets reacted to both the Fed pause and indications of a slowing economy by anticipating that the Fed might begin cutting rates in early 2007. The sentiment shift caused rates to retrace somewhat over the last couple of months.
Changes in municipal issuance patterns, along with economic uncertainty and questions about the direction of the Fed’s next move, contributed to the flat money market yield curve. Fixed rate note issuance is down again for the third consecutive year, a result of strong tax receipts at the state and local levels, which reduced the need for short-term borrowing in the one-year note market. At the same time, new issues of synthetic variable rate demand notes have been surging.
With this in mind, we invested most of our assets in variable rate demand notes (VRDNs). These are short term, floating rate municipal notes with weekly resets though some are daily or monthly). This benefits the fund when interest rates are rising, as they were during most of the reporting period or when demand falls, as it did in late April and early May. VRDNs can capture higher yields more quickly than other short term securities, which have historically given the fund a boost. As of October 31st, VRDNs made up 98% of the portfolio’s holdings with the rest in municipal mandatory put bonds.
The fund’s average weighted maturity fell steadily between April and October, ending the period at 8 days. This is much shorter than the industry average of 26 days. Much of the decline resulted as we steered clear of municipal notes, which didn’t offer very attractive yields. These notes typically have a one-year maturity, and so push the fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM) higher.
We expect the municipal money market yield curve to remain flat going into the near term. Until a clearer picture of the economy and its implications for Fed policy emerge, we feel a more neutral investment is positive.
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund
While short term rates for cash and intermediate bonds marched steadily higher over the past six months, longer term rates in all sectors of the fixed income market declined as the period ended. As we discussed in our last report, our strategy was to maintain a barbell structure with a very high exposure to short maturities balanced with some long term bonds. With short term rates rising, it was the one to five year part of the yield curve that would suffer the most and as such we tried to insulate the fund from any capital depreciation. We therefore, invested most of our assets in high yielding securities maturing in one year and less while maintaining our existing position of long maturities. This strategy proved to be rewarding as we were able to generate an attractive yield with minimum NAV fluctuation. Our average weighted maturity at the end of October stood at 1.25 years.
Unfortunately, extraordinary investment opportunities are becoming harder to find for investors in both the taxable and tax exempt markets. We believe that valuations for medium and lower quality securities are expensive when compared with historic norms. Generally low interest rates, benign volatility, and a solid economic backdrop have bolstered the demand for incremental yield and risk taking in credit markets. This environment has driven risk premiums to historical lows in all markets. Therefore, we remain cautious and defensively postured.
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We sold most of our remaining positions in the three to five year sector and purchased mostly short term municipal securities as they continued to offer the highest after return. Recent purchases included 28 and 35-day student loan auction rate notes and Puerto Rico Government Development Bank commercial paper. Yields for Puerto Rico debt widened in the second quarter as it went through a brief period of budget turmoil. In addition, we also purchased select variable rate demand notes in the tobacco and utility sectors that are either corporate backed or have a liquidity provider and generated an attractive return for the fund.
The corporate bond market is still a challenging environment to find attractive investments as the after tax yields are still below their municipal counterparts. Furthermore, we find the risk/reward ratio to be much higher for corporate securities and therefore too risky in our opinion based on current levels. That said, we continue to scour the market for opportunities that offer capital appreciation or highly attractive yields.
At present, Fed officials seem prepared to keep short term rates steady as long as they believe the economy is slowing sufficiently to ease inflation pressures over time. We will continue to closely monitor the economic landscape and make adjustments to the funds as necessary.
Thank you for your investment in the Alpine Income Funds.
Steven C. Shachat
Portfolio Manager
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An investment in these Funds are neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds.
Investing in these funds involves special risks, including but not limited to, investing in municipal obligations and derivative securities, mortgage-related and asset-backed investments. Please refer to the prospectus for further details. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for certain investors.
FitchRatings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world’s credit markets with independent, timely and prospective credit opinions. Fitch requires a weighted average maturity (WAM) of all assets on a dollar-weighted basis to be 60 days or less for a ‘AAA’ rating. Credit quality ratings provide a relative assessment of the combined credit quality of the portfolio. The fund rating links its credit quality to the weighted average default probability of the underlying holdings and is not based on fund performance. Fitch assigns the V1+ volatility rating to distinguish money market funds that will maintain stable principal values from bond funds that experience fluctuating net asset values (NAV) but nevertheless carry ‘AAA’ credit ratings and/or ‘V1’ volatility ratings. Bond funds are rated on a scale from ‘V1’ (least volatile, but still displaying NAV variability) to ‘V10’ (most volatile).
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for fund holding information. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. is an independent mutual fund research and rating service. Each Lipper average represents a universe of Funds with similar invest objectives. Rankings for the periods shown include dividends and distributions reinvested and do not reflect sales charges.
The federal government guarantees interest payments from government securities, such as U.S. Treasury bills, while dividend payments carry no such guarantee. Government securities, if held to maturity, guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest.
For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar RatingTM (based on a Morningstar Risk Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance, including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund—Investor Class received 5 stars among 122 Muni National Short funds for the three-year period.
©2006 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein (1) is proprietary to Morningstar (2) may not be copied or distributed and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Balance Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
October 31, 2006
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—73.1% | |||||||
Automobiles—0.7% | |||||||
15,000 | Thor Industries, Inc. | $ | 657,300 | ||||
Commercial Banks—0.6% | |||||||
10,510 | Wachovia Corp. | 583,305 | |||||
Commercial Products & Services— 7.9% | |||||||
26,000 | AMETEK, Inc. | 1,213,680 | |||||
33,000 | Autoliv, Inc. | 1,876,710 | |||||
59,199 | Eagle Materials, Inc. | 2,172,603 | |||||
32,500 | McGrath Rentcorp | 877,500 | |||||
30,000 | Ryder System, Inc. | 1,579,500 | |||||
7,719,993 | |||||||
Conglomerates—3.2% | |||||||
25,000 | 3M Co. | 1,971,000 | |||||
30,000 | Temple-Inland, Inc. | 1,183,200 | |||||
3,154,200 | |||||||
Consumer Products & Services—4.5% | |||||||
10,000 | Alberto-Culver Co. | 508,100 | |||||
25,000 | The Black & Decker Corp. | 2,097,000 | |||||
10,000 | Brunswick Corp. | 315,000 | |||||
23,000 | The Procter & Gamble Co. | 1,457,970 | |||||
4,378,070 | |||||||
Finance/Banks—4.8% | |||||||
18,000 | Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. | 768,060 | |||||
6,000 | Bancshares of Florida, Inc. (a) | 125,340 | |||||
23,041 | Bank of America Corp. | 1,241,219 | |||||
45,000 | Doral Financial Corp. | 207,000 | |||||
31,500 | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 515,025 | |||||
8,000 | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 560,240 | |||||
5,500 | Rurban Financial Corp. | 59,950 | |||||
6,165 | Southside Bancshares, Inc. | 159,920 | |||||
10,000 | Valley Natl Bancorp | 260,600 | |||||
17,500 | Webster Financial Corp. | 845,600 | |||||
4,742,954 | |||||||
Financial Services—11.1% | |||||||
10,000 | Ambac Financial Group, Inc. | 834,900 | |||||
26,000 | American International Group, Inc. | 1,746,420 | |||||
5,000 | The Chubb Corp. | 265,750 | |||||
10,000 | Countrywide Financial Corp. | 381,200 | |||||
16,000 | Fannie Mae | 948,160 | |||||
10,000 | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 223,000 | |||||
12,227 | Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.—Class A | 269,116 | |||||
14,000 | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 2,657,060 | |||||
40,000 | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | 1,897,600 | |||||
8,000 | The Student Loan Corp. | 1,656,000 | |||||
10,879,206 |
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—continued | |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing—1.3% | |||||||
40,000 | CVS Corp. | $ | 1,255,200 | ||||
Homebuilders —6.7% | |||||||
30,000 | Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.— Class A (a) | 925,500 | |||||
28,000 | Lennar Corp.—Class A | 1,329,440 | |||||
50,000 | Pulte Homes, Inc. | 1,549,500 | |||||
12,000 | The Ryland Group, Inc. | 551,160 | |||||
51,400 | Standard Pacific Corp. | 1,245,422 | |||||
35,000 | Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) | 1,011,850 | |||||
6,612,872 | |||||||
Household Durables—0.7% | |||||||
8,000 | Whirlpool Corp. | 695,440 | |||||
IT Services—0.7% | |||||||
15,000 | First Data Corp. | 363,750 | |||||
15,000 | Western Union Co. (a) | 330,750 | |||||
694,500 | |||||||
Manufacturing—Diversified—0.6% | |||||||
10,000 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 607,100 | |||||
Metals & Mining—4.1% | |||||||
74,000 | CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 2,618,860 | |||||
14,000 | Phelps Dodge Corp. | 1,405,320 | |||||
4,024,180 | |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.7% | |||||||
15,000 | Chevron Corp. | 1,008,000 | |||||
12,000 | Hess Corp. | 508,800 | |||||
16,000 | Penn Virginia Corp. | 1,144,800 | |||||
2,661,600 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals—2.5% | |||||||
27,000 | Johnson & Johnson | 1,819,800 | |||||
25,000 | Pfizer, Inc. | 666,250 | |||||
2,486,050 | |||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts—10.1% | |||||||
15,000 | Boston Properties, Inc. | 1,602,450 | |||||
10,000 | Developers Diversified Realty Corp. | 609,000 | |||||
60,000 | DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 1,012,200 | |||||
20,000 | General Growth Properties, Inc. | 1,038,000 | |||||
55,000 | Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. | 520,850 | |||||
10,000 | Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | 529,000 | |||||
23,000 | Simon Property Group, Inc. | 2,233,300 | |||||
80,000 | Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | 2,356,800 | |||||
9,901,600 | |||||||
Retail—1.9% | |||||||
10,000 | Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 356,200 | |||||
20,000 | J.C. Penney Company, Inc. | 1,504,600 | |||||
1,860,800 | |||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—1.0% | |||||||
20,600 | IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. | 936,270 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Balance Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments—Continued
October 31, 2006
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—continued | |||||||
Transportation—1.4% | |||||||
15,000 | Union Pacific Corp. | $ | 1,359,450 | ||||
Transportation Services—2.9% | |||||||
25,000 | FedEx Corp. | 2,863,500 | |||||
Utilities—3.7% | |||||||
61,000 | Allegheny Energy, Inc. (a) | 2,624,830 | |||||
31,200 | SJW Corp. | 1,048,944 | |||||
3,673,774 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | 71,747,364 | ||||||
Principal | |||||||
Amount | |||||||
Bonds and Notes—22.7% | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds—20.6% | |||||||
$ 2,000,000 | 7.250%, 05/15/2016 | 2,400,938 | |||||
2,000,000 | 6.250%, 08/15/2023 | 2,328,126 | |||||
8,000,000 | 6.000%, 02/15/2026 | 9,183,752 | |||||
6,000,000 | 5.250%, 11/15/2028 | 6,376,410 | |||||
20,289,226 |
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Bonds and Notes—continued | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Note—2.1% | |||||||
$ 2,000,000 | 5.000%, 08/15/2011 | $ | 2,041,094 | ||||
Total Bonds and Notes | 22,330,320 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments—3.8% | |||||||
571,019 | Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund | 571,019 | |||||
3,162,780 | Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio | 3,162,780 | |||||
Total Short-Term Investments | 3,733,799 | ||||||
Total Investments (Cost | |||||||
$80,217,753)—99.6% | 97,811,483 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.4% | 350,737 | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0% | $ | 98,162,220 |
__________
(a) Non Income Producing
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Dividend Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
October 31, 2006
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stock—93.8% | |||||||
Chemicals— 1.0% | |||||||
109,500 | Ashland, Inc. | $ | 6,471,450 | ||||
Commercial Banks—1.7% | |||||||
194,000 | Bank of America Corp. | 10,450,780 | |||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 5.8% | |||||||
310,000 | Alberto-Culver Co. | 15,751,100 | |||||
250,000 | Banta Corp. | 11,070,000 | |||||
231,580 | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 6,294,344 | |||||
141,626 | McGrath Rentcorp | 3,823,902 | |||||
36,939,346 | |||||||
Construction & Engineering—4.8% | |||||||
90,000 | Aker Kvearner | 9,362,307 | |||||
300,000 | Autostrade S.p.A. | 8,871,616 | |||||
270,600 | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V.—ADR | 6,645,936 | |||||
256,900 | NCC AB | 5,762,323 | |||||
30,642,182 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary: Retail— 0.6% | |||||||
300,000 | Lindex AB | 3,997,978 | |||||
Diversified Financial Services—5.2% | |||||||
196,862 | AWD Holding AG | 7,185,937 | |||||
66,300 | Citigroup, Inc. | 3,325,608 | |||||
53,000 | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 10,058,870 | |||||
32,000 | Legg Mason, Inc. | 2,880,640 | |||||
75,000 | Morgan Stanley | 5,732,250 | |||||
57,000 | UBS AG. | 3,410,880 | |||||
32,594,185 | |||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services—3.7% | |||||||
75,000 | Alltel Corp. | 3,998,250 | |||||
282,500 | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | 5,198,000 | |||||
