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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22793
Invesco Securities Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Sheri Morris 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 04/30/16
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
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| | Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | April 30, 2016 |
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| Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund |
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| | 2 Fund Performance |
| | 3 Letters to Shareholders |
| | 4 Consolidated Schedule of Investments |
| | 7 Consolidated Financial Statements |
| | 9 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
| | 17 Consolidated Financial Highlights |
| | 18 Fund Expenses |
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| | For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance. |
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| | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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| | This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing. |
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| | NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | | | | |
Fund vs. Indexes Cumulative total returns, 10/31/15 to 4/30/16 |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | | 3.79 | % | | |
Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Broad Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 1.17 | | | |
Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Style Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 0.01 | | | |
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | 0.23 | | | |
Source(s): ▼Invesco, FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc. The Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Broad Index consists of 75% S&P 500 Index and 25% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index. The Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Style Index consists of 75% MSCI World Index and 25% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index. The Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of flexible portfolio funds tracked by Lipper. The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group index, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 4/30/16
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | | | |
Inception (2/25/13) | | | | 3.60 | % |
1 Year | | | | -4.35 | |
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 3/31/16, the most recent calendar quarter end
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | | | |
Inception (2/25/13) | | | | 2.29 | % |
1 Year | | | | -7.86 | |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Shares of the Fund are sold at net asset value without a sales charge. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio as of the date of this report, April 30, 2016, was 1.15%.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio as of the date of this report April 30, 2016, was 1.37%.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least February 28, 2017. |
2 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2018. |
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Letters to Shareholders
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Bruce Crockett | | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee. As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs. |
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Sincerely, | | |
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Bruce L. Crockett Independent Chair Invesco Funds Board of Trustees |

Philip Taylor | | Dear Shareholders: |
| This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction and a long-term perspective. At Invesco, investing with high conviction means offering a wide range of strategies designed to go beyond market benchmarks. We trust our research-driven insights, have confidence in our investment processes and build portfolios that reflect our beliefs. Our goal is to look past market noise in an effort to find attractive opportunities at attractive prices – consistent with the investment strategies spelled out in each fund’s prospectus. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure investment success; no investment strategy or risk analysis can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. |
On our website, invesco.com/us, you can access timely information about your Fund, as well as access your account. Invesco’s mobile apps for iPhone® and iPad® (both available free from the App StoreSM) allow you to obtain the same detailed information. In addition to the resources accessible on our website and through our mobile app, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com. Our goal is to provide you the information you want, when and where you want it. For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com. All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us. |
Sincerely,

Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
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| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Securities–71.73% | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–43.56%(a) | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b) | | | 0.47 | % | | | 07/07/2016 | | | $ | 6,400,000 | | | $ | 6,398,298 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.43 | % | | | 07/28/2016 | | | | 2,300,000 | | | | 2,298,888 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.45 | % | | | 08/25/2016 | | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,189,049 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.32 | % | | | 10/06/2016 | | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,198,325 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(c) | | | 0.33 | % | | | 10/06/2016 | | | | 13,350,000 | | | | 13,331,364 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes–28.17%(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes | | | 0.31 | % | | | 07/31/2016 | | | | 2,310,000 | | | | 2,310,262 | |
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes | | | 0.51 | % | | | 01/31/2018 | | | | 6,350,000 | | | | 6,363,695 | |
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes | | | 0.44 | % | | | 04/30/2018 | | | | 7,115,000 | | | | 7,115,823 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $40,184,440) | | | | | | | | | | | | 40,205,704 | |
