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 Asset Allocation Fund
______________________________________________________________
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(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: 11/30/2012
Date of Reporting Period: Six months ended 05/31/2012
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report | ||
May 31, 2012 | ||
Share Class | Ticker |
A | FSTBX |
B | FSBBX |
C | FSBCX |
R | FSBKX |
Institutional | SBFIX |
Federated Asset Allocation Fund
Fund Established 1934
Dear Valued Shareholder,
I am pleased to present the Semi-Annual Shareholder Report for your fund covering the period from December 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012. This report includes a complete listing of your fund's holdings, performance information and financial statements along with other important fund information.
In addition, our website, FederatedInvestors.com, offers easy access to Federated resources that include timely fund updates, economic and market insights from our investment strategists, and financial planning tools. We invite you to register to take full advantage of its capabilities.
Thank you for investing with Federated. I hope you find this information useful and look forward to keeping you informed.
Sincerely,
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J. Christopher Donahue, President
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CONTENTS
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables (unaudited)
At May 31, 2012, the Fund's portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Portfolio Composition | Percentage of Total Net Assets2 |
Domestic Equity Securities | 43.3% |
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities | 10.9% |
Corporate Debt Securities | 10.2% |
Mortgage-Backed Securities3 | 7.6% |
International Equity Securities | 7.5% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 2.6% |
Trade Finance Agreements | 1.4% |
Foreign Debt Securities | 0.8% |
Municipal Securities | 0.2% |
Floating Rate Loan4 | 0.0% |
Derivative Contracts5 | (1.4)% |
Cash Equivalents6 | 17.0% |
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net7 | (0.1)% |
TOTAL | 100.0% |
1 | See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of these security types. |
2 | As of the date specified above, the Fund owned shares of one or more affiliated investment companies. For purposes of this table, the affiliated investment company (other than an affiliated money market mutual 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. Accordingly, the percentages of total net assets shown in the table will differ from those presented on the Portfolio of Investments. |
3 | For purposes of this table, Mortgage-Backed Securities include mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Government Sponsored Entities and adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities. |
4 | Represents less than 0.1%. |
5 | Based upon net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value of the derivative contracts as applicable. Derivative contracts may consist of futures, forwards, options and swaps. The impact of a derivative contract on the Fund's performance may be larger than its unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value may indicate. In many cases, the notional value or amount of a derivative contract may provide a better indication of the contract's significance to the portfolio. More complete information regarding the Fund's direct investments in derivative contracts, including unrealized appreciation (depreciation), value and notional values or amounts of such contracts, can be found in the table at the end of the Portfolio of Investments included in this Report. |
6 | Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements. |
7 | Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
At May 31, 2012, the Fund's sector composition8 of the Fund's equity holdings was as follows:Sector Composition of Equity Holdings | Percentage of Equity Securities |
Information Technology | 20.5% |
Financials | 17.4% |
Consumer Discretionary | 15.1% |
Health Care | 11.0% |
Consumer Staples | 10.3% |
Industrials | 10.3% |
Energy | 9.8% |
Materials | 3.5% |
Telecommunication Services | 1.1% |
Utilities | 1.0% |
TOTAL | 100.0% |
8 | 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. |
May 31, 2012 (unaudited)
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
COMMON STOCKS – 46.7% |
Consumer Discretionary – 7.1% |
700 | 1 | AutoZone, Inc. | 266,182 |
5,200 | 1 | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. | 375,700 |
8,800 | Best Buy Co., Inc. | 164,736 |
1,300 | 1 | BorgWarner, Inc. | 93,275 |
29,900 | CBS Corp., Class B | 954,408 |
3,900 | Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A | 44,616 |
5,041 | 1 | Charter Communications, Inc. | 316,071 |
17,300 | Coach, Inc. | 1,166,885 |
33,000 | Comcast Corp., Class A | 954,030 |
6,790 | 1 | DIRECTV, Class A | 301,815 |
27,695 | Daimler AG | 1,285,257 |
3,900 | 1 | Dollar Tree, Inc. | 402,402 |
77,500 | Ford Motor Co. | 818,400 |
3,400 | Gannett Co., Inc. | 44,404 |
8,100 | Garmin Ltd. | 347,976 |
18,600 | 1 | General Motors Co. | 412,920 |
66,000 | 1 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 689,700 |
18,300 | Harman International Industries, Inc. | 717,726 |
1,400 | Home Depot, Inc. | 69,076 |
6,800 | Johnson Controls, Inc. | 204,952 |
30,700 | Las Vegas Sand Corp. | 1,417,726 |
50,700 | Lennar Corp., Class A | 1,383,603 |
2,788 | 1 | Liberty Global, Inc., Class A | 128,806 |
29,100 | 1 | Liberty Media Corp. — Liberty Capital | 2,466,807 |
21,600 | 1 | Lululemon Athletica, Inc. | 1,569,024 |
3,700 | Macy's, Inc. | 140,785 |
500 | McDonald's Corp. | 44,670 |
5,500 | McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. | 238,590 |
10,300 | News Corp., Inc., Class A | 197,760 |
8,000 | PetSmart, Inc. | 515,520 |
2,700 | Polaris Industries, Inc. | 205,119 |
1,300 | Ralph Lauren Corp. | 193,440 |
13,900 | Ross Stores, Inc. | 878,897 |
13,100 | 1 | Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | 24,759 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
75,300 | TJX Cos., Inc. | 3,197,238 |
1,812 | Thor Industries, Inc. | 55,719 |
16,067 | Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 1,211,452 |
900 | Tractor Supply Co. | 82,215 |
1,800 | Viacom, Inc., Class B — New | 85,914 |
38,700 | Walt Disney Co. | 1,768,977 |
TOTAL | 25,437,552 |
Consumer Staples – 4.8% |
45,300 | Altria Group, Inc. | 1,458,207 |
2,700 | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 235,386 |
76,800 | CVS Corp. | 3,451,392 |
35,796 | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 979,379 |
14,000 | 1 | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 270,060 |
19,300 | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 796,318 |
32,500 | Herbalife Ltd. | 1,455,675 |
62,737 | Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A | 2,400,945 |
9,515 | PepsiCo, Inc. | 645,593 |
28,850 | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 2,438,113 |
147,700 | Reckitt Benckiser PLC, ADR | 1,584,821 |
2,500 | Reynolds American, Inc. | 104,600 |
5,700 | Sara Lee Corp. | 119,130 |
9,198 | The Coca-Cola Co. | 687,366 |
32,600 | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 631,462 |
TOTAL | 17,258,447 |
Energy – 4.6% |
22,000 | Chevron Corp. | 2,162,820 |
19,088 | ConocoPhillips | 995,630 |
4,000 | Devon Energy Corp. | 238,080 |
73,900 | Energy XXI Ltd. | 2,294,595 |
32,600 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2,563,338 |
36,700 | Golar LNG Ltd. | 1,285,601 |
4,300 | Halliburton Co. | 129,258 |
8,500 | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 385,050 |
3,600 | HollyFrontier Corp. | 106,128 |
80,800 | Marathon Oil Corp. | 2,012,728 |
822 | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 29,649 |
8,700 | Murphy Oil Corp. | 405,594 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
12,400 | National-Oilwell, Inc. | 827,700 |
1,200 | Noble Energy, Inc. | 101,352 |
20,730 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 1,643,267 |
11,300 | Oceaneering International, Inc. | 522,286 |
9,694 | 1 | Phillips 66 | 291,111 |
1,000 | Schlumberger Ltd. | 63,250 |
11,200 | Valero Energy Corp. | 236,320 |
10 | 1 | WPX Energy, Inc. | 147 |
5,300 | Williams Companies, Inc. | 161,809 |
TOTAL | 16,455,713 |
Financials – 8.1% |
8,000 | Aflac, Inc. | 320,640 |
44,800 | Allstate Corp. | 1,520,512 |
13,600 | American Campus Communities, Inc. | 597,040 |
5 | American Capital Agency Corp. | 163 |
11,435 | American Tower Corp. | 741,903 |
6,500 | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 77,610 |
13,840 | 1 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | 1,098,342 |
4,700 | Boston Properties, Inc. | 483,771 |
13,700 | CapitalSource, Inc. | 86,721 |
7,800 | Chubb Corp. | 562,146 |
13,425 | Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 520,085 |
8,600 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 608,622 |
58,400 | Discover Financial Services | 1,933,624 |
15,800 | East West Bancorp, Inc. | 353,762 |
3,600 | Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | 140,616 |
4,900 | Equity Residential Properties Trust | 299,390 |
700 | Everest Re Group Ltd. | 71,484 |
2,500 | First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Class A | 421,250 |
4,800 | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 80,736 |
26,079 | Hatteras Financial Corp. | 744,555 |
14,600 | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 222,796 |
3,900 | Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | 24,180 |
77,800 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | 2,579,070 |
40,800 | Lincoln National Corp. | 843,336 |
5,000 | M & T Bank Corp. | 406,600 |
8,100 | MetLife, Inc. | 236,601 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
1,400 | PNC Financial Services Group | 85,988 |
600 | PartnerRe Ltd. | 42,522 |
19,598 | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 430,176 |
64,600 | People's United Financial, Inc. | 751,298 |
15,500 | Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | 565,750 |
4,500 | Post Properties, Inc. | 217,845 |
28,400 | Principal Financial Group | 697,504 |
7,300 | ProLogis, Inc. | 233,454 |
6,100 | Protective Life Corp. | 160,796 |
86,200 | Regions Financial Corp. | 542,198 |
8,857 | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 444,356 |
1,800 | Simon Property Group, Inc. | 265,536 |
57,000 | 1 | Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 355,110 |
42,500 | 1 | Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | 425,425 |
2,900 | Taubman Centers, Inc. | 211,700 |
7,400 | The Travelers Cos, Inc. | 462,426 |
20,800 | Torchmark Corp. | 970,528 |
22,200 | U.S. Bancorp | 690,642 |
18,700 | UDR, Inc. | 484,330 |
2,147 | Validus Holdings Ltd. | 67,373 |
189,500 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 6,073,475 |
TOTAL | 29,153,987 |
Health Care – 5.1% |
82 | Amgen, Inc. | 5,701 |
18,200 | Aetna, Inc. | 744,198 |
1,400 | 1 | Amerigroup Corp. | 87,360 |
19,400 | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 717,606 |
11,200 | 1 | Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 296,912 |
6,600 | Baxter International, Inc. | 334,092 |
800 | 1 | Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A | 79,688 |
2,900 | 1 | Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. | 47,821 |
15,500 | CIGNA Corp. | 680,605 |
19,493 | Cardinal Health, Inc. | 806,620 |
39,000 | 1 | Celgene Corp. | 2,661,750 |
