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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 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Philip A. Taylor 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 12/31/15
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
Letters to Shareholders
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Philip Taylor | | | | Dear Shareholders: This annual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. Inside is a discussion of how your Fund was managed and the factors that affected its performance during the reporting period. US economic data were generally positive throughout 2015. The economy expanded modestly, and employment numbers improved steadily. Throughout the year, US consumers benefited from declining energy prices and greater credit availability, but a strong dollar crimped the profits of many large multi-national companies doing business overseas. Ending years of uncertainty, the US Federal Reserve in December finally raised short-term interest rates for the first time since 2006, signaling its confidence that the economy was likely to continue expanding and improving. Overseas, the economic story was less positive. The European Central Bank and central banks in China and Japan – as well as other |
countries – either instituted or maintained extraordinarily accommodative monetary policies in response to economic weakness. The year 2015 ended on a rocky note, as investors weighed mixed economic data and reacted to geopolitical developments; many analysts expected markets to remain volatile for some time to come.
Short-term market volatility can prompt some investors to abandon their investment plans – and can cause others to settle for average results. The investment professionals at Invesco, in contrast, invest with high conviction and a long-term perspective. At Invesco, investing with high conviction means offering a wide range of strategies designed to go beyond market benchmarks. We trust our research-driven insights, have confidence in our investment processes and build portfolios that reflect our beliefs. Our goal is to look past market noise in an effort to find attractive opportunities at attractive prices – consistent with the investment strategies spelled out in each fund’s prospectus. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure investment success; no investment strategy or risk analysis can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction.
You, too, can invest with high conviction by maintaining a long-term investment perspective and by working with your financial adviser on a regular basis. During periods of short-term market volatility or uncertainty, your financial adviser can keep you focused on your long-term investment goals – a new home, a child’s college education, or a secure retirement. He or she also can share research about the economy, the markets and individual investment options.
Visit our website for more information
Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. Click on the “Need to register” link in the “Account Access” box on our homepage to get started. Invesco’s mobile apps for iPhone® and iPad® (both available free from the App StoreSM) allow you to obtain the same detailed information, monitor your account and create customizable watch lists.
In addition to the resources accessible on our website and through our mobile app, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com. Our goal is to provide you the information you want, when and where you want it.
Have questions?
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs 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: Among the many important lessons I’ve learned in more than 40 years in a variety of business endeavors is the value of a trusted advocate. As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment, including but not limited to: n Ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time. n Monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions. |
n | | Assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus. |
n | | Monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
I trust the measures outlined above provide assurance that you have a worthy advocate when it comes to choosing the Invesco Funds.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
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, 2015, Class A shares of Invesco European Small Company Fund (the Fund), at net asset value (NAV), underperformed the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index, the Fund’s style-specific benchmark.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/14 to 12/31/15, 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 | | | | 7.01 | % |
Class B Shares | | | | 6.16 | |
Class C Shares | | | | 6.15 | |
Class Y Shares | | | | 7.24 | |
MSCI Europe Index▼ (Broad Market Index)* | | | | -2.84 | |
MSCI EAFE Index▼ (Former Broad Market Index)* | | | | -0.81 | |
MSCI Europe Small Cap Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 10.90 | |
Lipper European Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | 2.11 | |
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
*During the reporting period, the Fund elected to use the MSCI Europe Index as its broad market benchmark rather than the MSCI EAFE Index because the MSCI Europe Index more closely reflects the performance of the types of securities in which the Fund invests.
Market conditions and your Fund
Global equity markets faced significant headwinds during the year ended December 31, 2015. Developed markets were generally able to withstand these head-winds while more fragile emerging markets began to falter.
As the year began, the view that the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) would begin raising rates while other central banks were loosening monetary policy led the US dollar to strengthen against many currencies. At the same time, oil prices continued to decline as increased supply outstripped demand. Most other commodities fell, hurting related producers and economies. A colder-than-expected winter in the US and concerns about a possible Greek exit from the eurozone contributed to market uncertainty.
During the summer of 2015, China’s surprise devaluation of the renminbi and a significant downturn in its financial markets triggered a massive sell-off in global
equity markets, particularly in already-vulnerable emerging markets. In the fall, markets around the world began to regain their footing, but the impact of a late-year crash in oil prices offset these gains.
The global economy continued to expand, albeit slowly, during 2015. However, that growth became increasingly uneven across developed and emerging economies. Central bank policies also began to diverge as the Fed followed through on its commitment to normalize monetary policy by raising interest rates – even as the European Central Bank extended its asset purchase program and Japan introduced additional quantitative easing. While European equity markets were fairly resilient, or flat, for the year, many emerging markets – particularly China, Brazil and Russia – struggled and ended the year down significantly.
Fund holdings in the information technology (IT) sector outperformed those of the Fund’s style-specific benchmark and were among the strongest contributors
to the Fund’s relative performance. The Fund’s meaningful underweight allocation to the materials sector and stock selection in the consumer staples sector also contributed to the Fund’s relative results. Underweight allocation in the health care sector, the strongest performing sector in the index, combined with weak performance by select Fund holdings in the sector, detracted from the Fund’s relative results. Fund holdings in the industrials sector and overweight allocation to the weakened energy sector detracted from relative results as well.
On a geographic basis, Fund holdings in Switzerland and Spain outperformed those of the Fund’s style-specific benchmark and were among the most significant contributors to relative performance. The Fund’s stocks in Norway, Italy and Turkey, however, underperformed and were among the most significant detractors from relative results during the year. As a reminder, the Fund’s country and sector exposures are shaped by the stocks we select based on individual investment merits, rather than by making top-down/ macro-based allocation decisions.
From an individual securities perspective, Kardex and Cenit were among the most significant contributors to Fund performance during the year. Kardex is a Swiss-based company that provides products and services in static and automated storage solutions and materials handling systems. Shares of the company rose in the second half of the year after Kardex reported strong revenues in the first half of the year and beat prior year results. Favorable industry tailwinds also benefited Kardex during the year. Cenit is a Germany-based company that provides IT software and consultancy services for business processes primarily in the manufacturing industry. The company’s shares rose late in the year when Cenit raised its earnings outlook.
Portfolio Composition
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By sector | | % of total net assets |
| |
Industrials | | | | 19.7 | % |
Information Technology | | | | 18.5 | |
Financials | | | | 12.9 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 10.4 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 7.9 | |
Energy | | | | 4.9 | |
Health Care | | | | 3.1 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 0.7 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 21.9 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| | % of total net assets | |
1. | | Linedata Services | | | | 3.6 | % |
2. | | Total Produce PLC | | | | 2.6 | |
3. | | Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.-Savings Shares | | | | 2.6 | |
4. | | Kardex AG | | | | 2.3 | |
5. | | CENIT AG | | | | 2.1 | |
6. | | Tessi S.A. | | | | 2.0 | |
7. | | Israel Discount Bank | | | | 1.9 | |
8. | | Origin Enterprises PLC | | | | 1.8 | |
9. | | Cegid Group SA | | | | 1.8 | |
10. | | Micro Focus International PLC | | | | 1.7 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | $ | 501.7 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 76 | |
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.
Data presented here are as of December 31, 2015.
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In contrast, Yazicilar Holding and MorphoSys were among the most significant detractors from Fund performance over the year. Turkey-based holding company Yazicilar was the leading detractor from Fund performance as the company’s share price fell by double digits during the reporting period. MorphoSys is a German biotechnology company with a proprietary platform to develop human antibodies for specific diseases. Shares of the company dropped when it announced its partnership with Celgene (not a Fund holding) for a multiple myeloma drug candidate was ending. There were, however, no indications of negative surprises in MorphoSys’ drug trials. With a deep pipeline of over 100 drug compounds, the company has many transformative opportunities.
Over the year, we continued to look for opportunities to improve the growth and quality characteristics of the Fund. As disconcerting as volatility may be, we believe it creates long-term opportunities for our shareholders. It’s rare to find a thriving business at a compelling valuation when everything is going right; rather, those valuations typically occur when fear dominates the market. The Fund added several new additions to the portfolio during the year; most notably, Romanian retail and commercial bank Banca Transilvania, French-based IT services and software company Infotel, and Israel-based bank Israel Discount Bank. We also trimmed or sold Fund holdings with earnings, quality and valuation (EQV) characteristics that were no longer as compelling as when we first initiated positions in them, including Abbey, Vianini Lavori and Chime Communications. The latter two companies received takeover offers in 2015.
The strong market in recent years, aided by accommodative monetary policy which kept interest rates very low, has misplaced the normal Darwinian “survival of the fittest” contest of capitalism. In doing so, it has negated the advantages that less-leveraged companies derive from their balance sheets – both as a bulwark against economic weakness, but also as an offensive tool to take advantage of stressed competitors. At some point, interest rates should normalize and our preference for companies with strong balance sheets may be rewarded.
As always, regardless of the macroeconomic environment, we remain focused on a bottom-up investment approach of identifying attractive companies that fit our EQV-focused investment process. We continue to look for high-quality
growth companies that exhibit the following characteristics: strong organic revenue growth; high returns on capital; pricing power; strong balance sheets; cash generation; effective capital allocation and reasonable valuations. In addition, we continue to favor companies that are resilient in weak economic environments. We believe that this balanced EQV-focused approach may help deliver attractive returns over the long term.
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.
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| | Jason Holzer Chartered Financial Analyst, Portfolio Manager, is lead manager of Invesco European Small |
Company Fund. He joined Invesco in 1996. Mr. Holzer earned a BA in quantitative economics and an MS in engineering economic systems from Stanford University. |
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| | Borge Endresen Chartered Financial Analyst, Portfolio Manager, is manager of Invesco European Small Company |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 1999. Mr. Endresen earned a BS in finance from the University of Oregon and an MBA 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 12/31/05
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
During the reporting period, the Fund elected to use the MSCI Europe Index as its broad market benchmark rather than the MSCI EAFE Index because the MSCI Europe Index more closely reflects the performance of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. Because this is the first reporting period since we have adopted the new index, SEC guidelines require that we
compare performance to both the old and new indexes.
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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report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments.
n | | Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial re- sources. 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 vol- umes, 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 Europe Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 15 Developed Markets (DM) countries in Europe. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. |
n | | The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. |
n | | The MSCI Europe Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap European stocks. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. |
n | | The Lipper European Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative |
of European funds tracked by Lipper.
n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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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Average Annual Total Returns | | | | | |
As of 12/31/15, including maximum applicable sales charges | | | | | |
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Class A Shares | | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | | 10.58 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.98 | |
5 Years | | | | 7.24 | |
1 Year | | | | 1.12 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | | 10.58 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.95 | |
5 Years | | | | 7.33 | |
1 Year | | | | 1.16 | |
| |
Class C Shares | | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | | 10.19 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.78 | |
5 Years | | | | 7.64 | |
1 Year | | | | 5.15 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 7.78 | % |
5 Years | | | | 8.73 | |
1 Year | | | | 7.24 | |
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.
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 and Class Y shares was 1.41%, 2.16%, 2.16% and 1.16%, respectively.1 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 1.43%, 2.18%, 2.18% and 1.18%, 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2017. See current prospectus for more information. |
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Other information
n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values (NAVs) 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 NAVs for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those NAVs may differ from the NAVs 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. |
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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, 2015, 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. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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 | | Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. |
n | | Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counter-party risk is the risk that the counter-party to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the |
| Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions. |
n | | Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets 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 focus risk. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it focuses its |
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
| investments in certain countries, especially emerging markets countries. |
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 | | Investing in the European Union risk. Many countries in the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The European Union faces major issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption, abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the European Union’s enlargement to the south and east, and resolution of the European Union’s problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member state’s market to cause a similar effect on other member states’ markets. Eu-ropean countries that are part of the European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the union seeks to impose on its members. |
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 | | Preferred securities risk. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to |
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2015
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–78.09% | |
Austria–0.74% | |
Semperit AG Holding | | | 110,281 | | | $ | 3,702,121 | |
|
Belgium–1.84% | |
Sioen Industries N.V. | | | 251,000 | | | | 4,991,769 | |
Van de Velde N.V. | | | 62,106 | | | | 4,235,229 | |
| | | | | | | 9,226,998 | |
|
France–21.75% | |
Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole d’Ile-de-France | | | 55,078 | | | | 4,543,072 | |
Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel Brie Picardie–CCI | | | 94,000 | | | | 2,371,006 | |
Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel de Normandie-Seine–CCI | | | 46,988 | | | | 5,045,144 | |
Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel Nord de France–CCI | | | 365,844 | | | | 6,353,344 | |
Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel Sud Rhone Alpes–CCI | | | 19,700 | | | | 3,277,928 | |
Cegid Group S.A. | | | 155,000 | | | | 8,776,050 | |
Constuctions Industrielles de la Mediterranee S.A. | | | 80,972 | | | | 7,895,070 | |
GEA | | | 49,000 | | | | 3,959,193 | |
Gerard Perrier Industrie S.A. | | | 163,600 | | | | 5,867,146 | |
Infotel S.A. | | | 145,100 | | | | 5,017,614 | |
Linedata Services(a) | | | 506,159 | | | | 18,020,237 | |
Maisons France Confort S.A. | | | 112,990 | | | | 4,911,675 | |
Manutan International | | | 93,000 | | | | 4,952,320 | |
Metropole Television S.A. | | | 151,302 | | | | 2,601,301 | |
Neurones | | | 280,000 | | | | 5,297,689 | |
Solucom | | | 38,000 | | | | 2,870,107 | |
Tessi S.A. | | | 72,694 | | | | 10,049,616 | |
Total Gabon | | | 8,432 | | | | 1,181,172 | |
Trigano S.A. | | | 100,188 | | | | 6,119,582 | |
| | | | | | | 109,109,266 | |
|
Germany–7.17% | |
CANCOM S.E. | | | 50,310 | | | | 2,384,410 | |
CENIT AG(a) | | | 463,575 | | | | 10,307,546 | |
MorphoSys AG(b) | | | 76,912 | | | | 4,806,780 | |
Nemetschek AG | | | 92,428 | | | | 4,606,908 | |
Nexus AG | | | 230,566 | | | | 4,790,549 | |
SMT Scharf AG(b) | | | 89,110 | | | | 960,552 | |
Takkt AG | | | 218,690 | | | | 4,392,251 | |
Tomorrow Focus AG(b) | | | 970,687 | | | | 3,744,874 | |
| | | | | | | 35,993,870 | |
|
Greece–2.99% | |
Autohellas S.A. | | | 207,551 | | | | 2,357,061 | |
European Reliance General Insurance Co. S.A.(b) | | | 1,400 | | | | 2,149 | |
Hellenic Exchanges — Athens Stock Exchange S.A. | | | 700,000 | | | | 4,031,842 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Greece–(continued) | |
Karelia Tobacco Co. Inc. S.A. | | | 7,255 | | | $ | 1,971,093 | |
Metka S.A. | | | 852,192 | | | | 6,649,539 | |
| | | | | | | 15,011,684 | |
|
Ireland–7.29% | |
CPL Resources PLC | | | 659,792 | | | | 4,533,495 | |
Fyffes PLC | | | 4,410,483 | | | | 7,237,570 | |
IFG Group PLC | | | 1,096,500 | | | | 2,657,316 | |
Origin Enterprises PLC | | | 1,097,112 | | | | 9,001,763 | |
Total Produce PLC | | | 8,216,323 | | | | 13,125,761 | |
| | | | | | | 36,555,905 | |
|
Israel–3.70% | |
Hilan Ltd. | | | 517,409 | | | | 6,582,135 | |
Israel Discount Bank Ltd.–Class A(b) | | | 5,283,000 | | | | 9,585,459 | |
MIND C.T.I. Ltd. | | | 950,000 | | | | 2,403,500 | |
| | | | | | | 18,571,094 | |
|
Italy–3.76% | |
Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.–Savings Shares | | | 920,532 | | | | 13,102,536 | |
El.En. S.p.A. | | | 132,000 | | | | 5,757,757 | |
| | | | | | | 18,860,293 | |
|
Norway–5.21% | |
Bonheur ASA | | | 333,997 | | | | 2,007,637 | |
Ekornes ASA | | | 543,214 | | | | 6,089,787 | |
Ganger Rolf ASA | | | 320,785 | | | | 1,691,741 | |
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA | | | 296,721 | | | | 4,870,380 | |
NextGenTel Holding ASA | | | 903,998 | | | | 3,465,381 | |
Prosafe S.E. | | | 1,635,528 | | | | 3,895,329 | |
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA–Class A | | | 270,539 | | | | 4,096,170 | |
| | | | | | | 26,116,425 | |
|
Portugal–0.32% | |
Conduril — Engenharia S.A. | | | 26,692 | | | | 1,624,422 | |
|
Romania–3.78% | |
Banca Transilvania(b) | | | 9,015,400 | | | | 5,256,170 | |
Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ S.A. | | | 1,142,000 | | | | 7,457,962 | |
Transgaz SA Medias | | | 93,900 | | | | 6,251,725 | |
| | | | | | | 18,965,857 | |
|
Spain–1.63% | |
Baron de Ley, S.A.(b) | | | 68,000 | | | | 8,183,923 | |
|
Switzerland–4.22% | |
Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG | | | 16,625 | | | | 3,554,117 | |
Kardex AG | | | 146,348 | | | | 11,355,997 | |
Kuoni Reisen Holding AG | | | 22,590 | | | | 6,284,821 | |
| | | | | | | 21,194,935 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Turkey–0.93% | |
Yazicilar Holding A.S.–Class A | | | 1,064,364 | | | $ | 4,653,376 | |
|
United Kingdom–12.76% | |
City of London Investment Group PLC | | | 900,000 | | | | 4,577,236 | |
Clarkson PLC | | | 124,788 | | | | 4,140,855 | |
DCC PLC | | | 58,026 | | | | 4,818,139 | |
Diploma PLC | | | 458,327 | | | | 5,129,708 | |
Fairpoint Group PLC | | | 1,852,500 | | | | 3,713,973 | |
Hargreaves Services PLC | | | 609,000 | | | | 2,316,214 | |
IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 394,373 | | | | 4,643,251 | |
Jupiter Fund Management PLC | | | 61,200 | | | | 404,626 | |
Micro Focus International PLC | | | 372,047 | | | | 8,734,294 | |
NAHL Group PLC | | | 1,180,000 | | | | 3,911,694 | |
SafeStyle UK PLC | | | 1,702,000 | | | | 6,335,233 | |
Savills PLC | | | 616,600 | | | | 8,010,090 | |
Tribal Group PLC | | | 1,795,117 | | | | 633,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
United Kingdom–(continued) | |
Tullett Prebon PLC | | | 773,220 | | | $ | 4,241,353 | |
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC | | | 81,512 | | | | 2,370,391 | |
| | | | 63,980,217 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $369,640,681) | | | | 391,750,386 | |
| |
Money Market Funds–21.76% | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.29%(c) | | | 54,575,552 | | | | 54,575,552 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.24%(c) | | | 54,575,553 | | | | 54,575,553 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $109,151,105) | | | | 109,151,105 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.85% (Cost $478,791,786) | | | | 500,901,491 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.15% | | | | 771,581 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 501,673,072 | |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Affiliated company during the period. The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines an “affiliated person” as an issuance in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of that issuer. The aggregate value of these securities as of December 31, 2015 was $28,327,783, which represented 5.65% of the Fund’s Net Assets. See Note 4. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of December 31, 2015. |
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, 2015
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (Cost $349,771,524) | | $ | 363,422,603 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $129,020,262) | | | 137,478,888 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $478,791,786) | | | 500,901,491 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $275,282) | | | 275,769 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 1,742,985 | |
Dividends | | | 438,908 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 75,963 | |
Other assets | | | 51,470 | |
Total assets | | | 503,486,586 | |
|
Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,426,538 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 204,036 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 114 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 96,066 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 86,760 | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,813,514 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 501,673,072 | |
|
Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 480,777,329 | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (1,189,575 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 22,085,318 | |
| | $ | 501,673,072 | |
| | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 205,621,174 | |
Class B | | $ | 2,261,934 | |
Class C | | $ | 36,613,027 | |
Class Y | | $ | 257,176,937 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Class A | | | 16,386,431 | |
Class B | | | 192,293 | |
Class C | | | 3,107,921 | |
Class Y | | | 20,413,746 | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 12.55 | |
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $12.55 ¸ 94.50%) | | $ | 13.28 | |
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.76 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.78 | |
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.60 | |
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, 2015
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,245,245) | | $ | 9,401,756 | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | 904,715 | |
Total investment income | | | 10,306,471 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 3,731,851 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 107,742 | |
Custodian fees | | | 203,175 | |
Class A | | | 446,110 | |
Class B | | | 25,569 | |
Class C | | | 338,470 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 597,395 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 25,907 | |
Other | | | 207,254 | |
Total expenses | | | 5,683,473 | |
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (80,581 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 5,602,892 | |
Net investment income | | | 4,703,579 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 7,319,440 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (172,636 | ) |
| | | 7,146,804 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 9,908,923 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 5,274 | |
| | | 9,914,197 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 17,061,001 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 21,764,580 | |
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, 2015 and 2014
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,703,579 | | | $ | 9,438,932 | |
Net realized gain | | | 7,146,804 | | | | 41,318,618 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 9,914,197 | | | | (82,685,624 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 21,764,580 | | | | (31,928,074 | ) |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,906,436 | ) | | | (3,787,104 | ) |
Class B | | | (22,058 | ) | | | (35,980 | ) |
Class C | | | (354,102 | ) | | | (425,925 | ) |
Class Y | | | (3,958,363 | ) | | | (3,218,418 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (7,240,959 | ) | | | (7,467,427 | ) |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (7,683,968 | ) | | | (15,612,360 | ) |
Class B | | | (92,043 | ) | | | (275,650 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,477,571 | ) | | | (3,263,075 | ) |
Class Y | | | (9,346,821 | ) | | | (11,303,522 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (18,600,403 | ) | | | (30,454,607 | ) |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 32,487,591 | | | | (101,634,479 | ) |
Class B | | | (709,689 | ) | | | (1,828,646 | ) |
Class C | | | 2,517,984 | | | | (10,214,729 | ) |
Class Y | | | 119,602,300 | | | | (118,118,178 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 153,898,186 | | | | (231,796,032 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 149,821,404 | | | | (301,646,140 | ) |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 351,851,668 | | | | 653,497,808 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(1,189,575) and $1,214,692, respectively) | | $ | 501,673,072 | | | $ | 351,851,668 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2015
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 to Class A shares. 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 to Class A shares. 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 the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.
