UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-03235
FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Ted D. Kellner
Fiduciary Management, Inc.
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)
(414) 226-4555
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2011 Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
ANNUAL REPORT
September 30, 2011
FMI Large Cap Fund
(FMIHX)
FMI Common Stock Fund
(FMIMX)
FMI International Fund
(FMIJX)
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FMI Funds
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FMI Large Cap Fund | |
| Shareholder Letter | 3 |
| Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | 8 |
| Schedule of Investments | 9 |
| Industry Sectors | 10 |
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FMI Common Stock Fund | |
| Shareholder Letter | 11 |
| Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | 16 |
| Schedule of Investments | 17 |
| Industry Sectors | 19 |
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FMI International Fund | |
| Shareholder Letter | 20 |
| Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | 25 |
| Schedule of Investments | 26 |
| Industry Sectors | 27 |
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Financial Statements | |
| Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 28 |
| Statements of Operations | 29 |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 30 |
| Financial Highlights | 32 |
| Notes to Financial Statements | 34 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 38 |
Cost Discussion | 39 |
Directors and Officers | 40 |
Notice of Privacy Policy | 42 |
Householding Notice | 42 |
FMI
Large Cap
Fund
September 30, 2011
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
The FMI Large Cap Fund (FMIHX) declined 14.05% in the three months ending September 30th. This compares to the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fall of 13.87% in the corresponding period. Through nine months FMIHX lost 8.33% and the benchmark retreated 8.68%. Economically sensitive groups such as Producer Manufacturing, Energy and Finance dropped significantly as worries about a global recession intensified. From an individual stock perspective, 3M, Devon, and Bank of New York suffered steep declines, reflecting worries about industrial growth and financial turmoil. We continue to feel strongly about the strength and long-term prospects of these businesses. Consumer Non-Durables, Retail and Commercial Services, while all down in the period, were relatively strong. Kimberly-Clark, Wal-Mart, and McGraw Hill led the way in these three sectors.
While there are a multitude of issues causing investor angst, and we will touch briefly on a few of these, valuations have become more attractive. The FMI Large Cap Fund has recently been adding attractive businesses at very reasonable, if not bargain prices and has added to a number of existing positions as prices have fallen. The companies in this Fund currently sell for a median of 12 times earnings and 1.6 times annual revenue. The profitability and financial position of the constituents are excellent. Of course there is no way to predict when the current bear market will end, but we are confident in the quality and durability of the Fund’s investments.
As a reminder, the March 31st and September 30th letters touch briefly on big picture issues before discussing a couple of investments, while the June 30th and December 31st letters delve deeper into various issues that impact the investment landscape. An archive of letters for this Fund, as well as the FMI Common Stock Fund and the FMI International Fund, can be found on our website, www.fmifunds.com.
Weakening global economic growth has been added to the worries about excessive sovereign debt in Europe, America and elsewhere. Growth has slowed across Europe, and even in Germany--which heretofore has been the pillar of strength--business activity has downshifted. As we foreshadowed in last quarter’s letter, and despite very real inflation, China is showing signs of slowing. Chinese industrial production appears to be contracting, as evidenced by HSBC’s flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figure of 49.4. We have felt for some time that China has been on an unsustainable growth path, driven by massive state funded infrastructure expansion. Part of the funding apparatus resides in the regional bank system controlled by party officials. These officials earn compensation and preferred status from the party for sales of state-owned land to developers. Local government income from land sales accounted for 7% of China’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year. Credit has been expanding rapidly in recent years at a much higher rate than economic growth and may today be at dangerous levels. A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report shows bank credit in China growing over 30% compared to the official GDP growth of approximately 10%.
There is a growing body of evidence that suggests massive overbuilding of not only Chinese public infrastructure, but housing and commercial property, too. Construction spending, as a percentage of GDP, is up over fourfold in the past 12 years. Recently Chinese residential real estate prices and transaction volumes appear to be falling significantly, with reports of 20-30% price declines in Beijing and Shanghai and two-thirds of the country experiencing a negative growth rate. We take all Chinese figures with a grain of salt, but the slowdown seems also to be reflected in a steep decline in copper prices (down nearly 30% over the past two months), oil and other industrial commodities. Chinese leaders may be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat again by pumping up infrastructure spending but our feeling is that this is an unsustainable policy. Their economy is significantly imbalanced, driven by a surfeit of infrastructure spending and a shortage of domestic consumption spending.
The debt woes of Europe remain intractable. In the September 21st global financial stability report, the IMF had this to say about European sovereign debt: “Nearly half of the €6.5 trillion stock of government debt issued by euro area
governments is showing signs of heightened credit risk.” Credit default swap spreads (essentially what investors pay to insure against default) have risen dramatically, not just for so-called PIIGS, but also for the rest of Europe.
Source: Bloomberg, Fiduciary Management, Inc.
The cognoscenti appear to be pinning their hopes on containment, i.e. a restructuring of Greek debt, an exchange of sovereign debt held by banks for new debt backed by another euro authority, and a bet that this bailout facility is large enough to forestall a domino effect from other countries on the brink. Details are sketchy at this point. It is likely to take further restructuring, additional austerity measures and a resetting of relative wage rates to set a course for sustainable recovery. Realistically, the vast majority of the UK and European banks would be insolvent if the sovereign debt of Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Spain were marked to market (not to mention Italy). While we don’t anticipate outright bankruptcies of these financial institutions, we think many will have to raise capital, diluting existing shareholders and stunting earnings per share for years to come. We are unsure about how European instability will impact the financial stocks in the FMI Large Cap Fund, but we continue to monitor and evaluate the situation closely.
Unfortunately, the fiscal and monetary situation in the United States isn’t very good either. Policy makers continue to spend more on the same kind of ideas that didn’t work in the 1930s and certainly haven’t worked in the 2000s, with the latest iterations adding unprecedented amounts of debt to the country’s balance sheet. Apparently, none of the policy makers feel comfortable doing nothing, much less reducing government’s involvement in the economy. The Federal Reserve’s actions are especially noteworthy since there is essentially no congressional oversight and Bernanke can run his experiments with virtual impunity. Imagine a policy that eliminates nearly all of the income of the risk-averse saver (think elderly widow with CDs and T-Bills) yet provides nearly free money to the billionaire hedge fund borrower! Business managers remain fearful of health care mandates and higher taxes and are not adding employees or significant capital to their businesses. Productivity is reasonably high but the economy needs more job creation and capital formation. An improvement in tax policy might go a long way toward improving these metrics. Right now smaller businesses (the engines of employment growth) pay a significantly higher effective tax rate than the large corporations, who employ complicated tax avoidance strategies. Personal tax rates are a crazy mishmash where a factory worker could, as Buffett said, find himself paying a higher rate than a billionaire. Perhaps the budget turmoil will have a collateral benefit of a better tax policy.
The U.S. economy remains mired in a pattern of slow growth followed by retractions. Some of the traditional drivers of renewed growth, such as housing, continue to be highly depressed. Housing inventory remains very high, prices are still trending down on an annual basis, and transaction volume is well below normal.
Twenty-seven months after the recession, consumer confidence remains extremely low (see accompanying chart). It is difficult to envision a good recovery until these conditions change:
The short summary of the macro picture is generally not very positive. Greater recognition of this has impacted stock prices quite significantly in the quarter. We think the valuations of the companies in the FMI Large Cap Fund are attractive, and the business franchises, first rate. Long-term investors should consider buying into prevailing concerns and uncertainty when valuations and strong companies are on their side. History shows good equity returns have accrued to those who have the fortitude to invest in difficult times.
In last quarter’s letter we mentioned that we had undertaken another review of the pharmaceutical industry. Recall that this sector was discussed in the context of industries that had become so-called value traps. It has been our contention for a long time that the research efforts of the large pharmaceutical firms were not generating positive economic value. Cost, length of the approval process, and probability of success had changed so significantly over the years that the expected drug pipeline value had declined dramatically. This has gradually been changing more recently and through the detailed work of one of our senior analysts, Matthew Goetzinger, we feel the industry is now on much better footing. Below we highlight our investment in GlaxoSmithKline. The other stock featured this quarter is Omnicom. This is a business that is somewhat misunderstood by the investment community. Rob Helf, another of our senior analysts, believes Wall Street is overly focused on expensive, pure-play digital advertising stocks, and is undervaluing the broad-based, diversified advertising services companies like Omnicom.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
(Analyst: Matthew Goetzinger)
Description
GlaxoSmithKline is one of the largest global pharmaceuticals firms with a leading presence in respiratory, vaccines and other small and large molecule therapeutic areas. Pharmaceutical business unit sales are split between the U.S. market (35%), Europe (31%), emerging markets (16%), Asia Pacific/Japan (14%), and other (4%). The company’s Consumer Healthcare business (OTC, Oral Care, and Nutritionals) accounts for 18% of revenues.
Good Business
• GSK’s pharmaceutical business is widely diversified across therapeutic classes, geography and molecular formulation. Importantly, the company’s business does not rely on a large outsized contribution from a handful of blockbuster drugs.
• GSK serves markets with fairly inelastic demand, producing a consumable product for the treatment of various diseases.
• The company’s incremental returns on capital are improving. Historically, the company has generated above peer returns.
• The balance sheet is A+ rated, and retains low financial leverage (0.8 times net debt-to-earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization [EBITDA]).
• The business generates stable, predictable and growing free cash flow.
• The pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated, creating a significant barrier to entry.
Valuation
• Current pharmaceutical equity valuations imply that the market is placing no value on pipeline assets, and is valuing the existing drug franchise as a run-off asset with virtually zero percent growth in perpetuity.
• Beyond the expiration of significant patents for GSK and the industry, GSK trades at an attractive 8.6 times earnings, and 6.5 times EBITDA.
• Despite superior business metrics, GSK trades at a 25% discount to the broad stock market.
• On a sum-of-the-parts basis, GSK’s fair value is at least 75% higher than the current share price.
• The yield is approximately 5%.
Management
• Andrew Witty took over as CEO in May 2008. Witty has championed a number of positive endeavors including the company’s novel approach to research and development (R&D), tiered emerging market pricing, and R&D accountability. Witty is an economist by training, and has not been part of the “old guard.”
• Simon Dingemans is the company’s newly appointed CFO, bringing outside banking and strategic experience to GSK.
• GSK has a stable and diverse cadre of R&D personnel, all held to objective oversight.
Investment Thesis
Current market valuations unduly penalize GSK, placing an ultra-low multiple on trough (post patent expiry) earnings, and thus ignoring the mix of stable, diverse, and competitively positioned growing drug franchises. Moreover, little value is being accorded to the company’s drug development pipeline despite early signs of improvements in productivity, with an increasing number of meaningful, novel drugs in phase III development. Serving markets with relatively inelastic demand curves, an investment in GSK should prove defensive, while at the same time adding exposure to an upturn in R&D productivity and emerging market growth. The balance sheet is solid and the stock yields approximately 5%.
Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC)
(Analyst: Rob Helf)
Description
Omnicom Group (OMC) is a strategic holding company of advertising and marketing firms that operate in more than 100 countries with more than 5,000 clients. Its businesses focus on traditional media advertising and more than 30 marketing services, including customer relationship management, public relations, and specialty communications.
Good Business
• Omnicom is one of the world’s largest advertising and marketing services companies. Approximately 50% of its revenue comes from the U.S., and the other half from Europe and the rest of the world. The top ten agencies generate 85%+ of the industry’s revenues.
• The company offers a diversified mix of fee-based services. OMC should benefit from the current and anticipated growth in digital advertising expenditures.
• Agencies have taken on a more consultative role in the age of newer media as changes are rapid. The move to digital marketing should help increase profit growth.
• Omnicom’s largest client represents less than 4% of overall revenues.
• Agencies generally develop integrated relationships with clients, resulting in high switching costs.
• Omnicom should benefit from increased spending on advertising/marketing in a healthier economy, along with industry consolidation and beneficial fee structures.
• Over the past decade, OMC has generated a return on invested capital (ROIC) greater than its weighted average cost of capital (WACC) every year.
• The balance sheet is in good shape with debt approximately 1.9 times EBITDA.
• Omnicom’s annual dividend is $0.85/year, to yield 2.3%.
• OMC has generally repurchased approximately $500 million of equity each year.
Valuation
• OMC currently trades at approximately 1.0 times enterprise value (EV)-to-revenues, 6.8 times EBITDA and 12 times forward earnings per share (EPS) estimates. Profit margins are approximately 150 bps below the 10-year average.
• Historically, the company has been valued at 1-2 times sales, 11.5 times EBITDA and 15-27 times EPS.
• A zero-growth discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis equates to a stock price considerably higher than today’s. We expect earnings growth of 8-9%.
Management
• Bruce Crawford, 81, is Chairman of Omnicom. He began his career in advertising in 1956 and joined BBDO in 1963. He previously held the President and CEO positions.
• John Wren has been President and CEO since 1997. He has been in advertising since 1984 and joined OMC in 1986.
• Andrew Robertson (CEO of BBDO), Tom Carroll (CEO of TBWA) and Randy Weisenburger (EVP, CFO) are the other key executives.
• Both Messrs. Wren and Robertson appear to be focusing more effort on ROIC and returning excess cash to shareholders. Historically they seemed more focused on their own compensation, so we are watching this situation carefully.
Investment Thesis
Omnicom is currently valued at or below the low-end of historical parameters. When the world economy recovers, OMC should experience revenue acceleration and margin improvement based on higher corporate marketing expenditures. EPS power should be greater than $4.00 in the next few years as the company returns to 13.0% margins and repurchases shares. The stock has significant upside potential if these events transpire. Conversely, the current valuation seems to adequately discount a tough environment.