4,000 | 1 | Cerner Corp. | 311,840 |
1,400 | 1 | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | 46,732 |
1,400 | Cooper Cos., Inc. | 119,252 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
3,589 | Covidien PLC | 185,838 |
5,834 | 1 | Express Scripts Holding Co. | 304,477 |
6,200 | 1 | Forest Laboratories, Inc., Class A | 217,000 |
55,100 | 1 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 2,752,245 |
22,700 | 1 | Health Management Association, Class A | 145,507 |
44,700 | Humana, Inc. | 3,414,633 |
9,800 | Lilly (Eli) & Co. | 401,310 |
14,908 | McKesson Corp. | 1,301,170 |
10,300 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 387,074 |
9,000 | 1 | Mylan Laboratories, Inc. | 195,030 |
4,322 | Pfizer, Inc. | 94,522 |
900 | 1 | United Therapeutics Corp. | 39,816 |
32,035 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,786,592 |
4,000 | Wellpoint, Inc. | 269,560 |
TOTAL | 18,434,951 |
Industrials – 4.8% |
55 | 3M Co. | 4,643 |
22,100 | CSX Corp. | 461,669 |
25,200 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 2,208,024 |
4,500 | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., N.V. | 161,730 |
2,800 | 1 | Copart, Inc. | 75,908 |
800 | Corrections Corp. of America | 20,856 |
2,000 | Danaher Corp. | 103,940 |
3,000 | Dover Corp. | 169,680 |
1,200 | Emerson Electric Co. | 56,124 |
18,800 | FedEx Corp. | 1,675,832 |
1,500 | Fluor Corp. | 70,320 |
3,900 | General Dynamics Corp. | 249,639 |
58,435 | General Electric Co. | 1,115,524 |
3,800 | Goodrich (B.F.) Co. | 477,926 |
4,700 | 1 | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | 63,967 |
4,109 | 1 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 151,129 |
3,107 | ITT Corp. | 63,787 |
1,500 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 71,370 |
5,100 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 422,280 |
10,700 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 701,064 |
6,600 | Northrop Grumman Corp. | 387,750 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
8,300 | Pall Corp. | 461,978 |
8,300 | Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 678,442 |
1,600 | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 21,824 |
14,400 | Precision Castparts Corp. | 2,393,424 |
1,200 | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 87,012 |
21,700 | Siemens AG, ADR | 1,792,420 |
1,200 | Tyco International Ltd. | 63,792 |
4,700 | URS Corp. | 169,999 |
3,900 | Union Pacific Corp. | 434,460 |
12,300 | United Technologies Corp. | 911,553 |
5,300 | 1 | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 253,870 |
5,000 | W. W. Grainger, Inc. | 968,250 |
2,800 | Waste Connections, Inc. | 86,660 |
7,365 | Xylem, Inc. | 186,555 |
TOTAL | 17,223,401 |
Information Technology – 9.6% |
10,300 | 1 | AOL, Inc. | 282,529 |
18,613 | Accenture PLC | 1,062,802 |
6,500 | 1 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 39,520 |
2,100 | 1 | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | 264,600 |
13,897 | Apple, Inc. | 8,028,714 |
6,100 | 1 | Autodesk, Inc. | 195,322 |
1,300 | 1 | BMC Software, Inc. | 55,016 |
9,814 | 1 | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. | 45,635 |
12,600 | CA, Inc. | 313,362 |
24,200 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 395,186 |
2,268 | 1 | Comverse Technology, Inc. | 13,858 |
3,100 | DST Systems, Inc. | 158,410 |
400 | 1 | Dell, Inc. | 4,932 |
1,600 | 1 | Dolby Laboratories, Class A | 68,624 |
19,900 | 1 | EMC Corp. Mass | 474,615 |
600 | 1 | Fiserv, Inc. | 40,458 |
300 | FactSet Research Systems | 31,629 |
3,400 | 1 | Fortinet, Inc. | 72,250 |
4,300 | 1 | Gartner Group, Inc., Class A | 174,924 |
7,000 | 1 | Google, Inc. | 4,066,020 |
14,692 | International Business Machines Corp. | 2,834,087 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
11,882 | Intuit, Inc. | 668,125 |
2,200 | Lexmark International Group, Class A | 55,022 |
1,200 | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 487,812 |
206,618 | Microsoft Corp. | 6,031,180 |
12,250 | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 588,980 |
27,120 | Oracle Corp. | 717,866 |
6,600 | 1 | Polycom, Inc. | 75,504 |
15,700 | 1 | Qlogic Corp. | 213,677 |
60,400 | Qualcomm, Inc. | 3,461,524 |
65,700 | SAIC, Inc. | 729,927 |
28,080 | 1 | Symantec Corp. | 416,707 |
18,400 | 1 | VMware, Inc., Class A | 1,711,384 |
2,700 | Visa, Inc., Class A Shares | 311,040 |
205 | 1 | VistaPrint NV | 6,945 |
11,200 | 1 | Western Digital Corp. | 351,568 |
TOTAL | 34,449,754 |
Materials – 1.6% |
6,305 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 1,077,903 |
6,304 | Domtar Corp. | 498,710 |
7,205 | Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co. | 347,713 |
11,400 | Eastman Chemical Co. | 530,784 |
24,700 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 791,388 |
5,200 | Monsanto Co. | 401,440 |
8,628 | PPG Industries, Inc. | 892,480 |
30,000 | Rio Tinto PLC, ADR | 1,296,600 |
TOTAL | 5,837,018 |
Telecommunication Services – 0.5% |
55,300 | AT&T, Inc. | 1,889,601 |
1,000 | 1 | NII Holdings, Inc. | 11,520 |
TOTAL | 1,901,121 |
Utilities – 0.5% |
2,900 | 1 | AES Corp. | 35,061 |
70,100 | CMS Energy Corp. | 1,633,330 |
TOTAL | 1,668,391 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (IDENTIFIED COST $153,159,964) | 167,820,335 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
Asset-Backed Securities – 1.1% |
$5,653 | 2,3 | 125 Home Loan Owner Trust 1998-1A B, 9.760%, 2/15/2029 | 4,713 |
500,000 | Ally Master Owner Trust 2011-1 A1, Series 2011-1, 1.108%, 01/15/2016 | 501,007 |
250,000 | Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. 2007-4 A4, 5.725%, 2/10/2051 | 283,953 |
800,000 | Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage 2007-CD5, 5.886%, 11/15/2044 | 921,847 |
500,000 | Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2011-1 A2, 0.838%, 2/15/2016 | 501,274 |
100,000 | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2008-C1 AM, 6.262%, 2/12/2051 | 102,843 |
400,000 | Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage 2007-6, 5.485%, 03/12/2051 | 430,610 |
315,000 | Morgan Stanley Capital I 2006-IQ12 A4, 5.332%, 12/15/2043 | 355,725 |
5,791 | 2,3 | SMART Series 2011-1US Trust, Series 2011-1USA, 0.988%, 4/14/2013 | 5,792 |
758,986 | 2,3 | SMART Series 2011-2US Trust, Series 2011-2USA, 0.988%, 11/14/2013 | 760,083 |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $3,641,017) | 3,867,847 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 1.4% |
800,000 | Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage 2007-CD4 A3, 5.293%, 12/11/2049 | 834,536 |
483,799 | 2,3 | Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2010-C1 A1, 3.156%, 7/10/2046 | 504,557 |
500,000 | Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-CR1 AM, 3.912%, 5/15/2045 | 498,687 |
265,000 | Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-CR1 B, 4.612%, 5/15/2045 | 271,142 |
250,000 | Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2012-LC4 B, 4.934%, 12/10/2044 | 259,857 |
200,000 | GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2012-GCJ7 AS, 4.085%, 5/10/2045 | 205,842 |
275,000 | GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2012-GCJ7 B B, 4.740%, 5/10/2045 | 279,011 |
575,915 | 2,3 | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities, 2010-C1 A1, 3.853%, 6/15/2043 | 609,489 |
100,000 | Morgan Stanley Capital I 2007-IQ16 AM, 6.110%, 12/12/2049 | 105,238 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Morgan Stanley Capital I 2011-C1 B, 5.254%, 9/15/2047 | 106,071 |
700,000 | Morgan Stanley Capital I 2012-C4 AS, 3.773%, 3/15/2045 | 707,698 |
3,283 | 2,4 | SMFC Trust Asset-Backed Certificates, 1997-A B1-4, 1.000%, 1/28/2027 | 2,787 |
475,000 | UBS-Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C1 A3, 3.595%, 1/10/2045 | 504,805 |
200,000 | 2,3 | WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C3 B, 5.636%, 11/15/2044 | 221,966 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
$50,000 | WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C6 B, 4.697%, 4/15/2045 | 51,173 |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (IDENTIFIED COST $5,047,378) | 5,162,859 |
Corporate Bonds – 4.4% |
Basic Industry - Chemicals – 0.1% |
95,000 | Dow Chemical Co., Note, 8.550%, 05/15/2019 | 125,899 |
100,000 | FMC Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 02/01/2022 | 103,697 |
50,000 | RPM International, Inc., 6.500%, 02/15/2018 | 58,137 |
15,000 | RPM International, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 10/15/2019 | 17,309 |
35,000 | Rohm & Haas Co., 6.000%, 09/15/2017 | 40,950 |
TOTAL | 345,992 |
Basic Industry - Metals & Mining – 0.1% |
80,000 | Alcan, Inc., 5.000%, 06/01/2015 | 88,246 |
70,000 | Alcoa, Inc., Note, 5.550%, 02/01/2017 | 77,260 |
90,000 | Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Sr. Note, 9.375%, 06/01/2019 | 115,592 |
120,000 | Newmont Mining Corp., Company Guarantee, 5.875%, 04/01/2035 | 130,537 |
TOTAL | 411,635 |
Basic Industry - Paper – 0.0% |
30,000 | International Paper Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.500%, 08/15/2021 | 38,208 |
150,000 | 4 | Pope & Talbot, Inc., 8.375%, 06/01/2013 | 0 |
100,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.375%, 03/15/2032 | 113,620 |
TOTAL | 151,828 |
Capital Goods - Aerospace & Defense – 0.0% |
50,000 | 2,3 | BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., Series 144A, 5.200%, 8/15/2015 | 54,645 |
Capital Goods - Diversified Manufacturing – 0.1% |
20,000 | Dover Corp., Note, 5.450%, 03/15/2018 | 23,786 |
70,000 | Emerson Electric Co., 4.875%, 10/15/2019 | 83,737 |
68,000 | 2,3 | Hutchison Whampoa International, Series 144A, 6.500%, 2/13/2013 | 70,349 |
100,000 | Roper Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.250%, 09/01/2019 | 120,100 |
90,000 | 2,3 | Textron Financial Corp., Jr. Sub. Note, Series 144A, 6.000%, 2/15/2067 | 71,100 |
TOTAL | 369,072 |
Capital Goods - Environmental – 0.0% |
110,000 | Republic Services, Inc., Company Guarantee, Series WI, 5.500%, 09/15/2019 | 128,520 |
25,000 | Waste Management, Inc., 7.375%, 03/11/2019 | 31,836 |
TOTAL | 160,356 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
Communications - Media & Cable – 0.1% |
$27,000 | Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Company Guarantee, 8.375%, 03/15/2013 | 28,554 |
100,000 | Comcast Corp., 7.050%, 03/15/2033 | 126,719 |
100,000 | Comcast Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.500%, 01/15/2017 | 119,059 |
120,000 | Time Warner Cable, Inc., Company Guarantee, 6.750%, 06/15/2039 | 147,400 |
20,000 | Time Warner Cable, Inc., Company Guarantee, 8.250%, 04/01/2019 | 26,152 |
TOTAL | 447,884 |
Communications - Media Noncable – 0.1% |
100,000 | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.000%, 03/15/2022 | 100,194 |
90,000 | News America, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.650%, 08/15/2020 | 103,850 |
TOTAL | 204,044 |
Communications - Telecom Wireless – 0.1% |
130,000 | AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., 8.750%, 03/01/2031 | 201,160 |
90,000 | America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., Note, 5.750%, 01/15/2015 | 100,334 |
90,000 | Vodafone Group PLC, Note, 5.625%, 02/27/2017 | 105,368 |
100,000 | Vodafone Group PLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.625%, 03/20/2017 | 99,715 |
TOTAL | 506,577 |
Communications - Telecom Wirelines – 0.1% |
15,000 | CenturyLink, Inc., Sr. Note, Series Q, 6.150%, 9/15/2019 | 15,765 |
150,000 | Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 4.875%, 07/08/2014 | 159,932 |