512,500 | Eutelsat Communications | 9,255,625 | |||||
100,000 | Fastweb S.p.A. | 4,955,904 | |||||
23,407,779 | |||||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments—1.4% | |||||||
71,000 | Anixter International, Inc. (a) | 4,242,960 | |||||
305,500 | Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. | 4,762,745 | |||||
9,005,705 | |||||||
Energy Equipment & Services— 12.1% | |||||||
102,000 | Baker Hughes, Inc. | 7,043,100 | |||||
230,000 | BJ Services Co. | 6,936,800 | |||||
130,700 | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 9,048,361 | |||||
139,000 | ENSCO International, Inc. | 6,806,830 | |||||
98,000 | GlobalSantaFe Corp. | 5,086,200 | |||||
330,000 | Halliburton Co. | 10,675,500 | |||||
120,000 | Noble Corp. | 8,412,000 | |||||
250,000 | Rowan Companies, Inc. | 8,345,000 | |||||
423,000 | SeaDrill, Ltd. (a) | 5,998,623 | |||||
202,000 | Todco—Class A (a) | 6,894,260 | |||||
20,000 | Transocean, Inc. (a) | 1,450,800 | |||||
76,697,474 | |||||||
Engineering Construction—0.5% | |||||||
100,000 | Uponor Oyj | 3,031,231 |
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—continued | |||||||
Food Products—4.7% | |||||||
330,000 | Aarhuskarlshamn AB | $ | 8,430,023 | ||||
1,137,110 | Mitchells & Butlers PLC | 12,927,868 | |||||
106,000 | PepsiCo, Inc. | 6,724,640 | |||||
124,012 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. | 1,627,038 | |||||
29,709,569 | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies —3.5% | |||||||
146,500 | Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | 5,010,300 | |||||
226,750 | Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 5,226,587 | |||||
169,500 | PolyMedica Corp. | 7,042,725 | |||||
117,400 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 4,935,496 | |||||
22,215,108 | |||||||
Homebuilders—1.4% | |||||||
297,000 | JM AB | 5,849,614 | |||||
35,000 | Lennar Corp.—Class A | 1,661,800 | |||||
30,000 | M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | 1,495,800 | |||||
9,007,214 | |||||||
Hotels Restaurants & Leisure—2.8% | |||||||
87,700 | Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. | 6,518,741 | |||||
120,000 | Hilton Hotels Corp. | 3,470,400 | |||||
218,750 | Intercontinental Hotels Group | 4,210,342 | |||||
55,000 | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 3,285,700 | |||||
17,485,183 | |||||||
Household Durables—1.2% | |||||||
125,658 | Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | 2,075,870 | |||||
290,000 | Electrolux AB | 5,310,216 | |||||
7,386,086 | |||||||
Household Products—0.6% | |||||||
54,000 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 3,454,380 | |||||
1 | Oriflame Cosmetics S.A.-SDR | 36 | |||||
3,454,416 | |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates—4.7% | |||||||
30,000 | 3M Co. | 2,365,200 | |||||
174,000 | General Electric Co. | 6,109,140 | |||||
116,000 | Textron, Inc. | 10,547,880 | |||||
160,000 | United Technologies Corp. | 10,515,200 | |||||
29,537,420 | |||||||
Investment Companies—0.8% | |||||||
1,765,000 | ABG Sundal Collier ASA | 3,159,090 | |||||
90,000 | KKR Private Equity Investors LLP | 1,957,500 | |||||
5,116,590 | |||||||
IT Services—1.2% | |||||||
128,000 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 5,320,960 | |||||
503,400 | HiQ International AB | 2,530,104 | |||||
7,851,064 | |||||||
Leisure Equipment & Products—0.4% | |||||||
168,100 | Aldila, Inc. | 2,617,317 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Dividend Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments—Continued
October 31, 2006
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—continued | |||||||
Machinery—4.4% | |||||||
25,800 | Alfa Laval AB | $ | 955,569 | ||||
157,000 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 9,531,470 | |||||
99,000 | Joy Global, Inc. | 3,871,890 | |||||
100,000 | Metso Corp. | 4,345,828 | |||||
195,000 | Wartsila Oyj— Class B | 8,947,238 | |||||
27,651,995 | |||||||
Media—3.5% | |||||||
166,666 | Emap PLC | 2,492,534 | |||||
204,500 | Gatehouse Media, Inc. (a) | 4,386,525 | |||||
553,700 | Regal Entertainment Group— Class A | 11,478,201 | |||||
185,000 | Time Warner, Inc. | 3,701,850 | |||||
220,000 | Trader Class Media | 350,985 | |||||
22,410,095 | |||||||
Metals & Mining—5.2% | |||||||
280,000 | Atlas Copco— Series A Shares | 8,180,106 | |||||
105,000 | BHP Billiton, Ltd.—ADR | 4,469,850 | |||||
108,000 | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. | 4,567,320 | |||||
109,500 | Phelps Dodge Corp. | 10,991,610 | |||||
414,000 | Zinifex, Ltd. | 4,863,196 | |||||
33,072,082 | |||||||
Networking—0.9% | |||||||
1,500,000 | Sirti S.p.A. | 5,781,675 | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.4% | |||||||
175,000 | Canetic Resources Trust | 3,101,000 | |||||
93,000 | Hess Corp. | 3,943,200 | |||||
282,963 | Ship Finance International, Ltd. | 5,962,030 | |||||
80,300 | Teekay LNG Partners LP | 2,439,514 | |||||
15,445,744 | |||||||
Paper & Forest Products—1.3% | |||||||
500,000 | Norske Skogindustrier ASA | 7,878,412 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals—2.6% | |||||||
40,250 | Alk-Abello A/S | 6,168,398 | |||||
195,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, | ||||||
Ltd.—ADR | 6,429,150 | ||||||
70,000 | Wyeth | 3,572,100 | |||||
16,169,648 | |||||||
Software— 0.5% | |||||||
80,000 | Cenit AG | 1,429,465 | |||||
70,000 | Microsoft Corp. | 2,009,700 | |||||
3,439,165 |
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—continued | |||||||
Specialty Retail—1.0% | |||||||
195,735 | Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A. | $ | 3,247,636 | ||||
410,000 | KappAhl Holding AB | 3,320,918 | |||||
6,568,554 | |||||||
Transportation—7.3% | |||||||
107,920 | Aker Yards AS | 7,808,983 | |||||
301,700 | Aries Maritime Transport, Ltd. | 3,164,833 | |||||
50,000 | Diana Shipping, Inc. | 747,500 | |||||
110,000 | Frontline, Ltd. | 4,161,300 | |||||
43,400 | General Maritime Corp. | 1,585,836 | |||||
427,300 | Macquarie Infrastructure Co. Trust | 12,746,359 | |||||
165,000 | Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund—ADR (a) | 1,120,779 | |||||
376,250 | Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc.—Class A | 5,982,375 | |||||
400,000 | Quintana Maritime, Ltd. | 4,204,000 | |||||
50,000 | Union Pacific Corp. | 4,531,500 | |||||
46,053,465 | |||||||
Utilities—6.6% | |||||||
580,000 | Drax Group PLC | 9,017,035 | |||||
60,000 | Exelon Corp. | 3,718,800 | |||||
200,000 | Fortum Oyj | 5,503,440 | |||||
223,100 | ITC Holdings Corp. | 7,924,512 | |||||
283,333 | Severn Trent PLC | 7,545,034 | |||||
3,787,200 | Spark Infrastructure Group | 3,489,804 | |||||
75,000 | TXU Corp. | 4,734,750 | |||||
41,933,375 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | 594,022,287 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments—5.0% | |||||||
30,996,984 | Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund | 30,996,984 | |||||
629,326 | Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio | 629,326 | |||||
31,626,310 | |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments | 31,626,310 | ||||||
Total Investments | |||||||
(Cost $608,940,653)—98.8% | 625,648,597 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.2% | 7,614,903 | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0% | $ | 633,263,500 |
__________
(a) Non Income Producing
ADR—American Depository Receipt
SDR—Special Drawing Rights
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Financial Services Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
October 31, 2006
Shares/ | Security | ||||||
Par Value | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—90.2% | |||||||
Capital Markets—24.4% | |||||||
500 | AG Edwards, Inc. | $ | 28,525 | ||||
27,700 | Cowen Group, Inc. (a) | 400,265 | |||||
1,000 | E*Trade Financial Corp. (a) | 23,280 | |||||
1,000 | GFI Group, Inc. (a) | 57,670 | |||||
1,000 | Greenhill & Co, Inc. | 67,940 | |||||
2,700 | Investment Technology Group, Inc. (a) | 126,090 | |||||
2,500 | Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 50,200 | |||||
1,600 | Lazard, Ltd. | 67,840 | |||||
5,000 | Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (a) | 178,650 | |||||
3,000 | optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. | 93,240 | |||||
2,000 | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 63,720 | |||||
40,000 | Sanders Morris Harris Group, Inc. | 470,400 | |||||
8,500 | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 139,995 | |||||
4,500 | Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (a) | 72,045 | |||||
1,839,860 | |||||||
Commercial Banks—41.3% | |||||||
3,000 | American Community | ||||||
Bancshares, Inc. | 35,310 | ||||||
2,702 | AmericanWest Bancorp | 56,526 | |||||
1,000 | Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. | 42,670 | |||||
12,300 | Bancshares of Florida, Inc. (a) | 256,947 | |||||
800 | BancTrust Financial Group, Inc. | 19,608 | |||||
1,378 | Bank of Marin | 45,226 | |||||
2,581 | Boardwalk Bancorp, Inc. | 43,851 | |||||
4,000 | Cardinal Financial Corp. | 41,200 | |||||
2,572 | Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. (a) | 24,691 | |||||
1,000 | City National Corp. | 66,560 | |||||
500 | Coastal Banking Co, Inc. (a) | 11,185 | |||||
1,000 | CoBiz, Inc. | 22,600 | |||||
1,056 | Commercial Bankshares, Inc. | 39,072 | |||||
10,000 | Community National Bank of the Lakeway Area | 108,000 | |||||
500 | Compass Bancshares, Inc. | 28,130 | |||||
1,575 | Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 33,185 | |||||
500 | Exchange Bank Santa Rosa | 65,500 | |||||
4,000 | First Business Financial Services, Inc. | 89,000 | |||||
1,000 | First Community Bancorp, Inc. | 53,470 | |||||
1,200 | First Community Bank Corp. of America (a) | 24,288 | |||||
900 | First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | 36,063 | |||||
485 | First Republic Bank | 18,886 | |||||
10,000 | First Security Group, Inc. | 112,500 | |||||
1,500 | FirstMerit Corp. | 34,830 | |||||
1,000 | FLAG Financial Corp. | 25,310 | |||||
2,150 | F.N.B. Corp. | 36,400 | |||||
700 | Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 10,605 | |||||
1,000 | International Bancshares Corp. | 30,680 | |||||
930 | MB Financial Corp. | 33,536 | |||||
523 | Middleburg Financial Corp. | 18,253 | |||||
8,500 | New Century Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 163,965 | |||||
6,000 | Nexity Financial Corp. (a) | 79,260 | |||||
1,900 | Old Point Financial Corp. | 55,176 | |||||
3,800 | Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (a) | 68,932 |
Shares/ | Security | ||||||
Par Value | Description | Value | |||||
Commercial Banks—continued | |||||||
2,000 | Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. | $ | 49,200 | ||||
1,000 | Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp. | 24,750 | |||||
1,835 | Peoples Banctrust, Inc. | 34,865 | |||||
1,100 | Placer Sierra Bancshares | 26,092 | |||||
1,051 | Premier Community Bankshares, Inc. | 21,493 | |||||
900 | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 31,221 | |||||
832 | Rurban Financial Corp. | 9,069 | |||||
1,000 | Security Bank Corp. | 24,230 | |||||
2,388 | The South Financial Group, Inc. | 63,354 | |||||
459 | Southside Bancshares, Inc. | 11,906 | |||||
3,000 | State Bancorp, Inc. | 53,550 | |||||
2,500 | Sterling Bancorp | 48,700 | |||||
5,000 | Sterling Bancshares, Inc. | 91,550 | |||||
2,000 | Summit Bancshares, Inc. | 54,300 | |||||
6,000 | Summit State Bank | 77,760 | |||||
2,000 | SVB Financial Group (a) | 92,040 | |||||
1,000 | Taylor Capital Group, Inc. | 34,850 | |||||
1,000 | Temecula Valley Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 23,000 | |||||
500 | Texas United Bancshares, Inc. | 16,875 | |||||
15,000 | Tidelands Bancshares, Inc. (a) | 223,500 | |||||
750 | TowneBank | 14,812 | |||||
2,100 | Valley Commerce Bancorp(a) | 44,100 | |||||
1,000 | Valley National Bancorp | 26,060 | |||||
1,780 | Wachovia Corp. | 98,790 | |||||
1,000 | Wintrust Financial Corp. | 48,260 | |||||
900 | Yardville National Bancorp | 35,874 | |||||
3,111,616 | |||||||
Consumer Finance—0.9% | |||||||
500 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 39,665 | |||||
2,000 | Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a) | 28,000 | |||||
67,665 | |||||||
Information Retrieval Services—1.7% | |||||||
4,000 | Bankrate, Inc. (a) | 127,800 | |||||
Insurance—4.1% | |||||||
13,000 | AmCOMP, Inc. (a) | 144,170 | |||||
8,000 | CRM Holdings, Ltd. (a) | 71,040 | |||||
5,000 | KMG America Corp. (a) | 38,000 | |||||
4,000 | Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (a) | 35,560 | |||||
1,000 | National Atlantic Holdings Corp. (a) | 12,140 | |||||
800 | North Pointe Holdings Corp. (a) | 8,080 | |||||
308,990 | |||||||
IT Services—4.7% | |||||||
900 | CheckFree Corp. (a) | 35,532 | |||||
50,000 | Goldleaf Financial Solutions (a) | 274,500 | |||||
4,100 | Online Research Corp. (a) | 42,886 | |||||
352,918 | |||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts—0.4% | |||||||
1,000 | Novastar Financial, Inc. | 31,920 | |||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—12.7% | |||||||
700 | Astoria Financial Corp. | 20,307 | |||||
1,000 | Bank Mutual Corp. | 12,120 | |||||
2,500 | BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. | 32,750 | |||||
3,000 | Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | 108,480 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Financial Services Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments—
Continued October 31, 2006
Shares/ | Security | ||||||
Par Value | Description | Value | |||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—continued | |||||||
5,000 | Central Federal Corp. | $ | 39,000 | ||||
2,280 | Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. | 43,320 | |||||
1,500 | Countrywide Financial Corp. | 57,180 | |||||
3,000 | Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | 41,850 | |||||
15,000 | Doral Financial Corp. | 69,000 | |||||
444 | Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. | 8,458 | |||||
500 | First Financial Holdings, Inc. | 18,065 | |||||
597 | First Pactrust Bancorp, Inc. | 16,797 | |||||
1,000 | FirstFed Financial Corp. (a) | 61,770 | |||||
2,000 | Franklin Bank Corp. (a) | 40,420 | |||||
1,242 | Franklin Credit Management Corp. (a) | 7,154 | |||||
1,100 | IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. | 49,995 | |||||
2,000 | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 32,700 | |||||
1,100 | Pamrapo Bancorp, Inc. | 26,730 | |||||
1,100 | Parkvale Financial Corp. | 36,850 |
Shares/ | Security | ||||||
Par Value | Description | Value | |||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—continued | |||||||
897 | Provident Financial Holdings, | ||||||
Inc. | $ | 27,152 | |||||
10,000 | United Western Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 209,100 | |||||
959,198 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | 6,799,967 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments—9.0% | |||||||
680,343 | Fidelity Institutional Government | ||||||
Portfolio | 680,343 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Investments | 680,343 | ||||||
Total Investments (Cost | |||||||
$7,422,095)—99.2% | 7,480,310 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of | |||||||
Liabilities—0.8% | 63,686 | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0% | $ | 7,543,996 |
__________
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) Non Income Producing.