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Money Market Funds–25.75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.44%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,421,391 | | | | 5,421,391 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.39%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,421,391 | | | | 5,421,391 | |
STIC (Global Series) PLC–U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio (Ireland)–Institutional Class, 0.40%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,594,022 | | | | 3,594,022 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $14,436,804) | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,436,804 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–97.48% (Cost $54,621,244) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54,642,508 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–2.52% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,413,613 | |
NET ASSETS��100.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 56,056,121 | |
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Open Futures Contracts | |
Futures Contracts | | Type of Contract | | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Brent Crude | | | Long | | | | 36 | | | | July-2016 | | | $ | 1,705,320 | | | $ | 290,809 | |
Gasoline Reformulated Blendstock Oxygenate Blending | | | Long | | | | 27 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 1,819,390 | | | | 89,704 | |
Heating Oil | | | Long | | | | 9 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 523,908 | | | | 86,314 | |
Natural Gas | | | Long | | | | 13 | | | | December-2016 | | | | 393,640 | | | | 40,574 | |
WTI Crude | | | Long | | | | 27 | | | | October-2016 | | | | 1,290,060 | | | | 184,306 | |
Subtotal — Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 691,707 | |
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Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Long | | | | 177 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 6,033,601 | | | | 50,662 | |
E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | Long | | | | 55 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 5,662,525 | | | | 113,124 | |
FTSE 100 Index | | | Long | | | | 74 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 6,716,731 | | | | 130,399 | |
Hang Seng Index | | | Long | | | | 37 | | | | May-2016 | | | | 4,973,623 | | | | (91,795 | ) |
Russell 2000 Mini Index | | | Long | | | | 43 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 4,853,410 | | | | 176,020 | |
Tokyo Stock Price Index | | | Long | | | | 53 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 6,606,634 | | | | (25,637 | ) |
Subtotal — Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 352,773 | |
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Australia 10 Year Bonds | | | Long | | | | 149 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 14,802,875 | | | | 66,761 | |
Canada 10 Year Bonds | | | Long | | | | 96 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 10,646,181 | | | | (220,785 | ) |
Euro Bonds | | | Long | | | | 18 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 3,336,492 | | | | (14,205 | ) |
Long Gilt | | | Long | | | | 13 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 2,271,796 | | | | (37,460 | ) |
U.S. Treasury 20 Year Bonds | | | Long | | | | 47 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 7,675,688 | | | | (74,833 | ) |
Subtotal — Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (280,522 | ) |
Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 763,958 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements | |
Swap Agreements | | Type of Contract | | | Counterparty | | Number of Contracts | | | Termination Date | | | Notional Value(f) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Receive a return equal to the Barclays Commodity Strategy 1452 Excess Return Index (Copper Futures Contracts) and pay the product of (i) 0.33% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Barclays Bank PLC | | | 6,600 | | | | October-2016 | | | $ | 2,611,116 | | | $ | 133,790 | |
Receive a return equal to the Barclays Commodity Strategy 1718 Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.45% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Barclays Bank PLC | | | 14,420 | | | | January-2017 | | | | 3,906,873 | | | | 250,712 | |
Receive a return equal to the Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.47% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Cargill, Inc. | | | 3,060 | | | | January-2017 | | | | 2,633,003 | | | | 0 | |
Receive a return equal to the CIBC Custom 4 Agriculture Commodity Index and pay the product of (i) 0.55% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 16,200 | | | | January-2017 | | | | 1,444,465 | | | | 136,618 | |
Receive a return equal to the CIBC Silver Index and pay the product of (i) 0.11% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 28,520 | | | | February-2017 | | | | 2,692,870 | | | | 303,524 | |
Receive a return equal to the Goldman Sachs Alpha Basket B797 Excess Return Strategy and pay the product of (i) 0.40% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 29,200 | | | | January-2017 | | | | 2,243,797 | | | | 249,106 | |
Receive a return equal to the S&P GSCI Gold Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.09% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 30,740 | | | | October-2016 | | | | 3,154,416 | | | | 155,157 | |
Receive a return equal to the J.P. Morgan Contag Beta Gas Oil Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.25% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 2,800 | | | | April-2017 | | | | 534,192 | | | | 21,011 | |
Receive a return equal to the Merrill Lynch Gold Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.14% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Merrill Lynch International | | | 4,410 | | | | June-2016 | | | | 744,109 | | | | 0 | |
Receive a return equal to the MLCX Aluminum Annual Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.28% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Merrill Lynch International | | | 6,400 | | | | September-2016 | | | | 613,552 | | | | 0 | |