45,000 | France Telecom SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.375%, 07/08/2019 | 51,088 |
100,000 | Telefonica SA, Sr. Note, 5.855%, 02/04/2013 | 100,458 |
50,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.350%, 04/01/2019 | 62,734 |
TOTAL | 389,977 |
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.1% |
70,000 | DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., 6.500%, 11/15/2013 | 75,390 |
50,000 | 2,3 | RCI Banque SA, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 4.600%, 04/12/2016 | 50,055 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Volkswagen International Finance NV, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 2.375%, 03/22/2017 | 102,042 |
TOTAL | 227,487 |
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.0% |
50,000 | Viacom, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.500%, 12/15/2016 | 51,478 |
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1% |
159,872 | 2,3 | CVS Corp., Pass Thru Cert., Series 144A, 5.298%, 1/11/2027 | 170,932 |
40,000 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.200%, 04/15/2038 | 53,531 |
TOTAL | 224,463 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Food/Beverage – 0.2% |
$90,000 | 2,3 | Bacardi Ltd., Sr. Note, Series 144A, 7.450%, 4/01/2014 | 100,021 |
70,000 | Bottling Group LLC, Note, 5.500%, 04/01/2016 | 81,591 |
80,000 | Diageo Capital PLC, Company Guarantee, 7.375%, 01/15/2014 | 88,292 |
60,000 | General Mills, Inc., Note, 5.700%, 02/15/2017 | 71,239 |
100,000 | Kraft Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.125%, 02/01/2018 | 119,370 |
30,000 | Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., Sr. Secd. Note, 6.625%, 08/15/2039 | 31,572 |
15,000 | Sysco Corp., Sr. Note, 5.375%, 03/17/2019 | 18,391 |
30,000 | The Coca-Cola Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 1.800%, 09/01/2016 | 30,972 |
TOTAL | 541,448 |
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Health Care – 0.1% |
50,000 | Boston Scientific Corp., 4.500%, 01/15/2015 | 53,596 |
50,000 | Boston Scientific Corp., 6.000%, 01/15/2020 | 59,445 |
20,000 | Express Scripts, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.250%, 06/15/2019 | 25,270 |
75,000 | Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.400%, 07/01/2017 | 89,296 |
TOTAL | 227,607 |
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Pharmaceuticals – 0.1% |
100,000 | Genentech, Inc., Note, 4.750%, 07/15/2015 | 111,481 |
80,000 | Pfizer, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.200%, 03/15/2019 | 101,166 |
TOTAL | 212,647 |
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Supermarkets – 0.0% |
25,000 | Kroger Co., Bond, 6.900%, 04/15/2038 | 31,330 |
Consumer Non-Cyclical - Tobacco – 0.0% |
70,000 | Altria Group, Inc., 9.250%, 08/06/2019 | 96,366 |
Energy - Independent – 0.1% |
120,000 | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 4.900%, 12/01/2014 | 131,411 |
30,000 | EOG Resources, Inc., Note, 5.625%, 06/01/2019 | 36,417 |
25,000 | Pemex Project Funding Master, 5.750%, 12/15/2015 | 28,125 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Petroleos Mexicanos, Company Guarantee, Series 144A, 6.500%, 6/02/2041 | 112,750 |
80,000 | Petroleos Mexicanos, Company Guarantee, Series WI, 4.875%, 03/15/2015 | 86,480 |
20,000 | XTO Energy, Inc., 6.750%, 08/01/2037 | 32,193 |
TOTAL | 427,376 |
Energy - Integrated – 0.1% |
60,000 | Conoco, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.950%, 04/15/2029 | 84,277 |
100,000 | ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Co., 5.500%, 04/15/2013 | 104,094 |
100,000 | Husky Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.950%, 04/15/2022 | 103,592 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
$35,000 | Petro-Canada, Deb., 7.000%, 11/15/2028 | 44,278 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Statoil ASA, Series 144A, 5.125%, 04/30/2014 | 108,069 |
TOTAL | 444,310 |
Energy - Oil Field Services – 0.0% |
50,000 | Noble Drilling Corp., Sr. Note, 7.500%, 03/15/2019 | 63,265 |
25,000 | Weatherford International Ltd., 6.000%, 03/15/2018 | 28,641 |
20,000 | Weatherford International Ltd., 7.000%, 03/15/2038 | 23,301 |
45,000 | Weatherford International Ltd., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 04/15/2042 | 47,778 |
TOTAL | 162,985 |
Energy - Refining – 0.0% |
25,000 | Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 03/15/2019 | 33,142 |
Financial Institution - Banking – 0.6% |
50,000 | Bank of America Corp., Sr. Note, 5.375%, 06/15/2014 | 52,328 |
120,000 | Bank of America Corp., Sr. Note, 7.375%, 05/15/2014 | 129,532 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Barclays Bank PLC, Series 144A, 5.926%, 9/29/2049 | 89,510 |
70,000 | Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Note, 7.375%, 05/23/2014 | 77,061 |
80,000 | Citigroup, Inc., Note, 5.125%, 05/05/2014 | 83,888 |
60,000 | 2,3 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 3.750%, 10/15/2014 | 62,789 |
50,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.125%, 02/15/2033 | 50,363 |
320,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 01/15/2015 | 330,086 |
265,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.750%, 01/24/2022 | 272,579 |
100,000 | HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, Note, 5.911%, 11/30/2035 | 92,500 |
75,000 | Household Finance Corp., Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 07/15/2013 | 77,278 |
100,000 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.500%, 01/24/2022 | 106,975 |
100,000 | Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., 5.300%, 03/01/2013 | 102,019 |
100,000 | Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 6.625%, 4/01/2018 | 101,664 |
30,000 | Northern Trust Corp., 4.625%, 05/01/2014 | 32,082 |
15,000 | PNC Funding Corp., Sub. Note, 5.625%, 02/01/2017 | 16,811 |
274,214 | 2,3,4 | Regional Diversified Funding, Series 144A, 9.250%, 3/15/2030 | 194,996 |
100,000 | U.S. Bank N.A., Series BKNT, 6.300%, 2/04/2014 | 108,564 |
140,000 | Wachovia Corp., 5.750%, 02/01/2018 | 162,435 |
40,000 | Wilmington Trust Corp., Sub. Note, 8.500%, 04/02/2018 | 48,510 |
TOTAL | 2,191,970 |
Financial Institution - Brokerage – 0.3% |
220,000 | BlackRock, Inc., 6.250%, 09/15/2017 | 265,414 |
50,000 | Charles Schwab Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.950%, 06/01/2014 | 53,817 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
$40,000 | Eaton Vance Corp., 6.500%, 10/02/2017 | 45,850 |
100,000 | 2,3 | FMR LLC, Series 144A, 4.750%, 3/01/2013 | 102,590 |
30,000 | Janus Capital Group, Inc., Sr. Note, 6.700%, 06/15/2017 | 32,191 |
95,000 | Jefferies Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.500%, 07/15/2019 | 101,175 |
200,000 | 2,3 | Legg Mason, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.500%, 05/21/2019 | 203,509 |
30,000 | Nuveen Investments, 5.500%, 09/15/2015 | 27,150 |
75,000 | Raymond James Financial, Inc., 8.600%, 08/15/2019 | 92,698 |
165,000 | Raymond James Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.625%, 04/01/2024 | 174,939 |
TOTAL | 1,099,333 |
Financial Institution - Finance Noncaptive – 0.2% |
160,000 | American Express Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 8.125%, 05/20/2019 | 213,824 |
60,000 | American Express Credit Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.125%, 08/25/2014 | 64,720 |
120,000 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Company Guarantee, 5.000%, 08/15/2013 | 126,036 |
120,000 | Capital One Capital IV, 6.745%, 02/17/2037 | 120,450 |
20,000 | Capital One Capital V, 10.250%, 08/15/2039 | 20,800 |
30,000 | General Electric Capital, Note, Series MTNA, 6.750%, 3/15/2032 | 37,098 |
110,000 | HSBC Finance Corp., Sr. Sub. Note, 6.676%, 01/15/2021 | 118,966 |
TOTAL | 701,894 |
Financial Institution - Insurance - Health – 0.0% |
50,000 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 02/15/2018 | 60,962 |
50,000 | Wellpoint, Inc., 5.850%, 01/15/2036 | 58,367 |
TOTAL | 119,329 |
Financial Institution - Insurance - Life – 0.6% |
100,000 | AXA-UAP, Sub. Note, 8.600%, 12/15/2030 | 108,780 |
100,000 | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.625%, 04/15/2042 | 104,584 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Sub. Note, Series 144A, 8.875%, 06/01/2039 | 147,702 |
90,000 | MetLife, Inc., 6.750%, 06/01/2016 | 106,020 |
10,000 | MetLife, Inc., Jr. Sub. Note, 10.750%, 8/01/2039 | 13,750 |
80,000 | 2,3 | New York Life Insurance Co, Sub. Note, Series 144A, 6.750%, 11/15/2039 | 106,932 |
300,000 | 2,3 | Pacific LifeCorp., Bond, Series 144A, 6.600%, 9/15/2033 | 338,126 |
50,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc., Series MTN, 5.150%, 1/15/2013 | 51,259 |
40,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc., Series MTN, 6.625%, 12/01/2037 | 46,914 |
10,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc., Sr. Note, Series MTND, 7.375%, 6/15/2019 | 12,225 |
100,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 4.750%, 9/17/2015 | 108,286 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
$750,000 | 2 | Union Central Life Insurance Co., Note, Series 144A, 8.200%, 11/01/2026 | 885,766 |
TOTAL | 2,030,344 |
Financial Institution - Insurance - P&C – 0.1% |
80,000 | CNA Financial Corp., 6.500%, 08/15/2016 | 90,492 |
15,000 | Chubb Corp., Sr. Note, 5.750%, 05/15/2018 | 18,433 |
50,000 | Horace Mann Educators Corp., Sr. Note, 6.850%, 04/15/2016 | 54,420 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Series 144A, 4.950%, 05/01/2022 | 100,035 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Unsecd. Note, Series 144A, 5.750%, 3/15/2014 | 105,898 |
30,000 | 2,3 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Sub. Note, Series 144A, 9.375%, 08/15/2039 | 39,757 |
10,000 | The Travelers Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 12/01/2015 | 11,317 |
TOTAL | 420,352 |
Financial Institution - REITs – 0.1% |
45,000 | Avalonbay Communities, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 5.700%, 03/15/2017 | 52,288 |
75,000 | Boston Properties LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.875%, 10/15/2019 | 86,652 |
40,000 | Equity One, Inc., Bond, 6.000%, 09/15/2017 | 43,716 |
100,000 | Health Care REIT, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.125%, 04/01/2019 | 101,916 |
40,000 | Liberty Property LP, 6.625%, 10/01/2017 | 46,468 |
20,000 | ProLogis, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series WI, 7.625%, 08/15/2014 | 22,052 |
50,000 | Simon Property Group, Inc., 6.350%, 08/28/2012 | 50,586 |
40,000 | Simon Property Group LP, 6.750%, 05/15/2014 | 43,625 |
TOTAL | 447,303 |
Foreign - Local - Government – 0.0% |
50,000 | Quebec, Province of, Note, Series MTNA, 7.035%, 03/10/2026 | 72,905 |
Municipal Services – 0.1% |
140,000 | 2,3 | Army Hawaii Family Housing, Series 144A, 5.524%, 6/15/2050 | 129,343 |
100,000 | 2,3 | Camp Pendleton & Quantico Housing LLC, Series 144A, 5.572%, 10/01/2050 | 92,961 |
TOTAL | 222,304 |
Technology – 0.2% |
20,000 | Cisco Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.500%, 02/22/2016 | 23,251 |
40,000 | Dell Computer Corp., Deb., 7.100%, 04/15/2028 | 51,053 |
105,000 | Fiserv, Inc., Sr. Note, 6.800%, 11/20/2017 | 126,788 |
60,000 | Hewlett-Packard Co., Note, 5.400%, 03/01/2017 | 66,547 |
50,000 | Hewlett-Packard Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 3.300%, 12/09/2016 | 51,681 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
$200,000 | IBM Corp., Sr. Note, 5.700%, 09/14/2017 | 240,900 |