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Innovators Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
October 31, 2006
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—27.4% | |||||||
Aerospace& Defense—3.4% | |||||||
5,000 | Hexcel Corp. (a) | $ | 80,950 | ||||
2,000 | United Industrial Corp. | 90,020 | |||||
170,970 | |||||||
Biotechnology—1.8% | |||||||
1,000 | Biogen IDEC, Inc. (a) | 47,600 | |||||
12,216 | Sequenom, Inc. (a) | 42,512 | |||||
90,112 | |||||||
Communications Equipment—2.5% | |||||||
17,000 | Alvarion, Ltd. (a) | 126,140 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals—4.0% | |||||||
4,500 | Logitech International S.A. (a) | 119,025 | |||||
3,000 | Stratasys, Inc. (a) | 83,640 | |||||
202,665 | |||||||
Diversified Financial Services—1.0% | |||||||
100 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. | 50,100 | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services—0.8% | |||||||
2,500 | Bolt Technology Corp. (a) | 40,500 | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 6.8% | |||||||
2,000 | American Science & Engineering, Inc. (a) | 105,260 | |||||
5,000 | Angiodynamics, Inc. (a) | 108,250 | |||||
2,000 | Arthrocare Corp. (a) | 80,820 |
Security | |||||||
Shares | Description | Value | |||||
Common Stocks—continued | |||||||
1,500 | Foxhollow Technologies, Inc. (a) | $ | 52,515 | ||||
346,845 | |||||||
Internet Software & Services—0.7% | |||||||
1,500 | The Knot, Inc. (a) | 35,955 | |||||
Machinery—4.0% | |||||||
3,000 | Graco, Inc. | 122,280 | |||||
3,000 | JLG Industries, Inc. | 82,950 | |||||
205,230 | |||||||
Medical Devices—1.0% | |||||||
500 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | 49,590 | |||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods— 1.4% | |||||||
1,500 | Under Armour, Inc. (a) | 69,525 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 1,387,632 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments—71.8% | |||||||
3,644,317 | Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio | 3,644,317 | |||||
Total Short-Term Investments | 3,644,317 | ||||||
Total Investments (Cost $4,967,679)—99.18% | 5,031,949 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.8% | 41,480 | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.00% | $ | 5,073,429 |
__________
(a) Non Income Producing
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Municipal Money Market Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments
October 31, 2006
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—99.9% | |||||||
Alabama—5.4% | |||||||
$ 1,325,000 | Forsyth Housing Authority | ||||||
Multi-Family Revenue, Union | |||||||
Hill Apartments LP | |||||||
(LOC: Columbus Bank & | |||||||
Trust) | |||||||
3.850%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 1,325,000 | |||||
11,400,000 | Mobile Alabama Industrial | ||||||
Development Board Pollution | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(LOC: Alabama Power Co.) | |||||||
3.650%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 11,400,000 | ||||||
4,200,000 | Mobile Alabama Industrial | ||||||
Development Board Revenue | |||||||
(LOC: Alabama Power Co.) | |||||||
3.670%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 4,200,000 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Mobile Industrial Development | ||||||
Revenue, Hosea O Weaver & | |||||||
Sons | |||||||
(LOC: Regions Bank) | |||||||
3.780%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,500,000 | ||||||
280,000 | Montgomery Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, Dev- | |||||||
Kinpak, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: Regions Bank) | |||||||
3.830%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 280,000 | ||||||
1,120,000 | Montgomery Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Norment Industries, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: LaSalle Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.780%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,120,000 | ||||||
19,825,000 | |||||||
Alaska—0.2% | |||||||
855,000 | Alaska Industrial Development | ||||||
& Export Authority—Lot 12 | |||||||
(LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | |||||||
4.080%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 855,000 | ||||||
Arizona—0.5% | |||||||
445,000 | Maricopa County Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority | |||||||
Multifamily Revenue, San | |||||||
Fernando Apartments LP— | |||||||
Series A | |||||||
(LOC: Fannie Mae) | |||||||
3.890%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 445,000 | ||||||
1,250,000 | Pinal County Industrial | ||||||
Authority Solid Waste | |||||||
(CS: Farm Credit Services) | |||||||
3.700%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,250,000 | ||||||
1,695,000 |
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
California—1.3% | |||||||
$ 4,700,000 | Riverside County Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue, TRM | |||||||
Manufacturing, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: California Bank & | |||||||
Trust) | |||||||
3.770%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 4,700,000 | |||||
Colorado—6.4% | |||||||
3,000,000 | Bachelor Gulch Metropolitan | ||||||
District | |||||||
(LOC: Compass Bank) | |||||||
3.600%, 12/01/2006 (a) (b) (c) | 3,000,000 | ||||||
1,900,000 | Broomfield Village | ||||||
Metropolitan District 2, | |||||||
Special Obligation Revenue | |||||||
(LOC: Compass Bank) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,900,000 | ||||||
1,850,000 | Colorado Housing & Finance | ||||||
Authority Economic | |||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
StoneAge, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: California Bank & | |||||||
Trust) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,850,000 | ||||||
1,475,000 | Colorado Housing & Finance | ||||||
Authority Economic | |||||||
Development Revenue, Top | |||||||
Shop—Series A | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,475,000 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Colorado Housing & Finance | ||||||
Authority Economic Revenue, | |||||||
Casarosa & Denver Gasket | |||||||
(LOC: Keybank N.A.) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
1,575,000 | Colorado Housing & Finance | ||||||
Authority Economic | |||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Warneka Paper Box Co. | |||||||
(LOC: Wells Fargo) | |||||||
3.670%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,575,000 | ||||||
1,900,000 | Colorado State Agriculture | ||||||
Development Authority, | |||||||
Rocky Mountain Milling, LLC | |||||||
(LOC: Wachovia Bank) | |||||||
3.700%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,900,000 | ||||||
2,100,000 | Denver City & County | ||||||
Economic Development | |||||||
Revenue, Western Stock | |||||||
Show Project | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.750%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,100,000 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Four Mile Ranch Metropolition | ||||||
District No. 1 | |||||||
(LOC: Zions First National | |||||||
Bank) | |||||||
3.500%, 12/01/2006 (a) (b) (c) | 1,000,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Municipal Money Market Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments—Continued
October 31, 2006
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
Colorado—continued | |||||||
$ 2,122,000 | Jefferson County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, EPI- | |||||||
Center LLC | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 2,122,000 | |||||
1,000,000 | Triview Metropolitan District | ||||||
(LOC: Compass Bank) | |||||||
3.750%, 10/31/2007 (a) (b) (c) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Triview Metropolitan District— | ||||||
Series A | |||||||
(LOC: Compass Bank) | |||||||
3.375%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) (c) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
3,500,000 | Wildgrass Metropolitan District | ||||||
(LOC: Compass Bank) | |||||||
3.600%, 12/01/2006 (a) (b) (c) | 3,500,000 | ||||||
23,422,000 | |||||||
Florida—0.6% | |||||||
2,000,000 | Brevard County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Designers Choice Cabinetry | |||||||
(LOC: Amsouth Bank) | |||||||
3.780%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,000,000 | ||||||
300,000 | Collier County Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority | |||||||
Industrial Development | |||||||
Revenue, Allete, Inc. Project | |||||||
(LOC: Wells Fargo) | |||||||
3.620%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 300,000 | ||||||
2,300,000 | |||||||
Georgia—1.9% | |||||||
1,310,000 | De Kalb County Housing | ||||||
Authority Revenue, Stone | |||||||
Mill Run Apartments | |||||||
(LOC: First Tennessee Bank) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,310,000 | ||||||
1,510,000 | Douglas County Development | ||||||
Authority Revenue, Denyse | |||||||
Signs Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: Bank of North | |||||||
Georgia) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,510,000 | ||||||
290,000 | Franklin County Industrial | ||||||
Building Authority Revenue, | |||||||
Ross Operating Valve Co. | |||||||
(LOC: Comerica Bank) | |||||||
3.830%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 290,000 | ||||||
1,560,000 | Lowndes County Development | ||||||
Authority Revenue, | |||||||
Independent Scholarship | |||||||
(LOC: Synovus Bank) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,560,000 |
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
Georgia—continued | |||||||
$ 2,300,000 | Walton County Industrial | ||||||
Building Authority Revenue, | |||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.770%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 2,300,000 | |||||
6,970,000 | |||||||
Idaho—0.3% | |||||||
1,000,000 | Hailey Idaho Industrial | ||||||
Development Corp. Revenue, | |||||||
Rocky Mountain Hardware | |||||||
Project | |||||||
(LOC: Wells Fargo) | |||||||
3.770%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Illinois—8.4% | |||||||
1,030,000 | Carol Stream Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, MI | |||||||
Enterprises | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,030,000 | ||||||
965,000 | Clinton Industrial Development | ||||||
Revenue, McElroy Metal Mill, | |||||||
Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: Amsouth Bank) | |||||||
3.830%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 965,000 | ||||||
3,080,000 | Illinois Development Authority | ||||||
Industrial Development | |||||||
Revenue, Mattingly Lumber | |||||||
Project—Series A | |||||||
(LOC: First Bank) | |||||||
3.750%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 3,080,000 | ||||||
1,240,000 | Illinois Development Finance | ||||||
Authority Industrial | |||||||
Development, Haskris County | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,240,000 | ||||||
2,625,000 | Illinois Development Finance | ||||||
Authority Industrial | |||||||
Development, Maclean-Fogg | |||||||
Co. | |||||||
(LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,625,000 | ||||||
800,000 | Illinois Development Finance | ||||||
Authority Multifamily | |||||||
Revenue, Butterfield Creek | |||||||
(LOC: LaSalle Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 800,000 | ||||||
755,000 | Illinois Development Finance | ||||||
Authority, Church Road | |||||||
Partnership | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 755,000 | ||||||
1,625,000 | Illinois Finance Authority | ||||||
Industrial Development | |||||||
Revenue, E Kinast—Series A | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,625,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Municipal Money Market Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments—Continued
October 31, 2006
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
Illinois—continued | |||||||
$ 1,190,000 | Harvard Health Care Facility | ||||||
Revenue, Harvard Memorial | |||||||
Hospital, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: M&I Bank) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 1,190,000 | |||||
550,000 | Illinois Development Finance | ||||||
Authority Industrial Revenue, | |||||||
Florence Corp. | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 550,000 | ||||||
8,000,000 | Lakemoor Multifamily Revenue, | ||||||
Jupiter Realty Corp. | |||||||
(LOC: Bayerische Landesbank) | |||||||
3.780%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 8,000,000 | ||||||
4,000,000 | Phoenix Realty Special | ||||||
Account—U LP Multifamily | |||||||
Revenue, Brightons Mark | |||||||
(LOC: Northern Trust) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 4,000,000 | ||||||
1,800,000 | Richton Park Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Aviator Corporation Project | |||||||
(LOC: National City Bank) | |||||||
3.560%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,800,000 | ||||||
3,300,000 | Will County Exempt Facilities | ||||||
Revenue, BP Amoco PLC | |||||||
(CS: B.P. Amoco) | |||||||
3.660%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 3,300,000 | ||||||
30,960,000 | |||||||
Indiana—0.6% | |||||||
1,060,000 | Indiana Development Finance | ||||||
Authority; Timberland | |||||||
Resources, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: Regions Bank) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,060,000 | ||||||
810,000 | Lawrence Industrial Economic | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Southwark Metal | |||||||
Manufacturing Co. | |||||||
(LOC: Citizens Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 810,000 | ||||||
455,000 | Princeton Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, Orion | |||||||
Denki American, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: Bank Of Tokyo- | |||||||
Mitsubishi) | |||||||
3.840%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 455,000 | ||||||
2,325,000 | |||||||
Iowa—2.2% | |||||||
1,180,000 | Iowa Finance Authority | ||||||
Development Revenue | |||||||
(LOC: Wells Fargo) | |||||||
3.670%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,180,000 |
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
Iowa—continued | |||||||
$ 5,130,000 | Iowa Finance Authority Single | ||||||
Family Managing Revenue | |||||||
(LOC: Ginne Mae/Fannie | |||||||
Mae) | |||||||
3.630%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 5,130,000 | |||||
1,850,000 | Le Mars Industrial Development | ||||||
Revenue | |||||||
(LOC: Farm Credit Services) | |||||||
3.700%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,850,000 | ||||||
8,160,000 | |||||||
Kansas—0.3% | |||||||
1,110,000 | Kansas State Development | ||||||
Finance Authority, Four | |||||||
Seasons Apartments Project | |||||||
(LOC: US Bank) | |||||||
3.770%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,110,000 | ||||||
Kentucky—0.1% | |||||||
400,000 | Bardstown Industrial | ||||||
Development Corp., JAV LLC | |||||||
(LOC: Bank of Michigan) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 400,000 | ||||||
Louisiana—0.7% | |||||||
2,500,000 | St. Charles Parish Pollution | ||||||
Control Revenue | |||||||
(LOC: Shell Oil) | |||||||
3.660%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 2,500,000 | ||||||
Michigan—0.8% | |||||||
1,000,000 | Strategic Fund, Ltd. Obligation | ||||||
Revenue Series A, Waterland | |||||||
Battle Creek Properties LLC | |||||||
(LOC: Fifth Third Bank ) | |||||||
4.020%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
1,785,000 | Strategic Fund, Ltd. Obligation | ||||||
Revenue, Kaja Enterprises | |||||||
LLC Project | |||||||
(LOC: National City Bank) | |||||||
3.750%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,785,000 | ||||||
2,785,000 | |||||||
Minnesota—2.8% | |||||||
1,020,000 | Owatonna Housing Revenue, | ||||||
Second Century | |||||||
(LOC: American Bank of St. | |||||||
Paul) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,020,000 | ||||||
3,740,000 | Ramsey Industrial Development | ||||||
Revenue, Kilkenny LLC— | |||||||
Series A | |||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank) | |||||||
3.860%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 3,740,000 | ||||||
3,800,000 | Stevens County Solid Waste | ||||||
Revenue, Darnen Dairy LLP | |||||||
(LOC: AGCountry Farm | |||||||
Services) | |||||||
3.700%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 3,800,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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October 31, 2006
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
Minnesota— continued | |||||||
$ 1,745,000 | Waite Park Industrial | ||||||
Development, JPL Properties | |||||||
LLC Revenue | |||||||
(LOC: Bremer Bank) | |||||||
3.740%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 1,745,000 | |||||
10,305,000 | |||||||
Mississippi—4.1% | |||||||
8,300,000 | Mississippi Business Finance | ||||||
Corp. | |||||||
(LOC: Mississippi Power Co.) | |||||||
3.660%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 8,300,000 | ||||||
6,750,000 | Prentiss County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Heidelberg Eastern | |||||||
(LOC: UniBank Savings) | |||||||
3.900%, 11/30/2006 (a) (b) | 6,750,000 | ||||||
15,050,000 | |||||||
Missouri—3.3% | |||||||
3,100,000 | Cabool Industrial Development | ||||||
Authority, Ameriduct | |||||||
Worldwide, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: Harris Trust & Savings | |||||||
Bank) | |||||||
3.750%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 3,100,000 | ||||||
3,660,000 | Springfield Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority | |||||||
Revenue, DMP Properties LLC | |||||||
(LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 3,660,000 | ||||||
2,000,000 | St. Joseph Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority | |||||||
Industrial Development | |||||||
Revenue, Albaugh, Inc.— | |||||||
Series A | |||||||
(LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.900%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,000,000 | ||||||
3,490,000 | Washington Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority | |||||||
Industrial Revenue, Clemco | |||||||
Industries | |||||||
(LOC: Comerica) | |||||||
3.830%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 3,490,000 | ||||||
12,250,000 | |||||||
Nebraska—0.3% | |||||||
1,100,000 | Washington County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Cargill, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: Wachovia Bank) | |||||||
3.710%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 1,100,000 | ||||||
Nevada—1.4% | |||||||
5,100,000 | Clark County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Nevada Cogen Associates #2 | |||||||
(LOC: CIBC) | |||||||
3.660%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 5,100,000 |
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
New Mexico—1.2% | |||||||
$ 1,360,000 | Albuquerque Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Karsten Co. | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.790%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 1,360,000 | |||||
455,000 | Las Cruces Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Parkview Metal Products | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 455,000 | ||||||
