UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM N-CSR Investment Company Act file number 811-03196 CASH RESERVE FUND, INC. -------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) One South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 ---------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 295-3488 -------------- Charles Rizzo Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110 --------------------------------------- (Name and Address of Agent for Service) Date of fiscal year end: 03/31 Date of reporting period: 03/31/05ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS
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| Classes A, B and C | |
| Annual Report to Shareholders | |
| March 31, 2005 |
Table of Contents |
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Portfolio Management Review Click Here Cash Reserve Prime Shares Information About Your Fund's Expenses Click Here Investment Summary Click Here Investment Portfolio Click Here Statement of Assets and Liabilities Click Here Statement of Operations Click Here Statement of Changes in Net Assets Click Here Financial Highlights Click Here Notes to Financial Statements Click Here Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Click Here Tax Information Click Here Other Information Click Here Directors and Officers Click Here |
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus for any of our funds, talk to your financial representative or call Shareholder Services at (800) 621-1048. We advise you to consider the fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
An investment in this fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. Please read this fund's prospectus for specific details regarding its risk profile.
Scudder Investments is part of Deutsche Asset Management, which is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., Deutsche Asset Management Inc., Deutsche Asset Management Investment Services Ltd., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Scudder Trust Company.
Fund shares are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Fund shares involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
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In the following interview, Portfolio Manager Geoffrey Gibbs discusses the market environment and the portfolio team's approach to managing Cash Reserve Prime Shares of the Prime Series (the "Portfolio") during its most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.
Q: Will you discuss the market environment for the fund during the 12-month period?
A: Following months of reasonable GDP growth accompanied by stubbornly anemic jobs reports in late 2003/early 2004, the April 2004 nonfarm payroll report of 300,000 new jobs demonstrated that the US economy was in full recovery, meaning that the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) would soon begin to raise rates. This signaled a dramatic change for the fixed-income markets including money market securities. It also indicated that the yield curve would steepen substantially, meaning that longer-term money market rates would move higher than shorter-term rates.1
1 Yield Curve — a graph with a left-to-right line that shows how high or low yields are, from the shortest to the longest maturities. Typically (and when the yield curve is characterized as ``steep'' this is especially true) the line rises from left to right as investors who are willing to tie up their money for a longer period of time are rewarded with higher yields.
2 LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the most widely used benchmark or reference rate for short-term interest rates. LIBOR is the rate of interest at which banks borrow funds from other banks, in large volume, in the international market.
3 Shorter-term securities are generally less risky than longer-term securities, and are therefore potentially more attractive in a difficult environment.
With the job market seemingly back on track, the Fed began spelling out what came to be known as its "measured pace" policy. Under this policy, the Fed has been inching up the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (0.25%) at each of its seven policy meetings beginning in June 2004 through March 2005. At the close of the fund's fiscal year on March 31, 2005, the fed funds rate stood at 2.75%, up from 1.00% at the start of 2004.
In the second half of 2004, the US economic expansion displayed resiliency, maintaining a 4% growth rate while weathering a spike in oil prices up to $55 per barrel. As we moved into the fourth quarter of 2004 and the first quarter of 2005, corporate pricing power (the ability of companies to raise prices to boost profits while retaining market share) began to strengthen as inflationary pressures took hold. Monthly job growth remained an economic indicator for the market, but its focus gradually shifted to a careful watch for signs of increased inflation. The one-year LIBOR rate, an industry standard for measuring one-year money market rates, closed 2004 at 3.10%, its highest level since March 2002.2 At the end of March 2005, LIBOR stood at 3.84%. The premium level of LIBOR (which is set by the market) over the fed funds rate (which is fixed by the Federal Reserve) of 2.75% represented two factors: (1) the market's concern that the Fed may have to raise short-term interest rates more aggressively if inflation begins to accelerate; and (2) the fact that many market participants reevaluated their portfolios and sold some riskier credits following announcements of credit problems in the automobile and airline industries; these actions tended to boost yields and depress prices in the credit markets overall.
Q: How did the portfolio perform over its most recent fiscal year?
A: We were able to produce a competitive yield in the Cash Reserve Fund Prime Shares. (All performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. Yields fluctuate and are not guaranteed.)
Q: In light of market conditions during the period, what has been the strategy for the Prime Series?
A: In the second quarter of 2004, as stated above, one-year money market rates rose sharply in response to concerns that the Fed would raise short-term interest rates aggressively over the next 12 to 24 months. Our strategy was to substantially decrease the fund's average maturity in order to reduce risk, limiting our purchases to three-month maturity issues and shorter.3 At that time, the fund's average maturity target was 30-35 days. As we moved into the fourth quarter of 2004 and the first quarter of this year, with one-year money market rates stabilizing somewhat, we moved the fund's
7-Day Current Yield | (as of 3/31/05) |
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Class A Shares* iMoneyNet First Tier Retail Money Funds Average** | 2.03% 1.90% |
Yields are historical, will fluctuate and do not guarantee future performance. Please call (800) 621-1048 for the Fund's most up-to-date performance.
* The 7-day current yield refers to the income paid by the fund over a 7-day period expressed as an annual percentage rate.
** Money Fund Report Averages, a service of iMoneyNet, Inc., are averages for categories of similar money market funds.
weighted average maturity target back up to approximately 40 days to capture some additional yield. We believe the portfolio's current positioning is in line with the market's expectation of a steady series of fed funds rate hikes.
During the period, we maintained a target allocation of approximately 20% in floating-rate securities. The interest rate of floating-rate securities adjusts periodically based on indices such as LIBOR and the federal funds rate. Because the interest rates of these instruments adjust as market conditions change, they provide flexibility in an uncertain interest-rate environment. Our decision to maintain this allocation helped performance during the period. The remainder of the Prime Series portfolio is invested in fixed-rate securities, certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements.4
4 Repurchase Agreement (Repo) — an agreement between a seller and a buyer, usually of government securities, where the seller agrees to repurchase the securities at a given price and usually at a stated time. Repos are widely used money market instruments that serve as an interest bearing, short-term ``parking place'' for large sums of money.
