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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 811-01540
AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Philip A. Taylor 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 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: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 12/31/11
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2011 |
Invesco European Small Company Fund
Nasdaq:
A: ESMAX § B: ESMBX § C: ESMCX § Y: ESMYX
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
20 | | Financial Highlights |
21 | | Auditor’s Report |
22 | | Fund Expenses |
23 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders
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Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
This annual report provides important information about your Fund, including its one-year and long-term performance. I encourage you to read this report to learn more about how your Fund is managed, what it invests in and why it performed as it did. Also, this report includes information about your Fund’s management team and a listing of investments held by your Fund at the close of the reporting period.
Investors are likely to confront both opportunities and challenges in 2012. As we saw in 2011, market sentiment can change suddenly and dramatically – and certainly without advance notice – depending on economic developments and world events. Similarly, your own situation, needs and goals can change, requiring adjustments in your financial strategy.
That’s why the start of a new year is always a good time to catch up with your financial adviser. He or she can explain how your investments performed last year and over the longer term – keeping in mind that past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results. It’s important to remember that an investment’s long-term performance is more important than its performance over the short term. In evaluating your individual situation, your financial adviser can provide valuable insight into whether your investments are still appropriate for your individual needs, goals and risk tolerance.
For current information about your Fund
In addition to meeting with your financial adviser to discuss your individual situation at the start of the new year, you also may find it helpful to stay abreast of market trends and developments. Doing so may provide reassurance in times of economic uncertainty and market volatility such as we saw last year and may see again this year.
Invesco can help you stay informed about your investments and market trends. On our website, invesco.com/us, we provide timely market updates and commentary from many of our fund managers and other investment professionals. Also on our website, you can obtain information about your account at any hour of the day or night. I invite you to visit and explore the tools and information we offer at invesco.com/us.
Our commitment to investment excellence
Financial advisers typically advise their clients to be well diversified and to maintain a long-term investment focus. While diversification can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss, it may cushion the impact of dramatic market moves. Maintaining a long-term investment focus for your long-term goals – financing your retirement or your children’s education, for example – may help you avoid making rash investment decisions based on short-term market swings.
Likewise, Invesco’s investment professionals maintain a long-term focus. Across our broad array of investment products, investment excellence is our ultimate goal. Each of our funds is managed by specialized teams of investment professionals, and as a company, we maintain a single focus – investment management – that allows our fund managers to concentrate on doing what they do best: managing your money.
Our funds are managed strictly according to their stated investment objectives and strategies, with robust risk oversight using consistent, repeatable investment processes that don’t change in response to short-term market events. This disciplined approach can’t guarantee a profit; no investment can do that, since all involve some measure of risk. But it can ensure that your money is managed the way we said it would be – according to your Fund’s objective and strategies.
Our adherence to stated investment objectives and strategies allows your financial adviser to build a diversified portfolio that meets your individual risk tolerance and financial goals. It also means that when your goals change, your financial adviser should be able to find an Invesco fund that’s appropriate for your needs.
Questions?
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client service representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, I invite you to email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs for many years to come. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
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Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
2 Invesco European Small Company Fund
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
As always, the Invesco Funds Board of Trustees remains committed to putting your interests first. During 2011, we completed an unprecedented number of fund mergers, and I would like to thank investors for taking the time to vote their proxies and helping us effect the consolidations. This reworking of our funds ensures that the depth and breadth of our fund offerings and their cost to shareholders remains highly competitive. We also worked to manage costs throughout the year, and this remains a continuing focus of your Board. We will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we’ve always maintained.
Throughout 2011, we experienced volatile, challenging markets that presented significant opportunities and risks for investors.
Early in the year, protests in the Middle East and Africa led to increases in oil and gas prices. This was followed by the disasters in Japan that led to supply chain disruptions across a number of industries. In Europe, sovereign debt concerns created uncertainty in global markets that remains unresolved. Here in the U.S., prolonged congressional debates over deficits and the debt ceiling resulted in the first-ever downgrade of U.S. long-term debt. Combined, this “imperfect storm” of events took a tremendous toll on global economic growth and created volatility in the markets.
Across the globe, demographic and economic trends are profoundly reshaping the world’s wealth. Emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Russia are experiencing tremendous growth. China is now the world’s second-largest economy. Meanwhile, established markets such as the U.S. and Europe are struggling with debt issues and experiencing much lower rates of growth. We all know the U.S. is a consumer-driven market and, throughout the year, consumers faced numerous headwinds, including elevated energy prices, a dismal housing market and high unemployment.
This dynamic, challenging market and economic environment underscores once again the value of maintaining a well-diversified investment portfolio. Obviously, none of us can control the markets or global economic trends. However, working with an adviser, we can create a portfolio of funds that may help us meet our financial objectives while taking into account our individual tolerance for risk. Adopting a disciplined approach to saving and investing may help provide the funds needed to buy a house, pay for our children’s education and provide for a comfortable retirement.
Now is a perfect time to sit down with your financial adviser and review your situation to make sure your portfolio is aligned with your investment objectives. He or she can provide insights into the performance of your existing investments and make suggestions for repositioning your portfolio for the years ahead.
Based on everything I’ve read, 2012 promises to be just as interesting as the year we’ve left behind, with continued uncertainty in key economies around the world and volatility in the markets. With this in mind, you’ll want to stay informed regarding the markets and keep up to date with news that affects your investment portfolio. Numerous websites, including Invesco’s, provide a wealth of information about your investments and the latest news regarding global markets.
I would like to close by thanking Bob Baker for his distinguished 30-year service with the Invesco Funds Board and his unflagging commitment to our funds’ shareholders. As always, I encourage you to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving you in 2012.
Sincerely,
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Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2011, Invesco European Small Company Fund, at net asset value (NAV), delivered negative returns, but fared better than the Fund’s style-specific index, the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index. The overall quality of the portfolio, the attractiveness of individual securities and our ability to identify under-followed, high-quality small-cap investments in both developed and emerging markets largely explained the Fund’s relative outperformance.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/10 to 12/31/11, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | -12.24 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | -12.94 | |
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Class C Shares | | | -12.93 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | -12.01 | |
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MSCI EAFE Index ▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -12.14 | |
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MSCI Europe Small Cap Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -20.12 | |
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Lipper European Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | -13.17 | |
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Source(s): ▼Lipper Inc. | | | | |
How we invest
When selecting stocks for your Fund, we employ a disciplined investment strategy that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by both quantitative analysis and portfolio construction techniques. Our EQV (earnings, quality and valuation) strategy primarily focuses on identifying quality companies that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for, accelerated or above-average earnings growth, with stock prices that have not fully reflected these attributes.
We select investments for the Fund using a bottom-up investment approach, which means we construct the Fund primarily on a stock-by-stock basis. We focus on the strengths of individual companies rather than sectors, countries or market-cap trends.
We believe disciplined sell decisions are key to successful investing. We consider
selling a stock for one of the following reasons:
n | | A company’s fundamentals deteriorate or it posts disappointing earnings. |
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n | | The stock appears overvalued. |
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n | | A more attractive opportunity becomes available. |
Market conditions and your Fund
Many of the headwinds that buffeted global stock markets in 2010 continued through 2011, with markets posting some of their sharpest declines since 2008. Notably, the eurozone debt crisis surrounding Greece and other southern European nations, including Spain, Portugal and Italy, became an unresolved, multichapter economic saga. European Union leaders’ seeming lack of clarity and direction in how to address solvency and fiscal deficit concerns increased market unrest. Although the U.S. economy continued growing in 2011, the Standard &
Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. government’s credit rating, high unemployment and a still-weak housing market created uncertainty for investors. The earthquake and tsunami that battered Japan’s northeast coast in March and caused a prolonged nuclear disaster also disrupted global supply chains and stock markets.
Europe underperformed global equity markets in 2011 as sovereign debt concerns continued to weigh on the region. A few positive steps were taken late in 2011 – including moves by the European Central Bank to ensure liquidity for the region’s ailing banking system, two interest rate cuts in the fourth quarter and discussions among political leaders to create a more coordinated fiscal union. Nonetheless, a comprehensive solution to the region’s problems remained elusive.
Throughout the year, investors favored risk-on, risk-off trades, which created significant market swings and historically high correlation between stocks. This trend pushed most asset classes into negative territory, while less-risky assets, such as bonds, tended to have positive results in 2011. Though stocks experienced a turbulent year, equity markets rallied in the fourth quarter. Despite overall slower growth, corporations in general maintained solid economic health.
In this risk-averse market environment, European large-cap stocks, as represented by the MSCI Europe Index, though down, fared better during the year than stocks of smaller companies, as represented by the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index. The two indexes returned -11.06% and -20.12%, respectively, for the year.1
The Fund’s class A shares at NAV declined -12.24% for the reporting period, posting a significantly smaller loss than the Fund’s style-specific benchmark. The Fund’s focus on fundamentally sound
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Industrials | | | 34.5 | % |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 16.0 | |
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Information Technology | | | 13.1 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 8.2 | |
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Financials | | | 6.9 | |
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Energy | | | 6.7 | |
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Health Care | | | 5.5 | |
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Materials | | | 4.5 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | 0.6 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 4.0 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | | Kier Group PLC | | | 3.8 | % |
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| 2. | | | DCC PLC | | | 3.4 | |
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| 3. | | | Aryzta AG | | | 3.2 | |
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| 4. | | | Paddy Power PLC | | | 3.0 | |
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| 5. | | | Wirecard AG | | | 2.8 | |
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| 6. | | | Prosafe S.E. | | | 2.6 | |
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| 7. | | | Diploma PLC | | | 2.5 | |
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| 8. | | | IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 2.3 | |
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| 9. | | | Mediq N.V. | | | 2.1 | |
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| 10. | | | Mears Group PLC | | | 2.1 | |
Top Five Countries*
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| 1. | | | United Kingdom | | | 33.4 | % |
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| 2. | | | Ireland | | | 16.0 | |
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| 3. | | | Germany | | | 10.2 | |
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| 4. | | | Norway | | | 7.3 | |
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| 5. | | | France | | | 5.8 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $106.6 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 66 |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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businesses with attractive valuations, while avoiding many of the weaker sector and index holdings, contributed most to the Fund’s outperformance. Although European small-cap stocks suffered during the reporting period, we believe this presented an opportunity to purchase high-quality growth opportunities in smaller, less-followed companies.
From a sector perspective, the Fund outperformed its style-specific index in the information technology (IT), financials, consumer discretionary and energy sectors. In each case, stock selection was the key driver of relative outperformance.
The style-specific index suffered steep declines in the IT and financials sectors (over 20% each1) while the Fund was down 3% in IT and up almost 4% in financials. Relative results in the IT sector were driven by strong stock selection in the IT services industry and a lack of exposure to weak index names in the semiconductor industry. Similarly, in the financials sector, solid stock selection in the insurance industry and our avoidance of weaker index holdings in the commercial banking industry drove relative success.
Top stock-level contributors included Paddy Power, an Irish online gaming company, Lancashire Holdings, a U.K.-based insurance company, XP Power, a U.K.-based electrical company (which we eliminated during the reporting period) and Wirecard, a German online payment and risk management provider. In each case, the index had little exposure to these stocks, demonstrating the benefits of the Fund’s bottom-up, actively managed investment approach.
The Fund’s cash position contributed positively to relative results as well. It is important to note that we do not use cash for top-down tactical asset allocation purposes. When the Fund’s cash position has been higher than average, it has reflected a lack of stocks that meet our investment criteria, rather than an overall negative opinion on markets.
In contrast, the Fund’s results in the telecommunication services sector and its zero exposure to the utilities sector detracted from performance on a relative basis. Top detractors from performance included CPP Group, a consumer insurance company based in the U.K., Koza Anadolu Metal, a Turkish metals and mining company, and HomeServe, a U.K.- based emergency home repair provider.
We primarily focus on companies that have well-capitalized balance sheets, with little or no debt. This focus remained unchanged in 2011. Strong balance sheets give companies flexibility, which is always valuable but particularly so in today’s highly uncertain environment. As always, we continued to emphasize strong cash flow generation and attractive valuations.
Non-U.S small-cap stocks, in general, did not fare well during 2011 and ended the year with a slight price premium relative to international large-cap stocks. However, non-US small caps maintained a discount to U.S. large-cap equities and a significant discount to U.S. small-cap stocks, supporting the case for small-cap diversification abroad.
In closing, volatile markets can test an investor’s resolve, but it’s worth remembering that opportunities can multiply when markets are turbulent. We welcome any new investors who joined the Fund during the year, and to all of our shareholders, we thank you for your continued investment in Invesco European Small Company Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
Jason Holzer
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco European Small Company Fund. Mr. Holzer joined Invesco in 1996. He earned a B.A. in quantitative economics and an M.S. in engineering economic systems from Stanford University.
Borge Endresen
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco European Small Company Fund. Mr. Endresen joined Invesco in 1999. He earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Oregon. He also earned an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/01*
* | During the reporting period, Invesco changed its policy regarding growth of $10,000 charts. For funds older than 10 years, we previously showed performance since inception. Going forward, we will show performance for the most recent 10 years, since this more accurately reflects the experience of the typical shareholder. As a result, charts now may include benchmarks that did not appear previously, because the funds’ inception pre-dated the benchmarks’ inception. Also, all charts will now be presented using a linear format. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable.
Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/11, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Inception (8/31/00) | | | 9.28 | % |
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10 | | | Years | | | 14.22 | |
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5 | | | Years | | | -4.97 | |
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1 | | | Year | | | -17.07 | |
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Inception (8/31/00) | | | 9.28 | % |
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10 | | | Years | | | 14.20 | |
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5 | | | Years | | | -4.76 | |
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1 | | | Year | | | -17.04 | |
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Inception (8/31/00) | | | 9.04 | % |
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10 | | | Years | | | 14.05 | |
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5 | | | Years | | | -4.60 | |
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1 | | | Year | | | -13.75 | |
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10 | | | Years | | | 14.98 | % |
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5 | | | Years | | | -3.72 | |
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1 | | | Year | | | -12.01 | |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares was 1.71%, 2.46%, 2.46% and 1.46%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
A redemption fee of 2% is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective January 1, 2012, after the close of the reporting period, the Fund will eliminate the redemption fee, if applicable, assessed on shares of the Fund redeemed or exchanged within 31 days of purchase.
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Invesco European Small Company Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2011, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Class B shares may not be purchased for new or additional investments. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares and exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds. |
n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Developing markets securities risk. Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries |
n | | Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
n | | Geographic concentration risk. Because the Fund’s investments are concentrated in Europe, the Fund’s performance is expected to be closely tied to social, political, and economic conditions within Europe and to be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds. |
n | | Growth investing risk. Growth stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with other types of stock. As a result they |
| | tend to be more sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile. |
n | | Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
n | | Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
n | | Non-diversification risk. The Fund is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in a single issuer. A change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. |
n | | Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments in the above factors and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
n | | The MSCI Europe Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap European stocks. |
n | | The Lipper European Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of European funds tracked by Lipper. |
n | | The MSCI Europe Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed European countries. |
n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes. |
n | | 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, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Nasdaq Symbols |
Class A Shares | | ESMAX |
Class B Shares | | ESMBX |
Class C Shares | | ESMCX |
Class Y Shares | | ESMYX |
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2011
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Common Stocks–95.98% |
Austria–3.05% | | | | |
Andritz AG | | | 26,182 | | | $ | 2,172,180 | |
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Semperit AG Holding | | | 28,181 | | | | 1,085,121 | |
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Belgium–2.03% | | | | |
S.A. D’ieteren N.V. | | | 24,877 | | | | 1,096,996 | |
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Van De Velde N.V. | | | 23,234 | | | | 1,062,436 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,159,432 | |
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France–5.78% | | | | |
Maisons France Confort | | | 23,900 | | | | 592,382 | |
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Plastic Omnium S.A. | | | 82,800 | | | | 1,646,101 | |
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Sopra Group S.A. | | | 13,860 | | | | 640,422 | |
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Sword Group | | | 60,093 | | | | 937,229 | |
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Tessi S.A. | | | 18,770 | | | | 1,700,581 | |
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Trigano S.A. | | | 42,800 | | | | 642,633 | |
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Germany–10.20% | | | | |
Amadeus Fire AG | | | 32,300 | | | | 1,111,904 | |
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CTS Eventim AG | | | 40,000 | | | | 1,199,120 | |
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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG(a) | | | 187,891 | | | | 512,882 | |
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MorphoSys AG(a) | | | 66,454 | | | | 1,507,780 | |
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Nexus AG(a) | | | 75,000 | | | | 703,776 | |
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SMT Scharf AG | | | 49,902 | | | | 1,439,347 | |
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Takkt AG | | | 129,903 | | | | 1,432,497 | |
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Wirecard AG | | | 184,510 | | | | 2,966,036 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,873,342 | |
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Greece–1.35% | | | | |
Jumbo S.A.(a) | | | 293,214 | | | | 1,442,126 | |
|
Ireland–16.02% | | | | |
Abbey PLC | | | 180,200 | | | | 1,212,811 | |
|
CPL Resources PLC | | | 582,792 | | | | 1,923,485 | |
|
DCC PLC | | | 154,020 | | | | 3,636,314 | |
|
Fyffes PLC | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 918,682 | |
|
IFG Group PLC | | | 923,500 | | | | 1,255,050 | |
|
Origin Enterprises PLC | | | 497,757 | | | | 1,964,953 | |
|
Paddy Power PLC | | | 55,692 | | | | 3,201,380 | |
|
Total Produce PLC | | | 3,158,000 | | | | 1,553,212 | |
|
United Drug PLC | | | 534,600 | | | | 1,418,462 | |
|
| | | | | | | 17,084,349 | |
|
Israel–1.33% | | | | |
VIZRT Ltd.(a) | | | 438,105 | | | | 1,413,833 | |
|
Italy–1.32% | | | | |
Danieli S.p.A.–Officine Meccaniche Danieli & C. | | | 132,567 | | | | 1,408,482 | |
|
Netherlands–2.89% | | | | |
Mediq N.V. | | | 145,860 | | | | 2,217,412 | |
|
Sligro Food Group N.V. | | | 32,385 | | | | 868,530 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,085,942 | |
|
Norway–7.29% | | | | |
Bonheur ASA | | | 59,550 | | | | 1,160,033 | |
|
Ganger Rolf ASA | | | 63,527 | | | | 1,131,281 | |
|
Prosafe S.E. | | | 402,202 | | | | 2,745,042 | |
|
Telio Holding ASA | | | 155,000 | | | | 679,040 | |
|
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. A.S.A. | | | 93,043 | | | | 2,061,399 | |
|
| | | | | | | 7,776,795 | |
|
Spain–3.17% | | | | |
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A. | | | 1,907 | | | | 948,075 | |
|
Miquel y Costas & Miquel, S.A. | | | 73,333 | | | | 1,754,977 | |
|
Prosegur, Compania de Seguridad S.A. | | | 15,501 | | | | 676,501 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,379,553 | |
|
Sweden–0.70% | | | | |
Fenix Outdoor AB | | | 33,500 | | | | 744,834 | |
|
Switzerland–4.53% | | | | |
Aryzta AG | | | 71,194 | | | | 3,435,418 | |
|
Schweiter Technologies AG | | | 2,599 | | | | 1,394,693 | |
|
| | | | | | | 4,830,111 | |
|
Turkey–2.95% | | | | |
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri A.S.(a) | | | 971,646 | | | | 1,354,568 | |
|
Yazicilar Holding A.S.–Class A | | | 341,421 | | | | 1,795,719 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,150,287 | |
|
United Kingdom–33.37% | | | | |
Amlin PLC | | | 362,057 | | | | 1,759,638 | |
|
Chemring Group PLC | | | 323,585 | | | | 2,010,125 | |
|
Clarkson PLC | | | 114,500 | | | | 2,041,882 | |
|
CPP Group PLC | | | 847,077 | | | | 1,473,751 | |
|
Diploma PLC | | | 508,327 | | | | 2,674,263 | |
|
Filtrona PLC | | | 153,041 | | | | 901,204 | |
|
Halma PLC | | | 423,397 | | | | 2,165,808 | |
|
Hargreaves Services PLC | | | 35,288 | | | | 594,758 | |
|
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC | | | 214,043 | | | | 829,603 | |
|
Homeserve PLC | | | 389,783 | | | | 1,730,127 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | Value |
|
United Kingdom–(continued) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 327,151 | | | $ | 2,423,589 | |
|
Informa PLC | | | 309,868 | | | | 1,732,450 | |
|
Kier Group PLC | | | 190,548 | | | | 4,014,239 | |
|
Lancashire Holdings Ltd. | | | 71,661 | | | | 806,500 | |
|
Mears Group PLC | | | 647,962 | | | | 2,214,397 | |
|
Micro Focus International PLC | | | 246,368 | | | | 1,478,019 | |
|
Mitie Group PLC | | | 399,777 | | | | 1,504,869 | |
|
Morgan Sindall Group PLC | | | 135,526 | | | | 1,249,472 | |
|
Tribal Group PLC | | | 1,145,117 | | | | 769,262 | |
|
Tullett Prebon PLC | | | 259,200 | | | | 1,082,589 | |
|
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC | | | 92,522 | | | | 2,124,236 | |
|
| | | | | | | 35,580,781 | |
|
Total Common Stocks (Cost $99,816,786) | | | | | | | 102,346,516 | |
|
Money Market Funds–3.63% |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(b) | | | 1,934,051 | | | | 1,934,051 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(b) | | | 1,934,051 | | | | 1,934,051 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,868,102) | | | | | | | 3,868,102 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.61% (Cost $103,684,888) | | | | | | | 106,214,618 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.39% | | | | | | | 412,540 | |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 106,627,158 | |
|
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2011
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $99,816,786) | | $ | 102,346,516 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 3,868,102 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $103,684,888) | | | 106,214,618 | |
|
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $164,260) | | | 162,171 | |
|
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 630,120 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 15,305 | |
|
Dividends | | | 454,085 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 29,143 | |
|
Other assets | | | 17,838 | |
|
Total assets | | | 107,523,280 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 666,792 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 93,706 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 73,603 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 62,021 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 896,122 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 106,627,158 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 103,402,576 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | | (1,839,963 | ) |
|
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 2,540,135 | |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 2,524,410 | |
|
| | $ | 106,627,158 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 71,829,487 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 8,191,300 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 12,764,637 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 13,841,734 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 7,698,485 | |
|
Class B | | | 921,352 | |
|
Class C | | | 1,434,009 | |
|
Class Y | | | 1,480,561 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.33 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $9.33 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 9.87 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 8.89 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 8.90 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 9.35 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2011
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $266,875) | | $ | 4,522,072 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 10,488 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 4,532,560 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 1,304,552 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 50,000 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 69,523 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 233,386 | |
|
Class B | | | 116,044 | |
|
Class C | | | 174,369 | |
|
Transfer agent fees | | | 344,437 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 23,290 | |
|
Other | | | 183,784 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 2,499,385 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (17,673 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 2,481,712 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 2,050,848 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 6,658,617 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 14,153 | |
|
| | | 6,672,770 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (25,050,000 | ) |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (28,057 | ) |
|
| | | (25,078,057 | ) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (18,405,287 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (16,354,439 | ) |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2011 | | 2010 |
|
Operations: |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,050,848 | | | $ | 1,767,087 | |
|
Net realized gain | | | 6,672,770 | | | | 19,861,657 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (25,078,057 | ) | | | 1,083,607 | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (16,354,439 | ) | | | 22,712,351 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: |
Class A | | | (3,428,481 | ) | | | (1,696,124 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (220,923 | ) | | | (195,982 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (345,070 | ) | | | (268,735 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (755,359 | ) | | | (328,530 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (4,749,833 | ) | | | (2,489,371 | ) |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: |
Class A | | | (2,395,097 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class B | | | (293,814 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class C | | | (458,929 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | (492,744 | ) | | | — | |
|
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (3,640,584 | ) | | | — | |
|
Share transactions–net: |
Class A | | | (11,770,053 | ) | | | (23,233,259 | ) |
|
Class B | �� | | (3,680,622 | ) | | | (4,420,096 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (3,044,912 | ) | | | (4,325,243 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | 694,009 | | | | 1,718,663 | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (17,801,578 | ) | | | (30,259,935 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (42,546,434 | ) | | | (10,036,955 | ) |
|
Net assets: |
Beginning of year | | | 149,173,592 | | | | 159,210,547 | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(1,839,963) and $(471,096), respectively) | | $ | 106,627,158 | | | $ | 149,173,592 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco European Small Company Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of four separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of four different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.