Effective open of business on November 30, 2015, the Fund is closing to new investors and limiting to certain investors.
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 securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a
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particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
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, |
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| the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The 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 the 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. | 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the 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% | | |
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.93%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, 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 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 Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2016. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. 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, 2017, 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, 2015, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $79,187.
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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, 2015, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $99,063 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $13,343, $1,090 and $1,455 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, 2015. 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, 2015, there were transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 of $75,105,462 and from Level 2 to Level 1 of $66,695,516, due to foreign fair value adjustments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Austria | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,702,121 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,702,121 | |
Belgium | | | 9,226,998 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,226,998 | |
France | | | 92,493,313 | | | | 16,615,953 | | | | — | | | | 109,109,266 | |
Germany | | | 14,052,420 | | | | 21,941,450 | | | | — | | | | 35,993,870 | |
Greece | | | 15,009,535 | | | | 2,149 | | | | — | | | | 15,011,684 | |
Ireland | | | 32,022,410 | | | | 4,533,495 | | | | — | | | | 36,555,905 | |
Israel | | | 18,571,094 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18,571,094 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 18,860,293 | | | | — | | | | 18,860,293 | |
Norway | | | 15,156,258 | | | | 10,960,167 | | | | — | | | | 26,116,425 | |
Portugal | | | 1,624,422 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,624,422 | |
Romania | | | 6,251,725 | | | | 12,714,132 | | | | — | | | | 18,965,857 | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 8,183,923 | | | | — | | | | 8,183,923 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 21,194,935 | | | | — | | | | 21,194,935 | |
Turkey | | | 4,653,376 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,653,376 | |
United Kingdom | | | 29,236,558 | | | | 34,743,659 | | | | — | | | | 63,980,217 | |
United States | | | 109,151,105 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 109,151,105 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 347,449,214 | | | $ | 153,452,277 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 500,901,491 | |
NOTE 4—Investments in Other Affiliates
The 1940 Act defines an “affiliated person” as an issuance in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The following is a summary of the investments in other affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2015.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Value 12/31/14 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value 12/31/15 | | | Dividend Income | |
CENIT AG | | $ | 6,613,861 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 94,297 | | | $ | 3,599,388 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,307,546 | | | $ | 473,250 | |
Linedata Services | | | 13,192,331 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,827,906 | | | | — | | | | 18,020,237 | | | | 354,539 | |
Total | | $ | 19,806,192 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 94,297 | | | $ | 8,427,294 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,327,783 | | | $ | 827,789 | |
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $1,394.
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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 were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 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. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 7,240,959 | | | $ | 7,467,427 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 18,600,403 | | | | 30,454,607 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 25,841,362 | | | $ | 37,922,034 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2015 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,204,958 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 19,805,082 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (24,387 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (89,910 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | �� | | 480,777,329 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 501,673,072 | |
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 the tax treatment of 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. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date 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 carryforwards 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 as of December 31, 2015.
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, 2015 was $98,822,927 and $63,870,575, 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 | | $ | 79,569,582 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (59,764,500 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 19,805,082 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $481,096,409.
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NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies and foreign currency transactions, on December 31, 2015, undistributed net investment income was increased by $133,113, undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $110,734 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $22,379. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2015(a) | | | 2014 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 7,706,389 | | | $ | 101,845,450 | | | | 171,206 | | | $ | 2,315,482 | |
Class B | | | 15,505 | | | | 194,138 | | | | 2,691 | | | | 37,777 | |
Class C | | | 909,649 | | | | 11,284,007 | | | | 10,795 | | | | 136,553 | |
Class Y | | | 15,197,719 | | | | 198,082,162 | | | | 4,888,149 | | | | 67,521,219 | |
| | | | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 790,732 | | | | 9,971,125 | | | | 1,453,648 | | | | 17,850,801 | |
Class B | | | 8,782 | | | | 103,887 | | | | 23,882 | | | | 276,556 | |
Class C | | | 147,439 | | | | 1,745,682 | | | | 298,929 | | | | 3,467,581 | |
Class Y | | | 890,013 | | | | 11,267,573 | | | | 1,030,082 | | | | 12,690,602 | |
| | | | |
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 36,320 | | | | 461,774 | | | | 64,307 | | | | 962,022 | |
Class B | | | (38,649 | ) | | | (461,774 | ) | | | (68,207 | ) | | | (962,022 | ) |
| | | | |
Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (6,211,446 | ) | | | (79,790,758 | ) | | | (8,407,365 | ) | | | (122,762,784 | ) |
Class B | | | (45,563 | ) | | | (545,940 | ) | | | (83,323 | ) | | | (1,180,957 | ) |
Class C | | | (880,736 | ) | | | (10,511,705 | ) | | | (1,030,443 | ) | | | (13,818,863 | ) |
Class Y | | | (7,042,605 | ) | | | (89,747,435 | ) | | | (13,885,483 | ) | | | (198,329,999 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 11,483,549 | | | $ | 153,898,186 | | | | (15,531,132 | ) | | $ | (231,796,032 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 51% 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. |
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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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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period(b) | | | Total return(c) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(d) | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | $ | 12.36 | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 0.73 | | | $ | 0.87 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) | | $ | (0.49 | ) | | $ | (0.68 | ) | | $ | 12.55 | | | | 7.01 | % | | $ | 205,621 | | | | 1.44 | %(e) | | | 1.46 | %(e) | | | 1.12 | %(e) | | | 19 | % |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 14.85 | | | | 0.26 | (f) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (1.44 | ) | | | 12.36 | | | | (7.02 | ) | | | 173,809 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.72 | (f) | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 11.56 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 3.48 | | | | 3.60 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 14.85 | | | | 31.18 | | | | 308,622 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 9.33 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 2.70 | | | | 2.87 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | 11.56 | | | | 31.04 | | | | 91,980 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 18 | |
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 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 20 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 11.65 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 11.76 | | | | 6.16 | | | | 2,262 | | | | 2.19 | (e) | | | 2.21 | (e) | | | 0.37 | (e) | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 14.05 | | | | 0.14 | (f) | | | (1.23 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | 11.65 | | | | (7.71 | ) | | | 2,938 | | | | 2.14 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 0.97 | (f) | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 10.99 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 3.29 | | | | 3.31 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 14.05 | | | | 30.14 | | | | 5,299 | | | | 2.21 | | | | 2.24 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 8.89 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 2.58 | | | | 2.66 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 10.99 | | | | 30.14 | | | | 6,738 | | | | 2.44 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 18 | |
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 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 20 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 11.66 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 11.78 | | | | 6.24 | | | | 36,613 | | | | 2.19 | (e) | | | 2.21 | (e) | | | 0.37 | (e) | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 14.07 | | | | 0.14 | (f) | | | (1.24 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | 11.66 | | | | (7.78 | ) | | | 34,195 | | | | 2.14 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 0.97 | (f) | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 11.00 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 3.30 | | | | 3.32 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 14.07 | | | | 30.20 | | | | 51,379 | | | | 2.21 | | | | 2.24 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 8.90 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 2.58 | | | | 2.66 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 11.00 | | | | 30.11 | | | | 15,198 | | | | 2.44 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 18 | |
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 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 20 | |
Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 12.39 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.91 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 12.60 | | | | 7.33 | | | | 257,177 | | | | 1.19 | (e) | | | 1.21 | (e) | | | 1.37 | (e) | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 14.90 | | | | 0.30 | (f) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) | | | 12.39 | | | | (6.81 | ) | | | 140,910 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.97 | (f) | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 11.59 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 3.48 | | | | 3.64 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 14.90 | | | | 31.44 | | | | 288,198 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 9.35 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 2.71 | | | | 2.91 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 11.59 | | | | 31.38 | | | | 27,785 | | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.82 | | | | 18 | |
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 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 20 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share for the fiscal years ended prior to December 31, 2012. |
(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 $178,444, $2,557, $33,847 and $188,377 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(f) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.18 and 1.23%, $0.07 and 0.48%, $0.07 and 0.48%, $0.22 and 1.48% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
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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, 2015, 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 audit 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, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Houston, Texas
February 24, 2016
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including 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, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/15) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/15)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/15) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,009.60 | | | $ | 7.09 | | | $ | 1,018.15 | | | $ | 7.12 | | | | 1.40 | % |
B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,005.50 | | | | 10.87 | | | | 1,014.37 | | | | 10.92 | | | | 2.15 | |
C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,005.50 | | | | 10.87 | | | | 1,014.37 | | | | 10.92 | | | | 2.15 | |
Y | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,010.50 | | | | 5.83 | | | | 1,019.41 | | | | 5.85 | | | | 1.15 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, 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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Tax Information
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, 2015:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 18,600,403 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 100 | % |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0.00 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0.00 | % |
Foreign Taxes | | $ | 0.0330 | per share |
Foreign Source Income | | $ | 0.3038 | per share |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, 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 Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
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 Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 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) | | 146 | | None |
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 known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class 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), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company), Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company), Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltèe and Invesco Financial Services Ltd/Services Financiers Invesco Ltèe; Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Fund Inc (corporate mutual fund company); 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; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc | | 146 | | None |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) 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. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the Adviser. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2003 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, COMSAT Corporation; Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company); ACE Limited (insurance company); Independent Directors Council and Investment Company Institute | | 146 | | ALPS (Attorneys Liability Protection Society) (insurance company) and Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (metallurgical company) |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer | | 146 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2000 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office/private equity investments) Formerly: Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Evans Scholars Foundation and Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association | | 146 | | Trustee, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Chairman of the Board, Denver Film Society |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2003 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); 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) | | 146 | | Director of: Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., Reich & Tang Funds, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company, the Boss Group |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2003 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 146 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Eli Jones — Trustee | | 2016 | | Professor and Dean, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University Formerly: Professor and Dean, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, and E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University | | 146 | | Director, Insperity, Inc., (2011-present) and ARVEST Bank (2012-2015) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired. Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 146 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 1997 | | Retired. Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 146 | | None |
Robert C. Troccoli — Trustee | | 2016 | | Retired. Formerly: Senior Partner, KPMG LLP | | 146 | | None |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired. Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 146 | | None |
Suzanne H. Woolsey — 1941 Trustee | | 2014 | | Chief Executive Officer of Woolsey Partners LLC | | 146 | | Emeritus Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses; Trustee of Colorado College; Trustee of California Institute of Technology; Prior to 2014, Director of Fluor Corp.; Prior to 2010, Trustee of the German Marshall Fund of the United States; Prior to 2010 Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Institute |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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.); Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Managing Director, 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, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Director, Vice President and Secretary, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Vice President, 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 Aim 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) | | N/A | | N/A |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 2003 | | 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); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim 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.; and 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 | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | �� | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. and Invesco Management Company Limited; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only) Formerly: Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); 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.; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, INVESCO National Trust Company and Invesco Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2015 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A., Inc.); and Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Global Assurance Officer, Invesco Ltd. and Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, 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 | | N/A | | N/A |
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 1000 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 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | | |
SEC file numbers: 811-01540 and 002-27334 ESC-AR-1 Invesco Distributors, Inc. | |
Letters to Shareholders
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Philip Taylor | | | | Dear Shareholders: This annual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. Inside is a discussion of how your Fund was managed and the factors that affected its performance during the reporting period. US economic data were generally positive throughout 2015. The economy expanded modestly, and employment numbers improved steadily. Throughout the year, US consumers benefited from declining energy prices and greater credit availability, but a strong dollar crimped the profits of many large multi-national companies doing business overseas. Ending years of uncertainty, the US Federal Reserve in December finally raised short-term |
interest rates for the first time since 2006, signaling its confidence that the economy was likely to continue expanding and improving. Overseas, the economic story was less positive. The European Central Bank and central banks in China and Japan – as well as other countries – either instituted or maintained extraordinarily accommodative monetary policies in response to economic weakness. The year 2015 ended on a rocky note, as investors weighed mixed economic data and reacted to geopolitical developments; many analysts expected markets to remain volatile for some time to come.
Short-term market volatility can prompt some investors to abandon their investment plans – and can cause others to settle for average results. The investment professionals at Invesco, in contrast, invest with high conviction and a long-term perspective. At Invesco, investing with high conviction means offering a wide range of strategies designed to go beyond market benchmarks. We trust our research-driven insights, have confidence in our investment processes and build portfolios that reflect our beliefs. Our goal is to look past market noise in an effort to find attractive opportunities at attractive prices – consistent with the investment strategies spelled out in each fund’s prospectus. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure investment success; no investment strategy or risk analysis can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction.
You, too, can invest with high conviction by maintaining a long-term investment perspective and by working with your financial adviser on a regular basis. During periods of short-term market volatility or uncertainty, your financial adviser can keep you focused on your long-term investment goals – a new home, a child’s college education, or a secure retirement. He or she also can share research about the economy, the markets and individual investment options.
Visit our website for more information
Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. Click on the “Need to register” link in the “Account Access” box on our homepage to get started. Invesco’s mobile apps for iPhone® and iPad® (both available free from the App StoreSM) allow you to obtain the same detailed information, monitor your account and create customizable watch lists.
In addition to the resources accessible on our website and through our mobile app, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com. Our goal is to provide you the information you want, when and where you want it.
Have questions?
