UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number | | 811-01540 |
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AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Sheri Morris 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 06/30/21
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
(a) The Registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
(b) Not Applicable.
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| | Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2021 |
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| Invesco European Small Company Fund |
| Nasdaq: |
| A: ESMAX ∎ C: ESMCX ∎ Y: ESMYX ∎ R6: ESMSX |
For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Performance
Performance summary
Fund vs. Indexes
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/20 to 6/30/21, 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 | | | 16.27 | % |
Class C Shares | | | 15.85 | |
Class Y Shares | | | 16.44 | |
Class R6 Shares | | | 16.49 | |
MSCI Europe Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | 11.80 | |
MSCI Europe Small Cap Indexq (Style-Specific Index) | | | 11.91 | |
Lipper European Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | 12.64 | |
Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc.
The MSCI Europe Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed European countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.
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.
The Lipper European Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of European funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 6/30/21, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | 10.57 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.73 | |
5 Years | | | 10.66 | |
1 Year | | | 41.00 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | 10.57 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.69 | |
5 Years | | | 11.08 | |
1 Year | | | 47.14 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
Inception (10/3/08) | | | 10.73 | % |
10 Years | | | 9.62 | |
5 Years | | | 12.18 | |
1 Year | | | 49.57 | |
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Class R6 Shares | | | | |
10 Years | | | 9.50 | % |
5 Years | | | 12.23 | |
1 Year | | | 49.74 | |
Class R6 shares incepted on April 4, 2017. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares at net asset value and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y 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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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 22-24, 2021, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–89.35% | |
France–28.02% | | | | | | | | |
Gerard Perrier Industrie S.A. | | | 128,171 | | | $ | 11,548,320 | |
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HEXAOM | | | 132,990 | | | | 7,223,520 | |
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Infotel S.A. | | | 165,203 | | | | 9,835,009 | |
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Kaufman & Broad S.A. | | | 242,700 | | | | 11,548,453 | |
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Linedata Services(a) | | | 315,459 | | | | 14,739,807 | |
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Manutan International | | | 52,230 | | | | 5,262,813 | |
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Neurones | | | 232,283 | | | | 8,043,678 | |
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Total Gabon | | | 26,924 | | | | 4,548,722 | |
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| | | | | | | 72,750,322 | |
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Georgia–3.23% | | | | | | | | |
TBC Bank Group PLC | | | 522,263 | | | | 8,378,685 | |
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Germany–0.94% | | | | | | | | |
MorphoSys AG(b) | | | 31,430 | | | | 2,438,159 | |
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Greece–1.28% | | | | | | | | |
Karelia Tobacco Co., Inc. S.A. | | | 9,265 | | | | 3,317,117 | |
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Ireland–2.75% | | | | | | | | |
Origin Enterprises PLC | | | 1,824,862 | | | | 7,130,234 | |
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Israel–6.46% | | | | | | | | |
Hilan Ltd. | | | 269,109 | | | | 12,977,874 | |
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MIND C.T.I. Ltd.(a) | | | 1,216,450 | | | | 3,807,488 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,785,362 | |
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Italy–2.39% | | | | | | | | |
Gruppo MutuiOnline S.p.A. | | | 75,783 | | | | 3,612,100 | |
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Technogym S.p.A.(c) | | | 202,263 | | | | 2,590,091 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,202,191 | |
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Morocco–1.79% | | | | | | | | |
Vivo Energy PLC(c) | | | 3,491,904 | | | | 4,656,907 | |
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Poland–2.31% | | | | | | | | |
LiveChat Software S.A. | | | 70,000 | | | | 2,529,311 | |
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Warsaw Stock Exchange | | | 278,420 | | | | 3,478,444 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,007,755 | |
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Portugal–0.74% | | | | | | | | |
Conduril - Engenharia S.A. | | | 46,308 | | | | 1,921,840 | |
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Romania–3.64% | | | | | | | | |
Fondul Proprietatea S.A. | | | 21,229,730 | | | | 9,450,107 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
GDR – Global Depositary Receipt
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Russia–1.13% | | | | | | | | |
Globaltrans Investment PLC, GDR(c) | | | 411,000 | | | $ | 2,946,870 | |
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Singapore–0.62% | | | | | | | | |
XP Power Ltd. | | | 20,835 | | | | 1,608,262 | |
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Sweden–0.95% | | | | | | | | |
Proact IT Group AB | | | 252,000 | | | | 2,476,314 | |
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Switzerland–2.70% | | | | | | | | |
Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG(b) | | | 9,525 | | | | 2,615,638 | |
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Kardex Holding AG | | | 19,018 | | | | 4,399,901 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,015,539 | |
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United Kingdom–30.40% | | | | | | | | |
City of London Investment Group PLC | | | 900,000 | | | | 6,674,140 | |
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Clarkson PLC | | | 188,808 | | | | 8,331,381 | |
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DCC PLC | | | 58,026 | | | | 4,753,215 | |
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Diploma PLC | | | 285,427 | | | | 11,475,448 | |
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Eurocell PLC(b) | | | 1,476,000 | | | | 5,553,244 | |
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Gamesys Group PLC | | | 377,982 | | | | 9,648,834 | |
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IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 376,684 | | | | 4,410,670 | |
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Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings Ltd. | | | 172,000 | | | | 2,807,610 | |
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Renew Holdings PLC | | | 860,626 | | | | 8,037,588 | |
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SafeStyle UK PLC(b) | | | 4,465,000 | | | | 3,350,981 | |
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Savills PLC | | | 473,369 | | | | 7,531,377 | |
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Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC | | | 200,583 | | | | 6,359,592 | |
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| | | | | | | 78,934,080 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $145,278,548) | | | | 232,019,744 | |
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Money Market Funds–10.99% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%(a)(d) | | | 9,798,334 | | | | 9,798,334 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%(a)(d) | | | 7,536,717 | | | | 7,539,731 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%(a)(d) | | | 11,198,096 | | | | 11,198,096 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $28,535,290) | | | | 28,536,161 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.34% (Cost $173,813,838) | | | | | | | 260,555,905 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.34)% | | | | (871,764 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 259,684,141 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), defines “affiliated person” to include an issuer of 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 table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2021. |
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| | Value December 31, 2020 | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain | | | Value June 30, 2021 | | | Dividend Income | |
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Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | $ 5,391,102 | | $ | 9,829,253 | | | $ | (5,422,021 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9,798,334 | | | $ | 879 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | 4,551,609 | | | 6,860,540 | | | | (3,872,873 | ) | | | 455 | | | | - | | | | 7,539,731 | | | | 509 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | 6,161,260 | | | 11,233,432 | | | | (6,196,596 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 11,198,096 | | | | 358 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco Private Government Fund | | 116,223 | | | 166,498 | | | | (282,721 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3* | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund | | 172,197 | | | 247,175 | | | | (419,374 | ) | | | - | | | | 2 | | | | - | | | | 27* | |
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Investments in Other Affiliates: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Linedata Services** | | 11,794,869 | | | - | | | | (928,552 | ) | | | 3,727,204 | | | | 146,286 | | | | 14,739,807 | | | | - | |
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MIND C.T.I. Ltd. | | 3,150,606 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 656,882 | | | | - | | | | 3,807,488 | | | | 253,022 | |
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Total | | $31,337,866 | | $ | 28,336,898 | | | $ | (17,122,137 | ) | | $ | 4,384,541 | | | $ | 146,288 | | | $ | 47,083,456 | | | $ | 254,798 | |
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* | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
** | As of June 30, 2021, this security was not considered as an affiliate of the Fund. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security purchased or received in a 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 aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2021 was $10,193,868, which represented 3.93% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(d) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2021. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2021
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Industrials | | | 28.07 | % |
Information Technology | | | 20.94 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 19.41 | |
Financials | | | 11.31 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 4.03 | |
Real Estate | | | 2.90 | |
Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | | 2.69 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 10.65 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $142,245,902) | | $ | 228,212,256 | |
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Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $31,567,936) | | | 32,343,649 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $204,326) | | | 199,575 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 234,563 | |
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Dividends | | | 692,108 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 83,411 | |
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Other assets | | | 51,621 | |
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Total assets | | | 261,817,183 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,753,453 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 105,378 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 182,230 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 91,981 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 2,133,042 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 259,684,141 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 177,514,472 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 82,169,669 | |
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| | $ | 259,684,141 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 113,281,409 | |
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Class C | | $ | 5,981,798 | |
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Class Y | | $ | 129,194,903 | |
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Class R6 | | $ | 11,226,031 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Class A | | | 6,417,022 | |
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Class C | | | 368,600 | |
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Class Y | | | 7,265,430 | |
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Class R6 | | | 630,591 | |
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Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 17.65 | |
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Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value of $17.65 ÷ 94.50%) | | $ | 18.68 | |
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Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 16.23 | |
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Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 17.78 | |
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Class R6: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 17.80 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $441,707) | | $ | 3,887,543 | |
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Dividends from affiliates (includes securities lending income of $3,088) | | | 257,856 | |
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Total investment income | | | 4,145,399 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,151,550 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 17,481 | |
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Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 132,937 | |
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Class C | | | 30,332 | |
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Transfer agent fees – A, C and Y | | | 146,637 | |
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Transfer agent fees – R6 | | | 2,828 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 9,599 | |
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Registration and filing fees | | | 31,367 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 23,158 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 42,640 | |
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Other | | | (124,794 | ) |
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Total expenses | | | 1,463,735 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (4,019 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 1,459,716 | |
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Net investment income | | | 2,685,683 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 14,214,000 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 146,288 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (18,239 | ) |
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| | | 14,342,049 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 15,544,129 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 4,384,541 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (29,684 | ) |
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| | | 19,898,986 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 34,241,035 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 36,926,718 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,685,683 | | | $ | 3,051,526 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | 14,342,049 | | | | (18,347,240 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 19,898,986 | | | | 11,520,042 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 36,926,718 | | | | (3,775,672 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | – | | | | (2,646,198 | ) |
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Class C | | | – | | | | (221,682 | ) |
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Class Y | | | – | | | | (3,270,028 | ) |
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Class R6 | | | – | | | | (301,825 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (6,439,733 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,817,627 | ) | | | (24,681,729 | ) |
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Class C | | | (1,284,838 | ) | | | (5,568,725 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (10,937,489 | ) | | | (96,458,101 | ) |
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Class R6 | | | (1,519,415 | ) | | | (4,174,279 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (15,559,369 | ) | | | (130,882,834 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 21,367,349 | | | | (141,098,239 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 238,316,792 | | | | 379,415,031 | |
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End of period | | $ | 259,684,141 | | | $ | 238,316,792 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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9 Invesco European Small Company Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | 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 to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (c) |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | $ | 15.18 | | | | $ | 0.17 | | | | $ | 2.30 | | | | $ | 2.47 | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 17.65 | | | | | 16.27 | % | | | $ | 113,281 | | | | | 1.30 | %(d) | | | | 1.30 | %(d) | | | | 2.07 | %(d) | | | | 1 | % |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 14.24 | | | | | 0.14 | (e) | | | | 1.21 | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | 15.18 | | | | | 9.60 | | | | | 99,172 | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | 1.54 | | | | | 1.09 | (e) | | | | 6 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 13.23 | | | | | 0.34 | (e) | | | | 1.67 | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (1.00 | ) | | | | 14.24 | | | | | 15.23 | | | | | 121,763 | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | 1.43 | | | | | 2.40 | (e) | | | | 1 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.58 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | (2.80 | ) | | | | (2.52 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | 13.23 | | | | | (15.21 | ) | | | | 127,904 | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | 1.73 | | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 13.35 | | | | | 0.29 | (e) | | | | 3.47 | | | | | 3.76 | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | | 16.58 | | | | | 28.29 | | | | | 186,233 | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | 1.85 | (e) | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 12.55 | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | 13.35 | | | | | 8.61 | | | | | 184,024 | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | 1.80 | | | | | 11 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 14.01 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 2.12 | | | | | 2.22 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 16.23 | | | | | 15.85 | | | | | 5,982 | | | | | 2.05 | (d) | | | | 2.05 | (d) | | | | 1.32 | (d) | | | | 1 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 13.27 | | | | | 0.04 | (e) | | | | 1.11 | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | 14.01 | | | | | 8.80 | | | | | 6,370 | | | | | 2.28 | | | | | 2.29 | | | | | 0.34 | (e) | | | | 6 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.36 | | | | | 0.22 | (e) | | | | 1.56 | | | | | 1.78 | | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | | 13.27 | | | | | 14.44 | | | | | 12,200 | | | | | 2.17 | | | | | 2.18 | | | | | 1.65 | (e) | | | | 1 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 15.52 | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | (2.61 | ) | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | 12.36 | | | | | (15.89 | ) | | | | 22,684 | | | | | 2.10 | | | | | 2.13 | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 12.53 | | | | | 0.16 | (e) | | | | 3.25 | | | | | 3.41 | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | 15.52 | | | | | 27.27 | | | | | 34,366 | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | 2.17 | | | | | 1.10 | (e) | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 11.78 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | 12.53 | | | | | 7.87 | | | | | 30,709 | | | | | 2.15 | | | | | 2.17 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 11 | |
Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 15.27 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | 2.32 | | | | | 2.51 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 17.78 | | | | | 16.44 | | | | | 129,195 | | | | | 1.05 | (d) | | | | 1.05 | (d) | | | | 2.32 | (d) | | | | 1 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 14.29 | | | | | 0.18 | (e) | | | | 1.21 | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | 15.27 | | | | | 9.85 | | | | | 121,746 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | 1.34 | (e) | | | | 6 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 13.27 | | | | | 0.38 | (e) | | | | 1.68 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (1.04 | ) | | | | 14.29 | | | | | 15.56 | | | | | 230,577 | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | 2.65 | (e) | | | | 1 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.64 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | (2.81 | ) | | | | (2.49 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | 13.27 | | | | | (15.01 | ) | | | | 410,107 | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | 1.98 | | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 13.41 | | | | | 0.34 | (e) | | | | 3.46 | | | | | 3.80 | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | 16.64 | | | | | 28.48 | | | | | 608,335 | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | 2.10 | (e) | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 12.60 | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | 13.41 | | | | | 8.95 | | | | | 265,250 | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | 11 | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 15.28 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 2.32 | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 17.80 | | | | | 16.49 | | | | | 11,226 | | | | | 0.98 | (d) | | | | 0.98 | (d) | | | | 2.39 | (d) | | | | 1 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 14.28 | | | | | 0.19 | (e) | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 1.41 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | 15.28 | | | | | 9.99 | | | | | 11,029 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | 1.43 | (e) | | | | 6 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 13.27 | | | | | 0.39 | (e) | | | | 1.67 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | | 14.28 | | | | | 15.59 | | | | | 14,875 | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | 2.73 | (e) | | | | 1 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.64 | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | (2.81 | ) | | | | (2.48 | ) | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | | 13.27 | | | | | (14.93 | ) | | | | 18,243 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.07 | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | 11 | |
Period ended 12/31/17(f) | | | | 14.67 | | | | | 0.27 | (e) | | | | 2.28 | | | | | 2.55 | | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | | 16.64 | | | | | 17.49 | | | | | 11 | | | | | 1.08 | (g) | | | | 1.10 | (g) | | | | 2.17 | (e)(g) | | | | 10 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $107,231, $6,117, $123,741 and $11,273 for Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2020. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.08 and 0.62%, $(0.02) and (0.13)%, $0.12 and 0.87% and $0.13 and 0.96% for Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R6 shares, respectively. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2019. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.24 and 1.66%, $0.12 and 0.91%, $0.28 and 1.91% and $0.29 and 1.99% for Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R6 shares, respectively. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2017. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.24 and 1.51%, $0.11 and 0.76%, $0.29 and 1.76% and $0.22 and 1.83% for Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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10 Invesco European Small Company Fund |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 C, Class Y and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value. Class C shares held for eight years after purchase are eligible for automatic conversion into Class A shares of the same Fund (the “Conversion Feature”). The automatic conversion pursuant to the Conversion Feature will generally occur at the end of the month following the eighth anniversary after a purchase of Class C shares.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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 market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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.