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The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) 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 ask 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 ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value 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. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) 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, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) 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 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 trade is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities 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 are 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/ask 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. |
| | 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 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 is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | 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 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 Statement of Operations and the 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 Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and 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. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the 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 |
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| | |
| | 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 income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on 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 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 financial statements. |
| | 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. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) 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. 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 financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. 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. |
I. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. Effective January 1, 2012, the Fund will eliminate the 2% redemption fee, if applicable, assessed on shares of the Fund redeemed or exchanged within 31 days of purchase. |
J. | | 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 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. |
K. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into 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. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of 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 Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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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 based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $250 million | | | 0 | .935% |
|
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .91% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .885% |
|
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .86% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .835% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .81% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .785% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .76% |
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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 Australia 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 discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2013, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00% and 2.00%, respectively, of average daily net assets. 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 and/or expense 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. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2013. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2012, 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 year ended December 31, 2011, the Adviser waived advisory fees and reimbursed Fund expenses of $16,884.
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 year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the 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 year ended December 31, 2011, the expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of each class of Class B and Class C shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended December 31, 2011, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $17,786 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $6, $14,588 and $1,293 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
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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. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2011. 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 financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1* | | Level 2* | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Austria | | $ | 3,257,301 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,257,301 | |
|
Belgium | | | 2,159,432 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,159,432 | |
|
France | | | 5,516,715 | | | | 642,633 | | | | — | | | | 6,159,348 | |
|
Germany | | | 8,562,318 | | | | 2,311,024 | | | | — | | | | 10,873,342 | |
|
Greece | | | 1,442,126 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,442,126 | |
|
Ireland | | | 10,246,655 | | | | 6,837,694 | | | | — | | | | 17,084,349 | |
|
Israel | | | 1,413,833 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,413,833 | |
|
Italy | | | — | | | | 1,408,482 | | | | — | | | | 1,408,482 | |
|
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 3,085,942 | | | | — | | | | 3,085,942 | |
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Norway | | | 5,031,753 | | | | 2,745,042 | | | | — | | | | 7,776,795 | |
|
Spain | | | 1,754,977 | | | | 1,624,576 | | | | — | | | | 3,379,553 | |
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Sweden | | | 744,834 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 744,834 | |
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Switzerland | | | 1,394,693 | | | | 3,435,418 | | | | — | | | | 4,830,111 | |
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Turkey | | | 3,150,287 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,150,287 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 16,416,729 | | | | 19,164,052 | | | | — | | | | 35,580,781 | |
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United States | | | 3,868,102 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,868,102 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 64,959,755 | | | $ | 41,254,863 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 106,214,618 | |
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* | Transfers occurred between Level 1 and Level 2 due to foreign fair value adjustments. |
NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $789.
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 are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides 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.
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid legal fees of $1,304 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A partner of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
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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. 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—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2011 | | 2010 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 4,657,531 | | | $ | 2,489,371 | |
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Long-term capital gain | | | 3,732,886 | | | | — | |
|
Total distributions | | $ | 8,390,417 | | | $ | 2,489,371 | |
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2011 |
|
Undistributed long-term gain | | $ | 2,553,516 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 737,473 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (5,320 | ) |
|
Temporary book and tax differences | | | (61,087 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 103,402,576 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 106,627,158 | |
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The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and passive foreign investment companies.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
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 Trust to utilize. The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) eliminated the eight-year carryover period for capital losses that arise in taxable years beginning after its enactment date of December 22, 2010. Consequently, these capital losses can be carried forward for an unlimited period. However, capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryovers will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward at period-end.
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $25,964,165 and $44,854,206, 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.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 16,106,848 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (15,369,375 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 737,473 | |
|
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $105,477,145. |
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies and return of capital distributions, on December 31, 2011, undistributed net investment income was increased by $1,330,118, undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $1,297,898 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $32,220. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Year ended December 31, |
| | 2011(a) | | 2010 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 1,433,697 | | | $ | 16,631,207 | | | | 2,148,234 | | | $ | 22,478,162 | |
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Class B | | | 35,800 | | | | 396,711 | | | | 118,205 | | | | 1,138,170 | |
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Class C | | | 216,710 | | | | 2,433,723 | | | | 189,252 | | | | 1,852,058 | |
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Class Y | | | 280,074 | | | | 3,313,965 | | | | 496,619 | | | | 5,084,696 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 596,914 | | | | 5,724,405 | | | | 146,802 | | | | 1,642,711 | |
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Class B | | | 54,947 | | | | 502,214 | | | | 17,935 | | | | 189,217 | |
|
Class C | | | 85,302 | | | | 780,512 | | | | 24,557 | | | | 259,322 | |
|
Class Y | | | 127,676 | | | | 1,225,687 | | | | 28,698 | | | | 321,997 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 101,806 | | | | 1,166,642 | | | | 142,899 | | | | 1,449,536 | |
|
Class B | | | (108,294 | ) | | | (1,166,642 | ) | | | (151,509 | ) | | | (1,449,536 | ) |
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Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,130,987 | ) | | | (35,292,307 | ) | | | (4,875,660 | ) | | | (48,803,668 | ) |
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Class B | | | (316,700 | ) | | | (3,412,905 | ) | | | (459,566 | ) | | | (4,297,947 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (599,088 | ) | | | (6,259,147 | ) | | | (679,200 | ) | | | (6,436,623 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (365,876 | ) | | | (3,845,643 | ) | | | (350,833 | ) | | | (3,688,030 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,588,019 | ) | | $ | (17,801,578 | ) | | | (3,203,567 | ) | | $ | (30,259,935 | ) |
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 22% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | | Net of redemption fees of $3,685 and $6,694 allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of
| | Ratio of
| | | | |
| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
| | | | |
| | | | | | (losses) on
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to average
| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
| | |
| | Net asset
| | | | securities
| | | | Dividends
| | Distributions
| | | | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | Net
| | (both
| | Total from
| | from net
| | from net
| | | | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income
| | |
| | beginning
| | investment
| | realized and
| | investment
| | investment
| | realized
| | Total
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
|
| | of period | | income(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | gains | | distributions | | of period(b) | | return(c) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(d) |
|
Class A |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 0.18 | | | $ | (1.57 | ) | | $ | (1.39 | ) | | $ | (0.46 | ) | | $ | (0.33 | ) | | $ | (0.79 | ) | | $ | 9.33 | | | | (12.24 | )% | | $ | 71,829 | | | | 1.66 | %(e) | | | 1.67 | %(e) | | | 1.59 | %(e) | | | 20 | % |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 9.88 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 11.51 | | | | 18.55 | | | | 100,142 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 6.52 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 3.43 | | | | 3.57 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 9.88 | | | | 55.07 | | | | 109,963 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 22.87 | | | | 0.35 | | | | (12.60 | ) | | | (12.25 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (3.63 | ) | | | (4.10 | ) | | | 6.52 | | | | (52.80 | ) | | | 72,544 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 18 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 27.72 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 2.18 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (6.60 | ) | | | (7.03 | ) | | | 22.87 | | | | 7.88 | | | | 281,248 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 20 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 10.85 | | | | 0.09 | | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (1.39 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 8.89 | | | | (12.94 | ) | | | 8,191 | | | | 2.41 | (e) | | | 2.42 | (e) | | | 0.84 | (e) | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 9.35 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.66 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 10.85 | | | | 17.76 | | | | 13,621 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 6.18 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 3.23 | | | | 3.30 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 9.35 | | | | 53.73 | | | | 16,178 | | | | 2.55 | | | | 2.56 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 21.87 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (11.98 | ) | | | (11.78 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (3.63 | ) | | | (3.91 | ) | | | 6.18 | | | | (53.09 | ) | | | 12,541 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 2.39 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 18 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 26.73 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 1.83 | | | | 1.89 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (6.60 | ) | | | (6.75 | ) | | | 21.87 | | | | 7.06 | | | | 50,639 | | | | 2.18 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 20 | |
|
Class C |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 10.86 | | | | 0.09 | | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (1.39 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 8.90 | | | | (12.93 | ) | | | 12,765 | | | | 2.41 | (e) | | | 2.42 | (e) | | | 0.84 | (e) | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 9.36 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.66 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 10.86 | | | | 17.74 | | | | 18,801 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 6.18 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 3.24 | | | | 3.31 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 9.36 | | | | 53.89 | | | | 20,556 | | | | 2.55 | | | | 2.56 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 21.88 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (11.99 | ) | | | (11.79 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (3.63 | ) | | | (3.91 | ) | | | 6.18 | | | | (53.15 | ) | | | 15,453 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 2.39 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 18 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 26.73 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 1.90 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (6.60 | ) | | | (6.75 | ) | | | 21.88 | | | | 7.10 | | | | 58,252 | | | | 2.18 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 20 | |
|
Class Y |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.54 | | | | 0.21 | | | | (1.57 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 9.35 | | | | (12.01 | ) | | | 13,842 | | | | 1.41 | (e) | | | 1.42 | (e) | | | 1.84 | (e) | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 9.90 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.86 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 11.54 | | | | 18.89 | | | | 16,609 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 6.53 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 3.60 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 9.90 | | | | 55.19 | | | | 12,514 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08(f) | | | 14.54 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (3.95 | ) | | | (3.91 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (3.63 | ) | | | (4.10 | ) | | | 6.53 | | | | (25.69 | ) | | | 6,441 | | | | 1.67 | (g) | | | 1.67 | (g) | | | 1.90 | (g) | | | 18 | |
|
| | |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | | 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. |
(d) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $93,354, $11,604, $17,437 and $17,129 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(f) | | Commencement date of October 3, 2008. |
(g) | | Annualized. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
and Shareholders of Invesco European Small Company Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco European Small Company Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 24, 2012
Houston, Texas
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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, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.
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, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, 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, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | | (07/01/11) | | | (12/31/11)1 | | | Period2 | | | (12/31/11) | | | Period2 | | | Ratio |
A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 823.30 | | | | $ | 7.86 | | | | $ | 1,016.59 | | | | $ | 8.69 | | | | | 1.71 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 819.90 | | | | | 11.28 | | | | | 1,012.80 | | | | | 12.48 | | | | | 2.46 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 820.10 | | | | | 11.29 | | | | | 1,012.80 | | | | | 12.48 | | | | | 2.46 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 824.90 | | | | | 6.72 | | | | | 1,017.85 | | | | | 7.43 | | | | | 1.46 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, 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 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2011:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends | | $ | 3,732,886 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 83.89% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0% | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
23 Invesco European Small Company Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | 140 | | None |
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| | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | |
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Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. | | 140 | | None |
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| | | | Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | |
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Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | 158 | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation |
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1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
T-1 Invesco European Small Company Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
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| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1987 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company) | | 140 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute |
| | | | Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | | |
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David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | 158 | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
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Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | 140 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company) |
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James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 140 | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society |
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Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Vice Chairman of Anixter International. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | 158 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. |
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Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 140 | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
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Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit) | | 140 | | Administaff |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | | |
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Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 1993 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | 140 | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) |
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Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired | | 140 | | None |
| | | | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | | |
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Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired | | 140 | | None |
| | | | Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | | |
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T-2 Invesco European Small Company Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
| | Trustee and/
| | Principal Occupation(s)
| | in Fund Complex
| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
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Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | 158 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 140 | | None |
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Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc. and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | | |
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Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.); and Vice President, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | | |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | | |
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T-3 Invesco European Small Company Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
| | Trustee and/
| | Principal Occupation(s)
| | in Fund Complex
| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
Other Officers—(continued) |
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Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1992 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | | | |
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Yinka Akinsola — 1977 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2011 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), Invesco Management Group, Inc., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. and Van Kampen Funds Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
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Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.). | | N/A | | N/A |
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Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
12 | | Financial Statements |
14 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
22 | | Financial Highlights |
23 | | Auditor’s Report |
24 | | Fund Expenses |
25 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders
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Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
This annual report provides important information about your Fund, including its one-year and long-term performance. I encourage you to read this report to learn more about how your Fund is managed, what it invests in and why it performed as it did. Also, this report includes information about your Fund’s management team and a listing of investments held by your Fund at the close of the reporting period.
Investors are likely to confront both opportunities and challenges in 2012. As we saw in 2011, market sentiment can change suddenly and dramatically – and certainly without advance notice – depending on economic developments and world events. Similarly, your own situation, needs and goals can change, requiring adjustments in your financial strategy.
That’s why the start of a new year is always a good time to catch up with your financial adviser. He or she can explain how your investments performed last year and over the longer term – keeping in mind that past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results. It’s important to remember that an investment’s long-term performance is more important than its performance over the short term. In evaluating your individual situation, your financial adviser can provide valuable insight into whether your investments are still appropriate for your individual needs, goals and risk tolerance.
For current information about your Fund
In addition to meeting with your financial adviser to discuss your individual situation at the start of the new year, you also may find it helpful to stay abreast of market trends and developments. Doing so may provide reassurance in times of economic uncertainty and market volatility such as we saw last year and may see again this year.
Invesco can help you stay informed about your investments and market trends. On our website, invesco.com/us, we provide timely market updates and commentary from many of our fund managers and other investment professionals. Also on our website, you can obtain information about your account at any hour of the day or night. I invite you to visit and explore the tools and information we offer at invesco.com/us.
Our commitment to investment excellence
Financial advisers typically advise their clients to be well diversified and to maintain a long-term investment focus. While diversification can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss, it may cushion the impact of dramatic market moves. Maintaining a long-term investment focus for your long-term goals – financing your retirement or your children’s education, for example – may help you avoid making rash investment decisions based on short-term market swings.
Likewise, Invesco’s investment professionals maintain a long-term focus. Across our broad array of investment products, investment excellence is our ultimate goal. Each of our funds is managed by specialized teams of investment professionals, and as a company, we maintain a single focus – investment management – that allows our fund managers to concentrate on doing what they do best: managing your money.
Our funds are managed strictly according to their stated investment objectives and strategies, with robust risk oversight using consistent, repeatable investment processes that don’t change in response to short-term market events. This disciplined approach can’t guarantee a profit; no investment can do that, since all involve some measure of risk. But it can ensure that your money is managed the way we said it would be – according to your Fund’s objective and strategies.
Our adherence to stated investment objectives and strategies allows your financial adviser to build a diversified portfolio that meets your individual risk tolerance and financial goals. It also means that when your goals change, your financial adviser should be able to find an Invesco fund that’s appropriate for your needs.
Questions?
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client service representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, I invite you to email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs for many years to come. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
As always, the Invesco Funds Board of Trustees remains committed to putting your interests first. During 2011, we completed an unprecedented number of fund mergers, and I would like to thank investors for taking the time to vote their proxies and helping us effect the consolidations. This reworking of our funds ensures that the depth and breadth of our fund offerings and their cost to shareholders remains highly competitive. We also worked to manage costs throughout the year, and this remains a continuing focus of your Board. We will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we’ve always maintained.
Throughout 2011, we experienced volatile, challenging markets that presented significant opportunities and risks for investors.
Early in the year, protests in the Middle East and Africa led to increases in oil and gas prices. This was followed by the disasters in Japan that led to supply chain disruptions across a number of industries. In Europe, sovereign debt concerns created uncertainty in global markets that remains unresolved. Here in the U.S., prolonged congressional debates over deficits and the debt ceiling resulted in the first-ever downgrade of U.S. long-term debt. Combined, this “imperfect storm” of events took a tremendous toll on global economic growth and created volatility in the markets.
Across the globe, demographic and economic trends are profoundly reshaping the world’s wealth. Emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Russia are experiencing tremendous growth. China is now the world’s second-largest economy. Meanwhile, established markets such as the U.S. and Europe are struggling with debt issues and experiencing much lower rates of growth. We all know the U.S. is a consumer-driven market and, throughout the year, consumers faced numerous headwinds, including elevated energy prices, a dismal housing market and high unemployment.
This dynamic, challenging market and economic environment underscores once again the value of maintaining a well-diversified investment portfolio. Obviously, none of us can control the markets or global economic trends. However, working with an adviser, we can create a portfolio of funds that may help us meet our financial objectives while taking into account our individual tolerance for risk. Adopting a disciplined approach to saving and investing may help provide the funds needed to buy a house, pay for our children’s education and provide for a comfortable retirement.
Now is a perfect time to sit down with your financial adviser and review your situation to make sure your portfolio is aligned with your investment objectives. He or she can provide insights into the performance of your existing investments and make suggestions for repositioning your portfolio for the years ahead.
Based on everything I’ve read, 2012 promises to be just as interesting as the year we’ve left behind, with continued uncertainty in key economies around the world and volatility in the markets. With this in mind, you’ll want to stay informed regarding the markets and keep up to date with news that affects your investment portfolio. Numerous websites, including Invesco’s, provide a wealth of information about your investments and the latest news regarding global markets.
I would like to close by thanking Bob Baker for his distinguished 30-year service with the Invesco Funds Board and his unflagging commitment to our funds’ shareholders. As always, I encourage you to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving you in 2012.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2011, Invesco Global Core Equity Fund, at net asset value, underperformed its indexes, the MSCI World Index and the Lipper Global Large-Cap Core Funds Index. Stock selection during the volatile year was a hindrance to the Fund’s performance. Stock selection within the energy, health care, consumer staples and utilities sectors contributed positively to performance, while holdings in the financials, industrials, materials, information technology (IT) and consumer discretionary sectors detracted during the reporting period.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/10 to 12/31/11, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | -11.15 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | -11.53 | |
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Class C Shares | | | -11.82 | |
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Class R Shares* | | | -11.40 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | -10.99 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | -10.76 | |
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MSCI World Index▼(Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | -5.54 | |
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Lipper Global Large-Cap Core Funds Index▼(Peer Group Index) | | | -4.19 | |
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* | Share class incepted during the reporting period. See page 7 for a detailed explanation of Fund performance. |
How we invest
The Fund invests primarily in stocks of mid- and large-cap global companies with records of stable earnings and strong balance sheets that are offering attractive valuations relative to the broad market and peers. We take a bottom-up, research driven approach. We begin with a universe of global equity securities with greater than $1 billion in market capitalization and up to 10 years of financial statement information from both developed and emerging markets. We make adjustments to each company’s financial history for inflation rates and select accounting conventions to create a comparable basis for analysis. We then rank the universe using a proprietary three-factor valuation ranking model that
combines a company’s implied return, price/book ratio and price/earnings ratio. Attractively ranked companies are then subjected to rigorous fundamental research focused on evaluating the potential sustainability of company profitability. The most attractive stocks from the valuation screen that have also passed rigorous fundamental research are candidates for inclusion in the portfolio. At the portfolio level, we seek to achieve appropriate diversification relative to the style-specific index and take a long-term investment horizon in evaluating companies.
We strive to maintain a consistent investment discipline through varying market conditions and an appropriate level of overall portfolio diversification. Individual holdings are selected based on their own
merits, however, and not on projections of country or sector performance.
Our sell discipline is a replication of the security selection process in that we look to trim or liquidate positions in the portfolio based on valuation, fundamentals or portfolio design considerations.