Q: What detracted from performance during the period?
A: In December, we kept additional cash on hand — as we do each year — to meet any tax-related redemptions as well as investors' year-end liquidity needs. This detracted somewhat from yield and total return.
Q: Will you describe your investment philosophy?
A: We continue our insistence on the highest credit quality within the portfolio. We also plan to maintain our conservative investment strategies and standards. We continue to apply a careful approach to investing on behalf of the fund and to seek competitive yield for our shareholders.
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The managers' views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation.
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As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, the Fund limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period ended March 31, 2005.
The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:
Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses 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 "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by 365.
Annualized Expense Ratios | Class A | Class B | Class C |
Prime Series | .87% | 1.85% | 2.21% |
For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.
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Prime Series
Asset Allocation | 3/31/05 | 3/31/04 |
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Commercial Paper | 30% | 32% |
Repurchase Agreements | 22% | 20% |
Short Term Notes | 19% | 14% |
Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes | 18% | 16% |
US Government Sponsored Agencies+ | 4% | 9% |
Promissory Notes | 3% | — |
Funding Agreements | 2% | 5% |
Master Notes | 2% | 3% |
Government National Mortgage | — | 1% |
| 100% | 100% |
+ Not backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government
Weighted Average Maturity |
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Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. — Prime Series | 38 days | 54 days |
iMoneyNet First Tier Retail Money Funds Average* | 36 days | 54 days |
* The Fund is compared to its respective iMoneyNet category: First Tier Retail Money Funds Average — Category includes a widely-recognized composite of money market funds the invest in only first tier (highest rating) securities.
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Prime Series | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
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Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes 18.0% | ||
Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi, 2.82%, 4/29/2005 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Barclays Bank PLC, 3.02%, 6/30/2005 | 24,000,000 | 23,999,985 |
BNP Paribas, 3.02%, 9/20/2005 | 50,000,000 | 49,992,841 |
Calyon: |
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2.8%, 5/3/2005 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
3.02%, 9/20/2005 | 20,000,000 | 19,997,137 |
3.27%, 3/6/2006 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
Credit Suisse First Boston, 2.805%, 5/3/2005 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
HBOS Treasury Services PLC: |
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2.97%, 8/18/2005 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
3.27%, 3/6/2006 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
Societe Generale: |
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2.8%, 5/3/2005 | 80,000,000 | 80,000,000 |
2.96%, 8/8/2005 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,706 |
Toronto Dominion Bank, 2.51%, 5/27/2005 | 23,000,000 | 23,000,177 |
UBS AG, 2.82%, 5/3/2005 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Wells Fargo Bank NA: |
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2.79%, 4/25/2005 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
2.79%, 5/4/2005 | 20,000,000 | 19,999,817 |
Total Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes (Cost $471,990,663) | 471,990,663 | |
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Commercial Paper** 30.3% | ||
Apreco LLC: |
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2.8%, 4/28/2005 | 10,000,000 | 9,979,075 |
2.81%, 4/28/2005 | 40,000,000 | 39,916,000 |
2.82%, 4/21/2005 | 20,000,000 | 19,968,667 |
Bank of Ireland, 2.62%, 4/21/2005 | 12,100,000 | 12,082,388 |
British Transco Capital, Inc., 2.71%, 5/9/2005 | 25,000,000 | 24,928,618 |
CC (USA), Inc., 2.63%, 4/25/2005 | 10,000,000 | 9,982,467 |
Charta LLC: |
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2.79%, 4/27/2005 | 25,000,000 | 24,949,806 |
2.81%, 4/29/2005 | 25,000,000 | 24,945,555 |
CIT Group, Inc.: |
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2.36%, 4/4/2005 | 9,000,000 | 8,998,230 |
2.94%, 8/2/2005 | 30,000,000 | 29,701,725 |
Compass Securitization LLC, 2.8%, 4/22/2005 | 30,000,000 | 29,951,000 |
CRC Funding LLC: |
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2.79%, 4/20/2005 | 20,000,000 | 19,970,550 |
2.81%, 4/18/2005 | 20,000,000 | 19,973,461 |
2.81%, 4/27/2005 | 10,000,000 | 9,979,778 |
Falcon Asset Securitization Corp.: |
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2.79%, 4/12/2005 | 25,000,000 | 24,978,687 |
2.8%, 4/26/2005 | 15,000,000 | 14,970,938 |
2.81%, 4/26/2005 | 25,000,000 | 24,951,389 |
Giro Funding US Corp.: |
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2.71%, 4/8/2005 | 20,000,000 | 19,989,481 |
2.79%, 4/18/2005 | 30,000,000 | 29,960,475 |
2.79%, 5/3/2005 | 23,000,000 | 22,943,164 |
2.82%, 4/26/2005 | 14,500,000 | 14,471,705 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.27%, 3/3/2006 | 40,000,000 | 38,810,933 |
HBOS Treasury Services PLC, 2.82%, 6/15/2005 | 1,576,000 | 1,566,807 |
Jupiter Securitization Corp.: |
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2.8%, 4/22/2005 | 51,126,000 | 51,042,494 |
2.81%, 4/26/2005 | 10,000,000 | 9,980,556 |
Lake Constance Funding LLC, 2.8%, 4/21/2005 | 36,000,000 | 35,944,000 |
Liberty Street Funding, 2.8%, 4/29/2005 | 25,000,000 | 24,945,555 |
Perry Global Funding LLC: |
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Series A, 2.62%, 4/8/2005 | 15,000,000 | 14,992,358 |
Series A, 2.64%, 4/12/2005 | 10,000,000 | 9,991,933 |
Series A, 2.77%, 4/26/2005 | 30,000,000 | 29,942,500 |
Ranger Funding Co., LLC, 2.79%, 4/18/2005 | 18,015,000 | 17,991,265 |
Sheffield Receivables Corp.: |
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2.8%, 4/21/2005 | 50,000,000 | 49,922,222 |
2.8%, 4/25/2005 | 10,000,000 | 9,981,400 |
Societe Generale North America, Inc., 3.01%, 9/12/2005 | 5,000,000 | 4,932,350 |
Tulip Funding Corp., 2.81%, 4/22/2005 | 16,630,000 | 16,602,741 |
United Technologies Corp., 2.83%, 4/1/2005 | 1,209,000 | 1,209,000 |
WestPac Capital Corp., 2.63%, 4/25/2005 | 38,500,000 | 38,432,625 |
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $793,881,898) | 793,881,898 | |
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Short Term Notes* 18.7% | ||
American Express Centurion Bank, 2.69%, 9/1/2005 | 10,000,000 | 10,001,592 |
American Honda Finance Corp.: |
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144A, 2.72%, 5/6/2005 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
144A, 3.0%, 9/19/2005 | 20,000,000 | 19,999,068 |
Beta Finance, Inc.: |
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144A, 2.745%, 4/15/2005 | 30,000,000 | 29,999,712 |
2.87%, 11/23/2005 | 45,000,000 | 45,014,610 |
BMW US Capital LLC, 144A, 2.82%, 4/18/2006 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
International Business Machines Corp., 2.725%, 3/8/2005 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 2.72%, 1/4/2006 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 3.05%, 3/17/2006 | 20,000,000 | 20,009,345 |
Morgan Stanley: |
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2.71%, 2/3/2006 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
2.84%, 4/19/2005 | 60,000,000 | 60,000,000 |
2.945%, 11/15/2005 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
Natexis Banque Populaires, 2.7%, 6/9/2005 | 30,000,000 | 29,998,571 |
National City Bank of Cleveland: |
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2.765%, 6/10/2005 | 20,000,000 | 20,001,352 |
2.795%, 5/24/2005 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Pfizer, Inc., 144A, 2.706%, 10/7/2005 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
SunTrust Bank Atlanta, 2.79%, 4/1/2005 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
Tango Finance Corp., 144A, 2.73%, 2/10/2006 | 20,000,000 | 19,998,316 |
Westpac Banking Corp., 2.89%, 9/9/2005 | 20,000,000 | 19,997,354 |
Total Short Term Notes* (Cost $490,019,920) | 490,019,920 | |
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Master Notes 1.9% | ||
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., 3.03%, 4/1/2005 (Cost $50,000,000) | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
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US Government Sponsored Agencies 4.0% | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.875%*, 9/12/2005 | 30,000,000 | 29,991,893 |
Federal National Mortgage Association: |
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1.8%, 5/27/2005 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
1.81%, 5/27/2005 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
2.626%*, 9/7/2006 | 40,000,000 | 39,957,309 |
Total US Government Sponsored Agencies (Cost $104,949,202) | 104,949,202 | |
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Funding Agreement 2.5% | ||
GE Capital Assurance Co.: |
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3.00%, 9/1/2005 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 |
3.01%, 3/1/2006 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Total Funding Agreement (Cost $65,000,000) | 65,000,000 | |
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Promissory Notes 3.2% | ||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.89%*, 5/26/2005 (Cost $85,000,000) | 85,000,000 | 85,000,000 |
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Repurchase Agreements 21.4% | ||
Bank of America, 2.90%, dated 3/31/2005, to be repurchased at $60,905,123 on 4/1/2005 (b) | 60,900,217 | 60,900,217 |
UBS Securities LLC, 2.89%, dated 3/31/2005, to be repurchased at $500,040,139 on 4/1/2005 (c) | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 |
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $560,900,217) | 560,900,217 |
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Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $2,621,741,900) (a) | 100.0 | 2,621,741,900 |
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | 0.0 | 1,157,879 |
Net Assets | 100.0 | 2,622,899,779 |
* Floating rate notes are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the US Treasury bill rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of March 31, 2005.
** Annualized yield at the time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
(a) Cost for federal income tax purposes was $2,621,741,900.
(b) Collateralized by $61,890,875 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.5%, maturing on 2/1/2035 with a value of $62,118,221.
(c) Collateralized by:
Principal Amount ($) |
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5,635,376 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 4.231 | 5/1/2028 | 5,809,080 |
8,131,767 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 4.232 | 12/1/2037 | 8,451,014 |
10,210,000 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.752 | 3/1/2035 | 10,170,079 |
15,415,608 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 4.100 | 1/1/2033 | 15,917,917 |
15,992,642 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 3.504 | 5/1/2033 | 16,121,194 |
24,623,199 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 3.952 | 1/1/2034 | 24,819,895 |
21,756,539 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 3.814 | 3/1/2034 | 21,428,618 |
23,021,575 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.295 | 5/1/2033 | 23,169,774 |
24,838,148 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.663 | 2/1/2034 | 24,994,388 |
27,160,581 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.612 | 9/1/2033 | 27,350,633 |
28,358,322 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.381 | 3/1/2034 | 28,286,386 |
28,557,505 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.583 | 7/1/2034 | 28,766,309 |
29,308,469 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.562 | 4/1/2034 | 29,490,012 |
30,076,699 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 3.427 | 5/1/2034 | 29,874,735 |
31,503,218 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.144 | 4/1/2034 | 31,189,912 |
32,613,374 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 5.017 | 12/1/2034 | 32,927,822 |
36,899,306 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 3.917 | 1/1/2035 | 36,794,064 |
37,674,684 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 5.247 | 12/1/2034 | 38,223,564 |
37,675,695 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.517 | 1/1/2035 | 38,220,368 |
37,866,431 |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | 4.671 | 1/1/2035 | 37,996,814 |
Total Collateral Value | 510,002,578 |
144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2005 | |
Assets | Prime Series |
Investments: Investments, at amortized cost | $ 2,060,841,683 |
Repurchase agreements, at amortized cost | 560,900,217 |
Total Investments, at amortized cost | 2,621,741,900 |
Cash | 12,157 |
Interest receivable | 3,175,804 |
Other assets | 59,909 |
Total assets | 2,624,989,770 |
Liabilities |
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Dividends payable | 912 |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 55,998 |
Accrued management fee | 658,297 |
Accrued distribution fees | 486,669 |
Accrued shareholder servicing fees | 137,284 |
Accrued custodian and accounting fees | 24,217 |
Other accrued expenses and payables | 726,614 |
Total liabilities | 2,089,991 |
Net assets | $ 2,622,899,779 |
Composition of Net Assets |
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Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | (421,836) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 2,589 |
Paid-in capital | 2,623,319,026 |
Net assets | $ 2,622,899,779 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2005 (continued) | |
Net Asset Value | Prime Series |
Computation of Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share |
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Prime Shares Net assets | $ 2,274,610,667 |
Shares of capital stock outstanding | 2,274,605,326 |
Net Asset Value per share | $ 1.00 |
Prime Institutional Shares Net assets | $ 342,564,188 |
Shares of capital stock outstanding | 342,588,267 |
Net Asset Value per share | $ 1.00 |
Class A Shares Net assets | $ 3,481,311 |
Shares of capital stock outstanding | 3,485,772 |
Net Asset Value per share | $ 1.00 |
Class B Shares Net assets | $ 2,145,867 |
Shares of capital stock outstanding | 2,143,321 |
Net Asset Value per share | $ 1.00 |
Class C Shares Net assets | $ 97,746 |
Shares of capital stock outstanding | 97,880 |
Net Asset Value per share | $ 1.00 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2005 | |
Investment Income | Prime Series |
Interest | $ 48,400,054 |
Expenses: |
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Management fee | 7,320,353 |
Transfer agent fees | 1,846,823 |
Custodian and accounting fees | 272,543 |
Auditing | 44,985 |
Legal | 51,849 |
Directors' fees and expenses | 72,223 |
Reports to shareholders | 205,186 |
Registration fees | 61,541 |
Distribution fees | 5,979,462 |
Shareholder servicing fees | 1,672,007 |
Other | 119,386 |
Total expenses | 17,646,358 |
Less: fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | (53,567) |
Net expenses | 17,592,791 |
Net investment income | 30,807,263 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 2,589 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $ 30,809,852 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Prime Series
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | Years Ended | |
2005 | 2004 | |
Operations: Net investment income | $ 30,807,263 | $ 18,440,390 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 2,589 | 32,960 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 30,809,852 | 18,473,350 |
Distributions to shareholders from: Net investment income: Prime Shares | (25,878,034) | (13,937,204) |
Prime Institutional Shares | (5,445,641) | (4,146,883) |
Class A Shares | (31,077) | (27,001) |
Class B Shares | (5,668) | (5,702) |
Class C Shares | (59) | (187) |
Quality Shares | (1,264) | (5,308) |
Total distributions | (31,361,743) | (18,122,285) |
Fund share transactions: (at net asset value of $1.00 per share) Proceeds from shares sold | 3,646,713,349 | 3,778,478,261 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 31,337,109 | 18,119,786 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,128,056,451) | (4,170,034,415) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | (450,005,993) | (373,436,368) |
Increase (decrease) in net assets | (450,557,884) | (373,085,303) |
Net assets at beginning of period | 3,073,457,663 | 3,446,542,966 |
Net assets at end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income and undistributed net investment income of $421,836 and $119,315, respectively) | $ 2,622,899,779 | $ 3,073,457,663 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years Ended March 31, | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
Selected Per Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Net investment income | .0084 | .0035 | .0114 | .0277 | .0579 |
Less: Distributions from net investment income | (.0084) | (.0035) | (.0114) | (.0277) | (.0579) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return (%) | .85 | .35 | 1.14 | 2.80 | 5.95 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period ($ in thousands) | 3,481 | 4,754 | 8,802 | 11,524 | 11,882 |
Ratio of expenses (%) | .93 | .87 | .63 | .61 | .61 |
Ratio of net investment income (%) | .83 | .31 | 1.17 | 2.81 | 5.73 |
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Class B | |||||
Years Ended March 31, | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
Selected Per Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Net investment income | .0022 | .0008 | .0041 | .0202 | .0505 |
Less: Distributions from net investment income | (.0022) | (.0008) | (.0041) | (.0202) | (.0505) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return (%) | .22a | .08a | .41a | 2.04 | 5.17 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period ($ in thousands) | 2,146 | 4,589 | 10,897 | 10,761 | 11,975 |
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%) | 1.84 | 1.66 | 1.38 | 1.36 | 1.39 |
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%) | 1.49 | 1.12 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.39 |
Ratio of net investment income (%) | .27 | .06 | .43 | 2.01 | 5.00 |
a Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
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Years Ended March 31, | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
Selected Per Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Net investment income | .0005 | .0008 | .0041 | .0202 | .0515 |
Less: Distributions from net investment income | (.0005) | (.0008) | (.0041) | (.0202) | (.0515) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return (%) | .05a | .08a | .41a | 2.04 | 5.28 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period ($ in thousands) | 98 | 139 | 375 | 679 | 1,592 |
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%) | 5.28 | 1.54 | 1.38 | 1.36 | 1.34 |
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%) | 1.71 | 1.13 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.34 |
Ratio of net investment income (%) | .05 | .05 | .43 | 2.16 | 5.07 |
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Note 1—Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
A. Organization
Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. (the `Fund') is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the `1940 Act'), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund is organized as a corporation under the laws of the state of Maryland. The Prime Series, (the "Series") is one of three series the Fund offers to investors.
The Prime Series currently offers five classes of shares to investors: Cash Reserve Prime Shares (`Prime Shares'), Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class A Shares (`Class A Shares'), Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class B Shares (`Class B Shares'), Scudder Cash Reserve Prime Class C Shares (`Class C Shares'), and Cash Reserve Prime Institutional Shares (`Prime Institutional Shares'). Effective May 28, 2004, the last shareholder redeemed their shares in Quality Cash Reserve Prime Shares.
All shares have equal rights with respect to voting except that shareholders vote separately on matters affecting their rights as holders of a particular series or class.
The investment objective of the Prime Series is to seek as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. Details concerning the Series' investment objectives and policies and the risk factors associated with the Series' investments are described in the Series' Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
B. Security Valuation
Portfolio securities are valued utilizing the amortized cost method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act and certain conditions therein. Under this method, which does not take into account unrealized capital gains or losses on securities, an instrument is initially valued at its cost and thereafter assumes a constant accretion/amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined by comparing the proceeds of a sale or the cost of a purchase with a specific offsetting transaction.
Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued daily. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Estimated expenses are also accrued daily.
Distribution or service fees and transfer agent fees specifically attributable to a class are allocated to that class. All other expenses, income, gains and losses are allocated among the classes based upon their relative net assets.
D. Distributions
The Fund distributes its net investment income in the form of dividends, which are declared and recorded daily. Accumulated daily dividends are distributed to shareholders monthly.
E. Federal Income Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income taxes have been accrued.
F. Repurchase Agreements
The Prime Series may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker/dealers whereby the Series, through its custodian or sub-custodian bank, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the amount of which at the time of purchase and each subsequent business day is required to be maintained at such a level that the value is equal to at least the principal amount of the repurchase price plus accrued interest. The custodian bank holds the collateral in a separate account until the agreement matures. If the value of the securities falls below the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest, the financial institution deposits additional collateral by the following business day. If the financial institution either fails to deposit the required additional collateral or fails to repurchase the securities as agreed, the Series has the right to sell the securities and recover any resulting loss from the financial institution. If the financial institution enters into bankruptcy, the Series' claims on the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
G. Expenses
Expenses of the Fund arising in connection with a specific Series are allocated to that Series. Other Fund expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Series are apportioned among the Series in the Fund.
H. Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general 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. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
I. Estimates
In preparing its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions. Actual results may be different.
Note 2—Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
Investment Company Capital Corp. (`ICCC'), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, is the Advisor for each Series. The Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee based on its aggregate average daily net assets which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates: 0.30% of the first $500 million, 0.26% of the next $500 million, 0.25% of the next $500 million, 0.24% of the next $1 billion, 0.23% of the next $1 billion and 0.22% of the amount in excess of $3.5 billion.
In addition, the Advisor is entitled to receive an additional fee with respect to the Prime Series, calculated daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets.
Accordingly, for the year ended March 31, 2005, the fee pursuant to the management agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.27% of the average daily net assets of the Prime Series.
In addition, the Advisor has agreed to voluntarily waive expenses as necessary to maintain a positive yield. This waiver may be changed or terminated at any time without notice. Under these arrangements, the Advisor waived certain expenses on Class A, B and C shares of the Prime Series.
ICCC is the Fund's accounting agent. The Series paid the accounting agent a fixed fee of $13,000 on net assets up to $10 million. On assets greater than $10 million, the Series paid the accounting agent an annual fee based on its average daily net assets which was calculated daily and paid monthly. Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation (`SFAC'), an affiliate of the Advisor, is responsible for the general accounting records and determining the daily net asset value per share of the Series. SFAC has retained State Street Bank and Trust Company (`State Street') as a sub-agent that performs fund accounting and administration services.
Scudder Investments Service Company (`SISC'), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the Fund's transfer agent. Each class paid the transfer agent a per account fee that is accrued daily and paid monthly. For the year ended March 31, 2005, the amounts charged to the Series by SISC was as follows:
| Total Aggregated | Waived | Unpaid at March 31, 2005 |
Prime Series: Prime Shares | $ 1,766,947 | $ — | $ 553,573 |
Prime Institutional Shares | 36,485 | — | 12,491 |
Class A Shares | 15,178 | 58 | 7,539 |
Class B Shares | 17,404 | 11,351 | 1,456 |
Class C Shares | 5,101 | 4,574 | 180 |
Quality Shares | 327 | — | — |
Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between SISC and DST Systems, Inc. (`DST'), SISC has delegated certain transfer agent and dividend paying agent functions to DST. SISC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fee it receives from the Fund.
As compensation for his or her services, each Independent Director receives an aggregate annual fee, plus a fee for each meeting attended (plus reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at board and committee meetings) from each Fund in the Fund Complex for which he or she serves. In addition, the Chairman of the Fund Complex's Audit Committee receives an annual fee for his services.
Note 3—Distribution and Service Fees
Scudder Distributors, Inc. (`SDI') is the Fund's Distributor. The Series pays the Distributor an annual fee, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, based on its average daily net assets, which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates: 0.25% of the Prime Shares and Class A Shares and 0.75% of the Class B Shares and Class C Shares average daily net assets. The series does not pay fees on the Prime Institutional Shares. For the year ended March 31, 2005, the Distribution Fee was as follows:
| Total Aggregated | Unpaid at March 31, 2005 |
Prime Series: Prime Shares | $ 5,941,954 | $ 484,516 |
Class A Shares | 9,717 | 783 |
Class B Shares | 23,796 | 1,232 |
Class C Shares | 959 | 138 |
Quality Shares | 3,036 | — |
The Series pays the Distributor a shareholder servicing fee based on the average daily net assets which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following rates of 0.07% of Prime Shares, and 0.25% of Class B and Class C Shares. The Distributor uses this fee to compensate third parties that provide shareholder services to their clients who own shares. For the year ended March 31, 2005, the shareholder servicing fee was as follows:
| Total Aggregated | Unpaid at March 31, 2005 |
Prime Series: Prime Shares | $ 1,663,756 | $ 135,144 |
Class B Shares | 7,932 | 2,018 |
Class C Shares | 319 | 122 |
Insurance Brokerage Commissions. The Series paid insurance premiums to an unaffiliated insurance broker in 2002 and 2003. This broker in turn paid a portion of its commissions to an affiliate of the Advisor, which performed certain insurance brokerage services for the broker. The Advisor has reimbursed the Series for the portion of commissions (plus interest) paid to the affiliate of the Advisor attributable to the premiums paid by the Series. The amounts for 2002 and 2003 are as follows:
| Amount ($) | |
| 2002 | 2003 |
Prime Series | $ 1,991 | $ 1,730 |
Note 4—Expense Reductions
For the year ended March 31, 2005, the Advisor agreed to reimburse the Series $35,612, which represents a portion of the fee savings expected to be realized by the Advisor related to the outsourcing by the Advisor of certain administrative services to an unaffiliated service provider.