1,300,000 | New Mexico Housing Authority | ||||||
Region III Multifamily | |||||||
Revenue, El Pueblo | |||||||
Apartments—Series A | |||||||
(LOC: PNC Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) . . . | 1,300,000 | ||||||
1,500,000 | New Mexico Housing Authority | ||||||
Region III Multifamily | |||||||
Revenue, Madeira Court | |||||||
Apartments—Series B | |||||||
(LOC: PNC Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,500,000 | ||||||
4,615,000 | |||||||
New York—0.6% | |||||||
725,000 | Erie County Industrial | ||||||
Development Agency | |||||||
Revenue, B&G Properties, LLC | |||||||
and Diversified Control, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: HSBC) | |||||||
4.100%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 725,000 | ||||||
115,000 | Niagara County Industrial | ||||||
Development Agency | |||||||
Revenue, MMars Second | |||||||
Program—Series A | |||||||
(LOC: HSBC) | |||||||
4.100%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 115,000 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Riverhead Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority, | |||||||
Altaire Pharmaceuticals | |||||||
Project | |||||||
(LOC: Mellon Bank) | |||||||
3.750%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,500,000 | ||||||
2,340,000 | |||||||
Ohio—2.5% | |||||||
720,000 | Cuyahoga County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, Edge | |||||||
Seal Technologies | |||||||
(LOC: Firstmerit Bank) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 720,000 | ||||||
1,220,000 | Hamilton County Economic | ||||||
Development Revenue, Union | |||||||
Institute | |||||||
(LOC: Huntington National | |||||||
Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,220,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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October 31, 2006
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
Ohio—continued | |||||||
$ 2,360,000 | Portage County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, NCSP | |||||||
LP | |||||||
(LOC: Huntington National | |||||||
Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 2,360,000 | |||||
2,250,000 | Richland County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Mansfield Motel Partnership | |||||||
(LOC: Huntington National | |||||||
Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,250,000 | ||||||
2,730,000 | Wood County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, Edge | |||||||
Seal Technologies | |||||||
(LOC: First Merit Bank) | |||||||
3.850%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,730,000 | ||||||
9,280,000 | |||||||
Oregon—0.3% | |||||||
1,000,000 | Oregon State Economic | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Patrick Industries, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Rhode Island—0.9% | |||||||
1,600,000 | Industrial Facilities Corp. | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Greystone of Lincoln Project | |||||||
(LOC: Citizens Bank NA) | |||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,600,000 | ||||||
1,900,000 | Rhode Island Housing & | ||||||
Mortgage Finance Corp., | |||||||
Fairfield University Heights | |||||||
(LOC: Freddie Mac) | |||||||
3.630%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,900,000 | ||||||
3,500,000 | |||||||
South Carolina—1.6% | |||||||
3,400,000 | Florence County Solid Waste | ||||||
Disposal & Waste Water | |||||||
Treatment, Roche Carolina, | |||||||
Inc. Project | |||||||
(LOC: Deutsche Bank) | |||||||
3.670%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 3,400,000 | ||||||
2,400,000 | South Carolina Jobs Economic | ||||||
Development Revenue, Dorris | |||||||
Properties LLC Project | |||||||
(LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, | |||||||
Caroline First Bank) | |||||||
3.670%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,400,000 | ||||||
5,800,000 | |||||||
South Dakota—1.4% | |||||||
1,400,000 | Brookings Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Lormar Development Co. | |||||||
(LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.840%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,400,000 |
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
South Dakota—continued | |||||||
$ 2,900,000 | South Dakota Economic | ||||||
Development Finance | |||||||
Authority, Sweetman | |||||||
Construction Co. | |||||||
(LOC: Wells Fargo) | |||||||
3.670%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 2,900,000 | |||||
840,000 | South Dakota Economic | ||||||
Development Finance | |||||||
Authority Economic Revenue, | |||||||
Vicom Ltd. | |||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.830%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 840,000 | ||||||
5,140,000 | |||||||
Tennessee—1.3% | |||||||
900,000 | Hamilton County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Hamilton Plastics, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: First American National | |||||||
Bank) | |||||||
3.830%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 900,000 | ||||||
1,800,000 | Huntingdon Industrial | ||||||
Development Board Revenue, | |||||||
Associates Rubber Co. | |||||||
(LOC: PNC Bank N.A.) | |||||||
3.920%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,800,000 | ||||||
340,000 | Jackson Health Educational & | ||||||
Housing Facility Board | |||||||
Revenue, Creekside | |||||||
Apartments | |||||||
(LOC: First Tennessee Bank) | |||||||
4.000%, 12/01/2006 (a) (b) (c) | 340,000 | ||||||
400,000 | Rutherford County Industrial | ||||||
Development Board, Square | |||||||
D Co. | |||||||
(LOC: Societe General) | |||||||
3.750%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 400,000 | ||||||
1,400,000 | Sevier County Public Building | ||||||
Authority Local Government | |||||||
(LOC: Ambac Ins., DEPF A | |||||||
Bank) | |||||||
3.650%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 1,400,000 | ||||||
4,840,000 | |||||||
Texas—11.2% | |||||||
4,910,000 | Archer City Growth & | ||||||
Development, Pork | |||||||
Products II | |||||||
(LOC: Bank of Oklahoma | |||||||
N.A., Suntrust Bank) | |||||||
3.700%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 4,910,000 | ||||||
4,500,000 | Brazos River Harbor Navigation | ||||||
District Brazoria County | |||||||
Revenue, BASF Corp. | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.750%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 4,500,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments—Continued
October 31, 2006
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
Texas—continued | |||||||
$ 3,175,000 | Gulf Coast Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority | |||||||
Environment, Citgo | |||||||
Petroleum Corp. | |||||||
(LOC: Royal Bank of | |||||||
Scotland) | |||||||
3.660%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 3,175,000 | |||||
7,525,000 | Gulf Coast Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority Solid | |||||||
Waste, Citgo Petroleum Corp. | |||||||
(LOC: Royal Bank of | |||||||
Scotland) | |||||||
3.660%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 7,525,000 | ||||||
1,340,000 | Harris County Industrial | ||||||
Development Corp., Precision | |||||||
General, Inc. | |||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | |||||||
3.680%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,340,000 | ||||||
2,000,000 | Montgomery County Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | |||||||
Medical Manufacturing | |||||||
Partners | |||||||
(LOC: Bank One Texas N.A.) | |||||||
3.850%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,000,000 | ||||||
4,500,000 | Port Authority Naval District | ||||||
Revenue, Multi Mode | |||||||
Reference—Series C | |||||||
(CS: Total FINA Elf S.A. | |||||||
3.700%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 4,500,000 | ||||||
9,500,000 | Port Corpus Christi Authority | ||||||
Nueces County Waste | |||||||
Disposal, Flint Hills | |||||||
Resources LP | |||||||
(CS: Flint Hills Resources) | |||||||
3.870%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 9,500,000 | ||||||
315,000 | Saginaw Industrial | ||||||
Development Authority, Glad | |||||||
Investing Project | |||||||
(LOC: Bank One Texas N.A.) | |||||||
3.900%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 315,000 | ||||||
3,485,000 | Texas Veteran Housing | ||||||
Assistance | |||||||
(LOC: Landesbank Hessen) | |||||||
3.620%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 3,485,000 | ||||||
41,250,000 | |||||||
Multistate—25.9% | |||||||
11,220,000 | Class B Revenue Bond | ||||||
Certificates—Series | |||||||
Trust 2004-1 | |||||||
(SPA: AIG Retirement | |||||||
Services) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 11,220,000 | ||||||
5,615,000 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate | ||||||
Trust | |||||||
(LOC: State Street Bank) | |||||||
3.710%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 5,615,000 |
Principal | Security | ||||||
Amount | Description | Value | |||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | |||||||
Multistate— continued | |||||||
$17,790,000 | Puttable Floating Option Tax- | ||||||
Exempt Receipts 003 | |||||||
(LOC: Merrill Lynch) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 17,790,000 | |||||
17,800,000 | Puttable Floating Option Tax- | ||||||
Exempt Receipts, P-Floats | |||||||
(LOC: Merrill Lynch) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 17,800,000 | ||||||
17,485,000 | Puttable Floating Option Tax- | ||||||
Exempt Receipts, P-Floats | |||||||
(LOC: Merrill Lynch) | |||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a)(b) | 17,485,000 | ||||||
10,685,000 | Puttable Floating Option Tax- | ||||||
Exempt Receipts, Regular | |||||||
Floats Mode A PPT-38 | |||||||
(LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank) | |||||||
4.250%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 10,685,000 | ||||||
3,100,000 | Revenue Bond Certificate Series | ||||||
Trust 2004-13, Centennial | |||||||
(CS: AIG) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 3,100,000 | ||||||
5,000,000 | Revenue Bond Certificate Series | ||||||
Trust 2005-1 | |||||||
(CS: AIG) | |||||||
3.820%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 5,000,000 | ||||||
5,000,000 | Revenue Bond Certificate Series | ||||||
Trust 2006-2, Meridian | |||||||
Apartments | |||||||
(CS: AIG Retirement Services, | |||||||
Inc.) | |||||||
3.820%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 5,000,000 | ||||||
2,000,000 | Revenue Bond Certificate Series | ||||||
Trust 2006-4, Wildwood | |||||||
Branch | |||||||
(CS: AIG Retirement Services, | |||||||
Inc.) | |||||||
3.820%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,000,000 | ||||||
95,695,000 | |||||||
Utah—0.7% | |||||||
2,500,000 | Utah Housing Corp. Multifamily | ||||||
Revenue, Todd Hollow | |||||||
Apartments—A | |||||||
(CS: AIG) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,500,000 | ||||||
Vermont—3.7% | |||||||
13,450,000 | Vermont Housing Finance | ||||||
Agency Single Family | |||||||
(LOC: FSA INS, DEPFA Bank) | |||||||
3.680%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 13,450,000 | ||||||
Washington—2.6% | |||||||
1,110,000 | Washington Economic | ||||||
Development Finance | |||||||
Authority Revenue, Belina | |||||||
Interiors, Inc.—Series F | |||||||
(LOC: Keybank N.A.) | |||||||
3.810%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,110,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments—Continued
October 31, 2006
Principal Amount | Security Description | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | ||||||||
Washington—continued | ||||||||
$ | 2,745,000 | Washington Economic | ||||||
Development Finance | ||||||||
Authority Revenue, Wesmar | ||||||||
Co., Inc., Project—Series F | ||||||||
(LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 2,745,000 | ||||||
2,195,000 | Washington Economic | |||||||
Development Finance | ||||||||
Authority Revenue, Green | ||||||||
Garden Foods Project—A | ||||||||
(LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.670%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,195,000 | |||||||
1,700,000 | Washington Economic | |||||||
Development Finance | ||||||||
Authority Revenue, Hillstrom | ||||||||
Ventures LLC | ||||||||
(LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.790%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,700,000 | |||||||
1,855,000 | Washington Economic | |||||||
Development Financel | ||||||||
Authority Revenue, B&H | ||||||||
Dental Laboratory Project— | ||||||||
Series B | ||||||||
(LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.790%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,855,000 | |||||||
9,605,000 | ||||||||
Wisconsin—4.4% | ||||||||
500,000 | Elkhorn Wisconsin Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue | ||||||||
(LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank) | ||||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 500,000 | |||||||
3,375,000 | Fox Lake Redevelopment | |||||||
Authority Revenue, Karavan | ||||||||
Trailers Inc. | ||||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.830%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 3,375,000 | |||||||
1,180,000 | Franklin Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue, | ||||||||
Howard Henz Co., Inc. | ||||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.890%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,180,000 |
Principal | Security | |||||||
Amount | Description | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | ||||||||
Wisconsin—continued | ||||||||
$ | 1,750,000 | Franklin Industrial | ||||||
Development Revenue, | ||||||||
Smyczek/ECS Project | ||||||||
(LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 1,750,000 | ||||||
4,310,000 | Hull Industrial Development | |||||||
Revenue, Welcome Dairy, Inc. | ||||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.800%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 4,310,000 | |||||||
1,895,000 | Reedsburg Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue, Cellox | ||||||||
LLC | ||||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.890%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,895,000 | |||||||
1,625,000 | Rhinelander Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue, | ||||||||
Superior Diesel/SDI Properites | ||||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank N.A.) | ||||||||
3.890%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,625,000 | |||||||
1,300,000 | Sheboygan Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue, | ||||||||
Polyfab & Gill-Janssen | ||||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank Lakeshore) | ||||||||
3.830%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,300,000 | |||||||
200,000 | Sturgeon Bay Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue, | ||||||||
Midwest Wire Realty | ||||||||
(LOC: Associated Bank Milwaukee) | ||||||||
3.890%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 200,000 | |||||||
16,135,000 | ||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds | 367,962,000 | |||||||
Cash—0.0% | ||||||||
27,760 | SEI Tax Exempt Trust— | |||||||
Institutional Tax Free | ||||||||
Portfolio—A | 27,760 | |||||||
Total Cash | 27,760 | |||||||
Total Investments (Cost | ||||||||
$367,989,760)—100.0% | 367,989,760 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of | ||||||||
Liabilities—0.1% | 454,374 | |||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0% | $ | 368,444,134 | ||||||
__________
(a) | Variable Rate Security—The rate reported is the rate in effect as of October 31, 2006. The date shown is the next reset date. |
(b) | Maturity date represents first available put date. |
(c) | Put Bond |
CS-Credit Support |
LOC-Letter of Credit |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
October 31, 2006
Principal Amount | Security Description | Value | ||||||
Asset Backed Securities—2.2% | ||||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | Collegiate Funding Loan Trust | ||||||
2003-B | ||||||||
5.420%, 12/28/2043 | $ | 1,000,625 | ||||||
Total Asset Backed Securities | 1,000,625 | |||||||
Corporate Bonds—2.2% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | AOL Time Warner, Inc | |||||||
6.150%, 05/01/2007 | 1,003,738 | |||||||
Total Corporate Bonds | 1,003,738 | |||||||
Municipal Bonds—95.2% | ||||||||
Alabama—2.0% | ||||||||
900,000 | Mcintosh Industrial Development | |||||||
Board Environmental Revenue, | ||||||||
CIBC Specialty | ||||||||
4.060%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 900,000 | |||||||
Arizona—6.6% | ||||||||
3,000,000 | Maricopa County Industrial | |||||||
Development Authority | ||||||||
Multifamiy Housing Revenue, | ||||||||
Affordable Housing, Series—B | ||||||||
(CS: Fannie Mae) | ||||||||
4.090%, 11/30/2006 (a) (b) | 3,000,000 | |||||||
California—4.2% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Statewide Communities | |||||||
Development Authority Solid | ||||||||
Waste Facilities Revenue, | ||||||||
Waste Managment, Inc. | ||||||||
(CS: Waste Management Inc.) | ||||||||
2.900%, 04/01/2007 (a) (b) (d) | 993,700 | |||||||
905,000 | Stockton Certificates, United | |||||||
Christian Schools | ||||||||
3.950%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 905,000 | |||||||
1,898,700 | ||||||||
Guam—1.1% | ||||||||
500,000 | Education Funding Foundation | |||||||
Certificates Partnership | ||||||||
5.000%, 10/01/2007 | 505,710 | |||||||
Illinois—2.2% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Student Assistance Loan | |||||||
Revenue, Taxable Series—V | ||||||||
5.400%, 11/30/2006 (a) (b) | 1,000,000 | |||||||
Indiana—6.3% | ||||||||
900,000 | Monroe County Industrial | |||||||
Economic Development | ||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||
(LOC: Old National Bank) | ||||||||
4.180%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 900,000 | |||||||
2,000,000 | Vigo County Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue, | ||||||||
Republic Services, Inc | ||||||||
3.920%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,000,000 | |||||||
2,900,000 | ||||||||
Principal | Security | |||||||
Amount | Description | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | ||||||||
Kentucky—1.4% | ||||||||
$ | 650,000 | Shelby County Industrial | ||||||
Building Revenue, Roll | ||||||||
Forming Corp. | ||||||||
(LOC: Bayerische) | ||||||||
3.900%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | $ | 650,000 | ||||||
Louisiana—22.8% | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Ascension Parish Waste Disposal, | |||||||
Alliedsignal, Inc. | ||||||||
3.910%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 2,000,000 | |||||||
750,000 | Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port | |||||||
Commission, Shreveport | ||||||||
Fabrications | ||||||||
(LOC: Hibernia National Bank) | ||||||||
4.590%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 750,000 | |||||||
2,200,000 | Jefferson Parish, LA Industrial | |||||||
Development Board | ||||||||
4.250%, 11/01/2006 (a) (b) | 2,200,000 | |||||||
5,500,000 | Local Government Environment | |||||||
Facilities Community | ||||||||
Development Authority | ||||||||
Revenue, Caddo-Bossier | ||||||||
Parishes | ||||||||
(LOC: Hibernia National Bank) | ||||||||