Market conditions and your Fund
Global equity markets faced headwinds in 2011. Notably, several southern European economies, including Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy, faced solvency concerns amid massive fiscal deficits. Although the U.S. economy continued with a positive growth rate in 2011, investors remained concerned about high unemployment and a still-weak housing market. The reporting period ended with a market upswing as European leaders took steps to address the Greek sovereign debt issue and stabilize the region’s banking system.
Market volatility was a common theme for the reporting period. The sovereign debt crisis intensified in the eurozone, and global growth slowed, prompting concerns of a global recession. Market volatility increased drastically due to civil unrest in the Middle East and northern Africa and a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Renewed credit problems overseas and the market correction that occurred during the summer months created a more uncertain environment, which prompted many investors to favor safety over risk.
In emerging market countries, investors grew risk-averse on news of potential defaults in Europe, as well as slowing growth and accounting concerns in China. This led to a relatively indiscriminate correction in almost all emerging market countries. Concerns about potential overheating in emerging market economies, coupled with concerns of a
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Financials | | | 17.3 | % |
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Energy | | | 15.6 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 11.1 | |
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Health Care | | | 10.7 | |
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Information Technology | | | 10.4 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.1 | |
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Industrials | | | 7.3 | |
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Materials | | | 7.0 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | 6.0 | |
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Utilities | | | 3.5 | |
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Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 1.0 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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1. Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | | | 2.8 | % |
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2. Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class B | | | 2.8 | |
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3. Chevron Corp. | | | 2.7 | |
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4. ACE Ltd. | | | 2.7 | |
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5. Western Digital Corp. | | | 2.4 | |
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6. Coach, Inc. | | | 2.2 | |
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7. WellPoint, Inc. | | | 2.2 | |
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8. Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 2.1 | |
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9. ConocoPhillips | | | 2.1 | |
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10. General Dynamics Corp. | | | 2.0 | |
Top Five Countries*
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1. United States | | | 39.8 | % |
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2. Japan | | | 13.0 | |
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3. United Kingdom | | | 8.8 | |
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4. Switzerland | | | 5.8 | |
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5. France | | | 4.6 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $1.5 billion |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | 111 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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potential double-dip recession in developed economies, continued to foster uncertainty about the pace and vigor of a global economic recovery.
Stock selection contributed to relative performance within several sectors, including consumer staples, energy and health care. Within the energy sector, oil and gas distributors Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell contributed to Fund performance. During the reporting period, Chevron completed its acquisition of Atlas Energy, a provider of natural gas gathering, processing and treating services.
Several sectors detracted from the Fund’s performance during the reporting period, including the industrials and financials sectors. Within the financials sector, both U.S. bank Bank of America and French bank BNP Paribas hindered Fund performance. Fitch Ratings cut by one notch its long-term ratings on Bank of America and BNP Paribas at the end of the year citing the financial market challenges the banks face that “result from both economic developments as well as a myriad of regulatory changes.”1 Within the industrials sector, both BHP Billiton and Yara International struggled, delivering negative performance for the year.
From a geographic perspective, the Fund’s exposure to the U.K., Australia, Italy and Canada contributed to performance during the year. Conversely, our stock selection in the U.S., Hong Kong, Germany and Spain hurt the performance of the Fund versus its style-specific index. Exposure to non-index areas, such as emerging markets, detracted during the reporting period.
Shifts in sector and country weights, which are driven by our bottom-up stock selection approach, were relatively minor during the year. At the end of the reporting period, the Fund remained overweight in the energy and telecommunication services sectors, and underweight in the industrials, IT and utilities sectors.
From a geographic perspective, the Fund maintained an overweight exposure to Japan and an underweight position in the U.S., positions that were in place throughout 2011. The Fund’s underweight position in the U.S. was a detractor during the year relative to its style-specific index.
Many of the issues plaguing markets in 2011 remain unresolved and are likely to continue to contribute to high levels of volatility. In Europe, the sovereign debt crisis has shown no signs of abating and
appears to have pushed economies in the region back into recession. While economic data has thus far remained more resilient in the U.S., globally, overall growth has clearly slowed across developed and emerging markets. That said, corporate balance sheets are generally healthy and market valuations are attractive from a historical perspective. The Fund continues to find investment opportunities in this market environment, and we believe our approach to building diversified portfolios with above-average profitability characteristics and discounted valuations has the potential to serve clients well for the long term.
We caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance.
We welcome any new investors who joined the Fund during 2011 and thank all of our shareholders for your continued investment in Invesco Global Core Equity Fund.
1 Source: Reuters
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
Ingrid Baker
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund. She joined Invesco in 1999. Ms. Baker earned a B.A. in international politics from Oberlin College and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Navarra.
W. Lindsay Davidson
Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco in 1984. Mr. Davidson earned a degree in economics from Edinburgh University.
E. Sargent McGowan
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager and Head of Developed Markets Equities, is manager of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco in 2002. Mr. McGowan earned a B.S. in commerce from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. in investment management from the University of North Carolina.
Anuja Singha
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund. She joined Invesco in 1998. Ms. Singha earned a B.A. in economics from Mills College and a Ph.D. in economics from Emory University.
Stephen Thomas
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Thomas earned a B.B.A. in banking/ finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Mississippi.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/01*
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Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable.
Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/11, including maximum applicable sales charges
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10 Years | | | 3.43 | |
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5 Years | | | -6.17 | |
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1 Year | | | -16.02 | |
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10 Years | | | 3.43 | |
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5 Years | | | -6.10 | |
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1 Year | | | -15.90 | |
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10 Years | | | 3.28 | |
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5 Years | | | -5.82 | |
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1 Year | | | -12.69 | |
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10 Years | | | 3.75 | % |
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5 Year | | | -5.35 | |
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1 Year | | | -11.40 | |
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10 Years | | | 4.08 | % |
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5 Years | | | -4.97 | |
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1 Year | | | -10.99 | |
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10 Years | | | 4.37 | % |
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5 Years | | | -4.56 | |
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1 Year | | | -10.76 | |
Class R shares incepted on May 23, 2011. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class R shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Institutional Class shares incepted on October 25, 2005. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. 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 set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.25%, 1.52%, 2.00%, 1.50%, 1.00% and 0.94%, respectively.1, 2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.27%, 2.02%, 2.02%, 1.52%, 1.02% and 0.94%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, performance would have been lower.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for Class B shares, performance would have been lower.
A redemption fee of 2% is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective January 1, 2012, after the close of the reporting period, the Fund will eliminate the redemption fee, if applicable, assessed on shares of the Fund redeemed or exchanged within 31 days of purchase.
1 | | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2013. See current prospectus for more information. |
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2 | | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers by the distributor in effect through at least June 30, 2013. See current prospectus for more information. |
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Invesco Global Core Equity Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2011, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Class B shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Active trading risk. The fund engages in frequent trading of portfolio securities. Active trading results in added expenses and may result in a lower return and increased tax liability. |
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n | | Developing markets securities risk. |
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| | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
n | | Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. |
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n | | The Lipper Global Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global large-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes. |
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n | | 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, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | AWSAX |
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Class B Shares | | AWSBX |
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Class C Shares | | AWSCX |
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Class R Shares | | AWSRX |
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Class Y Shares | | AWSYX |
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Institutional Class Shares | | AWSIX |
8 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2011
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.52% |
Australia–4.40% | | | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 680,283 | | | $ | 14,256,027 | |
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BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 722,798 | | | | 25,513,755 | |
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Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 376,503 | | | | 9,161,226 | |
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Telstra Corp. Ltd. | | | 5,172,596 | | | | 17,617,469 | |
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| | | | | | | 66,548,477 | |
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Brazil–1.15% | | | | |
Banco Santander Brasil S.A.(a) | | | 395,100 | | | | 3,166,218 | |
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Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais–ADR(b) | | | 206,574 | | | | 3,674,952 | |
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PDG Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes | | | 953,500 | | | | 3,013,526 | |
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Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.–ADR | | | 171,259 | | | | 4,255,786 | |
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Vale S.A.–ADR | | | 156,003 | | | | 3,346,264 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,456,746 | |
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Canada–2.05% | | | | |
Nexen Inc. | | | 835,925 | | | | 13,300,299 | |
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Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)(b) | | | 236,171 | | | | 17,685,007 | |
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| | | | | | | 30,985,306 | |
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China–1.12% | | | | |
China Construction Bank Corp.–Class H | | | 5,191,196 | | | | 3,622,728 | |
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China Dongxiang Group Co. | | | 7,595,000 | | | | 1,290,835 | |
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China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.–Class H | | | 4,932,500 | | | | 4,274,164 | |
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CNOOC Ltd. | | | 2,038,575 | | | | 3,564,475 | |
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KWG Property Holding Ltd. | | | 3,607,000 | | | | 1,216,793 | |
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Renhe Commercial Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 26,686,000 | | | | 3,046,917 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,015,912 | |
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France–4.56% | | | | |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | | 456,523 | | | | 17,933,139 | |
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Bouygues S.A. | | | 423,840 | | | | 13,298,713 | |
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Sanofi | | | 264,358 | | | | 19,344,081 | |
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Total S.A. | | | 360,689 | | | | 18,410,630 | |
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| | | | | | | 68,986,563 | |
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Germany–1.88% | | | | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG | | | 1,249,374 | | | | 14,852,740 | |
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Salzgitter AG | | | 271,285 | | | | 13,563,927 | |
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| | | | | | | 28,416,667 | |
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Hong Kong–1.25% | | | | |
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. | | | 1,124,000 | | | | 13,318,060 | |
|
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 577,000 | | | | 5,625,695 | |
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| | | | | | | 18,943,755 | |
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India–0.43% | | | | |
Canara Bank Ltd. | | | 304,029 | | | | 2,088,355 | |
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Grasim Industries Ltd. | | | 39,250 | | | | 1,840,826 | |
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Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. | | | 519,660 | | | | 2,512,857 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,442,038 | |
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Indonesia–0.13% | | | | |
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT | | | 2,519,500 | | | | 1,958,592 | |
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Ireland–0.23% | | | | |
Dragon Oil PLC | | | 495,717 | | | | 3,524,889 | |
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Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd.(c) | | | 102,453 | | | | 0 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,524,889 | |
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Italy–1.10% | | | | |
Eni S.p.A. | | | 806,750 | | | | 16,664,506 | |
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Japan–13.04% | | | | |
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.(b) | | | 1,334,300 | | | | 29,308,123 | |
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FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 496,206 | | | | 11,740,646 | |
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Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 893,531 | | | | 18,058,756 | |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 4,436,431 | | | | 18,827,705 | |
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Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 530,700 | | | | 26,962,877 | |
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Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | | | 4,862,000 | | | | 12,448,843 | |
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 3,099,004 | | | | 27,826,128 | |
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Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 581,700 | | | | 16,217,137 | |
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Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 3,927,700 | | | | 14,344,732 | |
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Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. | | | 316,050 | | | | 21,524,591 | |
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| | | | | | | 197,259,538 | |
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Mexico–0.23% | | | | |
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.–Series L | | | 3,010,600 | | | | 3,405,734 | |
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Netherlands–1.19% | | | | |
Unilever N.V. | | | 523,619 | | | | 17,982,551 | |
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Norway–2.57% | | | | |
Statoil A.S.A. | | | 660,536 | | | | 16,918,701 | |
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Yara International A.S.A. | | | 548,493 | | | | 22,011,257 | |
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| | | | | | | 38,929,958 | |
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Poland–0.15% | | | | |
KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. | | | 72,042 | | | | 2,292,719 | |
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Russia–0.66% | | | | |
Gazprom OAO–ADR | | | 246,547 | | | | 2,628,191 | |
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JSFC Sistema–REGS–GDR(d) | | | 130,935 | | | | 2,191,282 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Russia–(continued) | | | | |
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Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works–REGS–GDR(d) | | | 367,379 | | | $ | 1,788,034 | |
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Rosneft Oil Co.–REGS–GDR(d) | | | 512,554 | | | | 3,382,856 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,990,363 | |
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South Africa–1.04% | | | | |
Sasol Ltd. | | | 81,742 | | | | 3,902,551 | |
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Standard Bank Group Ltd. | | | 290,717 | | | | 3,547,836 | |
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Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.(c) | | | 1,409,772 | | | | 4,001,561 | |
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Tiger Brands Ltd. | | | 136,048 | | | | 4,219,904 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,671,852 | |
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South Korea–2.17% | | | | |
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 80,603 | | | | 3,734,826 | |
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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. | | | 31,064 | | | | 3,031,669 | |
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Hyundai Mobis | | | 20,406 | | | | 5,170,334 | |
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KT&G Corp. | | | 55,699 | | | | 3,934,139 | |
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POSCO | | | 12,069 | | | | 3,997,336 | |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 7,556 | | | | 6,936,742 | |
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Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | | | 89,560 | | | | 3,089,080 | |
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SK Telecom Co., Ltd.–ADR | | | 216,800 | | | | 2,950,648 | |
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| | | | | | | 32,844,774 | |
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Spain–2.62% | | | | |
Banco Santander S.A. | | | 1,688,390 | | | | 12,756,855 | |
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Iberdrola S.A. | | | 2,307,336 | | | | 14,389,151 | |
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Telefonica S.A. | | | 726,341 | | | | 12,535,502 | |
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| | | | | | | 39,681,508 | |
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Switzerland–5.84% | | | | |
ACE Ltd. | | | 576,844 | | | | 40,448,301 | |
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Holcim Ltd.(c) | | | 259,606 | | | | 13,889,695 | |
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Swisscom AG | | | 46,718 | | | | 17,664,880 | |
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Zurich Financial Services AG(c) | | | 72,387 | | | | 16,347,837 | |
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| | | | | | | 88,350,713 | |
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Taiwan–0.67% | | | | |
AU Optronics Corp.–ADR | | | 352,957 | | | | 1,524,774 | |
|
Coretronic Corp. | | | 1,691,000 | | | | 1,144,870 | |
|
HTC Corp. | | | 124,198 | | | | 2,038,588 | |
|
Powertech Technology Inc. | | | 1,608,320 | | | | 3,404,779 | |
|
Wistron Corp. | | | 1,633,000 | | | | 2,068,283 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,181,294 | |
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Thailand–0.38% | | | | |
Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd.–NVDR | | | 815,600 | | | | 3,965,619 | |
|
PTT PCL | | | 178,800 | | | | 1,801,027 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,766,646 | |
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Turkey–0.11% | | | | |
Asya Katilim Bankasi A.S.(c) | | | 2,058,650 | | | | 1,725,046 | |
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United Kingdom–8.78% | | | | |
Barclays PLC | | | 4,709,146 | | | | 12,760,228 | |
|
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. | | | 311,871 | | | | 3,058,155 | |
|
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 738,276 | | | | 16,838,965 | |
|
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | | | 1,129,566 | | | | 42,726,162 | |
|
National Grid PLC | | | 1,623,574 | | | | 15,762,874 | |
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class B | | | 1,094,812 | | | | 41,734,711 | |
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| | | | | | | 132,881,095 | |
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United States–39.77% | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 224,927 | | | | 18,383,284 | |
|
Apache Corp. | | | 156,618 | | | | 14,186,458 | |
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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 1,029,367 | | | | 29,439,896 | |
|
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1,646,065 | | | | 9,152,121 | |
|
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 590,456 | | | | 11,755,979 | |
|
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 640,777 | | | | 14,974,958 | |
|
Chevron Corp. | | | 387,796 | | | | 41,261,494 | |
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 1,732,184 | | | | 31,317,887 | |
|
Coach, Inc. | | | 544,969 | | | | 33,264,908 | |
|
ConocoPhillips | | | 427,919 | | | | 31,182,458 | |
|
Corning Inc. | | | 1,535,623 | | | | 19,932,387 | |
|
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 582,947 | | | | 23,772,579 | |
|
Energen Corp. | | | 373,283 | | | | 18,664,150 | |
|
GameStop Corp.–Class A(b)(c) | | | 794,919 | | | | 19,181,395 | |
|
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 456,885 | | | | 30,341,733 | |
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(c) | | | 432,296 | | | | 17,693,875 | |
|
Johnson & Johnson | | | 460,333 | | | | 30,188,638 | |
|
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 799,883 | | | | 30,155,589 | |
|
Microsoft Corp. | | | 635,708 | | | | 16,502,980 | |
|
Oracle Corp. | | | 981,884 | | | | 25,185,325 | |
|
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 288,033 | | | | 16,610,863 | |
|
Stryker Corp. | | | 303,161 | | | | 15,070,133 | |
|
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 825,356 | | | | 17,373,744 | |
|
W. R. Berkley Corp. | | | 502,599 | | | | 17,284,380 | |
|
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 495,702 | | | | 32,840,257 | |
|
Western Digital Corp.(c) | | | 1,164,548 | | | | 36,042,761 | |
|
| | | | | | | 601,760,232 | |
|
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,492,753,706) | | | | | | | 1,475,667,474 | |
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Preferred Stocks–1.47% |
Germany–1.47% | | | | |
Porsche Automobil Holding SE–1.04% Pfd. (Cost $26,557,692) | | | 416,673 | | | | 22,300,049 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Money Market Funds–1.25% |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | 9,464,841 | | | $ | 9,464,840 | |
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Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | 9,464,841 | | | | 9,464,841 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $18,929,681) | | | | | | | 18,929,681 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.24% (Cost $1,538,241,079) | | | | | | | 1,516,897,204 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan |
Money Market Funds–3.59% |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $54,267,128)(e)(f) | | | 54,267,128 | | | | 54,267,128 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS–103.83% (Cost $1,592,508,207) | | | 1,571,164,332 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(3.83)% | | | | | | | (57,971,732 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 1,513,192,600 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
GDR | | – Global Depositary Receipt |
NVDR | | – Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
REGS | | – Regulation S |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
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(a) | | Each unit represents 55 shares of common stock and 50 shares of preferred stock. |
(b) | | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2011. |
(c) | | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2011 was $7,362,172, which represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(f) | | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1J. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
11 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2011
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Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $1,519,311,398)* | | $ | 1,497,967,523 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 73,196,809 | |
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Total investments, at value (Cost $1,592,508,207) | | | 1,571,164,332 | |
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Cash | | | 10,387 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $231,971) | | | 230,083 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 1,570 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 243,447 | |
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Dividends | | | 3,499,275 | |
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Fund expenses absorbed | | | 111,106 | |
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Deposits with sub custodian (Cost $1,225,874) | | | 1,218,592 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 56,450 | |
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Other assets | | | 47,205 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,576,582,447 | |
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Liabilities: |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 6,919,825 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 54,267,128 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 1,436,620 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 561,502 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 204,772 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 63,389,847 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,513,192,600 | |
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Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,750,189,666 | |
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Undistributed net investment income | | | (256,789 | ) |
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Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (215,384,140 | ) |
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Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (21,356,137 | ) |
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| | $ | 1,513,192,600 | |
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Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 1,195,592,703 | |
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Class B | | $ | 114,607,341 | |
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Class C | | $ | 177,330,488 | |
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Class R | | $ | 661,316 | |
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Class Y | | $ | 24,710,550 | |
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Institutional Class | | $ | 290,202 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 104,088,572 | |
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Class B | | | 10,394,929 | |
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Class C | | | 16,069,605 | |
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Class R | | | 57,613 | |
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Class Y | | | 2,151,145 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 25,003 | |
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Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.49 | |
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Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $11.49 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 12.16 | |
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Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.03 | |
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Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.04 | |
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Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.48 | |
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Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.49 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.61 | |
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* | At December 31, 2011, securities with an aggregate value of $52,373,446 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
12 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2011
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,464,078) | | $ | 30,031,785 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $469,941) | | | 495,434 | |
|
Interest | | | 19,303 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 30,546,522 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 8,796,488 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 308,636 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 314,721 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,201,347 | |
|
Class B | | | 961,467 | |
|
Class C | | | 1,408,190 | |
|
Class R | | | 2,215 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 2,679,075 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 87 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 79,462 | |
|
Other | | | 366,852 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 17,118,540 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (1,432,887 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 15,685,653 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 14,860,869 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of tax on the sale of foreign investments of $20,539) | | | (12,014,848 | ) |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (578,205 | ) |
|
| | | (12,593,053 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of foreign taxes on holdings of $10,559) | | | (304,099,241 | ) |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (58,947 | ) |
|
| | | (304,158,188 | ) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (316,751,241 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (301,890,372 | ) |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
13 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2011 | | 2010 |
|
Operations: |
Net investment income | | $ | 14,860,869 | | | $ | 514,097 | |
|
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (12,593,053 | ) | | | 1,364,382 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (304,158,188 | ) | | | 2,511,608 | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (301,890,372 | ) | | | 4,390,087 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: |
Class A | | | (12,870,731 | ) | | | (361,718 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (1,072,684 | ) | | | (31,857 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (1,002,451 | ) | | | (36,303 | ) |
|
Class R | | | (6,014 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | (322,155 | ) | | | (7,114 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (3,224 | ) | | | (368 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (15,277,259 | ) | | | (437,360 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: |
Class A | | | 1,382,892,765 | | | | (12,568,445 | ) |
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Class B | | | 132,120,004 | | | | (4,271,634 | ) |
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Class C | | | 205,938,884 | | | | (2,389,057 | ) |
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Class R | | | 785,856 | | | | — | |
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Class Y | | | 31,363,437 | | | | (9,992 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | 259,501 | | | | 18,681 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 1,753,360,447 | | | | (19,220,447 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 1,436,192,816 | | | | (15,267,720 | ) |
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Net assets: |
Beginning of year | | | 76,999,784 | | | | 92,267,504 | |
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End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(256,789) and $219,234, respectively) | | $ | 1,513,192,600 | | | $ | 76,999,784 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of four separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s primary investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.