TOTAL | 560,220 |
Transportation - Railroads – 0.1% |
100,000 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 4.875%, 01/15/2015 | 109,763 |
45,000 | Union Pacific Corp., Bond, 6.625%, 02/01/2029 | 61,105 |
TOTAL | 170,868 |
Transportation - Services – 0.1% |
75,000 | 2,3 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA, Series 144A, 6.375%, 10/15/2017 | 87,782 |
100,000 | Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series MTN, 3.150%, 3/02/2015 | 103,531 |
TOTAL | 191,313 |
Utility - Electric – 0.3% |
60,000 | Appalachian Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 7.950%, 01/15/2020 | 80,826 |
50,000 | Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.950%, 12/15/2036 | 58,460 |
50,000 | Commonwealth Edison Co., 1st Mtg. Bond, 5.800%, 03/15/2018 | 60,661 |
10,000 | Consolidated Edison Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.650%, 04/01/2019 | 12,881 |
40,000 | Consolidated Edison Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 2006-C, 5.500%, 9/15/2016 | 46,900 |
60,000 | 2,3 | Electricite De France SA, Series 144A, 5.500%, 01/26/2014 | 63,987 |
90,000 | FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Company Guarantee, 4.800%, 02/15/2015 | 96,397 |
50,000 | FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Company Guarantee, 6.050%, 08/15/2021 | 55,999 |
60,246 | 2,3 | Great River Energy, 1st Mtg. Note, Series 144A, 5.829%, 7/01/2017 | 64,581 |
120,000 | MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.650%, 10/01/2014 | 129,909 |
100,000 | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 10.375%, 11/01/2018 | 146,066 |
30,000 | Northern States Power Co., MN, 1st Mtg. Bond, 5.250%, 03/01/2018 | 35,913 |
60,000 | PPL Energy Supply LLC, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.000%, 12/15/2036 | 66,414 |
40,000 | Progress Energy, Inc., 7.050%, 03/15/2019 | 51,008 |
100,000 | Union Electric Co., 6.000%, 04/01/2018 | 119,527 |
80,000 | Virginia Electric & Power Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.100%, 11/30/2012 | 81,782 |
TOTAL | 1,171,311 |
Utility - Natural Gas Distributor – 0.1% |
120,000 | Atmos Energy Corp., 5.125%, 01/15/2013 | 123,040 |
15,000 | Atmos Energy Corp., 8.500%, 03/15/2019 | 20,216 |
75,000 | National Fuel Gas Co., Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.900%, 12/01/2021 | 81,228 |
60,000 | Sempra Energy, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 6.500%, 06/01/2016 | 71,479 |
TOTAL | 295,963 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
Utility - Natural Gas Pipelines – 0.1% |
$100,000 | Duke Capital Corp., Sr. Note, 6.250%, 02/15/2013 | 103,233 |
70,000 | Enbridge, Inc., Sr. Note, 5.600%, 04/01/2017 | 80,495 |
110,000 | Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Company Guarantee, Series O, 9.750%, 01/31/2014 | 124,871 |
100,000 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 5.800%, 03/15/2035 | 106,257 |
TOTAL | 414,856 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (IDENTIFIED COST $14,481,198) | 15,832,914 |
Governments/Agencies – 0.0% |
Sovereign – 0.0% |
75,000 | United Mexican States, 6.625%, 03/03/2015 | 85,200 |
30,000 | United Mexican States, Series MTNA, 6.750%, 09/27/2034 | 39,225 |
TOTAL GOVERNMENTS/AGENCIES (IDENTIFIED COST $106,071) | 124,425 |
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.2% |
5,797 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C00592, 7.000%, 3/1/2028 | 6,562 |
4,420 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C00896, 7.500%, 12/1/2029 | 5,138 |
10,715 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C17281, 6.500%, 11/1/2028 | 12,150 |
9,430 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C19588, 6.500%, 12/1/2028 | 10,714 |
3,548 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C25621, 6.500%, 5/1/2029 | 4,010 |
12,477 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool C76361, 6.000%, 2/1/2033 | 13,919 |
30,917 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool E01545, 5.000%, 15 Year, 1/1/2019 | 33,259 |
376 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool E77591, 6.500%, 7/1/2014 | 391 |
6,738 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool E99510, 5.500%, 9/1/2018 | 7,310 |
10,992 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool G01444, 6.500%, 8/1/2032 | 12,435 |
7,510 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 251697, 6.500%, 30 Year, 5/1/2028 | 8,496 |
22,233 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 252334, 6.500%, 30 Year, 2/1/2029 | 25,174 |
32,537 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 254720, 4.500%, 5/1/2018 | 34,819 |
33,947 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 254802, 4.500%, 7/1/2018 | 36,328 |
19,548 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 254905, 6.000%, 10/1/2033 | 21,876 |
35,045 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 255075, 5.500%, 2/1/2024 | 38,840 |
39,428 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 255079, 5.000%, 2/1/2019 | 42,471 |
2,103 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 303168, 9.500%, 30 Year, 2/1/2025 | 2,430 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
$1,132 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 323159, 7.500%, 4/1/2028 | 1,318 |
9,352 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 323640, 7.500%, 4/1/2029 | 10,888 |
192 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 323970, 7.000%, 15 Year, 10/1/2014 | 201 |
16,359 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 428865, 7.000%, 6/1/2028 | 18,300 |
1,530 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 443215, 6.000%, 10/1/2028 | 1,701 |
184 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 514184, 7.500%, 9/1/2029 | 213 |
33,165 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 545993, 6.000%, 11/1/2032 | 37,020 |
13,316 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 555272, 6.000%, 3/1/2033 | 14,862 |
19,901 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 713974, 5.500%, 7/1/2033 | 21,835 |
36,454 | Federal National Mortgage Association Pool 721502, 5.000%, 7/1/2033 | 39,529 |
19,162 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 2796, 7.000%, 8/20/2029 | 22,091 |
10,603 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 3040, 7.000%, 2/20/2031 | 12,259 |
22,937 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 3188, 6.500%, 1/20/2032 | 26,377 |
39,264 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 3239, 6.500%, 5/20/2032 | 45,190 |
984 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 352214, 7.000%, 4/15/2023 | 1,115 |
3,965 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 451522, 7.500%, 30 Year, 10/15/2027 | 4,609 |
4,869 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 462556, 6.500%, 2/15/2028 | 5,597 |
450 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 462739, 7.500%, 5/15/2028 | 523 |
448 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 464835, 6.500%, 9/15/2028 | 515 |
9,326 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 469699, 7.000%, 11/15/2028 | 10,745 |
8,130 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 486760, 6.500%, 12/15/2028 | 9,346 |
1,496 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 780339, 8.000%, 30 Year, 12/15/2023 | 1,730 |
10,314 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 780453, 7.500%, 30 Year, 12/15/2025 | 11,918 |
9,338 | Government National Mortgage Association Pool 780584, 7.000%, 30 Year, 6/15/2027 | 10,691 |
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (IDENTIFIED COST $566,099) | 624,895 |
Shares or Principal Amount | Value in U.S. Dollars |
MUNICIPALS – 0.2% |
Illinois – 0.2% |
$90,000 | Chicago, IL Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Direct Payment Taxable Limited GO Build America Bonds, 5.720%, 12/01/2038 | 116,377 |
500,000 | Chicago, IL, Taxable Project and Refunding Series 2012B GO Bonds, 5.432%, 01/01/2042 | 512,200 |
TOTAL MUNICIPALS (IDENTIFIED COST $590,000) | 628,577 |
U.S. Treasury – 10.9% |
5,236,200 | 5 | U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond, 2.125%, 2/15/2041 | 7,643,624 |
3,815,775 | U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 0.625%, 7/15/2021 | 4,287,381 |
300,000 | 5,6 | United States Treasury Bill, 0.065%, 6/21/2012 | 299,995 |
1,150,000 | 5,6 | United States Treasury Bill, 0.075%, 6/14/2012 | 1,149,996 |
650,000 | 5,6 | United States Treasury Bill, 0.080%, 7/19/2012 | 649,973 |
850,000 | 5,6 | United States Treasury Bill, 0.085%, 8/23/2012 | 849,868 |
1,400,000 | 5,6 | United States Treasury Bill, 0.085%, 8/30/2012 | 1,399,764 |
2,900,000 | 5,6 | United States Treasury Bill, 0.095%, 8/16/2012 | 2,899,587 |
1,750,000 | United States Treasury Bond, 3.750%, 8/15/2041 | 2,155,097 |
17,500,000 | United States Treasury Note, 1.000%, 9/30/2016 | 17,820,056 |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY (IDENTIFIED COST $37,467,278) | 39,155,341 |
MUTUAL FUNDS – 35.2%7 |
181,425 | Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund | 5,547,815 |
366,317 | Federated InterContinental Fund, Institutional Shares | 15,139,885 |
2,562,945 | Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio | 26,193,295 |
55,058,191 | 8 | Federated Prime Value Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.22% | 55,058,191 |
595,622 | Federated Project and Trade Finance Core Fund | 5,825,188 |
2,888,539 | High Yield Bond Portfolio | 18,717,735 |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (IDENTIFIED COST $124,203,099) | 126,482,109 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (IDENTIFIED COST $339,262,104)9 | 359,699,302 |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES – NET — (0.1)%10 | (482,686) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100% | $359,216,616 |
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
At May 31, 2012, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:Description | Number of Contracts | Notional Value | Expiration Date | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
1 AEX Index Short Futures | 12 | $695,760 | June 2012 | $13,762 |
1 ASX SPI 200 Index Short Futures | 35 | $3,563,875 | June 2012 | $258,984 |
1 CAC 40 Index Short Futures | 150 | $4,500,000 | June 2012 | $5,342 |
1 OMX 30 Index Short Futures | 26 | $2,532,400 | June 2012 | $9,109 |
1 S&P/TSE 60 Index Short Futures | 49 | $6,424,880 | June 2012 | $467,302 |
1 United States Treasury Bonds 30-Year Short Futures | 60 | $8,983,125 | September 2012 | $(211,541) |
1 United States Treasury Bonds Ultra Long Short Futures | 73 | $12,337,000 | September 2012 | $(453,563) |
1 United States Treasury Notes 2-Year Short Futures | 55 | $12,122,344 | September 2012 | $(12,155) |
1 DAX Index Long Futures | 17 | $2,651,575 | June 2012 | $(419,597) |
1 FTSE 100 Index Long Futures | 173 | $9,149,105 | June 2012 | $(1,299,904) |
1 FTSE/MIB Index Long Futures | 31 | $1,994,230 | June 2012 | $(547,399) |
1 Hang Seng Index Long Futures | 14 | $12,971,000 | June 2012 | $14,383 |
1 IBEX 35 Index Long Futures | 10 | $605,980 | June 2012 | $(63,859) |
1 Russell 2000 Mini Index Long Futures | 419 | $31,890,090 | June 2012 | $(1,205,432) |
1 S&P 500 Index Long Futures | 23 | $7,527,900 | June 2012 | $(415,225) |
1 S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index Long Futures | 34 | $3,144,320 | June 2012 | $(173,700) |
1 SGX MSCI Singapore Index Long Futures | 215 | $13,686,900 | June 2012 | $8,968 |
1 Swiss Market Index Long Futures | 106 | $6,185,100 | June 2012 | $(410,848) |