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11 Invesco European Small Company Fund |
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. |
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 R6 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. | 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. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the 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.
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K. | 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 the 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.
L. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, and defaults, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally. |
The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.
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 accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $250 million | | 0.935% |
Next $250 million | | 0.910% |
Next $500 million | | 0.885% |
Next $1.5 billion | | 0.860% |
Next $2.5 billion | | 0.835% |
Next $2.5 billion | | 0.810% |
Next $2.5 billion | | 0.785% |
Over $10 billion | | 0.760% |
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the effective advisory fee rate 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. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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, 2022, 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 C, Class Y and Class R6 shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 2.00% and 2.00%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2022. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 six months ended June 30, 2021, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $4,019.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, 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 C, Class Y 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 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 C shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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
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charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, 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 six months ended June 30, 2021, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $2,609 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $8 and $6 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $277 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.
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 June 30, 2021. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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France | | $ | – | | | $ | 72,750,322 | | | | $– | | | $ | 72,750,322 | |
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Georgia | | | – | | | | 8,378,685 | | | | – | | | | 8,378,685 | |
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Germany | | | – | | | | 2,438,159 | | | | – | | | | 2,438,159 | |
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Greece | | | – | | | | 3,317,117 | | | | – | | | | 3,317,117 | |
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Ireland | | | – | | | | 7,130,234 | | | | – | | | | 7,130,234 | |
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Israel | | | 3,807,488 | | | | 12,977,874 | | | | – | | | | 16,785,362 | |
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Italy | | | – | | | | 6,202,191 | | | | – | | | | 6,202,191 | |
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Morocco | | | – | | | | 4,656,907 | | | | – | | | | 4,656,907 | |
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Poland | | | – | | | | 6,007,755 | | | | – | | | | 6,007,755 | |
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Portugal | | | 1,921,840 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,921,840 | |
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Romania | | | – | | | | 9,450,107 | | | | – | | | | 9,450,107 | |
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Russia | | | 2,946,870 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,946,870 | |
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Singapore | | | – | | | | 1,608,262 | | | | – | | | | 1,608,262 | |
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Sweden | | | – | | | | 2,476,314 | | | | – | | | | 2,476,314 | |
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Switzerland | | | – | | | | 7,015,539 | | | | – | | | | 7,015,539 | |
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United Kingdom | | | – | | | | 78,934,080 | | | | – | | | | 78,934,080 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 28,536,161 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 28,536,161 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 37,212,359 | | | $ | 223,343,546 | | | | $– | | | $ | 260,555,905 | |
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NOTE 4–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 5–Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
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NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2020, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
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Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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Not subject to expiration | | $ | 1,221,969 | | | $ | 19,684,358 | | | $ | 20,906,327 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward 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. |
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $1,726,103 and $26,539,144, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 95,522,208 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (15,814,094 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 79,708,114 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $180,847,791.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2021(a) | | | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 294,620 | | | $ | 4,988,190 | | | | 316,260 | | | $ | 4,028,241 | |
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Class C | | | 28,364 | | | | 438,148 | | | | 15,722 | | | | 188,478 | |
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Class Y | | | 732,293 | | | | 12,549,147 | | | | 1,504,516 | | | | 19,936,199 | |
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Class R6 | | | 31,602 | | | | 518,832 | | | | 99,404 | | | | 1,268,886 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | 167,672 | | | | 2,488,245 | |
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Class C | | | - | | | | - | | | | 15,142 | | | | 207,449 | |
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Class Y | | | - | | | | - | | | | 184,682 | | | | 2,757,307 | |
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Class R6 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 17,998 | | | | 268,896 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 61,000 | | | | 989,644 | | | | 214,947 | | | | 2,919,178 | |
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Class C | | | (66,215 | ) | | | (989,644 | ) | | | (232,096 | ) | | | (2,919,178 | ) |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (471,461 | ) | | | (7,795,461 | ) | | | (2,717,974 | ) | | | (34,117,393 | ) |
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Class C | | | (48,357 | ) | | | (733,342 | ) | | | (263,543 | ) | | | (3,045,474 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (1,438,512 | ) | | | (23,486,636 | ) | | | (9,856,282 | ) | | | (119,151,607 | ) |
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Class R6 | | | (122,621 | ) | | | (2,038,247 | ) | | | (437,218 | ) | | | (5,712,061 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (999,287 | ) | | $ | (15,559,369 | ) | | | (10,970,770 | ) | | $ | (130,882,834 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 52% 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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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 January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.
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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| | | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | |
| | Beginning Account Value (01/01/21) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/21)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/21) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Class A | | $1,000.00 | | $1,162.70 | | $6.97 | | $1,018.35 | | $ 6.51 | | 1.30% |
Class C | | 1,000.00 | | 1,158.50 | | 10.97 | | 1,014.63 | | 10.24 | | 2.05 |
Class Y | | 1,000.00 | | 1,164.40 | | 5.63 | | 1,019.59 | | 5.26 | | 1.05 |
Class R6 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,164.90 | | 5.26 | | 1,019.93 | | 4.91 | | 0.98 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 10, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco European Small Company Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with 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. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2021. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on April 27, 2021 and June 10, 2021, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 10, 2021.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of Invesco Advisers’ business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the increased remote working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers has been able to effectively manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds through the challenging COVID-19 pandemic period. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is
part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2020 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period, and the second quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that stock selection in, and underweight exposure to, certain sectors and European regions as well as the Fund’s cash position detracted from Fund performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fifth quintile of its expense group and that the Fund’s contractual management fees were in the fourth quintile of its expense group. The Board discussed with management reasons for such relative actual and contractual management fees and total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fifth quintile of its expense group and that the Fund’s contractual management fees were in the fourth quintile of its expense group. The
Board discussed with management reasons for such relative actual and contractual management fees and total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted that such methodology had recently been reviewed and enhanced. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The
Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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| | Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2021 |
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| A: AWSAX ∎ C: AWSCX ∎ R: AWSRX ∎ Y: AWSYX ∎ R5: AWSIX ∎ R6: AWSSX |
For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
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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Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | |
Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/20 to 6/30/21, 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 | | | 13.55 | % |
Class C Shares | | | 13.17 | |
Class R Shares | | | 13.51 | |
Class Y Shares | | | 13.73 | |
Class R5 Shares | | | 13.76 | |
Class R6 Shares | | | 13.82 | |
MSCI World Indexq (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | 13.05 | |
Lipper Global Large-Cap Core Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | 12.36 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. The Lipper Global Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global large-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/21, including maximum applicable sales charges | |
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Class A Shares | |
Inception (12/29/00) | | | 6.05 | % |
10 Years | | | 6.98 | |
5 Years | | | 10.77 | |
1 Year | | | 33.88 | |
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Class C Shares | |
Inception (12/29/00) | | | 6.06 | % |
10 Years | | | 6.94 | |
5 Years | | | 11.20 | |
1 Year | | | 39.58 | |
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Class R Shares | |
Inception (5/23/11) | | | 7.23 | % |
10 Years | | | 7.33 | |
5 Years | | | 11.76 | |
1 Year | | | 41.33 | |
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Class Y Shares | |
Inception (10/3/08) | | | 7.84 | % |
10 Years | | | 7.86 | |
5 Years | | | 12.32 | |
1 Year | | | 42.00 | |
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Class R5 Shares | |
Inception (10/25/05) | | | 6.16 | % |
10 Years | | | 7.92 | |
5 Years | | | 12.32 | |
1 Year | | | 42.01 | |
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Class R6 Shares | |
10 Years | | | 7.73 | % |
5 Years | | | 12.31 | |
1 Year | | | 42.16 | |
Class R6 shares incepted on April 4, 2017. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares at net asset value and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. 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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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 22-24, 2021, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.72% | |
Belgium–2.42% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V., ADR(a) | | | 266,304 | | | $ | 19,176,551 | |
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Canada–1.15% | | | | | | | | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 6,013 | | | | 9,106,862 | |
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China–6.34% | | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(b) | | | 130,345 | | | | 29,559,639 | |
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Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., A Shares | | | 65,006 | | | | 20,700,513 | |
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Germany–9.25% | | | | | | | | |
KION Group AG | | | 329,327 | | | | 35,099,888 | |
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SAP SE | | | 271,176 | | | | 38,262,242 | |
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Hong Kong–2.84% | | | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 1,814,200 | | | | 22,548,111 | |
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Netherlands–2.19% | | | | | | | | |
Topicus.com, Inc.(b) | | | 238,723 | | | | 17,341,890 | |
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Switzerland–8.83% | | | | | | | | |
Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. | | | 180,425 | | | | 21,844,438 | |
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Cie Financiere Richemont S.A., Wts., expiring 11/22/2023(b) | | | 432,956 | | | | 290,119 | |
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Roche Holding AG | | | 51,308 | | | | 19,336,477 | |
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Temenos AG | | | 177,630 | | | | 28,541,747 | |
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United Kingdom–9.54% | | | | | | | | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 709,512 | | | | 27,658,328 | |
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Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC | | | 158,513 | | | | 9,589,819 | |
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Imperial Brands PLC | | | 376,853 | | | | 8,120,987 | |
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London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | | 114,575 | | | | 12,637,376 | |
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Unilever PLC | | | 301,248 | | | | 17,631,830 | |
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United States–56.16% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 87,851 | | | | 25,897,596 | |
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Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 15,362 | | | | 37,510,778 | |
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Alphabet, Inc., Class C(b) | | | 2,478 | | | | 6,210,661 | |
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Analog Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 167,067 | | | | 28,762,255 | |
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Aon PLC, Class A | | | 67,892 | | | $ | 16,209,894 | |
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Aptiv PLC(b) | | | 153,133 | | | | 24,092,415 | |
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AutoZone, Inc.(b) | | | 13,193 | | | | 19,686,858 | |
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Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 82,669 | | | | 20,104,274 | |
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BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 418,233 | | | | 20,301,030 | |
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Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 36,332 | | | | 26,211,721 | |
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Equinix, Inc. | | | 33,532 | | | | 26,912,783 | |
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Flowserve Corp.(a) | | | 503,087 | | | | 20,284,468 | |
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Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 106,431 | | | | 23,345,640 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 184,535 | | | | 49,990,531 | |
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Sabre Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,999,799 | | | | 24,957,492 | |
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Visa, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 164,299 | | | | 38,416,392 | |
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Walt Disney Co. (The)(b) | | | 103,767 | | | | 18,239,126 | |
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Zoetis, Inc. | | | 97,678 | | | | 18,203,272 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $624,454,901) | | | | 782,784,003 | |
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Money Market Funds–1.31% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%(c)(d) | | | 6,244,111 | | | | 6,244,111 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%(c)(d) | | | 4,162,740 | | | | 4,162,740 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $10,406,851) | | | | 10,406,851 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-100.03% (Cost $634,861,752) | | | | 793,190,854 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
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Money Market Funds–3.85% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 0.02%(c)(d)(e) | | | 9,158,060 | | | | 9,158,060 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 0.12%(c)(d)(e) | | | 21,360,262 | | | | 21,368,806 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $30,526,866) | | | | 30,526,866 | |