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The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) 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 ask 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 ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value 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. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) 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, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) 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 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 trade is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities 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 are 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/ask 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. |
| | 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 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 is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | 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 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 Statement of Operations and the 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 Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and 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. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the 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 |
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| | 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 income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on 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 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 financial statements. |
| | 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. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) 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. 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 financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. 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. |
I. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. Effective January 1, 2012, the Fund will eliminate the 2% redemption fee, if applicable, assessed on shares of the Fund redeemed or exchanged within 31 days of purchase. |
J. | | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
K. | | 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 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. |
L. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into 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. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire |
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| | 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 Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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 based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
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First $250 million | | | 0 | .80% |
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Next $250 million | | | 0 | .78% |
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Next $500 million | | | 0 | .76% |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .74% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .72% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .70% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .68% |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .66% |
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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 Australia 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 discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective May 23, 2011, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2013, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B (after 12b-1 waivers), Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 1.25%, 1.52% (after 12b-1 waivers), 2.00%, 1.50%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, of average daily net assets. Prior to May 23, 2011, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00%, 2.00% and 2.00%, respectively, of average daily net assets. 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 expense 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. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2013.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2012, 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 year ended December 31, 2011, the Adviser waived advisory fees and reimbursed Fund expenses of $41,741 and reimbursed class level expenses of $728,517, $79,547, $116,507, $376 and $19,347 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares in proportion to the relative net assets of such classes.
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 year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the 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 year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. Effective May 23, 2011, IDI has contractually agreed to limit Rule 12b-1 plan fees on Class B shares to 0.52% of average daily net assets through at least June 30, 2013. 12b-1 fees before fee waivers incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations of distribution fees. For the year ended December 31, 2011, 12b-1 fees incurred for Class B shares were $517,235 after fee waivers of $444,232.
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Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended December 31, 2011, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $51,269 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $2,065, $109,131 and $28,248 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
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:
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| 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. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2011. 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 financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1* | | Level 2* | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Australia | | $ | 26,778,695 | | | $ | 39,769,782 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 66,548,477 | |
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Brazil | | | 17,456,746 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17,456,746 | |
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Canada | | | 30,985,306 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 30,985,306 | |
|
China | | | 13,968,995 | | | | 3,046,917 | | | | — | | | | 17,015,912 | |
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France | | | 17,933,139 | | | | 51,053,424 | | | | — | | | | 68,986,563 | |
|
Germany | | | 50,716,716 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 50,716,716 | |
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Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 18,943,755 | | | | — | | | | 18,943,755 | |
|
India | | | 6,442,038 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,442,038 | |
|
Indonesia | | | 1,958,592 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,958,592 | |
|
Ireland | | | 3,524,889 | | | | — | | | | 0 | | | | 3,524,889 | |
|
Italy | | | — | | | | 16,664,506 | | | | — | | | | 16,664,506 | |
|
Japan | | | 111,902,182 | | | | 85,357,356 | | | | — | | | | 197,259,538 | |
|
Mexico | | | 3,405,734 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,405,734 | |
|
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 17,982,551 | | | | — | | | | 17,982,551 | |
|
Norway | | | 22,011,257 | | | | 16,918,701 | | | | — | | | | 38,929,958 | |
|
Poland | | | — | | | | 2,292,719 | | | | — | | | | 2,292,719 | |
|
Russia | | | 7,799,081 | | | | 2,191,282 | | | | — | | | | 9,990,363 | |
|
South Africa | | | 3,902,551 | | | | 11,769,301 | | | | — | | | | 15,671,852 | |
|
South Korea | | | 25,815,769 | | | | 7,029,005 | | | | — | | | | 32,844,774 | |
|
Spain | | | — | | | | 39,681,508 | | | | — | | | | 39,681,508 | |
|
Switzerland | | | 54,337,996 | | | | 34,012,717 | | | | — | | | | 88,350,713 | |
|
Taiwan | | | 10,181,294 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,181,294 | |
|
Thailand | | | 3,965,619 | | | | 1,801,027 | | | | — | | | | 5,766,646 | |
|
Turkey | | | — | | | | 1,725,046 | | | | — | | | | 1,725,046 | |
|
United Kingdom | | | 100,223,747 | | | | 32,657,348 | | | | — | | | | 132,881,095 | |
|
United States | | | 674,957,041 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 674,957,041 | |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 1,188,267,387 | | | $ | 382,896,945 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,571,164,332 | |
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* | Transfers occurred between Level 1 and Level 2 due to foreign fair value adjustments. |
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NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $2,620.
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 are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides 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.
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid legal fees of $1,581 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A partner of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
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. 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—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2011 | | 2010 |
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Ordinary income | | $ | 14,863,174 | | | $ | 437,360 | |
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Long-term capital gain | | | 414,085 | | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | $ | 15,277,259 | | | $ | 437,360 | |
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2011 |
|
Undistributed long-term gain | | $ | 120,506 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — investments | | | (23,539,070 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (12,262 | ) |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (256,789 | ) |
|
Capital loss carryforward | | | (188,466,639 | ) |
|
Post-October deferrals | | | (24,842,812 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 1,750,189,666 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 1,513,192,600 | |
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The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
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 Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) eliminated the eight-year carryover period for capital losses that arise in taxable years beginning after its enactment date of December 22, 2010. Consequently, these capital losses can be carried forward for an unlimited period. However, capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryovers will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions. Under these limitation rules, the Fund is limited to utilizing $75,479,279 of capital loss carryforward in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
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The Fund utilized $8,128,673 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2011, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | Long-Term | | Total |
|
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 156,101,515 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 156,101,515 | |
|
December 31, 2017 | | | 32,365,124 | | | | — | | | | 32,365,124 | |
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| | $ | 188,466,639 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 188,466,639 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 23, 2011, the date of reorganization of Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund, Invesco Global Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund and Invesco Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund into the Fund are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization. |
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $1,704,330,920 and $698,341,315, 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 |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 97,058,575 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (120,597,645 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities | | $ | (23,539,070 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,594,703,402. |
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, capital loss carry forward and litigation settlements, on December 31, 2011, undistributed net investment income was increased by $131,280, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $32,808,825 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $32,940,105. Further, as a result of tax deferrals and capital loss carry forward acquired in the reorganization of Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund, Invesco Global Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund and Invesco Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund into the Fund, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $190,913, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $199,524,284 and shares of beneficial interest increased by $199,715,197. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
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| | Year ended December 31, |
| | 2011(a) | | 2010 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,544,323 | | | $ | 31,740,704 | | | | 243,231 | | | $ | 2,969,293 | |
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Class B | | | 67,258 | | | | 824,011 | | | | 47,566 | | | | 559,690 | |
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Class C | | | 389,671 | | | | 4,638,575 | | | | 62,068 | | | | 733,655 | |
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Class R(b) | | | 7,087 | | | | 85,564 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class Y | | | 291,554 | | | | 3,662,289 | | | | 15,143 | | | | 190,907 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 22,697 | | | | 258,766 | | | | 2,085 | | | | 26,554 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,004,337 | | | | 11,749,804 | | | | 26,185 | | | | 337,525 | |
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Class B | | | 89,622 | | | | 1,009,005 | | | | 2,399 | | | | 29,773 | |
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Class C | | | 80,509 | | | | 908,422 | | | | 2,721 | | | | 33,793 | |
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Class R(b) | | | 515 | | | | 6,014 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class Y | | | 24,137 | | | | 282,033 | | | | 522 | | | | 6,717 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 252 | | | | 2,980 | | | | 17 | | | | 226 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,535,801 | | | | 30,942,917 | | | | 177,051 | | | | 2,154,048 | |
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Class B | | | (2,642,806 | ) | | | (30,942,917 | ) | | | (183,698 | ) | | | (2,154,048 | ) |
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Issued in connection with acquisitions:(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 125,068,865 | | | | 1,689,820,674 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class B | | | 15,457,247 | | | | 200,483,723 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class C | | | 22,438,897 | | | | 291,205,521 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class R(b) | | | 62,480 | | | | 843,819 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class Y | | | 4,738,188 | | | | 64,064,727 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Institutional Class | | | 589 | | | | 8,035 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Reacquired:(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (31,313,935 | ) | | | (381,361,334 | ) | | | (1,483,998 | ) | | | (18,029,311 | ) |
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Class B | | | (3,329,529 | ) | | | (39,253,818 | ) | | | (231,364 | ) | | | (2,707,049 | ) |
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Class C | | | (7,713,514 | ) | | | (90,813,634 | ) | | | (269,769 | ) | | | (3,156,505 | ) |
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Class R(b) | | | (12,469 | ) | | | (149,541 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class Y | | | (2,955,251 | ) | | | (36,645,612 | ) | | | (16,812 | ) | | | (207,616 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | (793 | ) | | | (10,280 | ) | | | (706 | ) | | | (8,099 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 126,855,732 | | | $ | 1,753,360,447 | | | | (1,607,359 | ) | | $ | (19,220,447 | ) |
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 45% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | | Commencement date of May 23, 2011. |
(c) | | As of the opening of business on May 23, 2011, the Fund acquired all of the net assets of Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund, Invesco Global Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund and Invesco Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund (the “Target Funds”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Trustees of the Fund on November 10, 2010 and by the shareholders of the Target Funds on April 14, 2011. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 167,766,266 shares of the Fund for 35,013,132 shares outstanding of Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund, 1,577,538 shares outstanding of Invesco Global Fund, 11,100,636 shares outstanding of Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund and 85,382,546 shares outstanding of Invesco Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund as of the close of business on May 20, 2011. Each class of shares of the Target Funds, with the exception of Class B Shares of Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund and Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund, were exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund based on the relative net asset value of the Target Funds to the net asset value of the Fund on the close of business, May 20, 2011. Class B Shares of Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund and Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund were exchanged for Class A Shares of the Fund. Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund’s net assets at that date of $359,012,195, including $56,889,566 of unrealized appreciation, Invesco Global Fund’s net assets at that date of $17,754,131, including $1,508,865 of unrealized appreciation, Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund’s net assets at that date of $196,249,902, including $25,187,697 of unrealized appreciation, and Invesco Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund’s net assets at that date of $1,673,410,271, including $192,749,625 of unrealized appreciation were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $73,994,151 and $2,320,420,649 immediately after the acquisition. |
| | The pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2011, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows: |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 44,611,455 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) | | | (82,848,605 | ) |
| | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (38,237,151 | ) |
The combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of each Target Fund that has been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since May 23, 2011.
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(d) | | Net of redemption fees of $54,242 and $756 allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to average
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| | Ratio of net
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| | Net asset
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| | Distributions
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| | fee waivers
| | investment
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| | value,
| | Net
| | (both
| | Total from
| | from net
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| | and/or
| | income
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| | beginning
| | investment
| | realized and
| | investment
| | investment
| | realized
| | Total
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
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| | of period | | income(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | gains | | distributions | | of period(b) | | return(c) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(d) |
|
Class A |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | $ | 13.12 | | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | (1.63 | ) | | $ | (1.46 | ) | | $ | (0.17 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.17 | ) | | $ | 11.49 | | | | (11.21 | )% | | $ | 1,195,593 | | | | 1.26 | %(e) | | | 1.35 | %(e) | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 104 | % |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 12.36 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.84 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 13.12 | | | | 6.85 | | | | 55,730 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.56 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 2.76 | | | | 2.88 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 12.36 | | | | 30.08 | | | | 65,333 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 15.75 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (6.27 | ) | | | (6.15 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 9.56 | | | | (39.03 | ) | | | 60,767 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 146 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 16.14 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | 15.75 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 139,688 | | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 35 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.63 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (1.46 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 11.03 | | | | (11.60 | ) | | | 114,607 | | | | 1.55 | (e) | | | 2.10 | (e) | | | 1.13 | (e) | | | 104 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 11.95 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 12.63 | | | | 6.03 | | | | 9,509 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.26 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 2.69 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11.95 | | | | 29.05 | | | | 13,360 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 15.37 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (6.10 | ) | | | (6.07 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 9.26 | | | | (39.48 | ) | | | 15,675 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 146 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 15.73 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 15.37 | | | | 1.62 | | | | 50,018 | | | | 2.19 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 35 | |
|
Class C |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.63 | | | | 0.08 | | | | (1.56 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 11.04 | | | | (11.82 | ) | | | 177,330 | | | | 2.01 | (e) | | | 2.10 | (e) | | | 0.67 | (e) | | | 104 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 11.96 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 12.63 | | | | 5.95 | | | | 11,042 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.26 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 2.66 | | | | 2.70 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11.96 | | | | 29.16 | | | | 12,900 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 15.38 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (6.11 | ) | | | (6.08 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 9.26 | | | | (39.52 | ) | | | 12,604 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 146 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 15.74 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 15.38 | | | | 1.62 | | | | 34,626 | | | | 2.19 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 35 | |
|
Class R |
Year ended 12/31/11(f) | | | 13.30 | | | | 0.09 | | | | (1.80 | ) | | | (1.71 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 11.48 | | | | (12.89 | ) | | | 661 | | | | 1.50 | (e)(g) | | | 1.59 | (e)(g) | | | 1.18 | (e)(g) | | | 104 | |
|
Class Y |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 13.11 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (1.63 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 11.49 | | | | (10.99 | ) | | | 24,711 | | | | 1.01 | (e) | | | 1.10 | (e) | | | 1.67 | (e) | | | 104 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 12.36 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.87 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 13.11 | | | | 7.05 | | | | 689 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.56 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 2.76 | | | | 2.90 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 12.36 | | | | 30.39 | | | | 663 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08(f) | | | 11.29 | | | | 0.02 | | | | (1.71 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 9.56 | | | | (14.95 | ) | | | 345 | | | | 1.67 | (g) | | | 1.67 | (g) | | | 0.87 | (g) | | | 146 | |
|
Institutional Class |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 13.21 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (1.61 | ) | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 11.61 | | | | (10.76 | ) | | | 290 | | | | 0.96 | (e) | | | 0.96 | (e) | | | 1.72 | (e) | | | 104 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 12.45 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.92 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 13.21 | | | | 7.45 | | | | 30 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.61 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.99 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 12.45 | | | | 31.17 | | | | 11 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 15.77 | | | | 0.22 | | | | (6.34 | ) | | | (6.12 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 9.61 | | | | (38.79 | ) | | | 118 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 146 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 16.17 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | 15.77 | | | | 2.84 | | | | 111,805 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 35 | |
|
| | |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | | 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. |
(d) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $1,736,154,552 and sold of $1,280,761,748 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Global Divided Growth Securities Fund, Invesco Global Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Global Equity Allocation Fund and Invesco Van Kampen Global Franchise Fund into the Fund. |
(e) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $880,539, $96,147, $140,819, $442, $23,384 and $87 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(f) | | Commencement date of May 23, 2011 and October 3, 2008 for Class R and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(g) | | Annualized. |
22 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
and Shareholders of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 24, 2012
Houston, Texas
23 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
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, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.
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, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, 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, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | | (07/01/11) | | | (12/31/11)1 | | | Period2 | | | (12/31/11) | | | Period2 | | | Ratio |
A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 860.50 | | | | $ | 5.85 | | | | $ | 1,018.92 | | | | $ | 6.35 | | | | | 1.25 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 859.00 | | | | | 7.11 | | | | | 1,017.56 | | | | | 7.71 | | | | | 1.52 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 856.90 | | | | | 9.35 | | | | | 1,015.14 | | | | | 10.14 | | | | | 2.00 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 859.50 | | | | | 7.02 | | | | | 1,017.65 | | | | | 7.62 | | | | | 1.50 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 861.40 | | | | | 4.68 | | | | | 1,020.18 | | | | | 5.08 | | | | | 1.00 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 861.90 | | | | | 4.43 | | | | | 1,020.45 | | | | | 4.80 | | | | | 0.94 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, 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 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2011:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends | | $ | 414,085 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 100.00% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 57.23% | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
25 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | 140 | | None |
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| | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | |
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Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. | | 140 | | None |
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| | | | Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | |
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Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | 158 | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation |
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1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
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| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1987 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company) | | 140 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute |
| | | | Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | | |
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David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | 158 | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
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Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | 140 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company) |
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James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 140 | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society |
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Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Vice Chairman of Anixter International. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | 158 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. |
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Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 140 | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
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Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit) | | 140 | | Administaff |
| | | | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | | |
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Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 1993 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | 140 | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) |
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Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired | | 140 | | None |
| | | | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | | |
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Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired | | 140 | | None |
| | | | Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | | |
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T-2 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
| | Trustee and/
| | Principal Occupation(s)
| | in Fund Complex
| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Independent Trustees—(continued) |
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Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | 158 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 140 | | None |
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Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
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Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc. and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | | |
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Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.); and Vice President, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | | |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | | |
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T-3 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
| | Trustee and/
| | Principal Occupation(s)
| | in Fund Complex
| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Other Officers—(continued) |
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Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1992 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | | | |
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Yinka Akinsola — 1977 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2011 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), Invesco Management Group, Inc., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. and Van Kampen Funds Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
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Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173
| | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Boston, MA 02110-2801
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T-4 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Invesco mailing information
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2011 |
Invesco International Small Company Fund
Nasdaq:
A: IEGAX § B: IEGBX § C: IEGCX § Y: IEGYX § Institutional: IEGIX
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
20 | | Financial Highlights |
21 | | Auditor’s Report |
22 | | Fund Expenses |
23 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders
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Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
This annual report provides important information about your Fund, including its one-year and long-term performance. I encourage you to read this report to learn more about how your Fund is managed, what it invests in and why it performed as it did. Also, this report includes information about your Fund’s management team and a listing of investments held by your Fund at the close of the reporting period.
Investors are likely to confront both opportunities and challenges in 2012. As we saw in 2011, market sentiment can change suddenly and dramatically – and certainly without advance notice –depending on economic developments and world events. Similarly, your own situation, needs and goals can change, requiring adjustments in your financial strategy.
That’s why the start of a new year is always a good time to catch up with your financial adviser. He or she can explain how your investments performed last year and over the longer term – keeping in mind that past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results. It’s important to remember that an investment’s long-term performance is more important than its performance over the short term. In evaluating your individual situation, your financial adviser can provide valuable insight into whether your investments are still appropriate for your individual needs, goals and risk tolerance.
For current information about your Fund
In addition to meeting with your financial adviser to discuss your individual situation at the start of the new year, you also may find it helpful to stay abreast of market trends and developments. Doing so may provide reassurance in times of economic uncertainty and market volatility such as we saw last year and may see again this year.
Invesco can help you stay informed about your investments and market trends. On our website, invesco.com/us, we provide timely market updates and commentary from many of our fund managers and other investment professionals. Also on our website, you can obtain information about your account at any hour of the day or night. I invite you to visit and explore the tools and information we offer at invesco.com/us.
Our commitment to investment excellence
Financial advisers typically advise their clients to be well diversified and to maintain a long-term investment focus. While diversification can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss, it may cushion the impact of dramatic market moves. Maintaining a long-term investment focus for your long-term goals – financing your retirement or your children’s education, for example – may help you avoid making rash investment decisions based on short-term market swings.
Likewise, Invesco’s investment professionals maintain a long-term focus. Across our broad array of investment products, investment excellence is our ultimate goal. Each of our funds is managed by specialized teams of investment professionals, and as a company, we maintain a single focus – investment management – that allows our fund managers to concentrate on doing what they do best: managing your money.
Our funds are managed strictly according to their stated investment objectives and strategies, with robust risk oversight using consistent, repeatable investment processes that don’t change in response to short-term market events. This disciplined approach can’t guarantee a profit; no investment can do that, since all involve some measure of risk. But it can ensure that your money is managed the way we said it would be – according to your Fund’s objective and strategies.
Our adherence to stated investment objectives and strategies allows your financial adviser to build a diversified portfolio that meets your individual risk tolerance and financial goals. It also means that when your goals change, your financial adviser should be able to find an Invesco fund that’s appropriate for your needs.
Questions?
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client service representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, I invite you to email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs for many years to come. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
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Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
As always, the Invesco Funds Board of Trustees remains committed to putting your interests first. During 2011, we completed an unprecedented number of fund mergers, and I would like to thank investors for taking the time to vote their proxies and helping us effect the consolidations. This reworking of our funds ensures that the depth and breadth of our fund offerings and their cost to shareholders remains highly competitive. We also worked to manage costs throughout the year, and this remains a continuing focus of your Board. We will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we’ve always maintained.
Throughout 2011, we experienced volatile, challenging markets that presented significant opportunities and risks for investors.
Early in the year, protests in the Middle East and Africa led to increases in oil and gas prices. This was followed by the disasters in Japan that led to supply chain disruptions across a number of industries. In Europe, sovereign debt concerns created uncertainty in global markets that remains unresolved. Here in the U.S., prolonged congressional debates over deficits and the debt ceiling resulted in the first-ever downgrade of U.S. long-term debt. Combined, this “imperfect storm” of events took a tremendous toll on global economic growth and created volatility in the markets.
Across the globe, demographic and economic trends are profoundly reshaping the world’s wealth. Emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Russia are experiencing tremendous growth. China is now the world’s second-largest economy. Meanwhile, established markets such as the U.S. and Europe are struggling with debt issues and experiencing much lower rates of growth. We all know the U.S. is a consumer-driven market and, throughout the year, consumers faced numerous headwinds, including elevated energy prices, a dismal housing market and high unemployment.
This dynamic, challenging market and economic environment underscores once again the value of maintaining a well-diversified investment portfolio. Obviously, none of us can control the markets or global economic trends. However, working with an adviser, we can create a portfolio of funds that may help us meet our financial objectives while taking into account our individual tolerance for risk. Adopting a disciplined approach to saving and investing may help provide the funds needed to buy a house, pay for our children’s education and provide for a comfortable retirement.
Now is a perfect time to sit down with your financial adviser and review your situation to make sure your portfolio is aligned with your investment objectives. He or she can provide insights into the performance of your existing investments and make suggestions for repositioning your portfolio for the years ahead.