1 TOPIX Index Long Futures | 66 | $473,220,000 | June 2012 | $(880,763) |
1 United States Treasury Notes 5-Year Long Futures | 153 | $19,000,688 | September 2012 | $83,329 |
NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS | $(5,232,807) |
At May 31, 2012, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:
Credit Default Swap Counterparty | Banc of America Securities LLC | Goldman Sachs & Co. |
Reference Entity | Series 17 Investment Grade Index | Series 17 Investment Grade Index |
Buy/Sell | Sell | Sell |
Pay/Receive Fixed Rate | 1.00% | 1.00% |
Expiration Date | 12/20/2016 | 12/20/2016 |
Implied Credit Spread at 5/31/201211 | 0.99% | 0.99% |
Credit Default Swap Counterparty | Banc of America Securities LLC | Goldman Sachs & Co. |
Notional Amount | $35,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
Market Value | $(227,945) | $(130,254) |
Upfront Premiums Received | $(169,394) | $(222,805) |
Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) | $(58,551) | $92,551 |
Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Futures Contracts and Swap Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities — Net.”
1 | Non-income producing security. |
2 | Denotes a restricted security that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) is subject to a contractual restriction on public sales. At May 31, 2012, these restricted securities amounted to $5,871,685, which represented 1.6% of total net assets. |
3 | Denotes a restricted security that may be resold without restriction to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that the Fund has determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). At May 31, 2012, these liquid restricted securities amounted to $4,983,132, which represented 1.4% of total net assets. |
4 | Market quotations and price evaluations are not available. Fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. |
5 | Pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding futures contracts. |
6 | Discount rate at time of purchase. |
7 | Affiliated holdings. |
8 | 7-Day net yield. |
9 | The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $339,259,936. |
10 | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
11 | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation. |
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at May 31, 2012.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities, including investment companies with daily net asset values, if applicable.
Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportThe following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs | |||||
Level 1 — Quoted Prices and Investments in Mutual Funds1 | Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 — Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||
Equity Securities: | |||||
Common Stocks | |||||
Domestic | $155,596,230 | $ — | $ — | $155,596,230 | |
International | 10,938,848 | 1,285,257 | — | 12,224,105 | |
Debt Securities: | |||||
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 3,863,134 | 4,7132 | 3,867,847 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 5,160,072 | 2,7873 | 5,162,859 | |
Corporate Bonds | — | 15,832,914 | 0 | 15,832,914 | |
Governments/Agencies | — | 124,425 | — | 124,425 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 624,895 | — | 624,895 | |
Municipals | — | 628,577 | — | 628,577 | |
U.S. Treasury | — | 39,155,341 | — | 39,155,341 | |
Mutual Funds | 120,656,921 | 5,825,188 | — | 126,482,109 | |
TOTAL SECURITIES | $287,191,999 | $72,499,803 | $7,500 | $359,699,302 | |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS4 | $(5,232,807) | $(358,199) | $ — | $(5,591,006) |
1 | Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund, Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio and High Yield Bond Portfolio are affiliated holdings offered only to registered investment companies and other accredited investors. |
2 | Includes $4,677 of a security transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because the Adviser determined that this security more appropriately meets the definition of Level 3. Transfer shown represents the value of the security at the beginning of the period. |
3 | Includes $3,318 of a security transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because fair value was determined using valuation techniques utilizing unobservable data due to observable data being unavailable. Transfer shown represents the value of the security at the beginning of the period. |
4 | Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swap contracts. |
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
ADR | — American Depositary Receipt |
GO | — General Obligation |
MTN | — Medium Term Note |
REIT(s) | — Real Estate Investment Trust(s) |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportFinancial Highlights – Class A Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Six Months Ended (unaudited 5/31/2012 | Year Ended November 30, | ||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $16.98 | $16.87 | $15.65 | $13.11 | $19.99 | $20.55 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income | 0.101 | 0.201 | 0.191 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.41 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | 0.59 | 0.08 | 1.05 | 2.52 | (4.91) | 1.42 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.69 | 0.28 | 1.24 | 2.81 | (4.51) | 1.83 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.14) | (0.17) | (0.02) | (0.27) | (0.42) | (0.40) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | — | — | — | — | (1.95) | (1.99) |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.14) | (0.17) | (0.02) | (0.27) | (2.37) | (2.39) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $17.53 | $16.98 | $16.87 | $15.65 | $13.11 | $19.99 |
Total Return2 | 4.09% | 1.62% | 7.91% | 21.84% | (25.39)% | 9.88% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses | 1.22%3 | 1.25%4 | 1.25%4 | 1.25%4 | 1.25%4 | 1.25%4 |
Net investment income | 1.14%3 | 1.14% | 1.20% | 2.00% | 2.48% | 2.07% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 | 0.07%3 | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.19% | 0.10% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $180,862 | $178,971 | $135,002 | $149,696 | $125,373 | $195,687 |
Portfolio turnover | 42% | 215% | 184% | 254% | 190% | 135% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
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 | Computed on an annualized basis. |
4 | The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratios are 1.25%, 1.24%, 1.24%, 1.25% and 1.24% for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions. |
5 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportFinancial Highlights – Class B Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Six Months Ended (unaudited) 5/31/2012 | Year Ended November 30, | ||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $16.78 | $16.69 | $15.61 | $13.09 | $19.96 | $20.52 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income | 0.031 | 0.061 | 0.071 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.25 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | 0.59 | 0.08 | 1.03 | 2.55 | (4.89) | 1.43 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.62 | 0.14 | 1.10 | 2.70 | (4.63) | 1.68 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.06) | (0.05) | (0.02) | (0.18) | (0.29) | (0.25) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | — | — | — | — | (1.95) | (1.99) |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.06) | (0.05) | (0.02) | (0.18) | (2.24) | (2.24) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $17.34 | $16.78 | $16.69 | $15.61 | $13.09 | $19.96 |
Total Return2 | 3.70% | 0.80% | 7.03% | 20.86% | (25.97)% | 9.05% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses | 2.03%3 | 2.05%4 | 2.05%4 | 2.05%4 | 2.05%4 | 2.03%4 |
Net investment income | 0.33%3 | 0.33% | 0.42% | 1.23% | 1.72% | 1.31% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 | 0.07%3 | 0.12% | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.10% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $28,798 | $30,424 | $14,541 | $20,151 | $21,637 | $41,365 |
Portfolio turnover | 42% | 215% | 184% | 254% | 190% | 135% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
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 | Computed on an annualized basis. |
4 | The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratios are 2.05%, 2.04%, 2.04%, 2.05% and 2.03% for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions. |
5 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportFinancial Highlights – Class C Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Six Months Ended (unaudited) 5/31/2012 | Year Ended November 30, | ||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $16.72 | $16.62 | $15.55 | $13.04 | $19.90 | $20.47 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income | 0.031 | 0.061 | 0.061 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | 0.58 | 0.09 | 1.03 | 2.51 | (4.87) | 1.42 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.61 | 0.15 | 1.09 | 2.69 | (4.61) | 1.68 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.06) | (0.05) | (0.02) | (0.18) | (0.30) | (0.26) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | — | — | — | — | (1.95) | (1.99) |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.06) | (0.05) | (0.02) | (0.18) | (2.25) | (2.25) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $17.27 | $16.72 | $16.62 | $15.55 | $13.04 | $19.90 |
Total Return2 | 3.67% | 0.90% | 6.99% | 20.86% | (25.98)% | 9.05% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses | 1.99%3 | 2.02%4 | 2.05%4 | 2.05%4 | 2.05%4 | 2.00%4 |
Net investment income | 0.37%3 | 0.36% | 0.40% | 1.18% | 1.66% | 1.30% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 | 0.07%3 | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.21% | 0.16% | 0.10% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $55,295 | $52,187 | $36,415 | $28,278 | $20,603 | $26,572 |
Portfolio turnover | 42% | 215% | 184% | 254% | 190% | 135% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
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 | Computed on an annualized basis. |
4 | The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratios are 2.02%, 2.04%, 2.04%, 2.05% and 2.00% for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions. |
5 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportFinancial Highlights – Class R Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Six Months Ended (unaudited) 5/31/2012 | Year Ended November 30, | ||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $16.92 | $16.81 | $15.68 | $13.13 | $20.02 | $20.57 |
Income From Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income | 0.061 | 0.121 | 0.111 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.33 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | 0.59 | 0.09 | 1.04 | 2.50 | (4.90) | 1.43 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.65 | 0.21 | 1.15 | 2.76 | (4.60) | 1.76 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.10) | (0.10) | (0.02) | (0.21) | (0.34) | (0.32) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | — | — | — | — | (1.95) | (1.99) |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | (0.10) | (0.10) | (0.02) | (0.21) | (2.29) | (2.31) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $17.47 | $16.92 | $16.81 | $15.68 | $13.13 | $20.02 |