In addition, the Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of the Fund's custodian expenses. During the year ended March 31, 2005, the Series' custodian fees were reduced by $1,972 under this arrangement.
Note 5—Share Transactions
The Fund is authorized to issue up to 20.81 billion shares of $.001 par value capital stock (12.66 billion Prime Series, 3.55 billion Treasury Series, 4.25 billion Tax-Free Series and 350 million undesignated). Transactions in capital stock were as follows (at net asset value of $1.00 per share):
| Year Ended | Year Ended | ||
Prime Series: | Shares | Dollars | Shares | Dollars |
Sold: | ||||
Prime Shares | 2,369,013,778 | $ 2,369,013,778 | 2,192,158,383 | $ 2,192,158,382 |
Prime Institutional Shares | 1,276,773,498 | 1,276,773,498 | 1,585,368,740 | 1,585,368,740 |
Class A Shares | 912,564 | 912,564 | 491,136 | 491,136 |
Class B Shares | 12,342 | 12,342 | 19,023 | 19,023 |
Quality Cash Shares | 1,167 | 1,167 | 440,980 | 440,980 |
| $ 3,646,713,349 |
| $ 3,778,478,261 | |
Reinvested: | ||||
Prime Shares | 25,861,843 | $ 25,861,843 | 13,937,204 | $ 13,937,204 |
Prime Institutional Shares | 5,442,840 | 5,442,840 | 4,144,719 | 4,144,719 |
Class A Shares | 26,556 | 26,556 | 27,001 | 27,001 |
Class B Shares | 5,377 | 5,377 | 5,327 | 5,327 |
Class C Shares | 57 | 57 | 155 | 155 |
Quality Cash Shares | 436 | 436 | 5,380 | 5,380 |
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| $ 18,119,786 |
Redeemed |
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Prime Shares | (2,785,532,643) | $ (2,785,532,643) | (2,419,926,242) | $ (2,419,925,662) |
Prime Institutional Shares | (1,334,563,515) | (1,334,563,515) | (1,738,713,361) | (1,738,713,361) |
Class A Shares | (2,212,336) | (2,212,336) | (4,558,264) | (4,558,264) |
Class B Shares | (2,460,654) | (2,460,654) | (6,331,370) | (6,331,370) |
Class C Shares | (41,183) | (41,183) | (236,381) | (236,381) |
Quality Cash Shares | (3,246,195) | (3,246,120) | (269,377) | (269,377) |
| $ (4,128,056,451) |
| $ (4,170,034,415) | |
Net Decrease: | ||||
| (450,006,068) | $ (450,005,993) | (373,436,947) | $ (373,436,368) |
Note 6—Tax Disclosures
The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences primarily relate to distribution reclassifications. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.
Distributions were characterized as follows for tax purposes:
Years Ended | March 31, 2005 | March 31, 2004 |
Prime Series Ordinary income* | $ 31,361,743 | $ 18,122,285 |
At March 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Prime Series Undistributed ordinary income* | $ 400,738 |
In addition, from November 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005, the Prime Series incurred approximately $34 of net realized capital losses. As permitted by tax regulations, the Series intends to elect to defer these losses and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
Note 7—Line of Credit
The Fund and several other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility administered by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated, based upon net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5 percent. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement.
Note 8—Concentration of Ownership
From time to time the Fund may have a concentration of several shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund.
At March 31, 2005, there was one shareholder who held approximately 99.6% of the outstanding shares of the Series.
Note 9—Regulatory Matters and Litigation
Since at least July 2003, federal, state and industry regulators have been conducting ongoing inquiries and investigations ("inquiries") into the mutual fund industry, and have requested information from numerous mutual fund companies, including Scudder Investments. It is not possible to determine what the outcome of these inquiries will be or what the effect, if any, would be on the funds or their advisors. Publicity about mutual fund practices arising from these industry-wide inquiries serves as the general basis of a number of private lawsuits against the Scudder funds. These lawsuits, which previously have been reported in the press, involve purported class action and derivative lawsuits, making various allegations and naming as defendants various persons, including certain Scudder funds, the funds' investment advisors and their affiliates, certain individuals, including in some cases fund Trustees/Directors, officers, and other parties. Each Scudder fund's investment advisor has agreed to indemnify the applicable Scudder funds in connection with these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making allegations similar to these lawsuits regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or related to the pending inquiries. Based on currently available information, the funds' investment advisors believe the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a Scudder fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the Scudder funds.
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To the Board of Directors of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of the Prime Series:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights included herein present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Prime Series (one of the series constituting the Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., hereafter referred to as the "Series") at March 31, 2005, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights of the classes presented for each of the fiscal periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Series' management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 23, 2005
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Consult your tax advisor for state specific information.
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Proxy Voting
A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — scudder.com (type "proxy voting" in the search field) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (800) 621-1048.
Portfolio of Investments
Following the fund's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The form will be available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.
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Independent Directors | ||
Name, Date of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1,2 | Business Experience and Directorships | Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen |
Joseph R. Hardiman 5/27/37 Chairman since 2004 Director since 1998 | Private Equity Investor (January 1997 to present); Director, Corvis Corporation3 (optical networking equipment) (July 2000 to present), Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company (investment advisor) (February 2001 to present), The Nevis Fund (registered investment company) (July 1999 to present), and ISI Family of Funds (registered investment companies) (March 1998 to present). Formerly, Director, Soundview Technology Group Inc. (investment banking) (July 1998-January 2004) and Director, Circon Corp.3 (medical instruments) (November 1998-January 1999); President and Chief Executive Officer, The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (1987-1997); Chief Operating Officer of Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1985-1987); General Partner, Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1976-1985). | 52 |
Richard R. Burt 2/3/47 Director since 1999 | Chairman, Diligence LLC (international information collection and risk-management firm) (September 2002 to present); Chairman, IEP Advisors, Inc. (July 1998 to present); Member of the Board, Hollinger International, Inc.3 (publishing) (September 1995 to present), HCL Technologies Limited (information technology) (April 1999 to present), UBS Mutual Funds (formerly known as Brinson and Mitchell Hutchins families of funds) (registered investment companies) (September 1995 to present); and Member, Textron Inc.3 International Advisory Council (July 1996 to present). Director, The Germany Fund, Inc. (since 2000), The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since 2004), The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since 2000). Formerly, Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting) (1991-1994) and US Chief Negotiator in Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) with former Soviet Union and US Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (1985-1991); Member of the Board, Homestake Mining3 (mining and exploration) (1998-February 2001), Archer Daniels Midland Company3 (agribusiness operations) (October 1996-June 2001) and Anchor Gaming (gaming software and equipment) (March 1999-December 2001); Chairman of the Board, Weirton Steel Corporation3 (April 1996-2004). | 55 |
S. Leland Dill 3/28/30 Director since 2002 | Trustee, Phoenix Euclid Market Neutral Fund (since May 1998), Phoenix Funds (25 portfolios) (since May 2004) (registered investment companies); Retired (since 1986). Formerly, Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick (June 1956-June 1986); Director, Vintners International Company Inc. (wine vintner) (June 1989-May 1992), Coutts (USA) International (January 1992-March 2000), Coutts Trust Holdings Ltd., Coutts Group (private bank) (March 1991-March 1999); General Partner, Pemco (investment company) (June 1979-June 1986); Trustee, Phoenix Zweig Series Trust (September 1989-May 2004). | 52 |
Martin J. Gruber 7/15/37 Director since 2002 | Nomura Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (since September 1964); Trustee (since January 2000) and Chairman of the Board (since February 2004), CREF (pension fund); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since January 1992), Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (since January 2000) and Singapore Fund, Inc. (since January 2000) (registered investment companies). Formerly, Trustee, TIAA (pension fund) (January 1996-January 2000); Director, S.G. Cowen Mutual Funds (January 1985-January 2001); Trustee of the TIAA-CREF mutual funds (February 2004-March 2005). | 52 |
Richard J. Herring 2/18/46 Director since 2002 | Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (since July 2000); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995-June 2000). | 52 |
Graham E. Jones 1/31/33 Director since 2002 | Senior Vice President, BGK Realty, Inc. (commercial real estate) (since 1995); Trustee, 8 open-end mutual funds managed by Weiss, Peck & Greer (since 1985) and Trustee of 7 open-end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since 1998). | 52 |
Rebecca W. Rimel 4/10/51 Director since 1995 | President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable foundation) (1994 to present); Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983 to present). | 52 |
Philip Saunders, Jr. 10/11/35 Director since 2002 | Principal, Philip Saunders Associates (economic and financial consulting) (since November 1988). Formerly, Director, Financial Industry Consulting, Wolf & Company (consulting) (1987-1988); President, John Hancock Home Mortgage Corporation (1984-1986); Senior Vice President of Treasury and Financial Services, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. (1982-1986). | 52 |
William N. Searcy 9/3/46 Director since 2002 | Private investor (since October 2003); Trustee of 18 open-end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since October 1998). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation3 (telecommunications) (November 1989-October 2003). | 52 |
Interested Director | ||
Name, Date of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1,2 | Business Experience and Directorships | Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen |
William N. Shiebler4 2/6/42 Director since 2004 | Vice Chairman, Deutsche Asset Management ("DeAM") and a member of the DeAM Global Executive Committee (since 2002); Vice Chairman of Putnam Investments, Inc. (1999); Director and Senior Managing Director of Putnam Investments, Inc. and President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Putnam Mutual Funds Inc. (1990-1999). | 135 |
Officers | |
Name, Date of Birth, | Business Experience and Directorships |
Julian F. Sluyters6 7/14/60 President and Chief Executive Officer since 2004 | Managing Director5, Deutsche Asset Management (since May 2004); President and Chief Executive Officer of The Germany Fund, Inc., The New Germany Fund, Inc., The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc., The Brazil Fund, Inc., The Korea Fund, Inc., Scudder Global High Income Fund, Inc. and Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (since May 2004); President and Chief Executive Officer, UBS Fund Services (2001-2003); Chief Administrative Officer (1998-2001) and Senior Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund Operations (1991-1998) UBS Global Asset Management. |
Kenneth Murphy7 10/13/63 Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since 2002 | Director5, Deutsche Asset Management (September 2000 to present). Formerly, Director, John Hancock Signature Services (1992-2000). |
Paul H. Schubert6 1/11/63 Chief Financial Officer since 2004 | Managing Director5, Deutsche Asset Management (since July 2004); formerly, Executive Director, Head of Mutual Fund Services and Treasurer for UBS Family of Funds at UBS Global Asset Management (1994-2004). |
Charles A. Rizzo7 8/5/57 Treasurer since 2002 | Managing Director5, Deutsche Asset Management (since April 2004). Formerly, Director, Deutsche Asset Management (April 2000-March 2004); Vice President and Department Head, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1998-1999); Senior Manager, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) (1993-1998). |
John Millette7 8/23/62 Secretary since 2003 | Director5, Deutsche Asset Management. |
Lisa Hertz6 8/21/70 Assistant Secretary since 2004 | Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management. |
Daniel O. Hirsch 3/27/54 Assistant Secretary since 2002 | Consultant. Formerly, Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (2002-2005); Director, Deutsche Asset Management (1999-2002), Principal, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1998-1999); Assistant General Counsel, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1993-1998); Director, Deutsche Global Funds Ltd. (2002-2004) |