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Distribution: Our Board of Directors has declared distributions effective October 31, 2011, of $0.12090441 per share from net investment income and $0.33849 per share from net long-term capital gains, payable October 31, 2011 to shareholders of record on October 28, 2011.
Thank you for your support of the FMI Large Cap Fund.
Sincerely,
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| Ted D. Kellner, CFA | Patrick J. English, CFA |
| Executive Chairman | CEO & Chief Investment Officer |
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This shareholder letter is unaudited.
FMI Large Cap Fund
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the FMI Large Cap Fund (the “Fund”) had a total return of -0.13%. The benchmark S&P 500 returned 1.14% in the same period. Technology Services, Process Industries, Commercial Services, and Distribution Services all aided relative performance. Stock selection was an important factor in the positive relative performance of all of these sectors except for Distribution Services. A higher relative weighting in Technology Services and Commercial Services aided relative performance. Accenture, Monsanto, McGraw-Hill and AmerisourceBergen were strong contributors. Retail Trade, Energy Minerals, and Consumer Services all detracted from relative performance. Staples, Devon Energy and Time Warner contributed to the negative relative performance. Additionally, Ingersoll-Rand and 3M declined significantly in the period. Even though Finance was a positive relative performer from a group perspective, due to our underweighting, Comerica, Berkshire Hathaway and Bank of New York all performed negatively in the period. The stock market sold off significantly in the fourth fiscal quarter, which we believe reflects global economic slowing, policy mistakes and excessive sovereign debt issues that will not be resolved easily or in short order. Valuations have declined significantly and consumer and stock market sentiment is poor. Historically, these conditions have been favorable to value-oriented investors, although the timing of when a strong relative move unfolds is impossible to determine. We have taken advantage of lower stock prices to make several new investments in the Fund, including Microsoft, Comerica, GlaxoSmithKline and Rockwell, and we have added to a large number of existing holdings. The overweighted sectors include Technology Services, Consumer Non-Durables and Producer Manufacturing and the underweighted sectors include Finance, Energy and Utilities. From a macroeconomic and policy perspective, we do not see the fiscal or monetary initiatives of the past decade or more as being conducive to good long-term growth and employment. We think this is largely reflected in current valuations. The Fund continues to sell at a discount to the S&P 500 on most valuation measures. Over long periods of time, lower valuation securities tend to outperform higher valuation stocks. Future results, however, may differ from the past.
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| COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN | |
| FMI Large Cap Fund and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index(1) | |
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| (1) | The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index consists of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group designates the stocks to be included in the Index on a statistical basis. A particular stock’s weighting in the Index is based on its relative total market value (i.e., its market price per share times the number of shares outstanding). Stocks may be added or deleted from the Index from time to time. | |
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AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN |
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| 3 Months | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 12/31/01 |
FMI Large Cap Fund | (14.05%) | (0.13%) | 2.67% | 1.26% | 5.51% |
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index | (13.87%) | 1.14% | 1.23% | (1.18%) | 1.82% |
This page is unaudited.
FMI Large Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2011
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COMMON STOCKS — 93.9% (a) | | | | | | |
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COMMERCIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 9.3% | | | | | | |
| | Advertising/Marketing | | | | | | |
| | Services — 3.2% | | | | | | |
| 3,439,000 | | Omnicom Group Inc. | | $ | 148,669,336 | | | $ | 126,692,760 | |
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| | | Financial Publishing/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 3,580,000 | | McGraw-Hill | | | | | | | | |
| | | Companies, Inc. | | | 101,650,598 | | | | 146,780,000 | |
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| | | Miscellaneous Commercial | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
| 3,463,000 | | Cintas Corp. | | | 88,834,481 | | | | 97,448,820 | |
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CONSUMER NON-DURABLES SECTOR — 12.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Beverages: Alcoholic — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,645,000 | | Diageo | | | | | | | | |
| | | PLC - SP-ADR | | | 104,894,110 | | | | 124,904,850 | |
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| | | Food: Major Diversified — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 3,634,000 | | Nestlé | | | | | | | | |
| | | S.A. - SP-ADR | | | 171,319,385 | | | | 200,233,400 | |
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| | | Household/Personal Care — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 2,268,000 | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 138,791,307 | | | | 161,050,680 | |
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CONSUMER SERVICES SECTOR — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Media Conglomerates — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
| 4,381,000 | | Time Warner Inc. | | | 123,751,548 | | | | 131,298,570 | |
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DISTRIBUTION SERVICES SECTOR — 8.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Food Distributors — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 7,180,000 | | Sysco Corp. | | | 199,767,842 | | | | 185,962,000 | |
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| | | Medical Distributors — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
| 4,068,000 | | AmerisourceBergen | | | | | | | | |
| | | Corp. | | | 118,266,456 | | | | 151,614,360 | |
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ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Electronic Components — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
| 4,788,000 | | TE Connectivity | | | | | | | | |
| | | Limited | | | 113,047,341 | | | | 134,734,320 | |
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ENERGY MINERALS SECTOR — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Oil & Gas Production — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
| 2,720,000 | | Devon Energy | | | | | | | | |
| | | Corporation | | | 181,909,101 | | | | 150,796,800 | |
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FINANCE SECTOR — 15.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Financial Conglomerates — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 2,658,000 | | American | | | | | | | | |
| | | Express Co. | | | 84,437,794 | | | | 119,344,200 | |
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| | | Services — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
| 2,911,000 | | Willis Group | | | | | | | | |
| | | Holdings PLC | | | 111,842,723 | | | | 100,051,070 | |
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| | | Major Banks — 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 8,321,000 | | Bank of New York | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mellon Corp. | | | 233,802,354 | | | | 154,687,390 | |
| 3,485,000 | | Comerica, | | | | | | | | |
| | | Incorporated | | | 117,559,858 | | | | 80,050,450 | |
| | | | | | 351,362,212 | | | | 234,737,840 | |
| | | Property/Casualty | | | | | | | | |
| | | Insurance — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 2,258,000 | | Berkshire Hathaway | | | | | | | | |
| | | Inc. - Cl B* | | | 151,684,694 | | | | 160,408,320 | |
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HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Medical Specialties — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 2,888,000 | | Coviden PLC | | | 126,593,072 | | | | 127,360,800 | |
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| | | Pharmaceuticals: Major — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 3,141,000 | | GlaxoSmithKline | | | | | | | | |
| | | PLC - SP-ADR | | | 134,260,541 | | | | 129,691,890 | |
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INDUSTRIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Oilfield Services/Equipment — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 49,200 | | Schlumberger | | | | | | | | |
| | | Limited | | | 2,949,176 | | | | 2,938,716 | |
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PROCESS INDUSTRIES SECTOR — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chemicals: Agricultural — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,234,000 | | Monsanto Co. | | | 65,958,502 | | | | 74,089,360 | |
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PRODUCER MANUFACTURING SECTOR — 7.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Industrial Conglomerates — 6.5% | | | | | | | | |
| 2,491,000 | | 3M Co. | | | 182,210,430 | | | | 178,828,890 | |
| 2,890,000 | | Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 129,835,777 | | | | 81,180,100 | |
| | | | | | 312,046,207 | | | | 260,008,990 | |
| | Industrial Machinery — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 614,850 | | Rockwell | | | | | | | | |
| | | Automation, Inc. | | | 32,016,855 | | | | 34,431,600 | |
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RETAIL TRADE SECTOR — 8.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Discount Stores — 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
| 3,519,000 | | Wal-Mart | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stores, Inc. | | | 178,424,920 | | | | 182,636,100 | |
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| | | Specialty Stores — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 12,148,000 | | Staples, Inc. | | | 239,079,278 | | | | 161,568,400 | |
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TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SECTOR — 9.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Data Processing Services — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 2,511,000 | | Automatic Data | | | | | | | | |
| | | Processing, Inc. | | | 97,378,488 | | | | 118,393,650 | |
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| | | Information Technology | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 3,132,000 | | Accenture PLC | | | 109,272,072 | | | | 164,993,760 | |
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| | | Packaged Software — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 4,733,000 | | Microsoft | | | | | | | | |
| | | Corporation | | | 131,542,109 | | | | 117,804,370 | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2011
Shares or | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | Cost | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS — 93.9% (a) (Continued) | | | | | | |
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TRANSPORTATION SECTOR — 4.1% | | | | | | |
| | Air Freight/Couriers — 4.1% | | | | | | |
| 2,600,000 | | United Parcel | | | | | | |
| | | Service, Inc. - Cl B | | $ | 160,607,601 | | | $ | 164,190,000 | |
| | | Total common stocks | | | 3,780,357,749 | | | | 3,764,165,626 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.5% (a) | | | | | | | | |
| | Commercial Paper — 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
$ | 220,200,000 | | U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.02%, | | | | | | | | |
| | | due 10/03/11 | | $ | 220,199,755 | | | $ | 220,199,755 | |
| | | Total short-term | | | | | | | | |
| | | investments | | | 220,199,755 | | | | 220,199,755 | |
| | | Total investments | | | | | | | | |
| | | — 99.4% | | $ | 4,000,557,504 | | | | 3,984,365,381 | |
| | | Cash and receivables, | | | | | | | | |
| | | less liabilities | | | | | | | | |
| | | — 0.6% (a) | | | | | | | 24,393,008 | |
| | | TOTAL NET | | | | | | | | |
| | | ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 4,008,758,389 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to net assets. |
PLC – Public Limited Company
SP-ADR – Sponsored American Depositary Receipts
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.
INDUSTRY SECTORS
as of September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
FMI
Common Stock
Fund
September 30, 2011
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
The FMI Common Stock Fund (FMIMX) declined 16.31% in the three months ending September 30th. This compares to the benchmark Russell 2000 Index fall of 21.87% in the corresponding period. Through nine months FMIMX lost 9.77% and the benchmark retreated 17.02%. Economically sensitive groups such as Producer Manufacturing, Non-Energy Minerals and Finance dropped significantly as worries about a global recession intensified. From an individual stock perspective, SPX Corporation, Eagle Materials, and Cullen/Frost Bankers suffered steep declines, reflecting worries about industrial growth and financial turmoil. We continue to feel strongly about the strength and long-term prospects of these businesses. Consumer Non-Durables, Retail and Technology Services, while all down in the period, were relatively strong. Lancaster Colony, Family Dollar, and Jack Henry & Associates led the way in these three sectors.
While there are a multitude of issues causing investor angst, and we will touch briefly on a few of these, valuations have become more attractive. The FMI Common Stock Fund has added to a number of existing positions as prices have fallen. The companies in this Fund currently sell for a median of 13.5 times earnings and 1.0 times annual revenue. The profitability and financial position of the constituents are solid. Of course there is no way to predict when the current bear market will end, but we are confident in the quality and durability of the Fund’s investments.
As a reminder, the March 31st and September 30th letters touch briefly on big picture issues before discussing a couple of investments, while the June 30th and December 31st letters delve deeper into various issues that impact the investment landscape. An archive of letters for this Fund, as well as the FMI Large Cap Fund and the FMI International Fund, can be found on our website, www.fmifunds.com.
Weakening global economic growth has been added to the worries about excessive sovereign debt in Europe, America and elsewhere. Growth has slowed across Europe, and even in Germany--which heretofore has been the pillar of strength--business activity has downshifted. As we foreshadowed in last quarter’s letter, and despite very real inflation, China is showing signs of slowing. Chinese industrial production appears to be contracting, as evidenced by HSBC’s flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figure of 49.4. We have felt for some time that China has been on an unsustainable growth path, driven by massive state funded infrastructure expansion. Part of the funding apparatus resides in the regional bank system controlled by party officials. These officials earn compensation and preferred status from the party for sales of state-owned land to developers. Local government income from land sales accounted for 7% of China’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year. Credit has been expanding rapidly in recent years at a much higher rate than economic growth and may today be at dangerous levels. A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report shows bank credit in China growing over 30% compared to the official GDP growth of approximately 10%.
There is a growing body of evidence that suggests massive overbuilding of not only Chinese public infrastructure, but housing and commercial property, too. Construction spending, as a percentage of GDP, is up over fourfold in the past 12 years. Recently Chinese residential real estate prices and transaction volumes appear to be falling significantly, with reports of 20-30% price declines in Beijing and Shanghai and two-thirds of the country experiencing a negative growth rate. We take all Chinese figures with a grain of salt, but the slowdown seems also to be reflected in a steep decline in copper prices (down nearly 30% over the past two months), oil and other industrial commodities. Chinese leaders may be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat again by pumping up infrastructure spending but our feeling is that this is an unsustainable policy. Their economy is significantly imbalanced, driven by a surfeit of infrastructure spending and a shortage of domestic consumption spending.
The debt woes of Europe remain intractable. In the September 21st global financial stability report, the IMF had this to say about European sovereign debt: “Nearly half of the €6.5 trillion stock of government debt issued by euro area
governments is showing signs of heightened credit risk.” Credit default swap spreads (essentially what investors pay to insure against default) have risen dramatically, not just for so-called PIIGS, but also for the rest of Europe.
Source: Bloomberg, Fiduciary Management, Inc.