Total Return2 | 3.83% | 1.23% | 7.32% | 21.30% | (25.76)% | 9.44% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | |||||
Net expenses | 1.66%3 | 1.68%4 | 1.74%4 | 1.75%4 | 1.75%4 | 1.70%4 |
Net investment income | 0.70%3 | 0.71% | 0.71% | 1.41% | 1.93% | 1.55% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement5 | 0.07%3 | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.18% | 0.14% | 0.10% |
Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $58,922 | $54,878 | $53,749 | $47,254 | $18,947 | $16,070 |
Portfolio turnover | 42% | 215% | 184% | 254% | 190% | 135% |
1 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
3 | Computed on an annualized basis. |
4 | The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratios are 1.68%, 1.73%, 1.74%, 1.75% and 1.70% for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions. |
5 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportFinancial Highlights – Institutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Six Months Ended (unaudited) 5/31/2012 | Year Ended November 30, | Period Ended 11/30/20091 |
2011 | 2010 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $17.04 | $16.91 | $15.65 | $14.06 |
Income From Investment Operations: | ||
Net investment income | 0.132 | 0.242 | 0.232 | 0.13 |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | 0.58 | 0.10 | 1.05 | 1.56 |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.71 | 0.34 | 1.28 | 1.69 |
Less Distributions: | ||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.17) | (0.21) | (0.02) | (0.10) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $17.58 | $17.04 | $16.91 | $15.65 |
Total Return3 | 4.20% | 1.99% | 8.16% | 12.07% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||
Net expenses | 0.94%4 | 0.95%5 | 1.00%5 | 1.00%4,5 |
Net investment loss | 1.42%4 | 1.40% | 1.47% | 1.91%4 |
Expense waiver/reimbursement6 | 0.07%4 | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.13%4 |
Supplemental Data: | ||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $35,340 | $33,979 | $12,421 | $2,776 |
Portfolio turnover | 42% | 215% | 184% | 254%7 |
1 | Reflects operations for the period from June 12, 2009 (date of initial investment) to November 30, 2009. |
2 | Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method. |
3 | Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
4 | Computed on an annualized basis. |
5 | The net expense ratio is calculated without reduction for expense offset arrangements. The net expense ratios are 0.95%, 0.99% and 1.00% for the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010 and for the period ended November 30, 2009, respectively, after taking into account these expense reductions. |
6 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. |
7 | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended November 30, 2009. |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportStatement of Assets and Liabilities
Assets: |
Total investment in securities, at value including $126,482,109 of investment in affiliated holdings (Note 5) (identified cost $339,262,104) | $359,699,302 |
Income receivable | 698,637 |
Receivable for shares sold | 828,325 |
Receivable for periodic payments from swap contracts | 111,528 |
Other receivables | 3,369 |
TOTAL ASSETS | 361,341,161 |
Liabilities: |
Payable for investments purchased | $484,983 |
Payable for shares redeemed | 728,556 |
Payable for daily variation margin | 190,738 |
Income distribution payable | 50,657 |
Swaps, at value (premium received $(392,199)) | 358,199 |
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses | 125,224 |
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees | 1,537 |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5) | 80,214 |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5) | 55,850 |
Accrued expenses | 48,587 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 2,124,545 |
Net assets for 20,562,604 shares outstanding | $359,216,616 |
Net Assets Consist of: |
Paid-in capital | $355,831,812 |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency | 15,252,758 |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | (11,610,137) |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (257,817) |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | $359,216,616 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share |
Class A Shares: |
Net asset value per share ($180,861,987 ÷ 10,317,526 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $17.53 |
Offering price per share (100/94.50 of $17.53) | $18.55 |
Redemption proceeds per share | $17.53 |
Class B Shares: |
Net asset value per share ($28,797,795 ÷ 1,661,151 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $17.34 |
Offering price per share | $17.34 |
Redemption proceeds per share (94.50/100 of $17.34) | $16.39 |
Class C Shares: |
Net asset value per share ($55,294,600 ÷ 3,201,371 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $17.27 |
Offering price per share | $17.27 |
Redemption proceeds per share (99.00/100 of $17.27) | $17.10 |
Class R Shares: |
Net asset value per share ($58,921,757 ÷ 3,372,769 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $17.47 |
Offering price per share | $17.47 |
Redemption proceeds per share | $17.47 |
Institutional Shares: |
Net asset value per share ($35,340,477 ÷ 2,009,787 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized | $17.58 |
Offering price per share | $17.58 |
Redemption proceeds per share | $17.58 |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportSix Months Ended May 31, 2012 (unaudited)
Investment Income: |
Dividends (including $1,590,633 received from affiliated holdings (Note 5)) | $3,299,949 |
Interest | 845,286 |
Investment income allocated from affiliated partnership (Note 5) | 179,315 |
TOTAL INCOME | 4,324,550 |
Expenses: |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) | $1,217,479 |
Administrative fee (Note 5) | 155,000 |
Custodian fees | 25,624 |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 2) | 383,976 |
Directors'/Trustees' fees | 5,082 |
Auditing fees | 13,584 |
Legal fees | 4,601 |
Portfolio accounting fees | 82,122 |
Distribution services fee (Note 5) | 470,732 |
Shareholder services fee (Note 5) | 335,829 |
Account administration fee (Note 2) | 849 |
Share registration costs | 43,613 |
Printing and postage | 38,512 |
Insurance premiums | 2,106 |
Miscellaneous | 5,099 |
TOTAL EXPENSES | 2,784,208 |
Reimbursements and Waiver: |
Reimbursement of investment adviser fee (Note 5) | $(108,769) |
Waiver of administrative fee (Note 5) | (15,436) |
Reimbursement of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 2) and (Note 5) | (7,693) |
TOTAL REIMBURSEMENTS AND WAIVER | $(131,898) |
Net expenses | $2,652,310 |
Net investment income | 1,672,240 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions: |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions (including realized gain of $15,571 on sales of investments in affiliated holdings) (Note 5) | 3,960,497 |
Net realized gain on futures contracts | 5,075,043 |
Net realized gain on swap contracts | 219,305 |
Net realized gain/loss allocated from affiliated partnership (Note 5) | 42,200 |
Realized gain distribution from affiliated investment company shares (Note 5) | 27,130 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency | 9,156,146 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation of futures contracts | (6,301,562) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation of swap contracts | 43,867 |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | 12,222,626 |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $13,894,866 |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportStatement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended (unaudited) 5/31/2012 | Year Ended 11/30/2011 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
Operations: |
Net investment income | $1,672,240 | $2,636,668 |
Net realized gain on investments including allocation from affiliated partnership, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | 9,324,175 | 13,734,784 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency | 2,898,451 | (15,608,932) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 13,894,866 | 762,520 |
Distributions to Shareholders: |
Distributions from net investment income |
Class A Shares | (1,493,200) | (1,428,758) |
Class B Shares | (104,859) | (37,916) |
Class C Shares | (194,555) | (119,915) |
Class R Shares | (321,463) | (320,921) |
Institutional Shares | (350,496) | (296,237) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | (2,464,573) | (2,203,747) |
Share Transactions: |
Proceeds from sale of shares | 41,943,032 | 93,989,914 |
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio | — | 38,811,344 |
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from Federated Balanced Allocation Fund | — | 47,084,636 |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 2,325,614 | 2,058,339 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (46,920,959) | (82,191,116) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (2,652,313) | 99,753,117 |
Change in net assets | 8,777,980 | 98,311,890 |
Net Assets: |
Beginning of period | 350,438,636 | 252,126,746 |
End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $(257,817) and $534,516, respectively) | $359,216,616 | $350,438,636 |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report1. ORGANIZATION
Federated Asset Allocation Fund (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 five classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional 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 July 15, 2011, the Fund acquired all of the net assets of EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio (the “Managed Portfolio”), an open-end investment company in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Fund, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Managed Portfolio's shareholders on July 15, 2011. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two portfolios with comparable investment objectives and strategies. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Managed Portfolio was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund's realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
Assuming the acquisition had been completed on December 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period of the Fund, the Fund's pro forma results of operations for the year ended November 30, 2011, are as follows:
Net investment income* | $2,944,550 |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | $892,424 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $3,836,974 |
* | Net investment income includes $28,844 of pro forma eliminated expenses. |
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Managed Portfolio that have been included in the Fund's Statement of Operations as of November 30, 2011.
For every one share of EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio Class A Shares exchanged, a shareholder received 0.830 shares of Federated Asset Allocation Fund Class A Shares.
For every one share of EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio Class B Shares exchanged, a shareholder received 0.829 shares of Federated Asset Allocation Fund Class A Shares.
For every one share of EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio Class I Shares exchanged, a shareholder received 0.832 shares of Federated Asset Allocation Fund Institutional Shares.
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The Fund received net assets from the Managed Portfolio as the result of the tax-free reorganization as follows:Shares of the Fund Issued | EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio Net Assets Received | Unrealized Appreciation1 | Net Assets of the Fund Immediately Prior to Combination | Net Assets of the Fund Immediately After Combination |
2,115,649 | $38,811,344 | $5,446,437 | $287,321,994 | $326,133,338 |
1 | Unrealized Appreciation is included in the EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio Net Assets Received amount shown above. |
On November 18, 2011, the Fund acquired all of the net assets of Federated Balanced Allocation Fund (“Balanced Allocation Fund”), an open-end investment company in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Fund, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by Balanced Allocation Fund's shareholders on November 18, 2011. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two portfolios with comparable investment objectives and strategies. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Balanced Allocation Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund's realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
Assuming the acquisition had been completed on December 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period of the Fund, the Fund's pro forma results of operations for the year ended November 30, 2011, are as follows:
Net investment income* | $3,210,730 |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | $(4,447,108) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(1,236,378) |
* | Net investment income includes $33,061 of pro forma additional expenses. |
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings from the Balanced Allocation Fund that has been included in the Fund's Statement of Operations as of November 30, 2011.
For every one share of Federated Balanced Allocation Fund Class A Shares exchanged, a shareholder received 0.458 shares of the Fund's Class A Shares.
For every one share of Federated Balanced Allocation Fund Class B Shares exchanged, a shareholder received 0.463 shares of the Fund's Class B Shares.
For every one share of Federated Balanced Allocation Fund Class C Shares exchanged, a shareholder received 0.464 shares of the Fund's Class C Shares.
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The Fund received net assets from the Federated Balanced Allocation Fund as the result of the tax-free reorganization as follows:Shares of the Fund Issued | Federated Balanced Allocation Fund Net Assets Received | Unrealized Depreciation1 | Net Assets of the Fund Immediately Prior to Combination | Net Assets of the Fund Immediately After Combination |
2,837,329 | $47,084,636 | $(940,849) | $299,478,224 | $346,562,860 |
1 | Unrealized Depreciation is included in the Federated Balanced Allocation 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
- Equity securities listed on an exchange or traded through a regulated market system are valued at their last reported sale price or official closing price in their principal exchange or market.
- Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
- Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), which approximates market value.
- Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
- Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
- Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: the purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.
If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.
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Fair Valuation and Significant Events ProceduresThe Trustees have authorized the use of pricing services to provide evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. The Fund may hold securities that are valued on the basis of prices provided by a single pricing source, including dealers from whom the securities were purchased. These securities may be less liquid and the price realized upon a sale may be different than the price used to value the security. The Fund may classify these securities as having a Level 3 valuation due to a lack of observable market transactions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment's value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
- With respect to securities traded in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;
- With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
- Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
- Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
The Trustees have approved the use of a pricing service to determine the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets when the Adviser determines that there has been a significant trend in the U.S. equity markets or in index futures trading. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Trustees.
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Repurchase AgreementsThe Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for short-term liquidity purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.
Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Positive or negative inflation adjustments on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are included in interest income. Distributions of net investment income are declared and paid quarterly. 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 Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares may bear distribution services fees, shareholder services fees, account administration fees and certain transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees unique to those classes. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and account administration fees for the Fund were as follows:
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees Incurred | Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees Reimbursed | Account Administration Fees Incurred |
Class A Shares | $164,123 | $(5,125) | $849 |
Class B Shares | 35,149 | (821) | — |
Class C Shares | 53,164 | (986) | — |
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees Incurred | Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees Reimbursed | Account Administration Fees Incurred |
Class R Shares | 105,898 | — | — |
Institutional Shares | 25,642 | (761) | — |
TOTAL | $383,976 | $(7,693) | $849 |
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 using the effective interest rate method. 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. As of and during the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of September 5, 2008, the Fund's domicile and form of organization changed from a Maryland corporation to a Massachusetts business trust. As of May 31, 2012, tax years 2008 through 2011 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America, the state of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or gains are earned.
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.
Swap Contracts
Swap contracts involve two parties that agree to exchange the returns (or the differential in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments, instruments, indices or other measures. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount” for a predetermined period of time. The Fund enters into interest rate, total return, credit default, currency and other swap agreements. Risks may arise upon entering into swap agreements from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contract from unanticipated changes in the Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
value of the swap agreement. The Fund uses credit default swaps to manage exposure to a given issuer or sector by either selling protection to increase exposure, or buying protection to reduce exposure. The “buyer” in a credit default swap is obligated to pay the “seller” a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default on an underlying reference obligation has occurred. If an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value, or the “par value,” of the reference obligation in exchange for the reference obligation. In connection with these agreements, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is typically determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specific valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value. The Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk, either as the protection buyer or as the protection seller, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund's exposure to the counterparty.Upfront payments received or paid by the Fund will be reflected as an asset or liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Changes in the value of swap contracts are included in Swaps, at value on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and periodic payments are reported as Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts in the Statement of Operations.
Swap contracts outstanding at period end are listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
The average notional amount of credit default swap contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $38,571,429. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the six month period.
Futures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage cash flows, enhance yield and to potentially reduce transaction costs. Upon entering into a financial 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. There is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
Futures contracts outstanding at period end are listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
The average notional value of long and short futures contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $347,835,961 and $35,308,517, respectively. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the six month period.
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Foreign Exchange ContractsThe Fund enters into foreign exchange contracts for the delayed delivery of securities or foreign currency exchange transactions. The Fund enters into foreign exchange contracts to protect assets against adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations. Purchased contracts are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, whereas, contracts to sell are used to hedge the Fund's securities against currency fluctuations. Risks may arise upon entering into these transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments and from unanticipated movements in security prices or foreign exchange rates. The foreign exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until the settlement date.
At May 31, 2012, the Fund had no outstanding foreign exchange contracts.
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.
Restricted Securities
The Fund may purchase securities which are considered restricted. Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security 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 such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. 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 the general supervision of the Trustees.
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Additional information on restricted securities, excluding securities purchased under Rule 144A that have been deemed liquid by the Trustees, if applicable, held at May 31, 2012, is as follows:Security | Acquisition Date | Cost | Market Value |
SMFC Trust Asset-Backed Certificates, 1997-A B1-4, 1.000%, 1/28/2027 | 2/4/1998 | $9,766 | $2,787 |
Union Central Life Insurance Co., Note, Series 144A, 8.200%, 11/01/2026 | 3/31/1999 | $790,785 | $885,766 |
Additional Disclosure Related to Derivative Instruments
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments | ||||
Asset | Liability | |||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 | ||||
Interest rate contracts | — | $ — | Payable for daily variation margin | $593,930* |
Equity contracts | — | $ — | Payable for daily variation margin | $4,638,877* |
Credit contracts | Receivable for periodic payments from swap contracts | $111,528 | — | $ — |
Credit contracts | — | $ — | Swaps, at value | $358,199 |
Total derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 | $111,528 | $5,591,006 |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended May 31, 2012Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |||
Credit Default Swaps | Futures | Total | |
Interest rate contracts | $ — | $(874,411) | $(874,411) |
Equity contracts | — | 5,949,454 | 5,949,454 |
Credit contracts | 219,305 | — | 219,305 |
TOTAL | $219,305 | $5,075,043 | $5,294,348 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |||
Credit Default Swaps | Futures | Total | |
Interest rate contracts | $ — | $(607,199) | $(607,199) |
Equity contracts | — | (5,694,363) | (5,694,363) |
Credit contracts | 43,867 | — | 43,867 |
TOTAL | $43,867 | $(6,301,562) | $(6,257,695) |
Other
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.
3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
Six Months Ended 5/31/2012 | Year Ended 11/30/2011 | ||
Class A Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 765,108 | $13,645,873 | 1,337,660 | $23,774,223 |
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio | — | — | 1,577,835 | 28,921,182 |
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from Federated Balanced Allocation Fund | — | — | 1,350,455 | 22,566,209 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 79,128 | 1,383,945 | 73,944 | 1,308,770 |
Shares redeemed | (1,064,586) | (19,010,683) | (1,806,457) | (31,813,375) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS A SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (220,350) | $(3,980,865) | 2,533,437 | $44,757,009 |
Six Months Ended 5/31/2012 | Year Ended 11/30/2011 | ||
Class B Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 98,716 | $1,750,144 | 247,806 | $4,331,709 |
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from Federated Balanced Allocation Fund | — | — | 1,033,347 | 17,052,529 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 5,786 | 98,134 | 1,959 | 34,229 |
Shares redeemed | (255,950) | (4,514,598) | (341,857) | (5,977,413) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS B SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (151,448) | $(2,666,320) | 941,255 | $15,441,054 |
Six Months Ended 5/31/2012 | Year Ended 11/30/2011 | ||
Class C Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 675,180 | $11,899,580 | 1,520,024 | $26,471,042 |
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from Federated Balanced Allocation Fund | — | — | 453,527 | 7,465,898 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 10,866 | 183,920 | 6,437 | 111,954 |
Shares redeemed | (605,462) | (10,594,301) | (1,049,773) | (18,257,084) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS C SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 80,584 | $1,489,199 | 930,215 | $15,791,810 |
Six Months Ended 5/31/2012 | Year Ended 11/30/2011 | ||
Class R Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 704,931 | $12,496,180 | 1,300,655 | $22,905,244 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 18,273 | 316,085 | 17,893 | 315,875 |
Shares redeemed | (594,063) | (10,570,280) | (1,272,576) | (22,471,555) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS R SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 129,141 | $2,241,985 | 45,972 | $749,564 |
Six Months Ended 5/31/2012 | Year Ended 11/30/2011 | ||
Institutional Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 119,712 | $2,151,255 | 922,359 | $16,507,696 |
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free transfer of assets from EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio | — | — | 537,814 | 9,890,162 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 19,532 | 343,530 | 16,302 | 287,511 |
Shares redeemed | (123,322) | (2,231,097) | (217,024) | (3,671,689) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 15,922 | $263,688 | 1,259,451 | $23,013,680 |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM TOTAL FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (146,151) | $(2,652,313) | 5,710,330 | $99,753,117 |
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 2012, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $339,259,936. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized appreciation/depreciation resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, futures contracts and swap contracts was $20,439,366. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $26,620,633 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $6,181,267.
At November 30, 2011, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $16,976,709 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, thereby reducing the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Pursuant to the Code, a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning on or before December 22, 2010, is characterized as short-term and may be carried forward for a maximum of eight tax years (“Carryforward Limit”), whereas a net capital loss incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, retains its character as either short-term or long-term, does not expire and is required to be utilized prior to the losses which have a Carryforward Limit.