Receive a return equal to the S&P GSCI Aluminum Dynamic Roll Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.38% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365. | | | Long | | | Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | | 12,720 | | | | October-2016 | | | | 1,105,863 | | | | 76,315 | |
Subtotal — Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,326,233 | |
Receive a return equal to the Hang Seng Index Futures multiplied by the Notional Value | | | Long | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 7 | | | | May-2016 | | | | 940,956 | | | | (17,340 | ) |
Subtotal — Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (17,340 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements–(continued) | |
Swap Agreements | | Type of Contract | | | Counterparty | | Number of Contracts | | | Termination Date | | | Notional Value(f) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Receive a return equal to the Barclays UK Long Gilt Futures Index and pay the product of (i) 0.25% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 360 multiplied by (iii) mid spot price for converting one GBP to an amount of USD | | | Long | | | Barclays Bank PLC | | | 29,000 | | | | March-2017 | | | | GBP 5,651,607 | | | $ | (109,702 | ) |
Receive a return equal to the Macquarie CGB 10 Year Index and pay the product of (i) 0.34% of the Notional Value multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365 multiplied by (iii) mid spot price for converting one CAD to an amount of USD | | | Long | | | Macquarie Bank Ltd. | | | 47,000 | | | | June-2016 | | | | CAD 8,528,930 | | | | 23,029 | |
Subtotal — Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (86,673 | ) |
Total Swap Agreements | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,222,220 | |
Investments Abbreviations:
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CAD | | – Canadian Dollar |
CGB | | – Canadian Government Bond |
GBP | | – British Pound Sterling |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
Index Information:
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Custom 4 Agriculture Commodity Index | | – a basket of eleven indices that provide exposure to various components of the agriculture markets. The underlying commodities comprising the indices are: Cocoa, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, Lean Hogs, Live Cattle, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Soybeans, Sugar and Wheat. |
Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index | | – a commodity index composed of futures contracts on Cocoa, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, Lean Hogs, Live Cattle, Soybean Meal, Soybeal Oil, Soybeans, Sugar and Wheat. |
Barclays Commodity Strategy 1718 Excess Return Index | | – a commodity index that provides exposure to futures contracts on Cocoa, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, Lean Hogs, Live Cattle, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Soybeans, Sugar and Wheat. |
Goldman Sachs Alpha Basket B797 Excess Return Strategy | | – a basket of eleven indices that provide exposure to various components of the agriculture markets. The underlying commodities comprising the indices are: Cocoa, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, Lean Hogs, Live Cattle, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Soybeans, Sugar and Wheat. |
Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(b) | All or a portion of the value was designated as collateral for open swap agreements. See Note 1L and Note 4. |
(c) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1K and Note 4. |
(d) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on April 30, 2016. |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016. |
(f) | Notional value is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. |
Target Risk Allocation and Notional Asset Weights*
By asset class
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Asset Class | | Risk Allocation** | | | % of Net Assets as of 04/30/16*** | |
Equities | | | 46.16 | % | | | 63.72 | % |
Fixed Income | | | 22.75 | | | | 98.03 | |
Commodities | | | 31.09 | | | | 48.36 | |
* | Risk contribution is measured as the standard deviation of each asset class as a percentage of total portfolio standard deviation. The risk contribution of each underlying asset determines the dollar-weighting of the asset. Standard deviation measures a fund’s range of total returns and fluctuations over a defined period of time. |
** | Based on the expected market exposure. |
*** | Due to the use of leverage, the percentages may not equal 100%. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $40,184,440) | | $ | 40,205,704 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 14,436,804 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $54,621,244) | | | 54,642,508 | |
Cash | | | 100,000 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Deposits with brokers | | | 220,000 | |
Investments sold | | | 7,706,002 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 22,046 | |
Swaps receivables — OTC | | | 302,958 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 8,899 | |
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements — OTC | | | 1,349,262 | |
Total assets | | | 64,351,675 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 7,115,174 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 591,002 | |
Swaps payable — OTC | | | 8,514 | |
Variation margin — futures | | | 379,543 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 15,580 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,736 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 47,248 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 9,715 | |
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements — OTC | | | 127,042 | |
Total liabilities | | | 8,295,554 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 56,056,121 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 54,925,972 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 301,742 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (1,179,035 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 2,007,442 | |
| | $ | 56,056,121 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Outstanding | | | 6,672,674 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.40 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the six months ended April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | |
Interest | | $ | 77,995 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 21,446 | |