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| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–103.88% (Cost $665,388,618) | | | | | | | 823,717,720 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(3.88)% | | | | (30,737,476 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 792,980,244 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
Wts. – Warrants
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
5 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2021. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2021. |
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| | Value December 31, 2020 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain | | | Value June 30, 2021 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $11,831,531 | | | | $ 32,375,360 | | | | $(37,962,780 | ) | | | $- | | | | $- | | | | $6,244,111 | | | | $1,089 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 7,887,687 | | | | 21,583,573 | | | | (25,308,520 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,162,740 | | | | 243 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 3,062,118 | | | | 38,317,575 | | | | (32,221,633 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 9,158,060 | | | | 127 | * |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 4,593,178 | | | | 60,329,909 | | | | (43,554,740 | ) | | | - | | | | 459 | | | | 21,368,806 | | | | 2,322 | * |
Total | | | $27,374,514 | | | | $152,606,417 | | | | $(139,047,673 | ) | | | $- | | | | $459 | | | | $40,933,717 | | | | $3,781 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(d) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2021. |
(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. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2021
| | |
Information Technology | | 32.95% |
Consumer Discretionary | | 14.60 |
Consumer Staples | | 11.77 |
Communication Services | | 11.12 |
Industrials | | 9.93 |
Health Care | | 8.49 |
Financials | | 6.47 |
Real Estate | | 3.39 |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | 1.28 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
6 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $624,454,901)* | | $ | 782,784,003 | |
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $40,933,717) | | | 40,933,717 | |
| |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $351,371) | | | 351,200 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 23,545 | |
| |
Dividends | | | 501,948 | |
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 210,965 | |
| |
Other assets | | | 66,012 | |
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| |
Total assets | | | 824,871,390 | |
|
| |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 432,371 | |
| |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 30,526,866 | |
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 507,738 | |
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 156,970 | |
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 267,201 | |
|
| |
Total liabilities | | | 31,891,146 | |
|
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 792,980,244 | |
|
| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 603,750,273 | |
| |
Distributable earnings | | | 189,229,971 | |
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| |
| | $ | 792,980,244 | |
|
| |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 740,882,354 | |
|
| |
Class C | | $ | 6,454,960 | |
|
| |
Class R | | $ | 1,891,937 | |
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| |
Class Y | | $ | 35,394,794 | |
|
| |
Class R5 | | $ | 1,074,747 | |
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| |
Class R6 | | $ | 7,281,452 | |
|
| |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Class A | | | 44,655,128 | |
|
| |
Class C | | | 417,180 | |
|
| |
Class R | | | 114,350 | |
|
| |
Class Y | | | 2,126,401 | |
|
| |
Class R5 | | | 63,410 | |
|
| |
Class R6 | | | 429,164 | |
|
| |
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 16.59 | |
| |
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value of $16.59 ÷ 94.50%) | | $ | 17.56 | |
|
| |
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 15.47 | |
|
| |
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 16.55 | |
|
| |
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 16.65 | |
|
| |
Class R5: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 16.95 | |
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Class R6: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 16.97 | |
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* | At June 30, 2021, securities with an aggregate value of $30,165,355 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
7 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $291,698) | | $ | 4,934,352 | |
| |
Non-cash dividend income | | | 579,721 | |
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $10,891) | | | 12,223 | |
| |
Total investment income | | | 5,526,296 | |
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,947,632 | |
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 55,198 | |
| |
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 883,308 | |
| |
Class C | | | 31,187 | |
| |
Class R | | | 4,523 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – A, C, R and Y | | | 506,902 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – R5 | | | 526 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – R6 | | | 1,404 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 13,286 | |
| |
Registration and filing fees | | | 48,161 | |
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 50,506 | |
| |
Professional services fees | | | 27,424 | |
| |
Other | | | 14,009 | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 4,584,066 | |
| |
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and/or expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (3,436 | ) |
| |
Net expenses | | | 4,580,630 | |
| |
Net investment income | | | 945,666 | |
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 20,077,210 | |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 459 | |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (15,088 | ) |
| |
| | | 20,062,581 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 76,141,456 | |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (18,317 | ) |
| |
| | | 76,123,139 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 96,185,720 | |
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 97,131,386 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
8 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net investment income | | $ | 945,666 | | | $ | 6,230,436 | |
| |
Net realized gain | | | 20,062,581 | | | | 137,938,815 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 76,123,139 | | | | (69,225,435 | ) |
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 97,131,386 | | | | 74,943,816 | |
| |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class A | | | – | | | | (117,664,978 | ) |
| |
Class C | | | – | | | | (1,545,108 | ) |
| |
Class R | | | – | | | | (306,372 | ) |
| |
Class Y | | | – | | | | (5,609,250 | ) |
| |
Class R5 | | | – | | | | (162,207 | ) |
| |
Class R6 | | | – | | | | (1,102,071 | ) |
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (126,389,986 | ) |
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Class A | | | (36,494,555 | ) | | | 23,792,159 | |
| |
Class C | | | (628,405 | ) | | | (6,742,650 | ) |
| |
Class R | | | (182,355 | ) | | | 36,665 | |
| |
Class Y | | | (1,425,084 | ) | | | 551,422 | |
| |
Class R5 | | | (65,726 | ) | | | 267,305 | |
| |
Class R6 | | | (180,924 | ) | | | (102,020 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (38,977,049 | ) | | | 17,802,881 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 58,154,337 | | | | (33,643,289 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beginning of period | | | 734,825,907 | | | | 768,469,196 | |
| |
End of period | | $ | 792,980,244 | | | $ | 734,825,907 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
9 Invesco Global Core Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 (loss)(a) | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | Total from investment operations | | Dividends from net investment income | | Distributions from net realized gains | | Total distributions | | Net asset value, end of period | | Total return (b) | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (c) |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | $ | 14.61 | | | | $ | 0.02 | | | | $ | 1.96 | | | | $ | 1.98 | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 16.59 | | | | | 13.55 | % | | | $ | 740,882 | | | | | 1.22 | %(d) | | | | 1.22 | %(d) | | | | 0.24 | %(d) | | | | 11 | % |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 15.66 | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | 1.78 | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | 14.61 | | | | | 12.63 | | | | | 686,612 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | 126 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.73 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | 2.93 | | | | | 3.12 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | 15.66 | | | | | 24.53 | | | | | 709,829 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.20 | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | (2.53 | ) | | | | (2.38 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | | 12.73 | | | | | (14.90 | ) | | | | 605,748 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 13.89 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 3.04 | | | | | 3.16 | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | 16.20 | | | | | 22.83 | | | | | 798,219 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 1.34 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 64 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 13.19 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | 13.89 | | | | | 6.70 | | | | | 749,810 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | 0.95 | (e) | | | | 39 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 13.67 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | 1.84 | | | | | 1.80 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 15.47 | | | | | 13.17 | | | | | 6,455 | | | | | 1.97 | (d) | | | | 1.97 | (d) | | | | (0.51 | )(d) | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 14.94 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 1.68 | | | | | 1.70 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | 13.67 | | | | | 11.75 | | | | | 6,307 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 126 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.10 | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | 2.79 | | | | | 2.87 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 14.94 | | | | | 23.74 | | | | | 14,290 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 15.44 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | (2.40 | ) | | | | (2.37 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | (0.97 | ) | | | | 12.10 | | | | | (15.58 | ) | | | | 57,163 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 13.26 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 2.90 | | | | | 2.91 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | | 15.44 | | | | | 21.97 | | | | | 81,668 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 64 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 12.60 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | 13.26 | | | | | 5.87 | | | | | 83,864 | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | 0.20 | (e) | | | | 39 | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 14.58 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.97 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 16.55 | | | | | 13.51 | | | | | 1,892 | | | | | 1.47 | (d) | | | | 1.47 | (d) | | | | (0.01 | )(d) | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 15.68 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | 1.87 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | 14.58 | | | | | 12.28 | | | | | 1,845 | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | 126 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.72 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 2.94 | | | | | 3.10 | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | 15.68 | | | | | 24.38 | | | | | 1,963 | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.19 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | (2.53 | ) | | | | (2.42 | ) | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | | 12.72 | | | | | (15.16 | ) | | | | 1,464 | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | 1.54 | | | | | 0.72 | | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 13.88 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 3.03 | | | | | 3.12 | | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | | 16.19 | | | | | 22.54 | | | | | 1,689 | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 64 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 13.18 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | 13.88 | | | | | 6.45 | | | | | 1,054 | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | 0.70 | (e) | | | | 39 | |
Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 14.64 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 16.65 | | | | | 13.73 | | | | | 35,395 | | | | | 0.97 | (d) | | | | 0.97 | (d) | | | | 0.49 | (d) | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 15.64 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 1.80 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | 14.64 | | | | | 12.96 | | | | | 32,476 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | 126 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.71 | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | 2.93 | | | | | 3.16 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 15.64 | | | | | 24.87 | | | | | 34,547 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.19 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | (2.54 | ) | | | | (2.35 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | | 12.71 | | | | | (14.72 | ) | | | | 32,382 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 13.88 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 3.04 | | | | | 3.20 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | | 16.19 | | | | | 23.14 | | | | | 49,238 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 64 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 13.18 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | 13.88 | | | | | 6.98 | | | | | 25,996 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.05 | | | |
| 1.20
| (e) | | | | 39 | |
Class R5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 14.90 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 16.95 | | | | | 13.76 | | | | | 1,075 | | | | | 0.93 | (d) | | | | 0.93 | (d) | | | | 0.53 | (d) | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 15.88 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | 1.99 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | 14.90 | | | | | 12.89 | | | | | 1,004 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 126 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.90 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 2.97 | | | | | 3.21 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 15.88 | | | | | 24.92 | | | | | 755 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.41 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | (2.58 | ) | | | | (2.38 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | | 12.90 | | | | | (14.70 | ) | | | | 533 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 14.06 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 3.08 | | | | | 3.24 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | | 16.41 | | | | | 23.14 | | | | | 416 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 64 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 13.35 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 0.77 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | 14.06 | | | | | 7.07 | | | | | 401 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 1.31 | (e) | | | | 39 | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 14.91 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 2.01 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 16.97 | | | | | 13.82 | | | | | 7,281 | | | | | 0.87 | (d) | | | | 0.87 | (d) | | | | 0.59 | (d) | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 15.88 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | 2.00 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | 14.91 | | | | | 12.95 | | | | | 6,581 | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | 126 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.90 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 2.98 | | | | | 3.22 | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | 15.88 | | | | | 24.98 | | | | | 7,085 | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.41 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | (2.57 | ) | | | | (2.37 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.92 | ) | | | | (1.14 | ) | | | | 12.90 | | | | | (14.64 | ) | | | | 6,776 | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | 30 | |
Period ended 12/31/17(f) | | | | 14.89 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 2.29 | | | | | 2.41 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | | 16.41 | | | | | 16.27 | | | | | 11 | | | | | 0.97 | (g) | | | | 1.01 | (g) | | | | 1.05 | (g) | | | | 64 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $712,503, $6,289, $1,824, $33,872, $1,060 and $6,837 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Amount includes the effect of a one-time reimbursement of custody expenses. The ratio of net investment income excluding these payments would have been 0.84%, 0.09%, 0.59%, 1.09% and 1.20% for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. 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. Class C shares held for eight years after purchase are eligible for automatic conversion into Class A shares of the same Fund (the “Conversion Feature”). The automatic conversion pursuant to the Conversion Feature will generally occur at the end of the month following the eighth anniversary after a purchase of Class C shares.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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 market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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.
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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. |
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. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the 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.
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K. | 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 the 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.
L. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, and defaults, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally. |
The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.