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs 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: Among the many important lessons I’ve learned in more than 40 years in a variety of business endeavors is the value of a trusted advocate. As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment, including but not limited to: n Ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time. n Monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions. |
n | | Assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus. |
n | | Monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
I trust the measures outlined above provide assurance that you have a worthy advocate when it comes to choosing the Invesco Funds.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
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, 2015, Class A shares of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund (the Fund), at net asset value (NAV), underperformed the MSCI World Index, the Fund’s broad market/style-specific benchmark.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/14 to 12/31/15, 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 | | | | -2.16 | % |
Class B Shares | | | | -2.96 | |
Class C Shares | | | | -2.95 | |
Class R Shares | | | | -2.50 | |
Class Y Shares | | | | -2.01 | |
Class R5 Shares | | | | -1.87 | |
MSCI World Index▼ (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | | -0.87 | |
Lipper Global Large-Cap Core Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | -2.76 | |
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc. | | | | | |
Market conditions and your Fund
Global equity markets faced significant headwinds during the year ended December 31, 2015. Developed markets were generally able to better withstand these headwinds, as more fragile emerging markets began to falter.
As the year began, the view that the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) would begin raising rates while other central banks were loosening monetary policy led the US dollar to strengthen against many currencies. At the same time, oil prices continued to decline as increased supply outstripped demand. This had the effect of hurting commodity- and materials-based economies – and companies in related sectors. A colder-than-expected winter in the US and concerns about a possible Greek exit from the eurozone contributed to market uncertainty.
During the summer of 2015, China’s surprise devaluation of the renminbi and a significant downturn in its financial markets triggered a massive sell-off in global equity markets, particularly in already-vulnerable emerging markets. In
the fall of 2015, markets around the world began to regain their footing, but the impact of a late-year crash in oil prices offset these gains.
The global economy continued to expand, albeit slowly, during 2015. However, that growth became increasingly uneven across developed and emerging economies. Central bank policies also began to diverge as the Fed followed through on its commitment to normalize monetary policy by raising interest rates – even as the European Central Bank extended its asset purchase program and Japan introduced additional quantitative easing. While European equity markets were fairly resilient, or flat, for the year, many emerging markets – particularly China, Brazil and Russia – struggled and ended the year down significantly.
During the year, stock selection in the energy, financials and materials sectors benefited Fund performance relative to the broad market/style-specific benchmark. In addition, underweight exposure in the energy and materials sectors benefited Fund performance. The largest
detractors from Fund performance relative to the MSCI World Index included stock selection in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials and information technology (IT) sectors.
From a geographic perspective, stock selection in France, Germany and the Netherlands was beneficial to the Fund’s relative performance. Also aiding performance was the Fund’s underweight exposure to Australia. Conversely, stock selection in Japan and the US was the largest detractor from the Fund’s relative performance.
Randstad Holdings, a Dutch staffing and human resources services company, was a top contributor for the year. The company benefited from Europe’s improving employment outlook. We sold our position within the holding before the end of the reporting period.
In the financials sector, First Republic Bank performed strongly after reporting strong operational execution and growth.
Detracting from the Fund’s overall performance was American Express. The stock’s performance was hurt after the company announced it would end its partnership program with Costco (not a Fund holding).
In addition, Komatsu, a Japanese industrial firm, was hurt by global mining trends, particularly in China.
During the reporting period, our largest overweight positions relative to the MSCI World Index were in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and IT sectors. The Fund also had slightly overweight positions in the telecommunication services and health care sectors. The largest underweight positions were in the energy and materials sectors.
As always, we are focused on companies that provide an attractive return on invested capital, trade at attractive valuations and have management teams with a long-term perspective. In short, we seek to take advantage of the market’s
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Portfolio Composition |
By sector | | % of total net assets |
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Financials | | 20.8% |
Health Care | | 16.4 |
Information Technology | | 15.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | | 15.1 |
Industrials | | 10.3 |
Consumer Staples | | 9.6 |
Energy | | 6.5 |
Telecommunication Services | | 3.6 |
Materials | | 1.6 |
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Money Market Funds | | |
Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | 0.5 |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
% of total net assets |
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1. Alphabet Inc.-Class C | | 3.2% |
2. American Express Co. | | 2.9 |
3. Allergan PLC | | 2.4 |
4. Vodafone Group PLC-ADR | | 2.4 |
5. Roche Holding AG | | 2.3 |
6. Danone | | 2.2 |
7. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Class A | | 2.2 |
8. Progressive Corp. (The) | | 2.1 |
9. Diageo PLC | | 2.0 |
10. Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 2.0 |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $954.8 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 89 | |
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.
Data presented here are as of December 31, 2015.
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volatile behavior and short-term focus. We believe our conservative approach should position the Fund to navigate the evolving economic backdrop.
We thank you for your continued investment in Invesco Global Core Equity 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.
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| | Erik Esselink Portfolio Manager, is manager of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco in 2007. Mr. Esselink earned a |
bachelor of science degree from the Rotterdam School of Economics, where he studied commercial economics. |
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| | Brian Nelson Chartered Financial Analyst, Portfolio Manager, is manager of Invesco Global Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco in |
2004. Mr. Nelson earned a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
Assisted by Invesco’s Global Core Equity Team
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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 12/31/05
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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n | | Preferred securities risk. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. |
n | | The Lipper Global Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global large-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. |
n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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 returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values (NAVs) 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 NAVs for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those NAVs may differ from the NAVs 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. |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 12/31/15, including maximum applicable sales charges | |
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Class A Shares | | | | | |
Inception (12/29/00) | | | | 4.28 | % |
10 Years | | | | 1.82 | |
5 Years | | | | 2.69 | |
1 Year | | | | -7.52 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | | |
Inception (12/29/00) | | | | 4.29 | % |
10 Years | | | | 1.88 | |
5 Years | | | | 2.93 | |
1 Year | | | | -7.78 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | | |
Inception (12/29/00) | | | | 3.93 | % |
10 Years | | | | 1.62 | |
5 Years | | | | 3.07 | |
1 Year | | | | -3.91 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 2.13 | % |
5 Years | | | | 3.58 | |
1 Year | | | | -2.50 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 2.56 | % |
5 Years | | | | 4.09 | |
1 Year | | | | -2.01 | |
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Class R5 Shares | | | | | |
Inception (10/25/05) | | | | 3.47 | % |
10 Years | | | | 2.88 | |
5 Years | | | | 4.22 | |
1 Year | | | | -1.87 | |
Class R shares incepted on May 23, 2011. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
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.
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 Class R5 shares was 1.29%, 2.04%, 2.04%, 1.54%, 1.04% 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 Class R5 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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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, 2015, 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. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
n | | Class R shares are generally available only to employer sponsored retirement and benefit plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
n | | Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
n | | Class R5 shares are primarily intended for employer sponsored retirement and benefit plans that meet certain standards and for institutional investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. |
n | | Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by |
| | owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions. |
n | | Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets 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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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing. |
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
n | | Geographic focus risk. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it focuses its investments in certain countries, especially emerging markets countries. |
n | | Investing in the European Union risk. Many countries in the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The European Union faces major issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption, abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the European Union’s enlargement to the south and east, and resolution of the European Union’s problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member state’s market to cause a similar effect on other member states’ markets. European countries that are part of the European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the union seeks to impose on its members. |
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. |
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2015
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.55% | |
Australia–1.08% | |
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 512,057 | | | $ | 10,334,530 | |
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Canada–0.64% | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | | | 155,944 | | | | 6,110,900 | |
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China–0.78% | |
Baidu, Inc.–ADR(a) | | | 39,451 | | | | 7,457,817 | |
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Finland–0.91% | |
Sampo Oyj–Class A | | | 170,972 | | | | 8,665,913 | |
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France–4.88% | |
Danone | | | 311,147 | | | | 20,998,499 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E. | | | 74,183 | | | | 11,596,782 | |
Publicis Groupe S.A. | | | 210,450 | | | | 13,957,977 | |
| | | | | | | 46,553,258 | |
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Hong Kong–1.02% | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 1,631,800 | | | | 9,721,481 | |
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Ireland–1.65% | |
Shire PLC–ADR | | | 77,091 | | | | 15,803,655 | |
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Israel–0.76% | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR | | | 110,145 | | | | 7,229,918 | |
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Japan–7.17% | |
ASICS Corp. | | | 330,100 | | | | 6,831,993 | |
FANUC Corp. | | | 32,400 | | | | 5,585,476 | |
Hitachi, Ltd. | | | 984,000 | | | | 5,567,149 | |
KDDI Corp. | | | 472,000 | | | | 12,218,649 | |
Komatsu Ltd. | | | 662,500 | | | | 10,794,662 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2,038,731 | | | | 12,617,492 | |
ORIX Corp. | | | 371,600 | | | | 5,212,860 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 157,700 | | | | 9,679,633 | |
| | | | | | | 68,507,914 | |
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Netherlands–3.63% | |
GrandVision N.V.(b) | | | 458,707 | | | | 13,764,692 | |
Koninklijke DSM N.V. | | | 198,526 | | | | 9,934,690 | |
Koninklijke Philips N.V. | | | 432,243 | | | | 10,989,961 | |
| | | | | | | 34,689,343 | |
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Singapore–1.00% | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 811,900 | | | | 9,504,980 | |
|
Sweden–0.62% | |
Sandvik AB | | | 683,372 | | | | 5,917,416 | |
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Switzerland–4.29% | |
ABB Ltd. | | | 596,480 | | | | 10,587,017 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 81,030 | | | | 22,329,791 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 125,183 | | | | 8,088,074 | |
| | | | | | | 41,004,882 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Taiwan–1.76% | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 3,889,000 | | | $ | 16,773,672 | |
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United Kingdom–10.08% | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 145,849 | | | | 8,100,040 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 694,100 | | | | 18,927,805 | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 1,094,211 | | | | 5,298,137 | |
Liberty Global PLC–Series A(a) | | | 200,773 | | | | 8,504,744 | |
Liberty Global PLC–Series C(a) | | | 326,665 | | | | 13,318,132 | |
Liberty Global PLC LiLAC–Series A(a) | | | 10,038 | | | | 415,272 | |
Liberty Global PLC LiLAC–Series C(a) | | | 15,788 | | | | 678,884 | |
Rio Tinto PLC | | | 170,226 | | | | 4,967,331 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A–ADR | | | 292,394 | | | | 13,388,721 | |
Vodafone Group PLC–ADR | | | 701,174 | | | | 22,619,873 | |
| | | | | | | 96,218,939 | |
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United States–59.28% | |
AbbVie Inc. | | | 240,798 | | | | 14,264,874 | |
ACE Ltd. | | | 48,554 | | | | 5,673,535 | |
Allergan PLC(a) | | | 74,257 | | | | 23,205,313 | |
Alphabet Inc.–Class C(a) | | | 39,782 | | | | 30,189,764 | |
American Express Co. | | | 400,716 | | | | 27,869,798 | |
Amphenol Corp.–Class A | | | 105,345 | | | | 5,502,169 | |
Apple Inc. | | | 53,328 | | | | 5,613,305 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 167,217 | | | | 6,133,520 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.–Class A(a) | | | 106 | | | | 20,966,800 | |
Biogen Inc.(a) | | | 23,341 | | | | 7,150,515 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a) | | | 23,755 | | | | 2,488,574 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 337,765 | | | | 5,975,063 | |
Celgene Corp.(a) | | | 152,114 | | | | 18,217,173 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 285,439 | | | | 7,751,096 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 325,412 | | | | 13,979,700 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(a) | | | 112,071 | | | | 6,726,501 | |
Comcast Corp.–Class A | | | 310,746 | | | | 17,535,397 | |
Concho Resources Inc.(a) | | | 54,969 | | | | 5,104,421 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 190,507 | | | | 6,734,422 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC(a) | | | 286,973 | | | | 14,934,075 | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 112,310 | | | | 9,463,241 | |
EMC Corp. | | | 343,321 | | | | 8,816,483 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 92,485 | | | | 6,547,013 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(a) | | | 87,985 | | | | 7,690,769 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 239,711 | | | | 18,685,472 | |
First Republic Bank | | | 274,559 | | | | 18,137,368 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 482,243 | | | | 15,021,869 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 367,154 | | | | 12,497,922 | |
HCA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 152,252 | | | | 10,296,803 | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 601,223 | | | | 8,555,403 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 54,356 | | | | 7,188,581 | |
Illumina, Inc.(a) | | | 13,214 | | | | 2,536,361 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 18,397 | | | | 1,995,155 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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United States–(continued) | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 124,793 | | | $ | 17,174,013 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 165,879 | | | | 5,802,447 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 268,556 | | | | 14,891,430 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 28,553 | | | | 5,631,508 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 135,325 | | | | 7,507,831 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 171,402 | | | | 17,198,477 | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 187,575 | | | | 8,740,995 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 169,769 | | | | 12,238,647 | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | | | 74,240 | | | | 6,526,438 | |
Priceline Group Inc. (The)(a) | | | 8,957 | | | | 11,419,727 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 617,554 | | | | 19,638,217 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 319,597 | | | | 15,975,056 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 41,054 | | | | 5,823,510 | |
Twitter, Inc.(a) | | | 262,411 | | | | 6,072,191 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B | | | 70,237 | | | | 6,758,907 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 18,753 | | | | 2,359,690 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 190,837 | | | | 11,698,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
United States–(continued) | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 66,928 | | | $ | 5,699,254 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 108,392 | | | | 11,389,831 | |
| | | | | | | 565,994,932 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $949,348,037) | | | | 950,489,550 | |
|
Money Market Funds–0.44% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.29%(c) | | | 2,084,897 | | | | 2,084,897 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.24%(c) | | | 2,084,898 | | | | 2,084,898 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,169,795) | | | | 4,169,795 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.99% (Cost $953,517,832) | | | | 954,659,345 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.01% | | | | 142,199 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 954,801,544 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The value of this security at December 31, 2015 represented 1.44% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of December 31, 2015. |
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, 2015
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $949,348,037) | | $ | 950,489,550 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 4,169,795 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $953,517,832) | | | 954,659,345 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $24,900) | | | 24,540 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 679,954 | |
Dividends | | | 2,291,881 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 196,963 | |
Other assets | | | 43,250 | |
Total assets | | | 957,895,933 | |
|
Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,892,399 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 817,219 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 141 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 96,470 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 288,160 | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,094,389 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 954,801,544 | |
|
Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 966,737,949 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 1,070,293 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (14,035,383 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 1,028,685 | |
| | $ | 954,801,544 | |
| | | | |
Net Assets: | |
Class A | | $ | 818,599,567 | |
Class B | | $ | 21,717,603 | |
Class C | | $ | 94,853,618 | |
Class R | | $ | 1,034,678 | |
Class Y | | $ | 18,405,070 | |
Class R5 | | $ | 191,008 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Class A | | | 62,076,649 | |
Class B | | | 1,727,923 | |
Class C | | | 7,529,147 | |
Class R | | | 78,498 | |
Class Y | | | 1,396,137 | |
Class R5 | | | 14,308 | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 13.19 | |
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $13.19 ¸ 94.50%) | | $ | 13.96 | |
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.57 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.60 | |
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 13.18 | |
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 13.18 | |
Class R5: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 13.35 | |
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, 2015
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,329,589) | | $ | 21,338,747 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 5,924 | |
Interest | | | 11,218 | |
Total investment income | | | 21,355,889 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 8,157,933 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 267,679 | |
Custodian fees | | | 150,412 | |
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,251,670 | |
Class B | | | 272,894 | |
Class C | | | 1,057,691 | |
Class R | | | 4,547 | |
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 2,227,482 | |
Transfer agent fees — R5 | | | 219 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 50,486 | |
Other | | | 389,692 | |
Total expenses | | | 14,830,705 | |
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (13,747 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 14,816,958 | |
Net investment income | | | 6,538,931 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $361,627) | | | 15,036,208 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (178,098 | ) |
| | | 14,858,110 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (41,404,831 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | 75,730 | |
| | | (41,329,101 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (26,470,991 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (19,932,060 | ) |
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, 2015 and 2014
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 6,538,931 | | | $ | 11,259,171 | |
Net realized gain | | | 14,858,110 | | | | 231,637,039 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (41,329,101 | ) | | | (237,775,864 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (19,932,060 | ) | | | 5,120,346 | |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (5,722,131 | ) | | | (10,354,486 | ) |
Class B | | | (24,901 | ) | | | (98,319 | ) |
Class C | | | (106,904 | ) | | | (341,925 | ) |
Class R | | | (4,732 | ) | | | (6,559 | ) |
Class Y | | | (175,337 | ) | | | (288,362 | ) |
Class R5 | | | (1,925 | ) | | | (8,185 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (6,035,930 | ) | | | (11,097,836 | ) |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (4,251,489 | ) | | | (96,456,763 | ) |
Class B | | | (120,649 | ) | | | (3,472,967 | ) |
Class C | | | (517,958 | ) | | | (12,078,006 | ) |
Class R | | | (4,867 | ) | | | (81,021 | ) |
Class Y | | | (98,075 | ) | | | (2,153,131 | ) |
Class R5 | | | (959 | ) | | | (56,570 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (4,993,997 | ) | | | (114,298,458 | ) |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (89,885,580 | ) | | | (41,539,834 | ) |
Class B | | | (9,525,166 | ) | | | (9,488,550 | ) |
Class C | | | (13,413,384 | ) | | | (8,976,808 | ) |
Class R | | | 256,999 | | | | 10,707 | |
Class Y | | | (2,099,434 | ) | | | 6,545,331 | |
Class R5 | | | (166,363 | ) | | | (91,940 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (114,832,928 | ) | | | (53,541,094 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (145,794,915 | ) | | | (173,817,042 | ) |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,100,596,459 | | | | 1,274,413,501 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $1,070,293 and $744,999, respectively) | | $ | 954,801,544 | | | $ | 1,100,596,459 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2015
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 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 Class R5. 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 Class R5 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 to Class A shares. 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 to Class A shares. Generally, Class B
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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 the 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 securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
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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 net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The 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 Class R5 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 the 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. | 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the
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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 | | | 0.80% | |
Next $250 million | | | 0.78% | |
Next $500 million | | | 0.76% | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.74% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.72% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.70% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.68% | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.66% | |
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.77%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, 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 Class R5 shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00%, 2.50%, 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 Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2016. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Advisor 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, 2017, 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.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $8,993.