Total investment income | | | 99,441 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 365,831 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 24,864 | |
Custodian fees | | | 4,207 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 8,848 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 10,108 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 2,970 | |
Professional services fees | | | 34,914 | |
Other | | | 3,834 | |
Total expenses | | | 455,576 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (72,512 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 383,064 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (283,623 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 9,225 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 60,086 | |
Futures contracts | | | (261,337 | ) |
Swap agreements | | | 583,705 | |
| | | 391,679 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 13,175 | |
Futures contracts | | | (1,124,889 | ) |
Swap agreements | | | 1,739,438 | |
| | | 627,724 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1,019,403 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 735,780 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and the year ended October 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
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| | April 30, 2016 | | | October 31, 2015 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (283,623 | ) | | $ | (1,021,243 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | 391,679 | | | | 14,735 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 627,724 | | | | 77,826 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 735,780 | | | | (928,682 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | | | (3,921,636 | ) | | | (5,177,004 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains | | | (4,121,486 | ) | | | (6,141,712 | ) |
Share transactions — net | | | (17,739,248 | ) | | | (10,861,742 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (25,046,590 | ) | | | (23,109,140 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 81,102,711 | | | | 104,211,851 | |
End of period (includes undistributed net investment income of $301,742 and $4,507,001, respectively) | | $ | 56,056,121 | | | $ | 81,102,711 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of Invesco Securities Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of one portfolio authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Matters affecting the portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in the Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VI Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Subsidiary was organized by the Fund to invest in commodity-linked derivatives and other securities that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodities. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return with a low to moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices.
The Fund’s shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), which means that the Fund’s shares may not be sold publicly. However, the Trust may sell the Fund’s shares through private placements pursuant to available exemptions from registration under the 1933 Act. Shares of the Fund are sold only to other investment companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the consolidated financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.
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The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Accounting Estimates — The financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the results of operations on a consolidated basis. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the consolidated financial statements are released to print.
G. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust, and under the Subsidiary’s organizational documents, the directors and officers of the Subsidiary, are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund and/or the Subsidiary, respectively. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
H. | Structured Securities — The Fund may invest in structured securities. Structured securities are a type of derivative security whose value is determined by reference to changes in the value of underlying securities, currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices or other financial indicators (“reference instruments”). Most structured securities are fixed-income securities that have maturities of three years or less. Structured securities may be positively or negatively indexed (i.e., their principal value or interest rates may increase or decrease if the underlying reference instrument appreciates) and may have return characteristics similar to direct investments in the underlying reference instrument. |
Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instruments. In addition to the credit risk of structured securities and the normal risks of price changes in response to changes in interest rates, the principal amount of structured notes or indexed securities may decrease as a result of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments. Changes in the daily value of structured securities are recorded as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When the structured securities mature or are sold, the Fund recognizes a realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) 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 currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
K. | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending |
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| upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
L. | Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between Counterparties. These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any. |
Interest rate, total return, index, and currency swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, the Fund would receive payments based on any positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a negative total return. As the payer, the Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payment in the event of a negative total return.
Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and Counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the Counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can increase, the Fund’s exposure is unlimited.