4.590%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 5,500,000 | |||||||
10,450,000 | ||||||||
Massachusetts—7.1% | ||||||||
1,045,000 | State Industrial Finance Agency | |||||||
Revenue, Asahi/America, Inc. | ||||||||
(LOC: Citizens Bank of | ||||||||
Massachusetts) | ||||||||
3.125%, 03/01/2009 (a) (b) (d) | 1,028,708 | |||||||
2,200,000 | State Port Authority Revenue | |||||||
Bonds, Delta Air Lines | ||||||||
Series—B | ||||||||
(CS: AMBAC) | ||||||||
4.150%, 11/30/2006 (a) (b) | 2,200,000 | |||||||
3,228,708 | ||||||||
Minnesota—3.2% | ||||||||
1,480,000 | St. Cloud Housing & | |||||||
Redevelopment Authority | ||||||||
Industrial Development | ||||||||
Revenue, CMMB LLP | ||||||||
(LOC: Bremer Bank) | ||||||||
4.140%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,480,000 | |||||||
Missouri—4.8% | ||||||||
2,200,000 | Higher Education Authority | |||||||
Student Loan, Taxable | ||||||||
Series—F (CS: GTD) | ||||||||
5.380%, 11/30/2006 (a) (b) | 2,200,000 | |||||||
New Jersey—11.4% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Bayonne General Obligation | |||||||
Notes | ||||||||
5.000%, 09/19/2007 | 1,008,160 | |||||||
500,000 | Bayonne Tax Anticipation Notes | |||||||
Series—B | ||||||||
5.000%, 12/11/2006 | 500,270 | |||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Tax Optimized Income Fund |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments—Continued
October 31, 2006
Principal Amount | Security Description | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | ||||||||
New Jersey— continued | ||||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | Economic Development | ||||||
Authority Revenue Floats | ||||||||
Series—980 | ||||||||
(CS: Morgan Stanley) | ||||||||
3.960%, 11/07/2006(a) (b) | $ | 1,000,000 | ||||||
1,165,000 | Tobacco Settlement Finance | |||||||
Corp. | ||||||||
5.750%, 06/01/2012 | 1,247,342 | |||||||
1,500,000 | Wanaque Valley Regional | |||||||
Authority | ||||||||
4.750%, 09/28/2007 | 1,506,516 | |||||||
5,262,288 | ||||||||
New York—2.5% | ||||||||
600,000 | Monroe County Industrial | |||||||
Development Agency Revenue, | ||||||||
Turbine Parts | ||||||||
8.000%, 12/01/2006 | 619,938 | |||||||
500,000 | Westchester Tobacco Asset | |||||||
Securitization Corporation | ||||||||
5.000%, 06/01/2015 | 510,115 | |||||||
1,130,053 | ||||||||
North Carolina—2.2% | ||||||||
North Carolina Medical Care | ||||||||
Health Care Facilities Revenue, | ||||||||
Moravian Home, Inc. | ||||||||
335,000 | 4.200%, 10/01/2007 | 335,060 | ||||||
675,000 | 4.250%, 10/01/2008 | 674,636 | ||||||
1,009,696 | ||||||||
Ohio—0.5% | ||||||||
215,000 | Summit County Industrial | |||||||
Development Revenue, LKL | ||||||||
Properties, Inc. | ||||||||
4.150%, 11/07/2006 | 215,000 | |||||||
Principal Amount | Security Description | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds—continued | ||||||||
Oklahoma—4.0% | ||||||||
$ | 1,800,000 | Tulsa County Industrial Authority | ||||||
Multifamily Revenue, | ||||||||
Affordable Housing Series B | ||||||||
4.400%, 11/30/2006 | $ | 1,800,000 | ||||||
Puerto Rico—4.4% | ||||||||
Puerto Rico GDB | ||||||||
1,000,000 | 3.950%, 12/22/2006 (c) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
1,000,000 | 4.000%, 11/07/2006 (c) | 1,000,000 | ||||||
2,000,000 | ||||||||
South Carolina—2.2% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Charleston County Industrial | |||||||
Revenue, Tandy Corp. | ||||||||
4.950%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,000,000 | |||||||
Texas—4.3% | ||||||||
1,960,000 | Revenue Bond Certificates Series | |||||||
Trust, Heather Lane—Taxable | ||||||||
(CS: AIG) | ||||||||
5.570%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 1,960,000 | |||||||
Multistate—2.0% | ||||||||
915,000 | Puttable Floating Option Tax | |||||||
Exempt Receipts, P-Floats | ||||||||
(CS: Merrill Lynch) | ||||||||
3.760%, 11/07/2006 (a) (b) | 915,000 | |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds | 43,505,155 | |||||||
Short-Term Investments—2.0% | ||||||||
922,122 | Federated Government | |||||||
Obligations Fund | 922,122 | |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments | 922,122 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $46,313,912)—101.6% | 46,431,640 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other | ||||||||
Assets—(1.6)% | (762,751 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0% | $45,668,889 | |||||||
__________
(a) | Variable Rate Security—The rate reported is the rate in effect as of October 31, 2006. The date shown is the next reset date. |
(b) | Maturity date represents first available put date. |
(c) | Commercial Paper |
(d) | Put Bond |
CS-Credit Support |
LOC-Letter of Credit |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Year Ended October 31, 2006
Dynamic | |||||||||||||
Dynamic | Dynamic | Financial | Dynamic | ||||||||||
Balance | Dividend | Services | Innovators | ||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ||||||||||
ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
Investments, at value (1) | $ | 97,811,483 | $ | 625,648,597 | $ | 7,480,310 | $ | 5,031,949 | |||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 409,907 | 1,848,427 | 3,038 | 17,162 | |||||||||
Receivable for capital shares issued | 14,000 | 7,850,238 | 28,248 | — | |||||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 524,628 | 23,005,830 | 230,107 | 125,603 | |||||||||
Due from Advisor | — | — | — | 27,931 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 7,493 | 27,223 | 13,857 | 15,727 | |||||||||
Total assets | 98,767,511 | 658,380,315 | 7,755,560 | 5,218,372 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES: | |||||||||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | 356,412 | 23,771,304 | 81,862 | 118,832 | |||||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 116,103 | 659,771 | 104,299 | — | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | |||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 82,657 | 502,217 | 2,844 | — | |||||||||
Other | 50,119 | 183,523 | 22,559 | 26,111 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 605,291 | 25,116,815 | 211,564 | 144,943 | |||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 98,162,220 | $ | 633,263,500 | $ | 7,543,996 | $ | 5,073,429 | |||||
Net assets represented by: | |||||||||||||
Capital Stock | $ | 77,291,439 | $ | 631,151,766 | $ | 6,953,572 | $ | 4,921,702 | |||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (losses) | (26,712 | ) | 5,753,471 | 4,514 | 46,291 | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments sold and | |||||||||||||
foreign currency related transactions | 3,303,763 | (20,388,857 | ) | 527,695 | 41,166 | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | |||||||||||||
Investments | 17,593,730 | 16,707,944 | 58,215 | 64,270 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation | — | 39,176 | — | — | |||||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 98,162,220 | $ | 633,263,500 | $ | 7,543,996 | $ | 5,073,429 | |||||
Net asset value | |||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 98,162,220 | $ | 633,263,500 | $ | 7,543,996 | $ | 5,073,429 | |||||
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding | 7,154,236 | 50,604,475 | 621,815 | 492,110 | |||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | $ | 13.72 | $ | 12.52 | $ | 12.13 | $ | 10.31 | |||||
(1) Cost of Investments | $ | 80,217,753 | $ | 608,940,653 | $ | 7,422,095 | $ | 4,967,679 | |||||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2006
Municipal | Tax Optimized | ||||||
Money Market | Income | ||||||
Fund | Fund | ||||||
ASSETS: | |||||||
Investments, at value (1) | $ | 367,989,760 | $ | 46,431,640 | |||
Interest receivable | 1,412,622 | 280,304 | |||||
Receivable for capital shares issued | 17,533,373 | 147,394 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 15,180 | 10,715 | |||||
Total assets | 386,950,935 | 46,870,053 | |||||
LIABILITIES: | |||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | 2,800,000 | 1,009,365 | |||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 14,630,320 | 651 | |||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | |||||||
Investment advisory fees | 61,043 | 18,520 | |||||
Distribution fees | 1,547 | 283 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders | 953,064 | 150,063 | |||||
Other | 60,827 | 22,282 | |||||
Total liabilities | 18,506,801 | 1,201,164 | |||||
Net Assets | $ | 368,444,134 | $ | 45,668,889 | |||
Net assets represented by: | |||||||
Capital Stock | $ | 368,444,134 | $ | 45,602,309 | |||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | — | 4,213 | |||||
Accumulated net realized losses from investments sold | — | (55,361 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | — | 117,728 | |||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 368,444,134 | $ | 45,668,889 | |||
Net asset value | |||||||
Adviser Class Shares | |||||||
Net assets | $ | 2,603,714 | $ | 408,535 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding | 2,603,658 | 40,449 | |||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | $ | 1.00 | $ | 10.10 | |||
Investor Class Shares | |||||||
Net assets | $ | 365,840,420 | $ | 45,260,354 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding | 365,840,363 | 4,505,355 | |||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | $ | 1.00 | $ | 10.05 | |||
(1) Cost of Investments | $ | 367,989,760 | $ | 46,313,912 | |||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Operations
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | |||||||||||||
Dynamic | |||||||||||||
Dynamic | Dynamic | Financial | Dynamic | ||||||||||
Balance | Dividend | Services | Innovators | ||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund(1) | ||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | |||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 1,131,964 | $ | 572,953 | $ | 15,386 | $ | 65,470 | |||||
Dividend income* | 1,641,517 | 66,714,775 | 39,530 | 450 | |||||||||
Total investment income | 2,773,481 | 67,287,728 | 54,916 | 65,920 | |||||||||
EXPENSES: | |||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 995,899 | 4,422,763 | 36,494 | 14,540 | |||||||||
Administration fees | 42,528 | 183,831 | 1,133 | 611 | |||||||||
Fund accounting fees | 24,002 | 103,721 | 626 | 349 | |||||||||
Audit and tax fees | 19,445 | 23,214 | 14,542 | 12,976 | |||||||||
Custodian fees | 9,709 | 44,628 | 265 | 145 | |||||||||
Interest expense | — | 4,957 | 297 | — | |||||||||
Legal fees | 1,504 | 6,027 | 13 | 6,440 | |||||||||
Registration and filing fees | 23,406 | 74,241 | 32,077 | 16,345 | |||||||||
Printing fees | 16,001 | 130,047 | 761 | 8,763 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees | 43,225 | 187,186 | 1,093 | 625 | |||||||||
Trustee fees | 2,549 | 2,624 | 2,014 | 648 | |||||||||
Other fees | 6,459 | 14,855 | 3,139 | 289 | |||||||||
Total expenses before expense waiver by Adviser | 1,184,727 | 5,198,094 | 92,454 | 61,731 | |||||||||
Expense waiver by Adviser | — | — | (42,892 | ) | (42,102 | ) | |||||||
Net expenses | 1,184,727 | 5,198,094 | 49,562 | 19,629 | |||||||||
Net investment income | 1,588,754 | 62,089,634 | 5,354 | 46,291 | |||||||||
REALIZED/UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |||||||||||||
Long transactions | 3,250,394 | (15,123,135 | ) | 527,695 | 41,166 | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | — | (2,349,707 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 3,250,394 | (17,472,842 | ) | 527,695 | 41,166 | ||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | |||||||||||||
Investments | 6,225,228 | 27,430,694 | 58,215 | 64,270 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation | — | 46,202 | — | — | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 6,225,228 | 27,476,896 | 58,215 | 64,270 | |||||||||
Net realized/unrealized gain on investments | 9,475,622 | 10,004,054 | 585,910 | 105,436 | |||||||||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 11,064,376 | $ | 72,093,688 | $ | 591,264 | $ | 151,727 | |||||
* Net of foreign taxes withheld | $ | 360 | $ | 2,764,598 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
___________
(1) | Commenced operations on July 11, 2006 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Operations
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | |||||||
Municipal | Tax Optimized | ||||||
Money Market | Income | ||||||
Fund | Fund | ||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | |||||||
Interest income | $ | 9,157,100 | $ | 1,899,188 | |||
Total investment income | 9,157,100 | 1,899,188 | |||||
EXPENSES: | |||||||
Investment advisory fees | 1,143,988 | 340,898 | |||||
Administration fees | 23,647 | 4,420 | |||||
Distribution fees—Adviser Class | 23,572 | 4,420 | |||||
Fund accounting fees | 3,261 | 323 | |||||
Audit and tax fees | 14,190 | 14,615 | |||||
Custodian fees | 23,897 | 4,420 | |||||
Interest expense | 1,753 | 7 | |||||
Legal fees | 3,296 | 843 | |||||
Registration and filing fees | 62,519 | 29,919 | |||||
Printing fees | 18,696 | 2,322 | |||||
Transfer agent fees | 23,622 | 4,420 | |||||
Trustee fees | 3,516 | 3,350 | |||||
Other fees | 8,629 | 3,137 | |||||
Total expenses before expense reimbursement by Adviser | 1,354,586 | 413,094 | |||||
Less: Expense waiver by Adviser | (601,239 | ) | (139,078 | ) | |||
Net expenses | 753,347 | 274,016 | |||||
Net investment income. | 8,403,753 | 1,625,172 | |||||
REALIZED/UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 412 | (55,360 | ) | ||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | — | 126,839 | |||||
Net realized/unrealized gain on investments. | 412 | 71,479 | |||||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 8,404,165 | $ | 1,696,651 | |||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Dynamic Balance Fund | |||||||
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | Year Ended October 31, 2005 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | |||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,588,754 | $ | 1,426,639 | |||
Net realized gain on investments | 3,250,394 | 1,579,292 | |||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 6,225,228 | 2,912,439 | |||||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | 11,064,376 | 5,918,370 | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | |||||||
Distributions to Shareholders: | |||||||
From net investment income | (1,535,036 | ) | (1,322,306 | ) | |||
From net realized gain on investment | (1,667,049 | ) | (3,659,345 | ) | |||
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (3,202,085 | ) | (4,981,651 | ) | |||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | |||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 4,892,372 | 30,307,445 | |||||
Dividends reinvested | 2,949,759 | 4,421,872 | |||||
Redemption fees | 828 | — | |||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (15,013,692 | ) | (8,900,384 | ) | |||
Change in net assets from capital share transactions | (7,170,733 | ) | 25,828,933 | ||||
Total change in net assets | 691,558 | 26,765,652 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | |||||||
Beginning of year | 97,470,662 | 70,705,010 | |||||
End of year* | $ | 98,162,220 | $ | 97,470,662 | |||
* Including undistributed net investment income of: | $ | (26,712 | ) | $ | 96,291 | ||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Dynamic Dividend Fund | |||||||
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | Year Ended October 31, 2005 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | |||||||
Net investment income | $ | 62,089,634 | $ | 29,881,638 | |||
Net realized (loss) on: | |||||||
Long transactions | (15,123,135 | ) | (5,293,810 | ) | |||
Foreign currency transactions | (2,349,707 | ) | (285,088 | ) | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |||||||
Investments | 27,430,694 | (12,570,661 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency translation | 46,202 | (6,945 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | 72,093,688 | 11,725,134 | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | |||||||
Distributions to Shareholders: | |||||||
From net investment income | (57,422,280 | ) | (26,364,397 | ) | |||
From net realized gain on investment | — | (1,494,879 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (57,422,280 | ) | (27,859,276 | ) | |||
CAPTIAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | |||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 375,145,264 | 328,736,945 | |||||
Dividends reinvested | 44,232,625 | 22,881,710 | |||||
Redemption fees | 87,691 | 80,834 | |||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (112,214,380 | ) | (67,754,875 | ) | |||
Change in net assets from capital share transactions | 307,251,200 | 283,944,614 | |||||
Total change in net assets | 321,922,608 | 267,810,472 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | |||||||
Beginning of year | 311,340,892 | 43,530,420 | |||||
End of year* | $ | 633,263,500 | $ | 311,340,892 | |||
* Including undistributed net investment income of: . | $ | 5,753,471 | $ | 3,463,833 | |||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Dynamic Financial Services Fund | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | ||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 5,354 | ||
Net realized gain on investments | 527,695 | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 58,215 | |||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | 591,264 | |||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||
Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||
From net investment income | (840 | ) | ||
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (840 | ) | ||
CAPTIAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 7,434,176 | |||
Dividends reinvested | 840 | |||
Redemption fees | 1,701 | |||
Cost of shares redeemed | (483,145 | ) | ||
Change in net assets from capital share transactions | 6,953,572 | |||
Total change in net assets | 7,543,996 | |||
NET ASSETS: | ||||
Beginning of year (1) | — | |||
End of year* | $ | 7,543,996 | ||
* Including undistributed net investment income of: | $ | 4,514 | ||
(1) | Commenced operations on November 1, 2005 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Dynamic Innovators Fund | ||||
Period Ended October 31, 2006 (1) | ||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 46,291 | ||
Net realized gain on investments | 41,166 | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 64,270 | |||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | 151,727 | |||
CAPTIAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 4,924,505 | |||
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,803 | ) | ||
Change in net assets from capital share transactions | 4,921,702 | |||
Total change in net assets | 5,073,429 | |||
NET ASSETS: | ||||
Beginning of period | — | |||
End of period* | $ | 5,073,429 | ||
* Including undistributed net investment income of: | 46,291 | |||
(1) | Commenced operations on July 11, 2006 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Municipal Money Market Fund | |||||||
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | Year Ended October 31, 2005 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | |||||||
Net investment income | $ | 8,403,753 | $ | 5,162,596 | |||