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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 Class R5 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, 2015, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed 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, 2015, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $79,116 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $864, $10,702 and $754 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund incurred $1,376 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
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, 2015. 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, 2015, there were transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 of $4,967,331 due to foreign fair value adjustments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Australia | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,334,530 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,334,530 | |
Canada | | | 6,110,900 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,110,900 | |
China | | | 7,457,817 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,457,817 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 8,665,913 | | | | — | | | | 8,665,913 | |
France | | | — | | | | 46,553,258 | | | | — | | | | 46,553,258 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 9,721,481 | | | | — | | | | 9,721,481 | |
Ireland | | | 15,803,655 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,803,655 | |
Israel | | | 7,229,918 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,229,918 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 68,507,914 | | | | — | | | | 68,507,914 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 34,689,343 | | | | — | | | | 34,689,343 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 9,504,980 | | | | — | | | | 9,504,980 | |
Sweden | | | — | | | | 5,917,416 | | | | — | | | | 5,917,416 | |
Switzerland | | | 8,088,074 | | | | 32,916,808 | | | | — | | | | 41,004,882 | |
Taiwan | | | — | | | | 16,773,672 | | | | — | | | | 16,773,672 | |
United Kingdom | | | 63,892,957 | | | | 32,325,982 | | | | — | | | | 96,218,939 | |
United States | | | 570,164,727 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 570,164,727 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 678,748,048 | | | $ | 275,911,297 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 954,659,345 | |
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, 2015, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $1,557,500, which resulted in net realized gains of $361,627.
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $4,754.
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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 were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 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. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 6,035,930 | | | $ | 11,097,836 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 4,993,997 | | | | 114,298,458 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 11,029,927 | | | $ | 12,396,294 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2015 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,479,828 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 3,079,577 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — investments | | | (605,344 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (112,829 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (299,681 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (15,477,956 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 966,737,949 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 954,801,544 | |
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 and the tax treatment of 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. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date 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 carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2015, which expires as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 8,744,489 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,744,489 | |
December 31, 2017 | | | 6,733,467 | | | | — | | | | 6,733,467 | |
| | $ | 15,477,956 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,477,956 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization. |
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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, 2015 was $682,866,070 and $796,890,591, 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 | | $ | 75,583,824 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (76,189,168 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities | | $ | (605,344 | ) |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $955,264,689.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on December 31, 2015, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $177,707 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $177,707. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2015(a) | | | 2014 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,280,471 | | | $ | 31,474,106 | | | | 1,414,943 | | | $ | 21,709,785 | |
Class B | | | 20,154 | | | | 270,420 | | | | 16,081 | | | | 234,995 | |
Class C | | | 245,748 | | | | 3,242,081 | | | | 183,386 | | | | 2,710,795 | |
Class R | | | 30,911 | | | | 416,961 | | | | 5,150 | | | | 78,352 | |
Class Y | | | 345,032 | | | | 4,816,441 | | | | 729,591 | | | | 11,389,011 | |
Class R5 | | | 1,873 | | | | 26,275 | | | | 7,955 | | | | 124,009 | |
| | | | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 743,989 | | | | 9,627,220 | | | | 7,371,671 | | | | 98,411,825 | |
Class B | | | 11,464 | | | | 141,471 | | | | 268,943 | | | | 3,429,026 | |
Class C | | | 45,932 | | | | 568,174 | | | | 887,752 | | | | 11,345,476 | |
Class R | | | 576 | | | | 7,447 | | | | 6,560 | | | | 87,579 | |
Class Y | | | 17,701 | | | | 228,872 | | | | 157,098 | | | | 2,095,691 | |
Class R5 | | | 197 | | | | 2,583 | | | | 4,605 | | | | 62,162 | |
| | | | |
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 323,938 | | | | 4,543,483 | | | | 438,903 | | | | 6,768,594 | |
Class B | | | (340,289 | ) | | | (4,543,483 | ) | | | (459,292 | ) | | | (6,768,594 | ) |
| | | | |
Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (9,756,737 | ) | | | (135,530,389 | ) | | | (10,926,368 | ) | | | (168,430,038 | ) |
Class B | | | (406,612 | ) | | | (5,393,574 | ) | | | (434,089 | ) | | | (6,383,977 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,300,722 | ) | | | (17,223,639 | ) | | | (1,558,112 | ) | | | (23,033,079 | ) |
Class R | | | (12,138 | ) | | | (167,409 | ) | | | (10,038 | ) | | | (155,224 | ) |
Class Y | | | (515,666 | ) | | | (7,144,747 | ) | | | (453,002 | ) | | | (6,939,371 | ) |
Class R5 | | | (13,960 | ) | | | (195,221 | ) | | | (19,403 | ) | | | (278,111 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (8,278,138 | ) | | $ | (114,832,928 | ) | | | (2,367,666 | ) | | $ | (53,541,094 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 47% 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. |
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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.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period(b) | | | Total return(c) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(d) | |
Class A | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | $ | 13.65 | | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | (0.40 | ) | | $ | (0.30 | ) | | $ | (0.09 | ) | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | 13.19 | | | | (2.16 | )% | | $ | 818,600 | | | | 1.32 | %(e) | | | 1.32 | %(e) | | | 0.70 | %(e) | | | 66 | % |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 15.36 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | (1.73 | ) | | | 13.65 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 934,893 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 122 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.76 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 2.61 | | | | 2.83 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 15.36 | | | | 22.28 | | | | 1,077,776 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 33 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.49 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.51 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 12.76 | | | | 13.22 | | | | 1,038,232 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 23 | |
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 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 104 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 13.03 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 12.57 | | | | (2.88 | ) | | | 21,718 | | | | 2.07 | (e) | | | 2.07 | (e) | | | (0.05 | )(e) | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 14.73 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | (1.60 | ) | | | 13.03 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 31,846 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 122 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.25 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 2.49 | | | | 2.64 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 14.73 | | | | 21.63 | | | | 44,937 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 33 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.03 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.42 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 12.25 | | | | 12.94 | | | | 56,813 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 23 | |
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 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 104 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 13.07 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 12.60 | | | | (2.95 | ) | | | 94,854 | | | | 2.07 | (e) | | | 2.07 | (e) | | | (0.05 | )(e) | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 14.76 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | (1.60 | ) | | | 13.07 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 111,552 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 122 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.27 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 2.61 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 14.76 | | | | 21.32 | | | | 133,181 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 33 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.04 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.36 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 12.27 | | | | 12.40 | | | | 134,387 | | | | 2.00 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 23 | |
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 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 104 | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 13.65 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 13.18 | | | | (2.43 | ) | | | 1,035 | | | | 1.57 | (e) | | | 1.57 | (e) | | | 0.45 | (e) | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 15.35 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | 13.65 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 807 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 122 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.76 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.78 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 15.35 | | | | 21.89 | | | | 882 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 33 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.48 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.48 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 12.76 | | | | 12.98 | | | | 794 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 23 | |
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 | (g) | | | 1.59 | (g) | | | 1.18 | (g) | | | 104 | |
Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 13.64 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 13.18 | | | | (1.94 | ) | | | 18,405 | | | | 1.07 | (e) | | | 1.07 | (e) | | | 0.95 | (e) | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 15.35 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | 13.64 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 21,136 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 122 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.76 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 2.86 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 15.35 | | | | 22.51 | | | | 17,125 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 33 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.49 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.55 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 12.76 | | | | 13.53 | | | | 16,646 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 23 | |
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 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 104 | |
Class R5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 13.81 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 13.35 | | | | (1.80 | ) | | | 191 | | | | 0.95 | (e) | | | 0.95 | (e) | | | 1.07 | (e) | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 15.52 | | | | 0.22 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | (1.79 | ) | | | 13.81 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 362 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 122 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.90 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 2.62 | | | | 2.90 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 15.52 | | | | 22.60 | | | | 513 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 33 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.61 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 1.32 | | | | 1.57 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 12.90 | | | | 13.59 | | | | 275 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 13.21 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (1.61 | ) | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 11.61 | | | | (10.76 | ) | | | 290 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 104 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share for fiscal years December 31, 2012 and prior. |
(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 period 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 Dividend 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 omitted) of $900,668, $27,289, $105,769, $909, $20,272 and $219 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of May 23, 2011. |
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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 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, 2015, 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 audit 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, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Houston, Texas
February 24, 2016
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including 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, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/15) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/15)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/15) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 943.80 | | | $ | 6.47 | | | $ | 1,018.55 | | | $ | 6.72 | | | | 1.32 | % |
B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 940.10 | | | | 10.12 | | | | 1,014.77 | | | | 10.51 | | | | 2.07 | |
C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 940.30 | | | | 10.12 | | | | 1,014.77 | | | | 10.51 | | | | 2.07 | |
R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 942.60 | | | | 7.69 | | | | 1,017.29 | | | | 7.98 | | | | 1.57 | |
Y | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 944.60 | | | | 5.24 | | | | 1,019.81 | | | | 5.45 | | | | 1.07 | |
R5 | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 945.70 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 1,020.37 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 0.96 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, 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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Tax Information
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, 2015:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 4,993,997 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 100.00 | % |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 96.19 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0.00 | % |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, 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 Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
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 Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 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) | | 146 | | None |
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 known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class 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), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company), Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company), Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltèe and Invesco Financial Services Ltd/Services Financiers Invesco Ltèe; Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Fund Inc (corporate mutual fund company); 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; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc | | 146 | | None |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) 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. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the Adviser. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2003 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, COMSAT Corporation; Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company); ACE Limited (insurance company); Independent Directors Council and Investment Company Institute | | 146 | | ALPS (Attorneys Liability Protection Society) (insurance company) and Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (metallurgical company) |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer | | 146 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2000 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office/private equity investments) Formerly: Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Evans Scholars Foundation and Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association | | 146 | | Trustee, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Chairman of the Board, Denver Film Society |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2003 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); 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) | | 146 | | Director of: Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., Reich & Tang Funds, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company, the Boss Group |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2003 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 146 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Eli Jones — Trustee | | 2016 | | Professor and Dean, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University Formerly: Professor and Dean, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, and E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University | | 146 | | Director, Insperity, Inc., (2011-present) and ARVEST Bank (2012-2015) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired. Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 146 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 1997 | | Retired. Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 146 | | None |
Robert C. Troccoli — Trustee | | 2016 | | Retired. Formerly: Senior Partner, KPMG LLP | | 146 | | None |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired. Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 146 | | None |
Suzanne H. Woolsey — 1941 Trustee | | 2014 | | Chief Executive Officer of Woolsey Partners LLC | | 146 | | Emeritus Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses; Trustee of Colorado College; Trustee of California Institute of Technology; Prior to 2014, Director of Fluor Corp.; Prior to 2010, Trustee of the German Marshall Fund of the United States; Prior to 2010 Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Institute |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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.); Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Managing Director, 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, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Director, Vice President and Secretary, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Vice President, 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 Aim 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) | | N/A | | N/A |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 2003 | | 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); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim 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.; and 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 | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. and Invesco Management Company Limited; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only) Formerly: Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); 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.; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, INVESCO National Trust Company and Invesco Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2015 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A., Inc.); and Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Global Assurance Officer, Invesco Ltd. and Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, 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 | | N/A | | N/A |
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 1000 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 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
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Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | | |
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Letters to Shareholders
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Philip Taylor | | | | Dear Shareholders: This annual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. Inside is a discussion of how your Fund was managed and the factors that affected its performance during the reporting period. US economic data were generally positive throughout 2015. The economy expanded modestly, and employment numbers improved steadily. Throughout the year, US consumers benefited from declining energy prices and greater credit availability, but a strong dollar crimped the profits of many large multi-national companies doing business overseas. Ending years of uncertainty, the US Federal Reserve in December finally raised short-term interest rates for the first time since 2006, signaling its confidence that the economy was likely to continue expanding and improving. Overseas, the economic story was less positive. The European Central Bank and central banks in China and Japan – as well as other countries – either instituted or maintained extraordinarily |
accommodative monetary policies in response to economic weakness. The year 2015 ended on a rocky note, as investors weighed mixed economic data and reacted to geopolitical developments; many analysts expected markets to remain volatile for some time to come.
Short-term market volatility can prompt some investors to abandon their investment plans – and can cause others to settle for average results. The investment professionals at Invesco, in contrast, invest with high conviction and a long-term perspective. At Invesco, investing with high conviction means offering a wide range of strategies designed to go beyond market benchmarks. We trust our research-driven insights, have confidence in our investment processes and build portfolios that reflect our beliefs. Our goal is to look past market noise in an effort to find attractive opportunities at attractive prices – consistent with the investment strategies spelled out in each fund’s prospectus. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure investment success; no investment strategy or risk analysis can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction.
You, too, can invest with high conviction by maintaining a long-term investment perspective and by working with your financial adviser on a regular basis. During periods of short-term market volatility or uncertainty, your financial adviser can keep you focused on your long-term investment goals – a new home, a child’s college education, or a secure retirement. He or she also can share research about the economy, the markets and individual investment options.
Visit our website for more information
Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. Click on the “Need to register” link in the “Account Access” box on our homepage to get started. Invesco’s mobile apps for iPhone® and iPad® (both available free from the App StoreSM) allow you to obtain the same detailed information, monitor your account and create customizable watch lists.
In addition to the resources accessible on our website and through our mobile app, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com. Our goal is to provide you the information you want, when and where you want it.
Have questions?
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs 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: Among the many important lessons I’ve learned in more than 40 years in a variety of business endeavors is the value of a trusted advocate. As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment, including but not limited to: n Ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time. n Monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions. |
n | | Assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus. |
n | | Monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
I trust the measures outlined above provide assurance that you have a worthy advocate when it comes to choosing the Invesco Funds. As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
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, 2015, Class A shares of Invesco International Small Company Fund (the Fund), at net asset value (NAV), underperformed the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Growth Index, the Fund’s style-specific benchmark.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/14 to 12/31/15, 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 | | | | -9.30 | % |
Class B Shares | | | | -9.99 | |
Class C Shares | | | | -9.98 | |
Class Y Shares | | | | -9.06 | |
Class R5 Shares | | | | -8.96 | |
Class R6 Shares | | | | -8.87 | |
MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index▼ (Broad Market)* | | | | 2.60 | |
MSCI EAFE Index▼ (Former Broad Market Index)* | | | | -0.81 | |
MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Growth Index▼ (Style-Specific Index)* | | | | 6.50 | |
MSCI World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index▼ (Former Style-Specific Index)* | | | | 5.46 | |
Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Growth Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | �� | 7.97 | |
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc. * During the reporting period, the Fund elected to use the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index as its broad market benchmark and the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Growth Index as its style-specific benchmark rather than the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index because the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index and the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Growth Index more closely reflects the performance of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. | |
Market conditions and your Fund
International markets experienced increased volatility during the year ended December 31, 2015. Developed markets were generally able to withstand these headwinds, while more fragile emerging markets began to falter.
As the year began, the view that the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) would begin raising rates while other central banks were loosening monetary policy led the US dollar to strengthen against many currencies. At the same time, oil prices continued to decline as increased supply outstripped demand. Most other
commodities fell, hurting related producers and economies. A colder-than-expected winter in the US and concerns about a possible Greek exit from the eurozone contributed to market uncertainty. During the summer of 2015, China’s surprise devaluation of the renminbi and a significant downturn in its financial markets triggered a massive sell-off in global equity markets, particularly in already-vulnerable emerging markets. In the fall, markets around the world began to regain their footing, but the impact of a late-year crash in oil prices offset these gains.
The global economy continued to expand, albeit slowly, during 2015. However, that growth became increasingly uneven across developed and emerging economies. Central bank policies also began to diverge as the Fed followed through on its commitment to normalize monetary policy by raising interest rates – even as the European Central Bank extended its asset purchase program and Japan introduced additional quantitative easing. While European equity markets were fairly resilient, or flat, for the year, many emerging markets – particularly China, Brazil and Russia – struggled and ended the year down significantly.
Tremendous volatility across equities, commodities and currencies led to declines across almost all sectors in the Fund’s style-specific benchmark during the year. The Fund was not immune to this broad-based decline.
The Fund’s underperformance versus its style-specific benchmark was driven by overweight exposure in Canada and Brazil, two of the weakest markets during the year. Particularly, Fund holdings in the energy, information technology and health care sectors detracted from Fund performance. In Canada, the Fund’s relative overweight exposure to the slumping energy sector significantly dragged on the Fund’s relative performance. While oil prices around the world experienced a steep decline, oil prices in Canada experienced an even sharper sell-off during the year. In Brazil, the economy fell into recession in the third quarter of 2015, largely due to a sharp drop in commodity prices and tightened monetary policies. Furthermore, Brazil’s sovereign debt was downgraded to junk status by the S&P due to fiscal uncertainties and a weak economic backdrop. Currency weakness in each country was also a large detractor from relative performance as the
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Portfolio Composition | | | | | |
By sector | | % of total net assets |
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Industrials | | | | 24.9 | % |
Financials | | | | 18.3 | |
Information Technology | | | | 14.2 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 12.3 | |
Energy | | | | 10.4 | |
Health Care | | | | 7.0 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 5.0 | |
Utilities | | | | 4.7 | |
Materials | | | | 2.1 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.1 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* | |
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1. | | Micro Focus International PLC | | | 4.6 | % |
2. | | DCC PLC | | | 3.7 | |
3. | | Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.- Savings Share | | | 3.5 | |
4. | | Nippon Ceramic Co., Ltd. | | | 3.2 | |
5. | | Wilson Sons Ltd.-BDR | | | 3.1 | |
6. | | Energy Development Corp. | | | 3.1 | |
7. | | Savills PLC | | | 2.9 | |
8. | | Fleury S.A. | | | 2.9 | |
9. | | MorphoSys AG | | | 2.9 | |
10. | | Total Energy Services | | | 2.7 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | $ | 262.3 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 58 | |
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.
Data presented here are as of December 31, 2015.
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Canadian dollar and Brazilian real were hurt by the strengthening US dollar. While the Fund sold several holdings, it remained overweight in these countries relative to its style-specific benchmark. This was because we believed in the long-term strength and quality of many of the companies we own, which we think offer attractive business models, balance sheets, management teams and valuations.
Underweight exposure in Japan was another drag on relative performance versus the Fund’s style-specific benchmark. While we do see some improvement in terms of management teams being better stewards of capital in Japan, we remained underweight in the country largely due to valuation and fundamental concerns.
In contrast, stock selection in the UK was the largest contributor to relative performance versus the Fund’s style-specific benchmark. From a sector level, stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector was the most significant contributor to the Fund’s relative performance. As a reminder, the Fund’s country and sector exposures are shaped by the stocks we select based on individual investment merits, rather than by top-down, macroeconomic-based allocation decisions.
From an individual securities perspective, MorphoSys was the most significant detractor from Fund performance over the year. MorphoSys is a German bio-technology company with a proprietary platform to develop human antibodies for specific diseases. Shares of the company dropped when it announced that its partnership with Celgene (not a Fund holding) for a multiple myeloma drug candidate was ending. There were, however, no indications of negative surprises in MorphoSys’ drug trials. With a deep pipeline of over 100 drug compounds, the company has many transformative opportunities. Fleury, a Brazilian medical services company, and Transglobe Energy, a Canadian oil and gas exploration company, both significantly detracted from Fund performance as well.
The Fund’s strongest individual performer during the year was the UK-based enterprise application management solutions company Micro Focus International. Irish-based DCC was also a significant contributor to Fund performance. DCC was aided by the combination of a strong earnings report and the announcement of a large acquisition. In addition, Bangkok theater chain Major Cineplex Group was a significant contributor to the
Fund’s performance relative to the Fund’s style-specific benchmark.
Over the year, we continued to look for opportunities to improve the growth and quality characteristics of the Fund. As disconcerting as volatility may be, we believe it creates long-term opportunities for our shareholders. It’s rare to find a thriving business at a compelling valuation when everything is going right; rather, those valuations typically occur when fear dominates the market. The strong market in recent years, aided by accommodative monetary policy which kept interest rates very low, has misplaced the normal Darwinian “survival of the fittest” contest of capitalism. In doing so, it has negated the advantages that less-leveraged companies derive from their balance sheets – both as a bulwark against economic weakness, but also as an offensive tool to take advantage of stressed competitors. At some point, interest rates should normalize and our preference for companies with strong balance sheets may be rewarded.
As always, regardless of the macroeconomic environment, we remain focused on a bottom-up investment approach of identifying attractive companies that fit our investment process focused on earnings, quality and valuation (EQV). We continue to look for high-quality growth companies that exhibit the following characteristics: strong organic revenue growth; high returns on capital; pricing power; strong balance sheets; cash generation; effective capital allocation and reasonable valuations. In addition, we continue to favor companies that are resilient in weak economic environments. We believe that this balanced EQV-focused approach may help deliver attractive returns over the long term.
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.
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| | Shuxin (Steve) Cao Chartered Financial Analyst, Portfolio Manager, is lead manager of Invesco International Small Company Fund. |
He joined Invesco in 1997. Mr. Cao earned a BA in English from the Tianjin Foreign Language Institute and an MBA from Texas A&M University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. |
| | Jason Holzer Chartered Financial Analyst, Portfolio Manager, is lead manager of Invesco International Small Company Fund. |
He joined Invesco in 1996. Mr. Holzer earned a BA in quantitative economics and an MS in engineering economic systems from Stanford University. |
| | Borge Endresen Chartered Financial Analyst, Portfolio Manager, is manager of Invesco International Small Company Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 1999. Mr. Endresen earned a BS in finance from the University of Oregon and an MBA 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 12/31/05
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
During the reporting period, the Fund elected to use the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index as its broad market benchmark and the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Growth Index as its style-specific benchmark rather than the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index because the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index and the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Growth Index more
closely reflects the performance of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. Because this is the first reporting period since we have adopted the new index, SEC guidelines require that we compare performance to both the old and new indexes.
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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regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
n | | Preferred securities risk. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments. |
n | | Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments 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 All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index represents the performance of small-cap stocks in developed and emerging markets, excluding the |
| US. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. |
n | | The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. |
n | | The MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Small Cap Growth Index represents the performance of small-cap growth stocks in developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. |
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/15, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | 8.29% |
10 Years | | 4.49 |
5 Years | | 0.10 |
1 Year | | -14.28 |
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Class B Shares | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | 8.29% |
10 Years | | 4.46 |
5 Years | | 0.15 |
1 Year | | -14.17 |
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Class C Shares | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | 7.90% |
10 Years | | 4.31 |
5 Years | | 0.48 |
1 Year | | -10.82 |
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Class Y Shares | | |
10 Years | | 5.28% |
5 Years | | 1.48 |
1 Year | | -9.06 |
Class R5 Shares | | |
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Inception (10/25/05) | | 6.79% |
10 Years | | 5.51 |
5 Years | | 1.59 |
1 Year | | -8.96 |
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Class R6 Shares | | |
10 Years | | 5.23% |
5 Years | | 1.51 |
1 Year | | -8.87 |
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 R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
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 Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.46%, 2.21%, 2.21%, 1.21%, 1.14% and 1.05%, respectively.1 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, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.47%, 2.22%, 2.22%, 1.22%, 1.15% and 1.06%, 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, Class R5 and Class R6 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2017. See current prospectus for more information. |
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n | | The MSCI World ex-U.S. Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap stocks of global developed markets, excluding the US. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. |
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 index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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 | | CPA® and Certified Public Accountant® are trademarks owned by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. |
n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values (NAVs) 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 NAVs for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those NAVs may differ from the NAVs 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. |
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Invesco International 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, 2015, 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. 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 | | Class R5 shares and Class R6 shares are primarily intended for employer sponsored retirement and benefit plans that meet certain standards and for institutional investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. |
n | | Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in |
| | the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions. |
n | | Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets 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 focus risk. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of |
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
| | issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it focuses its investments in certain countries, especially emerging markets countries. |
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 | | Investing in the European Union risk. Many countries in the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The European Union faces major issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption, abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the European Union’s enlargement to the south and east, and resolution of the European Union’s problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member state’s market to cause a similar effect on other member states’ markets. European countries that are part of the European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the union seeks to impose on its members. |
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, |
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2015
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.86% | |
Brazil–7.18% | |
Diagnosticos da America S.A. | | | 407,900 | | | $ | 1,040,141 | |
Fleury S.A. | | | 1,892,000 | | | | 7,610,349 | |
Totvs S.A. | | | 251,800 | | | | 1,961,259 | |
Wilson Sons Ltd.–BDR | | | 987,100 | | | | 8,224,172 | |
| | | | | | | 18,835,921 | |
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Canada–14.92% | |
Brookfield Real Estate Services, Inc. | | | 375,300 | | | | 3,974,929 | |
Calian Technologies Ltd. | | | 367,000 | | | | 4,319,207 | |
Cequence Energy Ltd.(a) | | | 5,915,000 | | | | 1,282,014 | |
COM DEV International Ltd. | | | 1,157,500 | | | | 5,059,332 | |
Dorel Industries Inc.–Class B | | | 134,355 | | | | 3,041,103 | |
Epsilon Energy Ltd.(a) | | | 1,578,800 | | | | 2,623,444 | |
Major Drilling Group International Inc. | | | 573,284 | | | | 1,814,098 | |
Onex Corp. | | | 105,799 | | | | 6,483,308 | |
Total Energy Services Inc. | | | 722,190 | | | | 7,075,025 | |
TransGlobe Energy Corp. | | | 1,917,222 | | | | 3,476,666 | |
| | | | | | | 39,149,126 | |
|
Egypt–1.84% | |
Eastern Tobacco | | | 216,320 | | | | 4,836,499 | |
|
France–8.26% | |
Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel Nord de France–CCI | | | 206,000 | | | | 3,577,451 | |
Constuctions Industrielles de la Mediterranee S.A. | | | 25,804 | | | | 2,515,986 | |
Linedata Services | | | 54,177 | | | | 1,928,806 | |
Metropole Television S.A. | | | 290,758 | | | | 4,998,937 | |
Precia S.A.(b) | | | 35,321 | | | | 4,936,707 | |
Vicat S.A. | | | 61,554 | | | | 3,701,903 | |
| | | | | | | 21,659,790 | |
|
Germany–4.79% | |
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | | | 46,700 | | | | 1,864,600 | |
MorphoSys AG(a) | | | 120,702 | | | | 7,543,530 | |
Takkt AG | | | 157,000 | | | | 3,153,246 | |
| | | | | | | 12,561,376 | |
|
Greece–1.18% | |
Metka S.A. | | | 397,000 | | | | 3,097,737 | |
|
Ireland–2.19% | |
Total Produce PLC | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 5,751,081 | |
|
Israel–1.11% | |
Israel Discount Bank Ltd.–Class A(a) | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 2,903,035 | |
|
Italy–3.53% | |
Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.–Savings Shares | | | 650,910 | | | | 9,264,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Japan–6.25% | |
EXEDY Corp. | | | 225,500 | | | $ | 5,447,440 | |
Nippon Ceramic Co., Ltd. | | | 529,500 | | | | 8,376,689 | |
THK Co., Ltd. | | | 138,300 | | | | 2,559,263 | |
| | | | | | | 16,383,392 | |
|
Netherlands–1.60% | |
Aalberts Industries N.V. | | | 121,823 | | | | 4,189,636 | |
|
New Zealand–2.41% | |
Freightways Ltd. | | | 1,492,274 | | | | 6,325,496 | |
|
Norway–2.70% | |
Bonheur ASA | | | 313,995 | | | | 1,887,407 | |
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA | | | 120,919 | | | | 1,984,765 | |
Prosafe S.E. | | | 1,345,985 | | | | 3,205,726 | |
| | | | | | | 7,077,898 | |
|
Philippines–4.74% | |
Energy Development Corp. | | | 61,851,350 | | | | 8,143,509 | |
First Gen Corp. | | | 8,929,641 | | | | 4,295,588 | |
| | | | | | | 12,439,097 | |
|
Romania–4.26% | |
Banca Transilvania(a) | | | 5,997,200 | | | | 3,496,495 | |
Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ S.A. | | | 706,000 | | | | 4,610,614 | |
Transgaz SA Medias | | | 46,200 | | | | 3,075,928 | |
| | | | | | | 11,183,037 | |
|
Switzerland–3.26% | |
Aryzta AG | | | 48,034 | | | | 2,430,208 | |
Kuoni Reisen Holding AG | | | 14,502 | | | | 4,034,638 | |
Tecan Group AG | | | 12,782 | | | | 2,072,592 | |
| | | | | | | 8,537,438 | |
|
Thailand–2.25% | |
Major Cineplex Group PCL | | | 6,056,300 | | | | 5,913,463 | |
|
Turkey–0.60% | |
Yazicilar Holding A.S.–Class A | | | 358,400 | | | | 1,566,917 | |
|
United Kingdom–25.79% | |
Clarkson PLC | | | 142,000 | | | | 4,712,003 | |
DCC PLC | | | 116,395 | | | | 9,664,759 | |
Halma PLC | | | 278,929 | | | | 3,535,099 | |
HomeServe PLC | | | 427,805 | | | | 2,608,994 | |
IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 487,773 | | | | 5,742,920 | |
Informa PLC | | | 415,290 | | | | 3,752,784 | |
Jupiter Fund Management PLC | | | 873,948 | | | | 5,778,135 | |
Lancashire Holdings Ltd. | | | 354,465 | | | | 3,281,517 | |
Micro Focus International PLC | | | 510,649 | | | | 11,988,159 | |
Savills PLC | | | 591,866 | | | | 7,688,777 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
United Kingdom–(continued) | |
Tullett Prebon PLC | | | 935,680 | | | $ | 5,132,497 | |
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC | | | 129,074 | | | | 3,753,506 | |
| | | | | | | 67,639,150 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $248,224,891) | | | | 259,314,918 | |
|
Money Market Funds–1.67% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.29%(c) | | | 2,189,888 | | | | 2,189,888 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.24%(c) | | | 2,189,887 | | | | 2,189,887 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,379,775) | | | | 4,379,775 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.53% (Cost $252,604,666) | | | | 263,694,693 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.53)% | | | | (1,384,258 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 262,310,435 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
BDR | | – Brazilian Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Affiliated company during the period. The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines an “affiliated person” as an issuance in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of that issuer. The value of this security as of December 31, 2015 represented 1.88% of the Fund’s Net Assets. See Note 4. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of December 31, 2015. |
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, 2015
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $243,852,257) | | $ | 254,378,211 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $8,752,409) | | | 9,316,482 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $252,604,666) | | | 263,694,693 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $693,124) | | | 690,775 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 792,816 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 602,054 | |
Dividends | | | 430,460 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 115,960 | |
Other assets | | | 28,591 | |
Total assets | | | 266,355,349 | |
|
Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 2,960,635 | |
Accrued foreign taxes | | | 720,009 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 162,490 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 205 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 69,733 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 131,842 | |
Total liabilities | | | 4,044,914 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 262,310,435 | |
|
Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 239,809,793 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | (589,355 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 12,050,087 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 11,039,910 | |
| | $ | 262,310,435 | |
| | | | |
Net Assets: | |
Class A | | $ | 119,300,813 | |
Class B | | $ | 1,513,995 | |
Class C | | $ | 18,098,436 | |
Class Y | | $ | 60,496,505 | |
Class R5 | | $ | 24,820,692 | |
Class R6 | | $ | 38,079,994 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Class A | | | 7,738,232 | |
Class B | | | 102,617 | |
Class C | | | 1,226,370 | |
Class Y | | | 3,920,120 | |
Class R5 | | | 1,622,238 | |
Class R6 | | | 2,489,301 | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 15.42 | |
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $15.42 ¸ 94.50%) | | $ | 16.32 | |
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.75 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.76 | |
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 15.43 | |
Class R5: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 15.30 | |
Class R6: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 15.30 | |
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, 2015
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $885,632) | | $ | 9,793,499 | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | 85,728 | |
Total investment income | | | 9,879,227 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 3,389,873 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 109,098 | |
Custodian fees | | | 208,209 | |
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 370,794 | |
Class B | | | 21,209 | |
Class C | | | 219,836 | |
Transfer Agent Fees — A, B, C and Y | | | 549,689 | |
Transfer agent fees — R5 | | | 41,959 | |
Transfer agent fees — R6 | | | 8,263 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 27,757 | |
Other | | | 218,835 | |
Total expenses | | | 5,165,522 | |
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (31,383 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 5,134,139 | |
Net investment income | | | 4,745,088 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $618,886) | | | 14,502,313 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (1,192,886 | ) |
| | | 13,309,427 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of foreign tax on holdings of $672,408) | | | (52,611,113 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | 637,895 | |
| | | (51,973,218 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (38,663,791 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (33,918,703 | ) |
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, 2015 and 2014
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,745,088 | | | $ | 7,416,951 | |
Net realized gain | | | 13,309,427 | | | | 51,942,777 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (51,973,218 | ) | | | (84,893,699 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (33,918,703 | ) | | | (25,533,971 | ) |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,374,459 | ) | | | (2,620,259 | ) |
Class B | | | (6,474 | ) | | | (16,009 | ) |
Class C | | | (77,963 | ) | | | (150,436 | ) |
Class Y | | | (995,474 | ) | | | (2,073,781 | ) |
Class R5 | | | (389,478 | ) | | | (1,181,254 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (737,638 | ) | | | (813,866 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (3,581,486 | ) | | | (6,855,605 | ) |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (7,868,979 | ) | | | (14,618,194 | ) |
Class B | | | (105,165 | ) | | | (235,534 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,266,336 | ) | | | (2,213,267 | ) |
Class Y | | | (4,632,781 | ) | | | (9,413,978 | ) |
Class R5 | | | (1,669,035 | ) | | | (5,095,786 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (2,966,254 | ) | | | (3,317,308 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (18,508,550 | ) | | | (34,894,067 | ) |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (43,408,033 | ) | | | (74,433,158 | ) |
Class B | | | (991,295 | ) | | | (2,042,246 | ) |
Class C | | | (4,749,695 | ) | | | (3,228,359 | ) |
Class Y | | | (46,646,420 | ) | | | 19,692,693 | |
Class R5 | | | (31,812,749 | ) | | | (17,915,350 | ) |
Class R6 | | | 338,194 | | | | 16,010,567 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (127,269,998 | ) | | | (61,915,853 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (183,278,737 | ) | | | (129,199,496 | ) |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 445,589,172 | | | | 574,788,668 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(589,355) and $(224,688), respectively) | | $ | 262,310,435 | | | $ | 445,589,172 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2015
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.
As of the open of business on September 11, 2015, the Fund has reopened public sales of its shares to all investors.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. 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, Class R5 and Class R6 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 to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be
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able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. 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 the 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 securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net
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investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
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 net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The 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 Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the 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 the 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. | 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are
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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 forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the 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 | .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% | | |
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.93%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, 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, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00%, 2.00%, 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 Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2016. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. 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, 2017, 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, 2015, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $30,372.