M. | Other Risks — The Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodity markets primarily through an investment in the Subsidiary and through investments in exchange-traded funds and commodity-linked derivatives. The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities, commodity-linked derivatives and other securities, such as exchange-traded notes, that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodity markets. The Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. |
The Fund is non-diversified and may invest in securities of fewer issuers than if it were diversified. Thus, the value of the Fund’s shares may vary more widely and the Fund may be subject to greater market and credit risk than if the Fund invested more broadly.
N. | Leverage Risk — Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction. |
O. | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser less the amount paid by the Subsidiary to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $250 million | | | 1 | .10% | | |
Next $250 million | | | 1 | .075% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 1 | .05% | | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 1 | .025% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 1 | .00% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .975% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .95% | | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .925% | | |
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For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 1.10%.
The Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with the Adviser whereby the Adviser provides investment advisory and other services to the Subsidiary. In consideration of these services, the Subsidiary pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets as set forth in the table above.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2017, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) to 1.15% of average daily net assets (the “expense limit”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not operating expenses of the Fund directly, but are fees and expenses, including management fees, of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. As a result, the total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement may exceed the expense limits above. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2017. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limit, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2018, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $72,512.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund’s shares. The Fund does not pay a distribution fee to IDI under the agreement.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of April 30, 2016. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Money Market Funds | | $ | 14,436,804 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 14,436,804 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | — | | | | 40,205,704 | | | | — | | | | 40,205,704 | |
| | $ | 14,436,804 | | | $ | 40,205,704 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 54,642,508 | |
Futures Contracts* | | | 763,958 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 763,958 | |
Swap Agreements* | | | — | | | | 1,222,220 | | | | — | | | | 1,222,220 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 15,200,762 | | | $ | 41,427,924 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 56,628,686 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation. |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of April 30, 2016:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Commodity risk: | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | $ | 691,707 | | | $ | — | |
Swap agreements(b) | | | 1,326,233 | | | | — | |
Equity risk: | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | | 470,205 | | | | (117,432 | ) |
Swap agreements(b) | | | — | | | | (17,340 | ) |
Interest rate risk: | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | | 66,761 | | | | (347,283 | ) |
Swap agreements(b) | | | 23,029 | | | | (109,702 | ) |
Total | | $ | 2,577,935 | | | $ | (591,757 | ) |
(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(b) | Values are disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements — OTC and Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements — OTC. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended April 30, 2016
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Consolidated Statement of Operations | |
| | Futures Contracts | | | Swap Agreements | |
Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | |
Commodity risk | | $ | (721,277 | ) | | $ | (46,660 | ) |
Equity risk | | | (2,071,748 | ) | | | (47,508 | ) |
Interest rate risk | | | 2,531,688 | | | | 677,873 | |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | | | | |
Commodity risk | | | 636,925 | | | | 1,674,988 | |
Equity risk | | | (1,272,849 | ) | | | (17,340 | ) |
Interest rate risk | | | (488,965 | ) | | | 81,790 | |
Total | | $ | (1,386,226 | ) | | $ | 2,323,143 | |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of futures contracts and swap agreements outstanding during the period.
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| | Futures Contracts | | | Swap Agreements | |
Average notional value | | $ | 96,178,924 | | | $ | 43,125,270 | |
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting arrangements on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on the Fund’s financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s Counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a Counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of April 30, 2016.
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of Recognized Assets | | | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Net Amount(a) | |
| | Financial Instruments | | | Collateral Received | | |
| | | Non-Cash | | | Cash | | |
Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Macquarie Bank Ltd. | | $ | 22,879 | | | $ | (314 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22,565 | |
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Subsidiary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 381,810 | | | $ | (3,138 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (210,448 | ) | | $ | 168,224 | |
Cargill, Inc. | | | 223,758 | | | | (217 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 223,541 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 440,142 | | | | (568 | ) | | | — | | | | (10,000 | ) | | | 429,574 | |
Goldman Sachs International | | | 249,108 | | | | (581 | ) | | | — | | | | (248,527 | ) | | | — | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 176,168 | | | | (81 | ) | | | — | | | | (176,087 | ) | | | — | |
Merrill Lynch International | | | 82,039 | | | | (214 | ) | | | — | | | | (19,000 | ) | | | 62,825 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | | 76,316 | | | | (138 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 76,178 | |
Subtotal — Subsidiary | | $ | 1,629,341 | | | $ | (4,937 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (664,062 | ) | | $ | 960,342 | |
Total | | $ | 1,652,220 | | | $ | (5,251 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (664,062 | ) | | $ | 982,907 | |
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of Recognized Liabilities | | | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Net Amount(a) | |
| | Financial Instruments | | | Collateral Pledged | | |
| | | Non-Cash | | | Cash | | |
Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 108,429 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 108,429 | |
Goldman Sachs International | | | 17,391 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17,391 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 955 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 955 | |
Macquarie Bank Ltd. | | | 314 | | | | (314 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Merrill Lynch International | | | 6,222 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,222 | |
Subtotal — Fund | | $ | 133,311 | | | $ | (314 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 132,997 | |
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Subsidiary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 446 | | | $ | (446 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Cargill, Inc. | | | 217 | | | | (217 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 568 | | | | (568 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs International | | | 581 | | | | (581 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 81 | | | | (81 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Merrill Lynch International | | | 214 | | | | (214 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | | 138 | | | | (138 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Subtotal — Subsidiary | | $ | 2,245 | | | $ | (2,245 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Total | | $ | 135,556 | | | $ | (2,559 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 132,997 | |
(a) | The Fund and the Subsidiary are recognized as separate legal entities and as such are subject to separate netting arrangements with the Counterparty. |
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NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2015.
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of long-term U.S. government obligations purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended April 30, 2016 was $25,396,757 and $29,296,088, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 21,521 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (257 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 21,264 | |
Cost of investments is the same for tax and financial reporting purposes.
NOTE 9—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Six months ended April 30, 2016(a) | | | Year ended October 31, 2015 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold | | | 132,699 | | | $ | 1,088,606 | | | | 1,674,820 | | | $ | 16,090,370 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,036,484 | | | | 8,043,119 | | | | 1,224,969 | | | | 11,318,715 | |
Reacquired | | | (3,463,162 | ) | | | (26,870,973 | ) | | | (4,011,778 | ) | | | (38,270,827 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (2,293,979 | ) | | $ | (17,739,248 | ) | | | (1,111,989 | ) | | $ | (10,861,742 | ) |
(a) | 98% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by affiliated mutual funds. Affiliated mutual funds are other funds that are also advised by Invesco. |
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents consolidated financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Six months ended 04/30/16 | | $ | 9.04 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 0.31 | | | $ | 0.28 | | | $ | (0.45 | ) | | $ | (0.47 | ) | | $ | (0.92 | ) | | $ | 8.40 | | | | 3.91 | % | | $ | 56,056 | | | | 1.15 | %(d) | | | 1.37 | %(d) | | | (0.85 | )%(d) | | | 93 | % |
Year ended 10/31/15 | | | 10.34 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 9.04 | | | | (1.94 | ) | | | 81,103 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.30 | | | | (1.08 | ) | | | 0 | |
Year ended 10/31/14 | | | 10.35 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.57 | | | | — | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 10.34 | | | | 6.11 | | | | 104,212 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | 0 | |
Year ended 10/31/13(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.35 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.35 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 109,041 | | | | 1.15 | (f) | | | 1.35 | (f) | | | (1.09 | )(f) | | | 0 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $66,880. |
(e) | Commencement date of February 25, 2013. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period November 1, 2015, through April 30, 2016.