The cognoscenti appear to be pinning their hopes on containment, i.e. a restructuring of Greek debt, an exchange of sovereign debt held by banks for new debt backed by another euro authority, and a bet that this bailout facility is large enough to forestall a domino effect from other countries on the brink. Details are sketchy at this point. It is likely to take further restructuring, additional austerity measures and a resetting of relative wage rates to set a course for sustainable recovery. Realistically, the vast majority of the UK and European banks would be insolvent if the sovereign debt of Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Spain were marked to market (not to mention Italy). While we don’t anticipate outright bankruptcies of these financial institutions, we think many will have to raise capital, diluting existing shareholders and stunting earnings per share for years to come. We are unsure about how European instability will impact the financial stocks in the FMI Common Stock Fund, but we continue to monitor and evaluate the situation closely.
Unfortunately, the fiscal and monetary situation in the United States isn’t very good either. Policy makers continue to spend more on the same kind of ideas that didn’t work in the 1930s and certainly haven’t worked in the 2000s, with the latest iterations adding unprecedented amounts of debt to the country’s balance sheet. Apparently, none of the policy makers feel comfortable doing nothing, much less reducing government’s involvement in the economy. The Federal Reserve’s actions are especially noteworthy since there is essentially no congressional oversight and Bernanke can run his experiments with virtual impunity. Imagine a policy that eliminates nearly all of the income of the risk-averse saver (think elderly widow with CDs and T-Bills) yet provides nearly free money to the billionaire hedge fund borrower! Business managers remain fearful of health care mandates and higher taxes and are not adding employees or significant capital to their businesses. Productivity is reasonably high but the economy needs more job creation and capital formation. An improvement in tax policy might go a long way toward improving these metrics. Right now smaller businesses (the engines of employment growth) pay a significantly higher effective tax rate than the large corporations, who employ complicated tax avoidance strategies. Personal tax rates are a crazy mishmash where a factory worker could, as Buffett said, find himself paying a higher rate than a billionaire. Perhaps the budget turmoil will have a collateral benefit of a better tax policy.
The U.S. economy remains mired in a pattern of slow growth followed by retractions. Some of the traditional drivers of renewed growth, such as housing, continue to be highly depressed. Housing inventory remains very high, prices are still trending down on an annual basis, and transaction volume is well below normal.
Twenty-seven months after the recession, consumer confidence remains extremely low (see accompanying chart). It is difficult to envision a good recovery until these conditions change:
The short summary of the macro picture is generally not very positive. Greater recognition of this has impacted stock prices quite significantly in the quarter. We think the valuations of the companies in the FMI Common Stock Fund are attractive, and the business franchises, first rate. Long-term investors should consider buying into prevailing concerns and uncertainty when valuations and strong companies are on their side. History shows good equity returns have accrued to those who have the fortitude to invest in difficult times.
Below we highlight two relatively recent additions to the portfolio:
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (DNB)
(Analyst: Dan Sievers)
Description
Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), founded in 1867, is the global leader in providing commercial credit information and insight on businesses and industries, allowing customers to make more informed decisions when dealing with creditors, debtors, suppliers, distributors, sales leads, and end-users. The scope and coverage of DNB’s commercial database is unparalleled with over 200 million global business records, and the value of these records is enhanced by applying the DUNSRight Quality Process, which typically matches, links, and refines record entries, provides indicators of behavior, and organizes records in a searchable format.
Good Business
• DNB controls more than 200 million business records (its largest competitor controls about 45 million), and is the global leader in providing vital commercial credit information to businesses. DNB data and products are well entrenched with important customers (financial institutions and large corporations).
• Data and reports have long been purchased by customers in a recurring manner, but the rapid conversion of customers to the DNBi subscription service has resulted in more predictable recurring revenue.
• DNB has a strong track record of reducing structural fixed cost and headcount (often through minor restructuring) and now generates operating margins between 25%-30%, and an even higher return on invested capital (ROIC).
• The business requires little capital spending and generates impressive excess free cash flow, much of which is used to pay dividends and repurchase shares.
• Recent investments in its database and technology infrastructure have yielded strong new product development initiatives that are likely to elevate DNB’s recent tepid growth.
Valuation
• DNB shares are down 43% from the July 2008 peak. The shares trade for 10.8 times 2011 earnings per share (EPS), 7.6 times enterprise value-to-earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EV/EBITDA), 2.2 times EV/Sales, and 11 times price-to-free cash flow (P/FCF), vs. 5-year average comparable multiples of 17, 9.9, 2.6, and 17, respectively.
• DNB is a predictable advantaged business that generates high returns, and has a reasonable balance sheet. A premium multiple is warranted.
• Despite its defensive qualities, DNB will benefit from an increase in general business activity and U.S. loan volume, as a significant portion of revenue (especially among large customers) is transactional and therefore sensitive to somewhat cyclical aspects of corporate spending and borrowing.
Management
• Sara Matthew (54) became the CEO in January 2010, but came to DNB in 2001 as CFO and has also served as COO. Previously, Ms. Matthew held various executive positions at P&G. She holds a number of degrees from India and a U.S. MBA.
• Rich Veldran was promoted to CFO in May 2011 from Chief Strategy Officer. Previously, Mr. Veldran was CFO of North America, Treasurer, and Leader of Global Reengineering. He joined DNB in 2003 from ADP.
Investment Thesis
DNB is a high quality franchise in possession of an immense database of difficult-to-replicate value-added business credit records. The firm’s predictable revenue, high margins, high returns, and solid balance sheet argue for premium multiples, though high market penetration among large customers limits the growth rate. Poor economic conditions and commercial loan activity have weighed on the smaller transactional portion of DNB’s business. Separately, the 2010 reacquisition of DNB Australia and the $110-$130 million strategic technology investment have weighed on recent cash returns to shareholders. That said, as loan volumes improve and new products like DNB360 and DNB Pro bear fruit with smaller customers, DNB is likely to trade at higher multiples.
Kennametal (KMT)
(Analyst: Matthew Goetzinger)
Description
Kennametal is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components, and advanced materials consumed in production processes. The company operates through two segments, Industrial and Infrastructure. Both segments provide consumable metal-cutting tools and tooling systems to manufacturing companies for use in the mining, construction, and engineered applications. The company markets its products under the Kennametal and WIDIA brand names. In aggregate, KMT controls approximately an 18% share of an estimated $13 billion global market.
Good Business
• Kennametal’s respected industry position, history of quality and innovation, and global scale all substantiate the durability of the company’s market position.
• Tooling represents 3 to 5% of customers’ total manufacturing costs, and yields productivity enhancements of approximately 20%.
• Approximately 80% of KMT’s revenues are derived from recurring sales of cutting tools. A cutting tool’s average useful life ranges from as short as one shift to as long as several days.
• Future capital requirements of the business are low.
• Incremental returns on invested capital should reach the mid-teens over the next two years.
• The company’s balance sheet leverage is low (0.2 times net debt/EBITDA).
• The business is easy to understand.
• Over 2001-2007, KMT averaged a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16, ranging from 11 to 22. Today the P/E is under 10.
• Using a conservative mid-cycle P/E multiple of 13 results in a fair value estimate that is over 75% higher than today.
• A company characterized by recurring consumables revenue growth in the mid-to-high single digits, generating operating margins in the mid-to-high teens, with a sound balance sheet merits a 1.8 to 2 times revenue multiple. This suggests 75-100% upside.
Management
• Carlos Cardoso joined Kennametal in 2003 as COO, taking over as CEO in 2007. Mr. Cardoso is well respected within the industry, and brings a deep level of manufacturing experience to the company.
• Frank Simpkins is the company’s CFO. Mr. Simpkins joined Kennametal in October 1995. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Kennametal India.
• The company’s Board of Directors has a diverse industry perspective.
• Long-term compensation is tied to earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) and return on invested capital (ROIC).
Investment Thesis
Over the past several years, Kennametal has done an admirable job of restructuring its product portfolio, simplifying its business (reducing lower margin stock keeping units (SKUs), selling non-core businesses, combining and closing redundant facilities), investing in new products, and diversifying its business mix across end markets and geographies. The 2008-2009 downturn accelerated the company’s cost reduction actions, resulting in a significantly lower fixed cost structure. There is ample capacity to absorb a resumption in order growth beyond the near term economic concerns.
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Distribution: Our Board of Directors has declared distributions effective October 31, 2011, of $0.03383905 per share from net investment income, $0.22267 per share from short-term capital gains which will be treated as ordinary income and $1.62081 per share from net long-term capital gains, payable October 31, 2011 to shareholders of record on October 28, 2011.
Thank you for your support of the FMI Common Stock Fund.
Sincerely,
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| Ted D. Kellner, CFA | Patrick J. English, CFA |
| Executive Chairman | CEO & Chief Investment Officer |
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www.fmifunds.com
This shareholder letter is unaudited.
FMI Common Stock Fund
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the FMI Common Stock Fund (the “Fund”) had a total return of 2.03%. The benchmark Russell 2000 returned -3.53% in the same period. Retail Trade, Transportation, Distribution Services and Consumer Non-Durables all aided relative performance. Overweighting in most of these sectors was an important factor in the better relative performance, although stock selection was also a factor. PetSmart, Kirby Corp., Arrow Electronics and Flowers Foods were strong contributors. Electronic Technology, Health Services, and Consumer Services all detracted from relative performance. Alliant Techsystems, VCA Antech, and Meredith contributed to the negative relative performance. Additionally, Harte-Hanks, PICO Holdings and SPX Corporation declined significantly in the period. Even though Finance was a positive relative performer from a group perspective, due to our underweighting, Federated Investors, Cullen/Frost Bankers and Protective Life all performed negatively in the period. The stock market sold off significantly in the fourth fiscal quarter, which we believe reflects global economic slowing, policy mistakes and excessive sovereign debt issues that will not be resolved easily or in short order. Valuations have declined significantly and consumer and stock market sentiment is poor. Historically, these conditions have been favorable to value-oriented investors, although the timing of when a strong relative move unfolds is impossible to determine. We have taken advantage of lower stock prices to make several new investments in the Fund, including Avery Dennison, Kennametal and Cullen/Frost Bankers, and we have added to a large number of existing holdings. The overweighted sectors include Distribution Services, Retail Trade and Transportation and the underweighted sectors include Finance, Health Technology and Electronic Technology. From a macroeconomic and policy perspective, we do not see the fiscal or monetary initiatives of the past decade or more as being conducive to good long-term growth and employment. We think this is largely reflected in current valuations. The Fund continues to sell at a discount to the Russell 2000 on most valuation measures. Over long periods of time, lower valuation securities tend to outperform higher valuation stocks. Future results, however, may differ from the past.
| COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN | |
| FMI COMMON STOCK FUND AND THE RUSSELL 2000 INDEX(1) | |
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| | | Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph and the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. | | |
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| (1) | The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which comprises the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization. | |
AVERAGE ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURN |
| | | | | | Since Inception |
| 3 Months | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | 12/18/81 |
FMI Common Stock Fund | (16.31%) | 2.03% | 5.74% | 4.40% | 8.91% | 11.63% |
Russell 2000 Index | (21.87%) | (3.53%) | (0.37%) | (1.02%) | 6.12% | 9.35% |
This page is unaudited.
FMI Common Stock Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2011
Shares | | | | Cost | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS — 90.3% (a) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMERCIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 7.0% | | | | | | |
| | Advertising/Marketing | | | | | | |
| | Services — 1.4% | | | | | | |
| 1,556,000 | | Harte-Hanks, Inc. | | $ | 21,392,465 | | | $ | 13,194,880 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Financial Publishing/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
| 374,000 | | The Dun & Bradstreet | | | | | | | | |
| | | Corporation | | | 29,017,640 | | | | 22,911,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Miscellaneous Commercial | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 736,000 | | Cintas Corp. | | | 17,929,877 | | | | 20,711,040 | |
| 620,000 | | TeleTech | | | | | | | | |
| | | Holdings, Inc.* | | | 10,768,978 | | | | 9,448,800 | |
| | | | | | 28,698,855 | | | | 30,159,840 | |
CONSUMER DURABLES SECTOR — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Other Consumer | | | | | | | | |
| | | Specialties — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| 289,950 | | Mine Safety | | | | | | | | |
| | | Appliances Co. | | | 8,040,367 | | | | 7,817,052 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES SECTOR — 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 411,000 | | Sanderson | | | | | | | | |
| | | Farms, Inc. | | | 16,561,195 | | | | 19,522,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Food: Specialty/Candy — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 842,125 | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 14,485,516 | | | | 16,387,752 | |
| 286,000 | | Lancaster Colony | | | | | | | | |
| | | Corporation | | | 15,533,682 | | | | 17,448,860 | |
| | | | | | 30,019,198 | | | | 33,836,612 | |
CONSUMER SERVICES SECTOR — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Publishing: Books/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Magazines — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| 110,100 | | Meredith Corp. | | | 1,847,527 | | | | 2,492,664 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES SECTOR — 11.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Electronics | | | | | | | | |
| | | Distributors — 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,248,000 | | Arrow | | | | | | | | |
| | | Electronics, Inc.* | | | 25,084,996 | | | | 34,669,440 | |
| 658,000 | | ScanSource, Inc.* | | | 16,255,090 | | | | 19,450,480 | |
| | | | | | 41,340,086 | | | | 54,119,920 | |
| | | Medical Distributors — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,433,000 | | Patterson | | | | | | | | |
| | | Companies Inc. | | | 34,064,024 | | | | 41,026,790 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wholesale | | | | | | | | |
| | | Distributors — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 538,000 | | United | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stationers Inc. | | | 10,887,604 | | | | 14,660,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Aerospace & Defense — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 326,000 | | Alliant | | | | | | | | |
| | | Techsystems Inc. | | | 26,521,823 | | | | 17,770,260 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
FINANCE SECTOR — 10.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Insurance Brokers/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,293,000 | | Arthur J. | | | | | | | | |
| | | Gallagher & Co. | | | 30,422,381 | | | | 34,005,900 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Investment Managers — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| 445,000 | | Federated | | | | | | | | |
| | | Investors, Inc. Cl B | | | 11,678,313 | | | | 7,800,850 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Life/Health Insurance — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
| 808,000 | | Protective Life Corp. | | | 12,052,821 | | | | 12,629,040 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Property/Casualty | | | | | | | | |
| | | Insurance — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,145,000 | | W.R. Berkley Corp. | | | 29,330,749 | | | | 33,995,050 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Regional Banks — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| 293,000 | | Cullen/Frost | | | | | | | | |
| | | Bankers, Inc. | | | 17,233,550 | | | | 13,436,980 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Health Industry | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 447,000 | | Covance Inc.* | | | 18,606,960 | | | | 20,316,150 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Medical/Nursing | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 573,000 | | VCA Antech, Inc.* | | | 12,538,615 | | | | 9,156,540 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Medical Specialties — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
| 199,000 | | Bio-Rad | | | | | | | | |
| | | Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 16,582,829 | | | | 18,063,230 | |
| 408,000 | | West Pharmaceutical | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services, Inc. | | | 16,327,619 | | | | 15,136,800 | |
| | | | | | 32,910,448 | | | | 33,200,030 | |
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Oilfield Services/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Equipment — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 563,000 | | Bristow Group, Inc. | | | 16,893,272 | | | | 23,888,090 | |
| 399,000 | | Dresser-Rand | | | | | | | | |
| | | Group, Inc.* | | | 7,004,689 | | | | 16,171,470 | |
| | | | | | 23,897,961 | | | | 40,059,560 | |
MISCELLANEOUS SECTOR — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Investment Trusts/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mutual Funds — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| 457,000 | | PICO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 14,826,764 | | | | 9,373,070 | |
FMI Common Stock Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2011
Shares or | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | Cost | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS — 90.3% (a) (Continued) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
NON-ENERGY MINERALS SECTOR — 1.8% | | | | | | |
| | Construction Materials — 1.8% | | | | | | |
| 999,950 | | Eagle Materials Inc. | | $ | 25,147,349 | | | $ | 16,649,168 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
PROCESS INDUSTRIES SECTOR — 9.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chemicals: Specialty — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 315,000 | | Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | | | 15,670,380 | | | | 19,463,850 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Containers/Packaging — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 561,000 | | AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 14,873,741 | | | | 25,059,870 | |
| 638,000 | | Bemis | | | | | | | | |
| | | Company, Inc. | | | 15,865,413 | | | | 18,699,780 | |
| | | | | | 30,739,154 | | | | 43,759,650 | |
| | | Industrial Specialties — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
| 702,000 | | Valspar Corp. | | | 18,970,075 | | | | 21,909,420 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
PRODUCER MANUFACTURING SECTOR — 11.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Electrical Products — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,494,000 | | Molex Inc. Cl A | | | 26,828,960 | | | | 25,218,720 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Industrial | | | | | | | | |
| | | Conglomerates — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 407,000 | | SPX Corporation | | | 22,883,026 | | | | 18,441,170 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Industrial Machinery — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 604,000 | | Kennametal Inc. | | | 23,446,246 | | | | 19,774,960 | |
| 333,000 | | Woodward Inc. | | | 9,119,789 | | | | 9,124,200 | |
| | | | | | 32,566,035 | | | | 28,899,160 | |
| | | Miscellaneous | | | | | | | | |
| | | Manufacturing — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 626,000 | | Carlisle | | | | | | | | |
| | | Companies Inc. | | | 16,800,707 | | | | 19,956,880 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Office Equipment/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Supplies — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 620,000 | | Avery Dennison | | | | | | | | |
| | | Corporation | | | 19,882,561 | | | | 15,549,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
RETAIL TRADE SECTOR — 9.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Catalog/Specialty | | | | | | | | |
| | | Distribution — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| 522,600 | | HSN, Inc.* | | | 14,348,523 | | | | 17,313,738 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Discount Stores — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
| 425,000 | | Family Dollar | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stores, Inc. | | | 9,798,097 | | | | 21,615,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Food Retail — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 471,650 | | Ruddick Corp. | | | 12,112,374 | | | | 18,389,634 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Specialty Stores — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 714,000 | | PetSmart, Inc. | | | 15,264,504 | | | | 30,452,100 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SECTOR — 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Data Processing | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,211,000 | | Broadridge Financial | | | | | | | | |
| | | Solutions Inc. | | | 26,059,426 | | | | 24,389,540 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Information Technology | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 885,000 | | Jack Henry & | | | | | | | | |
| | | Associates, Inc. | | | 18,204,870 | | | | 25,647,300 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Marine Shipping — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 303,000 | | Kirby Corp.* | | | 9,571,255 | | | | 15,949,920 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Trucking — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 542,000 | | J.B. Hunt Transport | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services, Inc. | | | 12,686,787 | | | | 19,577,040 | |
| | | Total common stocks | | | 779,423,429 | | | | 854,667,818 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.5% (a) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Commercial Paper — 9.5% | | | | | | | | |
$ | 25,000,000 | | Barclays US | | | | | | | | |
| | | Funding LLC, 0.04%, | | | | | | | | |
| | | due 10/03/11 | | | 24,999,944 | | | | 24,999,944 | |
| 64,800,000 | | U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.02%, | | | | | | | | |
| | | due 10/03/11 | | | 64,799,928 | | | | 64,799,928 | |
| | | Total short-term | | | | | | | | |
| | | investments | | | 89,799,872 | | | | 89,799,872 | |
| | | Total investments | | | | | | | | |
| | | — 99.8% | | $ | 869,223,301 | | | | 944,467,690 | |
| | | Cash and receivables, | | | | | | | | |
| | | less liabilities | | | | | | | | |
| | | — 0.2% (a) | | | | | | | 1,522,812 | |
| | | TOTAL NET | | | | | | | | |
| | | ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 945,990,502 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to net assets. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.
FMI Common Stock Fund
INDUSTRY SECTORS
as of September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
FMI
International
Fund
September 30, 2011
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
The FMI International Fund (FMIJX) declined 12.16% in the three months ending September 30th. This compares to the benchmark MSCI EAFE (local currency) fall of 15.74% and the MSCI EAFE (U.S. dollar) decline of 19.01% in the corresponding period. Stock markets around the world suffered a tough quarter, with declines over 20% in Germany and Hong Kong. Through nine months FMIJX lost 9.70% and the local and U.S. dollar benchmark retreated 15.59% and 14.98%, respectively. Economically sensitive groups such as Producer Manufacturing, Electronic Technology and Transportation dropped significantly as worries about a global recession intensified. Ingersoll-Rand, TE Connectivity and TNT Express suffered steep declines. Consumer Non-Durables, Health Technology and other “defensive” sectors performed reasonably well in the quarter. Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline and SECOM all held up in an environment where the vast majority of stocks were down double digit percentages.
While there are a multitude of issues causing investor angst, and we will touch briefly on a few of these, valuations have become much more attractive. The FMI International Fund has recently been adding attractive businesses at very reasonable, if not bargain prices and has added to a number of existing positions as prices have fallen. The strong global franchises in this Fund currently sell for a median of 13 times earnings and 1.3 times annual revenue. Balance sheets are superb. Of course there is no way to predict when the current bear market will end, but we are confident in the quality and durability of the Fund’s investments.
As a reminder, the March 31st and September 30th letters touch briefly on big picture issues before discussing a couple of investments, while the June 30th and December 31st letters delve deeper into various issues that impact the investment landscape. An archive of letters for this Fund, as well as the FMI Large Cap Fund and the FMI Common Stock Fund, can be found on our website, www.fmifunds.com.
Weakening global economic growth has been added to the worries about excessive sovereign debt in Europe, America and elsewhere. Growth has slowed across Europe, and even in Germany – which heretofore has been the pillar of strength--business activity has downshifted. As we foreshadowed in last quarter’s letter, and despite very real inflation, China is showing signs of slowing. Chinese industrial production appears to be contracting, as evidenced by HSBC’s flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figure of 49.4. We have felt for some time that China has been on an unsustainable growth path, driven by massive state funded infrastructure expansion. Part of the funding apparatus resides in the regional bank system controlled by party officials. These officials earn compensation and preferred status from the party for sales of state-owned land to developers. Local government income from land sales accounted for 7% of China’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year. Credit has been expanding rapidly in recent years at a much higher rate than economic growth and may today be at dangerous levels. A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report shows bank credit in China growing over 30% compared to the official GDP growth of approximately 10%.
There is a growing body of evidence that suggests massive overbuilding of not only Chinese public infrastructure, but housing and commercial property, too. Construction spending, as a percentage of GDP, is up over fourfold in the past 12 years. Recently Chinese residential real estate prices and transaction volumes appear to be falling rapidly, with reports of 20-30% price declines in Beijing and Shanghai and two-thirds of the country experiencing a negative growth rate. We take all Chinese figures with a grain of salt, but the slowdown seems also to be reflected in a steep decline in copper prices (down nearly 30% over the past two months), oil and other industrial commodities. Chinese leaders may be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat again by pumping up infrastructure spending but our feeling is that this is an unsustainable policy. Their economy is significantly imbalanced, driven by a surfeit of infrastructure spending and a shortage of domestic consumption spending.
The debt woes of Europe remain intractable. In the September 21st global financial stability report, the IMF had this to say about European sovereign debt: “Nearly half of the €6.5 trillion stock of government debt issued by euro area governments is showing signs of heightened credit risk.” Credit default swap spreads (essentially what investors pay to insure against default) have risen dramatically, not just for so-called PIIGS, but also for the rest of Europe.
Source: Bloomberg, Fiduciary Management, Inc.
The cognoscenti appear to be pinning their hopes on containment, i.e. a restructuring of Greek debt, an exchange of sovereign debt held by banks for new debt backed by another euro authority, and a bet that this bailout facility is large enough to forestall a domino effect from other countries on the brink. Details are sketchy at this point. We hope it works but we aren’t building a portfolio around this expectation. It is likely to take further restructuring, additional austerity measures and a resetting of relative wage rates to set a course for sustainable recovery. Realistically, the vast majority of the UK and European banks would be insolvent if the sovereign debt of Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Spain were marked to market (not to mention Italy). It is one of the reasons we don’t own European bank stocks in the portfolio. While we don’t anticipate outright bankruptcies of these financial institutions, we think many will have to raise capital, diluting existing shareholders and stunting earnings per share for years to come. Some contrarian investors who are buying these stocks may end up hitting home runs if this pessimism is misplaced. We are willing to forego some opportunities in order to avoid situations with a nontrivial probability of a disastrous outcome. Besides, we don’t like an investment that depends on a bunch of bureaucrats making great decisions.
Unfortunately, the fiscal and monetary situation in the United States isn’t very good either. Policy makers continue to spend more on the same kind of ideas that didn’t work in the 1930s and certainly haven’t worked in the 2000s, with the latest iterations adding unprecedented amounts of debt to the country’s balance sheet. The Federal Reserve’s actions are especially noteworthy since there is essentially no congressional oversight and Bernanke can run his experiments with virtual impunity. Imagine a policy that eliminates nearly all of the income of the risk-averse saver (think elderly widow with CDs and T-Bills) yet provides nearly free money to the billionaire hedge fund borrower! Business managers remain fearful of health care mandates and higher taxes and are not adding employees or significant capital to their businesses. Productivity is reasonably high but the economy needs more job creation and capital formation. An improvement in tax policy might go a long way toward improving these metrics. Right now smaller businesses (the engines of employment growth) pay a significantly higher effective tax rate than the large corporations, who employ complicated tax avoidance strategies. Personal tax rates are a crazy mishmash where a factory worker could, as Buffett said, find himself paying a higher rate than a billionaire. Perhaps the budget turmoil will have a collateral benefit of a better tax policy.
The short summary of the macro picture is generally not very positive. Greater recognition of this has impacted stock prices quite significantly in the quarter. We think the valuations of the companies in the FMI International Fund are attractive, and the business franchises, first rate. Long-term investors should buy into prevailing concerns and uncertainty when valuations and strong companies are on their side. We’ve backed up this belief by increasing our personal investment in the Fund. History shows good equity returns accrue to those who have the fortitude to invest in difficult times.
Below we highlight two of the FMI International Fund investments:
Adecco S.A. (ADEN VX)
(Analyst: Jonathan Bloom)
Description
Adecco is the world’s largest provider of general and professional staffing, with over €18.5bn in sales in 2010. Approximately 92% of revenue falls under the temporary staffing segment, with 2% in permanent placement, 1% in outplacement, and 5% in outsourcing, consulting and other. The company’s general staffing business (Industrial: 48%, Office: 20%, & Emerging Markets: 7%) accounted for approximately 75% of group revenues in 2010, with its professional staffing business generating the remaining 25%. The largest geographic segments were: France (30% of sales), North America (19%), UK & Ireland (9%), Japan (7%), Germany & Austria (7%), Emerging Markets (7%), Benelux (5%), and Italy (4%), among others.
Good Business
• Attractive ROIC: The 5- and 10-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) is 12.2% and 11.6%, respectively.
• Economies of scale: As the global No. 1, Adecco is able to benefit from economies of scale compared to smaller competitors as it relates to its associate talent pool, client network, cost leadership, etc.
• Modestly priced products: With general staffing (low-skill, “blue collar”) at 75% of sales, Adecco strives to be the low-cost provider in the industry, providing clients with an affordable solution.
• Recurring revenue: There is a high level of repeat business. Temporary staffing is not going to disappear, as it is a key element of the global employment landscape, providing employers with increased flexibility.
• Understandable business.
• Sound balance sheet: Debt/capital is 31.9%. Debt: €1.5bn, Cash: €386mn.
Valuation
• Current enterprise value (EV)-to-sales of 0.36 times and EV-to-earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of 7.7, respectively, and both are over one standard deviation below historical averages. This compares favorably with management’s EBITA margin target of 5.5%+.
• Next twelve months (NTM) price-to-earnings (P/E) is an attractive 9.6, which compares with a 10-year average of 16.7.
• Adecco is currently trading at a 9.2% free cash flow (FCF) yield (on an EV basis), based on a 5-year average of FCF.
• The dividend yield is 3%. The price-to-book (P/B) multiple is 1.7, compared with a 10-year average of 3.9 times.
Management
• Patrick De Maeseneire became the group’s CEO in June of 2009, and has continued to focus on economic value added (EVA), which was implemented company-wide in 2006 for evaluating operations and acquisitions.
• Compensation for top management as well as local branch managers is tied directly to EVA. The company uses a 10% weighted average cost of capital (WACC), despite an actual figure which is lower. Adecco does not use stock options.
• Strong corporate governance, with separate CEO & Chairman, and no management on the board.
• Large insider ownership, with the Jacobs Family owning over 18% of the total shares outstanding.
Investment Thesis
Adecco is the global leader in a necessary, growing industry. The company benefits from economies of scale vs. smaller competitors, as illustrated by its ability to earn a ROIC above its cost of capital. Adecco is led by a solid management team focused on EVA and margin expansion, has family ownership with skin in the game, and a track record of returning cash to shareholders via dividends and buybacks. The current valuation is undemanding, providing investors with a favorable risk-reward ratio.
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (HEN DE)
(Analyst: Jonathan Bloom)
Description
Henkel is a global leader in adhesive technologies, laundry and home care products, and cosmetics/toiletries. The company has a strong position in both the consumer and industrial end markets, with top brands including Persil, Purex, Schwarzkopf, Dial, Loctite, et al. In 2010, business segment distribution (as a % of sales) was reported as follows: adhesive technologies (48%), laundry and home care (29%), and cosmetics/toiletries (22%). While based in Germany, the company had 41% of sales generated in emerging markets, with the following geographic distribution: Western Europe (36%), North America (18%), Eastern Europe (18%), Asia-Pacific (14%), Latin America (7%), and Africa/Middle East (6%).
Good Business
• Attractive returns: The 5-year average ROIC is 10.2%, with further room to improve.
• Economies of scale: As the global #1 in adhesives, #3 in laundry, #4 in home care, and #4 in hair care, Henkel should be able to benefit from economies of scale compared with smaller competitors.
• Modestly priced products: Adhesives have a low share of total product/project cost, but a very high cost of failure. Purex and Dial brands are among the low-price alternatives in the home and personal care space.
• Recurring revenue: Consumer staples (laundry detergent, soap, cleaning products, hair care, etc.) and adhesives are recurring in nature. Trust and brand loyalty tend to foster repeat consumption.
• Easy to understand: the business is relatively simple and the path to success is straightforward.
• Sound balance sheet: Debt/capital 33%, Debt: €3.9bn, Cash: €1.4bn, Pension shortfall: €566mn.
Valuation
• Current adjusted EV/Sales of 1.1 times and EV/EBITDA of 8.7 times, a meaningful discount to industry peers. This compares with a FY10 adjusted operating margin of 12.3% (14% target by FY12).
• P/E (NTM) is an attractive 9.7, which compares with a 10-year average of 13.1.
• Henkel is currently trading at a 9.3% FCF yield (on an adjusted EV basis), based on a 2-year average of FCF.
• The ordinary shares (HEN DE) trade at a 17.6% discount (nearly 2 standard deviations below the mean) to the preferred shares (HEN3 DE), which is economically unjustified. The 10-year average discount is 10.3%.
• The dividend yield is 2.1%. The P/B multiple is 1.8, which is below its 10-year average of 2.2.
• Merger and acquisition transactions from 2000-10 have averaged 2.5 times EV/Sales and 13 times EV/EBITDA.
Management
• Chairman & CEO Kasper Rorsted took the reins in 2008 and has orchestrated a successful turnaround. Mr. Rorsted has grown operating margins from 10% in 2007 to 12.3% by 2010, with a target of 14% by 2012. He has closed over 55 factories since the second quarter of 2008 and cut the workforce by nearly 10,000 employees.
• The Henkel family owns over 53% of the ordinary shares and the voting rights, so it has significant skin in the game. The family’s ownership interests are valued at over $6bn.
Investment Thesis
Henkel is the dominant player in an attractive adhesives technology market, with customer captivity and the potential for economies of scale. The company also has a strong position in several global HPC markets, with particular strength in Europe. Over a full cycle, Henkel should be able to grow the top line in the low-to-mid single digits, with significant opportunities for margin expansion. At an attractive valuation of just 9.7 times earnings and 1.1 times EV/Sales for what has the potential to be a mid-teen margin business, Henkel is an attractive core holding over a 3-5 year investment horizon.
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Distribution: Our Board of Directors has declared a distribution effective October 31, 2011, of $0.16477493 per share from net investment income, payable October 31, 2011 to shareholders of record on October 28, 2011.
Thank you for your support of the FMI International Fund.
Sincerely,
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| Ted D. Kellner, CFA | Patrick J. English, CFA |
| Executive Chairman | CEO & Chief Investment Officer |
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This shareholder letter is unaudited.
FMI International Fund
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
The FMI International Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on December 31, 2010 and has a September 30th fiscal year end. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund had a total return of -9.70%. The benchmark MSCI EAFE (local currency) and MSCI EAFE (U.S. Dollar) indices were -15.59% and –14.98%, respectively. Finance, Non-Energy Minerals, Consumer Durables and Producer Manufacturing were among the sectors that outperformed the benchmark. Both sector weightings and stock selection were important factors in the relative performance. Willis Group, CRH, SHIMANO, and Tyco International were standout relative performers within these sectors. Additionally, Accenture, SECOM and Diageo significantly outperformed. On the negative side, Transportation, Health Technology and Communications were underperforming sectors relative to the benchmark. TNT Express declined dramatically, while the weak relative performance in the other two sectors was primarily due to being underweight relative to the benchmark. Ingersoll-Rand and TE Connectivity declined more than the market since January 1, primarily due to the belief that industrial markets worldwide were slowing. Stock markets across the globe have been very weak, particularly in the three months ending September 30. We believe this reflects global economic slowing, policy mistakes and excessive sovereign debt issues that will not be resolved easily or in short order. Valuations have declined significantly and consumer and stock market sentiment is poor. Historically, these conditions have been favorable to value-oriented investors, although the timing of when a strong relative move unfolds is impossible to determine. We have taken advantage of lower stock prices in the final fiscal quarter to make several new investments in the Fund, including Adecco, GlaxoSmithKline and Schlumberger. We have also added to a large number of existing holdings. The overweighted sectors include Technology Services, Consumer Non-Durables and Producer Manufacturing and the underweighted sectors include Finance, Energy and Utilities. From a macroeconomic and policy perspective, we do not see easy solutions to the European or American debt problems. Additionally, we see signs of excess in China that could eventually lead to a major retrenchment. We think this negative sentiment is largely reflected in current valuations. The Fund sells at a discount to the benchmark on most valuation measures. Over long periods of time, lower valuation securities tend to outperform higher valuation stocks. Future results, however, may differ from the past.
| COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN | |
| FMI INTERNATIONAL FUND AND MSCI EAFE(1) | |
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| | | * Inception Date | | |
| | | Past performance does not predict future performance. The graph and the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. | | |
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| (1) | The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets excluding the U.S. and Canada and is calculated in local currency (LOC) (a) as well as in U.S. dollars (USD) (b). The concept of local currency calculation excludes the impact of currency fluctuations. Figures include reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect any fees or expenses. MSCI EAFE is a service mark of MSCI Barra. | |
TOTAL RETURN – NOT ANNUALIZED | |
| | Since Inception | |
| 3 Months | (December 31, 2010) | |
FMI International Fund | (12.16%) | (9.70%) | |
MSCI EAFE (LOC) (a) | (15.74%) | (15.59%) | |
MSCI EAFE (USD) (b) | (19.01%) | (14.98%) | |
This page is unaudited.
FMI International Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2011
Shares | | | | Cost | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS — 83.5% (a) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMERCIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 9.7% | | | | | | |
| | Miscellaneous Commercial | | | | | | |
| | Services — 6.3% | | | | | | |
| 10,500 | | SECOM Co., | | | | | | |
| | | Ltd. (Japan) (b) | | $ | 496,919 | | | $ | 506,442 | |
| 225 | | SGS S.A. | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Switzerland) (b) | | | 392,167 | | | | 341,821 | |
| | | | | | 889,086 | | | | 848,263 | |
| | | Personnel Services — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
| 11,500 | | Adecco S.A. | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Switzerland) (b) | | | 598,964 | | | | 453,267 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DURABLES SECTOR — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Recreational Products — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 10,400 | | SHIMANO Inc. | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Japan) (b) | | | 530,284 | | | | 550,483 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES SECTOR — 11.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Beverages: Alcoholic — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 26,500 | | Diageo PLC (United | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kingdom) (b) | | | 511,223 | | | | 505,267 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Food: Major Diversified — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 11,375 | | Nestlé S.A. | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Switzerland) (b) | | | 657,539 | | | | 626,224 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Household/Personal | | | | | | | | |
| | | Care — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 11,075 | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Germany) (b) | | | 596,516 | | | | 485,388 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER SERVICES SECTOR — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Restaurants — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
| 80,525 | | Compass Group | | | | | | | | |
| | | PLC (United | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kingdom) (b) | | | 732,220 | | | | 649,646 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 7.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Aerospace & Defense — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 57,575 | | Rolls-Royce Holdings | | | | | | | | |
| | | PLC (United | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kingdom)* (b) | | | 570,781 | | | | 529,274 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Electronic Components — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 15,225 | | TE Connectivity Limited | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Switzerland) | | | 534,227 | | | | 428,431 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
FINANCE SECTOR — 11.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Financial | | | | | | | | |
| | | Conglomerates — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| 15,750 | | Brookfield Asset | | | | | | | | |
| | | Management Inc. | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Canada) | | | 509,619 | | | | 435,571 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Insurance Brokers/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Services — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 14,600 | | Willis Group Holdings | | | | | | | | |
| | | PLC (Ireland) | | | 568,163 | | | | 501,802 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Property/Casualty | | | | | | | | |
| | | Insurance — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,525 | | Fairfax Financial | | | | | | | | |
| | | Holdings Limited | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Canada) | | | 613,255 | | | | 584,722 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SECTOR — 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Medical Specialties — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
| 11,375 | | Coviden PLC | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Ireland) | | | 535,625 | | | | 501,638 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pharmaceuticals: Major — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
| 24,625 | | GlaxoSmithKline | | | | | | | | |
| | | PLC (United | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kingdom) (b) | | | 536,712 | | | | 508,141 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES SECTOR — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Oilfield Services/ | | | | | | | | |
| | | Equipment — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 200 | | Schlumberger Limited | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Netherlands) | | | 11,988 | | | | 11,946 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
NON-ENERGY MINERALS SECTOR — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Construction Materials — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
| 29,700 | | CRH PLC | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Ireland) (b) | | | 578,078 | | | | 461,877 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
PROCESS INDUSTRIES SECTOR — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chemicals: Agricultural — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
| 1,175 | | Syngenta AG | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Switzerland) (b) | | | 350,456 | | | | 305,345 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chemicals: Specialty — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
| 6,800 | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ltd. (Japan) (b) | | | 357,786 | | | | 333,565 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
PRODUCER MANUFACTURING SECTOR — 10.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Industrial Conglomerates — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| 10,325 | | Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Ireland) | | | 465,284 | | | | 290,029 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Industrial Machinery — 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
| 4,550 | | Schindler Holding AG | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Switzerland) (b) | | | 515,096 | | | | 482,317 | |
| 4,000 | | SMC Corporation | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Japan) (b) | | | 664,985 | | | | 584,649 | |
| | | | | | 1,180,081 | | | | 1,066,966 | |
RETAIL TRADE SECTOR — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Food Retail — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 83,425 | | Tesco PLC (United | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kingdom) (b) | | | 549,065 | | | | 488,670 | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2011
Shares or | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | Cost | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS — 83.5% (a) (Continued) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SECTOR — 3.7% | | | | | | |
| | Information Technology | | | | | | |
| | Services — 3.7% | | | | | | |
| 9,600 | | Accenture PLC | | | | | | |
| | | (Ireland) | | $ | 486,019 | | | $ | 505,728 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | | Air Freight/Couriers — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| 30,700 | | TNT Express N.V. | | | | | | | | |
| | | (Netherlands) | | | 399,284 | | | | 214,659 | |
| | | Total common stocks | | | 12,762,255 | | | | 11,286,902 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 15.6% (a) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Commercial Paper — 15.6% | | | | | | | | |
$ | 900,000 | | Barclays US Funding LLC, | | | | | | | | |
| | | 0.04%, due 10/03/11 | | | 899,998 | | | | 899,998 | |
| 1,200,000 | | U.S. Bank, N.A., 0.02%, | | | | | | | | |
| | | due 10/03/11 | | | 1,199,999 | | | | 1,199,999 | |
| | | Total short-term | | | | | | | | |
| | | investments | | | 2,099,997 | | | | 2,099,997 | |
| | | Total investments | | | | | | | | |
| | | — 99.1% | | $ | 14,862,252 | | | | 13,386,899 | |
| | | Cash and receivables, | | | | | | | | |
| | | less liabilities | | | | | | | | |
| | | — 0.9% (a) | | | | | | | 126,953 | |
| | | TOTAL NET | | | | | | | | |
| | | ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 13,513,852 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to net assets. |
(b) | Security does not trade during New York Stock Exchange hours and has been valued in accordance with the procedures discussed in Note 1 (a) to the financial statements and has been classified as level 2. As of September 30, 2011 the aggregate value of these securities was $7,812,376. |
PLC – Public Limited Company
SCHEDULE OF FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS
| | | | U.S. $ Value at | | | U.S. $ Value at | | | | |
Settlement | | Currency to | September 30, | Currency to | September 30, | | Unrealized |
Date | Counterparty | be Delivered | 2011 | be Received | 2011 | | Appreciation |
1/31/12 | U.S. Bank, N.A. | 850,000 | Canadian Dollar | | $ | 809,271 | | 827,331 | U.S. Dollar | | $ | 827,331 | | | | $ | 18,060 | |
1/31/12 | U.S. Bank, N.A. | 1,650,000 | Swiss Franc | | | 1,825,603 | | 1,844,400 | U.S. Dollar | | | 1,844,400 | | | | | 18,797 | |
1/31/12 | U.S. Bank, N.A. | 700,000 | Euro | | | 937,514 | | 952,140 | U.S. Dollar | | | 952,140 | | | | | 14,626 | |
1/31/12 | U.S. Bank, N.A. | 1,400,000 | British Pound | | | 2,180,637 | | 2,186,380 | U.S. Dollar | | | 2,186,380 | | | | | 5,743 | |
1/31/12 | U.S. Bank, N.A. | 125,000,003 | Japanese Yen | | | 1,623,862 | | 1,634,628 | U.S. Dollar | | | 1,634,628 | | | | | 10,766 | |
| | | | | $ | 7,376,887 | | | | | $ | 7,444,879 | | | | $ | 67,992 | |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these schedules.
INDUSTRY SECTORS
as of September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
| | | | | | | | | FMI | |
| | | FMI Large | | | FMI Common | | | International | |
| | | Cap Fund | | | Stock Fund | | | Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value | (a) | | $ | 3,984,365,381 | | | $ | 944,467,690 | | | $ | 13,386,899 | |
Receivable from shareholders for purchases | | | | 7,038,793 | | | | 864,033 | | | | 61,100 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | 8,601,967 | | | | 1,616,579 | | | | 40,177 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 14,413,470 | | | | 1,150,888 | | | | 39,845 | |
Receivable for forward currency contracts | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 67,992 | |
Receivable from adviser for reimbursements | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,349 | |
Cash | | | | 473,432 | | | | 145,876 | | | | 69,109 | |
Total assets | | | $ | 4,014,893,043 | | | $ | 948,245,066 | | | $ | 13,671,471 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable to brokers for investments purchased | | | $ | — | | | $ | 593,635 | | | $ | 125,051 | |
Payable to shareholders for redemptions | | | | 3,304,089 | | | | 746,066 | | | | — | |
Payable to adviser for management fees | | | | 1,931,463 | | | | 682,638 | | | | — | |
Payable to brokers for foreign currency | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 875 | |
Other liabilities | | | | 899,102 | | | | 232,225 | | | | 31,693 | |
Total liabilities | | | | 6,134,654 | | | | 2,254,564 | | | | 157,619 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Stock | (b) | | | 3,905,203,360 | | | | 797,356,998 | | | | 14,880,022 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (16,192,123 | ) | | | 75,244,389 | | | | (1,408,295 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | | 85,460,596 | | | | 71,979,654 | | | | (48,566 | ) |
Undistributed net investment income | | | | 34,286,556 | | | | 1,409,461 | | | | 90,691 | |
Net assets | | | | 4,008,758,389 | | | | 945,990,502 | | | | 13,513,852 | |
Total liabilities and net assets | | | $ | 4,014,893,043 | | | $ | 948,245,066 | | | $ | 13,670,596 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Net assets ÷ shares outstanding) | | | $ | 14.31 | | | $ | 22.63 | | | $ | 18.06 | |
(a) | Identified cost of investments | | $ | 4,000,557,504 | | | $ | 869,223,301 | | | $ | 14,862,252 | |
(b) | Par value | | $ | 0.0001 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | 0.0001 | |
| Shares authorized | | | 400,000,000 | | | indefinite | | | | 300,000,000 | |
| Shares outstanding | | | 280,093,142 | | | | 41,795,854 | | | | 748,108 | |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
FMI Funds
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2011
| | | | | | | | FMI | |
| | FMI Large | | | FMI Common | | | International | |
| | Cap Fund | | | Stock Fund | | | Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | 2011 | | | 2011 | | | 2011* | |
INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 79,502,701 | | | $ | 14,180,716 | | | $ | 176,502 | ** |
Interest | | | 205,639 | | | | 97,871 | | | | 298 | |
Total income | | | 79,708,340 | | | | 14,278,587 | | | | 176,800 | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fees | | | 29,953,543 | | | | 10,621,342 | | | | 64,582 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 5,214,700 | | | | 1,229,790 | | | | 16,720 | |
Administrative and accounting services | | | 2,080,903 | | | | 546,067 | | | | 21,882 | |
Custodian fees | | | 461,550 | | | | 125,250 | | | | 18,510 | |
Printing and postage expense | | | 381,475 | | | | 116,800 | | | | 2,531 | |
Registration fees | | | 237,100 | | | | 71,910 | | | | 8,475 | |
Professional fees | | | 47,795 | | | | 44,395 | | | | 31,085 | |
Board of Directors fees | | | 40,600 | | | | 37,000 | | | | 6,000 | |
Other expenses | | | 152,878 | | | | 76,572 | | | | 22,082 | |
Organizational expenses | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,214 | |
Amortization of offering expenses | | | — | | | | — | | | | 48,422 | |
Total expenses before reimbursement | | | 38,570,544 | | | | 12,869,126 | | | | 250,503 | |
Less expenses reimbursed by adviser | | | — | | | | — | | | | (164,394 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 38,570,544 | | | | 12,869,126 | | | | 86,109 | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | | | 41,137,796 | | | | 1,409,461 | | | | 90,691 | |
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 166,134,864 | | | | 80,575,987 | | | | (13,923 | ) |
Forward currency contracts | | | — | | | | — | | | | (44,601 | ) |
Foreign currency transactions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,958 | |
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | | | 166,134,864 | | | | 80,575,987 | | | | (48,566 | ) |
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (299,268,485 | ) | | | (64,562,570 | ) | | | (1,475,353 | ) |
Forward currency contracts | | | — | | | | — | | | | 67,992 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (934 | ) |
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION | | | (299,268,485 | ) | | | (64,562,570 | ) | | | (1,408,295 | ) |
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | | | (133,133,621 | ) | | | 16,013,417 | | | | (1,456,861 | ) |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | (91,995,825 | ) | | $ | 17,422,878 | | | $ | (1,366,170 | ) |
* | For the Period from December 31, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2011. |
** | Net of withholding taxes of $17,812. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
FMI Funds
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Years Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
| | FMI Large | |
| | Cap Fund | |
| | | | | | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 41,137,796 | | | $ | 31,292,948 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 166,134,864 | | | | 40,599,018 | |
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized loss on forward currency contracts | | | — | | | | — | |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | (299,268,485 | ) | | | 159,780,424 | |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts | | | — | | | | — | |
Net decrease in unrealized appreciation on foreign currency transactions | | | — | | | | — | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | | (91,995,825 | ) | | | 231,672,390 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (31,698,426 | ) | | | (28,040,866 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (31,698,426 | ) | | | (28,040,866 | ) |
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 1,745,177,576 | | | | 1,676,212,878 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in distributions reinvested | | | 26,370,980 | | | | 20,593,916 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (957,460,090 | ) | | | (633,775,155 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from Fund share activities | | | 814,088,466 | | | | 1,063,031,639 | |
TOTAL INCREASE | | | 690,394,215 | | | | 1,266,663,163 | |
NET ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD | | | 3,318,364,174 | | | | 2,051,701,011 | |
NET ASSETS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD | | $ | 4,008,758,389 | | | $ | 3,318,364,174 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | $ | 34,286,556 | | | $ | 24,847,186 | |
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 109,851,394 | | | | 118,199,701 | |
Shares issued in distributions reinvested | | | 1,765,679 | | | | 1,505,339 | |
Less shares redeemed | | | (60,971,489 | ) | | | (44,841,197 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 50,645,584 | | | | 74,863,843 | |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
FMI Funds
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Years Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
| | | | | | FMI | | |
FMI Common | | | International | | |
Stock Fund | | | Fund | | |
| | | | | | | | |
2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2011* | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
$ | 1,409,461 | | | $ | (66,108 | ) | | $ | 90,691 | | |
| 80,575,987 | | | | 51,560,102 | | | | (13,923 | ) | |
| — | | | | — | | | | 9,958 | | |
| — | | | | — | | | | (44,601 | ) | |
| (64,562,570 | ) | | | 21,058,854 | | | | (1,475,353 | ) | |
| — | | | | — | | | | 67,992 | | |
| — | | | | — | | | | (934 | ) | |
| 17,422,878 | | | | 72,552,848 | | | | (1,366,170 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | | | | (1,532,573 | ) | | | — | | |
| (33,400,471 | ) | | | (308,937 | ) | | | — | | |
| (33,400,471 | ) | | | (1,841,510 | ) | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| 212,892,998 | | | | 349,212,093 | | | | 15,282,839 | | |
| 32,736,051 | | | | 1,806,091 | | | | — | | |
| (209,291,415 | ) | | | (368,655,911 | ) | | | (402,817 | ) | |
| 36,337,634 | | | | (17,637,727 | ) | | | 14,880,022 | | |
| 20,360,041 | | | | 53,073,611 | | | | 13,513,852 | | |
| 925,630,461 | | | | 872,556,850 | | | | — | | |
$ | 945,990,502 | | | $ | 925,630,461 | | | $ | 13,513,852 | | |
$ | 1,409,461 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 90,691 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8,423,257 | | | | 15,960,389 | | | | 768,348 | | |
| 1,427,037 | | | | 86,999 | | | | — | | |
| (8,335,372 | ) | | | (17,176,184 | ) | | | (20,240 | ) | |
| 1,514,922 | | | | (1,128,796 | ) | | | 748,108 | | |
* | For the Period from December 31, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2011. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
FMI Large Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year)
| | Years Ended September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 14.46 | | | $ | 13.27 | | | $ | 13.65 | | | $ | 16.18 | | | $ | 14.79 | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.17 | |
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 1.19 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (2.14 | ) | | | 1.65 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.36 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (1.97 | ) | | | 1.82 | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) |
Total from distributions | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 14.31 | | | $ | 14.46 | | | $ | 13.27 | | | $ | 13.65 | | | $ | 16.18 | |
TOTAL RETURN | | | (0.13 | %) | | | 10.33 | % | | | (1.79 | %) | | | (12.58 | %) | | | 12.52 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s $) | | | 4,008,758 | | | | 3,318,364 | | | | 2,051,701 | | | | 1,140,200 | | | | 638,875 | |
Ratio of expenses (after reimbursement) to average net assets (a) | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.06 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 19 | % |
(a) | Computed after giving effect to adviser’s expense limitation undertaking. If the Fund had paid all of its expenses for the years ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the ratios would have been 1.02% and 1.03%, respectively. |
(b) | If the Fund had paid all of its expenses for the years ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the ratios would have been 1.11% and 1.03%, respectively. |
FMI Common Stock Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year)
| | Years Ended September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 22.98 | | | $ | 21.07 | | | $ | 21.20 | | | $ | 26.61 | | | $ | 26.49 | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.00 | )* | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (loss) on investments | | | 0.44 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 0.86 | | | | (1.74 | ) | | | 3.08 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.47 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 0.91 | | | | (1.66 | ) | | | 3.16 | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | (3.67 | ) | | | (2.97 | ) |
Total from distributions | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | (3.75 | ) | | | (3.04 | ) |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 22.63 | | | $ | 22.98 | | | $ | 21.07 | | | $ | 21.20 | | | $ | 26.61 | |
TOTAL RETURN | | | 2.03 | % | | | 9.30 | % | | | 6.04 | % | | | (7.00 | %) | | | 12.81 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s $) | | | 945,991 | | | | 925,630 | | | | 872,557 | | | | 411,797 | | | | 492,015 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.20 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | 0.13 | % | | | (0.01 | %) | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.30 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 26 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 40 | % | | | 50 | % |
* | Amount less than $0.005 per share. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
FMI International Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout the period)
| For the Period from |
| December 31, 2010* |
| to September 30, 2011 |
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE: | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 20.00 | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.16 | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments | | | (2.10 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.94 | ) |
Less distributions: | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | — | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | |
Total from distributions | | | — | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 18.06 | |
TOTAL RETURN | | | (9.70 | %)(1) |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s $) | | | 13,514 | |
Ratio of expenses (after reimbursement) to average net assets (a) | | | 1.00 | %(2) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (b) | | | 1.05 | %(2) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % |
* | Commencement of Operations. |
(a) | Computed after giving effect to adviser’s expense limitation undertaking. If the Fund had paid all of its expenses for the period from December 31, 2010* to September 30, 2011, the ratio would have been 2.91%(2). |
(b) | If the Fund had paid all of its expenses for the period December 31, 2010* to September 30,2011, the ratio would have been (0.86%)(2). |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
FMI Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2011
(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the FMI Large Cap Fund, the FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc. and the FMI International Fund (collectively the “Funds” or the “Fund”). The FMI Large Cap Fund (the “Large Cap Fund”) and the FMI International Fund (the “International Fund”) are each a series of FMI Funds, Inc. (the “Company”). Both Funds are registered as non-diversified, open-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. The Company was incorporated under the laws of Maryland on September 5, 1996 and the Large Cap Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2001 and the International Fund on December 31, 2010. The assets and liabilities of each Fund in the Company are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which the shareholder owns shares. The FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc. (the “Common Stock Fund”), is registered as a diversified open-end management investment company under the Act. The Common Stock Fund was incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin on July 29, 1981 and is currently closed to new investors. The investment objective of the Large Cap Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation principally through investing in a limited number of large capitalization value stocks. The investment objective of the Common Stock Fund is to produce long-term capital appreciation principally through investing in common stocks. The investment objective of the International Fund is to seek capital appreciation principally through investing in non-U.S. common stocks.
(a) | Each security, excluding short-term investments, is valued at the last sale price reported by the principal security exchange on which the issue is traded. Securities that are traded on the Nasdaq Markets are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, or if no sale is reported, the latest bid price. Securities that are traded over-the-counter are valued at the latest bid price. For the International Fund only, securities sold short which are listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market but which were not traded on the valuation date are valued at the most recent ask price. Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the most recent bid price. For the International Fund only, options purchased or written by the Fund are valued at the average of the most recent bid and ask prices. Securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the investment adviser under the supervision of the Board of Directors. The fair value of a security is the amount which a Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon a current sale. The fair value of a security may differ from the last quoted price and a Fund may not be able to sell a security at the estimated fair value. Market quotations may not be available, for example, if trading in particular securities was halted during the day and not resumed prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. For the International Fund only, for securities that do not trade during New York Stock Exchange hours, fair value determinations are based on analyses of market movements after the close of those securities’ primary markets, and may include reviews of developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. The Board may also utilize a service provided by an independent third party to assist in fair valuation of certain securities for the International Fund. As of September 30, 2011, there were no securities that were internally fair valued. Variable rate demand notes are recorded at par value which approximates market value. Short-term investments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates value. For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. |
| The Funds apply the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” Topic 820 (“ASC 820”), which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. |
| In determining fair value, the Funds use various valuation approaches. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by generally requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For the International Fund only, over the counter derivatives such as forward currency contracts may be valued using quantitative models. These models may use pricing curves based on market inputs including current exchange rates or indices. These curves are combined with volatility factors to value the overall positions. The market inputs are generally significant and can be corroborated with observable market data and therefore are classified in level 2. |
| The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows: |
| Level 1 — | Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Valuations based on quoted prices for similar securities or in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. |
| Level 3 — | Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. |
FMI Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2011
(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued) |
| The following table summarizes the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2011, based on the inputs used to value them: |
| | Large Cap Fund | Common Stock Fund | International Fund | International Fund |
| | Investments | Investments | Investments | Other Financial |
| Valuation Inputs | in Securities | in Securities | in Securities | Instruments* |
| Level 1 — Common Stocks | | $ | 3,764,165,626 | | | $ | 854,667,818 | | | $ | 3,474,526 | | | $ | — | |
| Level 2 — Common Stocks | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,812,376 | | | | — | |
| Short-Term Commercial Paper | | | 220,199,755 | | | | 89,799,872 | | | | 2,099,997 | | | | — | |
| Forward Currency Contracts | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 67,992 | |
| Total Level 2 | | | 220,199,755 | | | | 89,799,872 | | | | 9,912,373 | | | | 67,992 | |
| Level 3 — | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| Total | | $ | 3,984,365,381 | | | $ | 944,467,690 | | | $ | 13,386,899 | | | $ | 67,992 | |
* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as forward currency contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. |
| It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the quarterly reporting period. There were no significant transfers between levels during the quarter ended September 30, 2011. |
| See the Schedules of Investments for investments detailed by industry classifications. |
| On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04 (“ASU No. 2011-04”) modifying ASC 820. At the same time, the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) issued International Financial Reporting Standard (“IFRS”) 13, Fair Value Measurement. The objective of the FASB and IASB is convergence of their guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. Specifically, the ASU requires reporting entities to: i) disclose the amounts of any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, and the reasons for the transfers; ii) disclose for Level 3 fair value measurements: a) quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used; b) a description of the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and; c) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs if a change in those inputs might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The effective date of ASU No. 2011-04 is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any. |
(b) | Net realized gains and losses on sales of securities are computed on the identified cost basis. |
(c) | Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. |
(d) | The Funds may have investments in short-term variable rate demand notes, which are unsecured instruments. The Funds may be susceptible to credit risk with respect to these notes to the extent the issuer defaults on its payment obligation. The Funds’ policy is to monitor the creditworthiness of the issuer and nonperformance by these issuers is not anticipated. |
(e) | The International Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or to hedge certain purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies. A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated rate. These contracts are valued daily and the asset or liability therein represents unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date. There were on average five forward currency contracts outstanding during the period December 31, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2011. |
| The fair value of the forward currency contracts as of September 30, 2011 is included in the following locations on the International Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities: |
| | | Fair Value of | | Fair Value of |
| | | Asset Forward | | Liability Forward |
| | Location | Currency Contracts | Location | Currency Contracts |
| Forward currency | Receivable for | $67,992 | Payable for | $ — |
| contracts | forward currency | | forward currency | |
| | contracts | | contracts | |
| Realized and unrealized gains and losses on forward currency contracts entered into during the period December 31, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2011 by the International Fund are recorded in the following locations on the statement of operations: |
| | | Realized | | Unrealized |
| | Location | Gain/(Loss) | Location | Gain/(Loss) |
| Forward currency | Net realized loss on forward | $(44,601) | Net change in unrealized | $67,992 |
| contracts | currency contracts | | appreciation on forward | |
| | | | currency contracts | |
| These instruments involve market risk, credit risk, or both kinds of risks, in excess of the amount recognized in the International Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency and securities values and interest rates. |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2011
(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued) |
(f) | 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 and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. |
(g) | The Large Cap Fund may own certain securities that are restricted. Restricted securities include Section 4(2) commercial paper, securities issued in a private placement, or securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). A restricted security cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the 1933 Act or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. The Fund did not hold any restricted securities as of September 30, 2011. |
(h) | No provision has been made for Federal income taxes since the Funds have elected to be taxed as “regulated investment companies.” The Funds intend to distribute substantially all net investment company taxable income and net capital gains to their respective shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. |
(i) | The Funds have reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions, which include Federal and the state of Maryland for the Large Cap Fund and International Fund and Federal and the state of Wisconsin for the Common Stock Fund, and concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for exam by taxing authorities and, as of September 30, 2011, open Federal tax years include the tax years ended September 30, 2008 through 2011 for the Large Cap Fund and the Common Stock Fund and 2011 only for the International Fund. The Funds have no examinations in progress and are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. |
(j) | GAAP requires that permanent differences between income for financial reporting and tax purposes be reclassified in the capital accounts. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the reclassifications were as follows: |
| | Undistributed Net | Accumulated Net | | | |
| | Investment Income | Realized Gain/(Loss) | | Paid In Capital | |
| Large Cap Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| Common Stock Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| International Fund | | $ | (34,643 | ) | | $ | 34,643 | | | $ | — | |
(k) | The International Fund incurred $64,562 of offering costs which are being amortized over a period of 12 months. For the period from December 31, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2011, the International Fund expensed $48,422. As of September 30, 2011, the International Fund has $16,140 of unamortized offering costs. |
(2) | Investment Adviser and Management Agreements and Transactions With Related Parties — |
The Funds each have a management agreement with Fiduciary Management, Inc. (“FMI”), with whom certain officers and directors of the Funds are affiliated, to serve as investment adviser and manager. Under the terms of the agreements, the Large Cap Fund and International Fund will each pay FMI a monthly management fee at the annual rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets of such Fund and the Common Stock Fund will pay a monthly management fee at the annual rate of 1% of the daily net assets of such Fund. The Funds are responsible for paying their proportionate share of the compensation, benefits and expenses of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. For administrative convenience, FMI initially makes these payments and is later reimbursed by the Funds.
Under the respective management agreements, FMI will reimburse the Large Cap Fund for expenses over 1.20% of the daily net assets of such Fund, 1.30% for the Common Stock Fund and 1.75% for the International Fund. In addition to the reimbursement required under each management agreement, FMI will voluntarily reimburse the Large Cap Fund and the International Fund for expenses over 1.00% of such Fund’s daily net assets. For the year ended September 30, 2011 there were no contractual or voluntary reimbursements required for the Large Cap Fund or the Common Stock Fund. For the International Fund, all such reimbursements amounted to $164,394 for the period December 31, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2011.
The Large Cap Fund and the International Fund have each entered into a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Each Plan provides that such Fund may incur certain costs which may not exceed the lesser of a monthly amount equal to 0.25% of such Fund’s daily net assets or the actual distribution costs incurred during the year. Amounts payable under each Plan are paid monthly for any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of such Fund. For the period ending September 30, 2011, no such expenses were incurred by either Fund.
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, each director, officer, employee or other agent of any Fund (including the Funds’ investment manager) is indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against such Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and believe the risk of loss to be remote.
At September 30, 2011, one financial intermediary is the record owner of approximately 13% of the Large Cap Fund’s shares. At September 30, 2011, one of the International Fund’s Directors owned directly and indirectly approximately 32% of such Fund’s shares and another Director owned approximately 9% of such Fund’s shares.
FMI Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2011
U.S. Bank, N.A. has made available to the Large Cap Fund, the Common Stock Fund and the International Fund a $400,000,000, $50,000,000 and $1,000,000 credit facility, respectively, pursuant to separate Credit Agreements (“Agreements”) effective July 14, 2008 for the Large Cap Fund and the Common Stock Fund and June 10, 2011 for the International Fund for the purposes of having cash available to satisfy redemption requests. Principal and interest of such loans under the Agreements are due not more than 31 days after the date of the loan. Amounts under the credit facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the current prime rate minus one percent on the amount borrowed. Advances will be collateralized by securities owned by such Fund. During the period ending September 30, 2011, none of the Funds borrowed against their Agreement. The Credit Agreements are renewable annually on June 5.
(4) | Distribution to Shareholders — |
Net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are distributed to shareholders at least annually. On October 31, 2011, the following distributions were declared and will be paid on October 31, 2011 to shareholders of record of the respective Funds on October 28, 2011:
| | Large Cap Fund | Common Stock Fund | International Fund |
| Net Investment Income | $34,286,556 | $1,409,462 | $124,041 |
| Per Share Amount | $0.12090441 | $0.03383905 | $0.16477493 |
| Short-Term Realized Gain | $ — | $9,274,630 | $ — |
| Per Share Amount | $ — | $0.22267 | $ — |
| Long-Term Realized Gain | $95,988,205 | $67,509,736 | $ — |
| Per Share Amount | $0.33849 | $1.62081 | $ — |
(5) | Investment Transactions — |
For the period ending September 30, 2011, purchases and proceeds of sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
| | Large Cap Fund | Common Stock Fund | International Fund |
| Purchases | $1,756,167,724 | $246,225,388 | $13,883,359 |
| Sales | 1,035,145,703 | 313,229,065 | 1,100,107 |
(6) | Income Tax Information — |
The following information for the Large Cap Fund is presented on an income tax basis as of September 30, 2011:
| Gross | Gross | Net Unrealized | Distributable | Distributable |
Cost of | Unrealized | Unrealized | Depreciation | Ordinary | Long-Term |
Investments | Appreciation | Depreciation | on Investments | Income | Capital Gains |
$4,011,085,112 | $386,704,863 | $(413,424,594) | $(26,719,731) | $34,286,556 | $95,988,205 |
The following information for the Common Stock Fund is presented on an income tax basis as of September 30, 2011:
| Gross | Gross | Net Unrealized | Distributable | Distributable |
Cost of | Unrealized | Unrealized | Appreciation | Ordinary | Long-Term |
Investments | Appreciation | Depreciation | on Investments | Income | Capital Gains |
$874,028,015 | $152,460,884 | $(82,021,209) | $70,439,675 | $10,684,092 | $67,509,736 |
The following information for the International Fund is presented on an income tax basis as of September 30, 2011:
| Gross | Gross | Net Unrealized | Distributable | Distributable |
Cost of | Unrealized | Unrealized | Depreciation | Ordinary | Long-Term |
Investments | Appreciation | Depreciation | on Investments | Income | Capital Gains |
$14,869,484 | $75,782 | $(1,558,367) | $(1,482,585) | $124,041 | $— |
The difference between the cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on security transactions.
FMI Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2011
(6) | Income Tax Information — (Continued) |
The tax components of dividends paid during the years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, capital loss carryovers, which may be used to offset future capital gains, subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations, as of September 30, 2011, and tax basis post-October losses as of September 30, 2011, which are not recognized for tax purposes until the first day of the following fiscal year are:
| Large Cap Fund | |
| September 30, 2011 | | September 30, 2010 | |
| Ordinary | Long-Term | Net Capital | | | Ordinary | Long-Term | |
| Income | Capital Gains | Loss | Post-October | | Income | Capital Gains | |
| Distributions | Distributions | Carryovers | Losses | | Distributions | Distributions | |
| $31,698,426 | $ — | $ — | $ — | | $28,040,866 | $ — | |
| Common Stock Fund | |
| September 30, 2011 | | September 30, 2010 | |
| Ordinary | Long-Term | Net Capital | | | Ordinary | Long-Term | |
| Income | Capital Gains | Loss | Post-October | | Income | Capital Gains | |
| Distributions | Distributions | Carryovers | Losses | | Distributions | Distributions | |
| $22,444,545 | $10,955,926 | $ — | $ — | | $1,532,573 | $308,937 | |
| International Fund | |
| September 30, 2011 | |
| Ordinary | Long-Term | Net Capital | | |
| Income | Capital Gains | Loss | Post-October | |
| Distributions | Distributions | Carryovers | Losses | |
| $ — | $ — | $ — | $6,691 | |
For corporate shareholders of the Large Cap Fund and the Common Stock Fund, the percentage of dividend income distributed for the year ended September 30, 2011 which is designated as qualifying for the dividends received deduction is 100% and 49.56%, respectively (unaudited).
For all shareholders of the Large Cap Fund and Common Stock Fund, the percentage of dividend income distributed for the year ended September 30, 2011 which is designated as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003, is 100% and 49.56%, respectively (unaudited).
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
FMI Large Cap Fund, FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc. and FMI International Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of FMI Large Cap Fund (a series of FMI Funds, Inc.), FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc. and FMI International Fund (also a series of FMI Funds, Inc.) (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at September 30, 2011, the results of each of their operations for the year or period then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the periods indicated in the two years then ended and the financial highlights for each of the 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 Funds’ 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 September 30, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 31, 2011
FMI Funds
COST DISCUSSION
As a shareholder of the FMI Funds you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. You do not incur transaction costs such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees because the Funds do not charge these fees. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the 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 from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011.
Actual Expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these lines, 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 line under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
In addition to the costs highlighted and described below, the only Fund transaction costs you might currently incur would be wire fees ($15 per wire), if you choose to have proceeds from a redemption wired to your bank account instead of receiving a check. Additionally, U.S. Bank charges an annual processing fee ($15) if you maintain an IRA account with the Fund. To determine your total costs of investing in a Fund, you would need to add any applicable wire or IRA processing fees you’ve incurred during the period to the costs provided in the example at the end of this article.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each 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 a 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 transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical line of the table 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| | | | | | | | FMI | |
| | FMI Large | | | FMI Common | | | International | |
| | Cap Fund | | | Stock Fund | | | Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Actual Beginning Account Value 4/01/11 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | |
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Actual Ending Account Value 9/30/11 | | $ | 875.20 | | | $ | 844.70 | | | $ | 896.30 | |
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Actual Expenses Paid During Period* 4/01/11-9/30/11 | | $ | 4.51 | | | $ | 5.60 | | | $ | 4.75 | |
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Hypothetical Beginning Account Value 4/01/11 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | |
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Hypothetical Ending Account Value 9/30/11 | | $ | 1,020.30 | | | $ | 1,019.00 | | | $ | 1,020.10 | |
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Hypothetical Expenses Paid During Period* 4/01/11-9/30/11 | | $ | 4.86 | | | $ | 6.12 | | | $ | 5.06 | |
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Annualized Expense Ratio* | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011). |
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
| | Term of | Principal | # of Funds | Other |
| Positions | Office and | Occupation(s) | in Complex | Directorships |
Name, Age | Held with | Length of | During Past | Overseen | Held by |
and Address | the Funds | Time Served | Five Years | by Director | Director or Officer |
Non-Interested Directors | | | | | |
Barry K. Allen, 63 | Director | Indefinite Term | Mr. Allen is President of Allen Enterprises, LLC, | 5 | BCE, Inc. (Bell |
c/o Fiduciary | | Since 2001 | (Boca Grande, FL) a private equity investments | | Canada Enterprise), |
Management, Inc. | | | and management company, and Senior Advisor | | Harley-Davidson, |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | | | for Providence Equity Partners (Providence, RI) | | Inc., and FMI |
Suite 2200 | | | since September, 2007. He was Executive Vice | | Mutual Funds, Inc. |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | | President of Qwest Communications International, | | |
| | | Inc. (Denver, CO) from September, 2002 to | | |
| | | June, 2007. | | |
| | | | | |
Robert C. Arzbaecher, 51 | Director | Indefinite Term | Mr. Arzbaecher is President and Chief Executive | 5 | Actuant Corporation, |
c/o Fiduciary | | Since 2007 | Officer of Actuant Corporation (Menomonee Falls, | | CF Industries |
Management, Inc. | | | WI), a manufacturer of a broad range of industrial | | Holdings, Inc., and |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | | | products and systems, and the Chairman of the | | FMI Mutual |
Suite 2200 | | | Board of Directors of Actuant Corporation. | | Funds, Inc. |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Gordon H. | Director | Indefinite Term | Mr. Gunnlaugsson retired from M&I Corporation | 5 | FMI Mutual |
Gunnlaugsson, 67 | | Since 2001 | (Milwaukee, WI) in December, 2000. | | Funds, Inc. |
c/o Fiduciary | | | | | |
Management, Inc. | | | | | |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | | | | | |
Suite 2200 | | | | | |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Paul S. Shain, 48 | Director | Indefinite Term | Mr. Shain is President and Chief Executive Officer | 5 | FMI Mutual |
c/o Fiduciary | | Since 2001 | of Singlewire Software, LLC (Madison, WI), a | | Funds, Inc. |
Management, Inc. | | | provider of IP-based paging and emergency | | |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | | | notification systems. Prior to joining Singlewire in | | |
Suite 2200 | | | April, 2009, Mr. Shain was Senior Vice President | | |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | | of CDW Corporation (Vernon Hills, IL) and Chief | | |
| | | Executive Officer of Berbee Information Networks, | | |
| | | a strategic business unit of CDW which CDW | | |
| | | acquired in 2006. Mr. Shain was employed in | | |
| | | various capacities by CDW and Berbee Information | | |
| | | Networks from January, 2000 to October, 2008. | | |
Interested Directors | | | | | |
John S. Brandser,* 49 | Director | Indefinite Term | Mr. Brandser is President, Secretary, Chief | 2 | FMI Mutual |
c/o Fiduciary | | Since 2009 | Operating Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer | | Funds, Inc. |
Management, Inc. | Vice | One Year Term | of Fiduciary Management, Inc. and has been | | |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | President | Since 2008 | employed by the Adviser in various capacities | | |
Suite 2200 | and | One Year Term | since March, 1995 and a Director for only FMI | | |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | Secretary | Since 2009 | Common Stock Fund, Inc. | | |
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Patrick J. English,* 50 | Director | Indefinite Term | Mr. English is Chief Executive Officer, Chief | 4 | None |
c/o Fiduciary | | Since 2001 | Investment Officer and Treasurer of Fiduciary | | |
Management, Inc. | Vice | One Year Term | Management, Inc. and has been employed by the | | |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | President | Since 2001 | Adviser in various capacities since December, 1986. | | |
Suite 2200 | | | | | |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | | | | |
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Continued)
| | Term of | Principal | # of Funds | Other |
| Positions | Office and | Occupation(s) | in Complex | Directorships |
Name, Age | Held with | Length of | During Past | Overseen | Held by |
and Address | the Funds | Time Served | Five Years | by Director | Director or Officer |
Interested Directors | | | | | |
Ted D. Kellner,* 65 | Director | Indefinite Term | Mr. Kellner is Executive Chairman of Fiduciary | 4 | None |
c/o Fiduciary | | Since 2001 | Management, Inc. which he co-founded in 1980. | | |
Management, Inc. | President | One Year Term | | | |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | and | Since 2001 | | | |
Suite 2200 | Treasurer | | | | |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | | | | |
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Richard E. Lane,* 55 | Director | Indefinite Term | Mr. Lane is President of Broadview Advisors, LLC, | 3 | None |
c/o Fiduciary | | Since 2001 | the sub-adviser to the FMI Focus Fund and a | | |
Management, Inc. | | | Director for only FMI Funds, Inc. | | |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | | | | | |
Suite 2200 | | | | | |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | | | | |
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Other Officer | | | | | |
Kathleen M. Lauters, 59 | Chief | At Discretion | Ms. Lauters has been the Fund’s Chief Compliance | N/A | None |
c/o Fiduciary | Compliance | of Board | Officer since September, 2004. | | |
Management, Inc. | Officer | Since 2004 | | | |
100 E. Wisconsin Ave. | | | | | |
Suite 2200 | | | | | |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 | | | | | |
* | Messrs. Brandser, English and Kellner are interested directors of the Funds because they are officers of the Funds and the Adviser. Mr. Brandser is a director of the FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc. only. Mr. Lane is an interested director of only the FMI Funds, Inc. which includes the FMI Large Cap Fund and the FMI International Fund, because he is an officer of the FMI Focus Fund’s sub-adviser. |
For additional information about the Directors and Officers or for a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, please call (800) 811-5311 and request Statements of Additional Information. They will be mailed to you free of charge. The Statements of Additional Information are also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at http://www.sec.gov. Information on how each of the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available on the Funds’ website at http://www.fmifunds.com or the website of the Commission no later than August 31 for the prior 12 months ending June 30. The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
This report is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the FMI Funds unless accompanied or preceded by such Fund’s current prospectus. Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of a Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.fmifunds.com.
As of the Funds’ Prospectuses dated January 31, 2011, the FMI Large Cap Fund and the FMI Common Stock Fund’s annual operating expense ratios are 0.97% and 1.24%, respectively and as of December 31, 2010, the FMI International Fund’s annual operating expense ratio is 1.00%.
For more information about the FMI Funds, call (800) 811-5311 for free prospectuses. Please read the prospectuses carefully to consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses, before investing or sending money. The prospectuses contain this and more information about the FMI Funds. Please read the prospectuses carefully before investing.
Please note the FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc. is currently closed to new investors.
Securities named in the Letters to Shareholders or Management Discussions, but not listed in the Schedules of Investments are not held in the Funds as of the date of this disclosure. Portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice and are not intended as recommendations of individual securities.
Protecting the privacy of our shareholders is important to us. This notice describes the practices and policies through which we maintain the confidentiality and protect the security of your non-public personal information.
What Information We Collect
In the course of providing services to you, we may collect the following types of “non-public personal information” about you:
• Information we receive from you on applications or other forms, such as your name, address and social security number, the types and amounts of investments and bank account information, and
• Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates and others, as well as other account data.
What Information We Disclose
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law. For example, we are permitted by law to disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to our transfer agent to process your transactions. Furthermore, we restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
In the event that you hold shares of any Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary may govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared with nonaffiliated third parties.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send you only one copy of these materials for as long as you remain a shareholder of the Funds. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call (800) 811-5311 and we will begin sending you separate copies of these materials within 30 days after we receive your request.
Thank you for allowing us to serve your investment needs.
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FMI Large Cap Fund | FMI Common Stock Fund | FMI International Fund |
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
www.fmifunds.com
414-226-4555
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| BARRY K. ALLEN | | GORDON H. GUNNLAUGSSON | |
| ROBERT C. ARZBAECHER | | TED D. KELLNER | |
| JOHN S. BRANDSER* | | RICHARD E. LANE** | |
| PATRICK J. ENGLISH | | PAUL S. SHAIN | |
| * | Common Stock Fund only | |
| ** | Large Cap Fund and International Fund only | |
INVESTMENT ADVISER
FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT, INC.
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
ADMINISTRATOR, ACCOUNTANT, TRANSFER
AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
800-811-5311 or 414-765-4124
| CUSTODIAN | INDEPENDENT REGISTERED | |
| U.S. BANK, N.A. | PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | |
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| RAFFERTY CAPITAL | LEGAL COUNSEL | |
| MARKETS, LLC | FOLEY & LARDNER LLP | |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Registrant has adopted a code of ethics. See attached Exhibit 12 (a) (1).
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Gordon Gunnlaugsson, a member of its audit committee, is an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Gunnlaugsson is “independent” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees
$20,450 (FY 2011) and $20,170 (FY 2010) are the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.
(b) Audit-Related Fees
There were no fees billed in the last two fiscal years for Audit-Related Fees.
There were no fees billed in the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and tax return preparation.
There were no fees billed in the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to registrant’s investment adviser for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning that were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(d) All Other Fees
There were no other fees billed in the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to the registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) – (c) of this Item 4.
There were no fees billed in the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to registrant’s investment adviser, which were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) or Rule 2-01 or Regulation S-X.
(e) (1) None
(e) (2) None
(f) Not applicable.
(g) See the tax fees disclosed in paragraph (c) of this Item 4.
(h) Not applicable, as no non-audit services were provided to registrant’s investment adviser.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
(a) | The Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the report to shareholders 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 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.
None.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are periodically evaluated. As of November 3, 2011, the date of the last evaluation, the Registrant’s officers have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are adequate. |
(b) | The Registrant’s internal controls are periodically evaluated. There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such controls. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) | (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto. Filed herewith. |
| (2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith. |
(3) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies. |
(b) | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith. |
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.
FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc.
Registrant
By /s/Ted D. Kellner
Ted D. Kellner, Principal Executive Officer
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.
FMI Common Stock Fund, Inc.
Registrant
By /s/Ted D. Kellner
Ted D. Kellner, Principal Financial Officer