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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, Class R5 and Class R6 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, 2015, 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, 2015, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $20,234 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $28, $1,587 and $172 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, 2015. 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, 2015, there were transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 of $32,817,979 and from Level 2 to Level 1 of $28,135,731, due to foreign fair value adjustments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Brazil | | $ | 9,264,313 | | | $ | 9,571,608 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,835,921 | |
Canada | | | 39,149,126 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 39,149,126 | |
Egypt | | | 4,836,499 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,836,499 | |
France | | | 14,144,867 | | | | 7,514,923 | | | | — | | | | 21,659,790 | |
Germany | | | 1,864,600 | | | | 10,696,776 | | | | — | | | | 12,561,376 | |
Greece | | | 3,097,737 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,097,737 | |
Ireland | | | 5,751,081 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,751,081 | |
Israel | | | 2,903,035 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,903,035 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 9,264,829 | | | | — | | | | 9,264,829 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 16,383,392 | | | | — | | | | 16,383,392 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 4,189,636 | | | | — | | | | 4,189,636 | |
New Zealand | | | — | | | | 6,325,496 | | | | — | | | | 6,325,496 | |
Norway | | | 5,093,133 | | | | 1,984,765 | | | | — | | | | 7,077,898 | |
Philippines | | | — | | | | 12,439,097 | | | | — | | | | 12,439,097 | |
Romania | | | 3,075,928 | | | | 8,107,109 | | | | — | | | | 11,183,037 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 8,537,438 | | | | — | | | | 8,537,438 | |
Thailand | | | 5,913,463 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,913,463 | |
Turkey | | | 1,566,917 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,566,917 | |
United Kingdom | | | 19,487,795 | | | | 48,151,355 | | | | — | | | | 67,639,150 | |
United States | | | 4,379,775 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,379,775 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 120,528,269 | | | $ | 143,166,424 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 263,694,693 | |
NOTE 4—Investments in Affiliates
The 1940 Act defines an “affiliated person” as an issuance in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The following is a summary of the investments in other affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2015.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Value 12/31/14 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value 12/31/15 | | | Dividend Income | |
Precia S.A. | | $ | 4,531,073 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 405,634 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,936,707 | | | $ | 70,489 | |
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $1,011.
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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 were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 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. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 3,581,486 | | | $ | 11,707,526 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 18,508,550 | | | | 30,042,146 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 22,090,036 | | | $ | 41,749,672 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2015 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 641,562 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 12,951,816 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 9,096,038 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (50,116 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (138,658 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 239,809,793 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 262,310,435 | |
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 tax treatment of 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. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date 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 carryforwards 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 as of December 31, 2015.
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, 2015 was $28,917,484 and $134,920,123, 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 | | $ | 66,572,372 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (57,476,334 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 9,096,038 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $254,598,655.
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NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and passive foreign investment companies, on December 31, 2015, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $1,528,269 and undistributed net realized gain was increased by $1,528,269. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2015(a) | | | 2014 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 976,682 | | | $ | 16,753,031 | | | | 1,238,175 | | | $ | 26,516,415 | |
Class B | | | 2,140 | | | | 36,194 | | | | 2,506 | | | | 53,233 | |
Class C | | | 74,749 | | | | 1,233,324 | | | | 48,001 | | | | 997,971 | |
Class Y | | | 1,256,327 | | | | 22,365,003 | | | | 3,490,086 | | | | 75,061,635 | |
Class R5 | | | 470,384 | | | | 8,346,155 | | | | 713,883 | | | | 15,353,206 | |
Class R6 | | | 717,659 | | | | 12,621,968 | | | | 966,227 | | | | 20,122,692 | |
| | | | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 565,549 | | | | 8,692,492 | | | | 896,718 | | | | 16,060,218 | |
Class B | | | 7,240 | | | | 106,566 | | | | 14,041 | | | | 241,642 | |
Class C | | | 85,569 | | | | 1,259,580 | | | | 129,428 | | | | 2,227,461 | |
Class Y | | | 323,219 | | | | 4,971,103 | | | | 518,396 | | | | 9,294,840 | |
Class R5 | | | 134,124 | | | | 2,045,387 | | | | 296,575 | | | | 5,276,064 | |
Class R6 | | | 242,878 | | | | 3,703,892 | | | | 232,219 | | | | 4,131,173 | |
| | | | |
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 27,181 | | | | 486,056 | | | | 57,799 | | | | 1,245,152 | |
Class B | | | (28,389 | ) | | | (486,056 | ) | | | (60,258 | ) | | | (1,245,152 | ) |
| | | | |
Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,908,586 | ) | | | (69,339,612 | ) | | | (5,504,576 | ) | | | (118,254,943 | ) |
Class B | | | (38,471 | ) | | | (647,999 | ) | | | (53,372 | ) | | | (1,091,969 | ) |
Class C | | | (431,673 | ) | | | (7,242,599 | ) | | | (323,368 | ) | | | (6,453,791 | ) |
Class Y | | | (4,280,762 | ) | | | (73,982,526 | ) | | | (3,101,106 | ) | | | (64,663,782 | ) |
Class R5 | | | (2,432,669 | ) | | | (42,204,291 | ) | | | (1,857,030 | ) | | | (38,544,620 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (985,712 | ) | | | (15,987,666 | ) | | | (405,204 | ) | | | (8,243,298 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (7,222,561 | ) | | $ | (127,269,998 | ) | | | (2,700,860 | ) | | $ | (61,915,853 | ) |
(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 Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
| 6% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by affiliated mutual funds. Affiliated mutual funds are other mutual funds that are also 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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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period(b) | | | Total return(c) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(d) | |
Class A | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | $ | 18.40 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | (1.92 | ) | | $ | (1.71 | ) | | $ | (0.19 | ) | | $ | (1.08 | ) | | $ | (1.27 | ) | | $ | 15.42 | | | | (9.30 | )% | | $ | 119,301 | | | | 1.52 | %(e) | | | 1.53 | %(e) | | | 1.18 | %(e) | | | 8 | % |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 21.34 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | (1.82 | ) | | | 18.40 | | | | (5.01 | ) | | | 185,380 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 20.81 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.93 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.40 | ) | | | 21.34 | | | | 9.50 | | | | 285,785 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 17 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 17.93 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.92 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 20.81 | | | | 16.31 | | | | 295,767 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 15 | |
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 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 18 | |
Class B | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 17.66 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (1.84 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 14.75 | | | | (9.99 | ) | | | 1,514 | | | | 2.27 | (e) | | | 2.28 | (e) | | | 0.43 | (e) | | | 8 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 20.54 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.23 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | (1.65 | ) | | | 17.66 | | | | (5.78 | ) | | | 2,828 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 2.21 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 20.03 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.70 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | 20.54 | | | | 8.71 | | | | 5,282 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 17 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 17.36 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 2.68 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 20.03 | | | | 15.44 | | | | 10,352 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 15 | |
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 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 18 | |
Class C | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 17.67 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (1.84 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 14.76 | | | | (9.98 | ) | | | 18,098 | | | | 2.27 | (e) | | | 2.28 | (e) | | | 0.43 | (e) | | | 8 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 20.54 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (1.22 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | (1.65 | ) | | | 17.67 | | | | (5.73 | ) | | | 26,458 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 2.21 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 20.03 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.70 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | 20.54 | | | | 8.71 | | | | 33,764 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 17 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 17.37 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 2.63 | | | | 2.67 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 20.03 | | | | 15.38 | | | | 36,136 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 15 | |
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 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 18 | |
Class Y | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 18.42 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (1.94 | ) | | | (1.68 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | 15.43 | | | | (9.11 | ) | | | 60,497 | | | | 1.27 | (e) | | | 1.28 | (e) | | | 1.43 | (e) | | | 8 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 21.38 | | | | 0.34 | | | | (1.42 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | (1.88 | ) | | | 18.42 | | | | (4.79 | ) | | | 121,933 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 20.84 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.46 | ) | | | 21.38 | | | | 9.82 | | | | 122,163 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.62 | | | | 17 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 17.97 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 2.73 | | | | 2.96 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 20.84 | | | | 16.51 | | | | 90,843 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 15 | |
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 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 18 | |
Class R5 | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 18.27 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (1.91 | ) | | | (1.64 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | 15.30 | | | | (8.96 | ) | | | 24,821 | | | | 1.17 | (e) | | | 1.18 | (e) | | | 1.53 | (e) | | | 8 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 21.23 | | | | 0.35 | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | (1.90 | ) | | | 18.27 | | | | (4.74 | ) | | | 63,044 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 20.71 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 1.99 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.47 | ) | | | 21.23 | | | | 9.88 | | | | 91,240 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 17 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 17.85 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 2.72 | | | | 2.97 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 20.71 | | | | 16.66 | | | | 79,911 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 15 | |
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 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 18 | |
Class R6 | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 18.27 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (1.91 | ) | | | (1.63 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) | | | 15.30 | | | | (8.87 | ) | | | 38,080 | | | | 1.09 | (e) | | | 1.10 | (e) | | | 1.61 | (e) | | | 8 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 21.24 | | | | 0.37 | | | | (1.42 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | (1.92 | ) | | | 18.27 | | | | (4.68 | ) | | | 45,946 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 20.72 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 2.01 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) | | | 21.24 | | | | 9.97 | | | | 36,554 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 17 | |
Year ended 12/31/12(f) | | | 19.66 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 20.72 | | | | 5.99 | | | | 18,039 | | | | 1.04 | (g) | | | 1.06 | (g) | | | 1.42 | (g) | | | 15 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share, for fiscal years prior to December 31, 2012. |
(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. 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 $148,318, $2,121, $21,984, $103,199, $41,974 and $48,050 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
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, 2015, 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 audit 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, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Houston, Texas
February 24, 2016
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, 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, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/15) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/15)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/15) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 897.70 | | | $ | 7.32 | | | $ | 1,017.49 | | | $ | 7.78 | | | | 1.53 | % |
B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 894.00 | | | | 10.88 | | | | 1,013.71 | | | | 11.57 | | | | 2.28 | |
C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 894.10 | | | | 10.89 | | | | 1,013.71 | | | | 11.57 | | | | 2.28 | |
Y | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 898.20 | | | | 6.12 | | | | 1,018.75 | | | | 6.51 | | | | 1.28 | |
R5 | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 899.10 | | | | 5.70 | | | | 1,019.21 | | | | 6.06 | | | | 1.19 | |
R6 | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 899.50 | | | | 5.31 | | | | 1,019.61 | | | | 5.65 | | | | 1.11 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, 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
Tax Information
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, 2015:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 18,508,550 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 98.69 | % |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0.00 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0.00 | % |
Foreign Taxes | | $ | 0.0515 | per share |
Foreign Source Income | | $ | 0.6250 | per share |
| * | 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 1000, 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 Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
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 Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 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) | | 146 | | None |
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 known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class 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), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company), Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company), Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltèe and Invesco Financial Services Ltd/Services Financiers Invesco Ltèe; Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Fund Inc (corporate mutual fund company); 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; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc | | 146 | | None |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) 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. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the Adviser. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2003 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, COMSAT Corporation; Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company); ACE Limited (insurance company); Independent Directors Council and Investment Company Institute | | 146 | | ALPS (Attorneys Liability Protection Society) (insurance company) and Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (metallurgical company) |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer | | 146 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2000 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office/private equity investments) Formerly: Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Evans Scholars Foundation and Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association | | 146 | | Trustee, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Chairman of the Board, Denver Film Society |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2003 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); 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) | | 146 | | Director of: Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., Reich & Tang Funds, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company, the Boss Group |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2003 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 146 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Eli Jones — Trustee | | 2016 | | Professor and Dean, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University Formerly: Professor and Dean, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, and E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University | | 146 | | Director, Insperity, Inc., (2011-present) and ARVEST Bank (2012-2015) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired. Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 146 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 1997 | | Retired. Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 146 | | None |
Robert C. Troccoli — Trustee | | 2016 | | Retired. Formerly: Senior Partner, KPMG LLP | | 146 | | None |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired. Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 146 | | None |
Suzanne H. Woolsey — 1941 Trustee | | 2014 | | Chief Executive Officer of Woolsey Partners LLC | | 146 | | Emeritus Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses; Trustee of Colorado College; Trustee of California Institute of Technology; Prior to 2014, Director of Fluor Corp.; Prior to 2010, Trustee of the German Marshall Fund of the United States; Prior to 2010 Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Institute |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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.); Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Managing Director, 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, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Director, Vice President and Secretary, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Vice President, 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 Aim 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) | | N/A | | N/A |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 2003 | | 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); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim 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.; and 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 | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. and Invesco Management Company Limited; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only) Formerly: Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); 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.; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, INVESCO National Trust Company and Invesco Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2015 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A., Inc.); and Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Global Assurance Officer, Invesco Ltd. and Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, 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 | | N/A | | N/A |
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 1000 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 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
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Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | | |
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Letters to Shareholders
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Philip Taylor | | | | Dear Shareholders: This annual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. Inside is a discussion of how your Fund was managed and the factors that affected its performance during the reporting period. US economic data were generally positive throughout 2015. The economy expanded modestly, and employment numbers improved steadily. Throughout the year, US consumers benefited from declining energy prices and greater credit availability, but a strong dollar crimped the profits of many large multi-national companies doing business overseas. Ending years of uncertainty, the US Federal Reserve in December finally raised short-term interest rates for the first time since 2006, signaling its confidence that the economy was likely to |
continue expanding and improving. Overseas, the economic story was less positive. The European Central Bank and central banks in China and Japan – as well as other countries – either instituted or maintained extraordinarily accommodative monetary policies in response to economic weakness. The year 2015 ended on a rocky note, as investors weighed mixed economic data and reacted to geopolitical developments; many analysts expected markets to remain volatile for some time to come.
Short-term market volatility can prompt some investors to abandon their investment plans – and can cause others to settle for average results. The investment professionals at Invesco, in contrast, invest with high conviction and a long-term perspective. At Invesco, investing with high conviction means offering a wide range of strategies designed to go beyond market benchmarks. We trust our research-driven insights, have confidence in our investment processes and build portfolios that reflect our beliefs. Our goal is to look past market noise in an effort to find attractive opportunities at attractive prices – consistent with the investment strategies spelled out in each fund’s prospectus. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure investment success; no investment strategy or risk analysis can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction.
You, too, can invest with high conviction by maintaining a long-term investment perspective and by working with your financial adviser on a regular basis. During periods of short-term market volatility or uncertainty, your financial adviser can keep you focused on your long-term investment goals – a new home, a child’s college education, or a secure retirement. He or she also can share research about the economy, the markets and individual investment options.
Visit our website for more information
Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. Click on the “Need to register” link in the “Account Access” box on our homepage to get started. Invesco’s mobile apps for iPhone® and iPad® (both available free from the App StoreSM) allow you to obtain the same detailed information, monitor your account and create customizable watch lists.
In addition to the resources accessible on our website and through our mobile app, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com. Our goal is to provide you the information you want, when and where you want it.
Have questions?
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs 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: Among the many important lessons I’ve learned in more than 40 years in a variety of business endeavors is the value of a trusted advocate. As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment, including but not limited to: n Ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time. n Monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions. |
n | | Assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus. |
n | | Monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
I trust the measures outlined above provide assurance that you have a worthy advocate when it comes to choosing the Invesco Funds.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
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, 2015, Class A shares of Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund (the Fund), at net asset value (NAV), underperformed the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s style-specific benchmark.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/14 to 12/31/15, 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 | | | | -5.61 | % |
Class B Shares | | | | -6.28 | |
Class C Shares | | | | -6.36 | |
Class R Shares | | | | -5.87 | |
Class Y Shares | | | | -5.37 | |
Class R5 Shares | | | | -5.18 | |
Class R6 Shares | | | | -5.10 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 1.38 | |
Russell 2000 Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | -4.41 | |
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | -4.23 | |
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
Market conditions and your Fund
The US economy continued its modest, but steady growth, during the year ended December 31, 2015 – although the health of individual economic sectors varied dramatically. The headline economic story was a steady decline in already-battered energy markets, as oil prices plummeted when increased supply overwhelmed demand. This decline particularly affected companies with US-based offshore or shale-based resources – companies whose cost to recover oil is higher than many traditional producers. On the other end of the spectrum, the improved position of the US consumer was the more subtle story which drove the US economy forward during the year.
As the year began, economic growth appeared to be stronger in the US than in the rest of the world. US equity markets
were recovering from the crash of oil prices initiated by OPEC’s decision to maintain high production despite low prices and slowing global growth. The view that the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) would begin raising rates while other central banks were loosening monetary policy led the US dollar to strengthen against many currencies. This hurt commodity- and materials-based economies – and companies in related sectors. Additionally, US-based multinational companies faced foreign exchange headwinds. Low interest rates, the increasing availability of credit and an improving employment picture all contributed to higher consumer confidence and consumer spending, which drove US equity markets higher, particularly through the spring, and helped overcome fears that Greece and the eurozone would fail to reach an agreement on a financial bailout plan.
In the summer of 2015, US equity markets moved sharply lower. A significant downturn in China’s financial markets and weak global economic growth led the Fed to delay raising interest rates; this, in turn, increased investor uncertainty and market volatility. A continued decline in oil prices also contributed to market volatility. In the fall, however, US markets rallied, the Fed saw enough economic stabilization to finally raise interest rates and most major US market indexes ended the year barely in positive territory.
Within this environment, small-cap stocks underperformed large-cap stocks, and the Fund turned in a negative return, modestly trailing its style-specific benchmark. The Fund outperformed its style-specific benchmark in several sectors due to positive stock selection decisions in the financials, consumer discretionary, materials and industrials sectors. These contributions were offset by under-performance in the health care, information technology (IT) and energy sectors.
The Fund outperformed its style-specific benchmark by the widest margin in the financials sector, driven by stock selection. Stancorp Financial Group is a life insurance company the Fund held, which was acquired during the year for a substantial premium. During the year, we sold our position in Stancorp locking in the gain for our shareholders. Western Alliance Bancorp was another contributor to Fund performance. In addition to reporting solid loan growth and financial results, Western Alliance completed the acquisition of another bank several months sooner than expected. E*TRADE was another contributor to Fund performance which received regulatory approval to reduce its capital reserves, allowing the company to deploy excess capital to reduce higher cost loans and improve returns.
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Portfolio Composition |
By sector | | % of total net assets |
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Financials | | | | 24.9 | % |
Information Technology | | | | 19.0 | |
Industrials | | | | 15.7 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 13.1 | |
Health Care | | | | 12.9 | |
Materials | | | | 5.8 | |
Energy | | | | 3.0 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 2.0 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 1.0 | |
Utilities | | | | 0.9 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.7 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* | | |
% of total net assets |
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1. Dycom Industries, Inc. | | | | 1.9 | % |
2. E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | | 1.5 | |
3. Western Alliance Bancorp | | | | 1.5 | |
4. Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | | 1.5 | |
5. Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | | 1.4 | |
6. Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. | | | | 1.3 | |
7. Waste Connections, Inc. | | | | 1.3 | |
8. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | | 1.3 | |
9. Sonic Corp. | | | | 1.3 | |
10. Cray, Inc. | | | | 1.3 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $1.3 billion | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 102 | |
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.
Data presented here are as of December 31, 2015.
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The consumer discretionary sector was another area of relative strength versus the Fund’s style-specific benchmark. Sonic was a solid contributor to Fund performance as the company reported increased sales and profitability through the year. The rollout of new digital menu boards helped drive additional sales for the company, while simultaneously improving efficiency of service. In May, brand name retailer Ann Taylor was acquired by another company for a significant premium. We sold our position in Ann Taylor, recognizing a gain for our shareholders.
The Fund also outperformed in the materials sector where Fund holdings held up better than those in the style-specific index. Fund holding Sensient Technologies was an example of this and one of only a few small-cap materials stocks to post a positive return during the year.
The area of greatest challenge for the Fund was the health care sector. Many small-cap biotechnology companies do not have an FDA-approved drug yet to generate revenue, so their stock price movements are very volatile depending on the outcome of their drug’s trial-results, which are impossible to forecast. The Fund targets high quality companies, so in order to prudently manage these volatile stocks, we set very high hurdles before investing in biotechnology, which often leads us to a modest underweight position versus the Fund’s style-specific index. During the past year, biotechnology stocks outperformed and our underweight exposure to that group hurt the Fund’s relative performance. Certain Fund holdings did underperform, including hospital company Community Health Systems. Concerns arose later in the year surrounding the company’s debt levels and the slowing trend of utilization benefits it realized from the Affordable Care Act.
The Fund also underperformed in the IT sector. We purchased security company Barracuda Networks during the year, but its stock price pulled back significantly as the European portion of its business reported flat growth and dragged growth expectations for the entire company. Finisar was another detractor from Fund performance and we sold the position during the year.
Throughout the year, energy stocks struggled as oil prices remained under pressure. Despite a reduction in North American supply growth and expectations of a more balanced supply-demand dynamic, unexpected new oil supply came on the market from OPEC, thus
pushing out a recovery. As commodity prices tumbled, energy was the worst-performing sector of the style-specific index by a wide margin. The Fund’s modest overweight exposure to this weak sector hurt performance, as did certain sector holdings, including Helix Energy Solutions.
Fund positioning did not change dramatically during the year, and is based on a disciplined investment process, which keeps the portfolio diversified across industry groups and uses rigorous fundamental research to identify attractive individual stocks.
Thank you for your commitment to Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
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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| | Juliet Ellis Chartered Financial Analyst, Portfolio Manager and chief investment officer of Invesco’s domestic |
growth investments team, is lead manager of Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund. She joined Invesco in 2004. Ms. Ellis earned a BA in economics and political science from Indiana University. |
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| | Juan Hartsfield Chartered Financial Analyst, Portfolio Manager, is manager of Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 2004. Mr. Hartsfield earned a BS in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Michigan. |
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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 12/31/05
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 12/31/15, including maximum applicable sales charges | |
Class A Shares | | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | | 6.35 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.24 | |
5 Years | | | | 7.09 | |
1 Year | | | | -10.79 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | | 6.35 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.20 | |
5 Years | | | | 7.19 | |
1 Year | | | | -10.63 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | | 5.97 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.04 | |
5 Years | | | | 7.48 | |
1 Year | | | | -7.23 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | | |
Inception (6/3/02) | | | | 6.94 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.57 | |
5 Years | | | | 8.02 | |
1 Year | | | | -5.87 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 7.04 | % |
5 Years | | | | 8.57 | |
1 Year | | | | -5.37 | |
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Class R5 Shares | | | | | |
Inception (4/29/05) | | | | 8.50 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.37 | |
5 Years | | | | 8.78 | |
1 Year | | | | -5.18 | |
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Class R6 Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 7.01 | % |
5 Years | | | | 8.65 | |
1 Year | | | | -5.10 | |
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 R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
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, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.29%, 2.04%, 2.04%, 1.54%, 1.04%, 0.87% and 0.78%, 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, Class R5 and Class R6 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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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, 2015, 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. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
n | | Class R shares are generally available only to employer sponsored retirement and benefit plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
n | | Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
n | | Class R5 shares and Class R6 shares are primarily intended for employer sponsored retirement and benefit plans that meet certain standards and for institutional investors. 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 | | 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 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 US 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 Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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 returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values (NAVs) 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 NAVs for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those NAVs may differ from the NAVs 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. |
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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing. |
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2015
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.31% | |
Air Freight & Logistics–0.87% | |
Forward Air Corp. | | | 267,249 | | | $ | 11,494,379 | |
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Alternative Carriers–0.98% | |
Iridium Communications Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,537,013 | | | | 12,926,279 | |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.00% | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 271,471 | | | | 13,236,926 | |
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Application Software–4.74% | |
Blackbaud, Inc. | | | 226,723 | | | | 14,931,977 | |
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.(c) | | | 395,783 | | | | 11,766,629 | |
MicroStrategy Inc.–Class A(c) | | | 72,539 | | | | 13,005,517 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 191,696 | | | | 13,087,086 | |
Verint Systems Inc.(c) | | | 241,666 | | | | 9,801,973 | |
| | | | | | | 62,593,182 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.08% | |
Janus Capital Group Inc. | | | 1,013,035 | | | | 14,273,663 | |
|
Biotechnology–0.80% | |
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c) | | | 207,742 | | | | 6,271,731 | |
Retrophin, Inc.(c) | | | 224,303 | | | | 4,326,805 | |
| | | | | | | 10,598,536 | |
|
Broadcasting–1.12% | |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.–Class A | | | 251,120 | | | | 14,740,744 | |
|
Building Products–2.20% | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 389,159 | | | | 16,932,308 | |
Trex Co., Inc.(c) | | | 318,054 | | | | 12,098,774 | |
| | | | | | | 29,031,082 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–1.11% | |
Boyd Gaming Corp.(c) | | | 736,253 | | | | 14,629,347 | |
|
Communications Equipment–1.11% | |
ARRIS Group Inc.(c) | | | 481,077 | | | | 14,706,524 | |
|
Construction & Engineering–2.72% | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(c) | | | 364,386 | | | | 25,492,445 | |
Primoris Services Corp. | | | 474,766 | | | | 10,459,095 | |
| | | | | | | 35,951,540 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.76% | |
Eagle Materials Inc. | | | 165,667 | | | | 10,011,257 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.12% | |
DST Systems, Inc. | | | 125,388 | | | | 14,301,755 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 175,707 | | | | 13,715,689 | |
| | | | | | | 28,017,444 | |
|
Diversified REIT’s–0.96% | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 1,352,800 | | | | 12,756,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Diversified Support Services–0.84% | |
Mobile Mini, Inc. | | | 358,323 | | | $ | 11,154,595 | |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–1.10% | |
EnerSys | | | 260,268 | | | | 14,556,789 | |
|
Electronic Components–0.64% | |
Belden Inc. | | | 178,021 | | | | 8,488,041 | |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–2.00% | |
Team, Inc.(c) | | | 291,957 | | | | 9,330,946 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 304,041 | | | | 17,123,589 | |
| | | | | | | 26,454,535 | |
|
Gas Utilities–0.86% | |
UGI Corp. | | | 336,486 | | | | 11,359,767 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–4.16% | |
Analogic Corp. | | | 170,179 | | | | 14,056,785 | |
Globus Medical, Inc.–Class A(c) | | | 555,706 | | | | 15,459,741 | |
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 305,807 | | | | 14,697,085 | |
Wright Medical Group N.V.(c) | | | 444,211 | | | | 10,741,022 | |
| | | | | | | 54,954,633 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–1.35% | |
Community Health Systems Inc.(c) | | | 167,979 | | | | 4,456,483 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc.(c) | | | 181,564 | | | | 13,326,797 | |
| | | | | | | 17,783,280 | |
|
Health Care Services–0.80% | |
Team Health Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 240,477 | | | | 10,554,536 | |
|
Health Care Supplies–1.15% | |
Alere, Inc.(c) | | | 387,755 | | | | 15,157,343 | |
|
Health Care Technology–0.59% | |
HMS Holdings Corp.(c) | | | 627,578 | | | | 7,744,312 | |
|
Home Entertainment Software–1.05% | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(c) | | | 396,814 | | | | 13,825,000 | |
|
Home Furnishings–0.88% | |
La-Z-Boy Inc. | | | 477,249 | | | | 11,654,421 | |
|
Homebuilding–0.54% | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(c) | | | 622,651 | | | | 7,154,260 | |
|
Household Appliances–1.20% | |
Helen of Troy Ltd.(c) | | | 167,791 | | | | 15,814,302 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–1.95% | |
Albany International Corp.–Class A | | | 374,628 | | | | 13,692,653 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.–Class A | | | 242,865 | | | | 12,063,105 | |
| | | | | | | 25,755,758 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.54% | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp.(c) | | | 676,245 | | | $ | 20,043,902 | |
Evercore Partners Inc.–Class A | | | 249,462 | | | | 13,488,410 | |
| | | | | | | 33,532,312 | |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.28% | |
CACI International Inc.–Class A(c) | | | 42,780 | | | | 3,969,128 | |
Luxoft Holding, Inc.(c) | | | 168,611 | | | | 13,004,967 | |
| | | | | | | 16,974,095 | |
|
Leisure Facilities–1.37% | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 141,632 | | | | 18,127,480 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–1.09% | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 754,721 | | | | 14,407,624 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–2.15% | |
Affymetrix, Inc.(c) | | | 1,509,763 | | | | 15,233,509 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 147,132 | | | | 13,241,880 | |
| | | | | | | 28,475,389 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–1.76% | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 227,181 | | | | 16,375,207 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 207,690 | | | | 6,891,154 | |
| | | | | | | 23,266,361 | |
|
Office Services & Supplies–0.88% | |
Pitney Bowes Inc. | | | 563,357 | | | | 11,633,322 | |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.46% | |
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada) | | | 1,545,035 | | | | 6,087,438 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.83% | |
Forum Energy Technologies Inc.(c) | | | 666,399 | | | | 8,303,331 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(c) | | | 506,006 | | | | 2,661,592 | |
| | | | | | | 10,964,923 | |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.86% | |
Newfield Exploration Co.(c) | | | 350,836 | | | | 11,423,220 | |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.87% | |
Scorpio Tankers Inc. (Monaco) | | | 1,432,079 | | | | 11,485,274 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.98% | |
Pinnacle Foods Inc. | | | 375,017 | | | | 15,923,222 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(c) | | | 129,912 | | | | 10,192,895 | |
| | | | | | | 26,116,117 | |
|
Paper Packaging–1.47% | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 1,517,323 | | | | 19,467,254 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–1.96% | |
Impax Laboratories, Inc.(c) | | | 346,378 | | | | 14,811,123 | |
Phibro Animal Health Corp.–Class A | | | 367,675 | | | | 11,078,048 | |
| | | | | | | 25,889,171 | |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–1.04% | |
Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The) | | | 169,006 | | | | 13,746,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate Services–2.01% | |
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. | | | 85,155 | | | $ | 13,612,878 | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. | | | 535,489 | | | | 12,894,575 | |
| | | | | | | 26,507,453 | |
|
Regional Banks–12.47% | |
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. | | | 357,612 | | | | 17,687,489 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 419,752 | | | | 15,136,257 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 378,598 | | | | 15,734,533 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 516,269 | | | | 13,696,617 | |
IBERIABANK Corp. | | | 201,931 | | | | 11,120,340 | |
PacWest Bancorp | | | 294,723 | | | | 12,702,561 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 244,696 | | | | 12,567,587 | |
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | | | 400,008 | | | | 16,408,328 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 502,345 | | | | 16,265,931 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 366,011 | | | | 13,611,949 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp(c) | | | 555,580 | | | | 19,923,099 | |
| | | | | | | 164,854,691 | |
|
Restaurants–3.99% | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(b) | | | 103,081 | | | | 13,073,763 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 208,655 | | | | 11,657,555 | |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(c) | | | 184,715 | | | | 11,404,304 | |
Sonic Corp. | | | 514,691 | | | | 16,629,666 | |
| | | | | | | 52,765,288 | |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–1.97% | |
Entegris Inc.(c) | | | 1,020,009 | | | | 13,535,519 | |
Tessera Technologies Inc. | | | 417,281 | | | | 12,522,603 | |
| | | | | | | 26,058,122 | |
|
Semiconductors–3.02% | |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.(c) | | | 694,991 | | | | 14,393,264 | |
Intersil Corp.–Class A | | | 928,719 | | | | 11,850,454 | |
Microsemi Corp.(c) | | | 418,556 | | | | 13,640,740 | |
| | | | | | | 39,884,458 | |
|
Specialized REIT’s–1.96% | |
CubeSmart | | | 535,102 | | | | 16,384,823 | |
Geo Group Inc. (The) | | | 328,099 | | | | 9,485,342 | |
| | | | | | | 25,870,165 | |
|
Specialty Chemicals–2.82% | |
Minerals Technologies Inc. | | | 240,280 | | | | 11,019,241 | |
PolyOne Corp. | | | 368,870 | | | | 11,715,311 | |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 231,894 | | | | 14,567,581 | |
| | | | | | | 37,302,133 | |
|
Specialty Stores–1.90% | |
GNC Holdings, Inc.–Class A | | | 379,783 | | | | 11,780,868 | |
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)(c) | | | 600,771 | | | | 13,283,047 | |
| | | | | | | 25,063,915 | |
|
Steel–0.73% | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 263,549 | | | | 9,669,613 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Systems Software–0.71% | |
Barracuda Networks, Inc.(c) | | | 503,382 | | | $ | 9,403,176 | |
|
Technology Distributors–1.10% | |
Tech Data Corp.(c) | | | 219,594 | | | | 14,576,650 | |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–1.26% | |
Cray, Inc.(c) | | | 512,179 | | | | 16,620,209 | |
|
Trucking–3.15% | |
Celadon Group, Inc. | | | 566,040 | | | | 5,598,135 | |
Heartland Express, Inc.(b) | | | 582,053 | | | | 9,906,542 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 207,275 | | | | 12,156,679 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(c) | | | 237,366 | | | | 14,021,210 | |
| | | | | | | 41,682,566 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,146,108,037) | | | | 1,299,234,746 | |
| | |
Money Market Funds–1.41% | | | | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.29%(d) | | | 9,319,126 | | | | 9,319,126 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.24%(d) | | | 9,319,126 | | | $ | 9,319,126 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $18,638,252) | | | | 18,638,252 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.72% (Cost $1,164,746,289) | | | | 1,317,872,998 | |
| |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | | | | | |
Money Market Funds–1.81% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 0.29% (Cost $23,979,295)(d)(e) | | | 23,979,295 | | | | 23,979,295 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.53% (Cost $1,188,725,584) | | | | 1,341,852,293 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.53)% | | | | (20,194,221 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 1,321,658,072 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(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) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2015. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of December 31, 2015. |
(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, 2015
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $1,146,108,037)* | | $ | 1,299,234,746 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 42,617,547 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,188,725,584) | | | 1,341,852,293 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 4,974,858 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 3,551,152 | |
Dividends | | | 796,075 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 176,040 | |
Other assets | | | 43,399 | |
Total assets | | | 1,351,393,817 | |
|
Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 972,594 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 3,691,567 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 23,979,295 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 826,488 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 325 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 64,773 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 200,703 | |
Total liabilities | | | 29,735,745 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,321,658,072 | |
|
Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,161,914,232 | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (210,744 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 6,827,875 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 153,126,709 | |
| | $ | 1,321,658,072 | |
| | | | |
Net Assets: | |
Class A | | $ | 543,186,915 | |
Class B | | $ | 5,188,920 | |
Class C | | $ | 59,545,807 | |
Class R | | $ | 82,078,462 | |
Class Y | | $ | 386,369,414 | |
Class R5 | | $ | 152,485,948 | |
Class R6 | | $ | 92,802,606 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Class A | | | 40,451,229 | |
Class B | | | 462,115 | |
Class C | | | 5,305,453 | |
Class R | | | 6,426,761 | |
Class Y | | | 28,074,407 | |
Class R5 | | | 10,503,355 | |
Class R6 | | | 6,369,059 | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 13.43 | |
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $13.43 ¸ 94.50%) | | $ | 14.21 | |
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.23 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.22 | |
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.77 | |
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 13.76 | |
Class R5: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.52 | |
Class R6: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.57 | |
* | At December 31, 2015, securities with an aggregate value of $23,424,132 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, 2015
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $33,128) | | $ | 14,151,256 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $652,826) | | | 676,906 | |
Interest | | | 10,961 | |
Total investment income | | | 14,839,123 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 10,082,400 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 352,654 | |
Custodian fees | | | 40,141 | |
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,426,267 | |
Class B | | | 69,563 | |
Class C | | | 644,432 | |
Class R | | | 468,403 | |
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 2,964,624 | |
Transfer agent fees — R5 | | | 161,337 | |
Transfer agent fees — R6 | | | 7,189 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 44,357 | |
Other | | | 426,924 | |
Total expenses | | | 16,688,291 | |
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (42,516 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 16,645,775 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (1,806,652 | ) |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from investment securities | | | 59,467,702 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (134,751,952 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (75,284,250 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (77,090,902 | ) |
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, 2015 and 2014
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (1,806,652 | ) | | $ | (5,318,610 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | 59,467,702 | | | | 189,888,858 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (134,751,952 | ) | | | (155,395,571 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (77,090,902 | ) | | | 29,174,677 | |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (33,001,895 | ) | | | (70,077,121 | ) |
Class B | | | (380,302 | ) | | | (1,254,714 | ) |
Class C | | | (4,273,991 | ) | | | (9,171,705 | ) |
Class R | | | (5,266,102 | ) | | | (12,728,773 | ) |
Class Y | | | (23,115,899 | ) | | | (42,837,100 | ) |
Class R5 | | | (8,802,315 | ) | | | (20,382,058 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (5,255,319 | ) | | | (13,188,999 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (80,095,823 | ) | | | (169,640,470 | ) |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 47,404,074 | | | | 33,648,615 | |
Class B | | | (2,729,034 | ) | | | (2,855,674 | ) |
Class C | | | 3,517,798 | | | | 321,713 | |
Class R | | | (7,055,210 | ) | | | (3,329,410 | ) |
Class Y | | | 77,407,083 | | | | 117,968,798 | |
Class R5 | | | 1,074,305 | | | | (14,817,942 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (12,209,238 | ) | | | 5,408,965 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 107,409,778 | | | | 136,345,065 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (49,776,947 | ) | | | (4,120,728 | ) |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,371,435,019 | | | | 1,375,555,747 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(210,744) and $(205,325), respectively) | | $ | 1,321,658,072 | | | $ | 1,371,435,019 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2015
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 seven different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. 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, Class R5 and Class R6 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 to Class A shares. 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 to Class A shares. 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 the 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 securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they
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may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
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. |
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D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The 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 Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the 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 the 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. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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 failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on 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 | .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% | | |
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For the year ended December 31, 2015, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.72%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, 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, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 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 Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2016. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. 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, 2017, 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.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $38,963.
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, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, Class R5 and Class R6 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, 2015, 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, 2015, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $299,388 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $2,089, $2,281 and $2,098 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:
| 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. |
As of December 31, 2015, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). 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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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, 2015, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $9,207,580.
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $3,553.
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 were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 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. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,283,750 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 80,095,823 | | | | 168,356,720 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 80,095,823 | | | $ | 169,640,470 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2015 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | $ | 7,051,786 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 152,902,799 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (210,745 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 1,161,914,232 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,321,658,072 | |
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. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date 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 carryforwards 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 as of December 31, 2015.
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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, 2015 was $430,523,127 and $339,310,382, 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 | | $ | 264,325,853 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (111,423,054 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 152,902,799 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,188,949,494.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of net operating losses, on December 31, 2015, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $1,801,233 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $1,801,233. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2015(a) | | | 2014 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 8,820,013 | | | $ | 134,132,105 | | | | 7,248,232 | | | $ | 119,565,830 | |
Class B | | | 24,179 | | | | 308,260 | | | | 37,136 | | | | 538,103 | |
Class C | | | 1,062,124 | | | | 13,634,549 | | | | 667,763 | | | | 9,633,692 | |
Class R | | | 1,332,181 | | | | 19,252,749 | | | | 1,409,390 | | | | 22,402,001 | |
Class Y | | | 9,286,885 | | | | 143,406,211 | | | | 8,236,349 | | | | 137,925,903 | |
Class R5 | | | 2,437,027 | | | | 40,323,980 | | | | 2,259,682 | | | | 39,846,828 | |
Class R6 | | | 1,165,349 | | | | 18,987,531 | | | | 823,331 | | | | 14,220,016 | |
| | | | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,361,575 | | | | 31,526,969 | | | | 4,542,055 | | | | 66,404,858 | |
Class B | | | 33,465 | | | | 373,800 | | | | 98,468 | | | | 1,227,899 | |
Class C | | | 367,005 | | | | 4,095,771 | | | | 699,736 | | | | 8,718,642 | |
Class R | | | 414,274 | | | | 5,261,272 | | | | 910,262 | | | | 12,725,459 | |
Class Y | | | 1,563,634 | | | | 21,390,517 | | | | 2,612,812 | | | | 38,983,158 | |
Class R5 | | | 590,393 | | | | 8,519,365 | | | | 1,283,984 | | | | 20,107,195 | |
Class R6 | | | 362,936 | | | | 5,255,319 | | | | 840,063 | | | | 13,188,999 | |
| | | | |
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 138,552 | | | | 2,123,534 | | | | 166,217 | | | | 2,743,502 | |
Class B | | | (163,184 | ) | | | (2,123,534 | ) | | | (190,299 | ) | | | (2,743,502 | ) |
| | | | |
Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (7,899,564 | ) | | | (120,378,534 | ) | | | (9,440,417 | ) | | | (155,065,575 | ) |
Class B | | | (99,727 | ) | | | (1,287,560 | ) | | | (130,400 | ) | | | (1,878,174 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,105,330 | ) | | | (14,212,522 | ) | | | (1,255,947 | ) | | | (18,030,621 | ) |
Class R | | | (2,165,585 | ) | | | (31,569,231 | ) | | | (2,429,002 | ) | | | (38,456,870 | ) |
Class Y | | | (5,664,594 | ) | | | (87,389,645 | ) | | | (3,541,971 | ) | | | (58,940,263 | ) |
Class R5 | | | (2,920,822 | ) | | | (47,769,040 | ) | | | (4,300,633 | ) | | | (74,771,965 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (2,220,023 | ) | | | (36,452,088 | ) | | | (1,243,021 | ) | | | (22,000,050 | ) |
Net increase in share activity | | | 7,720,763 | | | $ | 107,409,778 | | | | 9,303,790 | | | $ | 136,345,065 | |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in aggregate own 36% 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 Fund 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, 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by affiliated mutual funds. Affiliated mutual funds are other mutual funds that are also 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.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | $ | 15.16 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.82 | ) | | $ | (0.86 | ) | | $ | (0.87 | ) | | $ | 13.43 | | | | (5.61 | )% | | $ | 543,187 | | | | 1.29 | %(d) | | | 1.29 | %(d) | | | (0.23 | )%(d) | | | 29 | % |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 17.00 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.29 | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 15.16 | | | | 2.17 | | | | 561,244 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 13.24 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 4.87 | | | | 4.81 | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | 17.00 | | | | 36.68 | | | | 586,779 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 12.19 | | | | (0.03 | )(e) | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.63 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 13.24 | | | | 13.50 | | | | 397,305 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.34 | | | | (0.21 | )(e) | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.24 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | 12.19 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 369,938 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.35 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 42 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 12.92 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 11.23 | | | | (6.28 | ) | | | 5,189 | | | | 2.04 | (d) | | | 2.04 | (d) | | | (0.98 | )(d) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 14.92 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 12.92 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 8,624 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 2.04 | | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 11.81 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 4.31 | | | | 4.16 | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | 14.92 | | | | 35.61 | | | | 12,723 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 2.04 | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.01 | | | | (0.11 | )(e) | | | 1.49 | | | | 1.38 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 11.81 | | | | 12.68 | | | | 12,620 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 2.09 | | | | (0.96 | )(e) | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.14 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | 11.01 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 17,635 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 2.10 | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | 42 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 12.92 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 11.22 | | | | (6.36 | ) | | | 59,546 | | | | 2.04 | (d) | | | 2.04 | (d) | | | (0.98 | )(d) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 14.92 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 12.92 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 64,348 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 2.04 | | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 11.81 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 4.31 | | | | 4.16 | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | 14.92 | | | | 35.62 | | | | 72,662 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 2.04 | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.00 | | | | (0.11 | )(e) | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.39 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 11.81 | | | | 12.78 | | | | 49,995 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 2.09 | | | | (0.96 | )(e) | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.14 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | — | | | | 11.00 | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 48,204 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 2.10 | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | 42 | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 14.50 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 12.77 | | | | (5.87 | ) | | | 82,078 | | | | 1.54 | (d) | | | 1.54 | (d) | | | (0.48 | )(d) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 16.40 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 14.50 | | | | 1.89 | | | | 99,241 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.54 | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.83 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 4.71 | | | | 4.62 | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | 16.40 | | | | 36.38 | | | | 114,041 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.54 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.85 | | | | (0.06 | )(e) | | | 1.62 | | | | 1.56 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 12.83 | | | | 13.30 | | | | 80,486 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.59 | | | | (0.46 | )(e) | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.94 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | 11.85 | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 77,904 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.60 | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 42 | |
Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 15.47 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 13.76 | | | | (5.37 | ) | | | 386,369 | | | | 1.04 | (d) | | | 1.04 | (d) | | | 0.02 | (d) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 17.27 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 15.47 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 354,121 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.04 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 13.40 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 4.94 | | | | 4.92 | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | 17.27 | | | | 37.07 | | | | 269,044 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.04 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 12.30 | | | | 0.01 | (e) | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.68 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 13.40 | | | | 13.79 | | | | 107,440 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 0.04 | (e) | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.32 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | 12.30 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 60,049 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.10 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 42 | |
Class R5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 16.24 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 14.52 | | | | (5.18 | ) | | | 152,486 | | | | 0.88 | (d) | | | 0.88 | (d) | | | 0.18 | (d) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 17.99 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.38 | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 16.24 | | | | 2.55 | | | | 168,876 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.87 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 13.91 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 5.12 | | | | 5.13 | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | 17.99 | | | | 37.22 | | | | 200,674 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 12.72 | | | | 0.03 | (e) | | | 1.74 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 13.91 | | | | 14.04 | | | | 140,110 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.25 | (e) | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.71 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | | | | — | | | | 12.72 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 169,600 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 0.85 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 42 | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/15 | | | 16.28 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 14.57 | | | | (5.10 | ) | | | 92,803 | | | | 0.79 | (d) | | | 0.79 | (d) | | | 0.27 | (d) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/14 | | | 18.02 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.39 | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 16.28 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 114,981 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 13.92 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 5.13 | | | | 5.15 | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | 18.02 | | | | 37.34 | | | | 119,633 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/12(f) | | | 14.30 | | | | 0.01 | (e) | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 13.92 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 70,677 | | | | 0.81 | (g) | | | 0.81 | (g) | | | 0.32 | (e)(g) | | | 39 | |
(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 omitted) of $570,507, $6,956, $64,443, $93,681, $389,720, $166,932 and $110,604 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.06) and (0.44)%, $(0.14) and (1.19)%, $(0.14) and (1.19)%, $(0.09) and (0.69)%, $(0.03) and (0.19)%, $0.00 and 0.02% and $0.00 and 0.09% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of September 24, 2012. |
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, 2015, 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 audit 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, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmations of security purchases have not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Houston, Texas
February 24, 2016
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, 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, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/15) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/15)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/15) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 894.90 | | | $ | 6.16 | | | $ | 1,018.70 | | | $ | 6.56 | | | | 1.29 | % |
B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 891.70 | | | | 9.73 | | | | 1,014.92 | | | | 10.36 | | | | 2.04 | |
C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 891.60 | | | | 9.73 | | | | 1,014.92 | | | | 10.36 | | | | 2.04 | |
R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 893.80 | | | | 7.35 | | | | 1,017.44 | | | | 7.83 | | | | 1.54 | |
Y | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 895.90 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 1,019.96 | | | | 5.30 | | | | 1.04 | |
R5 | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 896.90 | | | | 4.16 | | | | 1,020.82 | | | | 4.43 | | | | 0.87 | |
R6 | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 897.20 | | | | 3.78 | | | | 1,021.22 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 0.79 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, 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
Tax Information
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, 2015:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 80,095,823 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0.00 | % |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0.00 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0.00 | % |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
23 Invesco Small Cap 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 1000, 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 Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
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 Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 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) | | 146 | | None |
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 known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class 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), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company), Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company), Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltèe and Invesco Financial Services Ltd/Services Financiers Invesco Ltèe; Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Fund Inc (corporate mutual fund company); 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; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc | | 146 | | None |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) 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. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the Adviser. |
T-1 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2003 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, COMSAT Corporation; Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company); ACE Limited (insurance company); Independent Directors Council and Investment Company Institute | | 146 | | ALPS (Attorneys Liability Protection Society) (insurance company) and Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (metallurgical company) |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer | | 146 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2000 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office/private equity investments) Formerly: Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Evans Scholars Foundation and Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association | | 146 | | Trustee, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Chairman of the Board, Denver Film Society |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2003 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); 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) | | 146 | | Director of: Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., Reich & Tang Funds, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company, the Boss Group |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2003 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 146 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Eli Jones — Trustee | | 2016 | | Professor and Dean, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University Formerly: Professor and Dean, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, and E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University | | 146 | | Director, Insperity, Inc., (2011-present) and ARVEST Bank (2012-2015) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired. Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 146 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 1997 | | Retired. Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 146 | | None |
Robert C. Troccoli — Trustee | | 2016 | | Retired. Formerly: Senior Partner, KPMG LLP | | 146 | | None |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired. Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 146 | | None |
Suzanne H. Woolsey — 1941 Trustee | | 2014 | | Chief Executive Officer of Woolsey Partners LLC | | 146 | | Emeritus Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses; Trustee of Colorado College; Trustee of California Institute of Technology; Prior to 2014, Director of Fluor Corp.; Prior to 2010, Trustee of the German Marshall Fund of the United States; Prior to 2010 Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Institute |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
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.); Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Managing Director, 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, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Director, Vice President and Secretary, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Vice President, 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 Aim 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) | | N/A | | N/A |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 2003 | | 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); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim 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.; and 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 | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. and Invesco Management Company Limited; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Invesco Management Trust only) Formerly: Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); 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.; 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), and Short-Term Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Bank Secrecy Act Officer, INVESCO National Trust Company and Invesco Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2015 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A., Inc.); and Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Global Assurance Officer, Invesco Ltd. and Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, 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 | | N/A | | N/A |
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 1000 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 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
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Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | | |
SEC file numbers: 811-01540 and 002-27334 SCE-AR-1 Invesco Distributors, Inc.
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. |
(a) to (d)
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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| | Fees Billed for Services Rendered to the Registrant for fiscal year end 2015 | | (e)(2) Percentage of Fees Billed Applicable to Non-Audit Services Provided for fiscal year end 2015 Pursuant to Waiver of Pre-Approval Requirement(1) | | Fees Billed for Services Rendered to the Registrant for fiscal year end 2014 | | (e)(2) Percentage of Fees Billed Applicable to Non-Audit Services Provided for fiscal year end 2014 Pursuant to Waiver of Pre-Approval Requirement(1) |
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Audit Fees | | | $ | 115,600 | | | | | N/A | | | | $ | 112,250 | | | | | N/A | |
Audit-Related Fees | | | $ | 0 | | | | | 0% | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | 0% | |
Tax Fees(2) | | | $ | 67,764 | | | | | 0% | | | | $ | 36,992 | | | | | 0% | |
All Other Fees | | | $ | 0 | | | | | 0% | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | 0% | |
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Total Fees | | | $ | 183,364 | | | | | 0% | | | | $ | 149,242 | | | | | 0% | |
(g) PWC billed the Registrant aggregate non-audit fees of $67,764 for the fiscal year ended 2015, and $36,992 for the fiscal year ended 2014, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.
| (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. |
| (2) | Tax fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2015 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. Tax fees for fiscal year end December 31, 2014 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- Audit Services Rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for fiscal year end 2015 That Were Required to be Pre-Approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee | | (e)(2) Percentage of Fees Billed Applicable to Non-Audit Services Provided for fiscal year end 2015 Pursuant to Waiver of Pre- Approval Requirement(1) | | Fees Billed for Non- Audit Services Rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for fiscal year end 2014 That Were Required to be Pre-Approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee | | (e)(2) Percentage of Fees Billed Applicable to Non-Audit Services Provided for fiscal year end 2014 Pursuant to Waiver of Pre- Approval Requirement(1) |
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Audit-Related Fees | | | $ | 574,000 | | | | | 0% | | | | $ | 574,000 | | | | | 0% | |
Tax Fees | | | $ | 0 | | | | | 0% | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | 0% | |
All Other Fees | | | $ | 3,750,000 | | | | | 0% | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | 0% | |
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Total Fees(2) | | | $ | 4,324,000 | | | | | 0% | | | | $ | 574,000 | | | | | 0% | |
(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. |
(2) | Audit-Related fees for the year end 2015 include fees billed related to reviewing controls at a service organization. Audit-Related fees for the year end 2014 include fees billed related to reviewing controls at a service organization. |
All Other fees for the year end 2015 include fees billed related to reviewing the operating effectiveness of strategic projects.
(g) 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 $9,098,822 for the fiscal year ended 2015, and $4,009,694 for the fiscal year ended 2014, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates.
(h) 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. To the extent that such services were provided, the Audit Committee determined that the provision of such services is compatible with PWC maintaining independence with respect to the Registrant.
(f) Not applicable.
(e)(1)
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| • | | Financial information systems design and implementation |
| • | | Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports |
| • | | Internal audit outsourcing services |
Categorically Prohibited Non-Audit Services
| • | | Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services |
| • | | Expert services unrelated to the audit |
| • | | Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission |
| • | | 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 |
| • | | Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund |
| • | | 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 12, 2016, 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 12, 2016 the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(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. |
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. |
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 |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | March 10, 2016 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Philip A. Taylor |
| | Philip A. Taylor |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | March 10, 2016 |
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | March 10, 2016 |
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. |