Based on everything I’ve read, 2012 promises to be just as interesting as the year we’ve left behind, with continued uncertainty in key economies around the world and volatility in the markets. With this in mind, you’ll want to stay informed regarding the markets and keep up to date with news that affects your investment portfolio. Numerous websites, including Invesco’s, provide a wealth of information about your investments and the latest news regarding global markets.
I would like to close by thanking Bob Baker for his distinguished 30-year service with the Invesco Funds Board and his unflagging commitment to our funds’ shareholders. As always, I encourage you to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving you in 2012.
Sincerely,
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Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2011, Invesco International Small Company Fund, at net asset value (NAV), delivered negative returns, but fared significantly better than the Fund’s style-specific and broad market indexes, the MSCI World Ex-US Small Cap Index and the MSCI EAFE Index, respectively. The overall quality of the portfolio, the attractiveness of individual securities and our ability to identify underfollowed, high-quality small-cap investments in both developed and emerging markets largely explained the Fund’s relative outperformance.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/10 to 12/31/11, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | -3.03 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | -3.77 | |
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Class C Shares | | | -3.77 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | -2.79 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | -2.66 | |
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MSCI EAFE Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -12.14 | |
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MSCI World Ex-US Small Cap Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -15.81 | |
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Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | -14.22 | |
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How we invest
When selecting stocks for your Fund, we employ a disciplined investment strategy that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by both quantitative analysis and portfolio construction techniques. Our EQV (earnings, quality and valuation) strategy focuses primarily on identifying quality companies that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for, accelerated or above-average earnings growth, with stock prices that have not fully reflected these attributes.
While research responsibilities within the portfolio management team are focused by geographic region, we select investments for the Fund by using a bottom-up investment approach, which means that we construct the Fund primarily on a stock-by-stock basis. We focus on the strengths of individual
companies rather than sectors, countries or market-cap trends.
We believe disciplined sell decisions are key to successful investing. We consider selling a stock for one of the following reasons:
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n | | A more attractive opportunity becomes available. |
Market conditions and your Fund
Many of the headwinds that buffeted global stock markets in 2010 continued through 2011, with markets posting some of their sharpest declines since 2008. Notably, the eurozone debt crisis surrounding Greece and other southern European nations, including Spain, Portugal and Italy, remained an unresolved,
multichapter economic saga. European Union leaders’ seeming lack of clarity and direction in how to address solvency and fiscal deficit concerns increased market unrest. Although the U.S. economy continued growing in 2011, the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. government’s credit rating, high unemployment and a still-weak housing market created uncertainty for investors. The earthquake and tsunami that battered Japan’s northeast coast in March and caused a prolonged nuclear disaster also disrupted global stock markets.
Market uncertainty in developed economies bubbled into emerging markets. This less-than-positive outlook, coupled with rising inflation, hampered growth in developing nations. Multiple interest rate hikes were enacted to head off inflation, which squeezed growth margins. China, often considered Asia’s economic engine, also contended with the potential for a real estate bubble due to a slowing property market. Political uprisings in the Middle East shook the global economy as well.
Throughout the year, investors favored risk-on, risk-off trades, which created significant positive and negative market swings. This trend pushed most asset classes into negative territory, while less-risky assets, such as bonds, tended to have positive results for 2011. Though stocks experienced a turbulent year, equity markets rallied in the fourth quarter. Despite overall slower growth, corporations in general maintained solid economic health.
In this risk-averse market environment, international large-cap stocks, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Index, though down, fared better during the year than stocks of smaller companies, as represented by the MSCI World Ex-US Small Cap Index, returning -12.14% and -15.81%, respectively.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Industrials | | | 17.5 | % |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 17.3 | |
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Energy | | | 15.7 | |
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Financials | | | 13.0 | |
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Information Technology | | | 8.9 | |
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Utilities | | | 7.2 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 5.8 | |
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Materials | | | 3.3 | |
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Health Care | | | 2.6 | |
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Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 8.7 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | | IGB Corp. Berhad | | | 4.5 | % |
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| 2. | | | Total Energy Services Inc.-Class A | | | 3.5 | |
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| 3. | | | First Gen Corp. | | | 3.1 | |
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| 4. | | | First Pacific Co. Ltd. | | | 2.9 | |
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| 5. | | | Paddy Power PLC | | | 2.7 | |
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| 6. | | | Parkson Holdings Berhad | | | 2.7 | |
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| 7. | | | Paramount Resources Ltd.-Class A | | | 2.6 | |
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| 8. | | | Nippon Ceramic Co., Ltd. | | | 2.3 | |
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| 9. | | | Glentel Inc. | | | 2.2 | |
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| 10. | | | Wirecard AG | | | 2.2 | |
Top Five Countries*
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| 1. | | | Canada | | | 23.2 | % |
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| 2. | | | United Kingdom | | | 14.6 | |
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| 3. | | | Malaysia | | | 7.2 | |
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| 4. | | | Philippines | | | 6.7 | |
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| 5. | | | Japan | | | 5.3 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $491.0 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | 78 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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The Fund at NAV posted significantly smaller losses than both the Fund’s style-specific and broad market benchmarks. The Fund’s focus on fundamentally sound businesses with attractive valuations, and its avoidance of many weaker sector and index holdings, contributed most to the Fund’s ability to perform better than its style-specific index. Generally, a decreased risk tolerance led investors to favor less cyclical and large-cap equities over riskier stocks. Although small-cap stocks suffered during the reporting period, we believe this presented an opportunity to purchase high-quality growth opportunities in smaller, less-followed companies.
The Fund delivered positive returns on an absolute basis in six of the 10 sectors in which it invested and outperformed its style-specific index in nine of 10 sectors on a relative basis. The Fund outperformed in the financials, energy, consumer discretionary and information technology (IT) sectors. Solid stock selection and our avoidance of weaker index holdings in the financials sector were the key drivers of this relative success. Top stock level contributors included Canadian energy producer Trilogy Energy, the Canadian patent company Mosaid Technologies, which was acquired and sold during the year, Canadian mobile phone retailer GLENTEL, Paddy Power, an Irish online gaming company, Lancashire Holdings, a U.K.-based insurance company, and BEC World, one of Thailand’s leading broadcast companies. In each case, the style-specific index had very limited exposure to these stocks, demonstrating the benefits of the Fund’s bottom-up, actively managed investment approach.
In contrast, the Fund’s results in the health care sector detracted from performance on a relative and absolute basis, particularly due to a lack of exposure to the strong-performing health care technology industry.
Top detractors from performance included Cline Mining, which is based in Canada, Canadian fashion retailer Le Château, Intralot, a Greek lottery operator that we sold during the reporting period, and CPPGroup, a consumer insurance company based in the U.K.
From a country perspective, Canada had the most influence on Fund performance, as many top contributors and detractors were Canadian. Overall results in Canada were positive and provided the most to relative Fund outperformance. Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand
offered a combination of solid fundamentals, attractive valuations and a strong consumer base, which benefited Fund performance. Japan and Turkey detracted most from Fund performance on a relative basis. The Fund’s underweight exposure to Japan, which was the style-specific benchmark’s second-best performing country despite providing negative absolute returns, detracted marginally from Fund performance. At the close of the reporting period, the Fund’s exposure to Japan remained underweight versus the style-specific index because it has been difficult to identify companies that meet our quality-growth criteria in this market. Non-index selections in Japan’s THK and Turkey’s Koza Anadolu Metal also detracted from Fund performance.
We primarily focus on companies that have well-capitalized balance sheets. This focus remained unchanged in 2011. Strong balance sheets give companies flexibility, which is always valuable but particularly so in today’s highly uncertain environment. As always, we continued to emphasize strong cash flow generation and attractive valuations.
International small-cap stocks did not fare well during 2011 and ended the year with a slight price premium relative to international large-cap stocks. However, non-U.S. small-caps maintained a discount to U.S. large-cap equities and a significant discount to U.S. small-cap stocks, supporting the case for small-cap diversification abroad.
In closing, volatile markets can test an investor’s resolve, but it’s worth remembering that real investment opportunity can present itself when markets are turbulent. We welcome any new investors who joined the Fund during the year, and to all of our shareholders we thank you for your continued investment in Invesco International Small Company Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
Steve Cao
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco International Small Company Fund with respect to the Fund’s Asia Pacific and Latin America investments. He joined Invesco in 1997. Mr. Cao graduated from Tianjin Foreign Language Institute with a B.A. in English and also earned an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Jason Holzer
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco International Small Company Fund with respect to the Fund’s European and Canadian investments. Mr. Holzer joined Invesco in 1996. He earned a B.A. in quantitative economics and an M.S. in engineering economic systems from Stanford University.
Borge Endresen
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco International Small Company Fund. Mr. Endresen joined Invesco in 1999. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Oregon with a B.S. in finance. Mr. Endresen also earned an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/01*
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* | During the reporting period, Invesco changed its policy regarding growth of $10,000 charts. For funds older than 10 years, we previously showed performance since inception. Going forward, we will show performance for the most recent 10 years, since this more accurately reflects the experience of the typical shareholder. As a result, charts now may include benchmarks that did not appear previously, because the funds’ inception pre-dated the benchmarks’ inception. Also, all charts will now be presented using a linear format. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable.
Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/11, including maximum applicable
sales charges
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| 10 | | | Years | | | 15.79 | |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 0.48 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | -8.36 | |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 0.87 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | -4.73 | |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 1.79 | |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 2.08 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | -2.66 | |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Institutional Class shares incepted on October 25, 2005. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.58%, 2.33%, 2.33%, 1.33% and 1.11%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
A redemption fee of 2% is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective January 1, 2012, after the close of the reporting period, the Fund will eliminate the redemption fee, if applicable, assessed on shares of the Fund redeemed or exchanged within 31 days of purchase.
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Invesco International Small Company Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Class B shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Developing markets securities risk. Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
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n | | Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | Growth investing risk. Growth stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with other types of stock. As a result they tend to be more sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile. |
n | | Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
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n | | Non-diversification risk. The Fund is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in a single issuer. A change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. |
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n | | Small-and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments in the above factors and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
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n | | The MSCI World Ex-US Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap stocks of global developed markets, excluding those of the U.S. |
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n | | The Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of international small/mid-cap growth funds tracked by Lipper. |
n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes. |
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n | | 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, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | IEGAX |
Class B Shares | | IEGBX |
Class C Shares | | IEGCX |
Class Y Shares | | IEGYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | IEGIX |
8 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2011
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–91.14% |
Austria–1.15% | | | | |
Andritz AG | | | 68,372 | | | $ | 5,672,458 | |
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Belgium–0.59% | | | | |
S.A. D’ieteren N.V. | | | 65,850 | | | | 2,903,774 | |
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Brazil–3.88% | | | | |
Diagnosticos da America S.A. | | | 761,200 | | | | 6,320,227 | |
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Equatorial Energia S.A. | | | 377,600 | | | | 2,562,777 | |
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Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao S.A. | | | 510,980 | | | | 5,967,090 | |
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Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao S.A.(a) | | | 358,490 | | | | 4,186,352 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,036,446 | |
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Canada–23.06% | | | | |
Aastra Technologies Ltd. | | | 166,100 | | | | 2,259,664 | |
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Bird Construction, Inc. | | | 270,000 | | | | 3,055,654 | |
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Calian Technologies Ltd. | | | 142,000 | | | | 2,421,025 | |
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Calvalley Petroleum Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 1,638,024 | | | | 2,845,801 | |
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Canyon Services Group, Inc. | | | 403,000 | | | | 4,726,983 | |
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Churchill Corp. (The)–Class A | | | 243,500 | | | | 2,731,846 | |
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Cline Mining Corp.(b) | | | 1,478,826 | | | | 2,336,975 | |
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Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 3,592,462 | |
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Dorel Industries Inc. | | | 134,355 | | | | 3,369,425 | |
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Epsilon Energy Ltd.(b) | | | 1,204,800 | | | | 3,334,841 | |
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Glentel, Inc. | | | 605,800 | | | | 10,816,158 | |
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Grande Cache Coal Corp.(b) | | | 270,000 | | | | 2,626,325 | |
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Hammond Power Solutions Inc. | | | 249,800 | | | | 1,961,523 | |
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Le Chateau Inc.–Class A | | | 291,000 | | | | 471,290 | |
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MI Developments, Inc. | | | 237,000 | | | | 7,579,260 | |
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Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.(b) | | | 477,577 | | | | 2,882,900 | |
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Onex Corp. | | | 181,599 | | | | 5,914,267 | |
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Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd.–Class A(b) | | | 256,579 | | | | 2,820,656 | |
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Paramount Resources Ltd.–Class A(b) | | | 308,455 | | | | 12,867,430 | |
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Total Energy Services Inc. | | | 1,014,790 | | | | 17,291,671 | |
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TransGlobe Energy Corp.(b) | | | 511,080 | | | | 4,048,307 | |
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Trilogy Energy Corp. | | | 290,500 | | | | 10,712,686 | |
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Wi-LAN Inc. | | | 440,700 | | | | 2,539,173 | |
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| | | | | | | 113,206,322 | |
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China–2.23% | | | | |
Fook Woo Group Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 21,094,000 | | | | 2,790,679 | |
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Franshion Properties China Ltd. | | | 14,500,000 | | | | 2,788,053 | |
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Vinda International Holdings Ltd. | | | 4,198,000 | | | | 5,370,508 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,949,240 | |
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Germany–3.51% | | | | |
CTS Eventim AG | | | 92,000 | | | | 2,757,976 | |
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MorphoSys AG(b) | | | 161,823 | | | | 3,671,615 | |
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Wirecard AG | | | 671,896 | | | | 10,800,867 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,230,458 | |
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Greece–0.77% | | | | |
Jumbo S.A. | | | 771,940 | | | | 3,796,663 | |
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Hong Kong–3.87% | | | | |
First Pacific Co. Ltd. | | | 13,492,000 | | | | 14,036,433 | |
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Paliburg Holdings Ltd. | | | 17,260,170 | | | | 4,978,083 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,014,516 | |
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Ireland–4.83% | | | | |
DCC PLC | | | 318,895 | | | | 7,528,907 | |
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Paddy Power PLC | | | 229,219 | | | | 13,176,345 | |
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United Drug PLC | | | 1,130,500 | | | | 2,999,573 | |
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| | | | | | | 23,704,825 | |
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Italy–1.16% | | | | |
Ansaldo STS S.p.A. | | | 169,230 | | | | 1,610,998 | |
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Danieli S.p.A.–Officine Meccaniche Danieli & C. | | | 385,733 | | | | 4,098,289 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,709,287 | |
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Japan–5.29% | | | | |
EXEDY Corp. | | | 342,000 | | | | 9,872,394 | |
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Nippon Ceramic Co., Ltd. | | | 617,100 | | | | 11,469,366 | |
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THK Co., Ltd. | | | 236,100 | | | | 4,640,766 | |
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| | | | | | | 25,982,526 | |
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Malaysia–7.20% | | | | |
IGB Corp. Berhad | | | 28,671,871 | | | | 22,264,142 | |
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Parkson Holdings Berhad | | | 7,324,129 | | | | 13,085,407 | |
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| | | | | | | 35,349,549 | |
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Netherlands–0.61% | | | | |
Aalberts Industries N.V. | | | 178,518 | | | | 2,986,266 | |
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New Zealand–1.03% | | | | |
Freightways Ltd. | | | 1,770,681 | | | | 5,072,789 | |
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Norway–3.74% | | | | |
Bonheur ASA | | | 156,600 | | | | 3,050,564 | |
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Prosafe S.E. | | | 1,001,901 | | | | 6,838,006 | |
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TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. A.S.A. | | | 383,225 | | | | 8,490,480 | |
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| | | | | | | 18,379,050 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Philippines–6.71% | | | | |
Energy Development Corp. | | | 47,997,600 | | | $ | 6,913,574 | |
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Energy Development Corp.(a) | | | 5,506,250 | | | | 793,120 | |
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First Gen Corp.(b) | | | 45,767,041 | | | | 15,262,640 | |
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Manila Water Co. | | | 22,517,600 | | | | 9,964,449 | |
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| | | | | | | 32,933,783 | |
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South Korea–1.60% | | | | |
MegaStudy Co., Ltd. | | | 40,240 | | | | 3,840,861 | |
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S1 Corp. | | | 79,706 | | | | 4,004,493 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,845,354 | |
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Switzerland–1.82% | | | | |
Aryzta AG | | | 185,041 | | | | 8,929,028 | |
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Thailand–2.86% | | | | |
BEC World PCL | | | 2,350,700 | | | | 3,350,697 | |
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Major Cineplex Group PCL | | | 12,949,200 | | | | 5,865,491 | |
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Siam Commercial Bank PCL | | | 1,318,100 | | | | 4,801,441 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,017,629 | |
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Turkey–0.64% | | | | |
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri A.S.(b) | | | 2,237,454 | | | | 3,119,226 | |
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United Kingdom–14.59% | | | | |
Amlin PLC | | | 693,960 | | | | 3,372,725 | |
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Chemring Group PLC | | | 694,575 | | | | 4,314,732 | |
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CPP Group PLC | | | 1,492,239 | | | | 2,596,209 | |
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Filtrona PLC | | | 399,782 | | | | 2,354,173 | |
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Halma PLC | | | 882,852 | | | | 4,516,063 | |
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Homeserve PLC | | | 1,096,501 | | | | 4,867,031 | |
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IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 901,373 | | | | 6,677,520 | |
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Informa PLC | | | 1,166,809 | | | | 6,523,544 | |
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Kier Group PLC | | | 452,426 | | | | 9,531,173 | |
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Lancashire Holdings Ltd. | | | 594,413 | | | | 6,689,752 | |
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Micro Focus International PLC | | | 839,555 | | | | 5,036,684 | |
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Mitie Group PLC | | | 1,850,841 | | | | 6,967,069 | |
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Playtech Ltd. | | | 227,654 | | | | 997,258 | |
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Tullett Prebon PLC | | | 737,000 | | | | 3,078,196 | |
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Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC | | | 178,278 | | | | 4,093,130 | |
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| | | | | | | 71,615,259 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $348,934,279) | | | | | | | 447,454,448 | |
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Preferred Stocks–0.18% |
Canada–0.18% | | | | |
FirstService Corp.–Series 1 7.00% Pfd. (Cost $908,000) | | | 36,320 | | | | 908,000 | |
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Money Market Funds–6.09% |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 14,943,771 | | | | 14,943,771 | |
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Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 14,943,770 | | | | 14,943,770 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $29,887,541) | | | | | | | 29,887,541 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS–97.41% (Cost $379,729,820) | | | | | | | 478,249,989 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–2.59% | | | | | | | 12,700,273 | |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 490,950,262 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
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(a) | | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2011 was $4,979,472, which represented 1.01% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(b) | | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
10 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2011
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Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $349,842,279) | | $ | 448,362,448 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 29,887,541 | |
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Total investments, at value (Cost $379,729,820) | | | 478,249,989 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $9,223,820) | | | 9,265,771 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 71,674 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 5,451,178 | |
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Dividends | | | 1,016,995 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 32,177 | |
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Other assets | | | 24,672 | |
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Total assets | | | 494,112,456 | |
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Liabilities: |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 475,805 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 961,546 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 333,557 | |
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Accrued foreign taxes | | | 1,157,946 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 138,046 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 95,294 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 3,162,194 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 490,950,262 | |
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Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 432,999,996 | |
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Undistributed net investment income | | | (2,611,514 | ) |
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Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (37,993,514 | ) |
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Unrealized appreciation | | | 98,555,294 | |
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| | $ | 490,950,262 | |
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Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 311,408,657 | |
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Class B | | $ | 17,296,212 | |
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Class C | | $ | 38,310,700 | |
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Class Y | | $ | 52,958,928 | |
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Institutional Class | | $ | 70,975,765 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 17,363,254 | |
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Class B | | | 996,052 | |
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Class C | | | 2,205,734 | |
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Class Y | | | 2,947,356 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 3,976,757 | |
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Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 17.93 | |
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Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value of $17.93 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 18.98 | |
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Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 17.36 | |
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Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 17.37 | |
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Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 17.97 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 17.85 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
11 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2011
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Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,215,748) | | $ | 13,316,555 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 38,969 | |
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Total investment income | | | 13,355,524 | |
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Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 4,902,781 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 162,544 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 277,215 | |
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Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 903,384 | |
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Class B | | | 216,185 | |
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Class C | | | 448,064 | |
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Transfer Agent Fees — A, B, C and Y | | | 929,846 | |
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Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 41,172 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 39,549 | |
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Other | | | 240,753 | |
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Total expenses | | | 8,161,493 | |
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Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (59,639 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 8,101,854 | |
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Net investment income | | | 5,253,670 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of tax on the sale of foreign investments of $959,878) | | | 21,411,084 | |
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Foreign currencies (net of foreign currency tax of $60,549) | | | (139,248 | ) |
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| | | 21,271,836 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of foreign taxes on holdings of $420,880) | | | (42,890,860 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | 28,130 | |
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| | | (42,862,730 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (21,590,894 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (16,337,224 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
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| | 2011 | | 2010 |
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Operations: |
Net investment income | | $ | 5,253,670 | | | $ | 4,553,736 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 21,271,836 | | | | 22,227,445 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (42,862,730 | ) | | | 81,208,142 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (16,337,224 | ) | | | 107,989,323 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: |
Class A | | | (4,186,703 | ) | | | (2,976,716 | ) |
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Class B | | | (86,616 | ) | | | (30,466 | ) |
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Class C | | | (191,556 | ) | | | (59,060 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (864,313 | ) | | | (301,557 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | (1,178,017 | ) | | | (687,596 | ) |
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Total distributions from net investment income | | | (6,507,205 | ) | | | (4,055,395 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: |
Class A | | | (55,842,765 | ) | | | (46,422,532 | ) |
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Class B | | | (7,033,912 | ) | | | (6,951,829 | ) |
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Class C | | | (9,393,599 | ) | | | (6,960,460 | ) |
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Class Y | | | 22,894,089 | | | | 6,397,500 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 12,464,729 | | | | 18,008,322 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (36,911,458 | ) | | | (35,928,999 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (59,755,887 | ) | | | 68,004,929 | |
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Net assets: |
Beginning of year | | | 550,706,149 | | | | 482,701,220 | |
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End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(2,611,514) and $(325,318), respectively) | | $ | 490,950,262 | | | $ | 550,706,149 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco International Small Company Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of four separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) 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 |
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| | 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 ask 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 ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value 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. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) 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, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) 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 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 trade is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities 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 are 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/ask 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. |
| | 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 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 is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | 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 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 Statement of Operations and the 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 Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and 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. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the 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 income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on 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 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 financial statements. |
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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. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) 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. 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 financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. 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. |
I. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. Effective January 1, 2012, the Fund will eliminate the 2% redemption fee, if applicable, assessed on shares of the Fund redeemed or exchanged within 31 days of purchase. |
J. | | 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 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. |
K. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into 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. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of 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 Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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 based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $250 million | | | 0 | .935% |
|
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .910% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .885% |
|
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .860% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .835% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .810% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .785% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .760% |
|
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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 Australia 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 discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2013, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00%, 2.00% and 2.00% of average daily net assets, respectively. 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 expense 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. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2013. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under the expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2012, 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 year ended December 31, 2011, the Adviser waived advisory fees and reimbursed Fund expenses of $58,482.
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 year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the 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 year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended December 31, 2011, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $9,520 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $19, $18,331 and $2,075 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, Invesco Ltd., 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 December 31, 2011. 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 financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1* | | Level 2* | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Austria | | $ | 5,672,458 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,672,458 | |
|
Belgium | | | 2,903,774 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,903,774 | |
|
Brazil | | | 19,036,446 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,036,446 | |
|
Canada | | | 114,114,322 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 114,114,322 | |
|
China | | | — | | | | 8,158,561 | | | | 2,790,679 | | | | 10,949,240 | |
|
Germany | | | 14,472,482 | | | | 2,757,976 | | | | — | | | | 17,230,458 | |
|
Greece | | | 3,796,663 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,796,663 | |
|
Hong Kong | | | 19,014,516 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,014,516 | |
|
Ireland | | | 2,999,573 | | | | 20,705,252 | | | | — | | | | 23,704,825 | |
|
Italy | | | 1,610,998 | | | | 4,098,289 | | | | — | | | | 5,709,287 | |
|
Japan | | | 21,341,760 | | | | 4,640,766 | | | | — | | | | 25,982,526 | |
|
Malaysia | | | 35,349,549 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 35,349,549 | |
|
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 2,986,266 | | | | — | | | | 2,986,266 | |
|
New Zealand | | | 5,072,789 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,072,789 | |
|
Norway | | | 11,541,044 | | | | 6,838,006 | | | | — | | | | 18,379,050 | |
|
Philippines | | | 25,227,089 | | | | 7,706,694 | | | | | | | | 32,933,783 | |
|
South Korea | | | 7,845,354 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,845,354 | |
|
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 8,929,028 | | | | — | | | | 8,929,028 | |
|
Thailand | | | 4,801,441 | | | | 9,216,188 | | | | — | | | | 14,017,629 | |
|
Turkey | | | 3,119,226 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,119,226 | |
|
United Kingdom | | | 30,405,285 | | | | 41,209,974 | | | | — | | | | 71,615,259 | |
|
United States | | | 29,887,541 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 29,887,541 | |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 358,212,310 | | | $ | 117,247,000 | | | $ | 2,790,679 | | | $ | 478,249,989 | |
|
| |
* | Transfers occurred between Level 1 and Level 2 due to foreign fair value adjustments. |
NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $1,157.
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 are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides 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.
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid legal fees of $1,783 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A partner of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
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. 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.
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NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2011 | | 2010 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 6,507,205 | | | $ | 4,055,395 | |
|
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2011 |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 281,825 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 94,705,869 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 35,125 | |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (94,266 | ) |
|
Capital loss carryforward | | | (36,978,287 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 432,999,996 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 490,950,262 | |
|
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and the treatment of certain passive foreign investment companies.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
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 Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) eliminated the eight-year carryover period for capital losses that arise in taxable years beginning after its enactment date of December 22, 2010. Consequently, these capital losses can be carried forward for an unlimited period. However, capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryovers will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $22,358,061 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2011, which expires as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Loss Carryforward* |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | Long-Term | | Total |
|
December 31, 2017 | | $ | 36,978,287 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 36,978,287 | |
|
| |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $89,740,810 and $116,496,522, 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.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 135,317,292 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (40,611,423 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 94,705,869 | |
|
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $383,544,120. |
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and foreign capital gain taxes, on December 31, 2011, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $1,032,661, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $1,086,221 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $53,560. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Year ended December 31, |
| | 2011(a) | | 2010 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 4,552,994 | | | $ | 86,697,772 | | | | 5,261,862 | | | $ | 83,146,168 | |
|
Class B | | | 18,289 | | | | 336,966 | | | | 96,225 | | | | 1,474,659 | |
|
Class C | | | 148,816 | | | | 2,734,177 | | | | 358,202 | | | | 5,493,955 | |
|
Class Y | | | 2,059,955 | | | | 37,610,281 | | | | 1,149,865 | | | | 18,511,814 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 2,003,632 | | | | 37,558,744 | | | | 1,730,413 | | | | 28,915,669 | |
|
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 222,596 | | | | 3,991,071 | | | | 154,712 | | | | 2,808,033 | |
|
Class B | | | 4,681 | | | | 82,064 | | | | 1,678 | | | | 29,487 | |
|
Class C | | | 10,345 | | | | 180,649 | | | | 3,232 | | | | 56,793 | |
|
Class Y | | | 43,559 | | | | 786,878 | | | | 15,712 | | | | 285,801 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 66,026 | | | | 1,177,907 | | | | 38,052 | | | | 687,596 | |
|
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 119,595 | | | | 2,245,810 | | | | 141,047 | | | | 2,193,832 | |
|
Class B | | | (124,072 | ) | | | (2,245,810 | ) | | | (146,156 | ) | | | (2,193,832 | ) |
|
Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (7,956,428 | ) | | | (148,777,418 | ) | | | (8,691,872 | ) | | | (134,570,565 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (286,010 | ) | | | (5,207,132 | ) | | | (418,003 | ) | | | (6,262,143 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (681,357 | ) | | | (12,308,425 | ) | | | (834,612 | ) | | | (12,511,208 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (847,431 | ) | | | (15,503,070 | ) | | | (814,700 | ) | | | (12,400,115 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (1,381,853 | ) | | | (26,271,922 | ) | | | (766,697 | ) | | | (11,594,943 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (2,026,663 | ) | | $ | (36,911,458 | ) | | | (2,721,040 | ) | | $ | (35,928,999 | ) |
|
| | |
(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and own 24% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which is considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | | Net of redemption fees of $27,270 and $22,084 allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of
| | Ratio of
| | | | |
| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
| | | | |
| | | | | | (losses) on
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to average
| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
| | |
| | Net asset
| | | | securities
| | | | Dividends
| | Distributions
| | | | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | Net
| | (both
| | Total from
| | from net
| | from net
| | | | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income
| | |
| | beginning
| | investment
| | realized and
| | investment
| | investment
| | realized
| | Total
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
|
| | of period | | income(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | gains | | distributions | | of period(b) | | return(c) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(d) |
|
Class A |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | $ | 18.75 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | (0.77 | ) | | $ | (0.58 | ) | | $ | (0.24 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.24 | ) | | $ | 17.93 | | | | (3.08 | )% | | $ | 311,409 | | | | 1.49 | %(e) | | | 1.50 | %(e) | | | 1.02 | %(e) | | | 18 | % |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 15.05 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 3.69 | | | | 3.85 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 18.75 | | | | 25.60 | | | | 382,960 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.19 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 5.82 | | | | 6.03 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 15.05 | | | | 65.63 | | | | 354,624 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.76 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 22.45 | | | | 0.24 | | | | (12.47 | ) | | | (12.23 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | 9.19 | | | | (54.24 | ) | | | 189,189 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 24.13 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 4.11 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (5.41 | ) | | | (5.79 | ) | | | 22.45 | | | | 17.39 | | | | 694,568 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 40 | |
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Class B |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 18.14 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 17.36 | | | | (3.83 | ) | | | 17,296 | | | | 2.24 | (e) | | | 2.25 | (e) | | | 0.27 | (e) | | | 18 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 14.57 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 3.55 | | | | 3.59 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 18.14 | | | | 24.65 | | | | 25,086 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.91 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.74 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 14.57 | | | | 64.48 | | | | 26,946 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 21.58 | | | | 0.11 | | | | (11.94 | ) | | | (11.83 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 8.91 | | | | (54.61 | ) | | | 19,323 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 0.63 | | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 23.37 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 3.67 | | | | 3.78 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (5.41 | ) | | | (5.57 | ) | | | 21.58 | | | | 16.54 | | | | 77,598 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 40 | |
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Class C |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 18.14 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 17.37 | | | | (3.77 | ) | | | 38,311 | | | | 2.24 | (e) | | | 2.25 | (e) | | | 0.27 | (e) | | | 18 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 14.57 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 3.55 | | | | 3.59 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 18.14 | | | | 24.65 | | | | 49,484 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.91 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.74 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 14.57 | | | | 64.48 | | | | 46,646 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 21.57 | | | | 0.11 | | | | (11.93 | ) | | | (11.82 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 8.91 | | | | (54.58 | ) | | | 28,391 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 0.63 | | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 23.36 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 3.67 | | | | 3.78 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (5.41 | ) | | | (5.57 | ) | | | 21.57 | | | | 16.53 | | | | 124,359 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 40 | |
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Class Y |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 18.79 | | | | 0.24 | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 17.97 | | | | (2.79 | ) | | | 52,959 | | | | 1.24 | (e) | | | 1.25 | (e) | | | 1.27 | (e) | | | 18 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 15.08 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 3.70 | | | | 3.90 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 18.79 | | | | 25.89 | | | | 31,780 | | | | 1.32 | | | | 1.33 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.20 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 5.81 | | | | 6.07 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 15.08 | | | | 66.09 | | | | 20,216 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 2.01 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/08(f) | | | 13.37 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (3.17 | ) | | | (3.14 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | 9.20 | | | | (23.08 | ) | | | 6,638 | | | | 1.63 | (g) | | | 1.63 | (g) | | | 1.32 | (g) | | | 19 | |
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Institutional Class |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 18.67 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 17.85 | | | | (2.66 | ) | | | 70,976 | | | | 1.11 | (e) | | | 1.12 | (e) | | | 1.40 | (e) | | | 18 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 14.98 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 3.68 | | | | 3.92 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 18.67 | | | | 26.20 | | | | 61,396 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.13 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 5.79 | | | | 6.07 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 14.98 | | | | 66.56 | | | | 34,269 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 22.47 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (12.52 | ) | | | (12.20 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 9.13 | | | | (54.02 | ) | | | 15,762 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.82 | | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 24.14 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 3.80 | | | | 4.23 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (5.41 | ) | | | (5.90 | ) | | | 22.47 | | | | 17.90 | | | | 42,253 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 40 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | | 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. |
(d) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $361,354, $21,618, $44,806, $39,922 and $65,100 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(f) | | Commencement date of October 3, 2008. |
(g) | | Annualized. |
20 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
and Shareholders of Invesco International Small Company Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco International Small Company Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 24, 2012
Houston, Texas
21 Invesco International Small Company Fund
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, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.
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, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, 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, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | | (07/01/11) | | | (12/31/11)1 | | | Period2 | | | (12/31/11) | | | Period2 | | | Ratio |
A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 919.70 | | | | $ | 7.35 | | | | $ | 1,017.54 | | | | $ | 7.73 | | | | | 1.52 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 916.30 | | | | | 10.96 | | | | | 1,013.76 | | | | | 11.52 | | | | | 2.27 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 916.30 | | | | | 10.96 | | | | | 1,013.76 | | | | | 11.52 | | | | | 2.27 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 921.10 | | | | | 6.15 | | | | | 1,018.80 | | | | | 6.46 | | | | | 1.27 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 921.50 | | | | | 5.47 | | | | | 1,019.51 | | | | | 5.75 | | | | | 1.13 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, 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 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
22 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2011:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 100% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0% | |
Foreign Taxes | | $ | 0.0659 per share | |
Foreign Source Income | | $ | 0.4823 per share | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
23 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | 140 | | None |
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| | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | |
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Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. | | 140 | | None |
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| | | | Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | |
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Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | 158 | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation |
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1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
T-1 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
| | Trustee and/
| | Principal Occupation(s)
| | in Fund Complex
| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1987 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company) | | 140 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute |
| | | | Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | | |
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David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | 158 | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
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Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | 140 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company) |
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James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 140 | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society |
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Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Vice Chairman of Anixter International. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | 158 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. |
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Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 140 | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
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Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit) | | 140 | | Administaff |
| | | | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | | |
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Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 1993 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | 140 | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) |
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Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired | | 140 | | None |
| | | | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | | |
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Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired | | 140 | | None |
| | | | Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | | |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Independent Trustees—(continued) |
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Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | 158 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 140 | | None |
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Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc. and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | | |
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Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.); and Vice President, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | | |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | | |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Other Officers—(continued) |
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Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1992 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | | | |
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Yinka Akinsola — 1977 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2011 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), Invesco Management Group, Inc., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. and Van Kampen Funds Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
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Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Invesco privacy policy
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
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 811-01540 and 002-27334.
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.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2011, 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 U.S. 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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Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2011 |
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Nasdaq:
A: SMEAX n B: SMEBX n C: SMECX n R: SMERX n Y: SMEYX n Institutional: SMEIX
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
12 | | Financial Statements |
14 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
20 | | Financial Highlights |
21 | | Auditor’s Report |
22 | | Fund Expenses |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders
![(PHOTO OF PHILIP TAYLOR)](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000950123-12-004692/h85989h8599402.jpg)
Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
This annual report provides important information about your Fund, including its one-year and long-term performance. I encourage you to read this report to learn more about how your Fund is managed, what it invests in and why it performed as it did. Also, this report includes information about your Fund’s management team and a listing of investments held by your Fund at the close of the reporting period.
Investors are likely to confront both opportunities and challenges in 2012. As we saw in 2011, market sentiment can change suddenly and dramatically – and certainly without advance notice – depending on economic developments and world events. Similarly, your own situation, needs and goals can change, requiring adjustments in your financial strategy.
That’s why the start of a new year is always a good time to catch up with your financial adviser. He or she can explain how your investments performed last year and over the longer term – keeping in mind that past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results. It’s important to remember that an investment’s long-term performance is more important than its performance over the short term. In evaluating your individual situation, your financial adviser can provide valuable insight into whether your investments are still appropriate for your individual needs, goals and risk tolerance.
For current information about your Fund
In addition to meeting with your financial adviser to discuss your individual situation at the start of the new year, you also may find it helpful to stay abreast of market trends and developments. Doing so may provide reassurance in times of economic uncertainty and market volatility such as we saw last year and may see again this year.
Invesco can help you stay informed about your investments and market trends. On our website, invesco.com/us, we provide timely market updates and commentary from many of our fund managers and other investment professionals. Also on our website, you can obtain information about your account at any hour of the day or night. I invite you to visit and explore the tools and information we offer at invesco.com/us.
Our commitment to investment excellence
Financial advisers typically advise their clients to be well diversified and to maintain a long-term investment focus. While diversification can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss, it may cushion the impact of dramatic market moves. Maintaining a long-term investment focus for your long-term goals – financing your retirement or your children’s education, for example – may help you avoid making rash investment decisions based on short-term market swings.
Likewise, Invesco’s investment professionals maintain a long-term focus. Across our broad array of investment products, investment excellence is our ultimate goal. Each of our funds is managed by specialized teams of investment professionals, and as a company, we maintain a single focus – investment management – that allows our fund managers to concentrate on doing what they do best: managing your money.
Our funds are managed strictly according to their stated investment objectives and strategies, with robust risk oversight using consistent, repeatable investment processes that don’t change in response to short-term market events. This disciplined approach can’t guarantee a profit; no investment can do that, since all involve some measure of risk. But it can ensure that your money is managed the way we said it would be – according to your Fund’s objective and strategies.
Our adherence to stated investment objectives and strategies allows your financial adviser to build a diversified portfolio that meets your individual risk tolerance and financial goals. It also means that when your goals change, your financial adviser should be able to find an Invesco fund that’s appropriate for your needs.
Questions?
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client service representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, I invite you to email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs for many years to come. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
2 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
![(PHOTO OF BRUCE CROCKETT)](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000950123-12-004692/h85989h8599404.jpg)
Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
As always, the Invesco Funds Board of Trustees remains committed to putting your interests first. During 2011, we completed an unprecedented number of fund mergers, and I would like to thank investors for taking the time to vote their proxies and helping us effect the consolidations. This reworking of our funds ensures that the depth and breadth of our fund offerings and their cost to shareholders remains highly competitive. We also worked to manage costs throughout the year, and this remains a continuing focus of your Board. We will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we’ve always maintained.
Throughout 2011, we experienced volatile, challenging markets that presented significant opportunities and risks for investors.
Early in the year, protests in the Middle East and Africa led to increases in oil and gas prices. This was followed by the disasters in Japan that led to supply chain disruptions across a number of industries. In Europe, sovereign debt concerns created uncertainty in global markets that remains unresolved. Here in the U.S., prolonged congressional debates over deficits and the debt ceiling resulted in the first-ever downgrade of U.S. long-term debt. Combined, this “imperfect storm” of events took a tremendous toll on global economic growth and created volatility in the markets.
Across the globe, demographic and economic trends are profoundly reshaping the world’s wealth. Emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Russia are experiencing tremendous growth. China is now the world’s second-largest economy. Meanwhile, established markets such as the U.S. and Europe are struggling with debt issues and experiencing much lower rates of growth. We all know the U.S. is a consumer-driven market and, throughout the year, consumers faced numerous headwinds, including elevated energy prices, a dismal housing market and high unemployment.
This dynamic, challenging market and economic environment underscores once again the value of maintaining a well-diversified investment portfolio. Obviously, none of us can control the markets or global economic trends. However, working with an adviser, we can create a portfolio of funds that may help us meet our financial objectives while taking into account our individual tolerance for risk. Adopting a disciplined approach to saving and investing may help provide the funds needed to buy a house, pay for our children’s education and provide for a comfortable retirement.
Now is a perfect time to sit down with your financial adviser and review your situation to make sure your portfolio is aligned with your investment objectives. He or she can provide insights into the performance of your existing investments and make suggestions for repositioning your portfolio for the years ahead.
Based on everything I’ve read, 2012 promises to be just as interesting as the year we’ve left behind, with continued uncertainty in key economies around the world and volatility in the markets. With this in mind, you’ll want to stay informed regarding the markets and keep up to date with news that affects your investment portfolio. Numerous websites, including Invesco’s, provide a wealth of information about your investments and the latest news regarding global markets.
I would like to close by thanking Bob Baker for his distinguished 30-year service with the Invesco Funds Board and his unflagging commitment to our funds’ shareholders. As always, I encourage you to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving you in 2012.
Sincerely,
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Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
3 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2011, Class A shares of Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund, at net asset value (NAV), had negative returns but outperformed the Fund’s style-specific index, the Russell 2000 Index, driven primarily by stock selection across a number of sectors.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/10 to 12/31/11, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | -0.41 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | -1.17 | |
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Class C Shares | | | -1.17 | |
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Class R Shares | | | -0.75 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | -0.16 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 0.08 | |
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S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 2.09 | |
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Russell 2000 Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -4.18 | |
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Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | -3.81 | |
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Source(s): ▼Lipper Inc.
How we invest
Our investment process seeks to identify attractively valued small-cap companies with high growth potential, demonstrated by consistent and accelerating revenue and earnings growth.
We begin with a quantitative model that ranks companies based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness factors. This proprietary model provides an objective approach to identifying new investment opportunities, as the highest ranked stocks become the primary focus of our research efforts.
Our stock selection process is based on a rigorous three-step process.
1. | | Fundamental analysis: Building financial models and conducting in-depth interviews with company management. |
2. | | Valuation analysis: Identifying attractively valued stocks given their growth potential over a one- to two-year horizon. |
3. | | Timeliness analysis: Identifying the “timeliness” of a stock purchase. We review trading volume characteristics and trend analysis to make sure there are no signs of stock deterioration. This also serves as a risk management measure that helps us confirm our high-conviction candidates. |
Portfolio construction plays an important role in risk management. We align the Fund with the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, the benchmark we believe represents the small-cap core asset class. We seek to manage risk by keeping the Fund’s sector weightings in line with the benchmark by staying fully diversified in
all those sectors. We also seek to limit stock-specific risk by investing in typically 120 to 130 holdings.
We consider selling a stock when it no longer meets our investment criteria, for the following reasons:
n | | Our original investment thesis is not valid because the fundamentals are no longer intact. |
n | | The price target set at purchase is exceeded. |
n | | The company’s timeliness profile deteriorates. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year began with equity markets fueled by the second round of “quantitative easing” by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Markets rose through the first quarter of 2011. However, with the spring came increased volatility and significant macroeconomic distortions due to civil unrest in Egypt and Libya, flooding in Australia and a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Corporate earnings remained strong with largely positive surprises, but often were overshadowed by investor concerns about continuing high unemployment and soft housing data. Although markets stabilized and were generally in positive territory through the summer, major equity indexes sold off precipitously in August as the U.S. government struggled to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. Despite an eventual agreement between the White House and Congress, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s announced the first-ever downgrade to long-term U.S. government debt. Uncertainty created by the downgrade, combined with the continuing saga surrounding the debt crisis in the eurozone, reignited fears of a global
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Information Technology | | | 18.1 | % |
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Industrials | | | 15.9 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 14.8 | |
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Financials | | | 14.7 | |
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Health Care | | | 13.9 | |
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Energy | | | 6.5 | |
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Materials | | | 6.1 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 4.6 | |
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Utilities | | | 2.1 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | 0.2 | |
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Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 3.1 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | | ViroPharma, Inc. | | | 1.7 | % |
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| 2. | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 1.4 | |
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| 3. | | | Novellus Systems, Inc. | | | 1.3 | |
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| 4. | | | GNC Holdings, Inc.-Class A | | | 1.3 | |
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| 5. | | | Team, Inc. | | | 1.3 | |
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| 6. | | | TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | | | 1.2 | |
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| 7. | | | Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1.2 | |
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| 8. | | | Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1.1 | |
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| 9. | | | OSI Systems, Inc. | | | 1.1 | |
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| 10. | | | Genesco Inc. | | | 1.1 | |
Top Five Industries*
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| 1. | | | Apparel Retail | | | 4.7 | % |
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| 2. | | | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | 4.3 | |
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| 3. | | | Regional Banks | | | 4.2 | |
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| 4. | | | Pharmaceuticals | | | 3.9 | |
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| 5. | | | Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | 3.1 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $743.3 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | 111 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
4 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
recession. Despite evidence of sustained, but muted growth, these macroeconomic factors continued to weigh on markets through the end of the reporting period.
The Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 Index primarily due to stock selection in the information technology (IT), consumer discretionary, health care, materials, energy and industrials sectors. The Fund underperformed in other sectors, including financials, utilities and telecommunication services.
The Fund outperformed by the widest margin in the IT sector, driven by stock selection. The leading contributor in this sector, and one of the top contributors during the reporting period, was semiconductor and memory chip producer NetLogic. NetLogic benefited first from the continued expansion of the smart-phone market and then in September was acquired at a premium. We sold our position in the stock, locking in gains for shareholders. Semiconductor equipment maker Novellus was another top 10 holding that agreed to a buyout at a substantial premium, which benefited Fund performance. OSI Systems was another contributor in this sector, as it reported solid earnings. Investors appreciated the visibility of the company’s near-term earnings given a strong backlog and continued new-business wins relative to peers.
The Fund also outperformed in the health care sector, driven by stock selection in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences tools and services industries. Questcor Pharmaceuticals was the leading contributor to Fund performance during the reporting period based on continued strong sales growth. Profits almost doubled on the strength of its multi-use drug targeting central nervous system conditions. Shares of specialty pharmaceutical company ViroPharma rallied as management announced that a supplementary Food and Drug Administration approval may entitle the company’s most profitable drug to three years of exclusivity. HealthSpring agreed to a buyout offer during the reporting period, which represented a substantial premium to its previous closing price. We considered the offer to be at or above fair value and sold our position for a profit.
Outperformance in the consumer discretionary sector was driven by stock selection in the retailing industry group. The leading contributors in this sector were nutritional supplement retailer GNC Holdings and mall-based shoe and headgear retailer Genesco. Dillard’s also
benefited from strong earnings growth, primarily driven by significantly improved inventory management as well as revenue growth.
Some of this outperformance was offset by underperformance in other sectors, including financials, utilities and telecommunication services. The Fund underperformed by the widest margin in the financials sector due to stock selection. One holding that detracted from performance was boutique investment banking firm KBW, which underperformed as merger and acquisition activity was weaker than expected during the year. We sold our position in the stock during the reporting period. Real estate property manager Jones Lang LaSalle also underperformed given accentuated weakness in the property market during much of the year.
In the relatively small telecommunication services sector (which accounts for less than 1% of the Russell 2000 Index1), the Fund held Alaska Communications Systems, which detracted from performance. Despite weak performance, the Fund continued to own the stock based on its strong growth potential fueled by opportunities in oil and gas, military and enterprise expansion.
Utilities account for just 3.5% of the Russell 2000 Index1, but our underweight position in this very strong-performing sector detracted from the Fund’s performance.
Throughout the year, the Fund maintained a “barbell” positioning strategy that provided exposure to cyclical growth opportunities, as well as more defensive areas of the market. Changes during the reporting period were moderate within this framework; however, our most significant changes included reduced exposure to the consumer discretionary, energy, financials and industrials sectors. We increased our exposure to health care and consumer staples.
As we’ve discussed, the stock market experienced significant volatility during the year. We would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. Thank you for your commitment to Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund.
1 Source: Frank Russell Co.
Juliet Ellis
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund. Ms. Ellis joined Invesco in 2004. She earned a B.A. in economics and political science from Indiana University.
Juan Hartsfield
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund. Mr. Hartsfield joined Invesco in 2004. He earned a B.S. in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas. He also earned an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/01*
*During the reporting period, Invesco changed its policy regarding growth of $10,000 charts. For funds older than 10 years, we previously showed performance since inception. Going forward, we will show performance for the most recent 10 years, since this more accurately reflects the experience of the typical shareholder. As a result, charts now may include benchmarks that did not appear previously, because the funds’ inception pre-dated the benchmarks’ inception. Also, all charts will now be presented using a linear format.
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical
shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the contingent deferred sales charges, if applicable. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group,
if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 12/31/11, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (8/31/00) | | | 4.89 | % |
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| 10 | | Years | | | 5.36 | |
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| 5 | | Years | | | 0.93 | |
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| 1 | | Year | | | -5.87 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (8/31/00) | | | 4.89 | % |
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| 10 | | Years | | | 5.35 | |
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| 5 | | Years | | | 0.96 | |
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| 1 | | Year | | | -6.11 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (8/31/00) | | | 4.66 | % |
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| 10 | | Years | | | 5.20 | |
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| 5 | | Years | | | 1.33 | |
|
| 1 | | Year | | | -2.15 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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| 10 | | Years | | | 5.70 | % |
|
| 5 | | Years | | | 1.82 | |
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| 1 | | Year | | | -0.75 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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| 10 | | Years | | | 6.05 | % |
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| 5 | | Years | | | 2.26 | |
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| 1 | | Year | | | -0.16 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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| 10 | | Years | | | 6.37 | % |
|
| 5 | | Years | | | 2.62 | |
|
| 1 | | Year | | | 0.08 | |
Class R shares incepted on June 3, 2002. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class R shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Institutional Class shares incepted on April 29, 2005. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.38%, 2.13%, 2.13%, 1.63%, 1.13% and 0.89%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
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Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2011, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Class B shares may not be purchased for new or additional investments. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares and exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other funds. |
n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
n | | IPO risk. Although the Fund’s return during certain periods was positively impacted by its investments in initial public offerings (IPOs), there can be no assurance that the Fund will have favorable IPO investment opportunities in the future. |
n | | Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
n | | Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; |
| | general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
n | | Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments in the above factors and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market. |
n | | The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. |
n | | The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. |
n | | The S&P SmallCap 600® Index is a market-value weighted index that consists of 600 small-cap U.S. stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation. |
n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes. |
n | | 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, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Nasdaq Symbols |
Class A Shares | | SMEAX |
Class B Shares | | SMEBX |
Class C Shares | | SMECX |
Class R Shares | | SMERX |
Class Y Shares | | SMEYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | SMEIX |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2011
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| | Shares | | Value |
|
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.93% |
Advertising–1.02% | | | | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 779,385 | | | $ | 7,583,416 | |
|
Aerospace & Defense–2.51% | | | | |
AAR Corp. | | | 304,469 | | | | 5,836,671 | |
|
Aerovironment Inc.(b) | | | 161,323 | | | | 5,076,835 | |
|
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 132,283 | | | | 7,731,941 | |
|
| | | | | | | 18,645,447 | |
|
Agricultural Products–2.00% | | | | |
Corn Products International, Inc. | | | 145,914 | | | | 7,673,617 | |
|
Darling International Inc.(b) | | | 541,986 | | | | 7,202,994 | |
|
| | | | | | | 14,876,611 | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics–0.67% | | | | |
UTI Worldwide, Inc. | | | 375,717 | | | | 4,993,279 | |
|
Apparel Retail–4.73% | | | | |
bebe stores, inc. | | | 681,067 | | | | 5,673,288 | |
|
Buckle, Inc. (The)(c) | | | 168,947 | | | | 6,904,864 | |
|
Express, Inc. | | | 355,526 | | | | 7,089,188 | |
|
Finish Line, Inc. (The)–Class A | | | 361,518 | | | | 6,971,875 | |
|
Genesco Inc.(b) | | | 138,297 | | | | 8,538,457 | |
|
| | | | | | | 35,177,672 | |
|
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.12% | | | | |
PVH Corp. | | | 118,415 | | | | 8,347,073 | |
|
Application Software–2.44% | | | | |
Parametric Technology Corp.(b) | | | 310,729 | | | | 5,673,912 | |
|
Quest Software, Inc.(b) | | | 297,672 | | | | 5,536,699 | |
|
TIBCO Software Inc.(b) | | | 290,531 | | | | 6,946,596 | |
|
| | | | | | | 18,157,207 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.78% | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b) | | | 60,703 | | | | 5,824,453 | |
|
Auto Parts & Equipment–2.06% | | | | |
Dana Holding Corp.(b) | | | 460,524 | | | | 5,595,367 | |
|
Modine Manufacturing Co.(b) | | | 497,803 | | | | 4,709,216 | |
|
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 153,530 | | | | 5,005,078 | |
|
| | | | | | | 15,309,661 | |
|
Automotive Retail–0.88% | | | | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 341,427 | | | | 6,572,470 | |
|
Biotechnology–1.09% | | | | |
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 205,138 | | | | 8,127,568 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–0.72% | | | | |
Bally Technologies Inc.(b) | | | 134,422 | | | | 5,317,734 | |
|
Communications Equipment–1.45% | | | | |
ADTRAN, Inc. | | | 228,219 | | | | 6,883,085 | |
|
JDS Uniphase Corp.(b) | | | 376,202 | | | | 3,927,549 | |
|
| | | | | | | 10,810,634 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.16% | | | | |
Synaptics Inc.(b) | | | 39,487 | | | | 1,190,533 | |
|
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–1.96% | | | | |
Titan International, Inc.(c) | | | 364,260 | | | | 7,088,499 | |
|
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 247,948 | | | | 7,453,317 | |
|
| | | | | | | 14,541,816 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.07% | | | | |
Eagle Materials Inc. | | | 21,318 | | | | 547,020 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.81% | | | | |
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | | | 225,091 | | | | 5,483,217 | |
|
Henry (Jack) & Associates, Inc. | | | 236,289 | | | | 7,941,673 | |
|
| | | | | | | 13,424,890 | |
|
Department Stores–0.93% | | | | |
Dillard’s, Inc.–Class A(c) | | | 153,758 | | | | 6,900,659 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.97% | | | | |
FMC Corp. | | | 83,963 | | | | 7,224,176 | |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.73% | | | | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 78,765 | | | | 5,422,970 | |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–1.77% | | | | |
Belden Inc. | | | 226,249 | | | | 7,529,567 | |
|
GrafTech International Ltd.(b) | | | 409,511 | | | | 5,589,825 | |
|
| | | | | | | 13,119,392 | |
|
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.97% | | | | |
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. | | | 418,359 | | | | 6,057,838 | |
|
OSI Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 175,884 | | | | 8,579,622 | |
|
| | | | | | | 14,637,460 | |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–3.06% | | | | |
ABM Industries Inc. | | | 301,589 | | | | 6,218,765 | |
|
Team Inc.(b) | | | 315,506 | | | | 9,386,304 | |
|
Waste Connections Inc. | | | 214,509 | | | | 7,108,828 | |
|
| | | | | | | 22,713,897 | |
|
Food Distributors–0.98% | | | | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.(b) | | | 182,762 | | | | 7,312,308 | |
|
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| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | Value |
|
Gas Utilities–1.10% | | | | |
UGI Corp. | | | 278,562 | | | $ | 8,189,723 | |
|
Gold–0.48% | | | | |
Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(b) | | | 58,809 | | | | 1,780,737 | |
|
Detour Gold Corp. (Canada)(b) | | | 71,640 | | | | 1,768,498 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,549,235 | |
|
Health Care Distributors–0.59% | | | | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 156,460 | | | | 4,348,023 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–1.71% | | | | |
Greatbatch, Inc.(b) | | | 307,732 | | | | 6,800,877 | |
|
Teleflex Inc. | | | 96,318 | | | | 5,903,330 | |
|
| | | | | | | 12,704,207 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–2.07% | | | | |
Amsurg Corp.(b) | | | 307,950 | | | | 8,019,018 | |
|
Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B | | | 189,469 | | | | 7,362,765 | |
|
| | | | | | | 15,381,783 | |
|
Health Care Services–1.20% | | | | |
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.(b) | | | 189,038 | | | | 1,276,007 | |
|
IPC The Hospitalist Co.(b) | | | 166,485 | | | | 7,611,694 | |
|
| | | | | | | 8,887,701 | |
|
Health Care Supplies–0.89% | | | | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 93,973 | | | | 6,626,976 | |
|
Health Care Technology–0.72% | | | | |
Omnicell, Inc.(b) | | | 321,954 | | | | 5,318,680 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–2.79% | | | | |
Gardner Denver Inc. | | | 90,096 | | | | 6,942,798 | |
|
IDEX Corp. | | | 176,417 | | | | 6,546,835 | |
|
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 79,819 | | | | 7,246,767 | |
|
| | | | | | | 20,736,400 | |
|
Industrial REIT’s–1.04% | | | | |
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.(c) | | | 320,200 | | | | 7,755,244 | |
|
Insurance Brokers–1.09% | | | | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 243,232 | | | | 8,133,678 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.22% | | | | |
Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc.(c) | | | 531,304 | | | | 1,599,225 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–1.99% | | | | |
Open Text Corp. (Canada)(b)(c) | | | 127,156 | | | | 6,502,758 | |
|
ValueClick, Inc.(b) | | | 509,396 | | | | 8,298,061 | |
|
| | | | | | | 14,800,819 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.80% | | | | |
Evercore Partners Inc., Class A | | | 222,508 | | | | 5,923,163 | |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.97% | | | | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 173,705 | | | | 7,182,702 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.57% | | | | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 67,260 | | | | 6,459,650 | |
|
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b) | | | 191,871 | | | | 5,243,835 | |
|
| | | | | | | 11,703,485 | |
|
Managed Health Care–0.22% | | | | |
AMERIGROUP Corp.(b) | | | 27,111 | | | | 1,601,718 | |
|
Metal & Glass Containers–0.90% | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 128,053 | | | | 6,680,525 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–1.01% | | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 204,206 | | | | 7,533,159 | |
|
Office REIT’s–0.94% | | | | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 383,900 | | | | 7,002,336 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–4.34% | | | | |
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b) | | | 142,184 | | | | 7,096,403 | |
|
Lufkin Industries, Inc. | | | 86,383 | | | | 5,814,440 | |
|
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | | 159,862 | | | | 7,374,434 | |
|
Oil States International, Inc.(b) | | | 103,351 | | | | 7,892,916 | |
|
Superior Energy Services, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 144,081 | | | | 4,097,664 | |
|
| | | | | | | 32,275,857 | |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.10% | | | | |
Energen Corp. | | | 142,656 | | | | 7,132,800 | |
|
Forest Oil Corp.(b) | | | 291,731 | | | | 3,952,955 | |
|
Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b) | | | 160,471 | | | | 6,980,488 | |
|
SandRidge Energy Inc.(b) | | | 611,466 | | | | 4,989,563 | |
|
| | | | | | | 23,055,806 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.20% | | | | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(b) | | | 136,633 | | | | 8,933,066 | |
|
Paper Products–1.03% | | | | |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 114,604 | | | | 7,616,582 | |
|
Personal Products–0.47% | | | | |
Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.(b) | | | 310,887 | | | | 3,503,696 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–3.85% | | | | |
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.(b) | | | 212,208 | | | | 7,327,542 | |
|
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 206,720 | | | | 8,595,418 | |
|
ViroPharma Inc.(b) | | | 462,237 | | | | 12,660,671 | |
|
| | | | | | | 28,583,631 | |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.99% | | | | |
W. R. Berkley Corp. | | | 214,665 | | | | 7,382,329 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | Value |
|
Real Estate Services–0.70% | | | | |
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. | | | 85,041 | | | $ | 5,209,612 | |
|
Regional Banks–4.20% | | | | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 146,156 | | | | 5,571,467 | |
|
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 340,705 | | | | 6,728,924 | |
|
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(b) | | | 283,119 | | | | 8,666,272 | |
|
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 212,116 | | | | 5,949,854 | |
|
Zions Bancorp.(c) | | | 265,229 | | | | 4,317,928 | |
|
| | | | | | | 31,234,445 | |
|
Residential REIT’s–1.03% | | | | |
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 750,100 | | | | 7,673,523 | |
|
Restaurants–2.04% | | | | |
DineEquity, Inc.(b) | | | 139,689 | | | | 5,896,273 | |
|
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. | | | 121,807 | | | | 3,765,054 | |
|
Papa John’s International, Inc.(b) | | | 146,473 | | | | 5,519,103 | |
|
| | | | | | | 15,180,430 | |
|
Retail REIT’s–1.09% | | | | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | | 277,500 | | | | 8,136,300 | |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–2.29% | | | | |
Cymer, Inc.(b) | | | 149,037 | | | | 7,416,081 | |
|
Novellus Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 232,603 | | | | 9,604,178 | |
|
| | | | | | | 17,020,259 | |
|
Semiconductors–3.07% | | | | |
Diodes Inc.(b) | | | 336,237 | | | | 7,161,848 | |
|
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b) | | | 1,272,639 | | | | 7,559,475 | |
|
Semtech Corp.(b) | | | 326,524 | | | | 8,104,326 | |
|
| | | | | | | 22,825,649 | |
|
Specialized REIT’s–0.99% | | | | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | | 302,796 | | | | 7,330,691 | |
|
Specialty Chemicals–1.90% | | | | |
Innophos Holdings, Inc. | | | 162,053 | | | | 7,869,294 | |
|
PolyOne Corp. | | | 540,637 | | | | 6,244,357 | |
|
| | | | | | | 14,113,651 | |
|
Specialty Stores–1.28% | | | | |
GNC Acquisition Holdings, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 328,646 | | | | 9,514,302 | |
|
Systems Software–0.92% | | | | |
Ariba Inc.(b) | | | 242,128 | | | | 6,798,954 | |
|
Technology Distributors–1.09% | | | | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(b) | | | 217,304 | | | | 8,129,343 | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.99% | | | | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(b) | | | 362,143 | | | | 7,326,153 | |
|
Trucking–2.18% | | | | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 128,181 | | | | 6,142,433 | |
|
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b) | | | 249,013 | | | | 10,092,497 | |
|
| | | | | | | 16,234,930 | |
|
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $598,832,856) | | | | | | | 720,516,337 | |
|
Money Market Funds–3.02% |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 11,226,879 | | | | 11,226,880 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 11,226,880 | | | | 11,226,880 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $22,453,760) | | | | | | | 22,453,760 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.95% (Cost $621,286,616) | | | | | | | 742,970,097 | |
|
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan |
Money Market Funds–4.10% |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $30,494,584)(d)(e) | | | 30,494,584 | | | | 30,494,584 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–104.05% (Cost $651,781,200) | | | | | | | 773,464,681 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(4.05)% | | | | | | | (30,134,276 | ) |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 743,330,405 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
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REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
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(a) | | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2011. |
(d) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(e) | | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2011
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $598,832,856)* | | $ | 720,516,337 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 52,948,344 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $651,781,200) | | | 773,464,681 | |
|
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 2,610,408 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 2,299,785 | |
|
Dividends | | | 390,986 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 59,530 | |
|
Other assets | | | 24,637 | |
|
Total assets | | | 778,850,027 | |
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Liabilities: |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 2,967,909 | |
|
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,244,365 | |
|
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 30,494,584 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 580,887 | �� |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 87,557 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 144,320 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 35,519,622 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 743,330,405 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 626,394,922 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (566,406 | ) |
|
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (4,181,592 | ) |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 121,683,481 | |
|
| | $ | 743,330,405 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 369,938,116 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 17,634,929 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 48,204,079 | |
|
Class R | | $ | 77,903,638 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 60,049,431 | |
|
Institutional Class | | $ | 169,600,212 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 30,356,922 | |
|
Class B | | | 1,602,072 | |
|
Class C | | | 4,380,331 | |
|
Class R | | | 6,571,834 | |
|
Class Y | | | 4,883,186 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 13,335,835 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 12.19 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $12.19 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 12.90 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.01 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.00 | |
|
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.85 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.30 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.72 | |
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* | At December 31, 2011, securities with an aggregate value of $29,748,846 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2011
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends | | $ | 5,448,445 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $125,207) | | | 149,388 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 5,597,833 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 5,362,843 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 218,892 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 22,574 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 963,893 | |
|
Class B | | | 260,195 | |
|
Class C | | | 516,286 | |
|
Class R | | | 393,050 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 1,744,412 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 80,856 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 48,177 | |
|
Other | | | 207,489 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 9,818,667 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (36,095 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 9,782,572 | |
|
Net investment income (loss) | | | (4,184,739 | ) |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $168,831) | | | 46,779,818 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (5,195 | ) |
|
| | | 46,774,623 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (51,867,640 | ) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (5,093,017 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (9,277,756 | ) |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2011 | | 2010 |
|
Operations: |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (4,184,739 | ) | | $ | (2,572,404 | ) |
|
Net realized gain | | | 46,774,623 | | | | 10,050,440 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (51,867,640 | ) | | | 135,750,121 | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (9,277,756 | ) | | | 143,228,157 | |
|
Share transactions–net: |
Class A | | | 10,444,780 | | | | 11,775,442 | |
|
Class B | | | (14,173,058 | ) | | | (17,415,559 | ) |
|
Class C | | | 2,758,755 | | | | (4,057,434 | ) |
|
Class R | | | 2,542,248 | | | | 5,128,668 | |
|
Class Y | | | 35,374,232 | | | | 9,298,963 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 49,053,128 | | | | 57,624,819 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 86,000,085 | | | | 62,354,899 | |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 76,722,329 | | | | 205,583,056 | |
|
Net assets: |
Beginning of year | | | 666,608,076 | | | | 461,025,020 | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(566,406) and $(120,606), respectively) | | $ | 743,330,405 | | | $ | 666,608,076 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of four separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s primary investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) 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 ask 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 ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value 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”). |
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| | 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. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) 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, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) 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 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 trade is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities 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 are 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/ask 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. |
| | 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 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 is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | 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 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 Statement of Operations and the 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 Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and 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. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the 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 income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on 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 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 financial statements. |
| | 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. |
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F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) 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. 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 financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. 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. |
I. | | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
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 based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $250 million | | | 0 | .745% |
|
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .73% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .715% |
|
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .70% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .685% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .67% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .655% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .64% |
|
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 Australia 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 discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2013, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets. 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 expense 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. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2013. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2012, 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 (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
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For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Adviser waived advisory fees and reimbursed Fund expenses of $33,575.