Caroline Pearson7 4/1/62 Assistant Secretary since 2002 | Managing Director5, Deutsche Asset Management. |
Bruce A. Rosenblum 9/14/60 Vice President since 2003 and Assistant Secretary since 2002 | Director5, Deutsche Asset Management. |
Kevin M. Gay7 11/12/59 Assistant Treasurer since 2004 | Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management. |
Salvatore Schiavone7 11/3/65 Assistant Treasurer since 2003 | Director5, Deutsche Asset Management. |
Name, Date of Birth, | Business Experience and Directorships |
Kathleen Sullivan D'Eramo7 1/25/57 Assistant Treasurer since 2003 | Director5, Deutsche Asset Management. |
Philip Gallo6 (1962) 8/2/62 Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 | Managing Director5, Deutsche Asset Management (2003-present). Formerly, Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Legal (1994-2003) |
1 Unless otherwise indicated, the mailing address of each Director and officer with respect to fund operations is One South Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
2 Length of time served represents the date that each Director or officer first began serving in that position with Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. of which this fund is a series.
3 A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
4 Mr. Shiebler is a Director who is an "interested person" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Shiebler is a Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management, the US asset management unit of Deutsche Bank AG and its affiliates. Mr. Shiebler's business address is 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.
5 Executive title, not a board directorship.
6 Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.
7 Address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the fund's Directors. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll-free: 1-800-621-1048.
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS. As of the end of the period, March 31, 2005, Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure under Item 2. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. The Fund's Board of Directors/Trustees has determined that the Fund has at least one "audit committee financial expert" serving on its audit committee: Mr. S. Leland Dill. This audit committee member is "independent," meaning that he is not an "interested person" of the Fund (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) and he does not accept any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Fund (except in the capacity as a Board or committee member). An "audit committee financial expert" is not an "expert" for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated as an "audit committee financial expert." Further, the designation of a person as an "audit committee financial expert" does not mean that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those imposed on the person without the "audit committee financial expert" designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an "audit committee financial expert" does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors. ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. CASH RESERVES FUND, INC. - PRIME SERIES FORM N-CSR DISCLOSURE RE: AUDIT FEES The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP ("PWC"), the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, billed to the Fund during the Fund's last two fiscal years. For engagements with PWC entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PWC provided to the Fund. The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee). Services that the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Fund - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiscal Year Audit Fees Audit-Related Tax Fees All Other Ended Billed Fees Billed Billed Fees Billed March 31, to Fund to Fund to Fund to Fund - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 $40,800 $225 $3,255 $0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 $38,300 $2,029 $3,100 $0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The above "Tax Fees" were billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax return preparation. Services that the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers The following table shows the amount of fees billed by PWC to Investment Company Capital Corporation ("ICCC" or the "Adviser"), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with ICCC ("Control Affiliate") that provides ongoing services to the Fund ("Affiliated Fund Service Provider"), for engagements directly related to the Fund's operations and financial reporting, during the Fund's last two fiscal years. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audit-Related Tax Fees All Other Fiscal Fees Billed to Billed to Fees Billed Year Adviser and Adviser and to Adviser and Ended Affiliated Fund Affiliated Fund Affiliated Fund March 31, Service Providers Service Providers Service Providers - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 $490,322 $0 $0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 $573,742 $0 $0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Audit-Related Fees" were billed for services in connection with the assessment of internal controls, agreed-upon procedures and additional related procedures.Non-Audit Services The following table shows the amount of fees that PWC billed during the Fund's last two fiscal years for non-audit services. For engagements entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that PWC provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that related directly to the Fund's operations and financial reporting. The Audit Committee requested and received information from PWC about any non-audit services that PWC rendered during the Fund's last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating PWC's independence. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Total Providers Non-Audit (engagements Fees billed related to Adviser and Total directly to Affiliated Non-Audit the operations Fund Service Fiscal Fees Billed and financial Providers Year to Fund reporting (all other Total of Ended of the Fund) engagements) (A), (B) March 31, (A) (B) (C) and (C) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 $3,255 $0 $236,994 $240,249 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 $3,100 $0 $2,412,058 $2,415,158 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All other engagement fees were billed for services in connection with risk management, tax services and process improvement/integration initiatives for ICCC and other related entities that provide support for the operations of the fund. ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS Not Applicable ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS Not Applicable ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Not Applicable ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Not applicable. ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS Not Applicable. ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. The Nominating and Governance Committee evaluates and nominates Board member candidates. Fund shareholders may also submit nominees that will be considered by the Committee when a Board vacancy occurs. Submissions should be mailed to the attention of the Secretary of the Fund, One South Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report. (b) There have been no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting. ITEM 12. EXHIBITS. (a)(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. (a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. (b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. Form N-CSR Item F 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: Cash Reserves Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Julian Sluyters --------------------------- Julian Sluyters Chief Executive Officer Date: May 31, 2005 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Registrant: Cash Reserves Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Julian Sluyters --------------------------- Julian Sluyters Chief Executive Officer Date: May 31, 2005 By: /s/ Paul Schubert --------------------------- Paul Schubert Chief Financial Officer Date: May 31, 2005