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 accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $ 250 million | | 0.800% |
Next $250 million | | 0.780% |
Next $500 million | | 0.760% |
Next $1.5 billion | | 0.740% |
Next $2.5 billion | | 0.720% |
Next $2.5 billion | | 0.700% |
Next $2.5 billion | | 0.680% |
Over $10 billion | | 0.660% |
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.78%.
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, will 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 April 30, 2022, 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 C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 1.22%, 1.97%, 1.47%, 0.97%, 0.97% and 0.97%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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 April 30, 2022. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 six months ended June 30, 2021, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $2,198 and reimbursed class level expenses of $861, $7, $3 and $48, of Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares, respectively.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, 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 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 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 C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2021 , expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
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Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $10,277 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $832 and $201 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $1,375 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.
NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
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Level 1 - | | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 - | | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 - | | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2021. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Belgium | | $ | 19,176,551 | | | $ | – | | | | $– | | | $ | 19,176,551 | |
Canada | | | 9,106,862 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 9,106,862 | |
China | | | 29,559,639 | | | | 20,700,513 | | | | – | | | | 50,260,152 | |
Germany | | | – | | | | 73,362,130 | | | | – | | | | 73,362,130 | |
Hong Kong | | | 22,548,111 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 22,548,111 | |
Netherlands | | | 17,341,890 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 17,341,890 | |
Switzerland | | | 290,119 | | | | 69,722,662 | | | | – | | | | 70,012,781 | |
United Kingdom | | | – | | | | 75,638,340 | | | | – | | | | 75,638,340 | |
United States | | | 445,337,186 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 445,337,186 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 10,406,851 | | | | 30,526,866 | | | | – | | | | 40,933,717 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 553,767,209 | | | $ | 269,950,511 | | | | $��� | | | $ | 823,717,720 | |
NOTE 4–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 six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $319.
NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6–Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2020.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $79,011,981 and $107,684,135, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 169,676,698 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (11,509,827 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 158,166,871 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $665,550,849.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2021(a) | | | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 318,096 | | | $ | 4,904,244 | | | | 487,198 | | | $ | 7,009,285 | |
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Class C | | | 36,113 | | | | 524,287 | | | | 59,022 | | | | 817,386 | |
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Class R | | | 8,498 | | | | 132,262 | | | | 37,788 | | | | 550,880 | |
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Class Y | | | 252,168 | | | | 3,903,093 | | | | 444,137 | | | | 6,574,684 | |
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Class R5 | | | 2,472 | | | | 38,827 | | | | 14,446 | | | | 193,082 | |
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Class R6 | | | 46,949 | | | | 757,086 | | | | 50,001 | | | | 735,940 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | 7,458,272 | | | | 106,653,296 | |
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Class C | | | - | | | | - | | | | 107,017 | | | | 1,432,961 | |
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Class R | | | - | | | | - | | | | 21,455 | | | | 306,372 | |
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Class Y | | | - | | | | - | | | | 328,905 | | | | 4,713,204 | |
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Class R5 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 10,823 | | | | 157,908 | |
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Class R6 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 73,923 | | | | 1,079,283 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 34,775 | | | | 535,932 | | | | 431,459 | | | | 6,180,744 | |
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Class C | | | (37,206 | ) | | | (535,932 | ) | | | (456,366 | ) | | | (6,180,744 | ) |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,704,143 | ) | | | (41,934,731 | ) | | | (6,703,207 | ) | | | (96,051,166 | ) |
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Class C | | | (43,030 | ) | | | (616,760 | ) | | | (204,996 | ) | | | (2,812,253 | ) |
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Class R | | | (20,697 | ) | | | (314,617 | ) | | | (57,894 | ) | | | (820,587 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (344,657 | ) | | | (5,328,177 | ) | | | (762,360 | ) | | | (10,736,466 | ) |
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Class R5 | | | (6,438 | ) | | | (104,553 | ) | | | (5,468 | ) | | | (83,685 | ) |
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Class R6 | | | (59,109 | ) | | | (938,010 | ) | | | (128,845 | ) | | | (1,917,243 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (2,516,209 | ) | | $ | (38,977,049 | ) | | | 1,205,310 | | | $ | 17,802,881 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 54% 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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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 January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.
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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| | | | ACTUAL | | expenses) | | |
| | Beginning | | Ending | | Expenses | | Ending | | Expenses | | Annualized |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Paid During | | Account Value | | Paid During | | Expense |
| | (01/01/21) | | (06/30/21)1 | | Period2 | | (06/30/21) | | Period2 | | Ratio |
Class A | | $1,000.00 | | $1,135.50 | | $6.46 | | $1,018.74 | | $6.11 | | 1.22% |
Class C | | 1,000.00 | | 1,131.70 | | 10.41 | | 1,015.03 | | 9.84 | | 1.97 |
Class R | | 1,000.00 | | 1,135.10 | | 7.78 | | 1,017.50 | | 7.35 | | 1.47 |
Class Y | | 1,000.00 | | 1,137.30 | | 5.14 | | 1,019.98 | | 4.86 | | 0.97 |
Class R5 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,137.60 | | 4.93 | | 1,020.18 | | 4.66 | | 0.93 |
Class R6 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,138.20 | | 4.61 | | 1,020.48 | | 4.36 | | 0.87 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 10, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Global Core Equity Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with 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 and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2021. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel
throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on April 27, 2021 and June 10, 2021, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 10, 2021.
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings
convened on April 27, 2021 and June 10, 2021, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 10, 2021.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of Invesco Advisers’ business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the increased remote working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers has been able to effectively manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds through the challenging COVID-19 pandemic period. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its
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commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Canada Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2020 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI World Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board acknowledged limitations regarding the Broadridge data, in particular that differences may exist between a Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and/or investment restrictions and those of the funds in its performance universe. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock selection in and underweight or lack of exposure to certain sectors and names, as well as the Fund’s exposure to certain issuers significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, detracted from Fund performance. The Board further noted that the Fund underwent a change with respect to the Fund’s investment strategies and portfolio management team in October 2020, and that performance results prior to such date were those of the prior investment strategy and portfolio management team. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that there were only three funds (including the Fund) in the expense group.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the
profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted that such methodology had recently been reviewed and enhanced. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount
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equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each fiscal year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Form N-PORT filings on the SEC website, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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. This 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 number(s): 811-01540 and 002-27334 Invesco Distributors, Inc. GCE-SAR-1
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| | Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2021 |
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| Invesco International Small Company Fund |
| Nasdaq: | | |
| | A: IEGAX ∎ C: IEGCX ∎ Y: IEGYX ∎ R5: IEGIX ∎ R6: IEGFX | | |
For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | |
Fund vs. Indexes | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/20 to 6/30/21, 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. | |
Class A Shares | | | 16.18 | % |
Class C Shares | | | 15.77 | |
Class Y Shares | | | 16.32 | |
Class R5 Shares | | | 16.37 | |
Class R6 Shares | | | 16.39 | |
MSCI All Country World ex-USA Small Cap Indexq (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | 12.24 | |
Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Core Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | 14.33 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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The MSCI All Country World ex-USA 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. | |
The Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of international small/mid-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. | |
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). | |
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. | |
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For more information about your Fund Read the most recent quarterly commentary from your Fund’s portfolio managers by visiting invesco.com/us. Click on “Products” and select “Mutual Funds.” Use the “Product Finder” to locate your Fund; then click on its name to access its product detail page. There, you can learn more about your Fund’s investment strategies, holdings and performance. Also, visit blog.invesco.us.com, where many of Invesco’s investment professionals share their insights about market and economic news and trends. |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/21, including maximum applicable sales charges | |
Class A Shares | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | 9.04 | % |
10 Years | | | 5.48 | |
5 Years | | | 10.59 | |
1 Year | | | 41.34 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | 9.04 | % |
10 Years | | | 5.45 | |
5 Years | | | 11.02 | |
1 Year | | | 47.37 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
Inception (10/3/08) | | | 9.40 | % |
10 Years | | | 6.35 | |
5 Years | | | 12.12 | |
1 Year | | | 49.81 | |
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Class R5 Shares | | | | |
Inception (10/25/05) | | | 8.45 | % |
10 Years | | | 6.47 | |
5 Years | | | 12.26 | |
1 Year | | | 50.04 | |
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Class R6 Shares | | | | |
10 Years | | | 6.48 | % |
5 Years | | | 12.34 | |
1 Year | | | 50.11 | |
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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. 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.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 22-24, 2021, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–87.17% | |
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Brazil–5.06% | | | | | | | | |
Fleury S.A. | | | 952,412 | | | $ | 4,963,312 | |
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Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A. | | | 652,100 | | | | 3,081,014 | |
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Wilson Sons Ltd., BDR | | | 559,797 | | | | 7,646,590 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,690,916 | |
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Canada–12.63% | | | | | | | | |
Calian Group Ltd. | | | 229,300 | | | | 11,119,089 | |
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E-L Financial Corp. Ltd. | | | 12,306 | | | | 9,319,343 | |
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Information Services Corp. | | | 317,100 | | | | 7,802,154 | |
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Total Energy Services, Inc.(a) | | | 722,190 | | | | 2,621,697 | |
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TransGlobe Energy Corp.(a) | | | 3,402,269 | | | | 6,504,822 | |
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Trican Well Service Ltd.(a) | | | 839,308 | | | | 1,807,803 | |
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| | | | | | | 39,174,908 | |
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Denmark–1.60% | | | | | | | | |
TCM Group A/S(b) | | | 201,000 | | | | 4,951,057 | |
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Egypt–3.47% | | | | | | | | |
Eastern Co. S.A.E. | | | 7,020,556 | | | | 5,300,680 | |
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Integrated Diagnostics Holdings PLC(b) | | | 4,584,572 | | | | 5,460,789 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,761,469 | |
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Estonia–0.34% | | | | | | | | |
Silvano Fashion Group A.S., Class A(a) | | | 541,000 | | | | 1,052,200 | |
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France–8.29% | | | | | | | | |
Guillemot Corp.(c) | | | 142,000 | | | | 2,088,453 | |
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Kaufman & Broad S.A. | | | 138,837 | | | | 6,606,315 | |
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Linedata Services | | | 58,928 | | | | 2,753,408 | |
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Metropole Television S.A. | | | 94,460 | | | | 1,988,138 | |
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Precia S.A.(d) | | | 33,121 | | | | 12,255,441 | |
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| | | | | | | 25,691,755 | |
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Georgia–2.25% | | | | | | | | |
TBC Bank Group PLC | | | 434,343 | | | | 6,968,181 | |
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Germany–0.90% | | | | | | | | |
MorphoSys AG(a) | | | 36,120 | | | | 2,801,982 | |
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Greece–1.26% | | | | | | | | |
European Reliance General Insurance Co. S.A. | | | 655,000 | | | | 3,914,300 | |
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Indonesia–1.28% | | | | | |
PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk(a) | | | 131,007,900 | | | | 3,975,543 | |
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Ireland–0.51% | | | | | | | | |
Origin Enterprises PLC | | | 405,000 | | | | 1,582,446 | |
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Italy–2.57% | | | | | |
Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A., RSP | | | 266,310 | | | | 4,593,373 | |
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Openjobmetis Spa agenzia per il lavoro | | | 290,146 | | | | 3,372,195 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,965,568 | |
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Japan–1.27% | | | | | | | | |
Nabtesco Corp.(c) | | | 104,200 | | | | 3,939,965 | |
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Malaysia–0.76% | | | | | |
Heineken Malaysia Bhd. | | | 416,500 | | | $ | 2,371,564 | |
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Mexico–5.39% | | | | | | | | |
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V. | | | 4,325,494 | | | | 9,528,065 | |
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Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V.(a) | | | 1,101,066 | | | | 7,198,300 | |
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Morocco–1.47% | | | | | |
Vivo Energy PLC(b) | | | 3,429,789 | | | | 4,574,069 | |
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New Zealand–1.12% | | | | | |
Freightways Ltd. | | | 393,457 | | | | 3,465,292 | |
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Poland–5.01% | | | | | | | | |
LiveChat Software S.A. | | | 238,000 | | | | 8,599,658 | |
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Polski Bank Komorek Macierzystych S.A.(a) | | | 228,451 | | | | 5,377,368 | |
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Skarbiec Holding S.A.(a)(b) | | | 166,000 | | | | 1,545,737 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,522,763 | |
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Romania–2.13% | | | | | | | | |
Fondul Proprietatea S.A. | | | 14,855,342 | | | | 6,612,641 | |
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Singapore–1.72% | | | | | | | | |
XP Power Ltd. | | | 69,000 | | | | 5,326,136 | |
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South Africa–3.89% | | | | | | | | |
Combined Motor Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,114,569 | | | | 3,550,144 | |
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Karooooo Ltd.(a) | | | 200,000 | | | | 7,417,479 | |
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Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 232,000 | | | | 1,092,720 | |
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| | | | | | | 12,060,343 | |
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South Korea–0.80% | | | | | | | | |
Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd. | | | 33,801 | | | | 2,491,667 | |
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Sweden–0.67% | | | | | | | | |
Proact IT Group AB | | | 210,000 | | | | 2,063,595 | |
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Switzerland–1.46% | | | | | | | | |
Kardex Holding AG | | | 19,600 | | | | 4,534,549 | |
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United Kingdom–19.38% | | | | | |
4imprint Group PLC(a) | | | 65,000 | | | | 2,406,521 | |
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Bioventix PLC | | | 32,000 | | | | 1,757,021 | |
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Character Group PLC (The) | | | 440,000 | | | | 4,289,932 | |
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Clarkson PLC | | | 142,000 | | | | 6,265,922 | |
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DCC PLC | | | 75,551 | | | | 6,188,780 | |
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Eurocell PLC(a) | | | 1,006,000 | | | | 3,784,935 | |
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Gamesys Group PLC | | | 423,000 | | | | 10,798,019 | |
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HomeServe PLC | | | 232,805 | | | | 3,077,687 | |
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IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 300,791 | | | | 3,522,023 | |
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Jupiter Fund Management PLC | | | 315,948 | | | | 1,232,756 | |
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Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings Ltd. | | | 623,720 | | | | 10,181,178 | |
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Savills PLC | | | 413,099 | | | | 6,572,471 | |
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United States–1.53% | | | | | | | | |
Epsilon Energy Ltd.(a) | | | 947,280 | | | | 4,736,400 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Vietnam–0.41% | | | | | | | | |
Masan Consumer Corp. | | | 253,100 | | | $ | 1,263,521 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $178,345,776) | | | | | | | 270,296,440 | |
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Money Market Funds–12.50% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%(d)(e) | | | 13,616,485 | | | | 13,616,485 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%(d)(e) | | | 9,581,330 | | | | 9,585,162 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%(d)(e) | | | 15,561,698 | | | | 15,561,698 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $38,762,434) | | | | | | | 38,763,345 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-99.67% (Cost $217,108,210) | | | | | | | 309,059,785 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds–1.30% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 0.02%(d)(e)(f) | | | 1,206,101 | | | $ | 1,206,101 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 0.12%(d)(e)(f) | | | 2,812,958 | | | | 2,814,083 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $4,020,184) | | | | | | | 4,020,184 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.97% (Cost $221,128,394) | | | | | | | 313,079,969 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.97)% | | | | | | | (3,017,890 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 310,062,079 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
BDR – Brazilian Depositary Receipt
RSP – Registered Savings Plan Shares
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in a 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 aggregate value of these securities at June 30, 2021 was $16,531,652, which represented 5.33% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2021. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), defines “affiliated person” to include an issuer of 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 table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2021. |
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| | Value December 31, 2020 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2021 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 6,022,748 | | | | $ | 11,609,041 | | | | $ | (4,015,304 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 13,616,485 | | | | $ | 1,289 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 4,343,609 | | | | | 8,109,193 | | | | | (2,868,074 | ) | | | | 496 | | | | | (62 | ) | | | | 9,585,162 | | | | | 604 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 6,883,141 | | | | | 13,267,475 | | | | | (4,588,918 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 15,561,698 | | | | | 525 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | - | | | | | 5,695,024 | | | | | (4,488,923 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 1,206,101 | | | | | 46 | * |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | - | | | | | 9,567,953 | | | | | (6,753,870 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 2,814,083 | | | | | 679 | * |
Investments in Other Affiliates: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Precia S.A. | | | | 8,484,221 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 3,771,220 | | | | | - | | | | | 12,255,441 | | | | | 90,664 | |
Total | | | $ | 25,733,719 | | | | $ | 48,248,686 | | | | $ | (22,715,089 | ) | | | $ | 3,771,716 | | | | $ | (62 | ) | | | $ | 55,038,970 | | | | $ | 93,807 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2021. |
(f) | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2021
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Industrials | | 26.70% |
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Financials | | 14.90 |
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Consumer Discretionary | | 14.09 |
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Information Technology | | 8.55 |
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Real Estate | | 6.91 |
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Health Care | | 6.57 |
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Energy | | 5.05 |
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Consumer Staples | | 2.98 |
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Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | 1.42 |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | 12.83 |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $174,251,819)* | | $ | 258,040,999 | |
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Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $46,876,575) | | | 55,038,970 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $713,093) | | | 702,952 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 136 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 710,921 | |
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Dividends | | | 508,758 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 128,481 | |
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Other assets | | | 39,842 | |
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Total assets | | | 315,171,059 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 336,198 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 327,365 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 4,020,184 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 133,089 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 154,305 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 137,839 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 5,108,980 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 310,062,079 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 216,691,691 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 93,370,388 | |
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| | $ | 310,062,079 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 148,919,635 | |
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Class C | | $ | 3,641,048 | |
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Class Y | | $ | 42,584,088 | |
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Class R5 | | $ | 7,412,742 | |
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Class R6 | | $ | 107,504,566 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Class A | | | 6,865,295 | |
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Class C | | | 177,827 | |
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Class Y | | | 1,958,607 | |
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Class R5 | | | 344,173 | |
| |
Class R6 | | | 4,994,671 | |
| |
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 21.69 | |
| |
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value of $21.69 ÷ 94.50%) | | $ | 22.95 | |
| |
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 20.48 | |
| |
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 21.74 | |
| |
Class R5: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 21.54 | |
| |
Class R6: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 21.52 | |
| |
* | At June 30, 2021, securities with an aggregate value of $3,761,948 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
8 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $325,779) | | $ | 3,703,309 | |
| |
Dividends from affiliates (includes securities lending income of $1,259) | | | 94,341 | |
| |
Total investment income | | | 3,797,650 | |
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,276,762 | |
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 18,519 | |
| |
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 170,986 | |
| |
Class C | | | 16,602 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – A, C and Y | | | 182,116 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – R5 | | | 3,407 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – R6 | | | 13,861 | |
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 10,135 | |
| |
Registration and filing fees | | | 38,642 | |
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 33,311 | |
| |
Professional services fees | | | 42,767 | |
| |
Other | | | (40,715 | ) |
| |
Total expenses | | | 1,766,393 | |
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (4,682 | ) |
| |
Net expenses | | | 1,761,711 | |
| |
Net investment income | | | 2,035,939 | |
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 4,486,909 | |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (62 | ) |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | 18,537 | |
| |
| | | 4,505,384 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 30,615,267 | |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 3,771,716 | |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (22,956 | ) |
| |
| | | 34,364,027 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 38,869,411 | |
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 40,905,350 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
9 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,035,939 | | | $ | 1,662,289 | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 4,505,384 | | | | (2,255,821 | ) |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 34,364,027 | | | | 16,669,398 | |
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 40,905,350 | | | | 16,075,866 | |
| |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | – | | | | (1,400,574 | ) |
| |
Class C | | | – | | | | (24,799 | ) |
| |
Class Y | | | – | | | | (450,572 | ) |
| |
Class R5 | | | – | | | | (89,699 | ) |
| |
Class R6 | | | – | | | | (1,197,987 | ) |
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (3,163,631 | ) |
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,073,097 | | | | (20,195,950 | ) |
| |
Class C | | | 4,505 | | | | (1,179,507 | ) |
| |
Class Y | | | 3,072,924 | | | | (11,427,772 | ) |
| |
Class R5 | | | 84,562 | | | | 189,909 | |
| |
Class R6 | | | 13,859,362 | | | | (5,109,189 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 18,094,450 | | | | (37,722,509 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 58,999,800 | | | | (24,810,274 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 251,062,279 | | | | 275,872,553 | |
| |
End of period | | $ | 310,062,079 | | | $ | 251,062,279 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
10 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return (b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover (c) | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | $18.67 | | | | $ 0.13 | | | | $ 2.89 | | | | $ 3.02 | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $ 21.69 | | | | 16.18 | % | | | $148,920 | | | | 1.47%(d) | | | | 1.47%(d) | | | | 1.30%(d) | | | | 5% | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 17.13 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.75 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.11) | | | | (0.21) | | | | 18.67 | | | | 10.23 | | | | 127,417 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 15.14 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 2.49 | | | | 2.77 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.38) | | | | (0.78) | | | | 17.13 | | | | 18.37 | | | | 139,919 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 19.33 | | | | 0.38 | (e) | | | (3.98 | ) | | | (3.60 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.25) | | | | (0.59) | | | | 15.14 | | | | (18.67 | ) | | | 131,610 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 2.07(e) | | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 15.44 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 5.11 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.70) | | | | (1.22) | | | | 19.33 | | | | 33.42 | | | | 162,497 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | 15.42 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.36 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.97) | | | | (1.34) | | | | 15.44 | | | | 8.79 | | | | 122,232 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 15 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | 17.69 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.79 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 20.48 | | | | 15.77 | | | | 3,641 | | | | 2.22(d) | | | | 2.22(d) | | | | 0.55(d) | | | | 5 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 16.30 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.52 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.11) | | | | (0.13) | | | | 17.69 | | | | 9.36 | | | | 3,151 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 2.36 | | | | (0.18) | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 14.41 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.51 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.38) | | | | (0.62) | | | | 16.30 | | | | 17.45 | | | | 4,213 | | | | 2.30 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 18.38 | | | | 0.23 | (e) | | | (3.76 | ) | | | (3.53 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.25) | | | | (0.44) | | | | 14.41 | | | | (19.24 | ) | | | 12,845 | | | | 2.30 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 1.32(e) | | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 14.73 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 4.61 | | | | 4.74 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.70) | | | | (1.09) | | | | 18.38 | | | | 32.46 | | | | 19,819 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | 14.76 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 1.18 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.97) | | | | (1.21) | | | | 14.73 | | | | 7.96 | | | | 15,712 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 15 | |
Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | 18.69 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 2.89 | | | | 3.05 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 21.74 | | | | 16.32 | | | | 42,584 | | | | 1.22(d) | | | | 1.22(d) | | | | 1.55(d) | | | | 5 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 17.15 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.79 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.11) | | | | (0.25) | | | | 18.69 | | | | 10.47 | | | | 34,240 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 15.16 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 2.82 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.38) | | | | (0.83) | | | | 17.15 | | | | 18.66 | | | | 46,477 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.95 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 19.36 | | | | 0.43 | (e) | | | (3.99 | ) | | | (3.56 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.25) | | | | (0.64) | | | | 15.16 | | | | (18.44 | ) | | | 42,878 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 2.32(e) | | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 15.46 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 5.16 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.70) | | | | (1.26) | | | | 19.36 | | | | 33.74 | | | | 62,218 | | | | 1.33 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | 15.43 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.41 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.97) | | | | (1.38) | | | | 15.46 | | | | 9.10 | | | | 57,810 | | | | 1.32 | | | | 1.33 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 15 | |
Class R5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | 18.51 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 2.86 | | | | 3.03 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 21.54 | | | | 16.37 | | | | 7,413 | | | | 1.11(d) | | | | 1.11(d) | | | | 1.66(d) | | | | 5 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 16.98 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.80 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.11) | | | | (0.27) | | | | 18.51 | | | | 10.64 | | | | 6,297 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 15.01 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 2.48 | | | | 2.82 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.38) | | | | (0.85) | | | | 16.98 | | | | 18.84 | | | | 5,656 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 2.07 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 19.18 | | | | 0.44 | (e) | | | (3.96 | ) | | | (3.52 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.25) | | | | (0.65) | | | | 15.01 | | | | (18.37 | ) | | | 5,059 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 2.41(e) | | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 15.32 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 5.14 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.70) | | | | (1.28) | | | | 19.18 | | | | 33.90 | | | | 6,433 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.82 | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | 15.30 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.41 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.97) | | | | (1.39) | | | | 15.32 | | | | 9.21 | | | | 9,740 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 2.51 | | | | 15 | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | 18.49 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 2.86 | | | | 3.03 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 21.52 | | | | 16.39 | | | | 107,505 | | | | 1.04(d) | | | | 1.04(d) | | | | 1.73(d) | | | | 5 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 16.96 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.81 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.11) | | | | (0.28) | | | | 18.49 | | | | 10.72 | | | | 79,958 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 15.00 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.82 | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.38) | | | | (0.86) | | | | 16.96 | | | | 18.88 | | | | 79,608 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 2.14 | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 19.17 | | | | 0.45 | (e) | | | (3.95 | ) | | | (3.50 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.25) | | | | (0.67) | | | | 15.00 | | | | (18.31 | ) | | | 75,590 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 2.48(e) | | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 15.31 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 4.80 | | | | 5.16 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.70) | | | | (1.30) | | | | 19.17 | | | | 34.04 | | | | 82,244 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.91 | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | 15.30 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.42 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.97) | | | | (1.41) | | | | 15.31 | | | | 9.22 | | | | 15,436 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 2.57 | | | | 15 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $137,923, $3,348, $36,019, $6,870 and $91,906 for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2018. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.33 and 1.82%, $0.18 and 1.07%, $0.38 and 2.07%, $0.39 and 2.16% and $0.40 and 2.23% for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
11 Invesco International Small Company Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. 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. Class C shares held for eight years after purchase are eligible for automatic conversion into Class A shares of the same Fund (the “Conversion Feature”). The automatic conversion pursuant to the Conversion Feature will generally occur at the end of the month following the eighth anniversary after a purchase of Class C shares.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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 market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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.