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 year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the 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 year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2011, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended December 31, 2011, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $116,851 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $3,295, $23,071 and $3,319 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, Invesco Ltd., 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:
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| 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. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2011. 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 financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no significant transfers between investment levels.
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Equity Securities | | $ | 773,464,681 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 773,464,681 | |
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NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $302,988 and securities sales of $241,981, which resulted in net realized gains of $168,831.
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NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $2,520.
NOTE 6—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 are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides 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.
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund paid legal fees of $1,976 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A partner of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 7—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. 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 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
There were no ordinary or long-term capital gain distributions paid in the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2011 |
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Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 120,562,766 | |
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Temporary book/tax differences | | | (142,417 | ) |
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Late-year deferrals | | | (423,988 | ) |
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Capital loss carryforward | | | (3,060,878 | ) |
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Shares of beneficial interest | | | 626,394,922 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 743,330,405 | |
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The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
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 Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) eliminated the eight-year carryover period for capital losses that arise in taxable years beginning after its enactment date of December 22, 2010. Consequently, these capital losses can be carried forward for an unlimited period. However, capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryovers will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $46,231,574 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2011, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | Long-Term | | Total |
|
December 31, 2017 | | $ | 3,060,878 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,060,878 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
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NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $382,636,829 and $303,955,717, 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 |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 158,370,738 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (37,807,972 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 120,562,766 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $652,901,915. | | | | |
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of net operating loss, on December 31, 2011, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $3,738,939, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $12,007 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $3,726,932. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
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| | Years ended December 31, |
| | 2011(a) | | 2010 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 10,313,343 | | | $ | 129,954,562 | | | | 8,015,615 | | | $ | 84,518,116 | |
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Class B | | | 216,556 | | | | 2,536,478 | | | | 449,091 | | | | 4,322,050 | |
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Class C | | | 1,484,032 | | | | 17,362,990 | | | | 947,168 | | | | 8,971,288 | |
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Class R | | | 3,457,626 | | | | 42,190,199 | | | | 2,498,360 | | | | 25,499,574 | |
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Class Y | | | 3,408,967 | | | | 43,155,570 | | | | 1,280,430 | | | | 13,792,688 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 7,224,968 | | | | 94,176,377 | | | | 7,947,286 | | | | 83,435,944 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 801,204 | | | | 10,020,528 | | | | 1,244,059 | | | | 12,966,027 | |
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Class B | | | (883,627 | ) | | | (10,020,528 | ) | | | (1,361,391 | ) | | | (12,966,027 | ) |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (10,510,328 | ) | | | (129,530,310 | ) | | | (8,271,486 | ) | | | (85,708,701 | ) |
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Class B | | | (594,585 | ) | | | (6,689,008 | ) | | | (932,530 | ) | | | (8,771,582 | ) |
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Class C | | | (1,309,006 | ) | | | (14,604,235 | ) | | | (1,380,569 | ) | | | (13,028,722 | ) |
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Class R | | | (3,263,856 | ) | | | (39,647,951 | ) | | | (2,010,282 | ) | | | (20,370,906 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (625,861 | ) | | | (7,781,338 | ) | | | (431,601 | ) | | | (4,493,725 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (3,458,126 | ) | | | (45,123,249 | ) | | | (2,340,969 | ) | | | (25,811,125 | ) |
|
Net increase in share activity | | | 6,261,307 | | | $ | 86,000,085 | | | | 5,653,181 | | | $ | 62,354,899 | |
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 19% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. In addition, 7% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by affiliated mutual funds. Affiliated mutual funds are mutual funds that are advised by Invesco. |
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of
| | Ratio of
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| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | | | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
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| | | | | | (losses) on
| | | | | | | | | | | | to average
| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
| | |
| | Net asset
| | Net
| | securities
| | | | | | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | investment
| | (both
| | Total from
| | Distributions
| | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income (loss)
| | |
| | beginning
| | income
| | realized and
| | investment
| | from net
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
|
| | of period | | (loss)(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | realized gains | | of period | | return(b) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(c) |
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Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | $ | 12.24 | | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 12.19 | | | | (0.41 | )% | | $ | 369,938 | | | | 1.35 | %(d) | | | 1.35 | %(d) | | | (0.59 | )%(d) | | | 42 | % |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 9.52 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 2.76 | | | | 2.72 | | | | — | | | | 12.24 | | | | 28.57 | | | | 364,210 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 1.38 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 7.91 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.61 | | | | — | | | | 9.52 | | | | 20.35 | | | | 273,744 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.52 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 11.72 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (3.67 | ) | | | (3.69 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 7.91 | | | | (31.45 | ) | | | 227,885 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.41 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 12.24 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 11.72 | | | | 4.92 | | | | 343,993 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.43 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 49 | |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.14 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | 11.01 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 17,635 | | | | 2.10 | (d) | | | 2.10 | (d) | | | (1.34 | )(d) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 8.73 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 2.52 | | | | 2.41 | | | | — | | | | 11.14 | | | | 27.61 | | | | 31,908 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 2.13 | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 7.30 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.43 | | | | — | | | | 8.73 | | | | 19.59 | | | | 41,092 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.27 | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 10.92 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (3.50 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 7.30 | | | | (32.01 | ) | | | 50,220 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 2.16 | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 11.56 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.47 | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 10.92 | | | | 4.16 | | | | 107,417 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.18 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 49 | |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.14 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | — | | | | 11.00 | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 48,204 | | | | 2.10 | (d) | | | 2.10 | (d) | | | (1.34 | )(d) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 8.72 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.42 | | | | — | | | | 11.14 | | | | 27.75 | | | | 46,838 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 2.13 | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 7.30 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.42 | | | | — | | | | 8.72 | | | | 19.45 | | | | 40,466 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.27 | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 10.92 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (3.41 | ) | | | (3.50 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 7.30 | | | | (32.01 | ) | | | 36,470 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 2.16 | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 11.56 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.47 | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 10.92 | | | | 4.16 | | | | 53,684 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.18 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 49 | |
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Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.94 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | 11.85 | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 77,904 | | | | 1.60 | (d) | | | 1.60 | (d) | | | (0.84 | )(d) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 9.30 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 2.71 | | | | 2.64 | | | | — | | | | 11.94 | | | | 28.39 | | | | 76,136 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 1.63 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 7.75 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.55 | | | | — | | | | 9.30 | | | | 20.00 | | | | 54,795 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 11.51 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (3.60 | ) | | | (3.64 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 7.75 | | | | (31.59 | ) | | | 23,879 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.66 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 12.07 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.55 | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 11.51 | | | | 4.65 | | | | 26,251 | | | | 1.62 | | | | 1.68 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 49 | |
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Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.32 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | 12.30 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 60,049 | | | | 1.10 | (d) | | | 1.10 | (d) | | | (0.34 | )(d) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 9.56 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 2.78 | | | | 2.76 | | | | — | | | | 12.32 | | | | 28.87 | | | | 25,875 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 7.91 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.65 | | | | — | | | | 9.56 | | | | 20.86 | | | | 11,957 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.27 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/08(e) | | | 9.62 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 7.91 | | | | (16.48 | ) | | | 3,534 | | | | 1.29 | (f) | | | 1.30 | (f) | | | (0.07 | )(f) | | | 51 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.71 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | | | | — | | | | 12.72 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 169,600 | | | | 0.85 | (d) | | | 0.85 | (d) | | | (0.09 | )(d) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 9.83 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 2.88 | | | | — | | | | 12.71 | | | | 29.30 | | | | 121,641 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.12 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.71 | | | | — | | | | 9.83 | | | | 21.06 | | | | 38,971 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/08 | | | 11.96 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (3.76 | ) | | | (3.72 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 8.12 | | | | (31.07 | ) | | | 23,957 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/07 | | | 12.40 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.67 | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 11.96 | | | | 5.50 | | | | 38,463 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 49 | |
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| | |
(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 based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $385,557, $26,020, $51,629, $78,610, $44,470 and $148,029 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(e) | | Commencement date of October 3, 2008. |
(f) | | Annualized. |
20 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
and Shareholders of Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 24, 2012
Houston, Texas
21 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
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, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.
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, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, 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, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 901.00 | | | | $ | 6.61 | | | | $ | 1,018.25 | | | | $ | 7.02 | | | | | 1.38 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 897.30 | | | | | 10.19 | | | | | 1,014.47 | | | | | 10.82 | | | | | 2.13 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 898.00 | | | | | 10.19 | | | | | 1,014.47 | | | | | 10.82 | | | | | 2.13 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 899.10 | | | | | 7.80 | | | | | 1,016.99 | | | | | 8.29 | | | | | 1.63 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 901.80 | | | | | 5.42 | | | | | 1,019.51 | | | | | 5.75 | | | | | 1.13 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 903.40 | | | | | 4.17 | | | | | 1,020.82 | | | | | 4.43 | | | | | 0.87 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, 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 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
22 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | 140 | | None |
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| | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | |
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Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. | | 140 | | None |
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| | | | Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | |
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Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | 158 | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation |
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1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
T-1 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
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| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
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Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1987 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company) | | 140 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute |
| | | | Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | | |
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David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | 158 | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
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Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | 140 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company) |
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James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 140 | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society |
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Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Vice Chairman of Anixter International. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | 158 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. |
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Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 140 | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
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Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit) | | 140 | | Administaff |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | | |
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Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 1993 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | 140 | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) |
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Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired | | 140 | | None |
| | | | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | | |
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Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired | | 140 | | None |
| | | | Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | | |
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T-2 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
| | Trustee and/
| | Principal Occupation(s)
| | in Fund Complex
| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
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Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | 158 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 140 | | None |
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Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc. and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | | |
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Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.); and Vice President, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | | |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | | |
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T-3 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and
| | Trustee and/
| | Principal Occupation(s)
| | in Fund Complex
| | Other Directorship(s)
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Position(s) Held with the Trust | | or Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Overseen by Trustee | | Held by Trustee |
Other Officers—(continued) |
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Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1992 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | | | |
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Yinka Akinsola — 1977 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2011 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), Invesco Management Group, Inc., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. and Van Kampen Funds Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
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Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.). | | N/A | | N/A |
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| | | | Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Van Kampen Closed-End Funds PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173
| | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Boston, MA 02110-2801
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T-4 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
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You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
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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 811-01540 and 002-27334.
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.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2011, 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 U.S. 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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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and principal financial officer (“PFO”). There were no amendments to the Code 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.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial expert is Raymond Stickel, Jr. Mr. Stickel is “independent” within the meaning of that term as used in Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Fees Billed by PWC Related to the Registrant
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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| | | | | | Percentage of Fees | | | | | | | Percentage of Fees | |
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| | | | | | Provided for fiscal | | | | | | | Provided for fiscal | |
| | Fees Billed for | | | year end 2011 | | | Fees Billed for | | | year end 2010 | |
| | Services Rendered to | | | Pursuant to Waiver of | | | Services Rendered to | | | Pursuant to Waiver of | |
| | the Registrant for | | | Pre-Approval | | | the Registrant for | | | Pre-Approval | |
| | fiscal year end 2011 | | | Requirement(1) | | | fiscal year end 2010 | | | Requirement(1) | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 122,900 | | | | N/A | | | $ | 218,800 | | | | N/A | |
Audit-Related Fees(2) | | $ | 4,250 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
Tax Fees(3) | | $ | 47,200 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 44,800 | | | | 0 | % |
All Other Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
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Total Fees | | $ | 174,350 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 263,600 | | | | 0 | % |
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate non-audit fees of $51,450 for the fiscal year ended 2011, and $44,800 for the fiscal year ended 2010, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.
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(1) | | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. |
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(2) | | Audit-Related fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2011 includes fees billed for agreed upon procedures related to fund mergers. |
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(3) | | Tax fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2011 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. Tax fees for fiscal year end December 31, 2010 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. |
Fees Billed by PWC Related to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates
PWC billed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Registrant’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Invesco that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Invesco Affiliates”) aggregate fees for pre-approved non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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| | Fees Billed for Non- | | | | | | | Fees Billed for Non- | | | | |
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| | Rendered to Invesco | | | Percentage of Fees | | | Rendered to Invesco | | | Percentage of Fees | |
| | and Invesco Affiliates | | | Billed Applicable to | | | and Invesco Affiliates | | | Billed Applicable to | |
| | for fiscal year end | | | Non-Audit Services | | | for fiscal year end | | | Non-Audit Services | |
| | 2011 That Were | | | Provided for fiscal year | | | 2010 That Were | | | Provided for fiscal year | |
| | Required | | | end 2011 Pursuant to | | | Required | | | end 2010 Pursuant to | |
| | to be Pre-Approved | | | Waiver of Pre- | | | to be Pre-Approved | | | Waiver of Pre- | |
| | by the Registrant’s | | | Approval | | | by the Registrant’s | | | Approval | |
| | Audit Committee | | | Requirement(1) | | | Audit Committee | | | Requirement(1) | |
Audit-Related Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
Tax Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
All Other Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
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Total Fees(2) | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
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(1) | | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant, Invesco and Invesco Affiliates to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. |
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(2) | | Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, PWC billed Invesco and Invesco Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $0 for the fiscal year ended 2011, and $0 for the fiscal year ended 2010, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates. |
The Audit Committee also has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to SEC regulations, if any, is compatible with maintaining PWC’s independence.
PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
As adopted by the Audit Committees of
the Invesco Funds (the “Funds”)
Last Amended May 4, 2010
Statement of Principles
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (“Rules”), the Audit Committees of the Funds’ (the “Audit Committees”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of independent accountants (an “Auditor”). As part of this responsibility and to assure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committees pre-approve the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by each Auditor, as well as all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser and to affiliates of the adviser that provide ongoing services to the Funds (“Service Affiliates”) if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations or financial reporting. The SEC Rules also specify the types of services that an Auditor may not provide to its audit client. The following policies and procedures comply with the requirements for pre-approval and provide a mechanism by which management of the Funds may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations.
Proposed services either may be pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committees (“general pre-approval”) or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees (“specific pre-approval”). As set forth in these policies and procedures, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committees. Additionally, any fees exceeding 110% of estimated pre-approved fee levels provided at the time the service was pre-approved will also require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will also consider the impact of additional fees on the Auditor’s independence when determining whether to approve any additional fees for previously pre-approved services.
The Audit Committees will annually review and generally pre-approve the services that may be provided by each Auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee generally on an annual basis. The term of any general pre-approval runs from the date of such pre-approval through September 30th of the following year, unless the Audit Committees consider a different period and state otherwise. The Audit Committees will add to or subtract from the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.
The purpose of these policies and procedures is to set forth the guidelines to assist the Audit Committees in fulfilling their responsibilities.
Delegation
The Audit Committees may from time to time delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are Independent Trustees. All decisions to pre-approve a service by a delegated member shall be reported to the Audit Committees at the next quarterly meeting.
Audit Services
The annual audit services engagement terms will be subject to specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures such as tax provision work that is required to be performed by the independent auditor to be able to form an opinion on the Funds�� financial statements. The Audit Committees will obtain, review and consider sufficient information concerning the proposed Auditor to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence.
In addition to the annual Audit services engagement, the Audit Committees may grant either general or specific pre-approval of other audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include services such as issuing consents for the
inclusion of audited financial statements with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings.
Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committees may provide either general or specific pre-approval of any non-audit services to the Funds and its Service Affiliates if the Audit Committees believe that the provision of the service will not impair the independence of the Auditor, is consistent with the SEC’s Rules on auditor independence, and otherwise conforms to the Audit Committees’ general principles and policies as set forth herein.
Audit-Related Services
“Audit-related services” are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; and agreed-upon procedures related to mergers, compliance with ratings agency requirements and interfund lending activities.
Tax Services
“Tax services” include, but are not limited to, the review and signing of the Funds’ federal tax returns, the review of required distributions by the Funds and consultations regarding tax matters such as the tax treatment of new investments or the impact of new regulations. The Audit Committees will scrutinize carefully the retention of the Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Auditor, the major business purpose of which may be tax avoidance or the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committees will consult with the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and may consult with outside counsel or advisors as necessary to ensure the consistency of Tax services rendered by the Auditor with the foregoing policy.
No Auditor shall represent any Fund or any Service Affiliate before a tax court, district court or federal court of claims.
Under rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the SEC, in connection with seeking Audit Committees’ pre-approval of permissible Tax services, the Auditor shall:
| 1. | | Describe in writing to the Audit Committees, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter: |
| a. | | The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and |
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| b. | | Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service; |
| 2. | | Discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and |
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| 3. | | Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committees. |
All Other Auditor Services
The Audit Committees may pre-approve non-audit services classified as “All other services” that are not categorically prohibited by the SEC, as listed in Exhibit 1 to this policy.
Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Established Amounts
Pre-approval of estimated fees or established amounts for services to be provided by the Auditor under general or specific pre-approval policies will be set periodically by the Audit Committees. Any proposed fees exceeding 110% of the maximum estimated pre-approved fees or established amounts for pre-approved audit and non-audit services will be reported to the Audit Committees at the quarterly Audit Committees meeting and will require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will always factor in the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in determining whether to pre-approve any such services and in determining whether to approve any additional fees exceeding 110% of the maximum pre-approved fees or established amounts for previously pre-approved services.
Procedures
Generally on an annual basis, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”) will submit to the Audit Committees for general pre-approval, a list of non-audit services that the Funds or Service Affiliates of the Funds may request from the Auditor. The list will describe the non-audit services in reasonable detail and will include an estimated range of fees and such other information as the Audit Committee may request.
Each request for services to be provided by the Auditor under the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees will be submitted to the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Treasurer or his or her designee will ensure that such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees. The Audit Committees will be informed at the next quarterly scheduled Audit Committees meeting of any such services for which the Auditor rendered an invoice and whether such services and fees had been pre-approved and if so, by what means.
Each request to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committees shall be submitted to the Audit Committees jointly by the Fund’s Treasurer or his or her designee and the Auditor, and must include a joint statement that, in their view, such request is consistent with the policies and procedures and the SEC Rules.
Each request to provide tax services under either the general or specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees will describe in writing: (i) the scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the audit client, relating to the service; and (ii) any compensation arrangement or other agreement between the Auditor and any person (other than the audit client) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service. The Auditor will discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the Auditor’s independence and will document the substance of the discussion.
Non-audit services pursuant to the de minimis exception provided by the SEC Rules will be promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committees for approval, including documentation that each of the conditions for this exception, as set forth in the SEC Rules, has been satisfied.
On at least an annual basis, the Auditor will prepare a summary of all the services provided to any entity in the investment company complex as defined in section 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X in sufficient detail as to the nature of the engagement and the fees associated with those services.
The Audit Committees have designated the Funds’ Treasurer to monitor the performance of all services provided by the Auditor and to ensure such services are in compliance with these policies and procedures. The Funds’ Treasurer will report to the Audit Committees on a periodic basis as to the results of such monitoring. Both the Funds’ Treasurer and management of Invesco will immediately report to the chairman of the Audit Committees any breach of these policies and procedures that comes to the attention of the Funds’ Treasurer or senior management of Invesco.
Exhibit 1 to Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Policies and Procedures
Conditionally Prohibited Non-Audit Services (not prohibited if the Fund can reasonably conclude that the results of the service would not be subject to audit procedures in connection with the audit of the Fund’s financial statements)
| • | | Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client |
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| • | | Financial information systems design and implementation |
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| • | | Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports |
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| • | | Actuarial services |
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| • | | Internal audit outsourcing services |
Categorically Prohibited Non-Audit Services
| • | | Management functions |
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| • | | Human resources |
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| • | | Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services |
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| • | | Legal services |
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| • | | Expert services unrelated to the audit |
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| • | | Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission |
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| • | | Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance |
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| • | | Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund |
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| • | | Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible. |
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) | | As of February 21, 2012, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and 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 February 21, 2012, 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 this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
12(a) (1) | | Code of Ethics. |
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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: AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group)
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By: | | /s/ PHILIP A. TAYLOR Philip A. Taylor | | |
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Date: March 9, 2012 | | |
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/ PHILIP A. TAYLOR Philip A. Taylor | | |
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Date: March 9, 2012 | | |
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris Sheri Morris | | |
| | Principal Financial Officer | | |
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Date: March 9, 2012 | | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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12(a)(1) | | Code of Ethics. |
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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. |