United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Form N-CSR Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies 811-1 (Investment Company Act File Number) Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Federated Investors Funds 5800 Corporate Drive Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000 (412) 288-1900 (Registrant's Telephone Number) John W. McGonigle, Esquire Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service) Date of Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2005 Date of Reporting Period: Fiscal year ended 11/30/2005 Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.
Established 1934
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
November 30, 2005
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Class K Shares
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FUND OFFICERS
BOARD REVIEW OF ADVISORY CONTRACT
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Financial Highlights-Class A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended November 30, | ||||||
| 2005 | | 2004 | |||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $18.38 | $17.38 | ||||
Income From Investment Operations: | ||||||
Net investment income | 0.31 | 0.36 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, and futures contracts | 0.56 | 1.01 | ||||
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.87 | 1.37 | ||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.30 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, foreign currency transactions and futures contracts | - -- | - -- | ||||
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.30 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $18.95 | $18.38 | ||||
Total Return 2 | 4.75 | % 3,4 | 7.89 | % | ||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||
Net expenses | 1.16% | 5 | 1.29 | % 5 | ||
Net investment income | 1.63% | 1.72 | % | |||
Expense waiver/reimbursement 7 | 0.08% | 0.01 | % | |||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $234,204 | $237,428 | ||||
Portfolio turnover | 50 | % | 47 | % |
1 The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to November 30. This period represents the one-month period from November 1, 2003 to November 30, 2003.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 During the period, the Fund was reimbursed by the Adviser, which had an impact of less than 0.01% on the total return. See Notes to Financial Statements (Note 5).
4 During the period, the Fund was reimbursed by the Shareholder Services Provider, which had an impact of 0.02% on the total return. See Notes to Financial Statements (Note 5).
5 The expense ratio is calculated without reduction for fees paid indirectly for directed brokerage arrangements. The impact to the expense ratio was less than 0.01% for the years ended November 30, 2005 and November 30, 2004, the period ended November 30, 2003, and the years ended October 31, 2003 and October 31, 2002, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions.
6 Computed on an annualized basis.
7 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
8 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Period Ended | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||
| 11/30/2003 | 1 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |||
$17.32 | $15.61 | $17.22 | $18.78 | ||||||||
0.02 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.48 | ||||||||
0.11 | 1.71 | (1.62 | ) | (1.04 | ) | ||||||
0.13 | 2.02 | (1.23 | ) | (0.56 | ) | ||||||
(0.07 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.53 | ) | ||||
-- | - -- | - -- | (0.47 | ) | |||||||
(0.07 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (1.00 | ) | ||||
$17.38 | $17.32 | $15.61 | $17.22 | ||||||||
0.75 | % | 13.08 | % | (7.32 | )% | (3.12 | )% | ||||
1.26 | % 5,6 | 1.31 | % 5 | 1.26 | % 5 | 1.31 | % | ||||
1.64 | % 6 | 1.89 | % | 2.32 | % | 2.64 | % | ||||
0.01 | % 6 | 0.00 | % 8 | 0.00 | % 8 | 0.00 | % 8 | ||||
$226,701 | $224,461 | $184,294 | $175,854 | ||||||||
1 | % | 74 | % | 54 | % | 28 | % |
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Financial Highlights-Class B Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended November 30, | ||||||
| 2005 | | 2004 | |||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $18.36 | $17.36 | ||||
Income From Investment Operations: | ||||||
Net investment income | 0.14 | 0.23 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions and futures contracts | 0.58 | 1.00 | ||||
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.72 | 1.23 | ||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.15 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, foreign currency transactions and futures contracts | - -- | - -- | ||||
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.15 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $18.93 | $18.36 | ||||
Total Return 2 | 3.95 | % 3 | 7.08 | % | ||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||
Net expenses | 1.95 | % 4 | 2.04 | % 4 | ||
Net investment income | 0.84 | % | 0.97 | % | ||
Expense waiver/reimbursement 6 | 0.06 | % | 0.01 | % | ||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $63,151 | $73,911 | ||||
Portfolio turnover | 50 | % | 47 | % |
1 The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to November 30. This period represents the one-month period from November 1, 2003 to November 30, 2003.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 During the period, the Fund was reimbursed by the Adviser which had an impact of less than 0.01% on the total return. See Notes to Financial Statements (Note 5).
4 The expense ratio is calculated without reduction for fees paid indirectly for directed brokerage arrangements. The impact to the expense ratios was less than 0.01% for the years ended November 30, 2005 and November 30, 2004, the period ended November 30, 2003, and the years ended October 31, 2003 and October 31, 2002, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions.
5 Computed on an annualized basis.
6 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
7 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Period Ended | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||
| 11/30/2003 | 1 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |||
$17.28 | $15.58 | $17.19 | $18.75 | ||||||||
0.01 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.35 | ||||||||
0.11 | 1.70 | (1.62 | ) | (1.05 | ) | ||||||
0.12 | 1.89 | (1.36 | ) | (0.70 | ) | ||||||
(0.04 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||
-- | - -- | - -- | (0.47 | ) | |||||||
(0.04 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.86 | ) | ||||
$17.36 | $17.28 | $15.58 | $17.19 | ||||||||
0.68 | % | 12.22 | % | (8.02 | )% | (3.85 | )% | ||||
2.01 | % 4,5 | 2.06 | % 4 | 2.01 | % 4 | 2.06 | % | ||||
0.89 | % 5 | 1.14 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||
0.01 | % 5 | 0.00 | % 7 | 0.00 | % 7 | 0.00 | % 7 | ||||
$72,412 | $71,836 | $59,165 | $60,058 | ||||||||
1 | % | 74 | % | 54 | % | 28 | % |
Financial Highlights-Class C Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended November 30, | ||||||
| 2005 | | 2004 | |||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $18.31 | $17.32 | ||||
Income From Investment Operations: | ||||||
Net investment income | 0.17 | 0.23 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions and futures contracts | 0.56 | 1.00 | ||||
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.73 | 1.23 | ||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.16 | ) | (0.24 | ) | ||
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, foreign currency transactions and futures contracts | - -- | - -- | ||||
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.16 | ) | (0.24 | ) | ||
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $18.88 | $18.31 | ||||
Total Return 2 | 3.98 | % 3 | 7.09 | % | ||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||
Net expenses | 1.93% 4 | 2.02 | % 4 | |||
Net investment income | 0.88 | % | 0.99 | % | ||
Expense waiver/reimbursement 6 | 0.06 | % | 0.01 | % | ||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $28,922 | $26,704 | ||||
Portfolio turnover | 50 | % | 47 | % |
1 The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to November 30. This period represents the one-month period from November 1, 2003 to November 30, 2003.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 During the period, the Fund was reimbursed by the Adviser which had an impact of less than 0.01% on the total return. See Notes to Financial Statements (Note 5).
4 The expense ratio is calculated without reduction for fees paid indirectly for directed brokerage arrangements. The impact to the expense ratios was less than 0.01% for the years ended November 30, 2005 and November 30, 2004, the period ended November 30, 2003, and the years ended October 31, 2003 and October 30, 2002, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions.
5 Computed on an annualized basis.
6 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
7 Represents less than 0.01%.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Period Ended | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||
| 11/30/2003 | 1 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |||
$17.24 | $15.54 | $17.15 | $18.70 | ||||||||
0.01 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.35 | ||||||||
0.11 | 1.70 | (1.62 | ) | (1.04 | ) | ||||||
0.12 | 1.89 | (1.36 | ) | (0.69 | ) | ||||||
(0.04 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||
-- | - -- | - -- | (0.47 | ) | |||||||
(0.04 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.86 | ) | ||||
$17.32 | $17.24 | $15.54 | $17.15 | ||||||||
0.68 | % | 12.25 | % | (8.03 | )% | (3.81 | )% | ||||
2.01 | % 4,5 | 2.04 | % 4 | 2.01 | % 4 | 2.06 | % | ||||
0.89 | % 5 | 1.16 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||
0.01 | % 5 | 0.00 | % 7 | 0.00 | % 7 | 0.00 | % 7 | ||||
$27,853 | $27,731 | $22,567 | $24,032 | ||||||||
1 | % | 74 | % | 54 | % | 28 | % |
Financial Highlights-Class K Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended November 30, | Period Ended | |||||||||||
| 2005 | | 2004 | | 11/30/2003 | 1 | | 10/31/2003 | 2 | |||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $18.40 | $17.38 | $17.32 | $15.61 | ||||||||
Income From Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.10 | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, foreign currency transactions and futures contracts | 0.53 | 1.03 | 0.10 | 1.71 | ||||||||
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.78 | 1.32 | 0.11 | 1.81 | ||||||||
Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.20 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $18.98 | $18.40 | $17.38 | $17.32 | ||||||||
Total Return 3 | 4.27 | % 4 | 7.64 | % | 0.64 | % | 11.64 | % | ||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.65 | % 5 | 1.74 | % 5 | 1.78 | % ,5,6 | 1.81 | % 5,6 | ||||
Net investment income | 1.31 | % | 2.52 | % | 1.14 | % 6 | 1.39 | % 6 | ||||
Expense waiver/reimbursement 7 | 0.05 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % 6 | 0.00 | % 6,8 | ||||
Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,048 | $65 | $0 | 9 | $0 | 9 | ||||||
Portfolio turnover | 50 | % | 47 | % | 1 | % | 74 | % |
1 The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to November 30. This period represents the one-month period from November 1, 2003 to November 30, 2003.
2 Reflects operations for the period from April 8, 2003 (start of performance) to October 31, 2003.
3 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
4 During the period, the Fund was reimbursed by the Adviser which had an impact of less than 0.01% on the total return. See Notes to Financials Statements (Note 5).
5 The expense ratio is calculated without the reduction for fees paid indirectly for directed brokerage arrangements. The impact to the expense ratios was less than 0.01% for the years ended November 30, 2005, November 30, 2004, and the periods ended November 30, 2003 and October 31, 2003, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions.
6 Computed on an annualized basis.
7 This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
8 Represents less than 0.01%.
9 Represents less than $1,000.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase or redemption payments. Therefore, the second section 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Beginning Account Value 6/1/2005 | | Ending Account Value 11/30/2005 | | Expenses Paid During Period 1 | |
Actual: | ||||||
Class A Shares | $1,000 | $1,029.70 | $5.65 | |||
Class B Shares | $1,000 | $1,025.60 | $9.75 | |||
Class C Shares | $1,000 | $1,025.10 | $9.70 | |||
Class K Shares | $1,000 | $1,027.10 | $8.28 | |||
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses): | ||||||
Class A Shares | $1,000 | $1,019.50 | $5.62 | |||
Class B Shares | $1,000 | $1,015.44 | $9.70 | |||
Class C Shares | $1,000 | $1,015.49 | $9.65 | |||
Class K Shares | $1,000 | $1,016.90 | $8.24 |
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:
Class A Shares | | 1.11% |
Class B Shares | 1.92% | |
Class C Shares | 1.91% | |
Class K Shares | 1.63% |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
For the reporting period ending November 30, 2005 the fund's Class A, Class B, Class C and Class K Shares produced total returns of 4.75%, 3.95%, 3.98% and 4.27%, respectively, at net asset value. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) 1 and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (Lehman Aggregate) 2 returned 8.44% and 2.40%, respectively.
Asset Allocation
Stock prices were lower in the first five months of the reporting period before rising during the summer months. The total return of the S&P 500 for the December to April period was (0.74)%, and for the May to July period was 7.17%. Stock prices were flat to slightly down in August and September before rising in the final two months of the period, with the S&P 500 returning (0.11)% for the August to September period and 2.07% for the October to November period. Foreign stock returns, although reduced by currency losses, were significantly higher than U.S. stock returns. Total returns for the MSCI All Country World Ex USA Index 3 was 16.05% in U.S. dollars and 27.78% in local currency.
Short-term interest rates rose considerably over the past 12 months, some as much as 1.70%. Longer-term interest rates were mixed, with 10-year Treasury yields up about 0.14%, while the 30-year Treasury yield actually fell 0.31% over this same period. The 30-year treasury yield averaged 4.59% for the past year, about where it ended the period. The average yield of the Lehman Aggregate increased from 4.94% at prior year-end to 5.18% on November 30, 2005. Interest rates were driven higher as a result of eight 0.25% tightening moves by the Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed") and concern in the bond market about a pickup in inflation due to higher oil prices. 4
1 The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. The index is unmanaged, and unlike the fund, is not affected by cashflows. Investments cannot be made in an index.
2 The Lehman Aggregate is composed of securities from the Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and the Asset-Backed Securities Index. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. Indexes are rebalanced monthly by market capitalization. The index is unmanaged, and unlike the fund, is not affected by cashflows.
3 MSCI-All Country World Index Ex. U.S. is an unmanaged index representing 48 developed and emerging markets around the world that collectively comprise virtually all of the foreign equity stock markets. Investments cannot be made directly in an index.
4 Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.
The stock allocation of the fund is set within a range of 45% to 75% of the fund assets. During the reporting period, the fund benefited from the stock allocation which was set in the upper portion of the range for the entire period. The benefits from this larger allocation to stocks were greatest during stock market rally in May to July. The returns of the fund were reduced by this strategy during March and April when stock prices declined.
The fund also benefited from an allocation to foreign stocks initiated in May of 2005 by the purchase of shares of the Federated International Capital Appreciation Fund. 5 From the initial purchase on May 18 to November 30, the total return of the Federated International Capital Appreciation Fund Class A Shares was 11.51%, compared to 6.46% for the S&P 500. During the same period, the benchmark for the Federated International Capital Appreciation Fund, the MSCI World Free Ex USA Index, 6 returned 14.18%.
Stocks
The equity portion of the fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index during the period.
In general, small and mid cap investment strategies outperformed large cap strategies during the period. This negatively influenced the fund's relative performance, as it had a larger market cap bias as compared to the index. Value-based strategies generally slightly outperformed growth-based strategies. This had a slightly positive influence on the performance as the fund had a slight value tilt during most of the year.
Both stock selection and sector allocation were negative contributors to our negative relative performance. From a sector positioning standpoint, the fund's returns were aided by being underweight in the Financials sector early in the year, followed by a move to an overweight position later in the year. The fund also benefited from being overweight in the Consumer Staples sector early in the year, followed by a move to an underweight position later in the year. The fund was negatively impacted by its underweight in Healthcare and Utilities, along with being overweight in the Consumer Discretionary sector. On a stock selection basis, the fund's return was hindered by stock performance within the Healthcare, Energy, and Industrials sectors. The fund benefited from stock performance within Consumer Staples, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors.
Top Contributors during the year were: Altria Group , Exxon Mobil , Transocean , Gillette and Intel .. Bottom Contributors during the year were: Pfizer, Inc. , Fannie Mae , Dell Inc. , Verizon Communications and Tyco International ..
5 International investing involves special risks including currency risk, increased volatility of foreign securities, political risk, and differences in auditing and other financial standards.
6 MSCI World Free EX USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed market equity performance. Investments cannot be made directly in an index.
Fixed Income
The bond portion of the fund outperformed its benchmark, the Lehman Aggregate during the 12-month reporting period.
The bond market had a tough time during the past 12 months, dragged down by monetary tightening by the Fed and inflation worries. Inflation has indeed picked up. The Consumer Price Index rose 4.3% in the 12 months ended October 2005, while the Producer Price Index was up 5.9% for this same period. Two large areas of the bond market, mortgage-backed securities and investment-grade corporate bonds, did not do well over the past year. Both had negative returns. Agencies, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, high yield, and emerging markets indexes all produced positive excess returns compared to similar duration Treasury issues.
The portfolio's duration 7 and yield curve decision points had the greatest positive impact on the fund's performance during the past year while the sector call was neutral and security selection was a drag. The portfolio duration was at 92% of the benchmark for most of the past 12 months, and the portfolio was slightly barbelled. Although our sector call was neutral to the portfolio, a look at the details of individual sectors of the bond market showed large variance. Our non-dollar exposure via international developed country bonds was a considerable drag on the portfolio essentially offset by an underweight in MBS, and an overweight in high yield and emerging markets bonds. Our overweight in investment grade corporates hurt the portfolio a tad. Security selection was negatively impacted by not reducing our auto sector exposure fast enough on the heels of higher oil prices. This was not enough of a drag, however, to offset positive performance elsewhere in the portfolio.
Even though overall security selection was a drag, several positions in the life insurance industry such as Union Central Life Insurance , Life Re , Delphi Funding , Pacific Life and AXA performed well. Our positions in Southwest Airlines and Valero Energy also performed well over the last year. More than offsetting these positives in security selection were our auto exposures in General Motors and Ford .. Our positions in Pope & Talbot , Calpine , Deluxe Corp and Verizon were also poor performers.
7 Duration is a measure of a security's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than securities with shorter durations.
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT - CLASS A SHARES
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 1 in the Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. (Class A Shares) (the "Fund") from October 31, 1995 to November 30, 2005 compared to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500), 2 the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (LBAB), 2 and the Lipper Balanced Funds Average (LBFA). 3
Average Annual Total Returns 4 for the Period Ended 11/30/2005 | | |
1 Year | (1.01)% | |
5 Years | 2.24% | |
10 Years | 6.35% |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, visit FederatedInvestors.com or call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured. Total returns shown include the maximum sales charge of 5.50%.
1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450). The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The S&P 500, LBAB and LBFA have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the indexes and the average.
2 The S&P 500 and LBAB are not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses, or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The indexes are unmanaged, and, unlike the Fund, are not affected by cashflows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The LBFA represents the average of the total returns reported by all of the mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the category indicated, and is not adjusted to reflect any sales charges. However, these total returns are reported net of expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance.
4 Total returns quoted reflect all applicable sales charges.
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT - CLASS B SHARES
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 1 in the Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. (Class B Shares) (the "Fund") from August 30, 1996 to November 30, 2005 compared to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500), 2 the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (LBAB), 2 and the Lipper Balanced Funds Average (LBFA). 3
Average Annual Total Return 4 for the Period Ended 11/30/2005 | | |
1 Year | (1.55)% | |
5 Years | 2.26% | |
Start of Performance (8/30/1996) | 6.30% |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, visit FederatedInvestors.com or call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured. Total returns shown include the maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 5.50% as applicable.
1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund. The ending value of the Fund does not reflect a contingent deferred sales charge on any redemptions over seven years from the purchase date. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.50% on any redemption of shares held up to one year from the purchase date. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The S&P 500, LBAB, and LBFA have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the indexes and the average.
2 The S&P 500 and LBAB are not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses, or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The indexes are unmanaged, and, unlike the Fund, are not affected by cashflows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The LBFA represents the average of the total returns reported by all of the mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the category indicated, and is not adjusted to reflect any sales charges. However, these total returns are reported net of expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in a fund's performance.
4 Total returns quoted reflect all applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT - CLASS C SHARES
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 1 in the Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. (Class C Shares) (the "Fund") from October 31, 1995 to November 30, 2005 compared to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500), 2 the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (LBAB), 2 and the Lipper Balanced Funds Average (LBFA). 3
Average Annual Total Returns 4 for the Period Ended 11/30/2005 | | |
1 Year | 1.98% | |
5 Years | 2.42% | |
10 Years | 6.04% |
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1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting the maximum sales charge of 1.00% ($10,000 investment minus $100 sales charge = $9,900). A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge would be applied on any redemption less than one year from purchase date. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The S&P 500, LBAB, and the LBFA have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the indexes and the average.
2 The S&P 500 and LBAB are not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses, or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The Indexes are unmanaged, and unlike the Fund, are not affected by cashflows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The LBFA represents the average of the total returns reported by all of the mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling in the category indicated, and is not adjusted to reflect any sales charges. However, these total returns are reported net of expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in a fund's performance.
4 Total returns quoted reflect all applicable sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges.
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT - CLASS K SHARES
The Fund's Class K Shares commenced operations on April 8, 2003. The Fund offers three other classes of shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, and Class C Shares. For the period prior to the commencement of operations of the Class K Shares, the performance information shown is for the Fund's Class A Shares, adjusted to reflect the expenses of Class K Shares. The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 1 in the Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. (Class K Shares) (the "Fund") from October 31, 1995 to November 30, 2005 compared to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500), 2 the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (LBAB), 2 and the Lipper Balanced Funds Average (LBFA). 3
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 11/30/2005 | | |
1 Year | 4.27% | |
5 Years | 2.96% | |
10 Years | 6.48% |
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1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The S&P 500, LBAB, and LBFA have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the indexes and the average.
2 The S&P 500 and LBAB are not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses, or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The indexes are unmanaged, and, unlike the Fund, are not affected by cashflows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
3 The LBFA represents the average of the total returns reported by all of the mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling in the category indicated, and is not adjusted to reflect any sales charges. However, these total returns are reported net of expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in a fund's performance.
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, visit FederatedInvestors.com or call 1-800-341-7400.
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At November 30, 2005, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
Sector | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Equity Securities | 59.4 | % | |
Fixed Income Securities 2 | 31.0 | % | |
Cash Equivalents 3 | 10.2 | % | |
Other Assets and Liabilities--Net 4 | (0.6 | )% | |
TOTAL | 100.0 | % |
At November 30, 2005, the Fund's credit-quality ratings composition 5 for its fixed-income securities was as follows:
S&P Long-Term Ratings as Percentage of Fixed-Income Securities | Moody's Long-Term Ratings as Percentage of Fixed-Income Securities | |||||
AAA | | 65.4% | Aaa | | 65.7% | |
AA | 1.9% | Aa | 3.6% | |||
A | 10.0% | A | 8.2% | |||
BBB | 10.9% | Baa | 10.1% | |||
BB | 6.1% | Ba | 4.8% | |||
B | 3.6% | B | 4.2% | |||
CCC | 0.6% | Caa | 1.1% | |||
CC | 0.0% | Ca | 0.0% | |||
C | 0.0% | C | 0.0% | |||
Not Rated by S&P | 1.5% | Not Rated by Moody's | 2.3% | |||
TOTAL | 100.0% | TOTAL | 100.0% |
1 See the Fund's Prospectus for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests. As of the date specified above, the Fund owned shares of one or more affiliated investment companies. For purposes of these tables, the affiliated investment company (other than an affiliated money market fund) is not treated as a single portfolio security, but rather the Fund is treated as owning a pro rata portion of each security and each other asset and liability owned by the affiliated investment company.
2 Also includes $15.02 million held in U.S. Treasuries pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding S&P 500 Dec 2005 futures contracts.
3 Cash Equivalents includes any investments in money market mutual funds and /or overnight repurchase agreements.
4 See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5 These tables depict the long-term, credit quality ratings assigned to the Fund's portfolio holdings by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's Investor Service (Moody's), each of which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). These credit-quality ratings are shown without regard to gradations within a given rating category. For example, securities rated "A-" have been included in the "A" rated category.
Rated securities include a security with an obligor and/or credit enhancer that has received a rating from an NRSRO with respect to a class of debt obligations that is comparable in priority and security with the security held by the Fund. Credit-quality ratings are an assessment of the risk that a security will default in payment and do not address other risks presented by the security. Please see the descriptions of credit-quality ratings in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
Holdings that are rated only by a different NRSRO than the one identified have been included in the "Not rated by..." category of the portfolio's fixed-income securities, less than 0.01% do not have long-term ratings by either of these NRSROs. Rated securities that have been prerefunded, but not rated again by the NRSRO, also have been included in the "Not rated by..." category.
At November 30, 2005, the Fund's sector composition 6 for its equity securities was as follows:
Sector | | Percentage of Equity Securities |
Financials | 22.6% | |
Information Technology | 15.8% | |
Energy | 13.6% | |
Health Care | 12.8% | |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.7% | |
Industrials | 8.5% | |
Consumer Staples | 7.8% | |
Telecommunication Services | 6.0% | |
Materials | 1.9% | |
Utilities | 0.3% | |
TOTAL | 100.0% |
6 Sector classifications are based upon, and individual portfolio securities are assigned to, the classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) except that the adviser assigns a classification to securities not classified by the GICS and to securities for which the adviser does not have access to the classification made by the GICS.
Portfolio of Investments
November 30, 2005
Shares | | | Value | ||||
STOCKS--50.6% | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS--50.6% | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary--5.5% | |||||||
13,000 | Gap (The), Inc. | $ | 225,940 | ||||
82,400 | Home Depot, Inc. | 3,442,672 | |||||
25,800 | 1 | Interpublic Group Cos., Inc. | 240,456 | ||||
72,000 | Mattel, Inc. | 1,198,800 | |||||
95,150 | McDonald's Corp. | 3,220,827 | |||||
23,100 | Nike, Inc., Class B | 1,970,430 | |||||
46,600 | Target Corp. | 2,493,566 | |||||
146,100 | Time Warner, Inc. | 2,626,878 | |||||
81,100 | Viacom, Inc., Class B | 2,708,740 | |||||
TOTAL | 18,128,309 | ||||||
Consumer Staples--3.8% | |||||||
45,400 | Altria Group, Inc. | 3,304,666 | |||||
78,100 | Coca-Cola Co. | 3,334,089 | |||||
57,300 | 1 | Kroger Co. | 1,115,058 | ||||
31,300 | PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,852,960 | |||||
30,803 | Procter & Gamble Co. | 1,761,623 | |||||
21,800 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 1,058,608 | |||||
TOTAL | 12,427,004 | ||||||
Energy--6.8% | |||||||
14,800 | Apache Corp. | 966,144 | |||||
98,100 | Chevron Corp. | 5,622,111 | |||||
29,200 | ConocoPhillips | 1,766,892 | |||||
12,700 | 1 | Cooper Cameron Corp. | 1,011,301 | ||||
145,400 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 8,437,562 | |||||
20,600 | GlobalSantaFe Corp. | 934,416 | |||||
440 | 1 | NRG Energy, Inc. | 19,214 | ||||
55,200 | 1 | Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc. | 3,523,968 | ||||
TOTAL | 22,281,608 | ||||||
Shares | | | Value | ||||
STOCKS--continued | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS--continued | |||||||
Financials--11.5% | |||||||
60,700 | Ace, Ltd. | $ | 3,368,850 | ||||
43,900 | Allstate Corp. | 2,462,790 | |||||
49,800 | American International Group, Inc. | 3,343,572 | |||||
1,000 | 1 | Arcadia Financial Ltd. - Warrants | 0 | ||||
56,900 | Bank of America Corp. | 2,611,141 | |||||
75,000 | Citigroup, Inc. | 3,641,250 | |||||
41,300 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 2,579,185 | |||||
45,400 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 2,181,470 | |||||
14,700 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 1,895,712 | |||||
60,700 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | 2,321,775 | |||||
66,300 | MBNA Corp. | 1,774,851 | |||||
61,500 | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | 4,084,830 | |||||
67,600 | Morgan Stanley | 3,787,628 | |||||
57,000 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,582,450 | |||||
TOTAL | 37,635,504 | ||||||
Healthcare--6.7% | |||||||
64,400 | Abbott Laboratories | 2,428,524 | |||||
56,300 | Baxter International, Inc. | 2,189,507 | |||||
16,800 | 1 | Cephalon, Inc. | 854,280 | ||||
68,725 | Johnson & Johnson | 4,243,768 | |||||
28,800 | McKesson HBOC, Inc. | 1,448,640 | |||||
48,700 | Medtronic, Inc. | 2,706,259 | |||||
36,200 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,064,280 | |||||
190,400 | Pfizer, Inc. | 4,036,480 | |||||
73,300 | Wyeth | 3,046,348 | |||||
TOTAL | 22,018,086 | ||||||
Industrials--4.5% | |||||||
18,500 | Deere & Co. | 1,282,975 | |||||
150,700 | General Electric Co. | 5,383,004 | |||||
36,500 | Northrop Grumman Corp. | 2,094,005 | |||||
96,300 | Tyco International Ltd. | 2,746,476 | |||||
40,300 | United Parcel Service, Inc. | 3,139,370 | |||||
TOTAL | 14,645,830 | ||||||
Shares or Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
STOCKS--continued | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS--continued | |||||||
Information Technology--8.3% | |||||||
125,900 | Applied Materials, Inc. | $ | 2,280,049 | ||||
98,300 | 1 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,724,182 | ||||
57,400 | 1 | Dell, Inc. | 1,731,184 | ||||
172,100 | 1 | EMC Corp. Mass | 2,397,353 | ||||
2,700 | 1 | Google Inc. | 1,093,473 | ||||
100,500 | Intel Corp. | 2,681,340 | |||||
29,100 | International Business Machines Corp. | 2,586,990 | |||||
22,400 | KLA-Tencor Corp. | 1,146,656 | |||||
247,000 | Microsoft Corp. | 6,844,370 | |||||
205,300 | 1 | Oracle Corp. | 2,580,621 | ||||
31,000 | Paychex, Inc. | 1,314,710 | |||||
56,600 | 1 | Xerox Corp. | 803,720 | ||||
TOTAL | 27,184,648 | ||||||
Materials--0.5% | |||||||
56,200 | Alcoa, Inc. | 1,540,442 | |||||
Telecommunication Services--3.0% | |||||||
130,300 | AT&T, Inc. | 3,245,773 | |||||
20,100 | Alltel Corp. | 1,343,283 | |||||
95,300 | BellSouth Corp. | 2,597,878 | |||||
82,200 | Verizon Communications | 2,628,756 | |||||
TOTAL | 9,815,690 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (IDENTIFIED COST $133,675,201) | 165,677,121 | ||||||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES--0.1% | |||||||
$ | 144,690 | 2 | 125 Home Loan Owner Trust 1998-1A B1, 9.26%, 02/15/2029 | 144,690 | |||
200,000 | Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2003-6 1A3, 3.34%, 5/25/2026 | 196,717 | |||||
131,144 | Residential Asset Mortgage Pro 2003RS11 AIIB, 12/25/2033 | 131,267 | |||||
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $474,303) | 472,674 | ||||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS--0.9% | |||||||
14,973 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC 1610 PM, 6.250%, 4/15/2022 | 15,035 | |||||
778,469 | Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC 2002-52 FG, 4.694%, 9/25/2032 | 784,967 | |||||
688,381 | Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc. 2004-T13 A1, 2.85%, 9/13/2045 | 660,956 | |||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS--continued | |||||||
$ | 12,473 | 2 | SMFC Trust Asset-Backed Certificates, 1997-A B1-4, 1/28/2027 | $ | 9,853 | ||
248,119 | Washington Mutual 2003-AR4 A6, 3.423%, 5/25/2033 | 241,989 | |||||
1,000,000 | Washington Mutual Inc. A6, 3.695%, 6/25/2033 | 973,077 | |||||
369,486 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Se 2003-18 Series 2003-18, Class A1, 5.5%, 12/25/2033 | 361,550 | |||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (IDENTIFIED COST $3,085,294) | 3,047,427 | ||||||
CORPORATE BONDS--8.8% | |||||||
Basic Industry - Chemicals--0.0% | |||||||
80,000 | Albemarle Corp., Sr. Note, 5.1%, 2/01/2015 | 77,020 | |||||
Basic Industry - Metals & Mining--0.2% | |||||||
80,000 | Alcan, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2015 | 77,172 | |||||
315,000 | 2 | Codelco, Inc., Bond, 5.625%, 9/21/2035 | 304,807 | ||||
100,000 | Inco Ltd., 5.7%, 10/15/2015 | 98,696 | |||||
120,000 | Newmont Mining Corp., 5.875%, 4/01/2035 | 116,254 | |||||
100,000 | Thiokol Corp., Sr. Note, 6.625%, 3/01/2008 | 103,696 | |||||
TOTAL | 700,625 | ||||||
Basic Industry - Paper--0.2% | |||||||
70,000 | International Paper Co., 5.5%, 1/15/2014 | 68,470 | |||||
200,000 | Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 8.875%, 8/15/2010 | 221,464 | |||||
150,000 | Pope & Talbot, Inc., 8.375%, 6/1/2013 | 118,500 | |||||
275,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., Deb., 7.375%, 3/15/2032 | 296,841 | |||||
TOTAL | 705,275 | ||||||
Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense--0.0% | |||||||
110,000 | 2 | BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 5.2%, 8/15/2015 | 107,032 | ||||
Capital Goods - Building Materials--0.0% | |||||||
50,000 | Masco Corp., 4.8%, 6/15/2015 | 46,967 | |||||
Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing--0.4% | |||||||
70,000 | Eaton Corp., Deb., 8.9%, 8/15/2006 | 71,957 | |||||
250,000 | General Electric Co., Note, 5%, 2/01/2013 | 249,213 | |||||
250,000 | Kennametal, Inc., 7.2%, 6/15/2012 | 269,438 | |||||
250,000 | 2 | Tyco International Group, 4.436%, 6/15/2007 | 248,003 | ||||
80,000 | Tyco International Group, Company Guarantee, 6.375%, 10/15/2011 | 83,090 | |||||
250,000 | Tyco International Group, Note, 5.8%, 8/01/2006 | 251,338 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,173,039 | ||||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS--continued | |||||||
Communications - Media & Cable--0.4% | |||||||
$ | 75,000 | AT&T Broadband, Company Guarantee, 8.375%, 3/15/2013 | $ | 86,688 | |||
100,000 | Comcast Corp., 7.05%, 3/15/2033 | 106,761 | |||||
200,000 | Continental Cablevision, Sr. Note, 8.3%, 5/15/2006 | 203,072 | |||||
750,000 | Cox Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 8/15/2006 | 763,567 | |||||
110,000 | Cox Communications, Inc., Unsecd. Note, 4.625%, 1/15/2010 | 106,358 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,266,446 | ||||||
Communications - Media Noncable--0.4% | |||||||
500,000 | British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, Note, 6.875%, 2/23/2009 | 523,580 | |||||
250,000 | Clear Channel Communications, 3.125%, 2/01/2007 | 244,069 | |||||
130,000 | New York Times Co., 4.5%, 3/15/2010 | 126,307 | |||||
100,000 | New York Times Co., 5%, 3/15/2015 | 95,549 | |||||
100,000 | Reed Elsevier, Inc., 4.625%, 6/15/2012 | 96,235 | |||||
300,000 | Univision Communications, Sr. Note, 3.5%, 10/15/2007 | 290,779 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,376,519 | ||||||
Communications - Telecom Internet--0.0% | |||||||
50,000 | Insight Midwest LP, Sr. Note, 9.75%, 10/01/2009 | 51,563 | |||||
Communications - Telecom Wireless--0.4% | |||||||
250,000 | AT&T Wireless Services, Sr. Note, 7.35%, 3/01/2006 | 251,627 | |||||
75,000 | AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., Sr. Note, 7.875%, 3/01/2011 | 84,087 | |||||
500,000 | Sprint Capital Corp., 7.125%, 1/30/2006 | 501,800 | |||||
500,000 | Sprint Capital Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.125%, 11/15/2008 | 514,725 | |||||
75,000 | Sprint Capital Corp., Note, 8.375%, 3/15/2012 | 87,063 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,439,302 | ||||||
Communications - Telecom Wirelines--0.3% | |||||||
150,000 | Citizens Communications, 9%, 8/15/2031 | 150,750 | |||||
100,000 | Deutsche Telekom Interna, 5.25%, 7/22/2013 | 98,802 | |||||
100,000 | GTE Corp, Deb., 7.51%, 4/01/2009 | 106,381 | |||||
200,000 | Telefonos de Mexico, Note, 4.5%, 11/19/2008 | 196,380 | |||||
400,000 | Verizon Global Funding, 7.75%, 6/15/2032 | 468,028 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,020,341 | ||||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS--continued | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive--0.3% | |||||||
$ | 285,000 | DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., 6.5%, 11/15/2013 | $ | 296,548 | |||
250,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co., Note, 7.375%, 10/28/2009 | 229,997 | |||||
60,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co., Unsecd. Note, 7.375%, 2/01/2011 | 54,569 | |||||
25,000 | General Motors Acceptance, Note, 5.125%, 5/09/2008 | 22,426 | |||||
500,000 | General Motors Corp., Note, 7.2%, 1/15/2011 | 355,000 | |||||
250,000 | General Motors Corp., Note, 8.375%, 7/15/2033 | 170,000 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,128,540 | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment--0.2% | |||||||
95,000 | AOL Time Warner, Inc., Note, 6.875%, 5/01/2012 | 102,211 | |||||
300,000 | Carnival Corp., 3.75%, 11/15/2007 | 293,637 | |||||
20,000 | International Speedway C, 4.2%, 4/15/2009 | 19,425 | |||||
80,000 | International Speedway C, 5.4%, 4/15/2014 | 80,288 | |||||
TOTAL | 495,561 | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers--0.4% | |||||||
500,000 | CVS Corp., 5.625%, 3/15/2006 | 501,330 | |||||
240,779 | 2 | CVS Corp., Pass Thru Cert., 5.298%, 1/11/2027 | 233,703 | ||||
90,000 | Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., Sr. Deb., 7.125%, 6/01/2028 | 83,475 | |||||
70,000 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 7.55%, 2/15/2030 | 87,296 | |||||
250,000 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Unsecd. Note, 3.375%, 10/01/2008 | 241,245 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,147,049 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical Food/Beverage--0.2% | |||||||
60,000 | Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., Bond, 5.95%, 1/15/2033 | 62,757 | |||||
75,000 | Diageo Finance BV, Unsecd. Note, 3%, 12/15/2006 | 73,684 | |||||
500,000 | Kraft Foods, Inc., Note, 4.625%, 11/01/2006 | 498,670 | |||||
TOTAL | 635,111 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical Healthcare--0.1% | |||||||
60,000 | 2 | Medtronic, Inc., Note, 4.375%, 9/15/2010 | 58,666 | ||||
90,000 | 2 | Quest Diagnostic, Inc., Note, 5.45%, 11/01/2015 | 89,769 | ||||
TOTAL | 148,435 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical Pharmaceuticals--0.1% | |||||||
100,000 | Genentech, Inc., Note, 4.75%, 7/15/2015 | 97,369 | |||||
100,000 | Pharmacia Corp., Sr. Deb., 6.5%, 12/01/2018 | 111,700 | |||||
100,000 | Wyeth, Unsecd. Note, 5.5%, 2/01/2014 | 100,434 | |||||
TOTAL | 309,503 | ||||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS--continued | |||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical Supermarkets--0.0% | |||||||
$ | 80,000 | Fred Meyer Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.45%, 3/01/2008 | $ | 83,320 | |||
20,000 | Kroger Co., 7.5%, 4/01/2031 | 20,943 | |||||
TOTAL | 104,263 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical Tobacco--0.0% | |||||||
65,000 | Altria Group, Inc., 5.625%, 11/04/2008 | 65,954 | |||||
70,000 | Philip Morris, Note, 6.375%, 2/1/2006 | 70,180 | |||||
TOTAL | 136,134 | ||||||
Energy - Independent--0.1% | |||||||
75,000 | Calpine Corp., Note, 7.75%, 4/15/2009 | 24,000 | |||||
120,000 | Canadian Natural Resourc, 4.9%, 12/01/2014 | 117,760 | |||||
141,550 | 2 | Ras Laffan Liquified Nat, 3.437%, 9/15/2009 | 136,538 | ||||
TOTAL | 278,298 | ||||||
Energy - Integrated--0.3% | |||||||
250,000 | Conoco, Inc., 5.45%, 10/15/2006 | 251,420 | |||||
60,000 | Conoco, Inc., Sr. Note, 6.95%, 4/15/2029 | 72,156 | |||||
500,000 | Husky Oil Ltd., Company Guarantee, 8.9%, 8/15/2028 | 539,150 | |||||
35,000 | Petro-Canada, Deb., 7%, 11/15/2028 | 38,729 | |||||
100,000 | 2 | Statoil ASA, 5.125%, 4/30/2014 | 100,414 | ||||
TOTAL | 1,001,869 | ||||||
Energy - Oil Field Services--0.0% | |||||||
50,000 | Noble Drilling Corp., Sr. Note, 7.5%, 3/15/2019 | 59,032 | |||||
Financial Institution - Banking--1.4% | |||||||
100,000 | Bank of America Corp., Sub. Note, 7.4%, 1/15/2011 | 110,322 | |||||
20,000,000 | Bayerische Landesbank, Sr. Unsub., Series EMTN, 1%, 9/20/2010 | 168,817 | |||||
105,000,000 | Bk Nederlandse Gemeenten, Sr. Unsub., 0.8%, 9/22/2008 | 887,693 | |||||
80,000 | Citigroup, Inc., Note, 5.125%, 5/05/2014 | 80,060 | |||||
300,000 | Corp Andina De Fomento, Bond, 7.375%, 1/18/2011 | 327,435 | |||||
750,000 | Firstbank Puerto Rico, Sub. Note, 7.625%, 12/20/2005 | 750,344 | |||||
160,000 | HSBC Finance Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/2010 | 157,648 | |||||
400,000 | HSBC Finance Corp., 5%, 6/30/2015 | 386,352 | |||||
100,000 | HSBC Finance Capital Tru, Note, 5.91%, 11/30/2035 | 100,844 | |||||
60,000 | HSBC USA, Inc., Sub. Note, 6.625%, 3/01/2009 | 62,945 | |||||
75,000 | Household Finance Corp., Unsecd. Note, 4.75%, 7/15/2013 | 72,338 | |||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS--continued | |||||||
Financial Institution - Banking--continued | |||||||
$ | 100,000 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Note, 5.35%, 3/01/2007 | $ | 100,694 | |||
250,000 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Sub. Note, 5.125%, 9/15/2014 | 246,020 | |||||
250,000 | Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Sr. Note, 4.4%, 3/15/2010 | 244,378 | |||||
477,778 | 2 | Regional Diversified Funding, 9.25%, 3/15/2030 | 553,472 | ||||
100,000 | 2 | Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., Sr. Note, 4.8%, 9/01/2010 | 97,794 | ||||
100,000 | US BANK N.A., 6.3%, 2/04/2014 | 107,828 | |||||
210,000 | Wachovia Bank N.A., Sub. Note, 4.875%, 2/01/2015 | 204,595 | |||||
TOTAL | 4,659,579 | ||||||
Financial Institution - Brokerage--0.6% | |||||||
190,000 | Amvescap PLC, Note, 4.5%, 12/15/2009 | 184,959 | |||||
250,000 | Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., Unsecd. Note, 3.25%, 3/25/2009 | 237,020 | |||||
500,000 | 2 | FMR Corp., 4.75%, 3/01/2013 | 487,660 | ||||
250,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.125%, 2/15/2033 | 256,643 | |||||
80,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Note, 4.125%, 1/15/2008 | 78,822 | |||||
250,000 | Lehman Brothers Holdings, 7.875%, 8/15/2010 | 278,365 | |||||
60,000 | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Note, 4.8%, 3/13/2014 | 58,312 | |||||
75,000 | Morgan Stanley, Note, 3.875%, 1/15/2009 | 72,636 | |||||
250,000 | Morgan Stanley Group, In, 5.3%, 3/01/2013 | 249,950 | |||||
30,000 | Nuveen Investments, 5%, 9/15/2010 | 29,485 | |||||
30,000 | Nuveen Investments, 5.5%, 9/15/2015 | 29,327 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,963,179 | ||||||
Financial Institution - Finance Noncaptive--0.4% | |||||||
200,000 | 2 | American International G, 4.7%, 10/01/2010 | 196,510 | ||||
345,000 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Company Guarantee, 4.85%, 1/15/2015 | 337,000 | |||||
250,000 | Capital One Financial, Note, 7.125%, 8/01/2008 | 262,183 | |||||
75,000 | General Electric Capital, Note, 6.125%, 2/22/2011 | 78,616 | |||||
30,000 | General Electric Capital Corp., Note, Series MTN, 6.75%, 3/15/2032 | 34,534 | |||||
30,000 | Heller Financial, Inc., Note, 7.375%, 11/01/2009 | 32,605 | |||||
80,000 | International Lease Fina, 4.875%, 9/01/2010 | 78,943 | |||||
220,000 | SLM Corp., Floating Rate Note, 12/15/2014 | 217,367 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,237,758 | ||||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS--continued | |||||||
Financial Institution - Insurance - Life--1.2% | |||||||
$ | 400,000 | AXA-UAP, Sub. Note, 8.6%, 12/15/2030 | $ | 523,048 | |||
1,250,000 | Delphi Funding, 9.31%, 3/25/2027 | 1,321,950 | |||||
750,000 | 2 | Life Re Capital Trust I, Company Guarantee, 8.72%, 6/15/2027 | 803,048 | ||||
300,000 | 2 | Pacific LifeCorp., Bond, 6.6%, 9/15/2033 | 332,520 | ||||
750,000 | 2 | Union Central Life Ins Co, Note, 8.2%, 11/1/2026 | 842,835 | ||||
TOTAL | 3,823,401 | ||||||
Financial Inst. - Insurance - P&C--0.1% | |||||||
250,000 | 2 | MBIA Global Funding LLC, 2.875%, 11/30/2006 | 244,800 | ||||
100,000 | 2 | Oil Insurance Ltd., Sub. Deb., 5.15%, 8/15/2033 | 99,671 | ||||
10,000 | The St. Paul Travelers C, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.5%, 12/01/2015 | 10,003 | |||||
TOTAL | 354,474 | ||||||
Financial Institution - REITs--0.1% | |||||||
45,000 | Mack-Cali Realty Corp., Note, 7.25%, 3/15/2009 | 47,619 | |||||
250,000 | Simon Property Group, Inc, 6.35%, 8/28/2012 | 261,588 | |||||
60,000 | Simon Property Group, Inc, Note, 7.75%, 1/20/2011 | 65,982 | |||||
TOTAL | 375,189 | ||||||
Foreign-Local-Govt--0.0% | |||||||
50,000 | Quebec, Province of, Note, Series MTNA, 7.035%, 3/10/2026 | 61,820 | |||||
Municipal Services--0.0% | |||||||
140,000 | 2 | Army Hawaii Family Housing, 5.524%, 6/15/2050 | 140,879 | ||||
Sovereign--0.1% | |||||||
175,000 | United Mexican States, 6.625%, 3/03/2015 | 189,525 | |||||
30,000 | United Mexican States, Series MTNA, 6.75%, 9/27/2034 | 32,285 | |||||
TOTAL | 221,810 | ||||||
State/Provincial--0.1% | |||||||
220,000 | New South Wales, State of, Local Gov't. Guarantee, 6.5%, 5/01/2006 | 163,179 | |||||
Technology--0.1% | |||||||
200,000 | Deluxe Corp., 5.125%, 10/01/2014 | 164,360 | |||||
Transportation - Airlines--0.1% | |||||||
255,000 | Southwest Airlines Co., Deb., 7.375%, 3/1/2027 | 282,729 | |||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS--continued | |||||||
Transportation - Railroads--0.2% | |||||||
$ | 140,000 | Burlington Northern, Inc., Mtg. Bond, 9.25%, 10/01/2006 | $ | 144,862 | |||
100,000 | Burlington Northern Sant, 4.875%, 1/15/2015 | 97,540 | |||||
200,000 | Canadian Pacific RR, 6.25%, 10/15/2011 | 212,486 | |||||
100,000 | Union Pacific Corp., 4.875%, 1/15/2015 | 97,297 | |||||
45,000 | Union Pacific Corp., Bond, 6.625%, 2/01/2029 | 50,192 | |||||
TOTAL | 602,377 | ||||||
Transportation - Services--0.1% | |||||||
200,000 | FedEx Corp., Note, 2.65%, 4/01/2007 | 194,424 | |||||
Utility - Electric--0.3% | |||||||
105,000 | American Electric Power C, Note, 6.125%, 5/15/2006 | 105,718 | |||||
250,000 | Consolidated Natural Gas, 5%, 12/01/2014 | 242,417 | |||||
300,000 | FirstEnergy Corp., 5.5%, 11/15/2006 | 301,429 | |||||
120,000 | MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.65%, 10/01/2014 | 114,364 | |||||
100,000 | Scottish Power PLC, 4.91%, 3/15/2010 | 99,238 | |||||
TOTAL | 863,166 | ||||||
Utility - Natural Gas Pipelines--0.0% | |||||||
100,000 | Kinder Morgan Energy Par, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.8%, 3/15/2035 | 94,318 | |||||
60,000 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 3/15/2011 | 63,743 | |||||
TOTAL | 158,061 | ||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (IDENTIFIED COST $28,979,047) | 28,674,309 | ||||||
CORPORATE NOTES--0.0% | |||||||
125,000 | Telecom Italia Capital, Note, 4.875%, 10/01/2010 (IDENTIFIED COST $124,957) | 122,698 | |||||
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--1.6% | |||||||
1,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.750%, 4/15/2008 | 1,023,317 | |||||
415,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.250%, 7/15/2032 | 483,580 | |||||
3,000,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.250%, 5/15/2009 | 2,952,157 | |||||
500,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.375%, 10/15/2006 | 498,667 | |||||
100,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.500%, 6/1/2010 | 97,806 | |||||
40,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.125%, 1/15/2030 | 50,922 | |||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (IDENTIFIED COST $5,145,934) | 5,106,449 | ||||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
GOVERNMENTS/AGENCIES--0.9% | |||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | Bundesrepublic Deutschland, Bond, Series 0302, 3.75%, 7/04/2013 | $ | 1,212,191 | |||
175,000 | Canada, Government of, 5.25%, 6/01/2012 | 161,091 | |||||
400,000 | Germany, Government of, Bond, 3.75%, 1/04/2009 | 482,952 | |||||
85,000,000 | Italy, Series INTL,.65%, 3/20/2009 | 715,310 | |||||
132,000 | United Kingdom, Government of, Treasury Bill, 5%, 3/07/2012 | 237,805 | |||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENTS/AGENCIES (IDENTIFIED COST $2,827,540) | 2,809,349 | ||||||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES--0.8% | |||||||
76,066 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool A19963, 5.500%, 3/1/2034 | 75,128 | |||||
19,320 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C00592, 7.000%, 3/1/2028 | 20,187 | |||||
16,688 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C00896, 7.500%, 12/1/2029 | 17,588 | |||||
35,920 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C17281, 6.500%, 11/1/2028 | 36,997 | |||||
35,116 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C19588, 6.500%, 12/1/2028 | 36,170 | |||||
11,302 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C25621, 6.500%, 5/1/2029 | 11,634 | |||||
51,652 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C76361, 6.000%, 2/1/2033 | 52,057 | |||||
145,892 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool E01545, 5.000%, 15 Year, 1/1/2019 | 143,888 | |||||
47,932 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool E20252, 7.000%, 15 Year, 7/1/2011 | 49,364 | |||||
4,299 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool E77591, 6.500%, 7/1/2014 | 4,425 | |||||
37,321 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool E99510, 5.500%, 9/1/2018 | 37,480 | |||||
45,387 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool G01444, 6.500%, 8/1/2032 | 46,578 | |||||
240,161 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool G08010, 5.500%, 9/1/2034 | 237,129 | |||||
77,982 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool M90876, 4.000%, 11/1/2008 | 76,018 | |||||
32,592 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 251697, 6.500%, 30 Year, 5/1/2028 | 33,608 | |||||
74,562 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 252334, 6.500%, 30 Year, 2/1/2029 | 75,604 | |||||
162,776 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 254720, 4.500%, 5/1/2018 | 157,644 | |||||
154,518 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 254802, 4.500%, 7/1/2018 | 149,646 | |||||
69,523 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 254905, 6.000%, 10/1/2033 | 69,976 | |||||
139,309 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 255075, 5.500%, 2/1/2024 | 138,267 | |||||
173,398 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 255079, 5.000%, 2/1/2019 | 171,018 | |||||
7,772 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 303168, 9.500%, 30 Year, 2/1/2025 | 8,660 | |||||
4,423 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 323159, 7.500%, 4/1/2028 | 4,667 | |||||
34,901 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 323640, 7.500%, 4/1/2029 | 36,827 | |||||
2,296 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 323970, 7.000%, 15 Year, 10/1/2014 | 2,368 | |||||
69,805 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 428865, 7.000%, 6/1/2028 | 73,113 | |||||
7,800 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 443215, 6.000%, 10/1/2028 | 7,870 | |||||
5,113 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 511365, 7.000%, 8/1/2029 | 5,347 | |||||
Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES--continued | |||||||
$ | 715 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 514184, 7.500%, 9/1/2029 | $ | 752 | |||
147,715 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 545993, 6.000%, 11/1/2032 | 148,722 | |||||
57,286 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 555272, 6.000%, 3/1/2033 | 57,677 | |||||
108,856 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 713974, 5.500%, 7/1/2033 | 107,448 | |||||
150,830 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 721502, 5.000%, 7/1/2033 | 145,644 | |||||
3,326 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 352214, 7.000%, 4/15/2023 | 3,515 | |||||
14,880 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 451522, 7.500%, 30 Year, 10/15/2027 | 15,793 | |||||
33,697 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 462556, 6.500%, 2/15/2028 | 35,187 | |||||
1,867 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 462739, 7.500%, 5/15/2028 | 1,980 | |||||
2,380 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 464835, 6.500%, 9/15/2028 | 2,484 | |||||
20,572 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 469699, 7.000%, 11/15/2028 | 21,685 | |||||
29,924 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 486760, 6.500%, 12/15/2028 | 31,238 | |||||
5,132 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 780339, 8.000%, 30 Year, 12/15/2023 | 5,469 | |||||
37,963 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 780453, 7.500%, 30 Year, 12/15/2025 | 40,341 | |||||
31,608 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 780584, 7.000%, 30 Year, 6/15/2027 | 33,397 | |||||
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $2,459,184) | 2,430,590 | ||||||
U.S. TREASURY--7.4% | |||||||
3,642,520 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Note, Series A-2015, 1.625%, 1/15/2015 | 3,492,124 | |||||
10,500,000 | 3 | United States Treasury Bill, 1/19/2006 | 10,446,049 | ||||
4,600,000 | 3 | United States Treasury Bill, 2/2/2006 | 4,569,128 | ||||
900,000 | United States Treasury Bond, 6.250%, 8/15/2023 | 1,053,229 | |||||
1,200,000 | United States Treasury Note, 3.500%, 8/15/2009 | 1,162,402 | |||||
200,000 | United States Treasury Note, 3.875%, 7/15/2010 | 195,393 | |||||
500,000 | United States Treasury Note, 4.000%, 2/15/2014 | 482,009 | |||||
2,250,000 | United States Treasury Note, 4.000%, 2/15/2015 | 2,159,832 | |||||
35,000 | United States Treasury Note, 4.375%, 8/15/2012 | 34,785 | |||||
300,000 | United States Treasury Note, 4.750%, 5/15/2014 | 304,618 | |||||
40,000 | United States Treasury Note, 5.000%, 2/15/2011 | 41,065 | |||||
25,000 | United States Treasury Note, 5.000%, 8/15/2011 | 25,710 | |||||
165,000 | United States Treasury, 11/15/2015 | 104,285 | |||||
170,000 | United States Treasury, 11/15/2018 | 91,800 | |||||
190,000 | United States Treasury, 5/15/2020 | 95,059 | |||||
225,000 | United States Treasury, 8/15/2025 | 86,942 | |||||
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY (IDENTIFIED COST $24,386,198) | 24,344,430 | ||||||
Shares or Principal Amount | | | Value | ||||
MUTUAL FUNDS--19.5% 4 | |||||||
89,631 | Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund | $ | 1,620,641 | ||||
2,781,696 | Federated International Capital Appreciation Fund, Class A | 29,374,710 | |||||
2,768,532 | Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio | 27,325,410 | |||||
824,035 | The High Yield Bond Portfolio | 5,512,796 | |||||
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (IDENTIFIED COST $60,208,471) | 63,833,557 | ||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT--9.5% | |||||||
$ | 31,007,000 | Interest in $3,275,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 4.04%, dated 11/30/2005, under which Bank of America N.A. will repurchase a U.S. Government Agency security with a maturity of 7/1/2035 for $3,275,367,528 on 12/1/2005. The market value of the underlying securities at the end of the period was $3,340,500,000. (AT AMORTIZED COST) | 31,007,000 | ||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.1% (IDENTIFIED COST $292,373,129) | 327,525,604 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--(0.1)% | (199,762 | ) | |||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS--100% | $ | 327,325,842 |
1 Non-income producing security.
2 Denotes a restricted security, including securities purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, all of which have been deemed liquid by criteria approved by the Fund's Board of Director's, unless registered under the Act or exempted from registration may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. At November 30, 2005, these securities amounted to $5,232,664 which represents 1.6% of total net assets.
3 Pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding long futures contracts.
4 Affiliated companies.
5 The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $294,075,955.
At November 30, 2005, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | Notional Value | | Expiration Date | | Unrealized Appreciation |
S&P 500 Index Futures | 48 | $15,013,000 | December 2005 | $630,825 |
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at November 30, 2005.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
REITs | - --Real Estate Investment Trusts |
REMIC | - --Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
November 30, 2005
Assets: | ||||||||
Total investments in securities, at value including $63,833,557 of investments in affiliated issuers (Note 5) (identified cost $292,373,129) | $ | 327,525,604 | ||||||
Cash | 108,923 | |||||||
Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost of $14,986) | 14,657 | |||||||
Income receivable | 1,128,997 | |||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 2,308,797 | |||||||
Receivable for shares sold | 174,390 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 331,261,368 | |||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | $ | 2,860,156 | ||||||
Payable for shares redeemed | 506,508 | |||||||
Income distribution payable | 112,027 | |||||||
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses | 168,121 | |||||||
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) | 57,004 | |||||||
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5) | 65,644 | |||||||
Payable for daily variation margin | 98,400 | |||||||
Accrued expenses | 67,666 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 3,935,526 | |||||||
Net assets for 17,278,655 shares outstanding | $ | 327,325,842 | ||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 292,317,958 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency transactions | 35,781,181 | |||||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency transactions and futures contracts | (571,232 | ) | ||||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (202,065 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS | $ | 327,325,842 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities-continued
November 30, 2005
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share | ||||||||
Class A Shares: | ||||||||
Net asset value per share ($234,204,139 ÷ 12,356,060 shares outstanding), $0.001 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized | $18.95 | |||||||
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $18.95) 1 | $20.05 | |||||||
Redemption proceeds per share | $18.95 | |||||||
Class B Shares: | ||||||||
Net asset value per share ($63,150,930 ÷ 3,335,711 shares outstanding), $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized | $18.93 | |||||||
Offering price per share | $18.93 | |||||||
Redemption proceeds per share (94.50/100 of $18.93) 1 | $17.89 | |||||||
Class C Shares: | ||||||||
Net asset value per share ($28,922,335 ÷ 1,531,648 shares outstanding), $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized | $18.88 | |||||||
Offering price per share (100/99.00 of $18.88) 1 | $19.07 | |||||||
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $18.88) 1 | $18.69 | |||||||
Class K Shares: | ||||||||
Net asset value per share ($1,048,438 ÷ 55,236 shares outstanding), $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized | $18.98 | |||||||
Offering price per share | $18.98 | |||||||
Redemption proceeds per share | $18.98 |
1 See "What Do Shares Cost?" in the Prospectus.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Year Ended November 30, 2005
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||
Dividends (including $1,835,173 received from affiliated issuers) (Note 5) | $ | 5,899,189 | ||||||||||
Interest | 3,208,384 | |||||||||||
Investment income allocated from affiliated partnership (Note 5) | 177,168 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INCOME | 9,284,741 | |||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) | $ | 2,243,054 | ||||||||||
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5) | 270,124 | |||||||||||
Custodian fees | 23,176 | |||||||||||
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses-- Class A Shares | 313,288 | |||||||||||
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses--Class B Shares | 99,227 | |||||||||||
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses--Class C Shares | 34,881 | |||||||||||
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses-- Class K Shares | 1,272 | |||||||||||
Directors'/Trustees' fees | 13,291 | |||||||||||
Auditing fees | 42,877 | |||||||||||
Legal fees | 11,604 | |||||||||||
Portfolio accounting fees | 127,485 | |||||||||||
Distribution services fee--Class B Shares (Note 5) | 515,606 | |||||||||||
Distribution services fee--Class C Shares (Note 5) | 212,165 | |||||||||||
Distribution services fee--Class K Shares (Note 5) | 1,887 | |||||||||||
Shareholder services fee--Class A Shares (Note 5) | 574,225 | |||||||||||
Shareholder services fee--Class B Shares (Note 5) | 171,869 | |||||||||||
Shareholder services fee--Class C Shares (Note 5) | 70,164 | |||||||||||
Share registration costs | 57,679 | |||||||||||
Printing and postage | 41,815 | |||||||||||
Insurance premiums | 10,158 | |||||||||||
Taxes | 25,048 | |||||||||||
Miscellaneous | 13,738 | |||||||||||
EXPENSES BEFORE ALLOCATION | 4,874,633 | |||||||||||
Expenses allocated from partnership (Note 5) | 1,250 | |||||||||||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 4,875,883 |
Statement of Operations-continued
Year Ended November 30, 2005
Waivers, Reimbursements, and Expense Reduction: | ||||||||||||
Reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5) | $ | (130,127 | ) | |||||||||
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5) | (17,353 | ) | ||||||||||
Waiver of shareholder services fee--Class A Shares (Note 5) | (3,405 | ) | ||||||||||
Reimbursement of shareholder services fee--Class A Shares (Note 5) | (62,472 | ) | ||||||||||
Reimbursement of shareholder services fee--Class B Shares (Note 5) | (5,751 | ) | ||||||||||
Reimbursement of shareholder services fee--Class C Shares (Note 5) | (2,492 | ) | ||||||||||
Fees paid indirectly from directed broker arrangements | (10,497 | ) | ||||||||||
TOTAL WAIVERS, REIMBURSEMENTS AND EXPENSE REDUCTIONS | $ | (232,097 | ) | |||||||||
Net expenses | $ | 4,643,786 | ||||||||||
Net investment income | 4,640,955 | |||||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign Currency Transactions, and Futures Contracts: | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions (including realized gain of $387,821 on sales of investments in affiliated issuers (Note 5) | 9,398,567 | |||||||||||
Net realized loss on futures contracts | (153,468 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gain allocated from partnership | 93,988 | |||||||||||
Net increase due to reimbursement from Adviser (Note 5) | 13,304 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments, translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency and futures contracts | 500,468 | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, foreign currency and futures contracts | 9,852,859 | |||||||||||
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 14,493,814 |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended November 30 | | 2005 | | 2004 | ||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 4,640,955 | $ | 4,944,341 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments, including allocation from partnership, foreign currency transactions, and futures contracts | 9,339,087 | 10,616,794 | ||||||
Net increase due to reimbursement from adviser (Note 5) | 13,304 | - -- | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency and futures contracts | 500,468 | 8,649,725 | ||||||
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 14,493,814 | 24,210,860 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||
Distributions from net investment income | ||||||||
Class A Shares | (3,705,846 | ) | (4,667,324 | ) | ||||
Class B Shares | (540,766 | ) | (922,174 | ) | ||||
Class C Shares | (239,731 | ) | (342,172 | ) | ||||
Class K Shares | (6,728 | ) | (616 | ) | ||||
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | (4,493,071 | ) | (5,932,286 | ) | ||||
Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 49,031,333 | 76,616,248 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from Vintage Balanced Fund | 18,652,463 | - -- | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 4,158,766 | 5,441,326 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (92,624,758 | ) | (89,194,830 | ) | ||||
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (20,782,196 | ) | (7,137,256 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets | (10,781,453 | ) | 11,141,318 | ) | ||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 338,107,295 | 326,965,977 | ||||||
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $(202,065) and $(424,327), respectively) | $ | 327,325,842 | $ | 338,107,295 |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2005
1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class K Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to provide relative safety of capital with the possibility of long-term growth of capital and income. Consideration is also given to current income.
On September 18, 2005, the Fund received a tax-free transfer of assets from the Vintage Balanced Fund, as follows:
| Class A Shares of the Fund Issued | | Vintage Balanced Fund Net Assets Received | | Unrealized Appreciation 1 | | Net Assets of Fund Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of Vintage Balanced Fund Immediately Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of the Fund Immediately After Combination | |
Vintage Balanced Fund | 979,639 | $18,652,463 | $2,709,188 | $320,450,050 | $18,652,463 | $339,102,513 |
1 Unrealized appreciation is included in the Vintage Balanced Fund Net Assets Received amount shown above.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
Domestic and foreign equity securities are valued at the last sale price or official closing price reported in the market in which they are primarily traded (either a national securities exchange or the over-the-counter market), if available. If unavailable, the security is generally valued at the mean between the last closing bid and asked prices. With respect to valuation of foreign securities, trading in foreign cities may be completed at times which vary from the closing of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). Therefore, foreign securities are valued at the latest closing price on the exchange on which they are traded immediately prior to the closing of the NYSE. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated in U.S. dollars at the foreign exchange rate in effect at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the day the value of the foreign security is determined. The Fund generally values fixed income and short-term securities according to prices furnished by an independent pricing service, except that securities with remaining maturities of less than 60 days at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost. For mortgage-backed securities, prices furnished by the independent pricing service are based on the aggregate investment value of the projected cash flows to be generated by the security. For other fixed income and short-term securities, prices furnished by an independent pricing service are intended to be indicative of the mean between the bid and asked prices currently offered to institutional investors for the securities. Securities for which no quotations are readily available or whose values have been affected by a significant event occurring between the close of their primary markets and the closing of the NYSE are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under general supervision of the Board of Directors (the "Directors").
Repurchase Agreements
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of the collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Directors. Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as transfer and dividend disbursing agent, distribution and shareholder services fees. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
Premium and Discount Amortization/Paydown Gains and Losses
All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted for financial statement purposes. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Withholding taxes, and where appropriate, deferred withholding taxes, on foreign interest, dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country's tax rules and rates.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Foreign Currency Translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies (FCs) are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rates of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange quoted on the respective date that such transactions are recorded. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of FCs, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at fiscal year end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases stock index futures contracts to manage cashflows, enhance yield and to potentially reduce transaction costs. Upon entering into a stock index futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a "variation margin" account. Daily, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. For the year ended November 30, 2005, the Fund had net realized losses of $(153,468) on futures contracts.
Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund's portfolio of investments.
Restricted Securities
Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Directors. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Fund's restricted securities are valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under general supervision of the Directors.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
The following tables summarize capital stock activity:
Year Ended November 30 | | 2005 | | 2004 | ||||||||||
Class A Shares: | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | ||||||
Shares sold | 1,765,013 | $ | 33,062,298 | 3,012,983 | $ | 54,649,834 | ||||||||
Shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from Vintage Balanced Fund | 979,639 | 18,652,463 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 183,414 | 3,452,796 | 237,861 | 4,326,049 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (3,488,768 | ) | (65,395,950 | ) | (3,380,335 | ) | (60,894,926 | ) | ||||||
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (560,702 | ) | $ | (10,228,393 | ) | (129,491 | ) | $ | (1,919,043 | ) | ||||
Year Ended November 30 | | 2005 | | 2004 | ||||||||||
Class B Shares: | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | ||||||
Shares sold | 355,033 | $ | 6,625,152 | 826,006 | $ | 14,865,982 | ||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 25,959 | 488,413 | 45,002 | 819,238 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,070,664 | ) | (20,003,441 | ) | (1,017,579 | ) | (18,276,666 | ) | ||||||
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS B SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (689,672 | ) | $ | (12,889,876 | ) | (146,571 | ) | $ | (2,591,446 | ) | ||||
Year Ended November 30 | | 2005 | | 2004 | ||||||||||
Class C Shares: | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | ||||||
Shares sold | 447,096 | $ | 8,314,721 | 390,136 | $ | 7,035,438 | ||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 11,234 | 210,829 | 16,260 | 295,427 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (384,777 | ) | (7,163,700 | ) | (556,838 | ) | (10,020,595 | ) | ||||||
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 73,553 | $ | 1,361,850 | (150,442 | ) | $ | (2,689,730 | ) | ||||||
Year Ended November 30 | | 2005 | | 2004 | ||||||||||
Class K Shares: | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | ||||||
Shares sold | 54,661 | $ | 1,029,162 | 3,616 | $ | 64,994 | ||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 356 | 6,728 | 33 | 612 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (3,302 | ) | (61,667 | ) | (143 | ) | (2,643 | ) | ||||||
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS K SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 51,715 | $ | 974,223 | 3,506 | $ | 62,963 | ||||||||
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (1,125,106 | ) | $ | (20,782,196 | ) | (422,998 | ) | $ | (7,137,256 | ) |
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due in part to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, partnership adjustments and discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
For the year ended November 30, 2005, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
Increase (Decrease) | ||||
Paid-In Capital | | Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Losses |
$4,082,113 | $74,379 | $(4,156,492) |
Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended November 30, 2005 and 2004, was as follows:
| 2005 | | 2004 | |
Ordinary income 1 | $4,493,071 | $5,932,286 |
1 For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of November 30, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,410,322 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | $ | 5,715,572 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 33,447,530 | ||
Capital loss carryforward | $ | (3,954,320 | ) |
At November 30, 2005, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $294,075,955. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized depreciation resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and any unrealized appreciation from futures contracts was $33,449,649. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $37,028,699 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $3,579,050.
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable in part to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales and discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
At November 30, 2005, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $(3,954,320) which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforward will expire as follows:
Expiration Year | | Expiration Amount |
2009 | $(2,709,693) | |
2010 | $(1,244,627) |
As a result of the tax-free transfer of assets from Founders Common Trust Fund, certain capital loss carryforwards listed above may be limited.
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $5,346,062 to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended November 30, 2005.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to: (a) a maximum of 0.55% of the average daily net assets of the Fund; and (b) 4.50% of the gross income of the Fund, excluding capital gains or losses. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Certain of the Fund's assets are managed by Federated Investment Management Company (the "Sub-Adviser"). Under the terms of a sub-adviser agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser receives an allocable portion of the Fund's adviser fee. The fee is paid by the Adviser out of its resources and is not an incremental Fund expense.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee | | Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds |
0.150% | on the first $5 billion | |
0.125% | on the next $5 billion | |
0.100% | on the next $10 billion | |
0.075% | on assets in excess of $20 billion |
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. For the year ended November 30, 2005, the net fee paid to FAS was 0.076% of the average aggregate daily net assets of the Fund.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class K Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses according to the following schedule annually, to compensate FSC:
Share Class Name | | Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets of Class |
Class B Shares | 0.75% | |
Class C Shares | 0.75% | |
Class K Shares | 0.50% |
FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying financial intermediaries directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSC and FSC will use the fees to compensate financial intermediaries. For the year ended November 30, 2005, FSC retained $33,381 of fees paid by the Fund.
Sales Charges
For the year ended November 30, 2005, FSC retained $32,221 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $2,343 of contingent deferred sales charges relating to redemptions of Class C Shares. See "What Do Shares Cost?" in the Prospectus.
Shareholder Services Fee
The Fund may pay fees (Services Fees) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc., for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Under certain agreements, rather than paying financial intermediaries directly, the Fund may pay Service Fees to FSSC and FSSC will use the fees to compensate financial intermediaries. FSSC or these financial intermediaries may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee. This voluntary waiver can be modified or terminated at any time. For the year ended November 30, 2005, FSSC voluntarily waived $3,405 of its fee. For the year ended November 30, 2005, FSSC retained $64,384 of fees paid by the Fund.
The Fund may invest in other funds serviced by FSSC under this agreement. FSSC has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain shareholder services fees received by FSSC as a result of these transactions.
Commencing on August 1, 2005, and continuing through January 28, 2006, FSSC is reimbursing daily a portion of the shareholder services fee. This reimbursement resulted from an administrative delay in the implementation of contractual terms of the shareholder service fee agreement. This reimbursement amounted to $42,334 for the year ended November 30, 2005.
Expense Reduction
The Fund directs portfolio trades to a broker that in turn pays a portion of the Fund's operating expenses. For the year ended November 30, 2005, the Fund's expenses were reduced by $10,497 under these arrangements.
Other
For the year ended November 30, 2005, the Fund's Adviser made a voluntary contribution to the Fund of $13,304 for losses on investments inadvertently sold by the Fund.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
Transactions with Affiliated Companies
Affiliated holdings are mutual funds which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other mutual funds. Transactions with affiliated companies during the year ended November 30, 2005 are as follows:
Affiliates | | Purchase Cost | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value | ||||
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund | $ | 650,000 | $ | 2,360,000 | $ | 177,168 | $ | 1,620,641 | ||||
Federated International Capital Appreciation Fund | 26,500,000 | - -- | - -- | 29,374,710 | ||||||||
Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio | 4,978,093 | 5,450,000 | 1,329,747 | 27,325,410 | ||||||||
High Yield Bond Portfolio | 1,428,256 | 4,260,000 | 505,426 | 5,512,796 | ||||||||
TOTAL OF AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS | $ | 33,556,349 | $ | 12,070,000 | $ | 2,012,341 | $ | 63,833,557 |
6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended November 30, 2005, were as follows:
Purchases | | $ | 135,169,024 |
Sales | $ | 208,980,268 |
7. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated ("Funds") were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. These lawsuits began to be filed shortly after Federated's first public announcement that it had received requests for information on shareholder trading activities in the Funds from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Office of the New York State Attorney General ("NYAG"), and other authorities. In that regard, on November 28, 2005, Federated announced that it had reached final settlements with the SEC and the NYAG with respect to those matters. As Federated previously reported in 2004, it has already paid approximately $8.0 million to certain funds as determined by an independent consultant. As part of these settlements, Federated agreed to pay for the benefit of fund shareholders additional disgorgement and a civil money penalty in the aggregate amount of an additional $72 million. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these lawsuits, all of which seek unquantified damages, attorneys' fees and expenses, and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
8. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2005, 87.7% of total ordinary dividends paid by the Fund are qualifying dividends which may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003. Complete information is reported in conjunction with the reporting of your distributions on Form 1099-DIV.
Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2005, 88.7% qualify for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), as of November 30, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2005, the period ended November 30, 2003, and each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2003. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
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 Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 Fund's 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 November 30, 2005, 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 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. as of November 30, 2005, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial highlights for the respective stated periods, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLPBoston, Massachusetts
January 23, 2006
Board of Directors and Fund Officers
The Board is responsible for managing the Fund's business affairs and for exercising all the Fund's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. As of December 31, 2005, the Federated Fund Complex consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 136 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Directors and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
John F. Donahue* Birth Date: July 28, 1924 DIRECTOR Began serving: December 1956 | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc. Previous Positions : Chairman of the Federated Fund Complex; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling. | |
J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1998 | Principal Occupations : Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.(Investment advisory subsidiary of Federated) and Passport Research II, Ltd. (Investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company. Previous Positions : President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd. | |
Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* Birth Date: October 11, 1932 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 1111 Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1987 | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Other Directorships Held : Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America. Previous Positions : Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. | |
* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
Thomas G. Bigley Birth Date: February 3, 1934 15 Old Timber Trail Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1994 | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex. Other Directorships Held : Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh. Previous Position : Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP. | |
John T. Conroy, Jr. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 Investment Properties Corporation 3838 North Tamiami Trail Suite 402 Naples, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida. Previous Positions : President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation. | |
Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
Nicholas P. Constantakis Birth Date: September 3, 1939 175 Woodshire Drive Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1998 | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex. Other Directorships Held : Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide). Previous Position : Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC. | |
John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 353 El Brillo Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1998 | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex. Other Directorships Held : Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College. Previous Positions : Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc. | |
Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 One Royal Palm Way 100 Royal Palm Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex. Other Directorships Held : Board of Overseers, Babson College. Previous Positions : Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange. | |
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 80 South Road Westhampton Beach, NY DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1998 | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant. Previous Positions : Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing communications and technology). | |
Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D. Birth Date: December 20, 1932 Chancellor, Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1995 | Principal Occupations : Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Partner, Murray, Hogue and Lannis. Other Directorships Held : Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services). Previous Positions : President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law. | |
Marjorie P. Smuts Birth Date: June 21, 1935 4905 Bayard Street Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1985 | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator. Previous Positions : National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord. | |
John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 2604 William Drive Valparaiso, IN DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1998 | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc. Previous Position : Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. | |
OFFICERS
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years and Previous Position(s) |
John W. McGonigle Birth Date: October 26, 1938 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Began serving: September 1969 | Principal Occupations : Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc. Previous Positions : Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp. | |
Richard A. Novak Birth Date: December 25, 1963 TREASURER Began serving: November 1998 | Principal Occupations : Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Controller of Federated Investors, Inc. Previous Positions : Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Anderson & Co. | |
Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: May 1976 | Principal Occupations : Vice Chairman or Vice President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.: Previous Positions : President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc. and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp. | |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years and Previous Position(s) |
Stephen F. Auth Birth Date: September 3, 1956 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Began serving: November 2002 | Principal Occupations : Chief Investment Officer of this Fund and various other Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania and Passport Research II, Ltd. (Investment advisory subsidiary of Federated). Previous Positions : Executive Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company, and Passport Research, Ltd. (Investment advisory subsidiary of Federated).; Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Management Services Division; Senior Vice President, Federated Investment Management Company and Passport Research, Ltd.; Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Prudential Investments. | |
John W. Harris Birth Date: June 6, 1954 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: November 2001 | John W. Harris is Vice President of the Fund. Mr. Harris initially joined Federated in 1987 as an Investment Analyst. He served as an Investment Analyst and an Assistant Vice President from 1990 through 1992 and as a Senior Investment Analyst and Vice President through May 1993. After leaving the money management field to travel extensively, he rejoined Federated in 1997 as a Senior Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager and an Assistant Vice President of the Fund's Adviser in December 1998. In January 2000, Mr. Harris became a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser. Mr. Harris is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He received his M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. | |
Board Review of Advisory Contract
As required by the Act, the Fund's Board has reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract and subadvisory contract. The Board's decision to approve these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements. During its review of these contracts, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund's investment objectives; the Adviser's and subadviser's management philosophy, personnel, processes, and investment and operating strategies; long-term performance; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Federated organization in addition to investment advisory services; and the Fund's relationship to the Federated family of funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charge.
In its decision to appoint or renew an Adviser, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's "selection" or approval of the Adviser must reflect the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser and subadviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the Fund; the Adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the Fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with the Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser's service and fee. The Fund's Board is aware of these factors and is guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent they are appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization. Federated provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The evaluation process is evolutionary, reflecting continually developing considerations. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace. For the past year, the Board concluded that the nature, quality and scope of services provided the fund by the Adviser and its affiliates was satisfactory.
With respect to the Fund's performance and expenses in particular, the Board has found the use of comparisons to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be particularly useful, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focuses on comparisons with other similar mutual funds (rather than non-mutual fund products or services) because, simply put, they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle in fact chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group may be a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing on the Fund's investment program, which would in turn assist the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services are such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract. The Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for both the one and three year periods ending December 31, 2004. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being undertaken by the Adviser. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and the performance of the Fund. During the year ending December 31, 2004, the Fund's investment advisory fee after waivers and expense reimbursements, if any, was above the median of the relevant peer group. The Board reviewed the fees and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund nevertheless remained competitive. The Board will continue to monitor advisory fees and other expenses borne by the Fund.
The Board also receives financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derives from its relationships with the Federated funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades as well as waivers of fees and/or reimbursements of expenses. In order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waive fees and/or reimburse expenses. Although the Board considers the costs incurred and the profitability of the Federated organization as a whole, it does not evaluate, on a fund-by-fund basis, Federated's "profitability" and/or "costs" (which would include an assessment as to whether "economies of scale" would be realized if the fund were to grow to some sufficient size). In the Board's view, the cost of performing advisory services on a fund-specific basis is both difficult to estimate satisfactorily and a relatively minor consideration in its overall evaluation. Analyzing isolated funds would require constructed allocations of the costs of shared resources and operations based on artificial assumptions that are inconsistent with the existing relationships within a large and diversified family of funds that receive advisory and other services from the same organization. In addition, the availability of the exchange privilege among funds in the Federated family makes consideration of the overall cost and profitability of Federated more relevant than that of individual funds. Based upon this review, the Board is satisfied that the costs incurred in, as well as the profitability realized from, managing the Fund and the other Federated Funds are appropriate. Although the Board is always interested in discovering any genuine "economies of scale," its experience has been that such "economies" are likely to arise only when a fund grows dramatically, and becomes and remains very large in size. Even in these instances, purchase and redemption activity, as well as the presence of expense limitations (if any), may offset any perceived economies. As suggested above, the Board considers the information it receives about the Fund's performance and expenses as compared to an appropriate set of similar competing funds to be more relevant.
The Board bases its decision to approve an advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above are relevant to every Federated fund, nor does the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that are relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provide a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's website. Go to FederatedInvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are 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. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Cusip 313911109
Cusip 313911208
Cusip 313911307
Cusip 313911406
G01454-01 (1/06)
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2006 (c)Federated Investors, Inc.
Item 2. Code of Ethics (a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers") that applies to the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant's Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer. (c) Not Applicable (d) Not Applicable (e) Not Applicable (f)(3) The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant at 1-800-341-7400, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers. Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert The registrant's Board has determined that each member of the Board's Audit Committee is an "audit committee financial expert," and that each such member is "independent," for purposes of this Item. The Audit Committee consists of the following Board members: Thomas G. Bigley, John T. Conroy, Jr., Nicholas P. Constantakis and Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services (a) Audit Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years: Fiscal year ended 2005 - $30,051 Fiscal year ended 2004 - $29,680 (b) Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years: Fiscal year ended 2005 - $0 Fiscal year ended 2004 - $1,263 Transfer Agent Service Auditors Report. Amount requiring approval of the registrant's audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $11,910 and $97,473 respectively. Fiscal year ended 2005 - Transfer Agent Service Auditors Report and review of N-14 merger documents. Fiscal year ended 2004- Attestation services relating to the review of fund share transactions and Transfer Agent Service Auditors Report. (c) Tax Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years: Fiscal year ended 2005 - $0 Fiscal year ended 2004 - $0 Amount requiring approval of the registrant's audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $16,089 and $65,000 respectively. Analysis regarding the realignment of advisory companies. (d) All Other Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years: Fiscal year ended 2005 - $0 Fiscal year ended 2004 - $0 Amount requiring approval of the registrant's audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $9,695 and $95,480 respectively. Fiscal year ended 2005- Executive compensation analysis. Fiscal year ended 2004- Discussions with auditors related to market timing and late trading activities, executive compensation analysis and consultation regarding information request by regulatory agencies. (e)(1) Audit Committee Policies regarding Pre-approval of Services. The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services do not impair the auditor's independence. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Certain services have the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The term of the general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The Audit Committee will annually review the services that may be provided by the independent auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee and may grant general pre-approval for such services. The Audit Committee will revise the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. The Audit Committee will not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management. The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman. The Chairman will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee will designate another member with such pre-approval authority when the Chairman is unavailable. AUDIT SERVICES The annual Audit services engagement terms and fees will be subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee must approve any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in audit scope, registered investment company (RIC) structure or other matters. In addition to the annual Audit services engagement specifically approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval for other Audit Services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain Audit services, all other Audit services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee. AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee believes that the provision of Audit-related services does not impair the independence of the auditor, and has pre-approved certain Audit-related services, all other Audit-related services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee. TAX SERVICES The Audit Committee believes that the independent auditor can provide Tax services to the Company such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor's independence. However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the independent auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the independent auditor, the purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain Tax services, all Tax services involving large and complex transactions must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee. ALL OTHER SERVICES With respect to the provision of services other than audit, review or attest services the pre-approval requirement is waived if: (1) The aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the registrant, the registrant's adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (2) Such services were not recognized by the registrant, the registrant's adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (3) Such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee of the issuer and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee who are members of the board of directors to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to those permissible non-audit services classified as All Other services that it believes are routine and recurring services, and would not impair the independence of the auditor. The SEC's rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of prohibited non-audit services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions. PRE-APPROVAL FEE LEVELS Pre-approval fee levels for all services to be provided by the independent auditor will be established annually by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding these levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. PROCEDURES Requests or applications to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the independent auditor and the Principal Accounting Officer and/or Internal Auditor, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the SEC's rules on auditor independence. (e)(2) Percentage of services identified in items 4(b) through 4(d) that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X: 4(b) Fiscal year ended 2005 - 0% Fiscal year ended 2004 - 0% Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively. 4(c) Fiscal year ended 2005 - 0% Fiscal year ended 2004 - 0% Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively. 4(d) Fiscal year ended 2005 - 0% Fiscal year ended 2004 - 0% Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively. (f) NA (g) Non-Audit Fees billed to the registrant, the registrant's investment adviser, and certain entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser: Fiscal year ended 2005 - $46,965 Fiscal year ended 2004 - $357,718 (h) The registrant's Audit Committee has considered that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence. Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants Not Applicable Item 6. Schedule of Investments Not Applicable Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies Not Applicable Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies Not Applicable Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers Not Applicable 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 concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR. (b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Item 12. Exhibits 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 Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. By /S/ Richard A. Novak Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer (insert name and title) Date January 24, 2006 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 /S/ J. Christopher Donahue J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer Date January 24, 2006 By /S/ Richard A. Novak Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer Date January 24, 2006