12 Invesco International Small Company Fund
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. |
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. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the 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.
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K. | 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 the 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.
L. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, and defaults, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally. |
The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.
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 accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
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First $250 million | | | 0.935% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.910% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.885% | |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.860% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.835% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.810% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.785% | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.760% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the effective advisory fee rate 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, will 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, 2022, 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 C, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 2.00%, 2.00% and 2.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, respectively (the “expense limits”). 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, 2022. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $4,682.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, 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 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 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 C shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2021, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
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Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $11,816 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $1,036 and $33 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $236 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.
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 June 30, 2021. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil | | $ | 15,690,916 | | | $ | – | | | | $– | | | $ | 15,690,916 | |
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Canada | | | 39,174,908 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 39,174,908 | |
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Denmark | | | – | | | | 4,951,057 | | | | – | | | | 4,951,057 | |
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Egypt | | | – | | | | 10,761,469 | | | | – | | | | 10,761,469 | |
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Estonia | | | – | | | | 1,052,200 | | | | – | | | | 1,052,200 | |
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France | | | – | | | | 25,691,755 | | | | – | | | | 25,691,755 | |
| |
Georgia | | | – | | | | 6,968,181 | | | | – | | | | 6,968,181 | |
| |
Germany | | | – | | | | 2,801,982 | | | | – | | | | 2,801,982 | |
| |
Greece | | | – | | | | 3,914,300 | | | | – | | | | 3,914,300 | |
| |
Indonesia | | | – | | | | 3,975,543 | | | | – | | | | 3,975,543 | |
| |
Ireland | | | – | | | | 1,582,446 | | | | – | | | | 1,582,446 | |
| |
Italy | | | – | | | | 7,965,568 | | | | – | | | | 7,965,568 | |
| |
Japan | | | – | | | | 3,939,965 | | | | – | | | | 3,939,965 | |
| |
Malaysia | | | – | | | | 2,371,564 | | | | – | | | | 2,371,564 | |
| |
Mexico | | | 16,726,365 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 16,726,365 | |
| |
Morocco | | | – | | | | 4,574,069 | | | | – | | | | 4,574,069 | |
| |
New Zealand | | | – | | | | 3,465,292 | | | | – | | | | 3,465,292 | |
| |
Poland | | | – | | | | 15,522,763 | | | | – | | | | 15,522,763 | |
| |
Romania | | | – | | | | 6,612,641 | | | | – | | | | 6,612,641 | |
| |
Singapore | | | – | | | | 5,326,136 | | | | – | | | | 5,326,136 | |
| |
South Africa | | | 1,092,720 | | | | 10,967,623 | | | | – | | | | 12,060,343 | |
| |
South Korea | | | – | | | | 2,491,667 | | | | – | | | | 2,491,667 | |
| |
Sweden | | | – | | | | 2,063,595 | | | | – | | | | 2,063,595 | |
| |
Switzerland | | | – | | | | 4,534,549 | | | | – | | | | 4,534,549 | |
| |
United Kingdom | | | – | | | | 60,077,245 | | | | – | | | | 60,077,245 | |
| |
United States | | | 4,736,400 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 4,736,400 | |
| |
Vietnam | | | – | | | | 1,263,521 | | | | – | | | | 1,263,521 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 38,763,345 | | | | 4,020,184 | | | | – | | | | 42,783,529 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 116,184,654 | | | $ | 196,895,315 | | | | $– | | | $ | 313,079,969 | |
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NOTE 4–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.
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NOTE 5–Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2020, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* |
Expiration | | | | Short-Term | | Long-Term | | Total |
Not subject to expiration | | | | $– | | $3,231,111 | | $3,231,111 |
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* | Capital loss carryforward 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. |
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $14,765,783 and $13,562,301, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | |
| |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 98,972,190 | |
| |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (10,789,687 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 88,182,503 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $224,897,466.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2021(a) | | | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 592,195 | | | $ | 12,201,936 | | | | 741,285 | | | $ | 11,290,330 | |
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Class C | | | 29,591 | | | | 562,845 | | | | 31,213 | | | | 474,639 | |
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Class Y | | | 623,455 | | | | 13,021,488 | | | | 428,289 | | | | 6,456,444 | |
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Class R5 | | | 39,378 | | | | 789,737 | | | | 86,372 | | | | 1,362,396 | |
| |
Class R6 | | | 1,223,380 | | | | 25,006,750 | | | | 1,552,063 | | | | 23,411,568 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | 72,033 | | | | 1,310,286 | |
| |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,242 | | | | 21,420 | |
| |
Class Y | | | - | | | | - | | | | 20,411 | | | | 371,472 | |
| |
Class R5 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,978 | | | | 89,698 | |
| |
Class R6 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 64,799 | | | | 1,166,378 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 4,084 | | | | 82,108 | | | | 42,188 | | | | 694,661 | |
| |
Class C | | | (4,317 | ) | | | (82,108 | ) | | | (44,493 | ) | | | (694,661 | ) |
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2021(a) | | | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| |
| | | | |
Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (555,353 | ) | | $ | (11,210,947 | ) | | | (2,198,770 | ) | | $ | (33,491,227 | ) |
| |
Class C | | | (25,530 | ) | | | (476,232 | ) | | | (68,376 | ) | | | (980,905 | ) |
| |
Class Y | | | (496,754 | ) | | | (9,948,564 | ) | | | (1,327,291 | ) | | | (18,255,688 | ) |
| |
Class R5 | | | (35,475 | ) | | | (705,175 | ) | | | (84,259 | ) | | | (1,262,185 | ) |
| |
Class R6 | | | (553,627 | ) | | | (11,147,388 | ) | | | (1,985,975 | ) | | | (29,687,135 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 841,027 | | | $ | 18,094,450 | | | | (2,664,291 | ) | | $ | (37,722,509 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 59% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI may have 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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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 January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.
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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| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Paid During | | Account Value | | Paid During | | Expense |
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Class A | | $1,000.00 | | $1,161.80 | | $7.88 | | $1,017.50 | | $7.35 | | 1.47% |
Class C | | 1,000.00 | | 1,157.70 | | 11.88 | | 1,013.79 | | 11.08 | | 2.22 |
Class Y | | 1,000.00 | | 1,163.20 | | 6.54 | | 1,018.74 | | 6.11 | | 1.22 |
Class R5 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,163.70 | | 5.95 | | 1,019.29 | | 5.56 | | 1.11 |
Class R6 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,163.90 | | 5.58 | | 1,019.64 | | 5.21 | | 1.04 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 10, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco International Small Company Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with 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 and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2021. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel
throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on April 27, 2021 and June 10, 2021, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 10, 2021.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of Invesco Advisers’ business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the increased remote working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers has been able to effectively manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds through the challenging COVID-19 pandemic period. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and
noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2020 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Small Cap Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the third quintile for the three year period, and the first quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board acknowledged limitations regarding the Broadridge data, in particular that differences may exist between a Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and/or investment restrictions and those of the funds in its performance universe. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that there were only five funds (including the Fund) in the expense group.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted that such methodology had recently been
reviewed and enhanced. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the
advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each fiscal year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Form N-PORT filings on the SEC website, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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. This information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. | | |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. |
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SEC file number(s): 811-01540 and 002-27334 | | Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | ISC-SAR-1 |
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| | Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2021 |
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| Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund |
| Nasdaq: | | |
| | A: SMEAX ∎ C: SMECX ∎ R: SMERX ∎ Y: SMEYX ∎ R5: SMEIX ∎ R6: SMEFX |
For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | |
Fund vs. Indexes Cumulative total returns, 12/31/20 to 6/30/21, 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 | | | 17.70 | % | | |
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Class C Shares | | | 17.31 | | | |
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Class R Shares | | | 17.56 | | | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 17.85 | | | |
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Class R5 Shares | | | 17.88 | | | |
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Class R6 Shares | | | 17.94 | | | |
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S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | 15.25 | | | |
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Russell 2000 Indexq (Style-Specific Index) | | | 17.54 | | | |
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Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | 21.10 | | | |
Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | | | |
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. 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. The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. | | | |
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For more information about your Fund Read the most recent quarterly commentary from your Fund’s portfolio managers by visiting invesco.com/us. Click on “Products” and select “Mutual Funds.” Use the “Product Finder” to locate your Fund; then click on its name to access its product detail page. There, you can learn more about your Fund’s investment strategies, holdings and performance. Also, visit blog.invesco.us.com, where many of Invesco’s investment professionals share their insights about market and economic news and trends. | | |
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Average Annual Total Returns As of 6/30/21, including maximum applicable sales charges | |
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Class A Shares | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | 8.27 | % |
10 Years | | | 9.99 | |
5 Years | | | 13.76 | |
1 Year | | | 53.64 | |
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Class C Shares | |
Inception (8/31/00) | | | 8.26 | % |
10 Years | | | 9.95 | |
5 Years | | | 14.22 | |
1 Year | | | 60.34 | |
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Class R Shares | |
Inception (6/3/02) | | | 8.80 | % |
10 Years | | | 10.34 | |
5 Years | | | 14.78 | |
1 Year | | | 62.30 | |
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Class Y Shares | |
Inception (10/3/08) | | | 11.60 | % |
10 Years | | | 10.89 | |
5 Years | | | 15.36 | |
1 Year | | | 63.04 | |
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Class R5 Shares | |
Inception (4/29/05) | | | 10.43 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.09 | |
5 Years | | | 15.55 | |
1 Year | | | 63.29 | |
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Class R6 Shares | |
10 Years | | | 11.09 | % |
5 Years | | | 15.63 | |
1 Year | | | 63.35 | |
Class R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares at net asset value and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the
applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. 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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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 22-24, 2021, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.31% | |
Air Freight & Logistics–0.57% | | | | | | | | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b) | | | 281,444 | | | $ | 6,537,944 | |
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Alternative Carriers–0.80% | | | | | | | | |
Iridium Communications, Inc.(b) | | | 228,889 | | | | 9,153,271 | |
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Apparel Retail–1.99% | | | | | | | | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(c) | | | 429,102 | | | | 16,104,198 | |
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Children’s Place, Inc. (The)(b)(c) | | | 73,055 | | | | 6,798,498 | |
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Application Software–6.37% | | | | | | | | |
Avalara, Inc.(b) | | | 57,925 | | | | 9,372,265 | |
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Avaya Holdings Corp.(b)(c) | | | 450,125 | | | | 12,108,362 | |
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Cognyte Software Ltd. (Israel)(b) | | | 165,101 | | | | 4,044,975 | |
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LivePerson, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 182,155 | | | | 11,519,482 | |
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Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b) | | | 83,040 | | | | 12,027,514 | |
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Nuance Communications, Inc.(b) | | | 145,571 | | | | 7,924,885 | |
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Q2 Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 86,110 | | | | 8,833,164 | |
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Verint Systems, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 165,101 | | | | 7,441,102 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.35% | | | | | |
Blucora, Inc.(b) | | | 232,824 | | | | 4,030,183 | |
| |
| | |
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.07% | | | | | | | | |
Visteon Corp.(b) | | | 102,124 | | | | 12,350,877 | |
| |
| | |
Automotive Retail–1.08% | | | | | | | | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 36,280 | | | | 12,467,259 | |
| |
| | |
Biotechnology–2.49% | | | | | | | | |
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (Switzerland)(b) | | | 42,109 | | | | 6,817,026 | |
| |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(b) | | | 77,316 | | | | 4,870,135 | |
| |
Natera, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 111,030 | | | | 12,605,236 | |
| |
TG Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 112,816 | | | | 4,376,132 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 28,668,529 | |
| |
| | |
Building Products–3.05% | | | | | | | | |
Masonite International Corp.(b) | | | 95,422 | | | | 10,667,225 | |
| |
Owens Corning | | | 152,361 | | | | 14,916,142 | |
| |
Trex Co., Inc.(b)(c) | | | 93,379 | | | | 9,544,268 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 35,127,635 | |
| |
| | |
Casinos & Gaming–0.96% | | | | | | | | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b) | | | 144,660 | | | | 11,065,043 | |
| |
| | |
Communications Equipment–0.69% | | | | | | | | |
Ciena Corp.(b) | | | 139,434 | | | | 7,932,400 | |
| |
| | |
Construction & Engineering–2.31% | | | | | | | | |
NV5 Global, Inc.(b) | | | 148,209 | | | | 14,007,233 | |
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Construction & Engineering–(continued) | |
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 451,098 | | | $ | 12,572,101 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 26,579,334 | |
| |
|
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–1.01% | |
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)(b) | | | 474,893 | | | | 11,634,878 | |
| |
| | |
Construction Materials–2.68% | | | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 99,195 | | | | 14,096,601 | |
| |
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 482,007 | | | | 16,797,944 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 30,894,545 | |
| |
| | |
Consumer Finance–1.78% | | | | | | | | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 341,667 | | | | 20,469,270 | |
| |
| | |
Diversified Metals & Mining–1.06% | | | | | | | | |
MP Materials Corp.(b)(c) | | | 330,505 | | | | 12,182,414 | |
| |
| |
Electrical Components & Equipment–2.16% | | | | | |
EnerSys | | | 110,762 | | | | 10,824,770 | |
| |
Vertiv Holdings Co. | | | 512,652 | | | | 13,995,400 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 24,820,170 | |
| |
| |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.12% | | | | | |
Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 131,075 | | | | 12,861,079 | |
| |
| |
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.93% | | | | | |
Flex Ltd.(b) | | | 595,741 | | | | 10,645,892 | |
| |
| |
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.78% | | | | | |
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 140,676 | | | | 8,923,079 | |
| |
| |
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.80% | | | | | |
Scotts Miracle Gro Co. (The) | | | 47,905 | | | | 9,193,928 | |
| |
| | |
Financial Exchanges & Data–0.99% | | | | | | | | |
TMX Group Ltd. (Canada) | | | 108,070 | | | | 11,415,526 | |
| |
| | |
Food Retail–0.70% | | | | | | | | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 325,560 | | | | 8,090,166 | |
| |
| | |
Footwear–2.69% | | | | | | | | |
Crocs, Inc.(b) | | | 159,177 | | | | 18,547,304 | |
| |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 370,181 | | | | 12,452,889 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 31,000,193 | |
| |
| | |
Health Care Distributors–0.94% | | | | | | | | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 255,836 | | | | 10,829,538 | |
| |
| | |
Health Care Equipment–3.47% | | | | | | | | |
AtriCure, Inc.(b) | | | 207,074 | | | | 16,427,180 | |
| |
CONMED Corp. | | | 99,522 | | | | 13,677,309 | |
| |
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 86,668 | | | | 9,844,618 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 39,949,107 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Health Care Facilities–1.49% | | | | | | | | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 132,886 | | | $ | 10,369,094 | |
| |
Pennant Group, Inc. (The)(b) | | | 166,291 | | | | 6,801,302 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 17,170,396 | |
| |
| | |
Health Care Services–1.95% | | | | | | | | |
Castle Biosciences, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 154,173 | | | | 11,305,506 | |
| |
LHC Group, Inc.(b) | | | 55,429 | | | | 11,100,212 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 22,405,718 | |
| |
| | |
Health Care Supplies–1.80% | | | | | | | | |
ICU Medical, Inc.(b) | | | 36,479 | | | | 7,507,378 | |
| |
OrthoPediatrics Corp.(b)(c) | | | 209,763 | | | | 13,252,827 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 20,760,205 | |
| |
| | |
Health Care Technology–0.81% | | | | | | | | |
Simulations Plus, Inc.(c) | | | 168,804 | | | | 9,269,028 | |
| |
| |
Heavy Electrical Equipment–0.71% | | | | | |
TPI Composites, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 169,507 | | | | 8,207,529 | |
| |
| | |
Homebuilding–1.26% | | | | | | | | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(b) | | | 549,021 | | | | 14,505,135 | |
| |
| | |
Hotel & Resort REITs–0.62% | | | | | | | | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(b) | | | 90,054 | | | | 7,110,664 | |
| |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.34% | |
Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 259,228 | | | | 15,411,105 | |
| |
| | |
Industrial Machinery–5.16% | | | | | | | | |
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | | 183,464 | | | | 11,928,829 | |
| |
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(b) | | | 647,267 | | | | 11,696,115 | |
| |
Helios Technologies, Inc. | | | 181,824 | | | | 14,191,363 | |
| |
ITT, Inc. | | | 128,592 | | | | 11,777,741 | |
| |
SPX Corp.(b) | | | 161,031 | | | | 9,835,774 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 59,429,822 | |
| |
| | |
Industrial REITs–1.84% | | | | | | | | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 66,099 | | | | 10,869,981 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 275,586 | | | | 10,315,184 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 21,185,165 | |
| |
|
Interactive Media & Services–0.95% | |
Eventbrite, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 574,209 | | | | 10,909,971 | |
| |
| |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–1.49% | | | | | |
Overstock.com, Inc.(b) | | | 185,797 | | | | 17,130,483 | |
| |
| |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.85% | | | | | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 121,394 | | | | 16,385,762 | |
| |
Piper Sandler Cos. | | | 127,087 | | | | 16,465,392 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 32,851,154 | |
| |
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Life & Health Insurance–0.92% | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 68,832 | | | | 10,540,932 | |
| |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–2.59% | |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 80,982 | | | | 14,303,851 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services–(continued) | |
NeoGenomics, Inc.(b) | | | 342,988 | | | $ | 15,492,768 | |
| |
| �� | | | | | | 29,796,619 | |
| |
| | |
Multi-line Insurance–0.89% | | | | | | | | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 65,776 | | | | 10,272,896 | |
| |
| | |
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.52% | | | | | | | | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 93,851 | | | | 5,952,030 | |
| |
| | |
Paper Packaging–0.72% | | | | | | | | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 457,314 | | | | 8,295,676 | |
| |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.67% | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 56,829 | | | | 7,708,286 | |
| |
| | |
Real Estate Services–0.54% | | | | | | | | |
FirstService Corp. (Canada) | | | 36,476 | | | | 6,256,181 | |
| |
| | |
Regional Banks–6.18% | | | | | | | | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 248,041 | | | | 9,564,461 | |
| |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 124,990 | | | | 9,455,494 | |
| |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 192,231 | | | | 10,588,083 | |
| |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 256,486 | | | | 10,846,793 | |
| |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (Acquired 10/28/2019-10/30/2019; Cost $8,326,508)(d) | | | 136,955 | | | | 12,091,757 | |
| |
South State Corp.(c) | | | 98,820 | | | | 8,079,523 | |
| |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 196,715 | | | | 10,492,778 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 71,118,889 | |
| |
|
Research & Consulting Services–0.78% | |
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b) | | | 182,723 | | | | 8,980,835 | |
| |
| | |
Restaurants–0.69% | | | | | | | | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 76,483 | | | | 7,987,885 | |
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| | |
Semiconductor Equipment–2.02% | | | | | | | | |
Brooks Automation, Inc. | | | 122,024 | | | | 11,626,447 | |
| |
Entegris, Inc. | | | 94,904 | | | | 11,670,345 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 23,296,792 | |
| |
| | |
Semiconductors–5.59% | | | | | | | | |
Diodes, Inc.(b) | | | 149,326 | | | | 11,911,735 | |
| |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b) | | | 228,733 | | | | 12,850,220 | |
| |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 235,211 | | | | 15,072,321 | |
| |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 150,180 | | | | 12,323,770 | |
| |
Semtech Corp.(b) | | | 176,651 | | | | 12,153,589 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 64,311,635 | |
| |
|
Specialized Consumer Services–0.82% | |
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 198,195 | | | | 9,455,883 | |
| |
| | |
Specialized REITs–2.08% | | | | | | | | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | | 91,136 | | | | 12,266,906 | |
| |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 252,141 | | | | 11,681,692 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 23,948,598 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Specialty Chemicals–0.89% | | | | | | | | |
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 116,835 | | | $ | 10,223,062 | |
| |
| | |
Steel–1.09% | | | | | | | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 582,767 | | | | 12,564,456 | |
| |
| |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–1.29% | | | | | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 173,125 | | | | 7,781,969 | |
| |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 317,372 | | | | 7,061,527 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 14,843,496 | |
| |
| | |
Tires & Rubber–0.32% | | | | | | | | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b) | | | 217,978 | | | | 3,738,323 | |
| |
| |
Trading Companies & Distributors–2.02% | | | | | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 128,850 | | | | 11,733,081 | |
| |
Univar Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 474,285 | | | | 11,563,068 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 23,296,149 | |
| |
| | |
Trucking–0.71% | | | | | | | | |
Knight Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 178,574 | | | | 8,117,974 | |
| |
| | |
Water Utilities–0.87% | | | | | | | | |
California Water Service Group | | | 179,829 | | | | 9,987,703 | |
| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $726,572,199) | | | | 1,120,037,380 | |
| |
| |
Money Market Funds–2.63% | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.03%(e)(f) | | | 10,583,405 | | | | 10,583,405 | |
| |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Money Market Funds–(continued) | | | | | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%(e)(f) | | | 7,589,343 | | | $ | 7,592,379 | |
| |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%(e)(f) | | | 12,095,321 | | | | 12,095,321 | |
| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $30,270,856) | | | | 30,271,105 | |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.94% (Cost $756,843,055) | | | | 1,150,308,485 | |
| |
|
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–10.97% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 0.02%(e)(f)(g) | | | 37,874,586 | | | | 37,874,586 | |
| |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 0.12%(e)(f)(g) | | | 88,338,699 | | | | 88,374,035 | |
| |
Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $126,248,621) | | | | 126,248,621 | |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–110.91% (Cost $883,091,676) | | | | 1,276,557,106 | |
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(10.91)% | | | | (125,582,138 | ) |
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 1,150,974,968 | |
| |
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) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2021. |
(d) | Restricted security. The value of this security at June 30, 2021 represented 1.05% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2021. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Value December 31, 2020 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain | | Value June 30, 2021 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 3,625,841 | | | | $ | 31,826,764 | | | | $ | (24,869,200 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 10,583,405 | | | | $ | 684 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 2,695,658 | | | | | 22,660,166 | | | | | (17,763,715 | ) | | | | 144 | | | | | 126 | | | | | 7,592,379 | | | | | 316 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 4,143,818 | | | | | 36,373,445 | | | | | (28,421,942 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 12,095,321 | | | | | 273 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | 56,407 | | | | | 129,196,193 | | | | | (91,378,014 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 37,874,586 | | | | | 761 | * |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 84,610 | | | | | 204,726,961 | | | | | (116,437,536 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 88,374,035 | | | | | 14,094 | * |
Total | | | $ | 10,606,334 | | | | $ | 424,783,529 | | | | $ | (278,870,407 | ) | | | $ | 144 | | | | $ | 126 | | | | $ | 156,519,726 | | | | $ | 16,128 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(f) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2021. |
(g) | 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.
7 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2021
| | | | |
Industrials | | | 19.26% | |
| |
Information Technology | | | 16.72 | |
| |
Financials | | | 15.92 | |
| |
Health Care | | | 15.54 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 13.71 | |
| |
Materials | | | 7.24 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | 5.08 | |
| |
Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | | 3.84 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 2.69 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
8 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $726,572,199)* | | $ | 1,120,037,380 | |
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $156,519,477) | | | 156,519,726 | |
| |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $58,632) | | | 57,212 | |
| |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 931,584 | |
| |
Fund shares sold | | | 703,240 | |
| |
Dividends | | | 455,808 | |
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 191,684 | |
| |
Other assets | | | 72,372 | |
| |
Total assets | | | 1,278,969,006 | |
| |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 759,830 | |
| |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 126,248,621 | |
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 587,533 | |
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 189,538 | |
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 208,516 | |
| |
Total liabilities | | | 127,994,038 | |
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,150,974,968 | |
| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 641,499,475 | |
| |
Distributable earnings | | | 509,475,493 | |
| |
| | $ | 1,150,974,968 | |
| |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 663,037,901 | |
| |
Class C | | $ | 18,041,334 | |
| |
Class R | | $ | 54,075,930 | |
| |
Class Y | | $ | 85,366,476 | |
| |
Class R5 | | $ | 26,108,856 | |
| |
Class R6 | | $ | 304,344,471 | |
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Class A | | | 37,626,504 | |
| |
Class C | | | 1,455,374 | |
| |
Class R | | | 3,380,673 | |
| |
Class Y | | | 4,585,599 | |
| |
Class R5 | | | 1,281,843 | |
| |
Class R6 | | | 14,789,973 | |
| |
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 17.62 | |
| |
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $17.62 ÷ 94.50%) | | $ | 18.65 | |
| |
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.40 | |
| |
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 16.00 | |
| |
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 18.62 | |
| |
Class R5: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 20.37 | |
| |
Class R6: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 20.58 | |
| |
* | At June 30, 2021, securities with an aggregate value of $122,614,551 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
9 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $21,381) | | $ | 5,385,357 | |
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $49,816) | | | 51,089 | |
| |
Total investment income | | | 5,436,446 | |
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 4,004,735 | |
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 80,434 | |
| |
Custodian fees | | | 9,712 | |
| |
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 793,752 | |
| |
Class C | | | 90,729 | |
| |
Class R | | | 135,833 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – A, C, R and Y | | | 753,808 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – R5 | | | 7,891 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees – R6 | | | 18,478 | |
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 14,236 | |
| |
Registration and filing fees | | | 57,873 | |
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 116,780 | |
| |
Professional services fees | | | 25,847 | |
| |
Other | | | 13,333 | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 6,123,441 | |
| |
Less: Fees waived and/or expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (4,030 | ) |
| |
Net expenses | | | 6,119,411 | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (682,965 | ) |
| |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 76,889,233 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 126 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (756 | ) |
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| | | 76,888,603 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 98,962,505 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 144 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (1,560 | ) |
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| | | 98,961,089 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 175,849,692 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 175,166,727 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
10 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (682,965 | ) | | $ | 183,431 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 76,888,603 | | | | 74,169,822 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 98,961,089 | | | | 139,446,613 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 175,166,727 | | | | 213,799,866 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | – | | | | (31,844,884 | ) |
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Class C | | | – | | | | (1,428,258 | ) |
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Class R | | | – | | | | (3,049,856 | ) |
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Class Y | | | – | | | | (3,702,612 | ) |
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Class R5 | | | – | | | | (1,132,165 | ) |
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Class R6 | | | – | | | | (14,472,443 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (55,630,218 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 462,000 | | | | (16,953,845 | ) |
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Class C | | | (870,923 | ) | | | (4,753,063 | ) |
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Class R | | | (3,154,629 | ) | | | (5,795,705 | ) |
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Class Y | | | 6,514,415 | | | | (5,213,607 | ) |
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Class R5 | | | 866,997 | | | | (2,940,446 | ) |
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Class R6 | | | (18,680,953 | ) | | | (69,804,621 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (14,863,093 | ) | | | (105,461,287 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets | | | 160,303,634 | | | | 52,708,361 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 990,671,334 | | | | 937,962,973 | |
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End of period | | $ | 1,150,974,968 | | | $ | 990,671,334 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
11 Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 (loss)(a) | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | Total from investment operations | | Dividends from net investment income | | Distributions from net realized gains | | Total distributions | | Net asset value, end of period | | Total return (b) | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (c) |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | $ | 14.97 | | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | | $ | 2.67 | | | | $ | 2.65 | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 17.62 | | | | | 17.70 | % | | | $ | 663,038 | | | | | 1.22 | %(d) | | | | 1.22 | %(d) | | | | (0.24 | )%(d) | | | | 9 | % |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 12.50 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 3.39 | | | | | 3.37 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | 14.97 | | | | | 27.29 | | | | | 562,995 | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 11.04 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 2.86 | | | | | 2.86 | | | | | - | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | 12.50 | | | | | 26.13 | | | | | 495,573 | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 15.35 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (2.23 | ) | | | | (2.26 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | 11.04 | | | | | (15.16 | ) | | | | 427,637 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 14.25 | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | 1.98 | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | 15.35 | | | | | 13.58 | | | | | 549,010 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 13.43 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 1.61 | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | 14.25 | | | | | 11.72 | | | | | 557,205 | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | 35 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 10.57 | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | 1.89 | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 12.40 | | | | | 17.31 | | | | | 18,041 | | | | | 1.97 | (d) | | | | 1.97 | (d) | | | | (0.99 | )(d) | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 9.11 | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | 2.44 | | | | | 2.36 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | 10.57 | | | | | 26.36 | | | | | 16,129 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 8.42 | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | 2.16 | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | - | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | 9.11 | | | | | 25.10 | | | | | 18,873 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 12.35 | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (1.76 | ) | | | | (1.88 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | 8.42 | | | | | (15.76 | ) | | | | 37,757 | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | (0.96 | ) | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 11.69 | | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | 1.62 | | | | | 1.49 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | 12.35 | | | | | 12.79 | | | | | 51,355 | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | 2.05 | | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 11.22 | | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | 1.35 | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | 11.69 | | | | | 10.90 | | | | | 56,845 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | | 35 | |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 13.61 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | 2.43 | | | | | 2.39 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 16.00 | | | | | 17.56 | | | | | 54,076 | | | | | 1.47 | (d) | | | | 1.47 | (d) | | | | (0.49 | )(d) | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 11.45 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | 3.10 | | | | | 3.06 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | 13.61 | | | | | 27.09 | | | | | 48,792 | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 10.24 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 2.64 | | | | | 2.61 | | | | | - | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | 11.45 | | | | | 25.71 | | | | | 47,521 | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 14.44 | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (2.08 | ) | | | | (2.15 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | 10.24 | | | | | (15.35 | ) | | | | 50,345 | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | 1.53 | | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 13.48 | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | 1.88 | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | 14.44 | | | | | 13.32 | | | | | 71,008 | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 12.77 | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | 1.54 | | | | | 1.48 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | 13.48 | | | | | 11.46 | | | | | 74,227 | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | 35 | |
Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 15.80 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 2.82 | | | | | 2.82 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 18.62 | | | | | 17.85 | | | | | 85,366 | | | | | 0.97 | (d) | | | | 0.97 | (d) | | | | 0.01 | (d) | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 13.12 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 3.57 | | | | | 3.59 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | | 15.80 | | | | | 27.70 | | | | | 66,783 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 11.51 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | 2.98 | | | | | 3.01 | | | | | - | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | 13.12 | | | | | 26.36 | | | | | 62,023 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 15.86 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (2.30 | ) | | | | (2.30 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | 11.51 | | | | | (14.92 | ) | | | | 71,037 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 14.66 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 2.05 | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | 15.86 | | | | | 13.88 | | | | | 228,176 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 13.76 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | 14.66 | | | | | 12.02 | | | | | 409,479 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 35 | |
Class R5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 17.28 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 3.08 | | | | | 3.09 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 20.37 | | | | | 17.88 | | | | | 26,109 | | | | | 0.85 | (d) | | | | 0.85 | (d) | | | | 0.13 | (d) | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 14.28 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 3.91 | | | | | 3.95 | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | 17.28 | | | | | 27.95 | | | | | 21,396 | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.40 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 3.21 | | | | | 3.28 | | | | | - | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | 14.28 | | | | | 26.65 | | | | | 20,674 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 0.46 | | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.88 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | | (2.43 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | 12.40 | | | | | (14.79 | ) | | | | 26,543 | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 15.54 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 2.17 | | | | | 2.17 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | 16.88 | | | | | 14.00 | | | | | 50,217 | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 14.52 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 1.75 | | | | | 1.79 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | 15.54 | | | | | 12.22 | | | | | 111,621 | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 35 | |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/21 | | | | 17.45 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 3.11 | | | | | 3.13 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 20.58 | | | | | 17.94 | | | | | 304,344 | | | | | 0.79 | (d) | | | | 0.79 | (d) | | | | 0.19 | (d) | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 14.41 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 3.94 | | | | | 3.99 | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | 17.45 | | | | | 28.03 | | | | | 274,576 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 12.50 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 3.24 | | | | | 3.31 | | | | | - | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | 14.41 | | | | | 26.67 | | | | | 293,300 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.99 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | (2.49 | ) | | | | (2.44 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | | 12.50 | | | | | (14.75 | ) | | | | 255,195 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 15.61 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 2.19 | | | | | 2.21 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | 16.99 | | | | | 14.19 | | | | | 305,344 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/16 | | | | 14.57 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 1.76 | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | - | | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | 15.61 | | | | | 12.31 | | | | | 62,583 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 35 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $640,264, $18,296, $54,784, $78,815, $24,363 and $299,670 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s primary investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. 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. Class C shares held for eight years after purchase are eligible for automatic conversion into Class A shares of the same Fund (the “Conversion Feature”). The automatic conversion pursuant to the Conversion Feature will generally occur at the end of the month following the eighth anniversary after a purchase of Class C shares.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.
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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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
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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 market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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. |
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 |
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| 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. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the 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.
K. | 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 the 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.
L. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand, and defaults, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally. |
The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.
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 accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $ 250 million | | | 0.745% | |
Next $250 million | | | 0.730% | |
Next $500 million | | | 0.715% | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.700% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.685% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.670% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.655% | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.640% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the effective advisory fee rate 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. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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, 2022, 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 C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2022. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 six months ended June 30, 2021, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,653.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, 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 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 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 C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2021, 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 six months ended June 30, 2021, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $79,823 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $1,969 and $57 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $698 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.
NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 - | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 - | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 - | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2021. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 1,120,037,380 | | | $ | – | | | | $– | | | $ | 1,120,037,380 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 30,271,105 | | | | 126,248,621 | | | | – | | | | 156,519,726 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,150,308,485 | | | $ | 126,248,621 | | | | $– | | | $ | 1,276,557,106 | |
NOTE 4–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 six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $377.
NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6–Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2020.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $94,596,675 and $120,827,224, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | |
| |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | | $414,129,555 | |
| |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (20,775,356 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | | $393,354,199 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $ 883,202,907. | | | | |
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NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2021(a) | | | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 3,168,904 | | | $ | 53,617,996 | | | | 4,670,501 | | | $ | 54,756,398 | |
| |
Class C | | | 276,557 | | | | 3,301,350 | | | | 380,313 | | | | 3,266,899 | |
| |
Class R | | | 585,266 | | | | 9,092,095 | | | | 894,524 | | | | 9,608,396 | |
| |
Class Y | | | 1,022,144 | | | | 18,328,879 | | | | 1,506,989 | | | | 18,985,652 | |
| |
Class R5 | | | 171,328 | | | | 3,327,116 | | | | 209,769 | | | | 2,765,875 | |
| |
Class R6 | | | 1,523,775 | | | | 30,210,779 | | | | 4,390,673 | | | | 52,201,875 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,133,548 | | | | 30,595,066 | |
| |
Class C | | | - | | | | - | | | | 134,303 | | | | 1,360,509 | |
| |
Class R | | | - | | | | - | | | | 233,843 | | | | 3,049,304 | |
| |
Class Y | | | - | | | | - | | | | 228,396 | | | | 3,455,633 | |
| |
Class R5 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 68,409 | | | | 1,132,165 | |
| |
Class R6 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 858,418 | | | | 14,344,164 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares: | | | | | |
| | | | |
Class A | | | 57,346 | | | | 985,474 | | | | 233,123 | | | | 3,209,515 | |
| |
Class C | | | (81,391 | ) | | | (985,474 | ) | | | (326,565 | ) | | | (3,209,515 | ) |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,198,064 | ) | | | (54,141,470 | ) | | | (9,094,184 | ) | | | (105,514,824 | ) |
| |
Class C | | | (265,172 | ) | | | (3,186,799 | ) | | | (734,481 | ) | | | (6,170,956 | ) |
| |
Class R | | | (789,797 | ) | | | (12,246,724 | ) | | | (1,692,393 | ) | | | (18,453,405 | ) |
| |
Class Y | | | (663,565 | ) | | | (11,814,464 | ) | | | (2,235,480 | ) | | | (27,654,892 | ) |
| |
Class R5 | | | (127,994 | ) | | | (2,460,119 | ) | | | (487,350 | ) | | | (6,838,486 | ) |
| |
Class R6 | | | (2,469,736 | ) | | | (48,891,732 | ) | | | (9,863,859 | ) | | | (136,350,660 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (790,399 | ) | | $ | (14,863,093 | ) | | | (8,491,503 | ) | | $ | (105,461,287 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 53% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI may have 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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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 January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.
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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| | Beginning Account Value (01/01/21) | | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
| Ending Account Value (06/30/21)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/21) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 |
Class A | | | $1,000.00 | | | $1,177.00 | | $6.59 | | $1,018.74 | | $6.11 | | 1.22% |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | 1,173.10 | | 10.61 | | 1,015.03 | | 9.84 | | 1.97 |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | 1,175.60 | | 7.93 | | 1,017.50 | | 7.35 | | 1.47 |
Class Y | | | 1,000.00 | | | 1,178.50 | | 5.24 | | 1,019.98 | | 4.86 | | 0.97 |
Class R5 | | | 1,000.00 | | | 1,178.80 | | 4.59 | | 1,020.58 | | 4.26 | | 0.85 |
Class R6 | | | 1,000.00 | | | 1,179.40 | | 4.27 | | 1,020.88 | | 3.96 | | 0.79 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 10, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Funds Group (Invesco Funds Group) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with 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. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2021. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent
mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on April 27, 2021 and June 10, 2021, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 10, 2021.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of
investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of Invesco Advisers’ business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the increased remote working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers has been able to effectively manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds through the challenging COVID-19 pandemic period. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
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B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2020 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 2000® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods and the second quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods and below the performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses.
�� The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit
expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted that such methodology had recently been reviewed and enhanced. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market
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funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each fiscal year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Form N-PORT filings on the SEC website, 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/ corporate/about-us/esg. 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. This information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | | |
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SEC file number(s): 811-01540 and 002-27334 | | Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | SCE-SAR-1 |
Not applicable for a semi-annual report.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
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 August 10, 2021, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of August 10, 2021, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed so as 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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
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/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | September 3, 2021 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | September 3, 2021 |
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By: | | /s/ Adrien Deberghes |
| | Adrien Deberghes |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | September 3, 2021 |