Net realized gain on investments | 412 | 2,815 | |||||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | 8,404,165 | 5,165,411 | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | |||||||
Distributions to Adviser Class Shareholders: | |||||||
From net investment income | (40,599 | ) | (4,859 | ) | |||
Distributions to Investor Class Shareholders: | |||||||
From net investment income | (8,363,154 | ) | (5,185,308 | ) | |||
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (8,403,753 | ) | (5,190,167 | ) | |||
CAPTIAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | |||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 715,101,834 | 459,390,771 | |||||
Dividends reinvested | 6,780,063 | 2,955,883 | |||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (558,743,456 | ) | (387,244,093 | ) | |||
Change in net assets from shares of beneficial interest transactions | 163,138,441 | 75,102,561 | |||||
Total change in net assets | 163,138,853 | 75,077,805 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | |||||||
Beginning of year | 205,305,281 | 130,227,476 | |||||
End of year | $ | 368,444,134 | $ | 205,305,281 | |||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Tax Optimized Income Fund | |||||||
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | Year Ended October 31, 2005 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | |||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,625,172 | $ | 1,457,688 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (55,360 | ) | 46,520 | ||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 126,839 | (616,587 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | 1,696,651 | 887,621 | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | |||||||
Distributions to Adviser Class Shareholders | |||||||
From net investment income | (5,000 | ) | (1,966 | ) | |||
From net realized gain on investments | (1 | ) | — | ||||
Distributions to Investor Class Shareholders: | |||||||
From net investment income | (1,621,428 | ) | (1,461,892 | ) | |||
From net realized gain on investments | (11,074 | ) | — | ||||
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (1,637,503 | ) | (1,463,858 | ) | |||
CAPTIAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | |||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 3,002,248 | 1,774,244 | |||||
Dividends reinvested | 1,613,847 | 1,450,040 | |||||
Redemption fees | 50 | 274 | |||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,810,285 | ) | (8,168,307 | ) | |||
Change in net assets from shares of beneficial interest transactions | (194,140 | ) | (4,943,749 | ) | |||
Total change in net assets | (134,992 | ) | (5,519,986 | ) | |||
NET ASSETS: | |||||||
Beginning of year | 45,803,881 | 51,323,867 | |||||
End of year* | $ | 45,668,889 | $ | 45,803,881 | |||
* Including undistributed net investment income of: | $ | 4,213 | $ | 5,475 | |||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Balance Fund |
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each year)
Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value per share, beginning of year | $ | 12.67 | $ | 12.44 | $ | 11.08 | $ | 9.17 | $ | 10.10 | ||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.24 | |||||||||||
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 1.26 | 0.85 | 1.37 | 1.91 | (0.91 | ) | ||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.47 | 1.04 | 1.56 | 2.13 | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.20 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.25 | ) | ||||||
Net realized gains on investments | (0.22 | ) | (0.62 | ) | — | — | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Total distributions | (0.42 | ) | (0.81 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||
Net asset value per share, end of year | $ | 13.72 | $ | 12.67 | $ | 12.44 | $ | 11.08 | $ | 9.17 | ||||||
Total return | 11.79 | % | 8.46 | % | 14.19 | % | 23.50 | % | (6.82 | %) | ||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets at end of year (000) | $ | 98,162 | $ | 97,471 | $ | 70,705 | $ | 53,756 | $ | 43,027 | ||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Before waivers, reimbursements, and recoveries | 1.19 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||
After waivers, reimbursements, and recoveries | 1.19 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.35 | % | 1.35 | % | 1.35 | % | ||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.60 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.78 | % | 2.26 | % | 2.45 | % | ||||||
Portfolio turnover. | 22 | % | 36 | % | 56 | % | 39 | % | 42 | % | ||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Dividend Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
Year Ended October 31, | Period Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 (a) | ||||||||||
Per Share Data: | |||||||||||||
Net asset value per share, beginning of period | $ | 11.98 | $ | 12.34 | $ | 10.69 | $ | 10.00 | |||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.61 | 1.57 | 1.09 | (b) | 0.06 | ||||||||
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments | .51 | (0.14 | ) | 1.51 | 0.63 | ||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.12 | 1.43 | 2.60 | 0.69 | |||||||||
Less Distributions: | |||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (1.58 | ) | (1.51 | ) | (0.95 | ) | — | ||||||
Net realized gains on investments | — | (0.28 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Total distributions | (1.58 | ) | (1.79 | ) | (0.95 | ) | — | ||||||
Net asset value per share, end of period | $ | 12.52 | $ | 11.98 | $ | 12.34 | $ | 10.69 | |||||
Total return | 18.68 | % | 11.85 | % | 24.90 | % | 6.90 | %(c) | |||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||||||||||
Net Assets at end of period (000) | $ | 633,264 | $ | 311,335 | $ | 43,530 | $ | 13,527 | |||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||
Before waivers, reimbursements, and recoveries | 1.18 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.56 | % | 3.11 | %(d) | |||||
After waivers, reimbursements, and recoveries | 1.18 | % | 1.23 | % | 1.35 | % | 1.35 | %(d) | |||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 14.04 | % | 14.22 | % | 9.08 | % | 5.69 | %(d) | |||||
Portfolio turnover | 192 | % | 216 | % | 194 | % | 9 | % | |||||
(a) | For the period from September 22, 2003 (inception of fund) to October 31, 2003. |
(b) | Net investment income is calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Not Annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Financial Services Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each year)
October Year Ended 31,2006 (a) | ||||
Per Share Data: | ||||
Net asset value per share, beginning of year | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | 0.02 | |||
Net realized/unrealized gains on investments | 2.12 | |||
Total from investment operations | 2.14 | |||
Less Distributions: | ||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.01 | ) | ||
Total distributions | (0.01 | ) | ||
Net asset value per share, end of year | $ | 12.13 | ||
Total return | 21.47 | % | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net Assets at end of year (000) | $ | 7,544 | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | ||||
Before waivers, reimbursements, and recoveries | 2.53 | % | ||
After waivers, reimbursements, and recoveries | 1.35 | % | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.15 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover | 106 | % | ||
(a) | For the period from November 1, 2005 (inception of fund) to October 31, 2006. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Dynamic Innovators Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
Period Ended October 31, 2006 (a) | ||||
Per Share Data: | ||||
Net asset value per share, beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | 0.09 | |||
Net realized/unrealized gains on investments | 0.22 | |||
Total from investment operations | 0.31 | |||
Net asset value per share, end of period | $ | 10.31 | ||
Total return | 3.10 | %(b) | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net Assets at end of period (000) | $ | 5,073 | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | ||||
Before waivers, reimbursements, and recoveries | 4.25 | %(c) | ||
After waivers, reimbursements and recoveries | 1.35 | %(c) | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.18 | %(c) | ||
Portfolio turnover | 3.25 | % | ||
(a) | For the period from July 11, 2006 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2006. |
(b) | Not Annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Municipal Money Market Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | Year Ended October 31, 2005 | Period Ended October 31, 2004 (a) | ||||||||
Adviser Class Shares: | ||||||||||
Net asset value per share, beginning of period | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | ||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | |||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | |||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||
Total distributions | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||
Net asset value per share, end of period | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | ||||
Total return | 3.07 | % | 1.98 | % | 0.89 | %(b) | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||
Net Assets at end of period (000) | $ | 2,604 | $ | 617 | $ | 80 | ||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||
Before waivers and reimbursements | 0.78 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.93 | %(c) | ||||
After waivers and reimbursements | 0.55 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.59 | %(c) | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.06 | % | 2.01 | % | 0.90 | %(c) | ||||
(a) | For the period from March 30, 2004 (inception of fund) to October 31, 2004. |
(b) | Not Annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Municipal Money Market Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
Year Ended October 31, | Period Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 (a) | ||||||||||
Investor Class Shares: | |||||||||||||
Net asset value per share, beginning of period | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | |||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||
Less Distributions: | |||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||
Total distributions | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||
Net asset value per share, end of period | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | |||||
Total return | 3.33 | % | 2.24 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.00 | %(b) | |||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||||||||||
Net Assets at end of period (000) | $ | 365,840 | $ | 204,689 | $ | 130,147 | $ | 59,126 | |||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||
Before waivers and reimbursements | 0.53 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.73 | %(c) | |||||
After waivers and reimbursements | 0.30 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.32 | %(c) | |||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.31 | % | 2.26 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.09 | %(c) | |||||
(a) | For the period from December 5, 2002 (inception of fund) to October 31, 2003. |
(b) | Not Annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Tax Optimized Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | Year Ended October 31, 2005 | Period Ended October 31, 2004 (a) | ||||||||
Adviser Class Shares: | ||||||||||
Net asset value per share, beginning of period | $ | 10.03 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.26 | ||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.16 | (b) | ||||||
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.09 | (0.12 | ) | (0.11 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.05 | |||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.33 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||
Net realized gains on investments | — | (f) | — | — | ||||||
Total distributions | (0.33 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||
Net asset value per share, end of period | $ | 10.10 | $ | 10.03 | $ | 10.15 | ||||
Total return | 4.01 | % | 1.60 | % | 0.55 | %(c) | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||
Net Assets at end of period | $ | 408,535 | $ | 112,454 | $ | 22,159 | ||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||
Before waivers and reimbursements | 1.16 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.25 | %(d) | ||||
After waivers and reimbursements | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | %(d) | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.33 | % | 2.73 | % | 2.41 | %(d) | ||||
Portfolio turnover | 96 | % | 97 | % | 55 | %(e) | ||||
(a) | For the period from March 30, 2004 (inception of fund) to October 31, 2004. |
(b) | Net investment income per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustment for permanent book and tax differences. |
(c) | Not Annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole, without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
(f) | Amount less than $.005. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Alpine Mutual Funds - Tax Optimized Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
Year Ended October 31, 2006 | Year Ended October 31, 2005 | Year Ended October 31, 2004 | Period Ended October 31, 2003 (a) | ||||||||||
Investor Class Shares: | |||||||||||||
Net asset value per share, beginning of period | $ | 10.03 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 10.00 | |||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.23 | |||||||||
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.02 | (0.12 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 0.18 | |||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.41 | |||||||||
Less Distributions: | |||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.36 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.23 | ) | |||||
Net realized gains on investments | — | (f) | — | (0.01 | ) | — | (d) | ||||||
Total distributions | (0.36 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.23 | ) | |||||
Net asset value per share, end of period | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.03 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.18 | |||||
Total return | 3.88 | % | 1.84 | % | 2.42 | % | 4.12 | %(b) | |||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||||||||||
Net Assets at end of period (000) | $ | 45,260 | $ | 45,691 | $ | 51,302 | $ | 55,591 | |||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||
Before waivers and reimbursements | 0.91 | % | 0.90 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.02 | %(c) | |||||
After waivers and reimbursements | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | %(c) | |||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.58 | % | 2.98 | % | 2.62 | % | 2.48 | %(c) | |||||
Portfolio Turnover(e) | 96 | % | 97 | % | 55 | % | 46 | % | |||||
(a) | For the period from December 6, 2002 (inception of fund) to October 31, 2003. |
(b) | Not Annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Amount is less than $.0005. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole, without distinguishing between classes of shares issued. |
(f) | Amount less than $.005. |
See notes to financial statements.
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October 31, 2006
1. | Organization: |
Alpine Series Trust (the “Series Trust’’) was organized in 2001 as a Delaware Business Trust, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 , as amended (the “1940 Act’’), as an open-ended management investment company. Alpine Income Trust (the “Income Trust’’) was organized in 2002 as a Delaware Business Trust, and is registered under the 1940 Act, an open-ended management investment company. Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund, Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund, Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund, and Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund are four separate funds of the Series Trust. Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund and Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund are two separate funds of the Income Trust. Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund, Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund, Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund, Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund, Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund, and Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund (individually referred to as a “Fund’’ and collectively, “the Funds’’) are diversified funds. Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC (the “Adviser’’) is a Delaware Corporation and serves as investment manager to the Funds. Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund and Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund commenced operations on November 1, 2005 and July 11, 2006, respectively.
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. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP’’), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported herein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
A. Valuation of Securities:
The Dynamic Balance, Dynamic Dividend, Dynamic Financial Services, Dynamic Innovators and Tax Optimized Income Funds value securities for which the primary market is on a domestic or foreign exchange and over-the-counter admitted to trading on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation Market System (“NASDAQ’’) National List at the last quoted sale price at the end of each business day or, if no sale, at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter securities not included in the NASDAQ National List for which market quotations are readily available are valued at a price quoted by one or more brokers. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the close of U.S. markets but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith according to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The valuation of certain debt securities for which market quotations are not readily available may be based upon current market prices of securities which are comparable in coupon, rating, and maturity or an appropriate matrix utilizing similar factors.
The Municipal Money Market Fund values its investments at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, amortized cost, as defined, is a method of valuing securities at acquisition cost, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount rather than at their value based on current market factors.
B. Security Transactions and Investment Income:
Securities transactions are recorded on the date a security is purchased or sold (i.e. on the trade date).
Realized gains and losses are computed on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, where applicable. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or in the case of some foreign securities, on the date thereafter when the Funds are made aware of the dividend. Foreign income may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, which are accrued as applicable. Capital gains realized on some foreign securities are subject to foreign taxes, which are accrued as applicable.
Dividends and interest from non-U.S. sources received by the Funds are generally subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes at rates ranging up to 30%. Such withholding taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of applicable U.S. income tax treaties, and the Funds intend to undertake any procedural steps required to claim the benefits of such treaties.
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C. Short Sale Transactions:
The Dynamic Balance, Dynamic Dividend, Dynamic Financial Services, and Dynamic Innovators Fund are authorized to engage in short selling. Short sales are transactions in which a fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. To complete such a transaction, a fund must borrow the security to deliver to the buyer when affecting a short sale. The fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it in the open market at some later date. When a fund sells a security short, an amount equal to the sales proceeds is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equal amount as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the short position. A fund will incur a loss, which could be substantial and potentially unlimited, if the market price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund replaces the borrowed security. A fund will realize a gain if the security declines in value between those dates. A fund is also at risk of incurring dividend expense if the issuer of the security that has been sold short declares a dividend. A fund must pay the dividend to the lender of the security.
All short sales must be fully collateralized. Accordingly, the funds maintain collateral in a segregated account with their custodian, consisting of cash and/or liquid securities sufficient to collateralize their obligations on short positions.
D. Line of Credit:
Each Fund has a line of credit with Custodial Trust Company (“CTC’’). Loans in aggregate, whether to cover overdrafts or for investment purposes, may not exceed the maximum amount that is permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The average interest rate paid on outstanding borrowings was 6.02% for the year ended October 31, 2006.
Dynamic | |||||||||||||
Dynamic | Dynamic | Financial | Dynamic | ||||||||||
Balance | Dividend | Services | Innovators | ||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ||||||||||
Total line of credit amount available | $ | 32,919,211 | $ | 219,438,159 | $ | 2,584,928 | $ | 1,072,684 | |||||
Line of credit outstanding at October 31, 2006 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Line of credit amount unused at October 31, 2006 | 32,919,211 | 219,438,159 | 2,584,928 | 1,072,684 | |||||||||
Average balance outstanding during fiscal 2006 | — | 68,236 | 4,650 | — | |||||||||
Interest expense incurred during fiscal 2006 | — | 4,957 | 297 | — | |||||||||
E. Income Taxes:
It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute timely, all of its investment company taxable income and net realized capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is recorded.
Under applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends, and capital gains earned on foreign investments. Where available, the Funds will file for claims on foreign taxes withheld.
F. Dividends and Distributions:
The Dynamic Balance, the Dynamic Dividend, Dynamic Financial Services, Dynamic Innovators and the Tax Optimized Income Funds intend to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, throughout the year to their shareholders in the form of dividends. The Municipal Money Market Fund declares and accrues dividends daily on each business day based upon the Fund’s net income, and pays dividends monthly. Distributions to shareholders are recorded at the close of business on the ex-dividend date. All dividends are automatically reinvested in full and fractional shares of a Fund at net asset value per share, unless otherwise requested.
The amounts of dividends from net investment income and of distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences
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are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment.
G. Class Allocations:
Income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Tax Optimized Income Fund and Municipal Money Market Fund are allocated among the classes of each respective Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Class specific expenses are allocated to the class to which they relate. Currently, class specific expenses are limited to those incurred under the Distribution Plan for Adviser Class shares.
H. Foreign Translation Transactions:
The Dynamic Balance, Dynamic Dividend, Dynamic Financial Services and Dynamic Innovators Funds may invest up to 15%, 25%, 15% and 20%, respectively, of the value of their total assets in foreign securities. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Non-U.S. denominated amounts are translated into U.S. dollars as follows, with the resultant translation gains and losses recorded in the Statements of Operations:
i) market value of investment and other assets and liabilities at the exchange rate on the valuation date, |
ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. |
I. Risk Associated With Foreign Securities and Currencies:
Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include future political and economic developments and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is a possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments, which could adversely affect investments in those countries.
Certain countries may also impose substantial restrictions on investments in their capital markets by foreign entities, including restrictions on investments in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to relevant national interests. These factors may limit the investment opportunities available to the Funds or result in a lack of liquidity and high price volatility with respect to securities of issuers from developing countries.
J. Forward Currency Contracts:
A forward currency contract (“forward’’) is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of the forward contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. The forward contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the forward contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the fluctuation in value during the period the forward contract was open. The Funds could be exposed to risk if a counterparty is unable to meet the terms of a forward or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably.
K. New Accounting Pronouncements:
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB’’) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes’’ (“FIN 48’’). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not’’ of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. To the extent that a tax benefit of a position is not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold, the Funds would report an income tax expense in the statement of operations. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax
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years as of the effective date. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FIN 48, and the impact, if any, of this standard on the Funds’ financial statements has not yet been determined.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.’’ The Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Statement establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and is to be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this Statement is initially applied. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157, and the impact, if any, of this standard on the Funds’ financial statements has not yet been determined.
3. | Capital Share Transactions |
The Funds have an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with $0.0001 par value, authorized. Transactions in shares and dollars of the Funds were as follows:
Dynamic Balance Fund
Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
October 31, 2006 | October 31, 2005 | ||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Shares sold | 370,139 | $ | 4,892,372 | 2,357,599 | $ | 30,307,445 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 223,573 | 2,949,759 | 347,482 | 4,421,872 | |||||||||
Redemption fees. | — | 828 | |||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,132,504 | ) | (15,013,692 | ) | (695,107 | ) | (8,900,384 | ) | |||||
Total Net change | (538,792 | ) | $ | (7,170,733 | ) | 2,009,974 | $ | 25,828,933 | |||||
Dynamic Dividend Fund
Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
October 31, 2006 | October 31, 2005 | ||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Shares sold | 30,153,191 | $ | 375,145,264 | 26,088,374 | $ | 328,736,945 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 3,582,605 | 44,232,625 | 1,851,414 | 22,881,710 | |||||||||
Redemption fees | — | 87,691 | — | 80,834 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (9,111,449 | ) | (112,214,380 | ) | (5,487,954 | ) | (67,754,875 | ) | |||||
Total net change | 24,624,347 | $ | 307,251,200 | 22,451,834 | $ | 283,944,614 |
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October 31, 2006
Dynamic Financial Services Fund
Year Ended | |||||||
October 31, 2006(1) | |||||||
Shares | Amount | ||||||
Shares sold | 662,964 | $ | 7,434,176 | ||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 81 | 840 | |||||
Redemption fees | — | 1,701 | |||||
Shares redeemed | (41,230 | ) | (483,145 | ) | |||
Total net change | 621,815 | $ | 6,953,572 |
(1) Fund commenced operations on November 1, 2005.
Dynamic Innovators Fund | |||||||
Period Ended | |||||||
October 31, 2006(2) | |||||||
Shares | Amount | ||||||
Shares sold | 492,389 | $ | 4,924,505 | ||||
Shares redeemed | (279 | ) | (2,803 | ) | |||
Total net change | 492,110 | $ | 4,921,702 |
(2) Fund commenced operations on July 11, 2006
Municipal Money Market Fund
Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
October 31,2006 | October 31, 2005 | ||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Investor Class | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | 710,971,867 | $ | 710,996,325 | 458,637,794 | $ | 458,637,794 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of | |||||||||||||
dividends | 6,751,219 | 6,751,219 | 2,951,047 | 2,951,047 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (556,596,165 | ) | (556,596,165 | ) | (387,022,761 | ) | (387,022,761 | ) | |||||
Total net change | 161,126,921 | $ | 161,151,379 | 74,566,080 | $ | 74,566,080 | |||||||
Adviser Class | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | 4,105,510 | $ | 4,105,509 | 752,977 | $ | 752,977 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of | |||||||||||||
Dividends | 28,844 | 28,844 | 4,836 | 4,836 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,147,291 | ) | 2,147,291 | (221,332 | ) | (221,332 | ) | ||||||
Total net change | 1,987,063 | $ | 1,987,062 | 536,481 | $ | 536,481 |
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October 31, 2006
Tax Optimized Income Fund
Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
October 31, 2006 | Octo ber31,2005 | ||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Investor Class | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | 257,070 | $ | 2,582,229 | 166,813 | $ | 1,685,243 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 160,542 | 1,610,154 | 143,767 | 1,448,075 | |||||||||
Redemption fees | — | 50 | — | 274 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (466,588 | ) | (4,682,994 | ) | (810,106 | ) | (8,168,307 | ) | |||||
Total net change | (48,976 | ) | $ | (490,561 | ) | (499,526 | ) | $ | (5,034,715 | ) | |||
Adviser Class | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | 41,598 | $ | 420,019 | 8,831 | $ | 89,000 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | 366 | 3,693 | 195 | 1,965 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | (12,724 | ) | (127,291 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Total net change | 29,240 | $ | 296,421 | 9,026 | $ | 90,965 |
4. | Purchases and Sales of Securities: |
Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended October 31, 2006 are as follows:
Non-U.S. Government | U.S. Government | ||||||||||||
Purchases | Sales | Purchases | Sales | ||||||||||
Dynamic Balance Fund | $ | 14,562,828 | $ | 20,425,343 | $ | 5,518,428 | $ | — | |||||
Dynamic Dividend Fund | 1,104,416,092 | 829,973,858 | — | — | |||||||||
Dynamic Financial Services Fund | 10,054,220 | 3,800,787 | — | — | |||||||||
Tax Optimized Income Fund | 87,443,113 | 87,064,954 | — | — | |||||||||
Dynamic Innovators Fund | 1,442,169 | 159,973 | — | — |
5. | Distribution Plans: |
Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar’’) serves as the Funds’ distributor. The Municipal Money Market Fund and the Tax Optimized Income Fund have each adopted a distribution and servicing plan (the “Plan’’) for its Adviser Class shares as allowed by Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan authorizes payments by the Fund in connection with the distribution and servicing of its shares at an annual rate, as determined from time to time by the Board of Trustees, of up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Amounts paid under the Plan by the Fund may be spent by the Fund on any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, including but not limited to advertising, compensation for sales and marketing activities of financial institutions and others such as dealers and distributors, shareholder account servicing, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current shareholders and the printing and mailing of sales literature. The Municipal Money Market Fund incurred $23,572 and the Tax Optimized Income Fund incurred $4,420 pursuant to the Plan for the year ended October 31, 2006.
The Plan for the Municipal Money Market Fund and the Tax Optimized Income Fund may be terminated at any time by vote of the Trustees of the Income Trust who are not “interested persons’’, as defined by the 1940 Act, of the Income Trust, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the respective class.
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October 31, 2006
6. | Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Affiliated Transactions: |
Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC (“Alpine’’) provides investment advisory services to the Funds. Pursuant to the investment adviser’s agreement with the Funds, Alpine is entitled to an annual fee based on 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets for the Dynamic Balance Fund, Dynamic Dividend Fund, Dynamic Financial Services Fund and Dynamic Innovators Fund. Alpine is entitled to an annual fee based on 0.45% of the Municipal Money Market Fund’s average daily net assets and an annual fee based on 0.75% of the Tax Optimized Income Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Adviser agreed to reimburse the Dynamic Balance Fund, Dynamic Dividend Fund, Dynamic Financial Services Fund, Dynamic Innovators Fund and Tax Optimized Income Fund-Investor Class to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees, interest, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) did not exceed 1.35%, 1.35%, 1.35%, 1.35% and 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the Adviser agreed to reimburse the Municipal Money Market Fund-Investor Class to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees, interest, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) did not exceed certain limits. The limits ranged from 0.25% to 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during 2006. The expense caps for the Adviser Class Shares of the Municipal Money Market Fund and Tax Optimized Income Fund are 0.25% higher than the Investor Class shares. The Adviser may recover expenses paid in excess of the cap on expenses for the three previous years, as long as the recovery does not cause the Fund to exceed such cap on expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the Adviser waived investment advisory fees totaling 601,239, 139,078, 42,892 and $42,102 for the Municipal Money Market Fund, Tax Optimized Income Fund, Dynamic Financial Services Fund and Dynamic Innovators Fund, respectively. The expense limitation will remain in effect unless and until the Board of Trustees of the Series and Income Trusts approve its modification or termination.
Reimbursed/absorbed expenses subject to potential recovery by year of expiration as follows:
Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Municipal | Tax Optimized | ||||||||||||
Innovators | Financial | Dividend | Money Market | Income | ||||||||||||
Year of Expiration | Fund | Services Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | |||||||||||
10/31/07 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,149 | $ | 311,122 | $ | 233,633 | ||||||
10/31/08 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 574,245 | $ | 148,232 | ||||||
10/31/09 | $ | 42,102 | $ | 42,892 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
At October 31, 2006, the Dynamic Balance Fund and Dynamic Dividend had $571,019 and $30,996,984, respectively, invested in the Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund.
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October 31, 2006
7. | Federal Income Tax Information: |
At October 31, 2006, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
Dynamic | Municipal | Tax | |||||||||||||||||
Dynamic | Dynamic | Financial | Dynamic | Money | Optimized | ||||||||||||||
Balance | Dividend | Services | Innovators | Market | Income | ||||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | ||||||||||||||
Cost of investments | $ | 80,244,465 | $ | 609,834,553 | $ | 7,425,087 | $ | 4,967,679 | $ | 367,989,760 | $ | 46,313,912 | |||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 20,631,232 | $ | 43,678,690 | $ | 310,901 | $ | 103,029 | $ | — | $ | 143,456 | |||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (3,064,214 | ) | (27,864,646 | ) | (255,678 | ) | (38,759 | ) | — | (25,728 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/ | |||||||||||||||||||
(depreciation) | $ | 17,567,018 | $ | 15,814,044 | $ | 55,223 | $ | 64,270 | $ | — | $ | 117,728 | |||||||
Undistributed ordinary | |||||||||||||||||||
Income | $ | 564,747 | $ | 5,753,471 | $ | 535,201 | $ | 87,457 | $ | — | $ | 4,213 | |||||||
Undistributed long-term | |||||||||||||||||||
capital gain | 2,739,016 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings | $ | 3,303,763 | $ | 5,753,471 | $ | 535,201 | $ | 87,457 | $ | — | $ | 4,213 | |||||||
Other accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||
gains/(losses) | $ | — | $ | (19,455,781 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (55,361 | ) | |||||
Total accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||
earnings/(losses) | $ | 20,870,781 | $ | 2,111,734 | $ | 590,424 | $ | 151,727 | $ | — | $ | 66,580 |
The tax basis of investments for tax and financial reporting purposes differs principally due to the deferral of losses on wash sales, REIT tax adjustments, and mark-to-market cost basis adjustments for investments in foreign passive investment companies (PFICs) for tax purposes.
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October 31, 2006
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:
2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Dynamic Balance Fund | |||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 1,535,036 | $ | 1,778,074 | |||
Long-term capital gain | 1,667,049 | 3,203,577 | |||||
$ | 3,202,085 | $ | 4,981,651 | ||||
Dynamic Dividend Fund | |||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 57,422,280 | $ | 27,647,226 | |||
Long-term capital gain | — | 212,050 | |||||
$ | 57,422,280 | $ | 27,859,276 | ||||
Dynamic Financial Services Fund | |||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 840 | |||||
Long-term capital gain | — | ||||||
$ | 840 | ||||||
Dynamic Innovators Fund | |||||||
Ordinary income | $ | — | |||||
Long-term capital gain | — | ||||||
$— | |||||||
Municipal Money Market Fund | |||||||
Exempt interest dividend | $ | 8,396,915 | $ | 5,190,167 | |||
Ordinary Income | 6,838 | — | |||||
Long-term capital gain | — | — | |||||
$ | 8,403,753 | $ | 5,190,167 | ||||
Tax Optimized Income Fund | |||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 316,746 | $ | 619,728 | |||
Exempt interest dividends | 1,309,688 | 844,130 | |||||
Long-term capital gain | 11,069 | — | |||||
$ | 1,637,503 | $ | 1,463,858 |
Capital loss carryovers as of October 31, 2006 are as follows:
Dynamic | Tax Optimized | ||||||
Dividend | Income | ||||||
Expiration Date | Fund | Fund | |||||
10/31/2013 | $ | 4,335,047 | — | ||||
10/31/2014 | $ | 15,159,910 | $ | 55,361 |
*Capital gain distributions will resume in the future to the extent gains are realized in excess of the available gains.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Trustees
of Alpine Series Trust and Alpine Income Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments of Alpine Series Trust, comprising the Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund, Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund, Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund and Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund; and Alpine Income Trust, comprising the Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund and Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds’’), as of October 31, 2006 and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for the periods indicated therein, and the financial highlights for the periods subsequent to October 31, 2003. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The Funds’ financial highlights for the periods ended prior to October 31, 2004 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated December 19, 2003, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2006, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the first paragraph, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Milwaukee, WI
December 18, 2006
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Additional Information (Unaudited)
Expense Examples
October 31, 2006
As a shareholder of the Dynamic Balance Fund and the Municipal Money Market Fund, Adviser and Investor Class, you will incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. As a shareholder of the Dynamic Dividend Fund and the Tax Optimized Income Fund, Adviser & Investor Class, you will incur two types of costs: (1) redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on in investment of $1,000 for the period 5/1/06-10/31/06.
The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. The Funds charge no sales load or transaction fees, but do assess shareholders for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request a redemption by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. Shareholders in the Dynamic Dividend Fund will be charged a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net amount of the redemption if they redeem their shares less than 60 calendar days after purchase.
Shareholders in the Tax Optimized Income Fund, Adviser & Investor Class, will be charged a redemption fee equal to 0.25% of the net amount of the redemption if they redeem their shares less than 30 calendar days after purchase. IRA accounts will be charged a $15.00 annual maintenance fee. To the extent the Funds invest in shares of other investment companies as a part of their investment strategies, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Funds invest in addition to the expenses of the Fund. These expenses are not included in the example below. The example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, shareholder servicing fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. 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 heading entitled
“ Expenses Paid During Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the 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 does not represent the Funds’ actual returns. 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 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 redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Alpine Dynamic Balance Fund | ||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | ||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | ||||||||
5/01/2006 | 10/31/2006 | 5/1/06-10/31/06* | ||||||||
Actual (1) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.70 | $ | 6.02 | ||||
Hypothetical (2) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.21 | $ | 6.06 |
(1) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 0.87% return. The return is considered after expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(2) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.00% annual return. The return is considered before expenses are deducted from the fund. |
* | Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.19%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Expense Examples
October 31, 2006
Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | ||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | ||||||||
5/1/2006 | 10/31/2006 | 5/1/06-10/31/06* | ||||||||
Actual (1) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.40 | $ | 6.01 | ||||
Hypothetical (2) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.26 | $ | 6.01 |
(1) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 2.14% return. The return is considered after expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(2) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.00% annual return. The return is considered before expenses are deducted from the fund. |
* | Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.18%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Alpine Dynamic Financial Services Fund
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | ||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | ||||||||
5/1/2006 | 10/31/2006 | 5/1/06-10/31/06* | ||||||||
Actual (1) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,057.50 | $ | 7.00 | ||||
Hypothetical (2) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.40 | $ | 6.87 |
(1) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.75% return. The return is considered after expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(2) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.00% annual return. The return is considered before expenses are deducted from the fund. |
* | Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.35%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | ||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | ||||||||
7/11/2006(3) | 10/31/2006 | 7/11/2006-10/31/06* | ||||||||
Actual (1) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,031.00 | $ | 6.91 | ||||
Hypothetical (2) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.54 | $ | 6.83 |
(1) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 3.10% return. The return is considered after expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(2) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.00% annual return. The return is considered before expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(3) | Fund commenced operations on July 12, 2006. |
* | Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.35%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 112/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Expense Examples
October 31, 2006
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund
Adviser Class Shares
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | ||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | ||||||||
5/1/2006 | 10/31/2006 | 5/1/06-10/31/06* | ||||||||
Actual (1) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,016.40 | $ | 2.80 | ||||
Hypothetical (2) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.43 | $ | 2.80 |
(1) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 1.64% return. The return is considered after expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(2) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.00% annual return. The return is considered before expenses are deducted from the fund. |
* | Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.55%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Alpine Municipal Money Market Fund
Investor Class Shares
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | ||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | ||||||||
5/1/2006 | 10/31/2006 | 5/1/06-10/31/06* | ||||||||
Actual (1) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.70 | $ | 1.53 | ||||
Hypothetical (2) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.69 | $ | 1.53 |
(1) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 1.77% return. The return is considered after expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(2) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.00% annual return. The return is considered before expenses are deducted from the fund. |
* | Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund
Adviser Class Shares
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | ||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | ||||||||
5/1/2006 | 10/31/2006 | 5/1/06-10/31/06* | ||||||||
Actual (1) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.10 | $ | 4.33 | ||||
Hypothetical (2) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.92 | $ | 4.33 |
(1) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 2.11% return. The return is considered after expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(2) Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.00% annual return. The return is considered before expenses are deducted from the fund.
* | Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.85%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Expense Examples
October 31, 2006
Alpine Tax Optimized Income Fund
Investor Class Shares
Beginning | Ending | Expenses Paid | ||||||||
Account Value | Account Value | During Period | ||||||||
5/1/2006 | 10/31/2006 | 5/1/06-10/31/06* | ||||||||
Actual (1) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.40 | $ | 3.06 | ||||
Hypothetical (2) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.18 | $ | 3.06 |
(1) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 2.14% return. The return is considered after expenses are deducted from the fund. |
(2) | Ending account values and expenses paid during period based on a 5.00% annual return. The return is considered before expenses are deducted from the fund. |
* | Expenses are equal to Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.60%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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October 31, 2006
Investment Advisor and Advisory Contract
On December 13, 2005, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, the Boards of Trustees, including all of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Contracts or interested persons of any such party (the non-interested Trustees), approved the continuance of the Advisory Contracts for the Funds. In so doing, the Board Members studied materials specifically relating to the Advisory Contracts provided by the Adviser, the Funds’ counsel and the Funds’ administrator. The Board Members considered a variety of factors, including the following:
The Board Members considered the expected nature, quality and scope of the management and investment advisory services and personnel provided each Fund by the Adviser; the rate of investment advisory fees payable to the Adviser and a comparison of the fees paid by comparable funds; the compensation (in addition to the investment advisory fees) and other benefits received by the Adviser and its respective affiliates; the Adviser’s costs in providing services; the economies of scale realized by the Adviser; the annual operating expenses of each Fund; and the policies and practices of the Adviser with respect to portfolio transactions for each Fund.
The Board Members also evaluated the investment performance of the Funds relative to their respective benchmark indices over the last year, three years, five years, ten years and since inception (as applicable).
The Board Members also reviewed Lipper analytical data relating to average expenses and advisory fees for comparable funds. Based on the information provided, the Board Members determined that each Fund’s fee structure is competitive with funds having similar investment goals and strategies.
The Board Members considered the Funds’ total expense ratios and contractual investment advisory fees compared to their respective industry average by quartile, within the appropriate Lipper benchmark category and Lipper category range. The Board Members also considered the amount and nature of fees paid by shareholders. The Board Members considered the fact that the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees for the Dynamic Balance Fund, the Dynamic Dividend Fund, the Municipal Money Market Fund and the Tax Optimized Income Fund for a period of one year, to be reviewed again at the next Advisory Contract renewal. It was noted that each Fund’s management fee and expense ratio are within the average range compared to its peer funds.
The Board Members considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized with respect to operational costs as the Funds grow in their number of shareholders and assets under management, the existence of breakpoints previously established by the Adviser, and whether fee levels to be charged by the Adviser reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors and are fair under the circumstances, which the Board Members, including all of the non-interested Trustees, believed to be the case.
Based on the Board Members’ review and consultation with the Funds’ independent counsel, of the material aspects of the Advisory Contracts, including the foregoing factors and such other information believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Contracts, the Board Members, including all of the non-interested Trustees voting separately, concluded that the continuation of the Advisory Contracts would be in the best interest of the Funds’ shareholders, and determined that the compensation to the Adviser provided for in the Advisory Contracts is fair and equitable.
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Information about Trustees and Officers
The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of Funds’ Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of the Funds is set forth below. The SAI includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-888-785-5578.
Independent Trustees
# of | |||||
Position(s) | Term of Office | Portfolios in | |||
Held with | and Length of | Principal Occupation During | Fund | Other Directorships | |
Name, Address and Age | the Trust | Time Served | Past Five Years | Complex* | Held by Trustee |
Laurence B. Ashkin (78), | Independent | Indefinite, | Real estate developer and | 10 | Trustee of Alpine |
2500 Westchester Ave. | Trustee | Since the | construction consultant since | Equity and Alpine | |
Purchase, NY 10577 | Trust’s | 1980; Founder and President of | Series Trusts | ||
inception | Centrum Properties, Inc. since | (formerly Evergreen | |||
1980. | Global Equity Trust). | ||||
H. Guy Leibler (52), | Independent | Indefinite, | Chief Operating Officer L&L | 10 | Director, White |
2500 Westchester Ave. | Trustee | since the | Acquisitions, LLC since 2004; | Plains Hospital | |
Purchase, NY 10577 | Trust’s | President, Skidmore, Owings & | Center; Founding | ||
inception. | Merrill LLP, 2001-2003, Director | Director, Stellaris | |||
of Brand Space Inc., a brand | Health Network, | ||||
marketing/advertising company | Trustee of Alpine | ||||
(1997-1999); | Equity and Alpine | ||||
Series Trusts | |||||
Jeffrey E. Wacksman (46) | Independent | Indefinite, | Partner, Loeb, Block & Partners | 10 | Director, Dynesty |
2500 Westchester Ave. | Trustee | since 2004 | LLP, since 1994. | Holdings Inc; | |
Purchase, NY 10577 | Director, MH | ||||
Properties Inc.; | |||||
Director, Bondi | |||||
Icebergs Inc.; | |||||
Trustee, Larchmont | |||||
Manor Park Society; | |||||
Trustee of Alpine | |||||
Equity and Alpine | |||||
Series Trusts |
* | The term “Fund Complex’’ refers to the Funds in the Alpine Equity Trust, Alpine Series Trust, Alpine Income Trust, and the Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. |
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Interested Trustees and Officers
# of | |||||
Position(s) | Term of Office | Portfolios in | |||
Held with | and Length of | Principal Occupation During | Fund | Other Directorships | |
Name, Address and Age | the Trust | Time Served | Past Five Years | Complex** | Held by Trustee |
Samuel A. Lieber* (50), | Interested | Indefinite, | CEO of Alpine Woods Capital | 10 | Trustee of Alpine |
2500 Westchester Ave. | Trustee, | since | Investors, LLC, since November | Equity and Alpine | |
Purchase, NY 10577 | Portfolio | inception. | 1997. Formerly Senior Portfolio | Series Trusts | |
Manager, and | Manager with Evergreen Asset | ||||
President | Management Corp. (1985-1997) | ||||
Stephen A. Lieber (81) | Vice President | Indefinite, | Chairman and Senior Portfolio | 10 | None |
2500 Westchester Ave. | since | Manager, Saxon Woods Advisors, | |||
Purchase, NY 10577 | inception | LLC Since 1999. Formerly | |||
President, Evergreen Asset | |||||
Management Corp. (1971-1999). | |||||
Formerly, Chairman and Chief | |||||
Executive Officer, Lieber & | |||||
Company (1969-1999) | |||||
Steven C. Shachat (45) | Vice President | Indefinite, | Managing Director of Alpine | 10 | None |
2500 Westchester Ave. | and Portfolio | since 2002 | Woods Capital Investors, LLC, | ||
Purchase, NY 10577 | Manager | since September 2002. Formerly, | |||
Senior Portfolio Manager with | |||||
Evergreen Investment | |||||
Management Corp. (1989-2001) | |||||
Sheldon R. Flamm (58) | Treasurer and | Indefinite, | Chief Financial Officer, Saxon | 10 | None |
2500 Westchester Ave. | Chief | since 2002 | Woods Advisors, LLC, 1999- | ||
Purchase, NY 10577 | Compliance | Present; Chief Financial Officer, | |||
Officer | Lieber & Co. a wholly-owned | ||||
subsidiary of First Union National | |||||
Bank), 1997-1999, Chief Financial | |||||
Officer of Evergreen Asset | |||||
Management Corp March 1987 to | |||||
September 1999. | |||||
Oliver Sun (41) | Secretary | Indefinite, | Controller of Alpine Woods | 10 | None |
2500 Westchester Ave. | since 2002 | Capital Investors, LLC, 1998 to | |||
Purchase, NY 10577 | present |
* | Denotes Trustees who is an “interested persons’’ of the Trust or Fund under the 1940 Act. |
** | The term “Fund Complex’’ refers to the Funds in the Alpine Equity Trust, Alpine Series Trust, Alpine Income Trust, and the Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. |
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Tax Information
The Funds designated the following percentages of dividends declared from net investment income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 as qualified dividend income under the Jobs & Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
Dynamic Balance Fund | 58.49% |
Dynamic Dividend Fund | 100.00% |
Dynamic Financial Services Fund | 7.2% |
Dynamic Innovators Fund | 0% |
The Funds designated the following percentages of dividends declared during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 as dividends qualifying for the dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
Dynamic Dividend Fund | 22.4% |
Dynamic Balance Fund | 57.4% |
Dynamic Financial Services Fund | 7.2% |
Dynamic Innovators Fund | 0% |
Additional Information Applicable to Foreign Shareholders Only (Unaudited):
The Funds hereby designate the following percentages of their ordinary income distributions for the fiscal year as interest-related dividends under Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(1)(C).
Dynamic Balance | 36.90% |
Dynamic Dividend | 0.87% |
Dynamic Financial Services | 2.64% |
Dynamic Innovators | 0.00% |
Municipal Money Market | 100.00% |
Tax Optimized | 100.00% |
The Funds hereby designate the following percentages of their ordinary income distributions as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(2)(C).
Dynamic Balance | 0.00% |
Dynamic Dividend | 0.00% |
Dynamic Financial Services | 0.00% |
Dynamic Innovators | 0.00% |
Municipal Money Market | 0.00% |
Tax Optimized | 0.00% |
Availability of Proxy Voting Information
Information regarding how the Fund votes proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free at 1-888-785-5578 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling the toll-free number listed above.
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
Beginning with the Fund’s fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2004, the Funds filed their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC. Going forward, the Funds will file Form N-Q for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.
A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s board of [trustees/directors] has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Laurence Ashkin is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. “Other services” provided by the principal accountant were not applicable. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.
FYE 10/31/2006 | FYE 10/31/2005 | |
Audit Fees | $20,394 | $25,400 |
Audit-Related Fees | 0 | 0 |
Tax Fees | $2,587 | $6,000 |
All Other Fees | 0 | 0 |
The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant. All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
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 Purchasers.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not Applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The Registrant’s President and Treasurer 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. Filed herewith |
(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
(b) | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith. |
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) Alpine Income Trust
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Samuel A. Lieber
Samuel A. Lieber, President
Date January 10, 2007
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/Samuel A. Lieber
Samuel A. Lieber, President
Date January 10, 2007
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Sheldon Flamm
Sheldon Flamm, Treasurer
Date January 10, 2007
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.