The following schedule summarizes the Fund's capital loss carryforwards and expiration years:
Expiration Year | Short-Term | Long-Term | Total |
2015 | $4,604,942 | NA | $4,604,942 |
2016 | $3,858,203 | NA | $3,858,203 |
2017 | $4,305,770 | NA | $4,305,770 |
2018 | $4,207,794 | NA | $4,207,794 |
As a result of the tax-free transfer of assets from Federated Target ETF Fund 2015, Federated Target ETF Fund 2025, Federated Target ETF Fund 2035, EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc. – Managed Portfolio and Federated Balanced Allocation Fund, certain capital loss carryforwards listed above may be limited.
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5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATESInvestment Adviser Fee
Federated Global Investment Management Corp. is the Fund's investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual 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 gains or losses. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. In addition, for the six months ended May 31, 2012, an affiliate of the adviser reimbursed $7,693 of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses.
Certain of the Fund's assets are managed by Federated Investment Management Company (FIMCO) (the “Sub-Adviser”). Under the terms of a sub-advisory 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. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, FIMCO earned a fee of $199,684.
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 certain Federated funds as specified below:
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. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, the net fee paid to FAS was 0.076% of average daily net assets of the Fund. FAS waived $15,436 of its fee.
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Distribution Services FeeThe 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 R Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets 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 R Shares | 0.50% |
Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, distribution services fees for the Fund were as follows:
Distribution Services Fees Incurred |
Class B Shares | $114,452 |
Class C Shares | 208,167 |
Class R Shares | 148,113 |
TOTAL | $470,732 |
When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, FSC retained $37,610 of fees paid by the Fund.
Sales Charges
Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, FSC retained $9,274 in sales charges from the sale of Class A Shares. FSC also retained $25,772 of CDSC relating to redemptions of Class B Shares and $1,719 relating to redemptions of Class C Shares.
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Shareholder Services FeeThe Fund may pay fees (“Service Fees”) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Financial intermediaries may include a company affiliated with management of Federated Investors, Inc. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for Service Fees. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, Service Fees for the Fund were as follows:
Service Fees Incurred |
Class A Shares | $229,034 |
Class B Shares | 38,151 |
Class C Shares | 68,644 |
TOTAL | $335,829 |
For the six months ended May 31, 2012, FSSC received $27,524 of fees paid by the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Institutional Shares did not incur a Service Fee.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights, but excluding expenses allocated from affiliated partnerships) paid by the Fund's Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, Class R Shares and Institutional Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.25%, 2.05%, 2.05%, 1.75% and 1.00% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, up to but not including the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) February 1, 2013; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.
General
Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
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Transactions Involving Affiliated HoldingsAffiliated 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 affiliated mutual funds. For the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Adviser reimbursed $108,769. Transactions involving the affiliated holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2012, were as follows:
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Core Fund | Federated Inter- Conti- nental Fund, Institu- tional Shares | Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio | Federated Prime Value Obliga- tions Fund, Institu- tional Shares | Federated Project and Trade Finance Core Fund | High Yield Bond Portfolio | Total of Affiliated Trans- actions |
Balance of Shares Held 11/30/2011 | 46,964 | 359,943 | 2,963,092 | 34,678,095 | 477,108 | 1,660,062 | 40,185,264 |
Purchases/Additions | 134,461 | 6,374 | 296,002 | 92,197,757 | 118,514 | 1,228,477 | 93,981,585 |
Sales/Reductions | — | — | 696,149 | 71,817,661 | — | — | 72,513,810 |
Balance of Shares Held 5/31/2012 | 181,425 | 366,317 | 2,562,945 | 55,058,191 | 595,622 | 2,888,539 | 61,653,039 |
Value | $5,547,815 | $15,139,885 | $26,193,295 | $55,058,191 | $5,825,188 | $18,717,735 | $126,482,109 |
Dividend Income/Allocated Investment Income | $179,315 | $257,506 | $424,715 | $61,405 | $140,477 | $706,530 | $1,769,948 |
Capital Gain Distributions/ Allocated Net Realized Gain | $42,200 | $ — | $ — | $ — | $27,130 | $ — | $69,330 |
6. Investment TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the six months ended May 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases | $123,609,473 |
Sales | $151,968,552 |
7. LINE OF CREDIT
The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of May 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
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8. INTERFUND LENDINGPursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of May 31, 2012, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended May 31, 2012, the program was not utilized.
9. recent accounting pronouncements
In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-03, “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.” This ASU amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing”; specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management has concluded that the adoption of ASU No. 2011-03 is not expected to have a material impact on the Fund's financial statements and the accompanying notes, net assets or results of operations.
In addition, in May 2011, FASB released ASU No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” This ASU amends FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management has concluded that the adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 is not expected to have a material impact on the Fund's financial statements and the accompanying notes.
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportShareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
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 and 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 December 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012.
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 required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with 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.
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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 12/1/2011 | Ending Account Value 5/31/2012 | Expenses Paid During Period1 |
Actual: |
Class A Shares | $1,000 | $1,040.90 | $6.22 |
Class B Shares | $1,000 | $1,037.00 | $10.34 |
Class C Shares | $1,000 | $1,036.70 | $10.13 |
Class R Shares | $1,000 | $1,038.30 | $8.46 |
Institutional Shares | $1,000 | $1,042.00 | $4.80 |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses): |
Class A Shares | $1,000 | $1,018.90 | $6.16 |
Class B Shares | $1,000 | $1,014.85 | $10.23 |
Class C Shares | $1,000 | $1,015.05 | $10.02 |
Class R Shares | $1,000 | $1,016.70 | $8.37 |
Institutional Shares | $1,000 | $1,020.30 | $4.75 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows: |
Class A Shares | 1.22% |
Class B Shares | 2.03% |
Class C Shares | 1.99% |
Class R Shares | 1.66% |
Institutional Shares | 0.94% |
Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract – May 2012
Federated Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”)
Following a review and recommendation of approval by the Fund's independent trustees, the Fund's Board reviewed and approved at its May 2012 meetings the Fund's investment advisory and subadvisory contracts for an additional one-year term. The Board's decision regarding these contracts reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
In this connection, the Federated Funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below (the “Evaluation”). The Board considered that Evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory and subadvisory contracts.
The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated 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 to a fund and its shareholders, including the performance and expenses of the fund and of comparable funds; the Adviser's cost of providing the services, including the profitability to the Adviser of providing advisory services to a fund; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger and, if such economies exist, whether they have been shared with a fund and its shareholders; any “fall-out financial benefits” that accrue to the Adviser because of its relationship with a fund (including research services received from brokers that execute fund trades and any fees paid to affiliates of the Adviser for services rendered to a fund); comparative fee structures, including a comparison of fees paid to the Adviser with those paid by similar funds; and the extent to which the Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant to its consideration of the Adviser's services and fees. Consistent with these judicial decisions, the Board also considered management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser and subadviser for what might be viewed as like services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory and subadvisory contracts to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
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The Board considered and weighed 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 was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. Throughout the year, and in connection with its May meetings, the Board requested and received substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization that was in addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's Evaluation. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional substantial information in connection with the May meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory and subadvisory contracts occurred. At this May meeting, senior management of the Adviser also met with the independent trustees and their counsel to discuss the materials presented and any other matters thought relevant by the Adviser or the trustees. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. Thus, the Board's consideration of the advisory and subadvisory contracts included review of the Senior Officer's Evaluation, accompanying data and additional information covering such matters as: the Adviser's and subadviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and 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 investment objectives; 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); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders; the entrepreneurial risk assumed by the Adviser in sponsoring the funds; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry and market practices; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; 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 charges; 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 Semi-Annual Shareholder Reportfunds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board has found the use of comparisons of the Fund's fees and expenses to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be relevant, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that 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. In this regard, the Senior Officer has reviewed Federated's fees for providing advisory services to products outside the Federated family of funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts). He concluded that mutual funds and institutional accounts are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; being subject to different laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes; different associated costs; different portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows; and portfolio manager time spent in review of securities pricing. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory contracts.
The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group was also deemed to be relevant by the Board as a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program, which in turn assisted the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services were such as to warrant continuation of the advisory and subadvisory contracts.
The Senior Officer reviewed information compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees.
For the periods covered by the Evaluation, the Fund's performance for the five-year period was above the median of the relevant peer group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the one-year and three-year periods. 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.
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The Board also received financial information about Federated, including information regarding the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. This information covered 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 information also detailed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reporting as to the institution or elimination of these voluntary waivers.Federated furnished information, requested by the Senior Officer, that reported revenues on a fund-by-fund basis and made estimates of the allocation of expenses on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer noted that, although they may apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs (and the unavoidable arbitrary aspects of that exercise) and the lack of consensus on how to allocate those costs may render such allocation information unreliable. The allocation information was considered in the analysis by the Board but was determined to be of limited use.
The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed information compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive.
The Senior Officer's Evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, shareholder services, compliance, internal audit, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund complex as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's Evaluation) is compounded by the lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size. The Senior Officer did not recommend institution of breakpoints in pricing Federated's fund advisory services at this time.
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It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the Evaluation, 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 remained competitive. The Board will continue to monitor advisory fees and other expenses borne by the Fund.The Senior Officer noted that, considering the totality of the circumstances, and all of the factors referenced within his Evaluation, he had concluded that, subject to comments and recommendations made within his Evaluation, his observations and the information accompanying the Evaluation supported a finding by the Board that the management fees for each of the funds was reasonable and that Federated appeared to provide appropriate advisory and administrative services to the Fund for the fees paid. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory and subadvisory contracts.
In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was 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 recognized that many shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's approval of the advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors discussed above, including the nature, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to approve the advisory and subadvisory contracts 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 were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportVoting 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 from Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Proxy Voting Record Report (Form N-PX).” Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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. From the home page, select “All” under “Asset Classes.” Select a fund name and share class, if applicable, to go to the Fund Overview page. On the Fund Overview page, select the “Documents” tab. At the bottom of that page, select “Form N-Q.”
Semi-Annual Shareholder ReportMutual 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.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called “householding”), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's “householding” program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the “householding” program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent (“implied consent”) if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to “household” at least sixty (60) days before it begins “householding” and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to “opt out” of “householding.” Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of “householding” at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
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Federated Asset Allocation Fund
Federated Investors Funds
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Warrendale, PA 15086-7561
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
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2012 © Federated Investors, Inc.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not Applicable
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not Applicable
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not Applicable
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not Applicable
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not Applicable; Fund had no divestments during the reporting period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1) Code of Ethics- Not Applicable to this Semi-Annual Report.
(a)(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
(a)(3) Not Applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
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 Asset Allocation Fund
By /S/ Richard A. Novak
Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer
Date July 19, 2012
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 July 19, 2012
By /S/ Richard A. Novak
Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer
Date July 19, 2012