In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. The amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times. Estimated underlying fund expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the underlying funds and are deducted from the value of the underlying funds the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated underlying fund expenses that the Fund bears indirectly are included in the Fund’s total return.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also 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.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, expenses shown in the table do not include the expenses of the underlying funds, which are borne indirectly by the Fund. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Beginning Account Value (11/01/15) | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
| Ending Account Value (04/30/16)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (04/30/16) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
$1,000.00 | | $ | 1,037.90 | | | $ | 5.83 | | | $ | 1,019.14 | | | $ | 5.77 | | | 1.15% |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
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Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | |  |
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SEC file number: 811-22793 | | IBRAA-SAR-1 | | Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
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ITEM 2. | | CODE OF ETHICS. |
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| | There were no amendments to the Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report. |
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ITEM 3. | | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
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| | Not applicable. |
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ITEM 4. | | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
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| | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), the Independent Accountant to the Registrant, has advised the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Registrant (the “Audit Committee”) that it identified an issue related to its independence under Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the “Loan Rule”). The Loan Rule prohibits accounting firms, such as PwC, from being deemed independent if they have certain financial relationships with their audit clients or certain affiliates of those clients. |
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| | Specifically, the Loan Rule provides, in relevant part, that an accounting firm is not independent if it receives a loan from an audit client or it receives a loan from a lender that is a “record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the audit client’s equity securities.” Pursuant to the SEC’s interpretation of the Loan Rule, some of PwC’s relationships with lenders who also own shares of one or more funds within the Invesco investment company complex may implicate the Loan Rule. |
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| | However, after evaluating the facts and circumstances related to its lending relationships, PwC informed the Audit Committee that (1) PwC’s ability to exercise objective and impartial judgment with respect to its audits of the Registrant’s financial statements was not, and will not be, impaired; (2) a reasonable investor with knowledge of all relevant facts and circumstances would reach the same conclusion; and (3) PwC’s independence was not impaired and that it remained independent in conducting its audit of the Registrant’s financial statements. PwC informed the Audit Committee that its conclusion was based on a number of factors, including, among others, PwC’s belief that the lenders have no influence over the investment adviser to the Registrant, or the Registrant, and that the individuals at PwC who arranged the lending relationships have no oversight of, or ability to influence, the individuals at PwC who conducted the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements. |
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| | On June 20, 2016, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a “no-action” letter confirming that it would not recommend that the SEC commence enforcement action against a fund that relied on audit services performed by an audit firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. The circumstances described in the no-action letter were substantially similar to the circumstances that called into question PwC’s independence under the Loan Rule with respect to the Registrant. PwC has confirmed that it meets the conditions of the no-action relief. The Adviser and the Registrant believe that the Registrant can rely on the relief granted in the no-action letter and continue to issue financial statements that are audited by PwC. |
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| | If, in the future, the independence of PwC is called into question under the Loan Rule by circumstances that are not addressed in the no-action letter, the Registrant will need to take other actions for the Registrant’s filings containing financial statements to be compliant with applicable securities laws. |
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ITEM 5. | | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
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| | Not applicable. |
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ITEM 6. | | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
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| | Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form. |
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ITEM 7. | | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
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| | Not applicable. |
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ITEM 8. | | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
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| | Not applicable. |
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ITEM 9. | | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
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| | Not applicable. |
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ITEM 10. | | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
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| | None. |
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ITEM 11. | | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
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(a) | | As of May 25, 2016, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of May 25, 2016, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
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(b) | | There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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ITEM 12. | | EXHIBITS. |
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12(a) (1) | | Not applicable. |
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12(a) (2) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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12(a) (3) | | Not applicable. |
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12(b) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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: Invesco Securities Trust
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | July 8, 2016 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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.
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | July 8, 2016 |
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By: | | /s/ Kelli Gallegos |
| | Kelli Gallegos |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | July 8, 2016 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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12(a) (1) | | Not applicable. |
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12(a) (2) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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12(a) (3) | | Not applicable. |
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12(b) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |