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CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
DOMESTIC EQUITY |
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Annual Report to Shareholders • July 31, 2006
MID-CAP GROWTH
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AIM DYNAMICS FUND seeks long-term capital growth.
• Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of July 31, 2006, and is based on total net assets.
About share classes
• Class B shares are not available as an investment for retirement plans maintained pursuant to Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, including 401(k) plans, money purchase pension plans and profit sharing plans. Plans that had existing accounts invested in Class B shares prior to September 30, 2003, will continue to be allowed to make additional purchases.
• Investor Class shares are closed to most investors. For more information on who may continue to invest in Investor Class shares, please see the prospectus.
• Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information.
• Effective October 21, 2005, Class K shares were converted to Class A shares.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
• Foreign securities have additional risks, including exchange rate changes, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of information about these companies, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
• Investing in a fund that invests in mid-size companies involves risks not associated with investing in more established companies, such as business risk, stock price fluctuations and illiquidity.
• Equity stocks are subject to market risk, meaning equity stock prices vary and may fall, thus reducing the value of the Fund’s investments. Certain stocks selected for the Fund’s portfolio may decline in value more than the overall stock market.
• Investing in emerging markets involves greater risk than investing in more established markets. Risks for emerging markets include, for instance, risks relating to the relatively smaller size and lesser liquidity of these markets, high inflation rates, adverse political developments and lack of timely information.
• Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
• The Fund invests in “growth stocks” which may be more volatile than other investment styles because growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of an issuing company’s growth potential.
• At any given time, the Fund may be subject to sector risk, which means a certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. The Fund is not limited with respect to the sectors in which it can invest.
About indexes used in this report
• The unmanaged Standard & Poor’s Composite Index of 500 Stocks (the S&P 500 —registered trademark— Index) is an index of common stocks frequently used as a general measure of U.S. stock market performance.
• The unmanaged Russell Midcap —registered trademark— Growth Index is a subset of the Russell Midcap —registered trademark— Index, which represents the performance of the stocks of domestic mid-capitalization companies; the Growth subset measures the performance of Russell Midcap companies with higher price/book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
• The unmanaged Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index represents an average of the performance of the 30 largest mid-capitalization growth funds tracked by Lipper Inc., an independent mutual fund performance monitor.
• The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes.
• A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of an index of funds reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
• The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights.
• Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
Fund NASDAQ Symbols
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| It’s been said nothing is certain but death and taxes. We would venture to add that one other thing is certain: Markets change—and change often—in the short term, in response to constantly changing economic, geopolitical and other factors. For example, domestic and global markets were generally strong from October 2005 through April 2006, as economic growth appeared robust and inflation seemed contained. But as new economic data suggested inflation might be higher than previously estimated in the U.S. and elsewhere, those same markets demonstrated weakness and volatility in the May–July period. | |
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| AIM has a variety of investment solutions, and knowing which ones are right for your portfolio is complex. That’s why we also believe in the value of a trusted financial advisor who will work with you to create an investment plan you can stick with for the long term. Your financial advisor can help allocate your portfolio appropriately and review your investments regularly to ensure they remain suitable as your financial situation changes. While there are no guarantees with any investment program, a long-term plan that’s based on your financial goals, risk tolerance and time horizon is more likely to keep you and your investments on track. | |
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| At a recent meeting of the AIM Funds board, Robert H. Graham relinquished his position as president of AIM Funds, a post customarily held by the chief executive officer of AIM Investments. Bob—one of three founders of AIM Investments in 1976—has a well-earned reputation for being one of the most knowledgeable leaders in the mutual fund industry. As I assume Bob’s previous responsibilities, I’m pleased that he’ll remain actively involved as the vice chair of AIM Funds. | |
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| In the short term, the one sure thing about markets is their unpredictability. While past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results, we believe that staying invested for the long term with a thoughtful plan offers the best opportunity for weathering that unpredictability. We at AIM Investments remain committed to building enduring solutions to help you achieve your investment goals, and we’re pleased you’ve placed your trust in us. | |
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| Information about investing, the markets and your Fund is always available on our Web site, AIMinvestments.com. If you have questions about your individual account, we invite you to contact one of our highly trained client services representatives at 800-959-4246. | |
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| At our meeting at the end of June, your Board completed its comprehensive review* of each fund’s advisory agreement with A I M Advisors, Inc. (AIM) to make certain your interests are being served in terms of fees, performance and operations. | |
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| Looking ahead, your Board finds many reasons to be positive about AIM’s management and strategic direction. Most importantly, AIM management’s investment management discipline is paying off in terms of improved overall performance. While work remains to be done, AIM’s complex-wide, asset-weighted mutual fund performance for the trailing one-, three- and five-year periods is at its highest since 2000 for the period ended August 31, 2006. We are also pleased with AIM management’s efforts to seek more cost-effective ways of delivering superior service. | |
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Management’s discussion of Fund performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006, AIM Dynamics Fund, excluding sales charges, posted positive returns and outperformed the Fund’s style-specific index, the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Stock selection across several sectors drove this relative outperformance, with the widest margin of outperformance in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, telecommmunication services, information technology (IT) and energy sectors.
The Fund also outperformed the broad market as represented by the large-cap oriented S&P 500 Index. This was largely due to stock selection.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears on pages 7 and 8.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 7/31/05–7/31/06, excluding applicable sales charges. If sales charges were included, returns would be lower.
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How we invest
We believe a growth investment strategy is an essential component of a diversified portfolio. The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing, normally, 65% of its assets in equity securities of mid capitalization companies. The principal type of equity security purchased by the Fund is common stock.
Our investment process combines quantitative and fundamental analysis to uncover companies exhibiting long-term, sustainable earnings and cash flow growth that is not yet reflected by the stock’s market price.
Our quantitative model ranks companies based on factors we have found to be highly correlated with outperformance in the mid-cap growth universe, including:
• Earnings—focus on companies exhibiting strong growth in earnings, revenue and cash flows.
• Quality—focus on companies with sustainable earnings growth and management teams that profitably reinvest shareholder cash flow.
• Valuation—focus on companies that are attractively valued given their growth potential.
Stocks that are ranked highest by our quantitative model are the focus of our fundamental research efforts. Our fundamental analysis focuses on identifying both industries and companies with strong drivers of growth.
Risk management plays an important role in portfolio construction, as our target portfolio attempts to limit volatility and downside risk. We seek to accomplish this goal by investing in sectors, industries and companies with attractive fundamental prospects. We limit the Fund’s sector exposure and also seek to manage stock-specific risk by building a diversified portfolio.
We consider selling a stock for any of the following reasons:
• The stock is overvalued based on our analysis.
• A change in fundamental metrics or industry environment indicates potential problems.
• A change in market capitalization—if a stock grows and moves into the large-cap range.
• A better stock candidate with higher potential return is found.
Market conditions and your Fund
Despite widespread concern about the potential impact of rising short-term interest rates, historically high energy prices, ongoing concern about a housing bubble and the long-
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Portfolio composition
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The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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term economic effects of two devastating Gulf Coast hurricanes, the equity markets generated positive returns for the fiscal year. During the reporting period, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) ushered in Ben Bernanke as the new Fed chairman, and continued its tightening policy by raising the key federal funds target rate to 5.25%. In this environment, positive performance in the Russell Midcap Growth Index was broad-based, with the highest returns in the telecommunication services, materials and energy sectors.
The Fund outperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index in seven out of 10 economic sectors. Outperformance in the consumer discretionary sector was driven by strong stock selection and an underweight position, as many consumer-related stocks struggled during the reporting period due to concerns that higher interest rates and energy prices would crimp consumer spending and slow the economy. However, some holdings held up in this environment, including Scientific Games and Office Depot. Scientific Games made a key contribution to Fund performance as many gaming stocks enjoyed strong business fundamentals. Shares of office products retailer Office Depot rose after the company reported better than expected earnings results due to improving profit margins and strong sales growth.
Two holdings in the consumer staples sector made significant contributions to Fund performance—Hansen Natural and Archer Daniels Midland. Hansen Natural, a maker of alternative sodas, juices and teas, including the popular MonsterTM energy drink, was up over 300% during the reporting period due to strong sales of its products. Archer Daniels is the largest U.S. producer of ethanol alcohol from corn. Ethanol is a grain alcohol mainly used as a fuel additive in gasoline to reduce vehicle emissions and enhance engine performance. It was in strong demand after many refiners phased out the use of MTBE, a gasoline additive, due to legal concerns. Archer Daniels benefited from the high demand and rising prices for ethanol.
The telecommunication services sector was the top-performing sector in the Russell Midcap Growth Index during the reporting period. In this area, the Fund benefited from both stock selection and a large overweight position. Several wireless holdings made key contributions to Fund performance, including American Tower, NII Holdings and Leap Wireless.
Solid stock selection in the information technology sector also enhanced Fund performance, as our investment process led us to invest in a number of stocks in the software and services industry that performed well during the period. Software holdings that performed well included Red Hat and Citrix Systems. In the technology services area, Alliance Data Systems, a processor of private-label credit cards for retailers, rose after reporting earnings above analysts’ expectations due to securing a number of new contracts. We also had success with Cognizant Technologies.
The energy sector experienced wide swings but finished with gains for the fiscal year. In this volatile environment, the Fund benefited from strong stock selection and an overweight position. The top contributor in the energy sector during the reporting period was Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, one of the leading producers and marketers of ethanol. Aventine’s stock price was up more than 100% during the reporting period due to strong demand and rising prices for this commodity.
The Fund underperformed relative to the Russell Midcap Growth Index in only three sectors—health care, financials and utilities. Underperformance in the health care and financials sectors was driven largely by stock selection. In the health care sector, two of the largest detractors included health care providers and services holdings Amerigroup and Lifepoint Hospitals. In the financials sector, key detractors included real estate investment trust holdings Aames Investment and Friedman Billings Ramsey. Insurance holdings National Financial Partners and Endurance Specialty Holdings also detracted from Fund performance. All of these holdings were subsequently sold during the reporting period due to deteriorating fundamentals.
Underperformance in the utilities sector was driven largely by an underweight position, as this was one of the top performing sectors in the Russell Midcap Growth Index during the fiscal year.
Overall positioning of the Fund was little changed during the period. Exposure was added to the industrials, health care and telecommunication services sectors and reduced in the consumer discretionary sector. All changes to the Fund were based on our bottom-up stock selection process of identifying what we consider high quality growth companies trading at what we believe are attractive valuations.
In closing
Although we are pleased to have provided positive performance for our investors during the reporting period, we are always striving to improve performance and help you meet your financial goals. We remain committed to our investment process of focusing on attractively priced stocks of mid-cap companies with growing cash flow and earnings.
We thank you for your commitment to AIM Dynamics Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of A I M Advisors, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but A I M Advisors, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures on the inside front cover.
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Paul J. Rasplicka Chartered Financial Analyst, senior portfolio manager, is lead manager of AIM Dynamics Fund. Mr. Rasplicka began his investment career in 1982. A native of Denver, Mr. Rasplicka is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.S. in business administration. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He is also a Chartered Investment Counselor.
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Karl F. Farmer Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of AIM Dynamics Fund. He earned a B.S. in economics from Texas A&M University, graduating magna cum laude. He subsequently earned his M.B.A. in finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Assisted by the Mid Cap Growth/GARP (growth-at-reasonable price) Team
For a presentation of your Fund’s long-term performance, please see pages 7 and 8.
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions; and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The Fund’s actual cumulative total returns at net asset value after expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2006, appear in the table “Cumulative Total Returns” on page 8.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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(1) The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. The Fund’s actual cumulative total returns at net asset value after expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2006, appear in the table “Cumulative Total Returns” on page 8.
(2) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
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Your Fund’s long-term performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment
Fund and index data from 7/31/96
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, Fund expenses and management fees. Index results include reinvested dividends. Performance of an index of funds reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Performance of the indexes does not reflect the effects of taxes.
This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000 and so on.
[MOUNTAIN CHART]
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| AIM Dynamics Fund- |
| S&P 500 |
| Russell Midcap Growth |
| Lipper Mid-Cap |
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Date |
| Investor Class Shares |
| Index |
| Fund Index |
| Growth Funds Index |
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7/96 |
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| $ | 10000 |
| $ | 10000 |
| $ | 10000 |
| $ | 10000 |
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8/96 |
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| 10767 |
| 10211 |
| 10541 |
| 10648 |
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9/96 |
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| 11373 |
| 10785 |
| 11210 |
| 11371 |
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10/96 |
|
| 11422 |
| 11083 |
| 11079 |
| 10944 |
| ||||
11/96 |
|
| 11866 |
| 11920 |
| 11731 |
| 11195 |
| ||||
12/96 |
|
| 11514 |
| 11684 |
| 11534 |
| 11137 |
| ||||
1/97 |
|
| 11782 |
| 12413 |
| 12044 |
| 11422 |
| ||||
2/97 |
|
| 11193 |
| 12511 |
| 11779 |
| 10663 |
| ||||
3/97 |
|
| 10567 |
| 11998 |
| 11113 |
| 9852 |
| ||||
4/97 |
|
| 10738 |
| 12713 |
| 11385 |
| 9767 |
| ||||
5/97 |
|
| 11873 |
| 13490 |
| 12406 |
| 11039 |
| ||||
6/97 |
|
| 12311 |
| 14090 |
| 12749 |
| 11504 |
| ||||
7/97 |
|
| 13668 |
| 15211 |
| 13969 |
| 12206 |
| ||||
8/97 |
|
| 13436 |
| 14360 |
| 13833 |
| 12173 |
| ||||
9/97 |
|
| 14410 |
| 15146 |
| 14533 |
| 13044 |
| ||||
10/97 |
|
| 13936 |
| 14640 |
| 13805 |
| 12314 |
| ||||
11/97 |
|
| 13972 |
| 15317 |
| 13951 |
| 12117 |
| ||||
12/97 |
|
| 14290 |
| 15580 |
| 14134 |
| 12400 |
| ||||
1/98 |
|
| 14125 |
| 15752 |
| 13879 |
| 12166 |
| ||||
2/98 |
|
| 15559 |
| 16888 |
| 15184 |
| 13199 |
| ||||
3/98 |
|
| 16500 |
| 17752 |
| 15821 |
| 13883 |
| ||||
4/98 |
|
| 16797 |
| 17934 |
| 16035 |
| 13943 |
| ||||
5/98 |
|
| 16122 |
| 17626 |
| 15376 |
| 13130 |
| ||||
6/98 |
|
| 16910 |
| 18341 |
| 15811 |
| 13734 |
| ||||
7/98 |
|
| 16183 |
| 18148 |
| 15134 |
| 12820 |
| ||||
8/98 |
|
| 13031 |
| 15526 |
| 12245 |
| 10056 |
| ||||
9/98 |
|
| 13901 |
| 16521 |
| 13171 |
| 11105 |
| ||||
10/98 |
|
| 14536 |
| 17863 |
| 14141 |
| 11513 |
| ||||
11/98 |
|
| 15560 |
| 18945 |
| 15095 |
| 12388 |
| ||||
12/98 |
|
| 17614 |
| 20036 |
| 16658 |
| 13986 |
| ||||
1/99 |
|
| 18632 |
| 20874 |
| 17158 |
| 14681 |
| ||||
2/99 |
|
| 17615 |
| 20225 |
| 16319 |
| 13540 |
| ||||
3/99 |
|
| 19214 |
| 21034 |
| 17228 |
| 14506 |
| ||||
4/99 |
|
| 20300 |
| 21848 |
| 18013 |
| 15101 |
| ||||
5/99 |
|
| 20366 |
| 21333 |
| 17781 |
| 15038 |
| ||||
6/99 |
|
| 22055 |
| 22514 |
| 19022 |
| 16250 |
| ||||
7/99 |
|
| 21687 |
| 21814 |
| 18417 |
| 16027 |
| ||||
8/99 |
|
| 21608 |
| 21706 |
| 18225 |
| 15946 |
| ||||
9/99 |
|
| 21799 |
| 21112 |
| 18070 |
| 16412 |
| ||||
10/99 |
|
| 23957 |
| 22447 |
| 19467 |
| 17863 |
| ||||
11/99 |
|
| 26319 |
| 22903 |
| 21483 |
| 20103 |
| ||||
12/99 |
|
| 30261 |
| 24250 |
| 25203 |
| 24297 |
| ||||
1/00 |
|
| 29723 |
| 23032 |
| 25198 |
| 23880 |
| ||||
2/00 |
|
| 36488 |
| 22597 |
| 30495 |
| 29864 |
| ||||
3/00 |
|
| 34838 |
| 24806 |
| 30527 |
| 27762 |
| ||||
4/00 |
|
| 31490 |
| 24060 |
| 27563 |
| 24100 |
| ||||
5/00 |
|
| 29289 |
| 23566 |
| 25554 |
| 21933 |
| ||||
6/00 |
|
| 33806 |
| 24147 |
| 28266 |
| 25342 |
| ||||
7/00 |
|
| 32599 |
| 23770 |
| 26476 |
| 24290 |
| ||||
8/00 |
|
| 37573 |
| 25245 |
| 30469 |
| 27467 |
| ||||
9/00 |
|
| 37329 |
| 23913 |
| 28979 |
| 26147 |
| ||||
10/00 |
|
| 34156 |
| 23811 |
| 26996 |
| 24033 |
| ||||
11/00 |
|
| 26420 |
| 21936 |
| 21129 |
| 19007 |
| ||||
12/00 |
|
| 27910 |
| 22043 |
| 22242 |
| 20377 |
| ||||
1/01 |
|
| 28873 |
| 22825 |
| 23513 |
| 20654 |
| ||||
2/01 |
|
| 23225 |
| 20745 |
| 19446 |
| 17556 |
| ||||
3/01 |
|
| 19597 |
| 19431 |
| 16663 |
| 15693 |
| ||||
4/01 |
|
| 22886 |
| 20940 |
| 19440 |
| 17762 |
| ||||
5/01 |
|
| 22357 |
| 21081 |
| 19349 |
| 17909 |
| ||||
6/01 |
|
| 22064 |
| 20568 |
| 19359 |
| 17839 |
| ||||
7/01 |
|
| 20233 |
| 20365 |
| 18053 |
| 16901 |
| ||||
8/01 |
|
| 18143 |
| 19092 |
| 16745 |
| 15768 |
| ||||
9/01 |
|
| 14338 |
| 17550 |
| 13977 |
| 13494 |
| ||||
10/01 |
|
| 15877 |
| 17885 |
| 15447 |
| 14245 |
| ||||
11/01 |
|
| 18111 |
| 19256 |
| 17110 |
| 15415 |
| ||||
12/01 |
|
| 18734 |
| 19425 |
| 17760 |
| 16084 |
| ||||
1/02 |
|
| 18357 |
| 19142 |
| 17183 |
| 15469 |
| ||||
2/02 |
|
| 16593 |
| 18773 |
| 16209 |
| 14700 |
| ||||
3/02 |
|
| 17992 |
| 19479 |
| 17446 |
| 15626 |
| ||||
4/02 |
|
| 16745 |
| 18298 |
| 16523 |
| 15107 |
| ||||
5/02 |
|
| 15958 |
| 18164 |
| 16030 |
| 14603 |
| ||||
6/02 |
|
| 14112 |
| 16871 |
| 14261 |
| 13291 |
| ||||
7/02 |
|
| 12712 |
| 15556 |
| 12875 |
| 11857 |
| ||||
8/02 |
|
| 12430 |
| 15658 |
| 12830 |
| 11716 |
| ||||
9/02 |
|
| 11441 |
| 13958 |
| 11811 |
| 10988 |
| ||||
10/02 |
|
| 12618 |
| 15185 |
| 12726 |
| 11542 |
| ||||
11/02 |
|
| 13559 |
| 16078 |
| 13722 |
| 12228 |
| ||||
12/02 |
|
| 12535 |
| 15134 |
| 12893 |
| 11505 |
| ||||
1/03 |
|
| 12476 |
| 14738 |
| 12766 |
| 11334 |
| ||||
2/03 |
|
| 12288 |
| 14517 |
| 12655 |
| 11159 |
| ||||
3/03 |
|
| 12429 |
| 14657 |
| 12891 |
| 11319 |
| ||||
4/03 |
|
| 13288 |
| 15864 |
| 13769 |
| 12113 |
| ||||
5/03 |
|
| 14335 |
| 16699 |
| 15093 |
| 13114 |
| ||||
6/03 |
|
| 14559 |
| 16912 |
| 15309 |
| 13320 |
| ||||
7/03 |
|
| 15064 |
| 17211 |
| 15856 |
| 13845 |
| ||||
8/03 |
|
| 15805 |
| 17546 |
| 16729 |
| 14526 |
| ||||
9/03 |
|
| 15228 |
| 17360 |
| 16405 |
| 14039 |
| ||||
10/03 |
|
| 16603 |
| 18341 |
| 17727 |
| 15140 |
| ||||
11/03 |
|
| 17133 |
| 18503 |
| 18201 |
| 15500 |
| ||||
12/03 |
|
| 17333 |
| 19472 |
| 18400 |
| 15579 |
| ||||
1/04 |
|
| 17781 |
| 19830 |
| 19007 |
| 15973 |
| ||||
2/04 |
|
| 17957 |
| 20105 |
| 19326 |
| 16193 |
| ||||
3/04 |
|
| 17827 |
| 19802 |
| 19289 |
| 16189 |
| ||||
4/04 |
|
| 17439 |
| 19491 |
| 18744 |
| 15676 |
| ||||
5/04 |
|
| 17709 |
| 19758 |
| 19187 |
| 16017 |
| ||||
6/04 |
|
| 17955 |
| 20142 |
| 19492 |
| 16402 |
| ||||
7/04 |
|
| 16686 |
| 19476 |
| 18201 |
| 15237 |
| ||||
8/04 |
|
| 16416 |
| 19554 |
| 17977 |
| 14973 |
| ||||
9/04 |
|
| 17097 |
| 19766 |
| 18648 |
| 15614 |
| ||||
10/04 |
|
| 17497 |
| 20068 |
| 19281 |
| 16075 |
| ||||
11/04 |
|
| 18590 |
| 20879 |
| 20276 |
| 16969 |
| ||||
12/04 |
|
| 19401 |
| 21590 |
| 21248 |
| 17765 |
| ||||
1/05 |
|
| 19036 |
| 21063 |
| 20679 |
| 17191 |
| ||||
2/05 |
|
| 19329 |
| 21506 |
| 21203 |
| 17413 |
| ||||
3/05 |
|
| 19070 |
| 21126 |
| 20893 |
| 17066 |
| ||||
4/05 |
|
| 18035 |
| 20725 |
| 20066 |
| 16244 |
| ||||
5/05 |
|
| 18976 |
| 21384 |
| 21215 |
| 17208 |
| ||||
6/05 |
|
| 19576 |
| 21415 |
| 21610 |
| 17602 |
| ||||
7/05 |
|
| 20823 |
| 22211 |
| 22871 |
| 18615 |
| ||||
8/05 |
|
| 20835 |
| 22009 |
| 22731 |
| 18557 |
| ||||
9/05 |
|
| 20883 |
| 22187 |
| 23025 |
| 18881 |
| ||||
10/05 |
|
| 20119 |
| 21817 |
| 22348 |
| 18356 |
| ||||
11/05 |
|
| 21177 |
| 22641 |
| 23560 |
| 19349 |
| ||||
12/05 |
|
| 21412 |
| 22649 |
| 23818 |
| 19467 |
| ||||
1/06 |
|
| 22975 |
| 23249 |
| 25245 |
| 20804 |
| ||||
2/06 |
|
| 22975 |
| 23311 |
| 24934 |
| 20624 |
| ||||
3/06 |
|
| 23740 |
| 23602 |
| 25631 |
| 21312 |
| ||||
4/06 |
|
| 24351 |
| 23918 |
| 25739 |
| 21511 |
| ||||
5/06 |
|
| 23211 |
| 23231 |
| 24528 |
| 20314 |
| ||||
6/06 |
|
| 23058 |
| 23262 |
| 24428 |
| 20323 |
| ||||
7/06 |
|
| 22158 |
| 23405 |
| 23552 |
| 19464 |
| ||||
Source: Lipper, Inc.
7
AIM Dynamics Fund
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 7/31/06, including applicable sales charges
Class A Shares |
|
|
|
Inception (3/28/02) |
| 3.58 | % |
1 Year |
| 0.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
Class B Shares |
|
|
|
Inception (3/28/02) |
| 3.74 | % |
1 Year |
| 0.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
Class C Shares |
|
|
|
Inception (2/14/00) |
| -6.75 | % |
5 Years |
| 1.02 |
|
1 Year |
| 4.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Class Shares |
|
|
|
Inception (9/15/67) |
| 9.07 | % |
10 Years |
| 8.28 |
|
5 Years |
| 1.84 |
|
1 Year |
| 6.44 |
|
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 6/30/06, the most recent calendar quarter-end, including applicable sales charges
Class A Shares |
|
|
|
Inception (3/28/02) |
| 4.60 | % |
1 Year |
| 11.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
Class B Shares |
|
|
|
Inception (3/28/02) |
| 4.80 | % |
1 Year |
| 11.86 |
|
|
|
|
|
Class C Shares |
|
|
|
Inception (2/14/00) |
| -6.25 | % |
5 Years |
| 0.08 |
|
1 Year |
| 15.95 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Class Shares |
|
|
|
Inception (9/15/67) |
| 9.20 | % |
10 Years |
| 7.81 |
|
5 Years |
| 0.89 |
|
1 Year |
| 17.78 |
|
Cumulative Total Returns
6 months ended 7/31/06, excluding applicable sales charges
Class A Shares |
| -3.48 | % |
Class B Shares |
| -3.85 |
|
Class C Shares |
| -3.81 |
|
Class R Shares |
| -3.64 |
|
Investor Class Shares |
| -3.53 |
|
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit AIMinvestments.com for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R shares do not have a front-end sales charge; returns shown are at net asset value and do not reflect a 0.75% CDSC that may be imposed on a total redemption of retirement plan assets within the first year. Investor Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past on Class B shares and Class C shares, performance would have been lower.
Continued from inside front cover
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at AIMinvestments.com. From our home page, click on Products & Performance, then Mutual Funds, then Fund Overview. Select your Fund from the drop-down menu and click on Complete Quarterly Holdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202-942-8090 or 800-732-0330, or by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-01474 and 002-26125.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800-959-4246 or on the AIM Web site, AIMinvestments.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on AIM Funds Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC Web site, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2006, is available at our Web site. Go to AIMinvestments.com, access the About Us tab, click on Required Notices and then click on Proxy Voting Activity. Next, select the Fund from the drop-down menu. The information is also available on the SEC Web site, sec.gov.
8
AIM Dynamics Fund
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees of AIM Stock Funds (the “Board”) oversees the management of AIM Dynamics Fund (the “Fund”) and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Fund’s advisory agreement with A I M Advisors, Inc. (“AIM”). Based upon the recommendation of the Investments Committee of the Board, at a meeting held on June 27, 2006, the Board, including all of the independent trustees, approved the continuance of the advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund and AIM for another year, effective July 1, 2006.
The Board considered the factors discussed below in evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Advisory Agreement at the meeting on June 27, 2006 and as part of the Board’s ongoing oversight of the Fund. In their deliberations, the Board and the independent trustees did not identify any particular factor that was controlling, and each trustee attributed different weights to the various factors.
One responsibility of the independent Senior Officer of the Fund is to manage the process by which the Fund’s proposed management fees are negotiated to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms’ length and reasonable. To that end, the Senior Officer must either supervise a competitive bidding process or prepare an independent written evaluation. The Senior Officer has recommended an independent written evaluation in lieu of a competitive bidding process and, upon the direction of the Board, has prepared such an independent written evaluation. Such written evaluation also considered certain of the factors discussed below. In addition, as discussed below, the Senior Officer made a recommendation to the Board in connection with such written evaluation.
The discussion below serves as a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation and recommendation to the Board in connection therewith, as well as a discussion of the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement. After consideration of all of the factors below and based on its informed business judgment, the Board determined that the Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to AIM under the Advisory Agreement is fair and reasonable and would have been obtained through arm’s length negotiations.
Unless otherwise stated, information presented below is as of June 27, 2006 and does not reflect any changes that may have occurred since June 27, 2006, including but not limited to changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
• The nature and extent of the advisory services to be provided by AIM. The Board reviewed the services to be provided by AIM under the Advisory Agreement. Based on such review, the Board concluded that the range of services to be provided by AIM under the Advisory Agreement was appropriate and that AIM currently is providing services in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement.
• The quality of services to be provided by AIM. The Board reviewed the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of AIM who will provide investment advisory services to the Fund. In reviewing the qualifications of AIM to provide investment advisory services, the Board considered such issues as AIM’s portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by AIM and AIM’s equity and fixed income trading operations. Based on the review of these and other factors, the Board concluded that the quality of services to be provided by AIM was appropriate and that AIM currently is providing satisfactory services in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement.
• The performance of the Fund relative to comparable funds. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund during the past one, three and five calendar years against the performance of funds advised by other advisors with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance in such periods was below the median performance of such comparable funds. The Board also noted that AIM began serving as investment advisor to the Fund in November 2003. Based on this review and after taking account of all of the other factors that the Board considered in determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board concluded that no changes should be made to the Fund and that it was not necessary to change the Fund’s portfolio management team at this time. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer (discussed below) only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance, which did not change their conclusions.
• The performance of the Fund relative to indices. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund during the past one, three and five calendar years against the performance of the Lipper Mid Cap Growth Funds Index. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance in such periods was below the performance of such Index. The Board also noted that AIM began serving as investment advisor to the Fund in November 2003. Based on this review and after taking account of all of the other factors that the Board considered in determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board concluded that no changes should be made to the Fund and that it was not necessary to change the Fund’s portfolio management team at this time. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer (discussed below) only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance, which did not change their conclusions.
• Meetings with the Fund’s portfolio managers and investment personnel. With respect to the Fund, the Board is meeting periodically with such Fund’s portfolio managers and/or other investment personnel and believes that such individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement.
• Overall performance of AIM. The Board considered the overall performance of AIM in providing investment advisory and portfolio administrative services to the Fund and concluded that such performance was satisfactory.
• Fees relative to those of clients of AIM with comparable investment strategies. The Board reviewed the effective advisory fee rate (before waivers) for the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Board noted that this rate was (i) below the effective advisory fee rate (before waivers) for a mutual fund advised by AIM with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund; (ii) below the effective advisory fee rates (before waivers) for two variable insurance funds advised by AIM and offered to insurance company separate accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund; (iii) above the effective sub-advisory fee rate for one offshore fund advised and sub-advised by AIM affiliates with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund, although the total advisory fees for such offshore fund were above those for the Fund; and (iv) comparable to the effective sub-advisory fee rates for two variable insurance funds sub-advised by an AIM affiliate and offered to insurance company separate accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund, although the total advisory fees for such variable insurance funds were above those for the Fund. The Board noted that AIM has agreed to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses, as discussed below. Based on this review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee rate for the Fund under the Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable.
• Fees relative to those of comparable funds with other advisors. The Board reviewed the advisory fee rate for the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Board compared effective contractual advisory fee rates at a common asset level at the end of the past calendar year and noted that the Fund’s rate was below the median rate of the funds advised by other advisors with investment strategies comparable to
(continued)
9
AIM Dynamics Fund
those of the Fund that the Board reviewed. The Board noted that AIM has agreed to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses, as discussed below. Based on this review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee rate for the Fund under the Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable.
• Expense limitations and fee waivers. The Board noted that AIM has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through July 31, 2006 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board also noted that AIM has voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund that is lower than the contractual agreement. The Board considered the contractual and voluntary nature of these fee waivers/expense limitations and noted that the contractual agreement remains in effect through July 31, 2006 and the voluntary agreement can be terminated at any time by AIM without further notice to investors. The Board considered the effect these fee waivers/expense limitations would have on the Fund’s estimated expenses and concluded that the levels of fee waivers/expense limitations for the Fund were fair and reasonable.
• Breakpoints and economies of scale. The Board reviewed the structure of the Fund’s advisory fee under the Advisory Agreement, noting that it includes six breakpoints. The Board reviewed the level of the Fund’s advisory fees, and noted that such fees, as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets, have decreased as net assets increased because the Advisory Agreement includes breakpoints. The Board noted that, due to the Fund’s asset levels at the end of the past calendar year and the way in which the advisory fee breakpoints have been structured, the Fund has yet to fully benefit from the breakpoints. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee levels under the Advisory Agreement therefore reflect economies of scale and that it was not necessary to change the advisory fee breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule.
• Investments in affiliated money market funds. The Board also took into account the fact that uninvested cash and cash collateral from securities lending arrangements, if any (collectively, “cash balances”) of the Fund may be invested in money market funds advised by AIM pursuant to the terms of an SEC exemptive order. The Board found that the Fund may realize certain benefits upon investing cash balances in AIM advised money market funds, including a higher net return, increased liquidity, increased diversification or decreased transaction costs. The Board also found that the Fund will not receive reduced services if it invests its cash balances in such money market funds. The Board noted that, to the extent the Fund invests uninvested cash in affiliated money market funds, AIM has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the advisory fees it receives from the Fund attributable to such investment. The Board further determined that the proposed securities lending program and related procedures with respect to the lending Fund is in the best interests of the lending Fund and its respective shareholders. The Board therefore concluded that the investment of cash collateral received in connection with the securities lending program in the money market funds according to the procedures is in the best interests of the lending Fund and its respective shareholders.
• Independent written evaluation and recommendations of the Fund’s Senior Officer. The Board noted that, upon their direction, the Senior Officer of the Fund, who is independent of AIM and AIM’s affiliates, had prepared an independent written evaluation in order to assist the Board in determining the reasonableness of the proposed management fees of the AIM Funds, including the Fund. The Board noted that the Senior Officer’s written evaluation had been relied upon by the Board in this regard in lieu of a competitive bidding process. In determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board considered the Senior Officer’s written evaluation.
• Profitability of AIM and its affiliates. The Board reviewed information concerning the profitability of AIM’s (and its affiliates’) investment advisory and other activities and its financial condition. The Board considered the overall profitability of AIM, as well as the profitability of AIM in connection with managing the Fund. The Board noted that AIM’s operations remain profitable, although increased expenses in recent years have reduced AIM’s profitability. Based on the review of the profitability of AIM’s and its affiliates’ investment advisory and other activities and its financial condition, the Board concluded that the compensation to be paid by the Fund to AIM under its Advisory Agreement was not excessive.
• Benefits of soft dollars to AIM. The Board considered the benefits realized by AIM as a result of brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Under these arrangements, brokerage commissions paid by the Fund and/or other funds advised by AIM are used to pay for research and execution services. This research may be used by AIM in making investment decisions for the Fund. The Board concluded that such arrangements were appropriate.
• AIM’s financial soundness in light of the Fund’s needs. The Board considered whether AIM is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Advisory Agreement, and concluded that AIM has the financial resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under the Advisory Agreement.
• Historical relationship between the Fund and AIM. In determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board also considered the prior relationship between AIM and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of AIM’s operations, and concluded that it was beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also reviewed the general nature of the non-investment advisory services currently performed by AIM and its affiliates, such as administrative, transfer agency and distribution services, and the fees received by AIM and its affiliates for performing such services. In addition to reviewing such services, the trustees also considered the organizational structure employed by AIM and its affiliates to provide those services. Based on the review of these and other factors, the Board concluded that AIM and its affiliates were qualified to continue to provide non-investment advisory services to the Fund, including administrative, transfer agency and distribution services, and that AIM and its affiliates currently are providing satisfactory non-investment advisory services.
• Other factors and current trends. The Board considered the steps that AIM and its affiliates have taken over the last several years, and continue to take, in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the services they provide to the Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board concluded that these steps taken by AIM have improved, and are likely to continue to improve, the quality and efficiency of the services AIM and its affiliates provide to the Fund in each of these areas, and support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.
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Supplement to Annual Report dated 7/31/06
AIM Dynamics Fund
Institutional Class Shares
The following information has been prepared to provide Institutional Class shareholders with a performance overview specific to their holdings. Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria.
Average Annual Total Returns
For periods ended 7/31/06
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Institutional Class shares have no sales charge; therefore, performance is at net asset value (NAV). Performance of Institutional Class shares will differ from performance of other share classes primarily due to differing sales charges and class expenses.
Please note that past performance is not indicative of future results. More recent returns may be more or less than those shown. All returns assume reinvestment of distributions at NAV. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. See full report for information on comparative benchmarks. Please consult your Fund prospectus for more information. For the most current month-end performance, please call 800-451-4246 or visit AIMinvestments.com.
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The Fund’s actual cumulative total return after expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2006, appears in the table on the front of this supplement.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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(1) The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. The Fund’s actual cumulative total return after expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2006, appears in the table on the front of this supplement.
(2) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
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AIM DYNAMICS FUND
Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2006
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.85% | |||||||||||
Advertising–1.05% | |||||||||||
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.–Class A(a) | 936,239 | $ | 19,211,624 | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense–2.25% | |||||||||||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 132,749 | 9,776,964 | |||||||||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 527,067 | 31,439,546 | |||||||||
41,216,510 | |||||||||||
Agricultural Products–0.90% | |||||||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 372,797 | 16,403,068 | |||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics–1.10% | |||||||||||
UTI Worldwide, Inc. | 862,420 | 20,094,386 | |||||||||
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–3.33% | |||||||||||
Carter's, Inc.(a) | 493,170 | 10,756,038 | |||||||||
Coach, Inc.(a) | 659,563 | 18,936,054 | |||||||||
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. | 550,691 | 31,411,414 | |||||||||
61,103,506 | |||||||||||
Application Software–4.71% | |||||||||||
Amdocs Ltd.(a) | 542,492 | 19,681,610 | |||||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | 1,166,157 | 18,880,082 | |||||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.(a) | 513,275 | 16,306,746 | |||||||||
Hyperion Solutions Corp.(a) | 309,361 | 9,639,689 | |||||||||
TIBCO Software Inc.(a) | 2,727,869 | 21,713,837 | |||||||||
86,221,964 | |||||||||||
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.54% | |||||||||||
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. | 151,936 | 9,875,840 | |||||||||
Biotechnology–2.09% | |||||||||||
Celgene Corp.(a) | 400,000 | 19,156,000 | |||||||||
Genzyme Corp.(a) | 279,091 | 19,056,334 | |||||||||
38,212,334 | |||||||||||
Building Products–0.46% | |||||||||||
NCI Building Systems, Inc.(a) | 180,685 | 8,445,217 | |||||||||
Casinos & Gaming–2.21% | |||||||||||
Scientific Games Corp.–Class A(a) | 715,999 | 24,322,486 | |||||||||
Station Casinos, Inc. | 293,489 | 16,100,807 | |||||||||
40,423,293 |
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Coal & Consumable Fuels–1.19% | |||||||||||
Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | 116,000 | $ | 3,433,600 | ||||||||
Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)(d) | 687,399 | 18,312,309 | |||||||||
21,745,909 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment–1.40% | |||||||||||
Polycom, Inc.(a) | 759,357 | 16,857,726 | |||||||||
Tellabs, Inc.(a) | 943,576 | 8,869,614 | |||||||||
25,727,340 | |||||||||||
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.50% | |||||||||||
Network Appliance, Inc.(a) | 306,883 | 9,111,356 | |||||||||
Construction & Engineering–0.55% | |||||||||||
Foster Wheeler Ltd.(a) | 262,027 | 9,993,710 | |||||||||
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.65% | |||||||||||
Joy Global Inc. | 315,099 | 11,822,515 | |||||||||
Consumer Electronics–1.01% | |||||||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 231,090 | 18,533,418 | |||||||||
Consumer Finance–1.42% | |||||||||||
AmeriCredit Corp.(a) | 1,058,329 | 26,024,310 | |||||||||
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.49% | |||||||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(a) | 529,570 | 27,177,532 | |||||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 515,700 | 18,431,118 | |||||||||
45,608,650 | |||||||||||
Department Stores–1.05% | |||||||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 560,633 | 19,229,712 | |||||||||
Diversified Chemicals–0.91% | |||||||||||
Ashland Inc. | 250,275 | 16,645,790 | |||||||||
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services–2.52% | |||||||||||
Corrections Corp. of America(a) | 540,179 | 29,493,773 | |||||||||
IHS Inc.–Class A(a) | 524,094 | 16,619,021 | |||||||||
46,112,794 | |||||||||||
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.52% | |||||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.–Class B | 173,106 | 9,444,663 | |||||||||
Drug Retail–1.33% | |||||||||||
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. (Canada) | 627,900 | 24,414,634 |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–2.61% | |||||||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 519,166 | $ | 22,703,129 | ||||||||
Cooper Industries, Ltd.–Class A | 291,114 | 25,082,382 | |||||||||
47,785,511 | |||||||||||
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers–1.16% | |||||||||||
Amphenol Corp.–Class A | 380,102 | 21,316,120 | |||||||||
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.69% | |||||||||||
Molex Inc.–Class A | 469,096 | 12,679,665 | |||||||||
Health Care Distributors–0.98% | |||||||||||
Schein (Henry), Inc.(a) | 380,000 | 18,015,800 | |||||||||
Health Care Equipment–2.06% | |||||||||||
Hologic, Inc.(a) | 383,000 | 17,200,530 | |||||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 120,000 | 11,424,000 | |||||||||
Mentor Corp. | 206,000 | 9,158,760 | |||||||||
37,783,290 | |||||||||||
Health Care Facilities–1.20% | |||||||||||
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.(a) | 700,000 | 22,043,000 | |||||||||
Health Care Services–3.07% | |||||||||||
Express Scripts, Inc.(a) | 280,000 | 21,568,400 | |||||||||
HealthExtras, Inc.(a) | 375,000 | 9,735,000 | |||||||||
Omnicare, Inc. | 550,000 | 24,893,000 | |||||||||
56,196,400 | |||||||||||
Health Care Technology–1.10% | |||||||||||
Cerner Corp.(a) | 500,000 | 20,240,000 | |||||||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–2.37% | |||||||||||
Hilton Hotels Corp. | 947,444 | 22,672,335 | |||||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 394,123 | 20,722,987 | |||||||||
43,395,322 | |||||||||||
Housewares & Specialties–1.24% | |||||||||||
Jarden Corp.(a) | 783,748 | 22,720,855 | |||||||||
Industrial Machinery–1.49% | |||||||||||
Kaydon Corp. | 510,709 | 18,513,201 | |||||||||
Mueller Water Products, Inc.–Class A(a) | 553,831 | 8,778,222 | |||||||||
27,291,423 | |||||||||||
Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.24% | |||||||||||
Qwest Communications International Inc.(a) | 2,838,055 | 22,676,059 |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.08% | |||||||||||
FBR Capital Markets Corp. (Acquired 07/14/06; Cost $9,454,500)(a)(c)(e) | 630,300 | $ | 9,454,500 | ||||||||
Schwab (Charles) Corp. (The) | 1,800,293 | 28,588,653 | |||||||||
38,043,153 | |||||||||||
Investment Companies–Exchange Traded Funds–1.03% | |||||||||||
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund(a)(b) | 264,625 | 18,918,041 | |||||||||
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.10% | |||||||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(a) | 309,091 | 20,242,370 | |||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.79% | |||||||||||
Illumina, Inc.(a) | 125,000 | 4,778,750 | |||||||||
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. | 250,000 | 9,620,000 | |||||||||
14,398,750 | |||||||||||
Managed Health Care–3.42% | |||||||||||
Aveta, Inc. (Acquired 12/21/05-02/21/06; Cost $20,250,018)(a)(e) | 1,477,793 | 23,644,688 | |||||||||
Coventry Health Care, Inc.(a) | 373,000 | 19,657,100 | |||||||||
Humana Inc.(a) | 347,000 | 19,407,710 | |||||||||
62,709,498 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Drilling–1.38% | |||||||||||
GlobalSantaFe Corp. | 240,000 | 13,183,200 | |||||||||
Todco | 320,000 | 12,195,200 | |||||||||
25,378,400 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.08% | |||||||||||
National-Oilwell Varco Inc.(a) | 330,000 | 22,123,200 | |||||||||
Weatherford International Ltd.(a) | 343,000 | 16,066,120 | |||||||||
38,189,320 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.47% | |||||||||||
Rosetta Resources, Inc.(a)(c) | 1,258,835 | 22,671,618 | |||||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.(a) | 655,000 | 22,532,000 | |||||||||
45,203,618 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–1.06% | |||||||||||
Tesoro Corp. | 260,000 | 19,448,000 | |||||||||
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.06% | |||||||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | 800,000 | 19,400,000 | |||||||||
Paper Packaging–0.74% | |||||||||||
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(a) | 1,344,721 | 13,608,577 |
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Pharmaceuticals–4.12% | |||||||||||
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 455,000 | $ | 20,347,600 | ||||||||
Allergan, Inc. | 105,000 | 11,324,250 | |||||||||
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | 195,000 | 9,703,200 | |||||||||
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.(a) | 295,000 | 9,165,650 | |||||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) | 538,000 | 24,914,780 | |||||||||
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Real Estate Management & Development–1.81% | |||||||||||
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.–Class A(a) | 1,407,570 | 33,120,122 | |||||||||
Regional Banks–1.86% | |||||||||||
Centennial Bank Holdings Inc.(a)(c) | 1,876,921 | 19,557,517 | |||||||||
Signature Bank | 452,564 | 14,540,881 | |||||||||
34,098,398 | |||||||||||
Restaurants–0.87% | |||||||||||
Burger King Holdings Inc.(a) | 1,043,863 | 15,918,911 | |||||||||
Semiconductor Equipment–2.14% | |||||||||||
ASML Holding N.V.–New York Shares (Netherlands)(a) | 1,025,532 | 20,408,087 | |||||||||
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(a) | 619,311 | 18,839,440 | |||||||||
39,247,527 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors–3.83% | |||||||||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(a) | 1,193,308 | 18,460,475 | |||||||||
Intersil Corp.–Class A | 1,004,499 | 23,615,771 | |||||||||
National Semiconductor Corp. | 767,066 | 17,841,955 | |||||||||
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | 537,885 | 10,219,815 | |||||||||
70,138,016 | |||||||||||
Soft Drinks–0.58% | |||||||||||
Hansen Natural Corp.(a) | 232,936 | 10,712,727 | |||||||||
Specialized Finance–1.42% | |||||||||||
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. | 56,251 | 25,942,961 | |||||||||
Specialty Stores–1.89% | |||||||||||
Office Depot, Inc.(a) | 475,178 | 17,130,167 | |||||||||
Staples, Inc. | 808,431 | 17,478,278 | |||||||||
34,608,445 | |||||||||||
Steel–1.25% | |||||||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | 359,565 | 22,972,608 | |||||||||
Systems Software–0.72% | |||||||||||
Red Hat, Inc.(a) | 558,936 | 13,235,605 | |||||||||
Technology Distributors–0.44% | |||||||||||
Avnet, Inc.(a) | 447,433 | 8,143,281 |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.39% | |||||||||||
People's Choice Financial Corp. (Acquired 12/21/04; Cost $23,815,000)(e) | 2,381,500 | $ | 7,144,500 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors–1.71% | |||||||||||
WESCO International, Inc.(a) | 381,134 | 22,201,056 | |||||||||
Williams Scotsman International Inc.(a) | 430,600 | 9,184,698 | |||||||||
31,385,754 | |||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services–4.22% | |||||||||||
American Tower Corp.–Class A(a) | 427,861 | 14,461,702 | |||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 551,316 | 19,422,863 | |||||||||
Leap Wireless International, Inc.(a) | 387,499 | 17,321,205 | |||||||||
NII Holdings Inc.(a) | 493,178 | 26,029,935 | |||||||||
77,235,705 | |||||||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,593,937,122) | 1,792,665,755 |
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Pharmaceuticals–0.00% | |||||||||||||||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) (Cost $1,002,029) | 3,010 | $ | 35 | Aug-06 | 7,525 |
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Money Market Funds–2.69% | |||||||||||
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(f) | 24,676,875 | 24,676,875 | |||||||||
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(f) | 24,676,875 | 24,676,875 | |||||||||
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $49,353,750) | 49,353,750 | ||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities loaned)–100.54% (Cost $1,644,292,901) | 1,842,027,030 | ||||||||||
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Money Market Funds–0.72% | |||||||||||
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(f)(g) | 13,256,977 | 13,256,977 | |||||||||
Total Money Market Funds (purchased with cash collateral from securities loaned) (Cost $13,256,977) | 13,256,977 | ||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.26% (Cost $1,657,549,878) | 1,855,284,007 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.26)% | (23,132,424 | ) | |||||||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% | $ | 1,832,151,583 |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at July 31, 2006.
(c) Security fair valued in good faith in accordance with the procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of these securities at July 31, 2006 was $69,995,944, which represented 3.82% of the Fund's Net Assets. See Note 1A.
(d) As a result of an initial public offering, the security is subject to a contractual lockup period until August 28, 2006 and therefore considered to be illiquid. The value of this security at July 31, 2006 represented 1.00% of the Fund's Net Assets. The Fund is limited to investing 15% of net assets in illiquid securities at the time of purchase.
(e) Security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (e.g., the security was purchased in a Rule 144A transaction or a Regulation D transaction). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund has no rights to demand registration of these securities. The aggregate value of these securities at July 31, 2006 was $40,243,688, which represented 2.20% of the Fund's Net Assets. These securities are considered to be illiquid. The Fund is limited to investing 15% of net assets in illiquid securities at the time of purchase.
(f) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment advisor. See Note 3.
(g) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower's return of the securities loaned. See Note 8.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2006
Assets: | |||||||
Investments, at value (cost $1,594,939,151)* | $ | 1,792,673,280 | |||||
Investments in affiliated money market funds (cost $62,610,727) | 62,610,727 | ||||||
Total investments (cost $1,657,549,878) | 1,855,284,007 | ||||||
Receivables for: | |||||||
Investments sold | 26,890,702 | ||||||
Investments sold to affiliates | 7,029,178 | ||||||
Fund shares sold | 1,197,962 | ||||||
Dividends | 262,615 | ||||||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 448,169 | ||||||
Other assets | 56,963 | ||||||
Total assets | 1,891,169,596 | ||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||
Payables for: | |||||||
Investments purchased | 31,682,432 | ||||||
Investments purchased from affiliates | 4,454,589 | ||||||
Fund shares reacquired | 6,604,985 | ||||||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 587,872 | ||||||
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | 13,256,977 | ||||||
Accrued distribution fees | 416,192 | ||||||
Accrued trustees' and officer's fees and benefits | 3,662 | ||||||
Accrued transfer agent fees | 1,577,716 | ||||||
Accrued operating expenses | 433,588 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 59,018,013 | ||||||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 1,832,151,583 | |||||
Net assets consist of: | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 4,097,104,189 | |||||
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | (348,341 | ) | |||||
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) from investment securities, foreign currencies and option contracts | (2,462,338,556 | ) | |||||
Unrealized appreciation of investment securities and foreign currencies | 197,734,291 | ||||||
$ | 1,832,151,583 |
Net Assets: | |||||||
Class A | $ | 135,777,533 | |||||
Class B | $ | 64,433,751 | |||||
Class C | $ | 32,576,592 | |||||
Class R | $ | 2,430,398 | |||||
Investor Class | $ | 1,530,104,760 | |||||
Institutional Class | $ | 66,828,549 | |||||
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: | |||||||
Class A | 7,200,561 | ||||||
Class B | 3,530,947 | ||||||
Class C | 1,819,956 | ||||||
Class R | 129,155 | ||||||
Investor Class | 81,156,750 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 3,456,515 | ||||||
Class A: | |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 18.86 | |||||
Offering price per share (Net asset value of $18.86 ÷ 94.50%) | $ | 19.96 | |||||
Class B: | |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 18.25 | |||||
Class C: | |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 17.90 | |||||
Class R: | |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 18.82 | |||||
Investor Class: | |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 18.85 | |||||
Institutional Class: | |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 19.33 |
* At July 31, 2006, securities with an aggregate value of $12,980,500 were on loan to brokers.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended July 31, 2006
Investment income: | |||||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $51,703) | $ | 13,372,769 | |||||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $109,867) | 2,302,160 | ||||||
Total investment income | 15,674,929 | ||||||
Expenses: | |||||||
Advisory fees | 10,197,833 | ||||||
Administrative services fees | 451,411 | ||||||
Custodian fees | 186,127 | ||||||
Distribution fees: | |||||||
Class A | 162,814 | ||||||
Class B | 246,809 | ||||||
Class C | 167,430 | ||||||
Class K | 14,616 | ||||||
Class R | 3,776 | ||||||
Investor Class | 4,428,003 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, K, R and Investor | 4,364,958 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | 30,169 | ||||||
Trustees' and officer's fees and benefits | 44,597 | ||||||
Other | 226,785 | ||||||
Total expenses | 20,525,328 | ||||||
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangements | (113,870 | ) | |||||
Net expenses | 20,411,458 | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (4,736,529 | ) | |||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities, foreign currencies and options contracts: | |||||||
Net realized gain from: | |||||||
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $7,060,727) | 332,794,207 | ||||||
Foreign currencies | 464 | ||||||
Option contracts written | 330,973 | ||||||
333,125,644 | |||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||
Investment securities | (216,437,186 | ) | |||||
Foreign currencies | (59 | ) | |||||
(216,437,245 | ) | ||||||
Net gain from investment securities, foreign currencies and option contracts | 116,688,399 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 111,951,870 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes In Net Assets
For the years ended July 31, 2006 and 2005
2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||
Operations: | |||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (4,736,529 | ) | $ | (10,939,938 | ) | |||||
Net realized gain from investment securities, foreign currencies, option contracts and futures contracts | 333,125,644 | 511,029,613 | |||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities and foreign currencies | (216,437,245 | ) | 57,118,251 | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 111,951,870 | 557,207,926 | |||||||||
Share transactions—net: | |||||||||||
Class A | 124,643,858 | 190,494 | |||||||||
Class B | 66,238,482 | 56,868 | |||||||||
Class C | 24,993,936 | (4,299,521 | ) | ||||||||
Class K | (14,330,493 | ) | (14,531,829 | ) | |||||||
Class R | 2,605,622 | — | |||||||||
Investor Class | (576,161,663 | ) | (1,552,723,956 | ) | |||||||
Institutional Class | 54,337,242 | (5,831,140 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (317,673,016 | ) | (1,577,139,084 | ) | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (205,721,146 | ) | (1,019,931,158 | ) | |||||||
Net assets: | |||||||||||
Beginning of year | 2,037,872,729 | 3,057,803,887 | |||||||||
End of year (including undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(348,341) and $(740,047), respectively) | $ | 1,832,151,583 | $ | 2,037,872,729 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2006
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
AIM Dynamics Fund (the "Fund") is a series portfolio of AIM Stock Funds (the "Trust"). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of two separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The Fund currently consists of multiple classes of shares. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund.
The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales on a particular day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market (but not securities reported on the NASDAQ National Market System) are valued based on the prices furnished by independent pricing services, in which case the securities may be considered fair valued, or by market makers. Each security reported on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") as of the close of the customary trading session on the valuation date or absent a NOCP, at the closing bid price.
Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and the ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE").
Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations having 60 days or less to maturity and commercial paper are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods are valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources and are valued at the last bid price in the case of equity securities and in the case of debt obligations, the mean between the last bid and asked prices.
Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund's shares are determined as of the close of the respective markets. Events affecting the values of such foreign securities may occur between the times at which the particular foreign market closes and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE which would not ordinarily be reflected in the computation of the Fund's net asset value. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, ADRs and domestic and foreign index futures.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust's officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund's net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund's total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net
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investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the advisor.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, AIM may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer's securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be United States of America unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to use a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund's taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) which is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust's organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust (including the Trust's investment manager) is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market price s on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (i) sales of foreign currencies, (ii) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (iii) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
J. Foreign Currency Contracts — A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund may enter into a foreign currency contract to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. The Fund may also enter into a foreign currency contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price of that security. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The Fund could be exposed to risk, which may be in excess of the amount reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the f oreign currency changes unfavorably.
K. Covered Call Options — The Fund may write call options, including options on futures. A call option gives the purchaser of such option the right to buy, and the writer (the Fund) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price during the option period. Written call options are recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the liability is subsequently "marked-to-market" to reflect the current market value of the option written. If a written call option expires on the stipulated expiration date, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liabilit y related to such option is extinguished. If a written option is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds of the sale are increased by the premium originally received. Realized gains and losses on these contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. A risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised.
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An option on a futures contract gives the holder the right to receive a cash "exercise settlement amount" equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and the value of the underlying futures contract on the exercise date. The value of a futures contract fluctuates with changes in the market values of the securities underlying the futures contract. In writing futures contract options, the principal risk is that the Fund could bear a loss on the options that would be only partially offset (or not offset at all) by the increased value or reduced cost of underlying portfolio securities. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
L. Put Options Purchased — The Fund may purchase put options. By purchasing a put option, the Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Fund pays an option premium. The option's underlying instrument may be a security or a futures contract. Put options may be used by the Fund to hedge securities it owns by locking in a minimum price at which the Fund can sell. If security prices fall, the put option could be exercised to offset all or a portion of the Fund's resulting losses. At the same time, because the maximum the Fund has at risk is the cost of the option, purchasing put options does not eliminate the potential for the Fund to profit from an increase in the value of the securities hedged. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. A risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. In addition, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any option purchased or sold.
M. Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund's practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. This practice does not apply to securities pledged as collateral for securities lending transactions.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with A I M Advisors, Inc. ("AIM"). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to AIM based on the annual rate of the Fund's average daily net assets as follows:
Average Net Assets | Rate | ||||||
First $350 million | 0.60 | % | |||||
Next $350 million | 0.55 | % | |||||
Next $1.3 billion | 0.50 | % | |||||
Next $2 billion | 0.45 | % | |||||
Next $2 billion | 0.40 | % | |||||
Next $2 billion | 0.375 | % | |||||
Over $8 billion | 0.35 | % |
AIM has voluntarily agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Investor Class and Institutional Class shares to 1.20%, 1.95%, 1.95%, 1.45%, 1.20% and 0.95% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the advisor's obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (i) interest; (ii) taxes; (iii) dividend expense on short sales; (iv) extraordinary items; (v) expenses related to a merger or reorganization, as approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees; and (vi) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Currently, in addition to the expense reimbursement ar rangement with AMVESCAP PLC ("AMVESCAP") described more fully below, the expense offset arrangements from which the Fund may benefit are in the form of credits that the Fund receives from banks where the Fund or its transfer agent has deposit accounts in which it holds uninvested cash. Those credits are used to pay certain expenses incurred by the Fund. AIM did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, AIM has voluntarily agreed to waive advisory fees of the Fund in the amount of 25% of the advisory fee AIM receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund in such affiliated money market funds (excluding investments made in affiliated money market funds with cash collateral from securities loaned by the Fund). AIM is also voluntarily waiving a portion of the advisory fee payable by the Fund equal to the difference between the income earned from investing in the affiliated money market fund and the hypothetical income earned from investing in an appropriate comparative benchmark. Voluntary fee waivers or reimbursements may be modified or discontinued at any time upon consultation with the Board of Trustees without further notice to investors.
For the year ended July 31, 2006, AIM waived advisory fees of $10,093.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, AMVESCAP agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2006, AMVESCAP reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $6,559.
The Fund, pursuant to a master administrative services agreement with AIM, has agreed to pay AIM for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended July 31, 2006, AIM was paid $451,411.
The Fund, pursuant to a transfer agency and service agreement, has agreed to pay AIM Investment Services, Inc. ("AIS") a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse AIS for certain expenses incurred by AIS in the course of providing such services. AIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by AIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees. For the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund paid AIS $4,364,958 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class K, Class R and Investor Class shares and $30,169 for Institutional Class shares.
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The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with A I M Distributors, Inc. ("ADI") to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class K, Class R, Investor Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund's Class A, Class B, Class C, Class K, Class R and Investor Class shares (collectively the "Plans"). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays ADI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares, 0.45% of the average daily net assets of Class K and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R. The Fund, pursuant to the Investor Class Plan, reimburses ADI for its allocated share of expenses incurred pursuant to the Investor Class Plan for the period, up to a maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average net assets of the Investor Class shares. Of the Rule 12b-1 payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class K, Class R or Investor Class shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") Rules impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. Pursuant to the Plans, for the year ended July 31, 2006, the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Investor Class shares paid $162,814, $246,809, $167,430, $3,776 and $4,428,003, respectively. For the period August 1, 2005 through October 21, 2005 (date of conversion), Class K shares paid $14,616.
Front-end sales commissions and contingent deferred sales charges ("CDSC") (collectively the "sales charges") are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended July 31, 2006, ADI advised the Fund that it retained $32,661 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $27, $20,182, $2,071 and $0 from Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders. For the period August 1, 2005 through October 21, 2005 (date of conversion), ADI advised the Fund it retained $0 from Class K shares for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of AIM, AIS and/or ADI.
NOTE 3—Investments in Affiliates
The Fund is permitted, pursuant to an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, to invest daily available cash balances and cash collateral from securities lending transactions in affiliated money market funds. The Fund and the money market funds below have the same investment advisor and therefore, are considered to be affiliated. The tables below show the transactions in and earnings from investments in affiliated money market funds for the year ended July 31, 2006.
Investments of Daily Available Cash Balances:
Fund | Value 07/31/05 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sales | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value 07/31/06 | Dividend Income | Realized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class | $ | — | $ | 49,443,431 | $ | (24,766,556 | ) | $ | — | $ | 24,676,875 | $ | 96,030 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class | 26,495,353 | 933,019,978 | (934,838,456 | ) | — | 24,676,875 | 2,096,263 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal | $ | 26,495,353 | $ | 982,463,409 | $ | (959,605,012 | ) | $ | — | $ | 49,353,750 | $ | 2,192,293 | $ | — |
Investments of Cash Collateral from Securities Lending Transactions:
Fund | Value 07/31/05 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sales | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value 07/31/06 | Dividend Income* | Realized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class | $ | 9,532,450 | $ | 592,518,629 | $ | (588,794,102 | ) | $ | — | $ | 13,256,977 | $ | 109,867 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 36,027,803 | $ | 1,574,982,038 | $ | (1,548,399,114 | ) | $ | — | $ | 62,610,727 | $ | 2,302,160 | $ | — |
* Net of compensation to counterparties.
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other AIM Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $71,961,768, which resulted in net realized gains of $7,060,727 and securities purchases of $69,397,423.
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangements
The expense offset arrangements are comprised of (i) transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions and (ii) custodian credits which result from periodic overnight cash balances at the custodian. For the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund received credits from these arrangements, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund's total expenses of $97,218.
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NOTE 6—Trustees' and Officer's Fees and Benefits
"Trustees' and Officer's Fees and Benefits" include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to each Trustee and Officer of the Fund who is not an "interested person" of AIM. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and "Trustees' and Officer's Fees and Benefits" also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. "Trustees' and Officer's Fees and Benefits" include amounts accrued by the Fund to fun d such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund paid legal fees of $10,095 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 7—Borrowings
Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the Fund may participate in an interfund lending facility that AIM has established for temporary borrowings by the AIM Funds. An interfund loan will be made under this facility only if the loan rate (an average of the rate available on bank loans and the rate available on investments in overnight repurchase agreements) is favorable to both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. A loan will be secured by collateral if the Fund's aggregate borrowings from all sources exceeds 10% of the Fund's total assets. To the extent that the loan is required to be secured by collateral, the collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value is at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan.
The Fund is a participant in an uncommitted unsecured revolving credit facility with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"). The Fund may borrow up to the lesser of (i) $125,000,000, or (ii) the limits set by its prospectus for borrowings. The Fund and other funds advised by AIM which are parties to the credit facility can borrow on a first come, first served basis. Principal on each loan outstanding shall bear interest at the bid rate quoted by SSB at the time of the request for the loan.
During the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund did not borrow or lend under the interfund lending facility or borrow under the uncommitted unsecured revolving credit facility.
Additionally, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and AIM, not to exceed the rate contractually agreed upon.
NOTE 8—Portfolio Securities Loaned
The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund's total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds. It is the Fund's policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrowe r did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. The Fund could also experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.
At July 31, 2006, securities with an aggregate value of $12,980,500 were on loan to brokers. The loans were secured by cash collateral of $13,256,977 received by the Fund and subsequently invested in an affiliated money market fund. For the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund received dividends on cash collateral investments of $109,867 for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties.
NOTE 9—Option Contracts Written
Transactions During the Period
Call Option Contracts | |||||||||||
Number of Contracts | Premiums Received | ||||||||||
Beginning of period | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Written | 4,370 | 330,973 | |||||||||
Expired | (4,370 | ) | (330,973 | ) | |||||||
End of period | — | $ | — |
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NOTE 10—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Distribution to Shareholders:
There were no ordinary income or long term capital gain distributions paid during the years ended July 31, 2006 and 2005.
Tax Components of Net Assets:
As of July 31, 2006, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
2006 | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation—investments | $ | 194,585,134 | |||||
Temporary book/tax differences | (348,341 | ) | |||||
Capital loss carryover | (2,459,189,399 | ) | |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 4,097,104,189 | ||||||
Total net assets | $ | 1,832,151,583 |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund's unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to the deferral of losses on wash sales and the deferral of losses on certain straddles. The tax-basis unrealized appreciation on investments amount includes appreciation on foreign currencies of $162.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund's temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan expenses.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions. Under these limitation rules, the Fund is limited as of July 31, 2006 to utilizing $2,410,947,070 of capital loss carryforward in the fiscal year ended July 31, 2007.
The Fund utilized $333,502,056 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of July 31, 2006 which expires as follows:
Expiration | Capital Loss Carryforward* | ||||||
July 31, 2009 | $ | 49,723,352 | |||||
July 31, 2010 | $ | 119,241,197 | |||||
July 31, 2011 | $ | 2,290,224,850 | |||||
Total capital loss carryforward | $ | 2,459,189,399 |
* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of April 10, 2006, the date of the reorganization of AIM Mid Cap Growth Fund into the Fund, are realized on securities held in each fund on such date, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization.
NOTE 11—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities and money market funds) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended July 31, 2006 was $2,276,171,268 and $2,650,229,185 respectively.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | $ | 267,214,620 | |||||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | (72,629,648 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | $ | 194,584,972 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,660,699,035.
NOTE 12—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of capital loss carryforward limitations, net operating losses, foreign currency transactions, Real Estate Investment Trust transactions and reorganization costs, on July 31, 2006, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $5,162,632, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $28,976,826 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $34,139,458. Further, as a result of tax deferrals acquired in the reorganization of AIM Mid Cap Growth Fund into the Fund, undistributed net investment income (loss) was decreased by $34,397, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $96,654,330 and shares of beneficial interest increased by $96,688,727. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 13—Share Information
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Investor Class and Institutional Class. The Fund formerly offered Class K shares; however, as of the close of business October 21, 2005, the Class K shares were converted to Class A shares. Investor Class shares of the Fund are offered only to certain grandfathered investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge. Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with CDSC. Class R shares and Investor Class shares are sold at net asset value. Under certain circumstances, Class A shares are sold without a sales charge. In addition, under certain circumstances, Class A shares and Class R shares are subject to CDSC. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
Changes in Shares Outstanding
Year ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2006(a) | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Sold: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,703,160 | $ | 32,837,370 | 556,506 | $ | 8,770,684 | |||||||||||||
Class B | 348,459 | 6,503,339 | 34,067 | 514,425 | |||||||||||||||
Class C | 262,854 | 4,854,617 | 36,385 | 551,988 | |||||||||||||||
Class K(b) | 51,624 | 898,024 | 332,020 | 5,201,768 | |||||||||||||||
Class R(c) | 22,425 | 437,867 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Investor Class | 12,588,527 | 237,487,946 | 18,984,016 | 295,473,845 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 3,465,184 | 65,393,351 | 703,280 | 11,182,991 | |||||||||||||||
Issued in connection with acquisitions:(d) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 4,821,114 | 97,786,142 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class B | 3,470,509 | 68,293,539 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,377,763 | 26,591,264 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class R(c) | 124,361 | 2,519,218 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 646 | 13,412 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Conversion of Class K shares to Class A shares:(e) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 767,465 | 12,931,786 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class K | (775,752 | ) | (12,931,786 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 49,794 | 967,614 | 866 | 14,656 | |||||||||||||||
Class B | (51,390 | ) | (967,614 | ) | (887 | ) | (14,656 | ) | |||||||||||
Reacquired: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A | (1,038,463 | ) | (19,879,054 | ) | (553,184 | ) | (8,594,846 | ) | |||||||||||
Class B | (405,033 | ) | (7,590,782 | ) | (28,466 | ) | (442,901 | ) | |||||||||||
Class C | (356,922 | ) | (6,451,945 | ) | (325,607 | ) | (4,851,509 | ) | |||||||||||
Class K(b) | (131,411 | ) | (2,296,731 | ) | (1,322,033 | ) | (19,733,597 | ) | |||||||||||
Class R(c) | (17,631 | ) | (351,463 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Investor Class | (43,519,725 | ) | (813,649,609 | ) | (117,767,645 | ) | (1,848,197,801 | ) | |||||||||||
Institutional Class | (579,198 | ) | (11,069,521 | ) | (1,034,172 | ) | (17,014,131 | ) | |||||||||||
(17,821,640 | ) | $ | (317,673,016 | ) | (100,384,854 | ) | $ | (1,577,139,084 | ) |
(a) There are two entities that are each record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate they own 14% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. ADI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, AIM and/or AIM affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, AIM and/or AIM affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
(b) Class K shares activity for the period August 1, 2005 through October 21, 2005 (date of conversion).
(c) Class R shares commenced operations on October 25, 2005.
(d) As of the opening of business on April 10, 2006, the Fund acquired all the net assets of AIM Mid Cap Growth Fund pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Trustees of the Fund on November 14, 2005 and by the shareholders of AIM Mid Cap Growth Fund on March 16, 2006. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax free exchange of 9,794,393 shares of the Fund for 16,365,494 shares of AIM Mid Cap Growth Fund outstanding as of the close of business on April 7, 2006. AIM Mid Cap Growth Fund's net assets at that date of $195,203,575 including $43,051,517 of unrealized appreciation were combined with those of the Fund. The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $1,956,665,343.
(e) Effective as of close of business October 21, 2005, all outstanding Class K shares were converted to Class A shares of the Fund.
NOTE 14—New Accounting Standard
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The provisions for FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management is currently assessing the impact of FIN 48, if any, on the Fund's financial statements and intends for the Fund to adopt the FIN 48 provisions during 2007.
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NOTE 15—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended July 31, | March 28, 2002 (Date sales commenced) to July 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.71 | $ | 14.21 | $ | 12.84 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 15.30 | |||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.05 | )(a) | (0.08 | )(a) | (0.13 | )(a) | (0.09 | )(b) | (0.03 | )(a) | |||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 1.20 | 3.58 | 1.50 | 2.11 | (4.45 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.15 | 3.50 | 1.37 | 2.02 | (4.48 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.86 | $ | 17.71 | $ | 14.21 | $ | 12.84 | $ | 10.82 | |||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 6.49 | % | 24.63 | % | 10.67 | % | 18.56 | % | (29.22 | )% | |||||||||||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | 135,778 | $ | 15,895 | $ | 12,692 | $ | 6,108 | $ | 2,006 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.06 | %(d) | 1.24 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.24 | % | 1.11 | %(e) | |||||||||||||
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.06 | %(d) | 1.25 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.24 | % | 1.11 | %(e) | |||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.24 | )%(d) | (0.53 | )% | (0.89 | )% | (0.81 | )% | (0.76 | )%(e) | |||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 120 | % | 87 | % | 95 | % | 91 | % | 81 | % |
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) The net investment income (loss) per share was calculated after permanent book tax differences, such as net operating losses, which were reclassified from accumulated net investment income (loss) to paid in capital. Had net investment income (loss) per share been calculated using the current method, which is before reclassification of net operating losses, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.18) for the year ended July 31, 2003.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets of $65,125,555.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year.
Class B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended July 31, | March 28, 2002 (Date sales commenced) to July 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.27 | $ | 13.94 | $ | 12.69 | $ | 10.78 | $ | 15.30 | |||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.19 | )(a) | (0.18 | )(a) | (0.22 | )(a) | (0.08 | )(b) | (0.06 | )(a) | |||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 1.17 | 3.51 | 1.47 | 1.99 | (4.46 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.98 | 3.33 | 1.25 | 1.91 | (4.52 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.25 | $ | 17.27 | $ | 13.94 | $ | 12.69 | $ | 10.78 | |||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 5.67 | % | 23.89 | % | 9.85 | % | 17.72 | % | (29.54 | )% | |||||||||||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | 64,434 | $ | 2,908 | $ | 2,282 | $ | 1,409 | $ | 390 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.81 | %(d) | 1.90 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.96 | % | 2.09 | %(e) | |||||||||||||
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.81 | %(d) | 1.91 | % | 2.26 | % | 2.52 | % | 2.09 | %(e) | |||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.99 | )%(d) | (1.19 | )% | (1.54 | )% | (1.53 | )% | (1.71 | )%(e) | |||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 120 | % | 87 | % | 95 | % | 91 | % | 81 | % |
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) The net investment income (loss) per share was calculated after permanent book tax differences, such as net operating losses, which were reclassified from accumulated net investment income (loss) to paid in capital. Had net investment income (loss) per share been calculated using the current method, which is before reclassification of net operating losses, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.17) for the year ended July 31, 2003.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets of $24,680,850.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year.
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NOTE 15—Financial Highlights—(continued)
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 16.93 | $ | 13.67 | $ | 12.44 | $ | 10.60 | $ | 17.04 | |||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.18 | )(a) | (0.18 | )(a) | (0.22 | )(a) | (0.18 | )(b) | (0.25 | )(b) | |||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 1.15 | 3.44 | 1.45 | 2.02 | (6.17 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.97 | 3.26 | 1.23 | 1.84 | (6.42 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains | — | — | — | — | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.90 | $ | 16.93 | $ | 13.67 | $ | 12.44 | $ | 10.60 | |||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 5.73 | % | 23.85 | % | 9.89 | % | 17.47 | % | (37.76 | )% | |||||||||||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | 32,577 | $ | 9,081 | $ | 11,287 | $ | 13,537 | $ | 13,440 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.81 | %(d) | 1.90 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.96 | % | 1.96 | % | |||||||||||||
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.81 | %(d) | 1.91 | % | 2.67 | % | 3.05 | % | 2.16 | % | |||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.99 | )%(d) | (1.19 | )% | (1.54 | )% | (1.54 | )% | (1.59 | )% | |||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 120 | % | 87 | % | 95 | % | 91 | % | 81 | % |
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) The net investment income (loss) per share was calculated after permanent book tax differences, such as net operating losses, which were reclassified from accumulated net investment income (loss) to paid in capital. Had net investment income (loss) per share been calculated using the current method, which is before reclassification of net operating losses, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.27) and $(0.38) for the years ended July 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets of $16,743,027.
Class K | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 1, 2005 through October 21, | Year ended July 31, | November 30, 2000 (Date sales commenced) to July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.53 | $ | 14.08 | $ | 12.74 | $ | 10.76 | $ | 17.19 | $ | 22.50 | |||||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.01 | )(a) | (0.10 | )(a) | (0.14 | )(a) | (0.02 | )(b) | (0.15 | )(a) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | (0.85 | ) | 3.55 | 1.48 | 2.00 | (6.26 | ) | (5.28 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.86 | ) | 3.45 | 1.34 | 1.98 | (6.41 | ) | (5.31 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains | — | — | — | — | (0.02 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.67 | $ | 17.53 | $ | 14.08 | $ | 12.74 | $ | 10.76 | $ | 17.19 | |||||||||||||||
Total return(c) | (4.91 | )% | 24.50 | % | 10.52 | % | 18.40 | % | (37.32 | )% | (23.60 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | — | $ | 14,997 | $ | 25,977 | $ | 45,258 | $ | 44,745 | $ | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.28 | %(d) | 1.35 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.41 | % | 1.36 | % | 1.48 | %(e) | |||||||||||||||
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.28 | %(d) | 1.36 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.36 | % | 3.06 | %(e) | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.46 | )%(d) | (0.64 | )% | (0.99 | )% | (0.98 | )% | (1.05 | )% | (1.03 | )%(e) | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 120 | % | 87 | % | 95 | % | 91 | % | 81 | % | 55 | % |
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) The net investment income (loss) per share was calculated after permanent book tax differences, such as net operating losses, which were reclassified from accumulated net investment income (loss) to paid in capital. Had net investment income (loss) per share been calculated using the current method, which is before reclassification of net operating losses, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.11) for the year ended July 31, 2003.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets of $14,283,850.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year.
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NOTE 15—Financial Highlights—(continued)
Class R | |||||||
October 25, 2005 (Date sales commenced) to July 31, 2006 | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.05 | |||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.07 | )(a) | |||||
Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 1.84 | ||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.77 | ||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.82 | |||||
Total return(b) | 10.38 | % | |||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | 2,430 | |||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.33 | %(c) | |||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.51 | )%(c) | |||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | 120 | % |
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets of $984,413.
(d) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year.
Investor Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.71 | $ | 14.19 | $ | 12.81 | $ | 10.81 | $ | 17.23 | |||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.04 | )(a) | (0.07 | )(a) | (0.11 | )(a) | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.00 | )(b) | |||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 1.18 | 3.59 | 1.49 | 2.00 | (6.40 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.14 | 3.52 | 1.38 | 2.00 | (6.40 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains | — | — | — | — | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.85 | $ | 17.71 | $ | 14.19 | $ | 12.81 | $ | 10.81 | |||||||||||||
Total return(c) | 6.44 | % | 24.81 | % | 10.77 | % | 18.50 | % | (37.17 | )% | |||||||||||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | 1,530,105 | $ | 1,984,687 | $ | 2,992,578 | $ | 3,863,821 | $ | 3,688,213 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.06 | %(d) | 1.15 | % | 1.19 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.21 | % | |||||||||||||
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.06 | %(d) | 1.16 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.46 | % | 1.23 | % | |||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.24 | )%(d) | (0.44 | )% | (0.78 | )% | (0.78 | )% | (0.86 | )% | |||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 120 | % | 87 | % | 95 | % | 91 | % | 81 | % |
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) The net investment income (loss) per share was calculated after permanent book tax differences, such as net operating losses, which were reclassified from accumulated net investment income (loss) to paid in capital. Had net investment income (loss) per share been calculated using the current method, which is before reclassification of net operating losses, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.09) and $(0.14) for the years ended July 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Ratios are based on average daily net assets of $1,771,201,193.
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NOTE 15—Financial Highlights—(continued)
Institutional Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.08 | $ | 14.42 | $ | 12.96 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 17.28 | |||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.03 | (a) | 0.01 | (a) | (0.04 | )(a) | (0.04 | ) | (0.08 | )(a) | |||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 1.22 | 3.65 | 1.50 | 2.12 | (6.30 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.25 | 3.66 | 1.46 | 2.08 | (6.38 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net realized gains | — | — | — | — | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.33 | $ | 18.08 | $ | 14.42 | $ | 12.96 | $ | 10.88 | |||||||||||||
Total return(b) | 6.91 | % | 25.38 | % | 11.26 | % | 19.12 | % | (36.95 | )% | |||||||||||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | 66,829 | $ | 10,305 | $ | 12,987 | $ | 30,788 | $ | 25,133 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 0.63 | %(c) | 0.63 | % | 0.71 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.84 | % | |||||||||||||
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 0.63 | %(c) | 0.64 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.84 | % | |||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | 0.19 | %(c) | 0.08 | % | (0.30 | )% | (0.34 | )% | (0.53 | )% | |||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 120 | % | 87 | % | 95 | % | 91 | % | 81 | % |
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Ratios are based on average daily net assets of $52,812,678.
NOTE 16—Legal Proceedings
Terms used in the Legal Proceedings Note are defined terms solely for the purpose of this note.
Settled Enforcement Actions and Investigations Related to Market Timing
On October 8, 2004, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. ("IFG") (the former investment advisor to certain AIM Funds), AIM and A I M Distributors, Inc. ("ADI") (the distributor of the retail AIM Funds) reached final settlements with certain regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the New York Attorney General and the Colorado Attorney General, to resolve civil enforcement actions and/or investigations related to market timing and related activity in the AIM Funds, including those formerly advised by IFG. As part of the settlements, a $325 million fair fund ($110 million of which is civil penalties) has been created to compensate shareholders harmed by market timing and related activity in funds formerly advised by IFG. Additionally, AIM and ADI created a $50 million fair fund ($30 million of which is civil penalties) to compensate shareholders harmed by market timing and related activity in funds advised by AI M, which was done pursuant to the terms of the settlement. These two fair funds may increase as a result of contributions from third parties who reach final settlements with the SEC or other regulators to resolve allegations of market timing and/or late trading that also may have harmed applicable AIM Funds. These two fair funds will be distributed in accordance with a methodology to be determined by AIM's independent distribution consultant, in consultation with AIM and the independent trustees of the AIM Funds and acceptable to the staff of the SEC. As the methodology is unknown at the present time, management of AIM and the Fund are unable to estimate the impact, if any, that the distribution of these two fair funds may have on the Fund or whether such distribution will have an impact on the Fund's financial statements in the future.
At the request of the trustees of the AIM Funds, AMVESCAP PLC ("AMVESCAP"), the parent company of IFG and AIM, has agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the AIM Funds related to market timing matters.
Pending Litigation and Regulatory Inquiries
On August 30, 2005, the West Virginia Office of the State Auditor - Securities Commission ("WVASC") issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist and Notice of Right to Hearing to AIM and ADI (Order No. 05-1318). The WVASC makes findings of fact that AIM and ADI entered into certain arrangements permitting market timing of the AIM Funds, including those formerly advised by IFG, and failed to disclose these arrangements in the prospectuses for such Funds, and conclusions of law to the effect that AIM and ADI violated the West Virginia securities laws. The WVASC orders AIM and ADI to cease any further violations and seeks to impose monetary sanctions, including restitution to affected investors, disgorgement of fees, reimbursement of investigatory, administrative and legal costs and an "administrative assessment," to be determined by the Commissioner. Initial research indicates that these damages could be limited or capped by statute .
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NOTE 16—Legal Proceedings—(continued)
Civil lawsuits, including purported class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed against certain of the AIM Funds, IFG, AIM, ADI and/or related entities and individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging:
• that the defendants permitted improper market timing and related activity in the AIM Funds;
• that certain AIM Funds inadequately employed fair value pricing;
• that the defendants charged excessive advisory and/or distribution fees and failed to pass on to shareholders the perceived savings generated by economies of scale and that the defendants adopted unlawful distribution plans; and
• that the defendants improperly used the assets of the AIM Funds to pay brokers to aggressively promote the sale of the AIM Funds over other mutual funds and that the defendants concealed such payments from investors by disguising them as brokerage commissions.
These lawsuits allege as theories of recovery, depending on the lawsuit, violations of various provisions of the Federal and state securities laws and ERISA, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and/or breach of contract. These lawsuits seek remedies that include, depending on the lawsuit, damages, restitution, injunctive relief, imposition of a constructive trust, removal of certain directors and/or employees, various corrective measures under ERISA, rescission of certain AIM Funds' advisory agreements and/or distribution plans and recovery of all fees paid, an accounting of all fund-related fees, commissions and soft dollar payments, restitution of all commissions and fees paid, and prospective relief in the form of reduced fees.
All lawsuits based on allegations of market timing, late trading and related issues have been transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (the "MDL Court"). Pursuant to an Order of the MDL Court, plaintiffs in these lawsuits consolidated their claims for pre-trial purposes into three amended complaints against various AIM- and IFG-related parties: (i) a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint purportedly brought on behalf of shareholders of the AIM Funds; (ii) a Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint purportedly brought on behalf of the AIM Funds and fund registrants; and (iii) an Amended Class Action Complaint for Violations of the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act ("ERISA") purportedly brought on behalf of participants in AMVESCAP's 401(k) plan. Based on orders issued by the MDL Court, all claims asserted against the AIM Funds that have been transferred to the MDL Court have been dismissed, although certain Funds remain nominal defendants in the Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint.
IFG, AIM, ADI and/or related entities and individuals have received inquiries from numerous regulators in the form of subpoenas or other oral or written requests for information and/or documents related to one or more of the following issues, among others, some of which concern one or more AIM Funds: market timing activity, late trading, fair value pricing, excessive or improper advisory and/or distribution fees, mutual fund sales practices, including revenue sharing and directed-brokerage arrangements, investments in securities of other registered investment companies, contractual plans, issues related to Section 529 college savings plans and procedures for locating lost security holders. IFG, AIM and ADI have advised the Fund that they are providing full cooperation with respect to these inquiries. Regulatory actions and/or additional civil lawsuits related to these or other issues may be filed against the AIM Funds, IFG, AIM and/or related entities and individuals in the future.
At the present time, management of AIM and the Fund are unable to estimate the impact, if any, that the outcome of the Pending Litigation and Regulatory Inquiries described above may have on AIM, ADI or the Fund.
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As a result of the matters discussed above, investors in the AIM Funds might react by redeeming their investments. This might require the AIM Funds to sell investments to provide for sufficient liquidity and could also have an adverse effect on the investment performance of the AIM Funds.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Stock Funds
and Shareholders of AIM Dynamics Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM Dynamics Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Stock Funds, hereafter referred to as the "Fund") at July 31, 2006, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the 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 Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We con ducted 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 July 31, 2006 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/S/PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
September 19, 2006
Houston, Texas
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Tax Disclosure
U.S. Estate Tax for Non-Resident Alien Shareholder
The percentage of qualifying assets not subject to the U.S. estate tax for the fiscal quarters ended October 31, 2005, January 31, 2006, April 30, 2006 and July 31, 2006, are 8.05%, 7.15%, 5.17% and 5.02%, respectively.
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Stock Funds (the "Trust"), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046. Each trustee oversees 109 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust's organizational documents. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | Trustee and/or Officer Since | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee | ||||||||||||
Interested Persons | |||||||||||||||
Robert H. Graham1 — 1946 Trustee and Vice Chair | 2003 | Director and Chairman, A I M Management Group Inc. (financial services holding company); Director and Vice Chairman, AMVESCAP PLC; Chairman, AMVESCAP PLC — AIM Division (parent of AIM and a global investment management firm) and Trustee and Vice Chair of The AIM Family of Funds®. Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, A I M Management Group Inc.; Director, Chairman and President, A I M Advisors, Inc. (registered investment advisor); Director and Chairman, A I M Capital Management, Inc. (registered investment advisor), A I M Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer), AIM Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent), and Fund Management Company (registered broker dealer); and Chief Executive Officer, AMVESCAP PLC — Managed Products; and President and Principal Executive Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®. | None | ||||||||||||
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | 2006 | Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, A I M Management Group Inc., AIM Mutual Fund Dealer Inc., AIM Funds Management Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc.; Director and President, A I M Advisors, Inc., INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. and AIM GP Canada Inc.; Director, A I M Capital Management, Inc. and A I M Distributors, Inc.; Director and Chairman, AIM Investment Services, Inc., Fund Management Company and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director, President and Chairman, AVZ Callco Inc., AMVESCAP Inc. and AIM Canada Holdings Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer's Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust); and Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Fund's® (AIM Treasurer's Series Trust, Short-Term Inve stments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) Formerly: President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer's Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); Chairman, AIM Canada Holdings, Inc.; Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, AIM Funds Management Inc.; President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; and Director, Trimark Trust | None | ||||||||||||
Independent Trustees | |||||||||||||||
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | 2003 | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company) | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider) | ||||||||||||
Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | 1983 | Retired | None | ||||||||||||
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | 2003 | Retired Formerly: Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company (2 portfolios)) | ||||||||||||
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | 2000 | Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm); and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | None | ||||||||||||
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | 2003 | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group Ltd. (private investment and management); Cortland Trust, Inc. (Chairman) (registered investment company (3 portfolios)); Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (insurance company); CompuDyne Corporation (provider of products and services to the public security market); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation Formerly: Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; and Director of various affiliated Volvo companies; and Director, Magellan Insurance Company | None | ||||||||||||
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | 2003 | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) | Administaff, and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) | ||||||||||||
Carl Frischling —1937 Trustee | 2003 | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company (3 portfolios)) | ||||||||||||
Prema Mathai-Davis —1950 Trustee | 2003 | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the USA | None | ||||||||||||
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | 2003 | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | None | ||||||||||||
Ruth H. Quigley — 1935 Trustee | 2003 | Retired | None | ||||||||||||
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | 1997 | Retired | None | ||||||||||||
Raymond Stickel, Jr. —1944 Trustee | 2005 | Retired Formerly: Partner, Deloitte & Touche | Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (21 portfolios) | ||||||||||||
1 Mr. Graham is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is a director of AMVESCAP PLC, parent of the advisor to the Trust.
2 Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the advisor to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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Trustees and Officers–(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Stock Funds (the "Trust"), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046. Each trustee oversees 109 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust's organizational documents. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | Trustee and/or Officer Since | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee | ||||||||||||
Other Officers | |||||||||||||||
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | 2005 | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®. Formerly: Director of Compliance and Assistant General Counsel, ICON Advisers, Inc.; Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch; General Counsel and Director of Compliance, ALPS Mutual Funds, Inc. | N/A | ||||||||||||
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | 2006 | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, A I M Management Group Inc. (financial services holding company) and A I M Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, A I M Capital Management, Inc., AIM Investment Services, Inc., and Fund Management Company; Senior Vice President and Secretary, A I M Distributors, Inc.; Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; and Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); General Counsel and Secretary, Pilgrim Baxt er Value Investors (an investment adviser); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker dealer), General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an adminstrator); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | N/A | ||||||||||||
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | 2004 | Global Compliance Director, AMVESCAP PLC; and Vice President of The AIM Family of Funds®. Formerly: Senior Vice President, A I M Management Group Inc. (financial services holding company); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc. and A I M Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, AIM Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of The AIM Family of Funds® and Senior Vice President and Compliance Director, Delaware Investments Family of Funds | N/A | ||||||||||||
Kevin M. Carome — 1956 Vice President | 2003 | Senior Vice President and General Counsel, AMVESCAP PLC; Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; and Vice President of The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Director, General Counsel, and Vice President Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, A I M Management Group Inc. (financial services holding company) and A I M Advisors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, A I M Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, A I M Capital Management, Inc. and AIM Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of The AIM Family of Funds®; Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; and Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. and Liberty Funds Group, LLC | N/A | ||||||||||||
Sidney M. Dilgren — 1961 Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer | 2004 | Vice President and Fund Treasurer, A I M Advisors, Inc.; and Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Officer of The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Senior Vice President, AIM Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, A I M Distributors, Inc. | N/A | ||||||||||||
J. Philip Ferguson — 1945 Vice President | 2005 | Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, A I M Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; Executive Vice President, A I M Management Group Inc. and Vice President of The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Senior Vice President, AIM Private Asset Management, Inc.; Chief Equity Officer, Senior Vice President and Senior Investment Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc. | N/A | ||||||||||||
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | 2003 | Director of Cash Management, Managing Director and Chief Cash Management Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; Director and President, Fund Management Company, and Vice President, A I M Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® | N/A | ||||||||||||
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | 2006 | Senior Vice President, A I M Management Group Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Advisors, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; and Vice President, A I M Distributors, Inc., AIM Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company Formerly: Global Head of Product Development, AIG-Global Investment Group, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel, AIG-SunAmerica Asset Management; and Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy General Counsel, American General Investment Management | N/A | ||||||||||||
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund's Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246.
Office of the Fund
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
Counsel to the Fund
Ballard Spahr
Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599
Investment Advisor
A I M Advisors, Inc.
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
Counsel to the
Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis &
Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-2714
Distributor
A I M Distributors, Inc.
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
Transfer Agent
AIM Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739
Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1201 Louisiana Street
Suite 2900
Houston, TX 77002-5678
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust
Company
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110-2801
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Domestic Equity
AIM Basic Balanced Fund*
AIM Basic Value Fund
AIM Capital Development Fund
AIM Charter Fund
AIM Constellation Fund
AIM Diversified Dividend Fund
AIM Dynamics Fund
AIM Large Cap Basic Value Fund
AIM Large Cap Growth Fund
AIM Mid Cap Basic Value Fund
AIM Mid Cap Core Equity Fund1
AIM Opportunities I Fund
AIM Opportunities II Fund
AIM Opportunities III Fund
AIM S&P 500 Index Fund
AIM Select Equity Fund
AIM Small Cap Equity Fund
AIM Small Cap Growth Fund
AIM Structured Core Fund
AIM Structured Growth Fund
AIM Structured Value Fund
AIM Summit Fund
AIM Trimark Endeavor Fund
AIM Trimark Small Companies Fund
*Domestic equity and income fund
International/Global Equity
AIM Asia Pacific Growth Fund
AIM China Fund
AIM Developing Markets Fund
AIM European Growth Fund
AIM European Small Company Fund1
AIM Global Aggressive Growth Fund
AIM Global Equity Fund
AIM Global Growth Fund
AIM Global Value Fund
AIM Japan Fund
AIM International Core Equity Fund
AIM International Growth Fund
AIM International Small Company Fund1
AIM Trimark Fund
Sector Equity
AIM Advantage Health Sciences Fund
AIM Energy Fund
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• Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of July 31, 2006, and is based on total net assets.
About share classes
• Investor Class shares are closed to most investors. For more information on who may continue to invest in the Investor Class shares, please see the prospectus.
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
• Prices of equity securities change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity.
• To the extent the Fund holds cash or cash equivalents rather than equity securities for risk management purposes, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.
• The Fund is subject to stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline.
• The Fund is subject to investment style risk, which is the chance that returns from large-capitalization stocks will trail returns from the overall stock market. Because the Fund seeks to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index, the value of the Fund’s shares will decrease if the S&P 500 Index decreases.
• Because the Fund will incur operating expenses and transaction costs, performance will not track the specific returns of the S&P 500 Index exactly.
• It is possible that the S&P 500 Index could become less diversified if its largest companies significantly increase in value relative to the S&P 500 Index’s other components.
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• The unmanaged Lipper S&P 500 Funds Index represents an average of the performance of the 30 largest S&P 500 Index funds tracked by Lipper Inc., an independent mutual fund performance monitor.
• The unmanaged Standard & Poor’s Composite Index of 500 Stocks (the S&P 500—registered trademark— Index) is an index of common stocks frequently used as a general measure of U.S. stock market performance.
• A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of an index of funds reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
• The returns shown in the management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights.
• Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at AIMinvestments.com. From our home page, click on Products & Performance, then Mutual Funds, then Fund Overview. Select your Fund from the drop-down menu and click on Complete Quarterly Holdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information
about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202-942-8090 or 800-732-0330, or by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-01474 and 002-26125.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800-959-4246 or on the AIM Web site, AIMinvestments.com. On the home page, scroll down and click on AIM Funds Proxy Policy. The information is also available on the SEC Web site, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2006, is available at our Web site. Go to AIMinvestments.com, access the About Us tab, click on Required Notices and then click on Proxy Voting Activity. Next, select the Fund from the drop-down menu. The information is also available on the SEC Web site, sec.gov.
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Management’s discussion of Fund performance
Performance summary
For the 12 months ended July 31, 2006, AIM S&P 500 Index Fund delivered positive returns to shareholders, as shown in the table below. As intended by its investment strategy, the Fund performed in line with the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper S&P 500 Funds Index, which also delivered positive returns for the year.
The Lipper S&P 500 Funds Index consists of the 30 largest S&P 500 Index funds tracked by Lipper Inc. Those funds, like AIM S&P 500 Index Fund, incur expenses and transaction costs when they buy or sell securities. The Fund’s broad market index, the S&P 500 Index, does not incur expenses or transaction costs, and therefore its returns are likely to be slightly higher than those of the Fund.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears on pages 7 and 8.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 7/31/05–7/31/06, excluding applicable sales charges. If sales charges were included, returns would be lower.
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How we invest
The Fund invests in the 500 stocks that comprise the S&P 500 Index, and in the same proportion as the index. In selecting stocks for the Fund, we use a full replication strategy that mirrors the S&P 500 Index in holdings and weightings by sector, industry and individual stock.
We make no effort to hedge against price movements in the S&P 500 Index. However, we use S&P 500 Index stock futures to fine-tune cash balances and accrued dividend income, allowing the Fund to stay virtually fully invested at all times. This approach helps limit tracking error to the S&P 500 Index. (Tracking error is the amount by which the performance of a portfolio differs from that of a benchmark index over a given time period.)
In managing the Fund, we:
• Rebalance the portfolio every quarter to adjust for any changes that may have occurred in the S&P 500 Index.
• Make intra-quarter adjustments as necessary to keep the Fund’s weighting of its holdings in line with that of the S&P 500 Index.
• Add a stock to the Fund when it is added to the S&P 500 Index.
• Sell a stock when it is deleted from the S&P 500 Index, or when a spin-off occurs and the new company is not included in the S&P 500 Index.
Market conditions and your Fund
Since our last update to shareholders, we have seen a change in market sentiment. The U.S. market formerly focused on the benefits of economic growth, but more recently it has been focusing on the effects of higher interests rates and inflation on the economy. The S&P 500 Index produced positive returns for the first half of the fiscal year despite the impact of two major hurricanes hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast and elevated energy costs. In the second half of the fiscal year, increased market volatility due to economic uncertainty surrounding slowing economic growth and rising inflation reduced some of those gains.
During the fiscal year, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) continued its tightening policy, raising the key federal funds target rate to 5.25% in late June as Ben Bernanke settled into his role as the new Fed chairman. The Fed raised short-term interest rates 17 times since June 2004, when it increased the federal funds target rate from 1.00% to 1.25%. Although the current level of interest rates is low by historical standards, a five-fold increase over a two-year period can potentially affect the economy, especially industries that have been beneficiaries of low interest rates, such as housing-related industries.
According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, homebuilders’ confidence in the outlook for their industry fell to a rating of 39 in July. This signals that builders view sales conditions as poor and is well below a high of 72 reported in June 2005. It also illustrates the impact of rising interest rates on housing-
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related industries. The Fed has justified its continued increase in short-term interest rates as part of its campaign to keep inflation within an acceptable range.
Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.7%. This compares to a rate of 3.4% for all of 2005. The primary factor increasing the CPI was the energy component.
The performance of the energy sector was very strong during the fiscal year as energy prices increased. Because your Fund is an index fund, its performance is greatly affected by the overall performance of the various sectors, such as energy, that comprise the S&P 500 Index. Of the 10 sectors that make up the index, eight posted positive returns for the fiscal year. The strongest sectors included financials and energy; the weakest sectors included consumer discretionary and information technology (IT).
Many stocks in the energy sector continued to benefit from high crude oil prices as geopolitical risks and demand from both developed and emerging markets remained strong. During the reporting period, Exxon Mobil was one of the most significant contributors to Fund performance, and it represented the largest weighting in the S&P 500 Index. For the six months ended June 2006, the company’s revenues rose 10% to $188 billion and net income rose 21% to $18.76 billion versus year-ago levels.
Many IT stocks enjoyed strong performance over the past few years, but sold off so far in 2006 over concerns of slowing IT spending and overall valuations. Primary detractors in the IT sector included large index constituents Intel and Microsoft. Intel has suffered from increased competition and loss of market share for its products used in the personal computer and server markets, leading to reduced revenues and a decline in gross margins. As a result, many investors questioned the firm’s future prospects. Microsoft has been under pressure from delays in the launch of its new operating system, Vista, and significantly higher marketing expenses for new products.
In closing
Economists believe the U.S. economy is gradually cooling, caused by the lagged effects of higher oil prices, consumers spending more than they earn and higher short- and long-term interest rates. Equity markets can exhibit fairly erratic behavior over the short-term which is why we believe that it is important for investors to remain focused on their long-term investment strategy.
We thank you for your investment in AIM S&P 500 Index Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of A I M Advisors, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but A I M Advisors, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures on the inside front cover.
Jeremy Lefkowitz
Portfolio manager, lead manager of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund. He began his investment career in 1968 and is a former director of the research division of the Futures Industry Association and of the research division of the National Options and Futures Society. Mr. Lefkowitz earned a B.S. degree in industrial engineering in 1967 and an M.B.A. in finance in 1969, both from Columbia University.
Maureen Donnellan
Portfolio manager, manager of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund. She has worked with the advisor, its affiliates and/or predecessors since 1974 and assumed her current duties in 2003. Ms. Donnellan is registered with the National Futures Association.
W. Lawson McWhorter
Portfolio manager, manager of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund. He has been associated with the advisor and/or its affiliates, and has been responsible for the Fund, since 2005.
William E. Merson
Portfolio manager, manager of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund. He joined the advisor in 1982 after serving as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 to 1973. Mr. Merson earned a B.B.A. from Manhattan College in 1968 and an M.B.A. from New York University in 1989. He is registered with the National Futures Association.
Daniel Tsai
Portfolio manager, manager of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund. Mr. Tsai joined the advisor in 2000. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1985 and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1989. He also earned an M.S. in computer science at Wayne State University in 1998. He is registered with the National Futures Association and is a CFA Level III candidate.
Anne M. Unflat
Portfolio manager, manager of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund. She has been associated with the advisor and/or its affiliates since 1988 and has been responsible for the Fund since 2006.
For a presentation of your Fund’s long-term performance, please see pages 7 and 8.
Changes to the S&P 500 Index and the Fund’s portfolio
For the year ended 7/31/06
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Amazon.com |
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Amerprise Financial |
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Barr Pharmaceuticals |
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Boston Properties |
| Burlington Resources |
CBS |
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Chesapeake Energy |
| Cendant |
Commerce Bancorp |
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CONSOL Energy |
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Coventry Health Care |
| Cooper Tire & Rubber |
Dean Foods |
| Dana |
Embarq |
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Estee Lauder |
| Delta Air Lines |
Genworth Financial |
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Harman International |
| Georgia-Pacific |
Juniper Networks |
| Gillette |
Kimco Realty |
| Guidant |
Legg Mason |
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Lennar |
| Knight-Ridder |
Murphy Oil |
| May Department Stores |
Patterson Companies |
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Public Storage |
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Realogy |
| Mercury Interactive |
SanDisk |
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Scripps (E.W.) “A” |
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Tyson Foods |
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VeriSign |
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Viacom (New) |
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Vornado Realty Trust |
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Whole Foods Market |
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Windstream |
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Wyndham Worldwide |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions; and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The Fund’s actual cumulative total returns at net asset value after expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2006, appear in the table “Cumulative Total Returns” on page 8.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Investor |
| $ | 1,000.00 |
| $ | 1,003.50 |
| $ | 2.98 |
| $ | 1,021.82 |
| $ | 3.01 |
| 0.60 | % |
(1) The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. The Fund’s actual cumulative total returns at net asset value after expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2006, appear in the table “Cumulative Total Returns” on page 8.
(2) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
6
AIM S&P 500 Index Fund
Your Fund’s long-term performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment
Fund and index data from 12/23/97
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, Fund expenses and management fees. Performance of an index of funds reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Performance of the indexes does not reflect the effects of taxes.
This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.
[MOUNTAIN CHART]
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| AIM S&P 500 Index Fund- |
| S&P 500 |
| Lipper S&P 500 |
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Date |
| Investor Class Shares |
| Index |
| Funds Index |
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12/23/97 |
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| $ | 10000 |
| $ | 10000 |
| $ | 10000 |
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12/97 |
|
| 10330 |
| 10338 |
| 10340 |
| |||
1/98 |
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| 10530 |
| 10452 |
| 10455 |
| |||
2/98 |
|
| 11231 |
| 11205 |
| 11203 |
| |||
3/98 |
|
| 11810 |
| 11779 |
| 11772 |
| |||
4/98 |
|
| 11976 |
| 11899 |
| 11889 |
| |||
5/98 |
|
| 11774 |
| 11694 |
| 11681 |
| |||
6/98 |
|
| 12316 |
| 12169 |
| 12153 |
| |||
7/98 |
|
| 12210 |
| 12040 |
| 12023 |
| |||
8/98 |
|
| 10480 |
| 10300 |
| 10286 |
| |||
9/98 |
|
| 11174 |
| 10961 |
| 10944 |
| |||
10/98 |
|
| 12064 |
| 11851 |
| 11832 |
| |||
11/98 |
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| 12790 |
| 12569 |
| 12545 |
| |||
12/98 |
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| 13545 |
| 13293 |
| 13274 |
| |||
1/99 |
|
| 14121 |
| 13848 |
| 13819 |
| |||
2/99 |
|
| 13655 |
| 13418 |
| 13387 |
| |||
3/99 |
|
| 14202 |
| 13955 |
| 13918 |
| |||
4/99 |
|
| 14721 |
| 14495 |
| 14451 |
| |||
5/99 |
|
| 14354 |
| 14152 |
| 14104 |
| |||
6/99 |
|
| 15147 |
| 14935 |
| 14886 |
| |||
7/99 |
|
| 14662 |
| 14471 |
| 14420 |
| |||
8/99 |
|
| 14590 |
| 14398 |
| 14343 |
| |||
9/99 |
|
| 14193 |
| 14004 |
| 13949 |
| |||
10/99 |
|
| 15080 |
| 14890 |
| 14828 |
| |||
11/99 |
|
| 15385 |
| 15192 |
| 15123 |
| |||
12/99 |
|
| 16282 |
| 16086 |
| 16009 |
| |||
1/00 |
|
| 15464 |
| 15278 |
| 15202 |
| |||
2/00 |
|
| 15155 |
| 14990 |
| 14910 |
| |||
3/00 |
|
| 16630 |
| 16456 |
| 16361 |
| |||
4/00 |
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| 16118 |
| 15960 |
| 15867 |
| |||
5/00 |
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| 15766 |
| 15633 |
| 15537 |
| |||
6/00 |
|
| 16148 |
| 16018 |
| 15914 |
| |||
7/00 |
|
| 15883 |
| 15768 |
| 15668 |
| |||
8/00 |
|
| 16885 |
| 16747 |
| 16636 |
| |||
9/00 |
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| 15975 |
| 15863 |
| 15758 |
| |||
10/00 |
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| 15897 |
| 15796 |
| 15687 |
| |||
11/00 |
|
| 14592 |
| 14551 |
| 14449 |
| |||
12/00 |
|
| 14654 |
| 14623 |
| 14520 |
| |||
1/01 |
|
| 15163 |
| 15142 |
| 15029 |
| |||
2/01 |
|
| 13775 |
| 13762 |
| 13657 |
| |||
3/01 |
|
| 12892 |
| 12891 |
| 12789 |
| |||
4/01 |
|
| 13885 |
| 13891 |
| 13777 |
| |||
5/01 |
|
| 13970 |
| 13985 |
| 13865 |
| |||
6/01 |
|
| 13633 |
| 13645 |
| 13523 |
| |||
7/01 |
|
| 13489 |
| 13511 |
| 13386 |
| |||
8/01 |
|
| 12633 |
| 12667 |
| 12544 |
| |||
9/01 |
|
| 11620 |
| 11644 |
| 11526 |
| |||
10/01 |
|
| 11835 |
| 11867 |
| 11744 |
| |||
11/01 |
|
| 12724 |
| 12777 |
| 12641 |
| |||
12/01 |
|
| 12840 |
| 12889 |
| 12747 |
| |||
1/02 |
|
| 12642 |
| 12701 |
| 12557 |
| |||
2/02 |
|
| 12388 |
| 12456 |
| 12312 |
| |||
3/02 |
|
| 12854 |
| 12924 |
| 12771 |
| |||
4/02 |
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| 12059 |
| 12141 |
| 11994 |
| |||
5/02 |
|
| 11964 |
| 12053 |
| 11901 |
| |||
6/02 |
|
| 11073 |
| 11194 |
| 11050 |
| |||
7/02 |
|
| 10207 |
| 10322 |
| 10193 |
| |||
8/02 |
|
| 10271 |
| 10389 |
| 10258 |
| |||
9/02 |
|
| 9154 |
| 9261 |
| 9141 |
| |||
10/02 |
|
| 9950 |
| 10075 |
| 9944 |
| |||
11/02 |
|
| 10526 |
| 10668 |
| 10526 |
| |||
12/02 |
|
| 9907 |
| 10041 |
| 9905 |
| |||
1/03 |
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| 9635 |
| 9779 |
| 9643 |
| |||
2/03 |
|
| 9485 |
| 9633 |
| 9496 |
| |||
3/03 |
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| 9581 |
| 9726 |
| 9586 |
| |||
4/03 |
|
| 10345 |
| 10527 |
| 10373 |
| |||
5/03 |
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| 10882 |
| 11080 |
| 10916 |
| |||
6/03 |
|
| 11021 |
| 11222 |
| 11051 |
| |||
7/03 |
|
| 11201 |
| 11420 |
| 11245 |
| |||
8/03 |
|
| 11416 |
| 11642 |
| 11461 |
| |||
9/03 |
|
| 11287 |
| 11519 |
| 11334 |
| |||
10/03 |
|
| 11920 |
| 12170 |
| 11971 |
| |||
11/03 |
|
| 12017 |
| 12277 |
| 12073 |
| |||
12/03 |
|
| 12643 |
| 12920 |
| 12703 |
| |||
1/04 |
|
| 12869 |
| 13158 |
| 12932 |
| |||
2/04 |
|
| 13043 |
| 13341 |
| 13108 |
| |||
3/04 |
|
| 12838 |
| 13139 |
| 12907 |
| |||
4/04 |
|
| 12621 |
| 12933 |
| 12701 |
| |||
5/04 |
|
| 12794 |
| 13110 |
| 12872 |
| |||
6/04 |
|
| 13038 |
| 13365 |
| 13120 |
| |||
7/04 |
|
| 12594 |
| 12922 |
| 12681 |
| |||
8/04 |
|
| 12636 |
| 12974 |
| 12730 |
| |||
9/04 |
|
| 12772 |
| 13114 |
| 12864 |
| |||
10/04 |
|
| 12957 |
| 13315 |
| 13059 |
| |||
11/04 |
|
| 13479 |
| 13853 |
| 13581 |
| |||
12/04 |
|
| 13924 |
| 14324 |
| 14046 |
| |||
1/05 |
|
| 13574 |
| 13974 |
| 13701 |
| |||
2/05 |
|
| 13858 |
| 14268 |
| 13986 |
| |||
3/05 |
|
| 13610 |
| 14015 |
| 13739 |
| |||
4/05 |
|
| 13346 |
| 13749 |
| 13475 |
| |||
5/05 |
|
| 13764 |
| 14186 |
| 13898 |
| |||
6/05 |
|
| 13770 |
| 14206 |
| 13915 |
| |||
7/05 |
|
| 14277 |
| 14734 |
| 14430 |
| |||
8/05 |
|
| 14144 |
| 14600 |
| 14296 |
| |||
9/05 |
|
| 14242 |
| 14718 |
| 14407 |
| |||
10/05 |
|
| 13999 |
| 14473 |
| 14164 |
| |||
11/05 |
|
| 14518 |
| 15020 |
| 14696 |
| |||
12/05 |
|
| 14516 |
| 15026 |
| 14698 |
| |||
1/06 |
|
| 14904 |
| 15424 |
| 15086 |
| |||
2/06 |
|
| 14937 |
| 15465 |
| 15123 |
| |||
3/06 |
|
| 15113 |
| 15657 |
| 15308 |
| |||
4/06 |
|
| 15302 |
| 15867 |
| 15510 |
| |||
5/06 |
|
| 14857 |
| 15412 |
| 15060 |
| |||
6/06 |
|
| 14867 |
| 15432 |
| 15078 |
| |||
7/06 |
|
| 14961 |
| 15527 |
| 15169 |
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Source: Lipper, Inc.
7
AIM S&P 500 Index Fund
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 7/31/06
Investor Class Shares
Inception (12/23/97) |
| 4.79 | % |
5 Years |
| 2.09 |
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1 Year |
| 4.77 |
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 6/30/06, the most recent calendar quarter-end
Investor Class Shares |
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Inception (12/23/97) |
| 4.77 | % |
5 Years |
| 1.75 |
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1 Year |
| 7.97 |
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Cumulative Total Returns
6 months ended 7/31/06
Investor Class Shares |
| 0.35 | % |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit AIMinvestments.com for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Investor Class shares do not have a front-end or a contingent deferred sales charge; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 30 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
Had the advisor not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
8
AIM S&P 500 Index Fund
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees of AIM Stock Funds (the “Board”) oversees the management of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Fund’s advisory agreement with A I M Advisors, Inc. (“AIM”). Based upon the recommendation of the Investments Committee of the Board, at a meeting held on June 27, 2006, the Board, including all of the independent trustees, approved the continuance of the advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund and AIM for another year, effective July 1, 2006.
The Board considered the factors discussed below in evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Advisory Agreement at the meeting on June 27, 2006 and as part of the Board’s ongoing oversight of the Fund. In their deliberations, the Board and the independent trustees did not identify any particular factor that was controlling, and each trustee attributed different weights to the various factors.
One responsibility of the independent Senior Officer of the Fund is to manage the process by which the Fund’s proposed management fees are negotiated to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms’ length and reasonable. To that end, the Senior Officer must either supervise a competitive bidding process or prepare an independent written evaluation. The Senior Officer has recommended an independent written evaluation in lieu of a competitive bidding process and, upon the direction of the Board, has prepared such an independent written evaluation. Such written evaluation also considered certain of the factors discussed below. In addition, as discussed below, the Senior Officer made a recommendation to the Board in connection with such written evaluation.
The discussion below serves as a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation and recommendation to the Board in connection therewith, as well as a discussion of the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement. After consideration of all of the factors below and based on its informed business judgment, the Board determined that the Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to AIM under the Advisory Agreement is fair and reasonable and would have been obtained through arm’s length negotiations.
Unless otherwise stated, information presented below is as of June 27, 2006 and does not reflect any changes that may have occurred since June 27, 2006, including but not limited to changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
• The nature and extent of the advisory services to be provided by AIM. The Board reviewed the services to be provided by AIM under the Advisory Agreement. Based on such review, the Board concluded that the range of services to be provided by AIM under the Advisory Agreement was appropriate and that AIM currently is providing services in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement.
• The quality of services to be provided by AIM. The Board reviewed the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of AIM who will provide investment advisory services to the Fund. In reviewing the qualifications of AIM to provide investment advisory services, the Board considered such issues as AIM’s portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by AIM and AIM’s equity and fixed income trading operations. Based on the review of these and other factors, the Board concluded that the quality of services to be provided by AIM was appropriate and that AIM currently is providing satisfactory services in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement.
• The performance of the Fund relative to comparable funds. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund during the past one, three and five calendar years against the performance of funds advised by other advisors with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance in such periods was below the median performance of such comparable funds. The Board also noted that AIM began serving as investment advisor to the Fund in November 2003. Based on this review and after taking account of all of the other factors that the Board considered in determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board concluded that no changes should be made to the Fund and that it was not necessary to change the Fund’s portfolio management team at this time. However, due to the Fund’s under-performance, the Board also concluded that it would be appropriate for the Board to continue to closely monitor and review the performance of the Fund. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer (discussed below) only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance, which did not change their conclusions.
• The performance of the Fund relative to indices. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund during the past one, three and five calendar years against the performance of the Lipper S&P 500 Fund Index. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance was comparable to the performance of such Index for the one and three year periods and below such Index for the five year period. The Board also noted that AIM began serving as investment advisor to the Fund in November 2003. Based on this review and after taking account of all of the other factors that the Board considered in determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board concluded that no changes should be made to the Fund and that it was not necessary to change the Fund’s portfolio management team at this time. However, due to the Fund’s under-performance, the Board also concluded that it would be appropriate for the Board to continue to closely monitor and review the performance of the Fund. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer (discussed below) only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance, which did not change their conclusions.
• Meetings with the Fund’s portfolio managers and investment personnel. With respect to the Fund, the Board is meeting periodically with such Fund’s portfolio managers and/or other investment personnel and believes that such individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement.
• Overall performance of AIM. The Board considered the overall performance of AIM in providing investment advisory and portfolio administrative services to the Fund and concluded that such performance was satisfactory.
• Fees relative to those of clients of AIM with comparable investment strategies. The Board reviewed the effective advisory fee rate (before waivers) for the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Board noted that this rate was comparable to or below the total advisory fee rates for 98 separately managed accounts/wrap accounts managed by an AIM affiliate with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund and above the total advisory fee rates for 21 separately managed accounts/wrap accounts managed by an AIM affiliate with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that AIM has agreed to waive advisory fees of the Fund and to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses, as discussed below. Based on this review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee rate for the Fund under the Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable.
• Fees relative to those of comparable funds with other advisors. The Board reviewed the advisory fee rate for the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The Board compared effective contractual advisory fee rates at a common asset level at the end of the past calendar year and noted that the Fund’s rate was comparable to the median rate of the funds advised by other advisors with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund that the Board reviewed. The Board noted that AIM has agreed to waive advisory fees of the Fund and to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses, as discussed below. Based on this review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee rate for the Fund under the Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable.
• Expense limitations and fee waivers. The Board noted that AIM has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees of the Fund through June 30, 2007 to the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the Fund do not exceed a specified maximum advisory fee rate, which maximum rate includes breakpoints and is based on net asset levels. The Board considered the contractual nature of this fee waiver and noted that it remains in effect until June 30, 2007. The Board noted that AIM has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through June 30, 2007 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board considered the contractual nature of this fee waiver/expense limitation and noted that it remains in effect through June 30, 2007. The Board considered the effect these fee waivers/expense limitations would have on the Fund’s estimated expenses and these fee waivers/expense limitations concluded that the levels of fee waivers/expense limitations for the Fund were fair and reasonable.
• Breakpoints and economies of scale. The Board reviewed the structure of the Fund’s advisory fee under the Advisory Agreement, noting that it does not include any breakpoints. The Board considered whether it would be appropriate to add advisory fee breakpoints for the Fund or whether, due to the nature of the Fund and the advisory fee structures of comparable funds, it was reasonable to structure the advisory fee without breakpoints. Based on this review, the Board concluded that it was not necessary to add advisory fee breakpoints to the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board reviewed the level of the Fund’s advisory fees, and noted that such fees, as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets, would remain constant under the Advisory Agreement because the Advisory Agreement does not include any breakpoints. The Board noted that AIM has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees of the Fund through June 30, 2007 to the extent necessary so that the advisory fees payable by the fund do not exceed a specified maximum advisory fee rate, which maximum rate includes breakpoints and is based on net asset levels. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee levels under the Advisory Agreement therefore would not reflect economies of scale, although the advisory fee waiver reflects economies of scale.
• Investments in affiliated money market funds. The Board also took into account the fact that uninvested cash and cash collateral from securities lending arrangements, if any (collectively, “cash balances”) of the Fund may be invested in money market funds advised by AIM pursuant to the terms of an SEC exemptive order. The Board found that the Fund may realize certain benefits upon investing cash balances in AIM advised money market funds, including a higher net return, increased liquidity, increased diversification or decreased transaction costs. The Board also found that the Fund will not receive reduced services if it invests its cash balances in such money market funds. The Board noted that, to the extent the Fund invests uninvested cash in affiliated money market funds, AIM has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the advisory fees it receives from the Fund attributable to such investment. The Board further determined that the proposed securities lending program and related procedures with respect to the lending Fund is in the best interests of the lending Fund and its respective shareholders. The Board therefore concluded that the investment of cash collateral received in connection with the securities lending program in the money market funds according to the procedures is in the best interests of the lending Fund and its respective shareholders.
• Independent written evaluation and recommendations of the Fund’s Senior Officer. The Board noted that, upon
(continued)
9
AIM S&P 500 Index Fund
their direction, the Senior Officer of the Fund, who is independent of AIM and AIM’s affiliates, had prepared an independent written evaluation in order to assist the Board in determining the reasonableness of the proposed management fees of the AIM Funds, including the Fund. The Board noted that the Senior Officer’s written evaluation had been relied upon by the Board in this regard in lieu of a competitive bidding process. In determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board considered the Senior Officer’s written evaluation and the recommendation made by the Senior Officer to the Board that the Board consider whether the advisory fee waivers for certain equity AIM Funds, including the Fund, should be simplified. The Board concluded that it would be advisable to consider this issue and reach a decision prior to the expiration date of such advisory fee waivers.
• Profitability of AIM and its affiliates. The Board reviewed information concerning the profitability of AIM’s (and its affiliates’) investment advisory and other activities and its financial condition. The Board considered the overall profitability of AIM, as well as the profitability of AIM in connection with managing the Fund. The Board noted that AIM’s operations remain profitable, although increased expenses in recent years have reduced AIM’s profitability. Based on the review of the profitability of AIM’s and its affiliates’ investment advisory and other activities and its financial condition, the Board concluded that the compensation to be paid by the Fund to AIM under its Advisory Agreement was not excessive.
• Benefits of soft dollars to AIM. The Board considered the benefits realized by AIM as a result of brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Under these arrangements, brokerage commissions paid by the Fund and/or other funds advised by AIM are used to pay for research and execution services. This research may be used by AIM in making investment decisions for the Fund. The Board concluded that such arrangements were appropriate.
• AIM’s financial soundness in light of the Fund’s needs. The Board considered whether AIM is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Advisory Agreement, and concluded that AIM has the financial resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under the Advisory Agreement.
• Historical relationship between the Fund and AIM. In determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board also considered the prior relationship between AIM and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of AIM’s operations, and concluded that it was beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also reviewed the general nature of the non-investment advisory services currently performed by AIM and its affiliates, such as administrative, transfer agency and distribution services, and the fees received by AIM and its affiliates for performing such services. In addition to reviewing such services, the trustees also considered the organizational structure employed by AIM and its affiliates to provide those services. Based on the review of these and other factors, the Board concluded that AIM and its affiliates were qualified to continue to provide non-investment advisory services to the Fund, including administrative, transfer agency and distribution services, and that AIM and its affiliates currently are providing satisfactory non-investment advisory services.
• Other factors and current trends. The Board considered the steps that AIM and its affiliates have taken over the last several years, and continue to take, in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the services they provide to the Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board concluded that these steps taken by AIM have improved, and are likely to continue to improve, the quality and efficiency of the services AIM and its affiliates provide to the Fund in each of these areas, and support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.
Approval of Sub-Advisory Agreement
The Board oversees the management of the Fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Fund’s sub-advisory agreement. Based upon the recommendation of the Investments Committee of the Board, at a meeting held on June 27, 2006, the Board, including all of the independent trustees, approved the continuance of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between INVESCO Institutional (N.A.), Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”) and AIM with respect to the Fund for another year, effective July 1, 2006.
The Board considered the factors discussed below in evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Sub-Advisory Agreement at the meeting on June 27, 2006 and as part of the Board’s ongoing oversight of the Fund. In their deliberations, the Board and the independent trustees did not identify any particular factor that was controlling, and each trustee attributed different weights to the various factors.
The discussion below serves as a discussion of the material factors and the conclusions with respect thereto that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. After consideration of all of the factors below and based on its informed business judgment, the Board determined that the Sub-Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement is fair and reasonable.
Unless otherwise stated, information presented below is as of June 27, 2006 and does not reflect any changes that may have occurred since June 27, 2006, including but not limited to changes to the Fund’s performance.
• The nature and extent of the advisory services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor. The Board reviewed the services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement. Based on such review, the Board concluded that the range of services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was appropriate and that the Sub-Advisor currently is providing services in accordance with the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
• The quality of services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor. The Board reviewed the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Sub-Advisor who will provide investment advisory services to the Fund. Based on the review of these and other factors, the Board concluded that the quality of services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor was appropriate, and that the Sub-Advisor currently is providing satisfactory services in accordance with the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
• The performance of the Fund relative to comparable funds. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund during the past one, three and five calendar years against the performance of funds advised by other advisors with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance in such periods was below the median performance of such comparable funds. The Board also noted that AIM began serving as investment advisor to the Fund in November 2003. Based on this review and after taking account of all of the other factors that the Board considered in determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board concluded that no changes should be made to the Fund and that it was not necessary to change the Fund’s portfolio management team at this time. However, due to the Fund’s under-performance, the Board also concluded that it would be appropriate for the Board to continue to closely monitor and review the performance of the Fund. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer (discussed below) only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance, which did not change their conclusions.
• The performance of the Fund relative to indices. The Board reviewed the performance of the Fund during the past one, three and five calendar years against the performance of the Lipper S&P 500 Fund Index. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance was comparable to the performance of such Index for the one and three year periods and below such Index for the five year period. The Board also noted that AIM began serving as investment advisor to the Fund in November 2003. Based on this review and after taking account of all of the other factors that the Board considered in determining whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board concluded that no changes should be made to the Fund and that it was not necessary to change the Fund’s portfolio management team at this time. However, due to the Fund’s under-performance, the Board also concluded that it would be appropriate for the Board to continue to closely monitor and review the performance of the Fund. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer (discussed below) only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance, which did not change their conclusions.
• Meetings with the Fund’s portfolio managers and investment personnel. The Board is meeting periodically with the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or other investment personnel and believes that such individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
• Overall performance of the Sub-Advisor. The Board considered the overall performance of the Sub-Advisor in providing investment advisory services to the Fund and concluded that such performance was satisfactory.
• Fees relative to those of clients of the Sub-Advisor with comparable investment strategies. The Board reviewed the sub-advisory fee rate for the Fund under the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the sub-advisory fees paid thereunder. The Board noted that this rate was comparable to or above the total advisory fee rates for 13 separately managed accounts/wrap accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund and below the total advisory fee rates for 106 separately managed accounts/wrap accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that AIM has agreed to waive advisory fees of the Fund and to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses. The Board also considered the services to be provided by the Sub-Advisor pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the services to be provided by AIM pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, as well as the allocation of fees between AIM and the Sub-Advisor pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by AIM to the Sub-Advisor, and that AIM and the Sub-Advisor are affiliates. Based on this review, the Board concluded that the sub-advisory fee rate under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable.
• Profitability of AIM and its affiliates. The Board reviewed information concerning the profitability of AIM’s (and its affiliates’) investment advisory and other activities and its financial condition. The Board considered the overall profitability of AIM, as well as the profitability of AIM in connection with managing the Fund. The Board noted that AIM’s operations remain profitable, although increased expenses in recent years have reduced AIM’s profitability. Based on the review of the profitability of AIM’s and its affiliates’ investment advisory and other activities and its financial condition, the Board concluded that the compensation to be paid by the Fund to AIM under its Advisory Agreement was not excessive.
• The Sub-Advisor’s financial soundness in light of the Fund’s needs. The Board considered whether the Sub-Advisor is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and concluded that the Sub-Advisor has the financial resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
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Supplement to Annual Report dated 7/31/06
AIM S&P 500 Index Fund
Institutional Class Shares
The following information has been prepared to provide Institutional Class shareholders with a performance overview specific to their holdings. Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria.
Average Annual Total Returns
For periods ended 7/31/06
Inception (12/23/97) |
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Institutional Class shares have no sales charge; therefore, performance is at net asset value (NAV). Performance of Institutional Class shares will differ from performance of other share classes primarily due to differing sales charges and class expenses.
Please note that past performance is not indicative of future results. More recent returns may be more or less than those shown. All returns assume reinvestment of distributions at NAV. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. See full report for information on comparative benchmarks. Please consult your Fund prospectus for more information. For the most current month-end performance, please call 800-451-4246 or visit AIMinvestments.com.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 30 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The Fund’s actual cumulative total return after expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2006, appears in the table on the front of this supplement.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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(1) The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. The Fund’s actual cumulative total return after expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2006, appears in the table on the front of this supplement.
(2) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.
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AIM S&P 500 INDEX FUND
Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2006
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.61% | |||||||||||
Advertising–0.16% | |||||||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(a) | 8,148 | $ | 66,732 | ||||||||
Omnicom Group Inc. | 3,186 | 281,993 | |||||||||
348,725 | |||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense–2.38% | |||||||||||
Boeing Co. (The) | 14,935 | 1,156,268 | |||||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 7,552 | 506,135 | |||||||||
Goodrich Corp. | 2,313 | 93,376 | |||||||||
Honeywell International Inc. | 15,459 | 598,263 | |||||||||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 2,277 | 167,701 | |||||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 6,614 | 527,004 | |||||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 6,420 | 424,940 | |||||||||
Raytheon Co. | 8,334 | 375,613 | |||||||||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 3,206 | 171,104 | |||||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 18,900 | 1,175,391 | |||||||||
5,195,795 | |||||||||||
Agricultural Products–0.25% | |||||||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 12,224 | 537,856 | |||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics–0.91% | |||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 5,699 | 596,742 | |||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B | 20,260 | 1,396,117 | |||||||||
1,992,859 | |||||||||||
Airlines–0.11% | |||||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 13,179 | 237,090 | |||||||||
Aluminum–0.22% | |||||||||||
Alcoa Inc. | 16,226 | 485,969 | |||||||||
Apparel Retail–0.25% | |||||||||||
Gap, Inc. (The) | 10,273 | 178,237 | |||||||||
Limited Brands, Inc. | 6,381 | 160,546 | |||||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 8,574 | 208,948 | |||||||||
547,731 | |||||||||||
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.20% | |||||||||||
Coach, Inc.(a) | 7,190 | 206,425 | |||||||||
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. | 2,101 | 62,190 | |||||||||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 1,926 | 68,084 | |||||||||
VF Corp. | 1,639 | 111,157 | |||||||||
447,856 |
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Application Software–0.39% | |||||||||||
Adobe Systems Inc.(a) | 11,164 | $ | 318,285 | ||||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | 4,327 | 147,594 | |||||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.(a) | 3,422 | 108,717 | |||||||||
Compuware Corp.(a) | 7,024 | 49,098 | |||||||||
Intuit Inc.(a) | 6,382 | 197,012 | |||||||||
Parametric Technology Corp.(a) | 2,041 | 31,554 | |||||||||
852,260 | |||||||||||
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.06% | |||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 4,564 | 203,554 | |||||||||
Bank of New York Co., Inc. (The) | 14,415 | 484,488 | |||||||||
Federated Investors, Inc.–Class B | 1,576 | 48,872 | |||||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 2,865 | 262,004 | |||||||||
Janus Capital Group Inc. | 3,996 | 64,695 | |||||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 2,465 | 205,754 | |||||||||
Mellon Financial Corp. | 7,711 | 269,885 | |||||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 3,447 | 196,824 | |||||||||
State Street Corp. | 6,198 | 372,252 | |||||||||
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | 4,958 | 204,815 | |||||||||
2,313,143 | |||||||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.13% | |||||||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 3,641 | 279,483 | |||||||||
Automobile Manufacturers–0.26% | |||||||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 35,041 | 233,723 | |||||||||
General Motors Corp. | 10,525 | 339,221 | |||||||||
572,944 | |||||||||||
Automotive Retail–0.06% | |||||||||||
AutoNation, Inc.(a) | 2,726 | 53,702 | |||||||||
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | 998 | 87,694 | |||||||||
141,396 | |||||||||||
Biotechnology–1.27% | |||||||||||
Amgen Inc.(a) | 22,026 | 1,536,093 | |||||||||
Biogen Idec Inc.(a) | 6,404 | 269,737 | |||||||||
Genzyme Corp.(a) | 4,862 | 331,977 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a) | 8,499 | 522,519 | |||||||||
MedImmune, Inc.(a) | 4,645 | 117,890 | |||||||||
2,778,216 | |||||||||||
Brewers–0.35% | |||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. | 14,450 | 695,767 |
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Molson Coors Brewing Co.–Class B | 1,075 | $ | 76,809 | ||||||||
772,576 | |||||||||||
Broadcasting & Cable TV–1.02% | |||||||||||
CBS Corp.–Class B | 14,429 | 395,788 | |||||||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | 9,400 | 272,130 | |||||||||
Comcast Corp.–Class A(a) | 39,466 | 1,356,841 | |||||||||
Scripps Co. (E.W.) (The)–Class A | 1,588 | 67,855 | |||||||||
Univision Communications Inc.–Class A(a) | 4,161 | 138,977 | |||||||||
2,231,591 | |||||||||||
Building Products–0.15% | |||||||||||
American Standard Cos. Inc. | 3,317 | 128,136 | |||||||||
Masco Corp. | 7,418 | 198,283 | |||||||||
326,419 | |||||||||||
Casinos & Gaming–0.21% | |||||||||||
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. | 3,450 | 207,379 | |||||||||
International Game Technology | 6,333 | 244,834 | |||||||||
452,213 | |||||||||||
Coal & Consumable Fuels–0.06% | |||||||||||
CONSOL Energy Inc. | 3,421 | 140,808 | |||||||||
Commercial Printing–0.05% | |||||||||||
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. | 4,018 | 117,285 | |||||||||
Communications Equipment–2.49% | |||||||||||
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.(a) | 2,157 | 26,380 | |||||||||
Andrew Corp.(a) | 2,965 | 25,054 | |||||||||
Avaya Inc.(a) | 7,661 | 70,941 | |||||||||
Ciena Corp.(a) | 10,977 | 39,847 | |||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | 114,030 | 2,035,436 | |||||||||
Comverse Technology, Inc.(a) | 3,759 | 72,849 | |||||||||
Corning Inc.(a) | 29,093 | 554,804 | |||||||||
JDS Uniphase Corp.(a) | 31,471 | 67,033 | |||||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.(a) | 10,525 | 141,561 | |||||||||
Lucent Technologies Inc.(a) | 83,682 | 178,243 | |||||||||
Motorola, Inc. | 46,137 | 1,050,078 | |||||||||
QUALCOMM Inc. | 31,309 | 1,103,955 | |||||||||
Tellabs, Inc.(a) | 8,383 | 78,800 | |||||||||
5,444,981 | |||||||||||
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.21% | |||||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 7,519 | 340,911 | |||||||||
Circuit City Stores, Inc. | 2,833 | 69,409 | |||||||||
RadioShack Corp. | 2,495 | 40,344 | |||||||||
450,664 |
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Computer Hardware–2.88% | |||||||||||
Apple Computer, Inc.(a) | 15,886 | $ | 1,079,613 | ||||||||
Dell Inc.(a) | 42,431 | 919,904 | |||||||||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 52,107 | 1,662,734 | |||||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 28,959 | 2,241,716 | |||||||||
NCR Corp.(a) | 3,386 | 108,826 | |||||||||
Sun Microsystems, Inc.(a) | 65,335 | 284,207 | |||||||||
6,297,000 | |||||||||||
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.45% | |||||||||||
EMC Corp.(a) | 44,138 | 448,001 | |||||||||
Lexmark International, Inc.–Class A(a) | 1,966 | 106,262 | |||||||||
Network Appliance, Inc.(a) | 6,964 | 206,761 | |||||||||
QLogic Corp.(a) | 3,002 | 52,505 | |||||||||
SanDisk Corp.(a) | 3,635 | 169,609 | |||||||||
983,138 | |||||||||||
Construction & Engineering–0.07% | |||||||||||
Fluor Corp. | 1,634 | 143,514 | |||||||||
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.72% | |||||||||||
Caterpillar Inc. | 12,507 | 886,371 | |||||||||
Cummins Inc. | 867 | 101,439 | |||||||||
Deere & Co. | 4,381 | 317,929 | |||||||||
Navistar International Corp.(a) | 1,189 | 26,586 | |||||||||
PACCAR Inc. | 3,114 | 251,456 | |||||||||
1,583,781 | |||||||||||
Construction Materials–0.06% | |||||||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 1,878 | 125,770 | |||||||||
Consumer Electronics–0.05% | |||||||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 1,249 | 100,170 | |||||||||
Consumer Finance–0.92% | |||||||||||
American Express Co. | 23,036 | 1,199,254 | |||||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 5,660 | 437,801 | |||||||||
SLM Corp. | 7,666 | 385,600 | |||||||||
2,022,655 | |||||||||||
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.93% | |||||||||||
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.–Class A(a) | 2,214 | 112,759 | |||||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 10,787 | 472,039 | |||||||||
Computer Sciences Corp.(a) | 3,507 | 183,732 | |||||||||
Convergys Corp.(a) | 2,595 | 49,513 | |||||||||
Electronic Data Systems Corp. | 9,683 | 231,424 | |||||||||
First Data Corp. | 14,277 | 583,215 |
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Fiserv, Inc.(a) | 3,281 | $ | 143,248 | ||||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 6,217 | 212,497 | |||||||||
Sabre Holdings Corp.–Class A | 2,441 | 50,529 | |||||||||
2,038,956 | |||||||||||
Department Stores–0.65% | |||||||||||
Dillard's, Inc.–Class A | 1,187 | 35,646 | |||||||||
Federated Department Stores, Inc. | 10,332 | 362,756 | |||||||||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. | 4,386 | 276,143 | |||||||||
Kohl's Corp.(a) | 6,358 | 360,053 | |||||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 4,022 | 137,955 | |||||||||
Sears Holdings Corp.(a) | 1,806 | 247,873 | |||||||||
1,420,426 | |||||||||||
Distillers & Vintners–0.09% | |||||||||||
Brown-Forman Corp.–Class B | 1,552 | 113,994 | |||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A(a) | 3,714 | 90,845 | |||||||||
204,839 | |||||||||||
Distributors–0.06% | |||||||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 3,217 | 133,956 | |||||||||
Diversified Banks–2.34% | |||||||||||
Comerica Inc. | 3,029 | 177,348 | |||||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 33,246 | 1,063,872 | |||||||||
Wachovia Corp. | 30,045 | 1,611,313 | |||||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 31,381 | 2,270,102 | |||||||||
5,122,635 | |||||||||||
Diversified Chemicals–0.77% | |||||||||||
Ashland Inc. | 1,326 | 88,192 | |||||||||
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | 17,963 | 621,161 | |||||||||
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | 17,229 | 683,302 | |||||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 1,526 | 75,735 | |||||||||
Hercules Inc.(a) | 2,076 | 28,857 | |||||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 3,093 | 190,343 | |||||||||
1,687,590 | |||||||||||
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services–0.08% | |||||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 2,555 | 90,192 | |||||||||
Equifax Inc. | 2,394 | 77,278 | |||||||||
167,470 | |||||||||||
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.24% | |||||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.–Class B | 3,526 | 192,379 | |||||||||
Phelps Dodge Corp. | 3,806 | 332,416 | |||||||||
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Diversified REIT's–0.11% | |||||||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 2,220 | $ | 232,101 | ||||||||
Drug Retail–0.63% | |||||||||||
CVS Corp. | 15,319 | 501,238 | |||||||||
Walgreen Co. | 18,838 | 881,241 | |||||||||
1,382,479 | |||||||||||
Education Services–0.06% | |||||||||||
Apollo Group, Inc.–Class A(a) | 2,610 | 123,505 | |||||||||
Electric Utilities–1.52% | |||||||||||
Allegheny Energy, Inc.(a) | 3,036 | 124,628 | |||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 7,327 | 264,651 | |||||||||
Edison International | 6,063 | 250,887 | |||||||||
Entergy Corp. | 3,883 | 299,379 | |||||||||
Exelon Corp. | 12,486 | 722,939 | |||||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 6,139 | 343,784 | |||||||||
FPL Group, Inc. | 7,550 | 325,707 | |||||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 1,852 | 79,655 | |||||||||
PPL Corp. | 7,077 | 240,760 | |||||||||
Progress Energy, Inc. | 4,724 | 205,730 | |||||||||
Southern Co. (The) | 13,860 | 468,191 | |||||||||
3,326,311 | |||||||||||
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.46% | |||||||||||
American Power Conversion Corp. | 3,198 | 53,982 | |||||||||
Cooper Industries, Ltd.–Class A | 1,725 | 148,626 | |||||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 7,656 | 604,211 | |||||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 3,315 | 205,464 | |||||||||
1,012,283 | |||||||||||
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers–0.15% | |||||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(a) | 7,979 | 226,923 | |||||||||
Symbol Technologies, Inc. | 4,708 | 52,023 | |||||||||
Tektronix, Inc. | 1,573 | 42,896 | |||||||||
321,842 | |||||||||||
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.11% | |||||||||||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 3,350 | 77,385 | |||||||||
Molex Inc. | 2,646 | 83,931 | |||||||||
Sanmina-SCI Corp.(a) | 9,904 | 34,268 | |||||||||
Solectron Corp.(a) | 17,128 | 51,726 | |||||||||
247,310 | |||||||||||
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.18% | |||||||||||
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.(a) | 4,499 | 45,710 |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–(continued) | |||||||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 10,180 | $ | 349,988 | ||||||||
395,698 | |||||||||||
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.20% | |||||||||||
Monsanto Co. | 10,106 | 434,457 | |||||||||
Food Distributors–0.15% | |||||||||||
Sysco Corp. | 11,526 | 318,118 | |||||||||
Food Retail–0.37% | |||||||||||
Kroger Co. (The) | 13,503 | 309,624 | |||||||||
Safeway Inc. | 8,370 | 235,029 | |||||||||
SUPERVALU Inc. | 3,820 | 103,560 | |||||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 2,615 | 150,389 | |||||||||
798,602 | |||||||||||
Footwear–0.13% | |||||||||||
NIKE, Inc.–Class B | 3,522 | 278,238 | |||||||||
Forest Products–0.14% | |||||||||||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 1,943 | 38,860 | |||||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 4,598 | 269,719 | |||||||||
308,579 | |||||||||||
Gas Utilities–0.03% | |||||||||||
Nicor Inc. | 851 | 37,291 | |||||||||
Peoples Energy Corp. | 739 | 31,193 | |||||||||
68,484 | |||||||||||
General Merchandise Stores–0.42% | |||||||||||
Big Lots, Inc.(a) | 2,096 | 33,871 | |||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 5,792 | 77,729 | |||||||||
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | 2,889 | 65,638 | |||||||||
Target Corp. | 16,127 | 740,552 | |||||||||
917,790 | |||||||||||
Gold–0.20% | |||||||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 8,385 | 429,564 | |||||||||
Health Care Distributors–0.49% | |||||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 3,920 | 168,560 | |||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 7,801 | 522,667 | |||||||||
McKesson Corp. | 5,697 | 287,072 | |||||||||
Patterson Cos. Inc. | 2,572 | 85,545 | |||||||||
1,063,844 | |||||||||||
Health Care Equipment–1.62% | |||||||||||
Bard (C.R.), Inc. | 1,933 | 137,185 | |||||||||
Baxter International Inc. | 12,230 | 513,660 |
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Health Care Equipment–(continued) | |||||||||||
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | 4,603 | $ | 303,430 | ||||||||
Biomet, Inc. | 4,607 | 151,755 | |||||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | 22,723 | 386,518 | |||||||||
Hospira, Inc.(a) | 2,893 | 126,395 | |||||||||
Medtronic, Inc. | 22,565 | 1,139,984 | |||||||||
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(a) | 6,722 | 248,042 | |||||||||
Stryker Corp. | 5,438 | 247,483 | |||||||||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(a) | 4,634 | 293,054 | |||||||||
3,547,506 | |||||||||||
Health Care Facilities–0.27% | |||||||||||
HCA, Inc. | 7,621 | 374,648 | |||||||||
Health Management Associates, Inc.–Class A | 4,479 | 91,058 | |||||||||
Manor Care, Inc. | 1,475 | 73,824 | |||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 8,753 | 51,818 | |||||||||
591,348 | |||||||||||
Health Care Services–0.60% | |||||||||||
Caremark Rx, Inc. | 8,250 | 435,600 | |||||||||
Express Scripts, Inc.(a) | 2,746 | 211,525 | |||||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a) | 2,315 | 149,132 | |||||||||
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. | 5,634 | 334,265 | |||||||||
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 3,027 | 181,983 | |||||||||
1,312,505 | |||||||||||
Health Care Supplies–0.02% | |||||||||||
Bausch & Lomb Inc. | 1,004 | 47,489 | |||||||||
Health Care Technology–0.05% | |||||||||||
IMS Health Inc. | 3,707 | 101,720 | |||||||||
Home Entertainment Software–0.12% | |||||||||||
Electronic Arts Inc.(a) | 5,718 | 269,375 | |||||||||
Home Furnishings–0.04% | |||||||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 3,394 | 77,451 | |||||||||
Home Improvement Retail–1.04% | |||||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 38,609 | 1,340,118 | |||||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 28,982 | 821,640 | |||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 2,080 | 105,248 | |||||||||
2,267,006 | |||||||||||
Homebuilding–0.23% | |||||||||||
Centex Corp. | 2,266 | 107,204 | |||||||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 5,058 | 108,393 | |||||||||
KB HOME | 1,407 | 59,826 | |||||||||
Lennar Corp.–Class A | 2,603 | 116,432 | |||||||||
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 3,981 | 113,459 | |||||||||
505,314 |
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Homefurnishing Retail–0.08% | |||||||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a) | 5,271 | $ | 176,473 | ||||||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.47% | |||||||||||
Carnival Corp.(b) | 8,113 | 316,082 | |||||||||
Hilton Hotels Corp. | 6,178 | 147,840 | |||||||||
Marriott International, Inc.–Class A | 6,107 | 214,844 | |||||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 4,057 | 213,317 | |||||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 3,733 | 124,869 | |||||||||
1,016,952 | |||||||||||
Household Appliances–0.15% | |||||||||||
Black & Decker Corp. (The) | 1,419 | 100,054 | |||||||||
Snap-on Inc. | 1,085 | 45,581 | |||||||||
Stanley Works (The) | 1,320 | 59,888 | |||||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 1,456 | 112,389 | |||||||||
317,912 | |||||||||||
Household Products–2.15% | |||||||||||
Clorox Co. (The) | 2,818 | 168,911 | |||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 9,613 | 570,243 | |||||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 8,577 | 523,626 | |||||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 61,296 | 3,444,835 | |||||||||
4,707,615 | |||||||||||
Housewares & Specialties–0.15% | |||||||||||
Fortune Brands, Inc. | 2,739 | 198,632 | |||||||||
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | 5,209 | 137,309 | |||||||||
335,941 | |||||||||||
Human Resource & Employment Services–0.09% | |||||||||||
Monster Worldwide Inc.(a) | 2,396 | 95,840 | |||||||||
Robert Half International Inc. | 3,191 | 103,261 | |||||||||
199,101 | |||||||||||
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.16% | |||||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 8,806 | 464,605 | |||||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 46,704 | 2,078,328 | |||||||||
2,542,933 | |||||||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.47% | |||||||||||
AES Corp. (The)(a) | 12,313 | 244,536 | |||||||||
Constellation Energy Group | 3,342 | 193,535 | |||||||||
Dynegy Inc.–Class A(a) | 6,858 | 38,611 | |||||||||
TXU Corp. | 8,637 | 554,754 | |||||||||
1,031,436 | |||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates–3.91% | |||||||||||
3M Co. | 14,082 | 991,373 |
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates–(continued) | |||||||||||
General Electric Co. | 194,237 | $ | 6,349,607 | ||||||||
Textron Inc. | 2,429 | 218,391 | |||||||||
Tyco International Ltd. | 38,042 | 992,516 | |||||||||
8,551,887 | |||||||||||
Industrial Gases–0.27% | |||||||||||
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 4,186 | 267,611 | |||||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 6,035 | 330,959 | |||||||||
598,570 | |||||||||||
Industrial Machinery–0.74% | |||||||||||
Danaher Corp. | 4,415 | 287,858 | |||||||||
Dover Corp. | 3,808 | 179,509 | |||||||||
Eaton Corp. | 2,805 | 179,800 | |||||||||
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 7,735 | 353,722 | |||||||||
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.–Class A | 6,145 | 219,991 | |||||||||
ITT Industries, Inc. | 3,437 | 173,740 | |||||||||
Pall Corp. | 2,308 | 60,193 | |||||||||
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 2,246 | 162,251 | |||||||||
1,617,064 | |||||||||||
Industrial REIT's–0.12% | |||||||||||
ProLogis | 4,575 | 253,226 | |||||||||
Insurance Brokers–0.22% | |||||||||||
Aon Corp. | 5,952 | 203,737 | |||||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 10,283 | 277,949 | |||||||||
481,686 | |||||||||||
Integrated Oil & Gas–6.57% | |||||||||||
Chevron Corp. | 41,403 | 2,723,489 | |||||||||
ConocoPhillips | 30,832 | 2,116,309 | |||||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 113,016 | 7,655,704 | |||||||||
Hess Corp. | 4,503 | 238,209 | |||||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 6,769 | 613,542 | |||||||||
Murphy Oil Corp. | 3,102 | 159,629 | |||||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 7,999 | 861,892 | |||||||||
14,368,774 | |||||||||||
Integrated Telecommunication Services–2.73% | |||||||||||
AT&T Inc. | 72,624 | 2,177,994 | |||||||||
BellSouth Corp. | 33,786 | 1,323,398 | |||||||||
CenturyTel, Inc. | 2,168 | 83,620 | |||||||||
Citizens Communications Co. | 6,112 | 78,417 | |||||||||
Embarq Corp.(a) | 2,761 | 124,935 | |||||||||
Qwest Communications International Inc.(a) | 29,239 | 233,619 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications Inc. | 54,477 | 1,842,412 |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–(continued) | |||||||||||
Windstream Corp. | 8,851 | $ | 110,903 | ||||||||
5,975,298 | |||||||||||
Internet Retail–0.07% | |||||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 5,775 | 155,290 | |||||||||
Internet Software & Services–1.25% | |||||||||||
eBay Inc.(a) | 21,598 | 519,864 | |||||||||
Google Inc.–Class A(a) | 3,849 | 1,488,024 | |||||||||
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | 4,552 | 81,617 | |||||||||
Yahoo! Inc.(a) | 23,387 | 634,723 | |||||||||
2,724,228 | |||||||||||
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.41% | |||||||||||
Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. (The) | 2,252 | 319,491 | |||||||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp.(a) | 7,964 | 185,641 | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 8,064 | 1,231,776 | |||||||||
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | 10,000 | 649,500 | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | 17,259 | 1,256,800 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 19,985 | 1,329,002 | |||||||||
Schwab (Charles) Corp. (The) | 19,312 | 306,675 | |||||||||
5,278,885 | |||||||||||
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.02% | |||||||||||
Unisys Corp. | 6,365 | 32,589 | |||||||||
Leisure Products–0.11% | |||||||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 1,766 | 52,221 | |||||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 3,212 | 60,064 | |||||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 7,235 | 130,519 | |||||||||
242,804 | |||||||||||
Life & Health Insurance–1.21% | |||||||||||
AFLAC Inc. | 9,313 | 411,076 | |||||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 5,363 | 303,975 | |||||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 14,170 | 736,840 | |||||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 5,172 | 279,288 | |||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 9,189 | 722,623 | |||||||||
Torchmark Corp. | 1,873 | 113,260 | |||||||||
UnumProvident Corp. | 5,557 | 90,190 | |||||||||
2,657,252 | |||||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.26% | |||||||||||
Applera Corp.-Applied Biosystems Group-APP | 3,456 | 111,110 | |||||||||
Fisher Scientific International Inc.(a) | 2,318 | 171,787 | |||||||||
Millipore Corp.(a) | 1,003 | 62,838 | |||||||||
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 2,321 | 41,848 |
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services–(continued) | |||||||||||
Thermo Electron Corp.(a) | 3,057 | $ | 113,140 | ||||||||
Waters Corp.(a) | 1,914 | 77,861 | |||||||||
578,584 | |||||||||||
Managed Health Care–1.35% | |||||||||||
Aetna Inc. | 10,590 | 333,479 | |||||||||
CIGNA Corp. | 2,233 | 203,761 | |||||||||
Coventry Health Care, Inc.(a) | 2,983 | 157,204 | |||||||||
Humana Inc.(a) | 3,075 | 171,985 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 25,144 | 1,202,638 | |||||||||
WellPoint Inc.(a) | 11,906 | 886,997 | |||||||||
2,956,064 | |||||||||||
Metal & Glass Containers–0.06% | |||||||||||
Ball Corp. | 1,954 | 74,838 | |||||||||
Pactiv Corp.(a) | 2,662 | 65,246 | |||||||||
140,084 | |||||||||||
Motorcycle Manufacturers–0.13% | |||||||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 5,017 | 285,969 | |||||||||
Movies & Entertainment–1.76% | |||||||||||
News Corp.–Class A | 44,186 | 850,139 | |||||||||
Time Warner Inc. | 79,987 | 1,319,785 | |||||||||
Viacom Inc.–Class B(a) | 13,468 | 469,360 | |||||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 41,000 | 1,217,290 | |||||||||
3,856,574 | |||||||||||
Multi-Line Insurance–1.80% | |||||||||||
American International Group, Inc. | 48,519 | 2,943,648 | |||||||||
Genworth Financial Inc.–Class A | 6,813 | 233,686 | |||||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 5,661 | 480,279 | |||||||||
Loews Corp. | 7,583 | 281,026 | |||||||||
3,938,639 | |||||||||||
Multi-Utilities–1.45% | |||||||||||
Ameren Corp. | 3,835 | 197,502 | |||||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 5,771 | 79,294 | |||||||||
CMS Energy Corp.(a) | 4,109 | 57,567 | |||||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 4,568 | 214,102 | |||||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 6,491 | 509,414 | |||||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 3,309 | 140,037 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 23,067 | 699,391 | |||||||||
KeySpan Corp. | 3,248 | 130,797 | |||||||||
NiSource Inc. | 5,074 | 115,434 | |||||||||
PG&E Corp. | 6,484 | 270,253 | |||||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | 4,696 | 316,651 |
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Multi-Utilities–(continued) | |||||||||||
Sempra Energy | 4,838 | $ | 233,482 | ||||||||
TECO Energy, Inc. | 3,876 | 61,783 | |||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 7,617 | 152,645 | |||||||||
3,178,352 | |||||||||||
Office Electronics–0.11% | |||||||||||
Xerox Corp.(a) | 17,152 | 241,672 | |||||||||
Office REIT's–0.19% | |||||||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 1,705 | 167,431 | |||||||||
Equity Office Properties Trust | 6,810 | 258,167 | |||||||||
425,598 | |||||||||||
Office Services & Supplies–0.13% | |||||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 2,049 | 120,133 | |||||||||
Pitney Bowes Inc. | 4,124 | 170,404 | |||||||||
290,537 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.42% | |||||||||||
Nabors Industries Ltd.(a) | 5,781 | 204,185 | |||||||||
Noble Corp. | 2,572 | 184,541 | |||||||||
Rowan Cos., Inc. | 2,058 | 69,705 | |||||||||
Transocean Inc.(a) | 6,066 | 468,477 | |||||||||
926,908 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.54% | |||||||||||
Baker Hughes Inc. | 6,370 | 509,281 | |||||||||
BJ Services Co. | 6,032 | 218,781 | |||||||||
Halliburton Co. | 19,282 | 643,248 | |||||||||
National-Oilwell Varco Inc.(a) | 3,251 | 217,947 | |||||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 22,039 | 1,473,307 | |||||||||
Weatherford International Ltd.(a) | 6,492 | 304,085 | |||||||||
3,366,649 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.17% | |||||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 8,578 | 392,358 | |||||||||
Apache Corp. | 6,170 | 434,800 | |||||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 7,698 | 253,264 | |||||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 8,224 | 531,599 | |||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 4,514 | 334,713 | |||||||||
Kerr-McGee Corp. | 4,239 | 297,578 | |||||||||
XTO Energy, Inc. | 6,801 | 319,579 | |||||||||
2,563,891 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.43% | |||||||||||
Sunoco, Inc. | 2,466 | 171,486 |
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–(continued) | |||||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 11,496 | $ | 775,175 | ||||||||
946,661 | |||||||||||
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.31% | |||||||||||
El Paso Corp. | 13,038 | 208,608 | |||||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 1,946 | 198,492 | |||||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | 11,068 | 268,399 | |||||||||
675,499 | |||||||||||
Other Diversified Financial Services–5.41% | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 85,244 | 4,392,623 | |||||||||
Citigroup Inc. | 92,838 | 4,485,004 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 64,877 | 2,959,689 | |||||||||
11,837,316 | |||||||||||
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.92% | |||||||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 3,461 | 126,950 | |||||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 9,664 | 207,776 | |||||||||
Dean Foods Co.(a) | 2,516 | 94,426 | |||||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 6,629 | 344,045 | |||||||||
Heinz (H.J.) Co. | 6,235 | 261,683 | |||||||||
Hershey Co. (The) | 3,335 | 183,325 | |||||||||
Kellogg Co. | 4,554 | 219,366 | |||||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 2,456 | 86,107 | |||||||||
Sara Lee Corp. | 14,147 | 239,084 | |||||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc.–Class A | 4,689 | 66,349 | |||||||||
Wrigley Jr. (Wm.) Co. | 4,128 | 189,310 | |||||||||
2,018,421 | |||||||||||
Paper Packaging–0.10% | |||||||||||
Bemis Co., Inc. | 1,929 | 59,220 | |||||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 1,523 | 71,947 | |||||||||
Temple-Inland Inc. | 2,063 | 87,760 | |||||||||
218,927 | |||||||||||
Paper Products–0.18% | |||||||||||
International Paper Co. | 9,207 | 316,077 | |||||||||
MeadWestvaco Corp. | 3,377 | 88,207 | |||||||||
404,284 | |||||||||||
Personal Products–0.18% | |||||||||||
Alberto-Culver Co. | 1,420 | 69,211 | |||||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 8,385 | 243,081 | |||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (The)–Class A | 2,196 | 81,955 | |||||||||
394,247 |
F-7
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Pharmaceuticals–6.75% | |||||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 28,508 | $ | 1,361,827 | ||||||||
Allergan, Inc. | 2,851 | 307,480 | |||||||||
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | 1,982 | 98,624 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 36,729 | 880,394 | |||||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) | 6,064 | 280,824 | |||||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 55,294 | 3,458,640 | |||||||||
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 4,505 | 76,675 | |||||||||
Lilly (Eli) and Co. | 21,109 | 1,198,358 | |||||||||
Merck & Co. Inc. | 40,767 | 1,641,687 | |||||||||
Mylan Laboratories Inc. | 3,926 | 86,215 | |||||||||
Pfizer Inc. | 136,854 | 3,556,836 | |||||||||
Schering-Plough Corp. | 27,664 | 565,452 | |||||||||
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 1,904 | 42,631 | |||||||||
Wyeth | 25,141 | 1,218,584 | |||||||||
14,774,227 | |||||||||||
Photographic Products–0.05% | |||||||||||
Eastman Kodak Co. | 5,345 | 118,926 | |||||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance–1.43% | |||||||||||
ACE Ltd. | 6,074 | 312,993 | |||||||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | 11,867 | 674,283 | |||||||||
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. | 1,974 | 164,059 | |||||||||
Chubb Corp. (The) | 7,749 | 390,705 | |||||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 3,240 | 152,798 | |||||||||
MBIA Inc. | 2,515 | 147,907 | |||||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 14,640 | 354,142 | |||||||||
SAFECO Corp. | 2,225 | 119,527 | |||||||||
St. Paul Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 13,004 | 595,583 | |||||||||
XL Capital Ltd.–Class A | 3,367 | 214,478 | |||||||||
3,126,475 | |||||||||||
Publishing–0.40% | |||||||||||
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | 1,103 | 38,649 | |||||||||
Gannett Co., Inc. | 4,431 | 230,944 | |||||||||
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The) | 6,683 | 376,253 | |||||||||
Meredith Corp. | 807 | 38,114 | |||||||||
New York Times Co. (The)–Class A | 2,698 | 59,815 | |||||||||
Tribune Co. | 4,062 | 120,682 | |||||||||
864,457 | |||||||||||
Railroads–0.68% | |||||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | 6,811 | 469,346 | |||||||||
CSX Corp. | 4,138 | 251,094 | |||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 7,745 | 336,288 | |||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 5,032 | 427,720 | |||||||||
1,484,448 |
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development–0.05% | |||||||||||
Realogy Corporation | 4,666 | $ | 118,009 | ||||||||
Regional Banks–1.97% | |||||||||||
AmSouth Bancorp. | 6,432 | 184,341 | |||||||||
BB&T Corp. | 10,273 | 431,363 | |||||||||
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. | 3,427 | 116,415 | |||||||||
Compass Bancshares, Inc. | 2,411 | 142,104 | |||||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 10,394 | 396,427 | |||||||||
First Horizon National Corp. | 2,328 | 97,543 | |||||||||
Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 4,580 | 111,523 | |||||||||
KeyCorp | 7,540 | 278,226 | |||||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 1,476 | 179,954 | |||||||||
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | 4,207 | 197,603 | |||||||||
National City Corp. | 10,132 | 364,752 | |||||||||
North Fork Bancorp., Inc. | 8,689 | 246,160 | |||||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 5,540 | 392,454 | |||||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 8,494 | 308,247 | |||||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 6,791 | 535,606 | |||||||||
Synovus Financial Corp. | 6,028 | 170,351 | |||||||||
Zions Bancorp. | 1,981 | 162,720 | |||||||||
4,315,789 | |||||||||||
Residential REIT's–0.25% | |||||||||||
Apartment Investment & Management Co.–Class A | 1,814 | 87,235 | |||||||||
Archstone-Smith Trust | 3,992 | 209,460 | |||||||||
Equity Residential | 5,440 | 253,015 | |||||||||
549,710 | |||||||||||
Restaurants–0.80% | |||||||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 2,435 | 82,303 | |||||||||
McDonald's Corp. | 23,275 | 823,702 | |||||||||
Starbucks Corp.(a) | 14,336 | 491,152 | |||||||||
Wendy's International, Inc. | 2,177 | 130,968 | |||||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 5,079 | 228,555 | |||||||||
1,756,680 | |||||||||||
Retail REIT's–0.21% | |||||||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 3,954 | 155,155 | |||||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 3,423 | 292,769 | |||||||||
447,924 | |||||||||||
Semiconductor Equipment–0.33% | |||||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 29,209 | 459,750 | |||||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp.(a) | 3,713 | 156,651 | |||||||||
Novellus Systems, Inc.(a) | 2,371 | 60,010 | |||||||||
Teradyne, Inc.(a) | 3,686 | 48,434 | |||||||||
724,845 |
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Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Semiconductors–2.21% | |||||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | 9,053 | $ | 175,538 | ||||||||
Altera Corp.(a) | 6,687 | 115,752 | |||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 6,714 | 217,064 | |||||||||
Broadcom Corp.–Class A(a) | 8,555 | 205,234 | |||||||||
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.–Class B(a) | 7,578 | 216,125 | |||||||||
Intel Corp. | 108,658 | 1,955,844 | |||||||||
Linear Technology Corp. | 5,689 | 184,039 | |||||||||
LSI Logic Corp.(a) | 7,409 | 60,754 | |||||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 5,966 | 175,281 | |||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.(a) | 13,545 | 211,166 | |||||||||
National Semiconductor Corp. | 6,281 | 146,096 | |||||||||
NVIDIA Corp.(a) | 6,584 | 145,704 | |||||||||
PMC-Sierra, Inc.(a) | 3,822 | 19,530 | |||||||||
Texas Instruments Inc. | 29,102 | 866,658 | |||||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 6,417 | 130,201 | |||||||||
4,824,986 | |||||||||||
Soft Drinks–1.77% | |||||||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 38,283 | 1,703,594 | |||||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. | 5,646 | 121,163 | |||||||||
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (The) | 2,506 | 83,325 | |||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 30,867 | 1,956,350 | |||||||||
3,864,432 | |||||||||||
Specialized Consumer Services–0.06% | |||||||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 6,097 | 138,707 | |||||||||
Specialized Finance–0.19% | |||||||||||
CIT Group, Inc. | 3,717 | 170,647 | |||||||||
Moody's Corp. | 4,562 | 250,363 | |||||||||
421,010 | |||||||||||
Specialized REIT's–0.11% | |||||||||||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | 3,430 | 116,826 | |||||||||
Public Storage, Inc. | 1,545 | 124,048 | |||||||||
240,874 | |||||||||||
Specialty Chemicals–0.19% | |||||||||||
Ecolab Inc. | 3,392 | 146,093 | |||||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 1,475 | 54,575 | |||||||||
Rohm and Haas Co. | 2,714 | 125,170 | |||||||||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | 1,250 | 86,875 | |||||||||
412,713 | |||||||||||
Specialty Stores–0.29% | |||||||||||
Office Depot, Inc.(a) | 5,374 | 193,733 | |||||||||
OfficeMax Inc. | 1,328 | 54,594 | |||||||||
Staples, Inc. | 13,562 | 293,210 |
Shares | Value | ||||||||||
Specialty Stores–(continued) | |||||||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 2,641 | $ | 83,429 | ||||||||
624,966 | |||||||||||
Steel–0.26% | |||||||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | 1,628 | 104,013 | |||||||||
Nucor Corp. | 5,820 | 309,450 | |||||||||
United States Steel Corp. | 2,332 | 147,079 | |||||||||
560,542 | |||||||||||
Systems Software–2.59% | |||||||||||
BMC Software, Inc.(a) | 3,960 | 92,743 | |||||||||
CA Inc. | 8,492 | 177,992 | |||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 163,875 | 3,937,916 | |||||||||
Novell, Inc.(a) | 6,332 | 41,095 | |||||||||
Oracle Corp.(a) | 72,743 | 1,088,963 | |||||||||
Symantec Corp.(a) | 19,319 | 335,571 | |||||||||
5,674,280 | |||||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–1.56% | |||||||||||
Countrywide Financial Corp. | 11,349 | 406,635 | |||||||||
Fannie Mae | 18,079 | 866,165 | |||||||||
Freddie Mac | 12,906 | 746,741 | |||||||||
Golden West Financial Corp. | 4,783 | 352,316 | |||||||||
MGIC Investment Corp. | 1,632 | 92,877 | |||||||||
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. | 6,979 | 144,047 | |||||||||
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 17,945 | 802,141 | |||||||||
3,410,922 | |||||||||||
Tires & Rubber–0.02% | |||||||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a) | 3,293 | 36,223 | |||||||||
Tobacco–1.59% | |||||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 39,004 | 3,119,150 | |||||||||
Reynolds American Inc. | 1,591 | 201,707 | |||||||||
UST Inc. | 3,014 | 152,358 | |||||||||
3,473,215 | |||||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.04% | |||||||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 1,424 | 88,416 | |||||||||
Trucking–0.03% | |||||||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 1,138 | 57,355 | |||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.69% | |||||||||||
ALLTEL Corp. | 7,267 | 400,920 | |||||||||
Sprint Nextel Corp. | 55,645 | 1,101,771 | |||||||||
1,502,691 | |||||||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $181,060,840) | 215,727,088 |
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Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities–0.23% | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.23% | |||||||||||
4.79%, 09/14/06(c) | $ | 500,000 | (d) | $ | 497,076 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding Repurchase Agreements)–98.84% (Cost $181,557,916) | 216,224,164 | ||||||||||
Repurchase Amount | |||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements–1.13%(e) | |||||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust, Agreement dated 07/31/06, maturing value $2,469,320 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations valued at $2,520,707; 3.25%, 02/15/09) 4.97%, 08/01/06 | 2,469,320 | 2,468,979 | |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.97% (Cost $184,026,895) | 218,693,143 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.03% | 68,331 | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% | $ | 218,761,474 |
Investment Abbreviations:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Each unit represents one common share and one trust share.
(c) Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund.
(d) The principal balance was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1K and Note 6.
(e) Principal amount equals value at period end. See Note 1I.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2006
Assets: | |||||||
Investments, at value (cost $184,026,895) | $ | 218,693,143 | |||||
Receivables for: | |||||||
Investments sold | 53,223 | ||||||
Fund shares sold | 173,290 | ||||||
Dividends and Interest | 200,031 | ||||||
Fund expenses absorbed | 26,612 | ||||||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 20,123 | ||||||
Other assets | 27,193 | ||||||
Total assets | 219,193,615 | ||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||
Payables for: | |||||||
Fund shares reacquired | 130,319 | ||||||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 29,407 | ||||||
Variation margin | 6,250 | ||||||
Accrued distribution fees | 42,483 | ||||||
Accrued trustees' and officer's fees and benefits | 1,704 | ||||||
Accrued transfer agent fees | 147,698 | ||||||
Accrued operating expenses | 74,280 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 432,141 | ||||||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 218,761,474 | |||||
Net assets consist of: | |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 191,222,664 | |||||
Undistributed net investment income | 175,761 | ||||||
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and futures contracts | (7,337,155 | ) | |||||
Unrealized appreciation of investment securities and futures contracts | 34,700,204 | ||||||
$ | 218,761,474 |
Net Assets: | |||||||
Investor Class | $ | 209,137,799 | |||||
Institutional Class | $ | 9,623,675 | |||||
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: | |||||||
Investor Class | 15,605,321 | ||||||
Institutional Class | 749,974 | ||||||
Investor Class: | |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 13.40 | |||||
Institutional Class: | |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 12.83 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended July 31, 2006
Investment income: | |||||||
Dividends | $ | 4,191,578 | |||||
Interest | 239,250 | ||||||
Total investment income | 4,430,828 | ||||||
Expenses: | |||||||
Advisory fees | 572,538 | ||||||
Administrative services fees | 62,673 | ||||||
Custodian fees | 49,579 | ||||||
Distribution fees — Investor Class | 553,486 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees — Investor | 407,828 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | 6,643 | ||||||
Trustees' and officer's fees and benefits | 20,839 | ||||||
Other | 159,219 | ||||||
Total expenses | 1,832,805 | ||||||
Less: Expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangements | (482,625 | ) | |||||
Net expenses | 1,350,180 | ||||||
Net investment income | 3,080,648 | ||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities and futures contracts: | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |||||||
Investment securities | 4,360,554 | ||||||
Futures contracts | (174,020 | ) | |||||
4,186,534 | |||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||
Investment securities | 3,762,794 | ||||||
Futures contracts | (136,300 | ) | |||||
3,626,494 | |||||||
Net gain from investment securities and futures contracts | 7,813,028 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 10,893,676 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes In Net Assets
For the years ended July 31, 2006 and 2005
2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||
Operations: | |||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,080,648 | $ | 3,410,584 | |||||||
Net realized gain from investment securities and futures contracts | 4,186,534 | 3,015,507 | |||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation of investment securities and futures contracts | 3,626,494 | 22,658,790 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 10,893,676 | 29,084,881 | |||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | |||||||||||
Investor Class | (3,089,368 | ) | (3,187,004 | ) | |||||||
Institutional Class | (121,332 | ) | (104,063 | ) | |||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions | (3,210,700 | ) | (3,291,067 | ) | |||||||
Share transactions — net: | |||||||||||
Investor Class | (28,464,160 | ) | (29,115,766 | ) | |||||||
Institutional Class | 2,559,513 | 889,650 | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (25,904,647 | ) | (28,226,116 | ) | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (18,221,671 | ) | (2,432,302 | ) | |||||||
Net assets: | |||||||||||
Beginning of year | 236,983,145 | 239,415,447 | |||||||||
End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $175,761 and $305,813, respectively) | $ | 218,761,474 | $ | 236,983,145 |
Notes to Financial Statements
July 31, 2006
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
AIM S&P 500 Index Fund (the "Fund") is a series portfolio of AIM Stock Funds (the "Trust"). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of two separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The Fund currently consists of multiple classes of shares. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund.
The Fund's investment objective is to seek price performance and income comparable to the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the "S&P 500").
Under the Trust's organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust (including the Trust's investment manager) is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales on a particular day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market (but not securities reported on the NASDAQ National Market System) are valued based on the prices furnished by independent pricing services, in which case the securities may be considered fair valued, or by market makers. Each security reported on the NASDAQ National Market System is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") as of the close of the customary trading session on the valuation date or absent a NOCP, at the closing bid price.
Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and the ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE").
Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations having 60 days or less to maturity and commercial paper are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods are valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources and are valued at the last bid price in the case of equity securities and in the case of debt obligations, the mean between the last bid and asked prices.
Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund's shares are determined as of the close of the respective markets. Events affecting the values of such foreign securities may occur between the times at which the particular foreign market closes and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE which would not ordinarily be reflected in the computation of the Fund's net asset value. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, ADRs and domestic and foreign index futures.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust's officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value.
B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund's net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund's total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Finan cial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the advisor.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, AIM may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer's securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America unless otherwise noted.
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D. Distributions — Distributions from income are declared and paid quarterly and are recorded on ex-dividend date. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to use a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund's taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.
F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust's organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust (including the Trust's investment manager) is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Collateral on repurchase agreements, including the Fund's pro-rata interest in joint repurchase agreements, is taken into possession by the Fund upon entering into the repurchase agreement. Eligible securities for collateral are U.S. Government Securities, U.S. Government Agency Securities and/or Investment Grade Debt Securities. Collateral consisting of U.S. Government Securities and U.S. Government Agency Securities is marked to market daily to ensure its market value is at least 102% of the sales price of the repurchase agreement. Collateral consisting of Investment Grade Debt Securities is marked to market daily to ensure its market value is at least 105% of the sales price of the repurchase agreement. The investments in some repurchase agreements, pursuant t o procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, are through participation with other mutual funds, private accounts and certain non-registered investment companies managed by the investment advisor or its affiliates ("Joint repurchase agreements"). The principal amount of the repurchase agreement is equal to the value at period-end. If the seller of a repurchase agreement fails to repurchase the security in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, and could experience losses, including a decline in the value of the collateral and loss of income.
J. Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions, including exchanges of shares held less than 30 days. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class.
K. Futures Contracts — The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities as collateral for the account of the broker (the Fund's agent in acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by "marking to market" on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contracts at the end of each day's trading. Variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contracts are closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund's basis in th e contract. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
L. Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund's practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with A I M Advisors, Inc. ("AIM"). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to AIM at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. AIM has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with INVESCO Institutional (N.A.), Inc. ("INVESCO") whereby AIM pays INVESCO 40% of the fee paid by the Fund to AIM.
AIM has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Investor Class and Institutional Class shares to 0.60% and 0.35% of average daily net assets, respectively, through June 30, 2007. In determining the advisor's obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (i) interest; (ii) taxes; (iii) dividend expense on short sales; (iv) extraordinary items; (v) expenses related to a merger or reorganization, as approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees; and (vi) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Currently, in addition to the expense reimbursement
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arrangement with AMVESCAP PLC ("AMVESCAP") described more fully below, the expense offset arrangements from which the Fund may benefit are in the form of credits that the Fund receives from banks where the Fund or its transfer agent has deposit accounts in which it holds uninvested cash. Those credits are used to pay certain expenses incurred by the Fund.
For the year ended July 31, 2006, AIM reimbursed $464,150 and $6,643 of class level expenses of the Investor Class and the Institutional Class shares, respectively.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, AMVESCAP agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the AIM Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2006, AMVESCAP reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $1,671.
The Fund, pursuant to a master administrative services agreement with AIM, has agreed to pay AIM for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended July 31, 2006, AIM was paid $62,673.
The Fund, pursuant to a transfer agency and service agreement, has agreed to pay AIM Investment Services, Inc. ("AIS") a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse AIS for certain expenses incurred by AIS in the course of providing such services. AIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by AIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees. For the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund paid AIS $407,828 for Investor Class shares and $6,643 for Institutional Class shares.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with A I M Distributors, Inc. ("ADI") to serve as the distributor for the Investor Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund's Investor Class shares (the "Plan"). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays ADI compensation up to a maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") Rules also impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. Pursuant to the Plan, for the year ended July 31, 2006, the Investor Class shares paid $553,486.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of AIM, AIS and/or ADI.
NOTE 3—Expense Offset Arrangements
The expense offset arrangements are comprised of (i) transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions and (ii) custodian credits which result from periodic overnight cash balances at the custodian. For the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund received credits from these arrangements, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund's total expenses of $10,161.
NOTE 4—Trustees' and Officer's Fees and Benefits
"Trustees' and Officer's Fees and Benefits" include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to each Trustee and Officer of the Fund who is not an "interested person" of AIM. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and "Trustees' and Officer's Fees and Benefits" also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various AIM Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. "Trustees' and Officer's Fees and Benefits" include amounts accrued by the Fund to fun d such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund paid legal fees of $4,151 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 5—Borrowings
Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the Fund may participate in an interfund lending facility that AIM has established for temporary borrowings by the AIM Funds. An interfund loan will be made under this facility only if the loan rate (an average of the rate available on bank loans and the rate available on investments in overnight repurchase agreements) is favorable to both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. A loan will be secured by collateral if the Fund's aggregate borrowings from all sources exceeds 10% of the Fund's total assets. To the extent that the loan is required to be secured by collateral, the collateral is marked to market daily to ensure that the market value is at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan.
The Fund is a participant in an uncommitted unsecured revolving credit facility with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"). The Fund may borrow up to the lesser of (i) $125,000,000, or (ii) the limits set by its prospectus for borrowings. The Fund and other funds advised by AIM which are parties to the credit facility can borrow on a first come, first served basis. Principal on each loan outstanding shall bear interest at the bid rate quoted by SSB at the time of the request for the loan.
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During the year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund did not borrow or lend under the interfund lending facility or borrow under the uncommitted unsecured revolving credit facility.
Additionally, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (i) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (ii) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and AIM, not to exceed the rate contractually agreed upon.
NOTE 6—Futures Contracts
On July 31, 2006, $500,000 principal amount of U.S. Treasury obligations were pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts.
Open Futures Contracts at Period End
Contract | Number of Contracts | Month/ Commitment | Value 7/31/06 | Unrealized Appreciation | |||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | 10 | Sept.-06/Long | $ | 3,204,500 | $ | 33,956 |
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Distributions to Shareholders:
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended July 31, 2006 and 2005 was as follows:
2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||
Distributions paid from ordinary income | $ | 3,210,700 | $ | 3,291,067 |
Tax Components of Net Assets:
As of July 31, 2006, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
2006 | |||||||
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | 194,833 | |||||
Undistributed long-term gain | 274,417 | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation - investments | 27,088,632 | ||||||
Temporary book/tax differences | (19,072 | ) | |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 191,222,664 | ||||||
Total net assets | $ | 218,761,474 |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund's unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to losses on wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund's temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan expenses.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions
The Fund utilized $4,651,550 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized gain for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of July 31, 2006.
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities and money market funds) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended July 31, 2006 was $15,481,509 and $39,629,158, respectively.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | $ | 47,512,468 | |||||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | (20,423,836 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | $ | 27,088,632 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $191,604,511.
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NOTE 9—Share Information
The Fund currently consists of two different classes of shares: Investor Class and Institutional Class. Investor Class shares of the Fund are offered only to certain grandfathered investors. Investor Class and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value.
Changes in Shares Outstanding
Year ended July 31, 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Sold: | |||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | 3,328,740 | $ | 43,983,674 | 4,536,570 | $ | 55,848,517 | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 286,853 | 3,726,262 | 139,962 | 1,640,099 | |||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | |||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | 228,835 | 3,030,086 | 252,892 | 3,136,907 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | 9,587 | 121,332 | 8,746 | 104,063 | |||||||||||||||
Reacquired:(a) | |||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | (5,692,615 | ) | (75,477,920 | ) | (7,225,743 | ) | (88,101,190 | ) | |||||||||||
Institutional Class | (102,070 | ) | (1,288,081 | ) | (72,446 | ) | (854,512 | ) | |||||||||||
(1,940,670 | ) | $ | (25,904,647 | ) | (2,360,019 | ) | $ | (28,226,116 | ) |
(a) Amount is net of redemption fees of $18,529 and $684 for Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively, for the year ended July 31, 2006 and $4,356 and $121 for Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively, for the year ended July 31, 2005.
NOTE 10—New Accounting Standard
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The provisions for FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management is currently assessing the impact of FIN 48, if any, on the Fund's financial statements and intends for the Fund to adopt the FIN 48 provisions during 2007.
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Investor Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.97 | $ | 11.60 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 9.59 | $ | 12.78 | |||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 0.44 | 1.36 | 1.18 | 0.82 | (3.19 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.62 | 1.54 | 1.29 | 0.92 | (3.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less dividends from net investment income | (0.19 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||||
Redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 13.40 | $ | 12.97 | $ | 11.60 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 9.59 | |||||||||||||
Total return(a) | 4.77 | % | 13.38 | % | 12.43 | % | 9.73 | % | (24.33 | )% | |||||||||||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | 209,138 | $ | 230,084 | $ | 234,090 | $ | 195,668 | $ | 135,578 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 0.60 | %(b) | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | |||||||||||||
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 0.81 | %(b) | 0.83 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.01 | % | |||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.35 | %(b) | 1.46 | % | 0.99 | % | 1.15 | % | 0.84 | % | |||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 7 | % | 4 | % | 2 | % | 1 | % | 3 | % |
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Ratios are based on average daily net assets of $221,394,269.
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights—(continued)
Institutional Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.42 | $ | 11.11 | $ | 9.97 | $ | 9.23 | $ | 12.45 | |||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.13 | (a) | 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | 0.42 | 1.30 | 1.14 | 0.78 | (3.11 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.62 | 1.51 | 1.27 | 0.91 | (3.03 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less dividends from net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.19 | ) | |||||||||||||
Redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 12.83 | $ | 12.42 | $ | 11.11 | $ | 9.97 | $ | 9.23 | |||||||||||||
Total return(b) | 5.01 | % | 13.70 | % | 12.77 | % | 9.98 | % | (24.50 | )% | |||||||||||||
Ratios/supplemental data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | $ | 9,624 | $ | 6,899 | $ | 5,325 | $ | 4,239 | $ | 338 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 0.35 | %(c) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | |||||||||||||
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 0.47 | %(c) | 0.46 | % | 0.67 | % | 2.18 | % | 7.36 | % | |||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.60 | %(c) | 1.76 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.35 | % | 1.15 | % | |||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 7 | % | 4 | % | 2 | % | 1 | % | 3 | % |
(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Ratios are based on average daily net assets of $7,620,907.
NOTE 12—Legal Proceedings
Terms used in the Legal Proceedings Note are defined terms solely for the purpose of this note.
Settled Enforcement Actions and Investigations Related to Market Timing
On October 8, 2004, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. ("IFG") (the former investment advisor to certain AIM Funds), AIM and A I M Distributors, Inc. ("ADI") (the distributor of the retail AIM Funds) reached final settlements with certain regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the New York Attorney General and the Colorado Attorney General, to resolve civil enforcement actions and/or investigations related to market timing and related activity in the AIM Funds, including those formerly advised by IFG. As part of the settlements, a $325 million fair fund ($110 million of which is civil penalties) has been created to compensate shareholders harmed by market timing and related activity in funds formerly advised by IFG. Additionally, AIM and ADI created a $50 million fair fund ($30 million of which is civil penalties) to compensate shareholders harmed by market timing and related activity in funds advised by AI M, which was done pursuant to the terms of the settlement. These two fair funds may increase as a result of contributions from third parties who reach final settlements with the SEC or other regulators to resolve allegations of market timing and/or late trading that also may have harmed applicable AIM Funds. These two fair funds will be distributed in accordance with a methodology to be determined by AIM's independent distribution consultant, in consultation with AIM and the independent trustees of the AIM Funds and acceptable to the staff of the SEC. As the methodology is unknown at the present time, management of AIM and the Fund are unable to estimate the impact, if any, that the distribution of these two fair funds may have on the Fund or whether such distribution will have an impact on the Fund's financial statements in the future.
At the request of the trustees of the AIM Funds, AMVESCAP PLC ("AMVESCAP"), the parent company of IFG and AIM, has agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the AIM Funds related to market timing matters.
Pending Litigation and Regulatory Inquiries
On August 30, 2005, the West Virginia Office of the State Auditor - Securities Commission ("WVASC") issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist and Notice of Right to Hearing to AIM and ADI (Order No. 05-1318). The WVASC makes findings of fact that AIM and ADI entered into certain arrangements permitting market timing of the AIM Funds, including those formerly advised by IFG, and failed to disclose these arrangements in the prospectuses for such Funds, and conclusions of law to the effect that AIM and ADI violated the West Virginia securities laws. The WVASC orders AIM and ADI to cease any further violations and seeks to impose monetary sanctions, including restitution to affected investors, disgorgement of fees, reimbursement of investigatory, administrative and legal costs and an "administrative assessment," to be determined by the Commissioner. Initial research indicates that these damages could be limited or capped by statute .
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NOTE 12—Legal Proceedings—(continued)
Civil lawsuits, including purported class action and shareholder derivative suits, have been filed against certain of the AIM Funds, IFG, AIM, ADI and/or related entities and individuals, depending on the lawsuit, alleging:
• that the defendants permitted improper market timing and related activity in the AIM Funds;
• that certain AIM Funds inadequately employed fair value pricing;
• that the defendants charged excessive advisory and/or distribution fees and failed to pass on to shareholders the perceived savings generated by economies of scale and that the defendants adopted unlawful distribution plans; and
• that the defendants improperly used the assets of the AIM Funds to pay brokers to aggressively promote the sale of the AIM Funds over other mutual funds and that the defendants concealed such payments from investors by disguising them as brokerage commissions.
These lawsuits allege as theories of recovery, depending on the lawsuit, violations of various provisions of the Federal and state securities laws and ERISA, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and/or breach of contract. These lawsuits seek remedies that include, depending on the lawsuit, damages, restitution, injunctive relief, imposition of a constructive trust, removal of certain directors and/or employees, various corrective measures under ERISA, rescission of certain AIM Funds' advisory agreements and/or distribution plans and recovery of all fees paid, an accounting of all fund-related fees, commissions and soft dollar payments, restitution of all commissions and fees paid, and prospective relief in the form of reduced fees.
All lawsuits based on allegations of market timing, late trading and related issues have been transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (the "MDL Court"). Pursuant to an Order of the MDL Court, plaintiffs in these lawsuits consolidated their claims for pre-trial purposes into three amended complaints against various AIM- and IFG-related parties: (i) a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint purportedly brought on behalf of shareholders of the AIM Funds; (ii) a Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint purportedly brought on behalf of the AIM Funds and fund registrants; and (iii) an Amended Class Action Complaint for Violations of the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act ("ERISA") purportedly brought on behalf of participants in AMVESCAP's 401(k) plan. Based on orders issued by the MDL Court, all claims asserted against the AIM Funds that have been transferred to the MDL Court have been dismissed, although certain Funds remain nominal defendants in the Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint.
IFG, AIM, ADI and/or related entities and individuals have received inquiries from numerous regulators in the form of subpoenas or other oral or written requests for information and/or documents related to one or more of the following issues, among others, some of which concern one or more AIM Funds: market timing activity, late trading, fair value pricing, excessive or improper advisory and/or distribution fees, mutual fund sales practices, including revenue sharing and directed-brokerage arrangements, investments in securities of other registered investment companies, contractual plans, issues related to Section 529 college savings plans and procedures for locating lost security holders. IFG, AIM and ADI have advised the Fund that they are providing full cooperation with respect to these inquiries. Regulatory actions and/or additional civil lawsuits related to these or other issues may be filed against the AIM Funds, IFG, AIM and/or related entities and individuals in the future.
At the present time, management of AIM and the Fund are unable to estimate the impact, if any, that the outcome of the Pending Litigation and Regulatory Inquiries described above may have on AIM, ADI or the Fund.
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As a result of the matters discussed above, investors in the AIM Funds might react by redeeming their investments. This might require the AIM Funds to sell investments to provide for sufficient liquidity and could also have an adverse effect on the investment performance of the AIM Funds.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Stock Funds
and Shareholders of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AIM S&P 500 Index Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Stock Funds; hereafter referred to as the "Fund") at July 31, 2006, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2006 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
September 19, 2006
Houston, Texas
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Tax Disclosure
Required Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
Of ordinary dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund's tax year ended July 31, 2006, 100% is eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations.
For its tax year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund designates 100% of the maximum amount allowable, of its dividend distributions as qualified dividend income. You should consult your tax advisor regarding treatment of the amounts.
U.S. Estate Tax for Non-Resident Alien Shareholder (Unaudited)
For its tax year ended July 31, 2006, the Fund designates 4.86% or the maximum amount allowable, of its dividend distributions as qualified interests income exempt from U.S. income tax for non-resident alien shareholders. Your actual amount of qualified interest income for the calendar year will be reported in your form 10425 mailing. You should consult your tax advisor regarding treatment of the amounts.
The percentage of qualifying assets not subject to the U.S. estate tax for the fiscal quarters ended October 31, 2005, January 31,2006, April 30, 2006 and July 31, 2006, are 3.30%, 3.90%, 1.06% and 1.35%, respectively.
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Stock Funds (the "Trust"), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046. Each trustee oversees 109 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust's organizational documents. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | Trustee and/or Officer Since | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee | ||||||||||||
Interested Persons | |||||||||||||||
Robert H. Graham1 — 1946 Trustee and Vice Chair | 2003 | Director and Chairman, A I M Management Group Inc. (financial services holding company); Director and Vice Chairman, AMVESCAP PLC; Chairman, AMVESCAP PLC — AIM Division (parent of AIM and a global investment management firm) and Trustee and Vice Chair of The AIM Family of Funds®. Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, A I M Management Group Inc.; Director, Chairman and President, A I M Advisors, Inc. (registered investment advisor); Director and Chairman, A I M Capital Management, Inc. (registered investment advisor), A I M Distributors, Inc. (registered broker dealer), AIM Investment Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent), and Fund Management Company (registered broker dealer); and Chief Executive Officer, AMVESCAP PLC — Managed Products; and President and Principal Executive Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®. | None | ||||||||||||
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | 2006 | Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, A I M Management Group Inc., AIM Mutual Fund Dealer Inc., AIM Funds Management Inc. and 1371 Preferred Inc.; Director and President, A I M Advisors, Inc., INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. and AIM GP Canada Inc.; Director, A I M Capital Management, Inc. and A I M Distributors, Inc.; Director and Chairman, AIM Investment Services, Inc., Fund Management Company and INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Director, President and Chairman, AVZ Callco Inc., AMVESCAP Inc. and AIM Canada Holdings Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of The AIM Family of Funds® (other than AIM Treasurer's Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust); and Trustee and Executive Vice President, The AIM Family of Fund's® (AIM Treasurer's Series Trust, Short-Term Inve stments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) Formerly: President and Principal Executive Officer, The AIM Family of Funds® (AIM Treasurer's Series Trust, Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); Chairman, AIM Canada Holdings, Inc.; Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, AIM Funds Management Inc.; President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; and Director, Trimark Trust | None | ||||||||||||
Independent Trustees | |||||||||||||||
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | 2003 | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company) | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Captaris, Inc. (unified messaging provider) | ||||||||||||
Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | 1983 | Retired | None | ||||||||||||
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | 2003 | Retired Formerly: Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company (2 portfolios)) | ||||||||||||
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | 2000 | Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd., (investment banking firm); and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | None | ||||||||||||
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | 2003 | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group Ltd. (private investment and management); Cortland Trust, Inc. (Chairman) (registered investment company (3 portfolios)); Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (insurance company); CompuDyne Corporation (provider of products and services to the public security market); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation Formerly: Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; and Director of various affiliated Volvo companies; and Director, Magellan Insurance Company | None | ||||||||||||
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | 2003 | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) | Administaff, and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) | ||||||||||||
Carl Frischling —1937 Trustee | 2003 | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company (3 portfolios)) | ||||||||||||
Prema Mathai-Davis —1950 Trustee | 2003 | Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the USA | None | ||||||||||||
Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | 2003 | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | None | ||||||||||||
Ruth H. Quigley — 1935 Trustee | 2003 | Retired | None | ||||||||||||
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | 1997 | Retired | None | ||||||||||||
Raymond Stickel, Jr. —1944 Trustee | 2005 | Retired Formerly: Partner, Deloitte & Touche | Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (21 portfolios) | ||||||||||||
1 Mr. Graham is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is a director of AMVESCAP PLC, parent of the advisor to the Trust.
2 Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the advisor to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust.
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AIM S&P 500 INDEX FUND
Trustees and Officers–(continued)
The address of each trustee and officer of AIM Stock Funds (the "Trust"), is 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046. Each trustee oversees 109 portfolios in the AIM Funds complex. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust's organizational documents. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | Trustee and/or Officer Since | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee | ||||||||||||
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Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | 2005 | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®. Formerly: Director of Compliance and Assistant General Counsel, ICON Advisers, Inc.; Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch; General Counsel and Director of Compliance, ALPS Mutual Funds, Inc. | N/A | ||||||||||||
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | 2006 | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, A I M Management Group Inc. (financial services holding company) and A I M Advisors, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, A I M Capital Management, Inc., AIM Investment Services, Inc., and Fund Management Company; Senior Vice President and Secretary, A I M Distributors, Inc.; Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; and Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); General Counsel and Secretary, Pilgrim Baxt er Value Investors (an investment adviser); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker dealer), General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an adminstrator); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | N/A | ||||||||||||
Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | 2004 | Global Compliance Director, AMVESCAP PLC; and Vice President of The AIM Family of Funds®. Formerly: Senior Vice President, A I M Management Group Inc. (financial services holding company); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc. and A I M Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, AIM Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of The AIM Family of Funds® and Senior Vice President and Compliance Director, Delaware Investments Family of Funds | N/A | ||||||||||||
Kevin M. Carome — 1956 Vice President | 2003 | Senior Vice President and General Counsel, AMVESCAP PLC; Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; and Vice President of The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Director, General Counsel, and Vice President Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, A I M Management Group Inc. (financial services holding company) and A I M Advisors, Inc.; Director and Vice President, INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; Senior Vice President, A I M Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, A I M Capital Management, Inc. and AIM Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of The AIM Family of Funds®; Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; and Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. and Liberty Funds Group, LLC | N/A | ||||||||||||
Sidney M. Dilgren — 1961 Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer | 2004 | Vice President and Fund Treasurer, A I M Advisors, Inc.; and Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Officer of The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Senior Vice President, AIM Investment Services, Inc.; and Vice President, A I M Distributors, Inc. | N/A | ||||||||||||
J. Philip Ferguson — 1945 Vice President | 2005 | Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, A I M Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; Executive Vice President, A I M Management Group Inc. and Vice President of The AIM Family of Funds® Formerly: Senior Vice President, AIM Private Asset Management, Inc.; Chief Equity Officer, Senior Vice President and Senior Investment Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc. | N/A | ||||||||||||
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | 2003 | Director of Cash Management, Managing Director and Chief Cash Management Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; Director and President, Fund Management Company, and Vice President, A I M Advisors, Inc. and The AIM Family of Funds® | N/A | ||||||||||||
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | 2006 | Senior Vice President, A I M Management Group Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Advisors, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer of The AIM Family of Funds®; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, A I M Capital Management, Inc.; and Vice President, A I M Distributors, Inc., AIM Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company Formerly: Global Head of Product Development, AIG-Global Investment Group, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel, AIG-SunAmerica Asset Management; and Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy General Counsel, American General Investment Management | N/A | ||||||||||||
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund's Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246.
Office of the Fund
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
Counsel to the Fund
Ballard Spahr
Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599
Investment Advisor
A I M Advisors, Inc.
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
Counsel to the
Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis &
Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-2714
Distributor
A I M Distributors, Inc.
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046-1173
Transfer Agent
AIM Investment Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739
Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1201 Louisiana Street
Suite 2900
Houston, TX 77002-5678
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust
Company
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110-2801
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Domestic Equity
AIM Basic Balanced Fund*
AIM Basic Value Fund
AIM Capital Development Fund
AIM Charter Fund
AIM Constellation Fund
AIM Diversified Dividend Fund
AIM Dynamics Fund
AIM Large Cap Basic Value Fund
AIM Large Cap Growth Fund
AIM Mid Cap Basic Value Fund
AIM Mid Cap Core Equity Fund(1)
AIM Opportunities I Fund
AIM Opportunities II Fund
AIM Opportunities III Fund
AIM S&P 500 Index Fund
AIM Select Equity Fund
AIM Small Cap Equity Fund
AIM Small Cap Growth Fund
AIM Structured Core Fund
AIM Structured Growth Fund
AIM Structured Value Fund
AIM Summit Fund
AIM Trimark Endeavor Fund
AIM Trimark Small Companies Fund
*Domestic equity and income fund
International/Global Equity
AIM Asia Pacific Growth Fund
AIM China Fund
AIM Developing Markets Fund
AIM European Growth Fund
AIM European Small Company Fund(1)
AIM Global Aggressive Growth Fund
AIM Global Equity Fund
AIM Global Growth Fund
AIM Global Value Fund
AIM Japan Fund
AIM International Core Equity Fund
AIM International Growth Fund
AIM International Small Company Fund(1)
AIM Trimark Fund
Sector Equity
AIM Advantage Health Sciences Fund
AIM Energy Fund
AIM Financial Services Fund
AIM Global Health Care Fund
AIM Global Real Estate Fund
AIM Gold & Precious Metals Fund
AIM Leisure Fund
AIM Multi-Sector Fund
AIM Real Estate Fund(1)
AIM Technology Fund
AIM Utilities Fund
Fixed Income
TAXABLE
AIM Enhanced Short Bond Fund
AIM Floating Rate Fund
AIM High Yield Fund
AIM Income Fund
AIM Intermediate Government Fund
AIM International Bond Fund
AIM Limited Maturity Treasury Fund
AIM Money Market Fund
AIM Short Term Bond Fund
AIM Total Return Bond Fund
Premier Portfolio
Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio
TAX-FREE
AIM High Income Municipal Fund(1)
AIM Municipal Bond Fund
AIM Tax-Exempt Cash Fund
AIM Tax-Free Intermediate Fund
Premier Tax-Exempt Portfolio
AIM Allocation Solutions
AIM Conservative Allocation Fund
AIM Growth Allocation Fund
AIM Moderate Allocation Fund
AIM Moderate Growth Allocation Fund
AIM Moderately Conservative Allocation Fund
Diversified Portfolios
AIM Income Allocation Fund
AIM International Allocation Fund
(1) This Fund has limited public sales of its shares to certain investors. For more information on who may continue to invest in the Fund, please see the appropriate prospectus.
If used after October 20, 2006, this report must be accompanied by a Fund Performance & Commentary or by an AIM Quarterly Performance Review for the most recent quarter-end. Mutual funds distributed by A I M Distributors, Inc.
A I M Management Group Inc. has provided leadership in the investment management industry since
1976. AIM is a subsidiary of AMVESCAP PLC, one of the world’s largest independent financial services companies with $422 billion in assets under management. Data as of July 31, 2006.
Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully. For this and other information about AIM Funds, obtain a prospectus from your financial advisor and read it carefully before investing.
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and principal financial officer (“PFO”). The Code was amended in September, 2006, to (i) remove individuals listed in Exhibit A and any references to Exhibit A thus allowing for future flexibility and (ii) remove ambiguities found in the second paragraph of Section III. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial expert is Prema Mathai-Davis. Dr. Mathai-Davis is “independent” within the meaning of that term as used in Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Fees Billed by PWC Related to the Registrant
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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Audit Fees |
| $ | 100,367 |
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| $ | 93,228 |
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Audit-Related Fees |
| $ | 0 |
| 0 | % | $ | 0 |
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Tax Fees(2) |
| $ | 21,045 |
| 0 | % | $ | 21,802 |
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All Other Fees |
| $ | 0 |
| 0 | % | $ | 0 |
| 0 | % |
Total Fees |
| $ | 121,412 |
| 0 | % | $ | 115,030 |
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PWC billed the Registrant aggregate non-audit fees of $21,045 for the fiscal year ended 2006, and $21,802 for the fiscal year ended 2005, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.
(1) With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee.
(2) Tax fees for the fiscal year end July 31, 2006 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. Tax fees for fiscal year end July 31, 2005 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns and consultation services.
Fees Billed by PWC Related to AIM and AIM Affiliates
PWC billed AIM Advisors, Inc. (“AIM”), the Registrant’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with AIM that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“AIM Affiliates”) aggregate fees for pre-approved non-audit services rendered to AIM and AIM Affiliates for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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Tax Fees |
| $ | 0 |
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| 0 | % |
All Other Fees |
| $ | 0 |
| 0 | % | $ | 0 |
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Total Fees(2) |
| $ | 0 |
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(1) With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant, AIM and AIM Affiliates to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee.
(2) Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, PWC billed AIM and AIM Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $0 for the fiscal year ended 2006, and $0 for the fiscal year ended 2005, for non-audit services rendered to AIM and AIM Affiliates.
The Audit Committee also has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to AIM and AIM Affiliates that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to SEC regulations, if any, is compatible with maintaining PWC’s independence. To the extent that such services were provided, the Audit Committee determined that the provision of such services is compatible with PWC maintaining independence with respect to the Registrant.
PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
As adopted by the Audit Committees of
the AIM Funds (the “Funds”)
Last Amended September 18, 2006
I. Statement of Principles
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (“Rules”), the Audit Committees of the Funds’ (the “Audit Committee”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of independent accountants (an “Auditor”). As part of this responsibility and to assure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committees pre-approve the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by each Auditor, as well as all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser and to affiliates of the adviser that provide ongoing services to the Funds (“Service Affiliates”) if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations or financial reporting. The SEC Rules also specify the types of services that an Auditor may not provide to its audit client. The following policies and procedures comply with the requirements for pre-approval and provide a mechanism by which management of the Funds may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations.
Proposed services either may be pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committees (“general pre-approval”) or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees (“specific pre-approval”). As set forth in these policies and procedures, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committees. Additionally, any fees exceeding 110% of estimated pre-approved fee levels provided at the time the service was pre-approved will also require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will also consider the impact of additional fees on the Auditor’s independence when determining whether to approve any additional fees for previously pre-approved services.
The Audit Committees will annually review and generally pre-approve the services that may be provided by each Auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee. The term of any general pre-approval runs from the date of such pre-approval through September 30th of the following year, unless the Audit Committees consider a different period and state otherwise. The Audit Committees will add to or subtract from the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.
The purpose of these policies and procedures is to set forth the guidelines to assist the Audit Committees in fulfilling their responsibilities.
II. Delegation
The Audit Committees may from time to time delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are Independent Trustees. All decisions to pre-approve a service by a delegated member shall be reported to the Audit Committee at its next quarterly meeting.
III. Audit Services
The annual audit services engagement terms will be subject to specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures such as tax provision work that is required to be performed by the independent auditor to be able to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committee will obtain, review and consider sufficient information concerning the proposed Auditor to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence.
In addition to the annual Audit services engagement, the Audit Committees may grant either general or specific pre-approval of other audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor
reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include services such as issuing consents for the inclusion of audited financial statements with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings.
IV. Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committees may provide either general or specific pre-approval of any non-audit services to the Funds and its Service Affiliates if the Audit Committees believe that the provision of the service will not impair the independence of the Auditor, is consistent with the SEC’s Rules on auditor independence, and otherwise conforms to the Audit Committee’s general principles and policies as set forth herein.
Audit-Related Services
“Audit-related services” are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; and agreed-upon procedures related to mergers, compliance with ratings agency requirements and interfund lending activities.
Tax Services
“Tax services” include, but are not limited to, the review and signing of the Funds’ federal tax returns, the review of required distributions by the Funds and consultations regarding tax matters such as the tax treatment of new investments or the impact of new regulations. The Audit Committee will scrutinize carefully the retention of the Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Auditor, the major business purpose of which may be tax avoidance or the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee will consult with the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and may consult with outside counsel or advisors as necessary to ensure the consistency of Tax services rendered by the Auditor with the foregoing policy.
No Auditor shall represent any Fund or any Service Affiliate before a tax court, district court or federal court of claims.
Under rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the SEC, in connection with seeking Audit Committee pre-approval of permissible Tax services, the Auditor shall:
1. Describe in writing to the Audit Committees, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter:
a. The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and
b. Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service;
2. Discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and
3. Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committees.
All Other Auditor Services
The Audit Committees may pre-approve non-audit services classified as “All other services” that are not categorically prohibited by the SEC, as listed in Exhibit 1 to this policy.
V. Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Established Amounts
Pre-approval of estimated fees or established amounts for services to be provided by the Auditor under general or specific pre-approval policies will be set periodically by the Audit Committees. Any proposed fees exceeding 110% of the maximum estimated pre-approved fees or established amounts for pre-approved audit and non-audit services will be reported to the Audit Committees at the quarterly Audit Committees meeting and will require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committee will always factor in the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in determining whether to pre-approve any such services and in determining whether to approve any additional fees exceeding 110% of the maximum pre-approved fees or established amounts for previously pre-approved services.
VI. Procedures
On an annual basis, A I M Advisors, Inc. (“AIM”) will submit to the Audit Committees for general pre-approval, a list of non-audit services that the Funds or Service Affiliates of the Funds may request from the Auditor. The list will describe the non-audit services in reasonable detail and will include an estimated range of fees and such other information as the Audit Committee may request.
Each request for services to be provided by the Auditor under the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees will be submitted to the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Treasurer or his or her designee will ensure that such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees. The Audit Committees will be informed at the next quarterly scheduled Audit Committees meeting of any such services for which the Auditor rendered an invoice and whether such services and fees had been pre-approved and if so, by what means.
Each request to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committees shall be submitted to the Audit Committees jointly by the Fund’s Treasurer or his or her designee and the Auditor, and must include a joint statement that, in their view, such request is consistent with the policies and procedures and the SEC Rules.
Each request to provide tax services under either the general or specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees will describe in writing: (i) the scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the audit client, relating to the service; and (ii) any compensation arrangement or other agreement between the Auditor and any person (other than the audit client) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service. The Auditor will discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the Auditor’s independence and will document the substance of the discussion.
Non-audit services pursuant to the de minimis exception provided by the SEC Rules will be promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committees for approval, including documentation that each of the conditions for this exception, as set forth in the SEC Rules, has been satisfied.
On at least an annual basis, the Auditor will prepare a summary of all the services provided to any entity in the investment company complex as defined in section 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X in sufficient detail as to the nature of the engagement and the fees associated with those services.
The Audit Committees have designated the Funds’ Treasurer to monitor the performance of all services provided by the Auditor and to ensure such services are in compliance with these policies and procedures. The Funds’ Treasurer will report to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis as to the results of such monitoring. Both the Funds’ Treasurer and management of AIM will immediately report to the chairman of the Audit Committee any breach of these policies and procedures that comes to the attention of the Funds’ Treasurer or senior management of AIM.
Exhibit 1 to Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Policies and Procedures
Conditionally Prohibited Non-Audit Services (not prohibited if the Fund can reasonably conclude that the results of the service would not be subject to audit procedures in connection with the audit of the Fund’s financial statements)
• Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client
• Financial information systems design and implementation
• Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports
• Actuarial services
• Internal audit outsourcing services
Categorically Prohibited Non-Audit Services
• Management functions
• Human resources
• Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services
• Legal services
• Expert services unrelated to the audit
• Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission
• Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance
• Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund
• Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) As of September 15, 2006, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and PFO, to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of September 15, 2006, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
12(a) (1) Code of Ethics.
12(a) (2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
12(a) (3) Not applicable.
12(b) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Philip A. Taylor |
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Date: | October 6, 2006 | |
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Date: | October 6, 2006 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
12(a) (1) | Code of Ethics. |
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12(a) (2) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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12(b) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |