UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-03826 |
AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Sheri Morris 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 04/30
Date of reporting period: 10/31/18
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
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![]() | Semiannual Report to Shareholders
| October 31, 2018 | ||
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Invesco American Value Fund
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Nasdaq: | ||||
A: MSAVX ∎ C: MSVCX ∎ R: MSARX ∎ Y: MSAIX ∎ R5: MSAJX ∎ R6: MSAFX |
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| Fund Performance | |||
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| Letters to Shareholders
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| Schedule of Investments
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| Financial Statements
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| Notes to Financial Statements
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| Financial Highlights
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| Fund Expenses
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Fund vs. Indexes | ||||
Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | -7.70 | % | ||
Class C Shares | -8.05 | |||
Class R Shares | -7.82 | |||
Class Y Shares | -7.58 | |||
Class R5 Shares | -7.58 | |||
Class R6 Shares | -7.52 | |||
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | 3.40 | |||
Russell Midcap Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | -2.32 | |||
Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index⬛ (Peer Group Index) | -4.81 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ⬛Lipper Inc.
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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Russell Midcap® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap value stocks. The Russell Midcap Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. The Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap value funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 10/31/18, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (10/18/93) | 8.77 | % | ||||
10 Years | 10.71 | |||||
5 Years | 3.57 | |||||
1 Year | -5.09 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (10/18/93) | 8.23 | % | ||||
10 Years | 10.53 | |||||
5 Years | 3.98 | |||||
1 Year | -1.21 | |||||
Class R Shares |
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Inception (3/20/07) | 5.94 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.06 | |||||
5 Years | 4.48 | |||||
1 Year | 0.16 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (2/7/06) | 7.40 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.61 | |||||
5 Years | 5.00 | |||||
1 Year | 0.66 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
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10 Years | 11.69 | % | ||||
5 Years | 5.11 | |||||
1 Year | 0.73 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 11.63 | % | ||||
5 Years | 5.21 | |||||
1 Year | 0.80 |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen American Value Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen American Value Fund (renamed Invesco American Value Fund). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco American Value Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Class R5 shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
Class R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 9/30/18, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (10/18/93) | 9.31 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.43 | |||||
5 Years | 6.70 | |||||
1 Year | 7.20 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (10/18/93) | 8.77 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.25 | |||||
5 Years | 7.14 | |||||
1 Year | 11.61 | |||||
Class R Shares |
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Inception (3/20/07) | 7.06 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.77 | |||||
5 Years | 7.65 | |||||
1 Year | 13.16 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (2/7/06) | 8.45 | % | ||||
10 Years | 10.32 | |||||
5 Years | 8.19 | |||||
1 Year | 13.71 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
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10 Years | 10.40 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.30 | |||||
1 Year | 13.83 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 10.34 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.40 | |||||
1 Year | 13.92 |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.19%, 1.92%, 1.44%, 0.94%, 0.86%, and 0.77%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense
ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. | |||
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including | |||
performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.66% |
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Aerospace & Defense–1.70% |
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Textron Inc. | 374,552 | $ | 20,087,224 | |||||
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–2.21% |
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Tapestry, Inc. | 615,532 | 26,043,159 | ||||||
Automotive Retail–1.75% |
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 129,372 | 20,668,471 | ||||||
Building Products–2.62% |
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Johnson Controls International PLC | 966,779 | 30,907,925 | ||||||
Communications Equipment–4.63% |
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ARRIS International PLC(b) | 1,218,636 | 30,307,477 | ||||||
Ciena Corp.(b) | 779,437 | 24,365,201 | ||||||
54,672,678 | ||||||||
Consumer Finance–2.06% |
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Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. | 1,294,362 | 24,269,287 | ||||||
Copper–1.79% |
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | 1,813,501 | 21,127,287 | ||||||
Distributors–1.94% |
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LKQ Corp.(b) | 839,632 | 22,896,765 | ||||||
Diversified Chemicals–2.09% |
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Eastman Chemical Co. | 314,338 | 24,628,382 | ||||||
Diversified REITs–2.21% |
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Liberty Property Trust | 621,751 | 26,032,714 | ||||||
Electric Utilities–3.10% |
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FirstEnergy Corp. | 982,908 | 36,642,810 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–2.50% |
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Keysight Technologies, Inc.(b) | 517,009 | 29,510,874 | ||||||
Food Retail–1.04% |
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Kroger Co. (The) | 410,827 | 12,226,211 | ||||||
Health Care Distributors–1.94% |
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AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 260,834 | 22,953,392 | ||||||
Health Care Facilities–1.84% |
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Encompass Health Corp. | 322,902 | 21,731,305 | ||||||
Health Care Services–2.75% |
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DaVita Inc.(b) | 482,104 | 32,464,883 | ||||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–5.27% |
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b) | 519,187 | 22,880,571 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 375,556 | 39,331,980 | ||||||
62,212,551 | ||||||||
Industrial Machinery–2.03% |
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Kennametal Inc. | 676,226 | 23,972,212 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Insurance Brokers–5.78% |
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 449,188 | $ | 33,244,404 | |||||
Willis Towers Watson PLC | 244,425 | 34,991,883 | ||||||
68,236,287 | ||||||||
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.30% |
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Stifel Financial Corp. | 594,616 | 27,185,843 | ||||||
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.93% |
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Teradata Corp.(b) | 626,350 | 22,799,140 | ||||||
Life & Health Insurance–2.16% |
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Athene Holding Ltd.–Class A(b) | 558,588 | 25,538,643 | ||||||
Marine–2.16% |
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Kirby Corp.(b) | 354,882 | 25,530,211 | ||||||
Office REITs–1.83% |
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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | 712,759 | 21,596,598 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.66% |
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TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom) | 1,192,089 | 31,351,941 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–9.41% |
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 529,008 | 28,143,226 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 826,383 | 26,774,809 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,521,294 | 28,889,373 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 1,096,944 | 27,259,058 | ||||||
111,066,466 | ||||||||
Other Diversified Financial Services–2.14% |
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Voya Financial, Inc. | 576,024 | 25,206,810 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals–2.59% |
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Mylan N.V.(b) | 978,226 | 30,569,562 | ||||||
Regional Banks–12.68% |
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Comerica Inc. | 365,619 | 29,819,886 | ||||||
First Horizon National Corp. | 1,777,186 | 28,683,782 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 1,798,558 | 32,661,813 | ||||||
Wintrust Financial Corp. | 332,657 | 25,328,504 | ||||||
Zions Bancorp., N.A. | 705,200 | 33,179,660 | ||||||
149,673,645 | ||||||||
Specialized REITs–1.58% |
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Life Storage, Inc. | 198,242 | 18,666,467 | ||||||
Specialty Chemicals–2.70% |
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W.R. Grace & Co. | 492,863 | 31,932,594 | ||||||
Trucking–4.27% |
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. | 982,658 | 31,445,056 | ||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 342,942 | 18,968,122 | ||||||
50,413,178 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests |
| 1,152,815,515 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Money Market Funds–1.59% |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.08%(c) | 6,573,332 | $ | 6,573,332 | |||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(c) | 4,694,196 | 4,695,134 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(c) | 7,512,379 | 7,512,379 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 18,780,845 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–99.25% |
| 1,171,596,360 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.75% |
| 8,831,272 | ||||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 1,180,427,632 |
Investment Abbreviations:
REIT | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Financials | 27.1 | % | ||
Industrials | 12.8 | |||
Energy | 12.1 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 11.2 | |||
Health Care | 9.1 | |||
Information Technology | 9.1 | |||
Materials | 6.6 | |||
Real Estate | 5.6 | |||
Utilities | 3.1 | |||
Consumer Staples | 1.0 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 2.3 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $1,035,273,424) | $ | 1,152,815,515 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $18,779,676) | 18,780,845 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Investments sold | 22,889,693 | |||
Dividends and interest | 136,339 | |||
Fund shares sold | 460,401 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 173,634 | |||
Other assets | 60,449 | |||
Total assets | 1,195,316,876 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 12,192,902 | |||
Fund shares repurchased | 1,684,944 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 677,380 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 3,112 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 135,778 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 195,128 | |||
Total liabilities | 14,889,244 | |||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 1,180,427,632 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 938,603,846 | ||
Distributable earnings | 241,823,786 | |||
$ | 1,180,427,632 |
Net Assets: | ||||
Class A | $ | 829,318,376 | ||
Class C | $ | 67,352,301 | ||
Class R | $ | 20,520,015 | ||
Class Y | $ | 168,227,920 | ||
Class R5 | $ | 27,209,486 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 67,799,534 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
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Class A | 23,355,113 | |||
Class C | 2,313,363 | |||
Class R | 582,075 | |||
Class Y | 4,696,083 | |||
Class R5 | 758,681 | |||
Class R6 | 1,888,539 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 35.51 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $35.51 ¸ 94.50%) | $ | 37.58 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 29.11 | ||
Class R: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 35.25 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 35.82 | ||
Class R5: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 35.86 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 35.90 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends | $ | 10,293,010 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | 297,895 | |||
Total investment income | 10,590,905 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 4,899,460 | |||
Administrative services fees | 173,522 | |||
Custodian fees | 12,188 | |||
Distribution fees: | ||||
Class A | 1,179,661 | |||
Class C | 384,370 | |||
Class R | 59,085 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C, R and Y | 1,013,805 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R5 | 22,280 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 10,216 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 20,478 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 58,494 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 91,596 | |||
Professional services fees | 30,911 | |||
Other | 20,035 | |||
Total expenses | 7,976,101 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (21,907 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 7,954,194 | |||
Net investment income | 2,636,711 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Net realized gain from investment securities | 55,391,116 | |||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities | (152,259,293 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (96,868,177 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (94,231,466 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: |
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Net investment income | $ | 2,636,711 | $ | 3,779,013 | ||||
Net realized gain | 55,391,116 | 187,950,224 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (152,259,293 | ) | (14,421,138 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (94,231,466 | ) | 177,308,099 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings(1): | ||||||||
Class A | — | (104,909,344 | ) | |||||
Class B | — | (570,656 | ) | |||||
Class C | — | (10,422,833 | ) | |||||
Class R | — | (3,682,670 | ) | |||||
Class Y | — | (28,848,115 | ) | |||||
Class R5 | — | (7,376,840 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | — | (15,811,346 | ) | |||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | — | (171,621,804 | ) | |||||
Share transactions-net: | ||||||||
Class A | (40,832,277 | ) | (97,132,259 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (7,372,637 | ) | |||||
Class C | (9,129,382 | ) | (14,413,588 | ) | ||||
Class R | (3,019,096 | ) | (21,759,552 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (25,839,903 | ) | (168,629,296 | ) | ||||
Class R5 | (33,930,442 | ) | (24,514,856 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (69,808,750 | ) | (26,519,014 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (182,559,850 | ) | (360,341,202 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (276,791,316 | ) | (354,654,907 | ) | ||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,457,218,948 | 1,811,873,855 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 1,180,427,632 | $ | 1,457,218,948 |
(1) | For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose the distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions from net investment income were $5,663,325, $30,806, $68,686, $2,267,084, $661,230 and $1,560,385 for Class A, Class B, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6, respectively and distributions from net realized gains were $99,246,019, $539,850, $10,422,833, $3,613,984, $26,581,031, $6,715,610 and $14,250,961 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco American Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
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The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
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The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the
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contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||||||
First $500 million | 0 | .72% | ||||||
Next $535 million | 0 | .715% | ||||||
Next $31.965 billion | 0 | .65% | ||||||
Over $33 billion | 0 | .64% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.70%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $18,083.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A, Class C and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets, up to 1.00% of Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
With respect to Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $81,828 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $1,047 and $903 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund incurred $14,122 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
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Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
As of October 31, 2018, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $3,824.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018.
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NOTE 8—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $239,971,507 and $414,136,377, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 186,318,030 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (73,837,077 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 112,480,953 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,059,115,407.
NOTE 9—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,097,463 | $ | 42,975,122 | 2,004,048 | $ | 77,137,757 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 506 | 17,460 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 83,977 | 2,708,154 | 233,383 | 7,489,760 | ||||||||||||
Class R | 72,541 | 2,829,721 | 159,352 | 6,084,636 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 420,592 | 16,702,606 | 1,405,732 | 54,537,338 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 105,174 | 4,116,426 | 297,685 | 11,567,453 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 269,686 | 10,687,743 | 2,174,774 | 84,930,953 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 2,733,728 | 100,273,142 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 17,455 | 558,196 | ||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | 327,537 | 9,914,559 | ||||||||||||
Class R | — | — | 100,866 | 3,681,624 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | 614,701 | 22,700,901 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | — | — | 198,624 | 7,337,161 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | — | — | 423,926 | 15,668,308 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(c) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 115,057 | 4,583,874 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (132,629 | ) | (4,583,874 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (2,133,965 | ) | (83,807,399 | ) | (7,241,055 | ) | (279,127,032 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (98,282 | ) | (3,364,419 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (367,794 | ) | (11,837,536 | ) | (987,732 | ) | (31,817,907 | ) | ||||||||
Class R | (149,161 | ) | (5,848,817 | ) | (828,391 | ) | (31,525,812 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (1,096,486 | ) | (42,542,509 | ) | (6,329,974 | ) | (245,867,535 | ) | ||||||||
Class R5 | (953,740 | ) | (38,046,868 | ) | (1,117,681 | ) | (43,419,470 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (2,010,497 | ) | (80,496,493 | ) | (3,232,863 | ) | (127,118,275 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | (4,662,210 | ) | $ | (182,559,850 | ) | (9,161,233 | ) | $ | (360,341,202 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 52% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Effective as of the close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss)(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 38.47 | $ | 0.07 | $ | (3.03 | ) | $ | (2.96 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 35.51 | (7.70 | )% | $ | 829,318 | 1.17 | %(d) | 1.17 | %(d) | 0.34 | %(d) | 18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 38.52 | 0.07 | 4.37 | 4.44 | (0.24 | ) | (4.25 | ) | (4.49 | ) | 38.47 | 12.11 | 938,346 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 0.19 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 34.01 | 0.20 | 4.70 | 4.90 | (0.08 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.39 | ) | 38.52 | 14.40 | 1,031,600 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 0.53 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 40.44 | 0.09 | (4.06 | ) | (3.97 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (2.45 | ) | (2.46 | ) | 34.01 | (9.62 | ) | 1,122,286 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.26 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 40.11 | 0.00 | 4.23 | 4.23 | (0.02 | ) | (3.88 | ) | (3.90 | ) | 40.44 | 11.27 | 1,242,480 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.01 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 35.77 | 0.06 | 7.14 | 7.20 | (0.12 | ) | (2.74 | ) | (2.86 | ) | 40.11 | 20.62 | 1,086,506 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.15 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 31.66 | (0.06 | ) | (2.49 | ) | (2.55 | ) | — | — | — | 29.11 | (8.05 | )(e) | 67,352 | 1.89 | (d)(e) | 1.89 | (d)(e) | (0.38 | )(d)(e) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 32.44 | (0.17 | ) | 3.64 | 3.47 | — | (4.25 | ) | (4.25 | ) | 31.66 | 11.30 | (e) | 82,217 | 1.92 | (e) | 1.92 | (e) | (0.54 | )(e) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 28.83 | (0.06 | ) | 3.98 | 3.92 | — | (0.31 | ) | (0.31 | ) | 32.44 | 13.59 | (e) | 98,096 | 1.94 | (e) | 1.94 | (e) | (0.20 | )(e) | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 34.95 | (0.15 | ) | (3.52 | ) | (3.67 | ) | — | (2.45 | ) | (2.45 | ) | 28.83 | (10.28 | )(e) | 103,706 | 1.93 | (e) | 1.94 | (e) | (0.48 | )(e) | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 35.41 | (0.26 | ) | 3.68 | 3.42 | — | (3.88 | ) | (3.88 | ) | 34.95 | 10.44 | (e) | 125,201 | 1.92 | (e) | 1.93 | (e) | (0.72 | )(e) | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 32.00 | (0.20 | ) | 6.37 | 6.17 | (0.02 | ) | (2.74 | ) | (2.76 | ) | 35.41 | 19.76 | (e) | 111,455 | 1.91 | (e) | 1.92 | (e) | (0.57 | )(e) | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R |
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 38.24 | 0.02 | (3.01 | ) | (2.99 | ) | — | — | — | 35.25 | (7.82 | ) | 20,520 | 1.42 | (d) | 1.42 | (d) | 0.09 | (d) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 38.26 | (0.02 | ) | 4.33 | 4.31 | (0.08 | ) | (4.25 | ) | (4.33 | ) | 38.24 | 11.81 | 25,189 | 1.44 | 1.44 | (0.06 | ) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 33.80 | 0.10 | 4.67 | 4.77 | — | (0.31 | ) | (0.31 | ) | 38.26 | 14.11 | 46,937 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 0.28 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 40.29 | 0.00 | (4.04 | ) | (4.04 | ) | — | (2.45 | ) | (2.45 | ) | 33.80 | (9.82 | ) | 66,207 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 0.01 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 40.06 | (0.10 | ) | 4.21 | 4.11 | — | (3.88 | ) | (3.88 | ) | 40.29 | 10.97 | 76,594 | 1.44 | 1.45 | (0.24 | ) | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 35.74 | (0.04 | ) | 7.15 | 7.11 | (0.05 | ) | (2.74 | ) | (2.79 | ) | 40.06 | 20.34 | 67,420 | 1.44 | 1.45 | (0.10 | ) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y |
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 38.76 | 0.12 | (3.06 | ) | (2.94 | ) | — | — | — | 35.82 | (7.58 | ) | 168,228 | 0.92 | (d) | 0.92 | (d) | 0.59 | (d) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 38.80 | 0.17 | 4.40 | 4.57 | (0.36 | ) | (4.25 | ) | (4.61 | ) | 38.76 | 12.38 | 208,223 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.44 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 34.25 | 0.29 | 4.73 | 5.02 | (0.16 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.47 | ) | 38.80 | 14.66 | 375,626 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.78 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 40.62 | 0.18 | (4.07 | ) | (3.89 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (2.45 | ) | (2.48 | ) | 34.25 | (9.36 | ) | 452,703 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.51 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 40.26 | 0.11 | 4.24 | 4.35 | (0.11 | ) | (3.88 | ) | (3.99 | ) | 40.62 | 11.55 | 545,456 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.26 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 35.90 | 0.16 | 7.16 | 7.32 | (0.22 | ) | (2.74 | ) | (2.96 | ) | 40.26 | 20.91 | 452,580 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.40 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R5 |
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 38.80 | 0.13 | (3.07 | ) | (2.94 | ) | — | — | — | 35.86 | (7.58 | ) | 27,209 | 0.86 | (d) | 0.86 | (d) | 0.65 | (d) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 38.84 | 0.20 | 4.43 | 4.63 | (0.42 | ) | (4.25 | ) | (4.67 | ) | 38.80 | 12.53 | 62,354 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 34.29 | 0.33 | 4.74 | 5.07 | (0.21 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.52 | ) | 38.84 | 14.77 | 86,569 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 40.63 | 0.22 | (4.07 | ) | (3.85 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (2.45 | ) | (2.49 | ) | 34.29 | (9.26 | ) | 128,357 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.63 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 40.28 | 0.15 | 4.24 | 4.39 | (0.16 | ) | (3.88 | ) | (4.04 | ) | 40.63 | 11.66 | 95,082 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.38 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 35.91 | 0.20 | 7.18 | 7.38 | (0.27 | ) | (2.74 | ) | (3.01 | ) | 40.28 | 21.06 | 72,753 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.50 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R6 |
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 38.82 | 0.15 | (3.07 | ) | (2.92 | ) | — | — | — | 35.90 | (7.52 | ) | 67,800 | 0.78 | (d) | 0.78 | (d) | 0.73 | (d) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 38.88 | 0.24 | 4.42 | 4.66 | (0.47 | ) | (4.25 | ) | (4.72 | ) | 38.82 | 12.59 | 140,889 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 34.32 | 0.37 | 4.74 | 5.11 | (0.24 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.55 | ) | 38.88 | 14.88 | 165,781 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.98 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 40.64 | 0.25 | (4.07 | ) | (3.82 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (2.45 | ) | (2.50 | ) | 34.32 | (9.19 | ) | 143,003 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 40.28 | 0.19 | 4.25 | 4.44 | (0.20 | ) | (3.88 | ) | (4.08 | ) | 40.64 | 11.77 | 143,793 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.47 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 35.90 | 0.23 | 7.18 | 7.41 | (0.29 | ) | (2.74 | ) | (3.03 | ) | 40.28 | 21.19 | 85,325 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 46 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $936,036, $78,470, $23,441, $203,221, $44,179 and $102,543 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets, for Class C shares, reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.97%, 0.97%, 0.97%, 0.99%, 0.98% and 0.98% for the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the years ended April 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Class | Beginning Account Value (05/01/18) | ACTUAL | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value (10/31/18) | Expenses Paid During Period2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 923.00 | $ | 5.67 | $ | 1,019.31 | $ | 5.96 | 1.17 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 919.50 | 9.14 | 1,015.68 | 9.60 | 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
R | 1,000.00 | 921.80 | 6.88 | 1,018.05 | 7.22 | 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 924.20 | 4.46 | 1,020.57 | 4.69 | 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
R5 | 1,000.00 | 924.20 | 4.17 | 1,020.87 | 4.38 | 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 924.80 | 3.78 | 1,021.27 | 3.97 | 0.78 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco American Value Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials
and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s offensive positioning relative to its peer group and stock selection in various sectors detracted from Fund performance. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and
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certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually 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.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other similarly managed client accounts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other types of client accounts, including management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases, necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution, oversight of service providers, costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2017.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board
noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures
approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker receives commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
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A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | ![]() |
SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905 Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-AMVA-SAR-1 12172018 0957
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Fund vs. Indexes | ||||
Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | -2.77 | % | ||
Class C Shares | -3.14 | |||
Class R Shares | -2.89 | |||
Class Y Shares | -2.65 | |||
Class R5 Shares | -2.62 | |||
Class R6 Shares | -2.54 | |||
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | 3.40 | |||
Russell 1000 Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | 1.07 | |||
Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | 1.44 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ⬛Lipper Inc. |
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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. The Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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holdings and performance.
Also, visit blog.invesco.us.com, where many of Invesco’s investment professionals share their insights about market and economic news and trends.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 10/31/18, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | ||||||
Inception (10/7/68) | 10.66 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.14 | |||||
5 Years | 6.70 | |||||
1 Year | -3.57 | |||||
Class C Shares | ||||||
Inception (10/26/93) | 8.95 | % | ||||
10 Years | 10.94 | |||||
5 Years | 7.12 | |||||
1 Year | 0.29 | |||||
Class R Shares | ||||||
Inception (10/1/02) | 8.95 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.49 | |||||
5 Years | 7.65 | |||||
1 Year | 1.78 | |||||
Class Y Shares | ||||||
Inception (10/29/04) | 7.57 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.06 | |||||
5 Years | 8.20 | |||||
1 Year | 2.33 | |||||
Class R5 Shares | ||||||
10 Years | 12.10 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.27 | |||||
1 Year | 2.36 | |||||
Class R6 Shares | ||||||
10 Years | 12.07 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.39 | |||||
1 Year | 2.45 |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Comstock Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Comstock Fund (renamed Invesco Comstock Fund). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Comstock Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Class R5 shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
Class R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
Average Annual Total Returns | ||||
As of 9/30/18, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges | ||||
Class A Shares | ||||
Inception (10/7/68) | 10.86% | |||
10 Years | 9.92 | |||
5 Years | 9.31 | |||
1 Year | 6.59 | |||
Class C Shares | ||||
Inception (10/26/93) | 9.33% | |||
10 Years | 9.72 | |||
5 Years | 9.75 | |||
1 Year | 10.95 | |||
Class R Shares | ||||
Inception (10/1/02) | 9.55% | |||
10 Years | 10.27 | |||
5 Years | 10.28 | |||
1 Year | 12.51 | |||
Class Y Shares | ||||
Inception (10/29/04) | 8.23% | |||
10 Years | 10.83 | |||
5 Years | 10.84 | |||
1 Year | 13.12 | |||
Class R5 Shares | ||||
10 Years | 10.87% | |||
5 Years | 10.93 | |||
1 Year | 13.16 | |||
Class R6 Shares | ||||
10 Years | 10.83% | |||
5 Years | 11.03 | |||
1 Year | 13.22 |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 0.82%, 1.56%, 1.07%, 0.57%, 0.51% and 0.42%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios
presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for |
potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive.
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment |
perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–95.27% |
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Aerospace & Defense–1.27% |
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Arconic Inc. | 3,027,621 | $ | 61,551,535 | |||||
Textron Inc. | 1,696,637 | 90,990,642 | ||||||
152,542,177 | ||||||||
Agricultural Products–1.22% |
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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 2,077,930 | 98,182,192 | ||||||
Bunge Ltd. | 785,541 | 48,546,434 | ||||||
146,728,626 | ||||||||
Apparel Retail–0.63% |
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Gap, Inc. (The) | 2,750,067 | 75,076,829 | ||||||
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.26% |
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 3,229,538 | 152,854,034 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 1,728,228 | 118,815,675 | ||||||
271,669,709 | ||||||||
Automobile Manufacturers–1.94% |
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General Motors Co. | 6,369,488 | 233,059,566 | ||||||
Automotive Retail–1.22% |
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 916,480 | 146,416,845 | ||||||
Biotechnology–1.37% |
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Biogen Inc.(b) | 119,778 | 36,444,852 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 1,876,038 | 127,908,271 | ||||||
164,353,123 | ||||||||
Broadcasting–0.85% |
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CBS Corp.–Class B | 1,775,792 | 101,841,671 | ||||||
Building Products–1.59% |
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Johnson Controls International PLC | 5,969,888 | 190,857,319 | ||||||
Cable & Satellite–1.92% |
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Charter Communications, Inc.–Class A(b) | 355,384 | 113,854,372 | ||||||
Comcast Corp.–Class A | 3,053,789 | 116,471,513 | ||||||
230,325,885 | ||||||||
Communications Equipment–2.56% |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. | 6,711,112 | 307,033,374 | ||||||
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.31% |
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Caterpillar Inc. | 303,489 | 36,819,285 | ||||||
Consumer Finance–0.81% |
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Ally Financial Inc. | 3,821,443 | 97,102,867 | ||||||
Diversified Banks–14.75% |
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Bank of America Corp. | 19,468,535 | 535,384,712 | ||||||
Citigroup Inc. | 9,360,019 | 612,706,844 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4,000,878 | 436,175,720 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,507,324 | 186,694,856 | ||||||
1,770,962,132 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Electrical Components & Equipment–1.74% |
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Eaton Corp. PLC | 1,932,396 | $ | 138,494,821 | |||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 1,042,568 | 70,769,516 | ||||||
209,264,337 | ||||||||
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.76% |
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 1,905,497 | 91,521,021 | ||||||
Health Care Distributors–1.53% |
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Cardinal Health, Inc. | 1,870,465 | 94,645,529 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 713,216 | 88,980,828 | ||||||
183,626,357 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment–1.00% |
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Medtronic PLC | 1,342,733 | 120,604,278 | ||||||
Health Care Services–0.72% |
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CVS Health Corp. | 1,194,421 | 86,464,136 | ||||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.92% |
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Carnival Corp. | 4,106,501 | 230,128,316 | ||||||
Household Products–2.03% |
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Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 1,520,571 | 158,595,555 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 1,050,311 | 85,021,021 | ||||||
243,616,576 | ||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates–0.36% |
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General Electric Co. | 4,319,930 | 43,631,293 | ||||||
Industrial Machinery–0.61% |
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Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 769,265 | 73,803,284 | ||||||
Integrated Oil & Gas–9.28% |
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BP PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | 5,570,539 | 241,594,276 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 1,948,528 | 217,553,151 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 399,792 | 31,855,427 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 1,508,487 | 101,174,223 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A–ADR (United Kingdom) | 4,239,203 | 267,875,238 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) | 7,639,771 | 254,480,772 | ||||||
1,114,533,087 | ||||||||
Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.11% |
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Verizon Communications Inc. | 2,341,388 | 133,669,841 | ||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–1.77% |
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Altaba Inc. | 795,431 | 47,805,403 | ||||||
eBay Inc.(b) | 5,688,358 | 165,133,033 | ||||||
212,938,436 | ||||||||
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.87% |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 578,095 | 130,285,270 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 4,704,757 | 214,819,205 | ||||||
345,104,475 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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IT Consulting & Other Services–0.85% |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A | 1,476,318 | $ | 101,910,232 | |||||
Life & Health Insurance–1.83% |
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Aflac, Inc. | 1,220,635 | 52,572,749 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 4,052,946 | 166,940,846 | ||||||
219,513,595 | ||||||||
Managed Health Care–1.87% |
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Anthem, Inc. | 814,206 | 224,370,747 | ||||||
Multi-Line Insurance–1.67% |
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American International Group, Inc. | 4,855,123 | 200,468,029 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.69% |
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Halliburton Co. | 2,398,747 | 83,188,546 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–7.74% |
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 1,367,214 | 72,735,785 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada) | 3,927,437 | 107,758,764 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 5,532,044 | 179,238,225 | ||||||
Encana Corp. (Canada) | 7,688,135 | 78,726,502 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 2,884,704 | 165,582,009 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 12,736,835 | 241,872,497 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 3,389,068 | 84,218,340 | ||||||
930,132,122 | ||||||||
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.11% |
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Danone S.A. (France) | 1,880,620 | 133,300,713 | ||||||
Paper Packaging–1.53% |
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International Paper Co. | 4,054,200 | 183,898,512 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals–8.33% |
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Allergan PLC | 1,161,735 | 183,565,747 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 2,115,220 | 155,701,344 | ||||||
Mylan N.V.(b) | 3,485,076 | 108,908,625 | ||||||
Novartis AG (Switzerland) | 1,248,353 | 109,013,911 | ||||||
Pfizer Inc. | 6,310,185 | 271,716,566 | ||||||
Sanofi–ADR (France) | 3,842,048 | 171,816,387 | ||||||
1,000,722,580 |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.04% |
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Allstate Corp. (The) | 1,300,438 | $ | 124,477,925 | |||||
Regional Banks–4.45% |
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Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 3,928,673 | 146,735,937 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 6,761,452 | 182,491,590 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 2,450,009 | 44,492,163 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 1,251,266 | 160,775,168 | ||||||
534,494,858 | ||||||||
Semiconductors–3.43% |
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Intel Corp. | 4,639,158 | 217,483,727 | ||||||
QUALCOMM Inc. | 3,087,749 | 194,188,535 | ||||||
411,672,262 | ||||||||
Systems Software–1.43% |
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Microsoft Corp. | 1,609,658 | 171,927,571 | ||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–0.35% |
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NetApp, Inc. | 536,775 | 42,131,470 | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.55% |
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Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 35,222,389 | 66,550,438 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests |
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Money Market Funds–4.78% |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.08%(c) | 200,873,986 | 200,873,986 | ||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(c) | 143,468,886 | 143,497,579 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(c) | 229,570,270 | 229,570,270 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 573,941,835 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.05% |
| 12,016,396,280 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.05)% |
| (6,017,911 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 12,010,378,369 |
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Financials | 29.7 | % | ||
Energy | 17.7 | |||
Health Care | 14.8 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.2 | |||
Information Technology | 8.6 | |||
Industrials | 5.9 | |||
Consumer Staples | 4.4 | |||
Materials | 2.3 | |||
Communication Services | 1.7 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 4.7 |
Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Settlement Date
| Counterparty | Contract to | Unrealized Appreciation | |||||||||||||||||||
Deliver | Receive | |||||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | Barclays Bank PLC | CAD | 83,946,519 | USD | 64,084,526 | $ | 286,458 | |||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | Barclays Bank PLC | EUR | 85,284,080 | USD | 98,125,628 | 1,319,889 | ||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | Deutsche Bank AG | EUR | 85,235,170 | USD | 98,058,972 | 1,308,750 | ||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | Deutsche Bank AG | GBP | 52,196,105 | USD | 67,835,259 | 1,038,134 | ||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | CAD | 83,946,519 | USD | 64,084,737 | 286,668 | ||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | CHF | 54,328,323 | USD | 54,736,438 | 661,456 | ||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | EUR | 85,284,080 | USD | 98,117,799 | 1,312,060 | ||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | GBP | 52,191,682 | USD | 67,833,738 | 1,042,273 | ||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | Royal Bank of Canada | CAD | 83,938,557 | USD | 64,079,490 | 287,473 | ||||||||||||||||
11/30/2018 | Royal Bank of Canada | GBP | 52,191,682 | USD | 67,829,562 | 1,038,098 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — Currency Risk |
| $ | 8,581,259 |
Abbreviations:
CAD | – Canadian Dollar | |
CHF | – Swiss Franc | |
EUR | – Euro | |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling | |
USD | – U.S. Dollar |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: |
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Investments in securities, at value (Cost $8,889,285,315) | $ | 11,442,454,445 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $573,931,048) | 573,941,835 | |||
Other Investments: | ||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | 8,581,259 | |||
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $80,556) | 80,247 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Investments sold | 31,925,929 | |||
Dividends | 10,708,176 | |||
Fund shares sold | 8,285,017 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 864,346 | |||
Other assets | 140,115 | |||
Total assets | 12,076,981,369 | |||
Liabilities: |
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Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 48,230,367 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 11,306,511 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 5,347,106 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 14,125 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 695,159 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 1,009,732 | |||
Total liabilities | 66,603,000 | |||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 12,010,378,369 | ||
Net assets consist of: |
| |||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 8,642,772,598 | ||
Distributable earnings | 3,367,605,771 | |||
$ | 12,010,378,369 |
Net Assets: |
| |||
Class A | $ | 6,034,392,979 | ||
Class C | $ | 425,942,574 | ||
Class R | $ | 223,861,436 | ||
Class Y | $ | 1,824,971,639 | ||
Class R5 | $ | 679,204,900 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 2,822,004,841 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
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Class A | 234,218,479 | |||
Class C | 16,539,417 | |||
Class R | 8,689,970 | |||
Class Y | 70,820,834 | |||
Class R5 | 26,375,704 | |||
Class R6 | 109,607,217 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 25.76 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $25.76 ¸ 94.50%) | $ | 27.26 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 25.75 | ||
Class R: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 25.76 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 25.77 | ||
Class R5: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 25.75 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 25.75 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: |
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Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,824,070) | $ | 147,509,366 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | 5,803,918 | |||
Total investment income | 153,313,284 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 23,977,277 | |||
Administrative services fees | 432,009 | |||
Custodian fees | 138,062 | |||
Distributions fees: | ||||
Class A | 8,161,089 | |||
Class C | 2,306,870 | |||
Class R | 636,992 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C, R and Y | 7,256,668 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R5 | 353,376 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 72,545 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 102,649 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 134,124 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 455,353 | |||
Professional services fees | 135,892 | |||
Other | 121,644 | |||
Total expenses | 44,284,550 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (348,005 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 43,936,545 | |||
Net investment income | 109,376,739 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investment securities | 262,382,018 | |||
Foreign currencies | (354,200 | ) | ||
Forward foreign currency contracts | 70,520,566 | |||
332,548,384 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investment securities | (758,877,996 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | 21,752 | |||
Forward foreign currency contracts | (17,364,065 | ) | ||
(776,220,309 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (443,671,925 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (334,295,186 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: |
| |||||||
Net investment income | $ | 109,376,739 | $ | 182,378,967 | ||||
Net realized gain | 332,548,384 | 790,828,764 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (776,220,309 | ) | 775,489,924 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (334,295,186 | ) | 1,748,697,655 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings(1): | ||||||||
Class A | (43,010,453 | ) | (235,835,039 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (898,869 | ) | |||||
Class C | (1,322,683 | ) | (13,735,893 | ) | ||||
Class R | (1,348,983 | ) | (9,772,489 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (15,051,275 | ) | (76,865,461 | ) | ||||
Class R5 | (6,153,523 | ) | (30,608,345 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (24,866,121 | ) | (94,188,729 | ) | ||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (91,753,038 | ) | (461,904,825 | ) | ||||
Share transactions–net: | ||||||||
Class A | (190,363,008 | ) | (591,272,197 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (44,867,507 | ) | |||||
Class C | (27,859,461 | ) | (93,097,155 | ) | ||||
Class R | (34,253,424 | ) | (90,963,809 | ) | ||||
Class Y | 29,174,859 | (1,683,728,344 | ) | |||||
Class R5 | (32,321,739 | ) | (87,474,852 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | 339,934,019 | 1,651,310,027 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 84,311,246 | (940,093,837 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (341,736,978 | ) | 346,698,993 | |||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 12,352,115,347 | 12,005,416,354 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 12,010,378,369 | $ | 12,352,115,347 |
(1) | For the year ended April 30, 2018 distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose the distribution components separately. For the year ended April 30, 2018 distributions from net investment income were $91,742,237, $349,985, $3,276,558, $3,540,449, $37,308,063, $13,363,140, and $37,510,760 and distributions from net realized gains were $144,092,802, $548,884, $10,459,335, $6,232,040, $39,557,398, $17,245,205 and $56,677,969 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Comstock Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
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The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
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The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the
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contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||
First $1 billion | 0.50% | |||
Next $1 billion | 0.45% | |||
Next $1 billion | 0.40% | |||
Over $3 billion | 0.35% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.37%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 1.75% and 1.75% respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $334,010.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A, Class C and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets, up to 1.00% of Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
With respect to Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $341,894 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $12,485 and $7,129 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund incurred $36,235 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments In Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | $ | 11,333,440,534 | $ | 109,013,911 | $ | — | $ | 11,442,454,445 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 573,941,835 | — | — | 573,941,835 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments In Securities | 11,907,382,369 | 109,013,911 | — | 12,016,396,280 | ||||||||||||
Other Investments — Assets* | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | — | 8,581,259 | — | 8,581,259 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 11,907,382,369 | $ | 117,595,170 | $ | — | $ | 12,024,977,539 |
* | Unrealized appreciation . |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2018:
Value | ||||
Derivative Assets | Currency Risk | |||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | $ | 8,581,259 | ||
Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | — | |||
Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | $ | 8,581,259 |
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of October 31, 2018.
Financial Derivative Assets | Collateral (Received)/Pledged | |||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | Non-Cash | Cash | Net Amount | ||||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC | $ | 1,606,347 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,606,347 | ||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 2,346,884 | — | — | 2,346,884 | ||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 3,302,457 | — | — | 3,302,457 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 1,325,571 | — | — | 1,325,571 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 8,581,259 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 8,581,259 |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended October 31, 2018
The table below summarizes the gains on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | ||||
Currency Risk | ||||
Realized Gain: | ||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 70,520,566 | ||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | ||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | (17,364,065 | ) | ||
Total | $ | 53,156,501 |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | ||||
Average notional value | $ | 850,169,028 |
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $13,995.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 8—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018.
NOTE 9—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $1,602,749,390 and $1,461,875,079, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 3,008,871,299 | �� | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (492,379,508 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 2,516,491,791 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $9,508,485,748.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 9,464,960 | $ | 258,644,870 | 17,881,424 | $ | 457,556,965 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 5,754 | 142,232 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 828,722 | 22,658,957 | 1,226,803 | 32,091,232 | ||||||||||||
Class R | 576,072 | 15,795,272 | 1,780,571 | 46,522,283 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 9,253,394 | 252,988,428 | 17,799,853 | 455,900,712 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 2,574,144 | 69,922,567 | 4,772,356 | 122,684,025 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 28,830,938 | 784,175,649 | 83,015,877 | 2,050,932,804 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,458,842 | 39,880,499 | 8,550,536 | 222,148,501 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 33,805 | 872,904 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 43,907 | 1,201,944 | 488,807 | 12,782,318 | ||||||||||||
Class R | 49,336 | 1,348,907 | 376,218 | 9,772,489 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 478,316 | 13,075,229 | 2,695,973 | 69,648,491 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 225,351 | 6,151,677 | 1,181,061 | 30,600,266 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 899,480 | 24,575,180 | 3,592,003 | 93,645,904 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(c) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 863,956 | 24,959,681 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (881,443 | ) | (24,959,681 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (17,897,875 | ) | (488,888,377 | ) | (50,399,699 | ) | (1,295,937,344 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (815,930 | ) | (20,922,962 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (1,894,471 | ) | (51,720,362 | ) | (5,468,733 | ) | (137,970,705 | ) | ||||||||
Class R | (1,884,927 | ) | (51,397,603 | ) | (5,695,017 | ) | (147,258,581 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (8,693,595 | ) | (236,888,798 | ) | (89,514,093 | ) | (2,209,277,547 | ) | ||||||||
Class R5 | (4,008,992 | ) | (108,395,983 | ) | (9,242,431 | ) | (240,759,143 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (17,198,972 | ) | (468,816,810 | ) | (18,795,017 | ) | (493,268,681 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | 3,104,630 | $ | 84,311,246 | (36,547,366 | ) | $ | (940,093,837 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 45% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Effective as of the close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 26.67 | $ | 0.22 | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | 25.76 | (2.77 | )% | $ | 6,034,393 | 0.79 | %(d) | 0.80 | %(d) | 1.60 | %(d) | 12 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.03 | 0.36 | 3.23 | 3.59 | (0.36 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.95 | ) | 26.67 | 15.09 | 6,433,646 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 1.38 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 21.86 | 0.40 | 3.61 | 4.01 | (0.49 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (1.84 | ) | 24.03 | 18.56 | 6,350,463 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1.75 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 26.04 | 0.44 | (2.29 | ) | (1.85 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (2.33 | ) | 21.86 | (6.90 | ) | 6,613,286 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 1.87 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 24.29 | 0.32 | 1.84 | 2.16 | (0.41 | ) | — | (0.41 | ) | 26.04 | 8.98 | 7,698,790 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 1.30 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 20.25 | 0.36 | 3.96 | 4.32 | (0.28 | ) | — | (0.28 | ) | 24.29 | 21.47 | 7,356,633 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 1.59 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 26.66 | 0.12 | (0.95 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.08 | ) | — | (0.08 | ) | 25.75 | (3.14 | )(e) | 425,943 | 1.53 | (d)(e) | 1.54 | (d)(e) | 0.86 | (d)(e) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.02 | 0.16 | 3.24 | 3.40 | (0.17 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.76 | ) | 26.66 | 14.24 | (e) | 468,225 | 1.55 | (e) | 1.55 | (e) | 0.64 | (e) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 21.85 | 0.23 | 3.61 | 3.84 | (0.32 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (1.67 | ) | 24.02 | 17.70 | 511,920 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.00 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 26.03 | 0.27 | (2.29 | ) | (2.02 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (2.16 | ) | 21.85 | (7.59 | )(e) | 532,230 | 1.56 | (e) | 1.57 | (e) | 1.15 | (e) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 24.28 | 0.13 | 1.84 | 1.97 | (0.22 | ) | — | (0.22 | ) | 26.03 | 8.17 | 637,579 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 0.55 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 20.24 | 0.19 | 3.96 | 4.15 | (0.11 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | 24.28 | 20.57 | 589,910 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 0.84 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 26.67 | 0.18 | (0.94 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.15 | ) | — | (0.15 | ) | 25.76 | (2.89 | ) | 223,861 | 1.04 | (d) | 1.05 | (d) | 1.35 | (d) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.03 | 0.29 | 3.24 | 3.53 | (0.30 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.89 | ) | 26.67 | 14.80 | 265,368 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 21.86 | 0.35 | 3.61 | 3.96 | (0.44 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (1.79 | ) | 24.03 | 18.27 | 324,055 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.50 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 26.04 | 0.38 | (2.29 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (2.27 | ) | 21.86 | (7.14 | ) | 358,835 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.62 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 24.29 | 0.26 | 1.84 | 2.10 | (0.35 | ) | — | (0.35 | ) | 26.04 | 8.71 | 486,154 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 20.24 | 0.30 | 3.97 | 4.27 | (0.22 | ) | — | (0.22 | ) | 24.29 | 21.22 | 335,562 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.34 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 26.68 | 0.25 | (0.94 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.22 | ) | — | (0.22 | ) | 25.77 | (2.65 | ) | 1,824,972 | 0.54 | (d) | 0.55 | (d) | 1.85 | (d) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.03 | 0.41 | 3.25 | 3.66 | (0.42 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (1.01 | ) | 26.68 | 15.41 | 1,861,752 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 1.63 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 21.86 | 0.46 | 3.61 | 4.07 | (0.55 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (1.90 | ) | 24.03 | 18.86 | 3,334,930 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 2.00 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 26.04 | 0.49 | (2.28 | ) | (1.79 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (2.39 | ) | 21.86 | (6.67 | ) | 3,034,620 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 2.12 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 24.29 | 0.39 | 1.84 | 2.23 | (0.48 | ) | — | (0.48 | ) | 26.04 | 9.26 | 3,422,401 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 1.55 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 20.25 | 0.41 | 3.97 | 4.38 | (0.34 | ) | — | (0.34 | ) | 24.29 | 21.77 | 2,941,152 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 1.84 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 26.66 | 0.26 | (0.95 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.22 | ) | — | (0.22 | ) | 25.75 | (2.62 | ) | 679,205 | 0.48 | (d) | 0.49 | (d) | 1.91 | (d) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.02 | 0.44 | 3.23 | 3.67 | (0.44 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (1.03 | ) | 26.66 | 15.46 | 735,462 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.69 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 21.85 | 0.48 | 3.62 | 4.10 | (0.58 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (1.93 | ) | 24.02 | 18.98 | 741,550 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 2.08 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 26.04 | 0.51 | (2.29 | ) | (1.78 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (2.41 | ) | 21.85 | (6.61 | ) | 824,228 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 2.22 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 24.29 | 0.41 | 1.84 | 2.25 | (0.50 | ) | — | (0.50 | ) | 26.04 | 9.36 | 830,574 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 1.63 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 20.24 | 0.43 | 3.97 | 4.40 | (0.35 | ) | — | (0.35 | ) | 24.29 | 21.92 | 631,780 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 1.91 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 26.66 | 0.27 | (0.94 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.24 | ) | — | (0.24 | ) | 25.75 | (2.58 | ) | 2,822,005 | 0.39 | (d) | 0.40 | (d) | 2.00 | (d) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.01 | 0.47 | 3.24 | 3.71 | (0.47 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (1.06 | ) | 26.66 | 15.61 | 2,587,663 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 1.78 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 21.85 | 0.50 | 3.61 | 4.11 | (0.60 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (1.95 | ) | 24.01 | 19.05 | 702,678 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 2.18 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 26.03 | 0.54 | (2.29 | ) | (1.75 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (2.43 | ) | 21.85 | (6.48 | ) | 624,206 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 2.32 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 24.28 | 0.44 | 1.83 | 2.27 | (0.52 | ) | — | (0.52 | ) | 26.03 | 9.46 | 595,160 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 1.73 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 20.25 | 0.45 | 3.95 | 4.40 | (0.37 | ) | — | (0.37 | ) | 24.28 | 21.92 | 360,178 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 2.00 | 11 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $6,491,226, $464,114, $252,720, $1,909,813, $739,168 and $2,875,422 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.99%, 0.99% and 0.97% for the six months ended and October 31, 2018, and the years ended April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2016, respectively, for Class C shares. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Class | Beginning | ACTUAL | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | Annualized Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value (10/31/18) | Expenses Paid During Period2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 972.30 | $ | 3.93 | $ | 1,021.22 | $ | 4.02 | 0.79 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 968.60 | 7.59 | 1,017.49 | 7.78 | 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
R | 1,000.00 | 971.10 | 5.17 | 1,019.96 | 5.30 | 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 973.50 | 2.69 | 1,022.48 | 2.75 | 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
R5 | 1,000.00 | 973.80 | 2.39 | 1,022.79 | 2.45 | 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 974.60 | 1.94 | 1,023.24 | 1.99 | 0.39 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
19 Invesco Comstock Fund
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Comstock Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under
the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both
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advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually 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.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other similarly managed client accounts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other types of client accounts, including management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases, necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution, oversight of service providers, costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2017.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board
noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures
approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker receives commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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![]() | Semiannual Report to Shareholders
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | 2.67 | % | ||
Class C Shares | 2.22 | |||
Class Y Shares | 2.78 | |||
Investor Class Shares | 2.65 | |||
Class R5 Shares | 2.82 | |||
Class R6 Shares | 2.86 | |||
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | 3.40 | |||
Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | 1.44 | |||
Russell 1000 Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | 1.07 | |||
Lipper Equity Income Funds Index∎ (Peer-Group Index) | 1.50 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ⬛Lipper Inc. |
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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend™ Index represents the country’s leading stocks by dividend yield. The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. The Lipper Equity Income Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of equity income funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 10/31/18, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (3/28/02) | 7.87 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.27 | |||||
5 Years | 7.28 | |||||
1 Year | -5.56 | |||||
Class C Shares | ||||||
Inception (2/14/00) | 3.40 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.07 | |||||
5 Years | 7.69 | |||||
1 Year | -1.79 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (10/3/08) | 9.18 | % | ||||
10 Years | 10.17 | |||||
5 Years | 8.77 | |||||
1 Year | 0.20 | |||||
Investor Class Shares |
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Inception (6/2/86) | 8.39 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.89 | |||||
5 Years | 8.49 | |||||
1 Year | -0.05 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
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Inception (10/25/05) | 8.24 | % | ||||
10 Years | 10.31 | |||||
5 Years | 8.81 | |||||
1 Year | 0.23 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 10.12 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.89 | |||||
1 Year | 0.31 |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Investor Class shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Investor Class shares.
Class R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (3/28/02) | 8.08 | % | ||||
10 Years | 8.13 | |||||
5 Years | 8.71 | |||||
1 Year | -2.76 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (2/14/00) | 3.56 | % | ||||
10 Years | 7.94 | |||||
5 Years | 9.13 | |||||
1 Year | 1.19 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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10 Years | 9.03 | % | ||||
5 Years | 10.23 | |||||
1 Year | 3.20 | |||||
Investor Class Shares |
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Inception (6/2/86) | 8.50 | % | ||||
10 Years | 8.75 | |||||
5 Years | 9.96 | |||||
1 Year | 2.94 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
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Inception (10/25/05) | 8.51 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.17 | |||||
5 Years | 10.26 | |||||
1 Year | 3.21 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 8.99 | % | ||||
5 Years | 10.36 | |||||
1 Year | 3.33 |
principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.02%, 1.77%, 0.77%, 1.02%, 0.73% and 0.65%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.03%, 1.78%, 0.78%, 1.03%, 0.74% and 0.66%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and
Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2020. See current prospectus for more information. |
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including |
performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.08% |
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Aerospace & Defense–1.62% |
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General Dynamics Corp. | 72,170 | $ | 12,455,099 | |||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 46,586 | 13,689,296 | ||||||
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Air Freight & Logistics–1.14% |
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United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B | 172,074 | 18,332,764 | ||||||
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.71% |
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Federated Investors, Inc.–Class B | 393,430 | 9,705,918 | ||||||
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.–Class A | 1,788,421 | 34,105,189 | ||||||
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Electric Utilities–7.57% |
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American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 274,639 | 20,147,517 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 212,697 | 17,575,153 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 854,437 | 37,432,885 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 252,925 | 20,803,082 | ||||||
Portland General Electric Co. | 580,188 | 26,154,875 | ||||||
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Electrical Components & Equipment–2.22% |
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ABB Ltd. (Switzerland) | 920,449 | 18,503,782 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 254,859 | 17,299,829 | ||||||
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.86% |
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Nutrien Ltd. (Canada) | 263,046 | 13,925,083 | ||||||
Food Distributors–1.50% |
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Sysco Corp. | 339,522 | 24,218,104 | ||||||
Gas Utilities–3.65% |
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National Fuel Gas Co. | 705,878 | 38,322,116 | ||||||
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | 267,036 | 20,633,872 | ||||||
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General Merchandise Stores–1.61% |
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Target Corp. | 311,576 | 26,057,101 | ||||||
Household Products–5.77% |
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Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 285,416 | 29,768,889 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 715,154 | 63,419,857 | ||||||
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Industrial Machinery–1.08% |
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Kennametal Inc. | 489,747 | 17,361,531 | ||||||
Integrated Oil & Gas–6.53% |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. | 400,832 | 31,938,294 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class B (United Kingdom) | 329,570 | 10,730,694 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) | 824,077 | 27,643,465 | ||||||
TOTAL S.A. (France) | 597,274 | 35,053,531 | ||||||
105,365,984 |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–9.89% |
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AT&T Inc. | 1,632,202 | $ | 50,075,957 | |||||
BT Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 8,686,734 | 26,709,195 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany) | 1,523,415 | 25,011,072 | ||||||
Verizon Communications Inc. | 1,014,016 | 57,890,174 | ||||||
159,686,398 | ||||||||
Motorcycle Manufacturers–1.14% |
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Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 481,788 | 18,413,937 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities–9.07% |
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CMS Energy Corp. | 367,874 | 18,217,120 | ||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 833,186 | 59,506,144 | ||||||
National Grid PLC (United Kingdom) | 2,600,107 | 27,558,110 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | 206,328 | 11,024,105 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 273,630 | 30,132,136 | ||||||
146,437,615 | ||||||||
Packaged Foods & Meats–8.57% |
| |||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 608,418 | 22,760,917 | ||||||
Danone S.A. (France) | 219,452 | 15,555,034 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 1,056,258 | 46,264,101 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | 414,131 | 22,764,781 | ||||||
Nestle S.A. (Switzerland) | 368,228 | 31,055,822 | ||||||
138,400,655 | ||||||||
Paper Packaging–2.63% |
| |||||||
International Paper Co. | 393,443 | 17,846,574 | ||||||
Sonoco Products Co. | 450,086 | 24,565,694 | ||||||
42,412,268 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals–9.85% |
| |||||||
Bayer AG (Germany) | 242,580 | 18,623,119 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 502,933 | 25,418,234 | ||||||
Eli Lilly and Co. | 418,652 | 45,398,623 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 149,395 | 20,913,806 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 660,798 | 48,641,341 | ||||||
158,995,123 | ||||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance–2.60% |
| |||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 117,387 | 14,662,810 | ||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 217,830 | 27,257,068 | ||||||
41,919,878 | ||||||||
Regional Banks–3.98% |
| |||||||
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 158,108 | 15,481,936 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 295,193 | 48,827,874 | ||||||
64,309,810 | ||||||||
Restaurants–3.22% |
| |||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 97,444 | 10,382,658 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 234,799 | 41,535,943 | ||||||
51,918,601 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Semiconductors–0.46% |
| |||||||
Microchip Technology Inc. | 113,590 | $ | 7,471,950 | |||||
Soft Drinks–3.30% |
| |||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1,112,677 | 53,274,975 | ||||||
Specialized REITs–1.28% |
| |||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 775,191 | 20,643,336 | ||||||
Tobacco–3.83% |
| |||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 308,834 | 20,086,563 | ||||||
Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom) | 761,556 | 25,804,589 | ||||||
Philip Morris International Inc. | 180,662 | 15,910,902 | ||||||
61,802,054 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests |
| 1,550,964,526 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Money Market Funds–3.49% |
| |||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.08%(b) | 19,743,072 | $ | 19,743,072 | |||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(b) | 14,109,001 | 14,111,822 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(b) | 22,563,511 | 22,563,511 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 56,418,405 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–99.57% |
| 1,607,382,931 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.43% |
| 6,898,633 | ||||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 1,614,281,564 |
Investment Abbreviations:
REIT | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Consumer Staples | 23.0 | % | ||
Utilities | 20.3 | |||
Financials | 14.5 | |||
Health Care | 9.8 | |||
Communication Services | 6.7 | |||
Energy | 6.5 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 6.0 | |||
Industrials | 4.9 | |||
Materials | 2.6 | |||
Real Estate | 1.3 | |||
Information Technology | 0.5 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 3.9 |
Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Settlement Date | Counterparty | Contract to | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||
Deliver | Receive | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/14/2018 | Bank of America, N.A. | EUR | 13,252,170 | USD | 15,422,955 | $ | 358,106 | |||||||||||||||
12/14/2018 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | EUR | 13,132,059 | USD | 15,283,214 | 354,905 | ||||||||||||||||
12/14/2018 | State Street Bank and Trust Co. | EUR | 13,252,170 | USD | 15,418,780 | 353,931 | ||||||||||||||||
Subtotal — Appreciation | 1,066,942 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/14/2018 | Citibank, N.A. | USD | 2,710,608 | EUR | 2,369,974 | (16,460 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — Currency Risk | $ | 1,050,482 |
Abbreviations:
EUR | – Euro | |
USD | – U.S. Dollar |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $1,361,587,827) | $ | 1,550,964,526 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $56,417,135) | 56,418,405 | |||
Other investments: | ||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | 1,066,942 | |||
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $468,499) | 467,886 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Investments sold | 4,721,726 | |||
Dividends and interest | 4,283,525 | |||
Fund shares sold | 653,642 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 126,640 | |||
Other assets | 82,641 | |||
Total assets | 1,618,785,933 | |||
Liabilities: |
| |||
Other investments: | ||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | 16,460 | |||
Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 203,223 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 3,264,048 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 761,315 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 4,213 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 111,146 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 143,964 | |||
Total liabilities | 4,504,369 | |||
Net assets applicable to common shares | $ | 1,614,281,564 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 1,307,662,127 | ||
Distributable earnings | 306,619,437 | |||
$ | 1,614,281,564 |
Net Assets: | ||||
Class A | $ | 759,606,994 | ||
Class C | $ | 193,661,244 | ||
Class Y | $ | 311,952,174 | ||
Investor Class | $ | 75,887,266 | ||
Class R5 | $ | 2,351,077 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 270,822,809 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
| |||
Class A | 32,603,177 | |||
Class C | 8,207,737 | |||
Class Y | 13,259,341 | |||
Investor Class | 3,226,747 | |||
Class R5 | 100,878 | |||
Class R6 | 11,612,113 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 23.30 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of 23.30 ¸ 94.50%) | $ | 24.66 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 23.59 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 23.53 | ||
Investor Class: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 23.52 | ||
Class R5: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 23.31 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 23.32 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of ($472,737) | $ | 31,041,820 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | 524,561 | |||
Total investment income | 31,566,381 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 5,441,826 | |||
Administrative services fees | 204,333 | |||
Custodian fees | 58,671 | |||
Distribution fees: | ||||
Class A | 1,028,266 | |||
Class C | 1,087,053 | |||
Investor Class | 99,256 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C, Y and Investor | 1,026,051 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R5 | 1,102 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 20,131 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 23,644 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 75,464 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 108,726 | |||
Professional services fees | 50,327 | |||
Other | 25,842 | |||
Total expenses | 9,250,692 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (39,347 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 9,211,345 | |||
Net investment income | 22,355,036 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investment securities | 61,327,288 | |||
Foreign currencies | (227,533 | ) | ||
Forward foreign currency contracts | 4,604,518 | |||
65,704,273 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investment securities | (37,231,867 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | (3,675 | ) | ||
Forward foreign currency contracts | (665,799 | ) | ||
(37,901,341 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 27,802,932 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 50,157,968 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 22,355,036 | $ | 50,192,464 | ||||
Net realized gain | 65,704,273 | 77,972,138 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (37,901,341 | ) | (109,928,798 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 50,157,968 | 18,235,804 | ||||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings(1): | ||||||||
Class A | (10,175,559 | ) | (44,409,856 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (95,827 | ) | |||||
Class C | (1,884,737 | ) | (10,216,069 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (4,916,423 | ) | (29,021,377 | ) | ||||
Investor Class | (983,886 | ) | (3,798,356 | ) | ||||
Class R5 | (31,168 | ) | (104,464 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (4,267,016 | ) | (15,308,141 | ) | ||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | (22,258,789 | ) | (102,954,090 | ) | ||||
Share transactions–net: | ||||||||
Class A | (115,943,460 | ) | (245,373,749 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (4,357,345 | ) | |||||
Class C | (45,994,308 | ) | (64,867,734 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (138,497,744 | ) | (395,325,950 | ) | ||||
Investor Class | (4,367,469 | ) | (14,984,629 | ) | ||||
Class R5 | 408,855 | (372,337 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | (56,486,045 | ) | 254,846,222 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (360,880,171 | ) | (470,435,522 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (332,980,992 | ) | (555,153,808 | ) | ||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,947,262,556 | 2,502,416,364 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 1,614,281,564 | $ | 1,947,262,556 |
(1) | For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose the distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions from net investment income were $19,890,762, $28,588, $3,367,622, $14,173,207, $1,692,169, $51,057 and $6,632,381 and distributions from net realized gains were $24,519,094, $67,239, $6,848,447, $14,848,170, $2,106,187, $53,407 and $8,675,760 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Dividend Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is current income and long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y and Investor Class shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
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The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
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The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the
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Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||||||
First $350 million | 0 | .75% | ||||||
Next $350 million | 0 | .65% | ||||||
Next $1.3 billion | 0 | .55% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .45% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .40% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .375% | ||||||
Over $8 billion | 0 | .35% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.61%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 1.75%, 2.00%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $34,736.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the Plan are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $55,131 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $16,920 and $8,236 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund incurred $315 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | $ | 1,429,816,108 | $ | 121,148,418 | $ | — | $ | 1,550,964,526 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 56,418,405 | — | — | 56,418,405 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 1,486,234,513 | 121,148,418 | — | 1,607,382,931 | ||||||||||||
Other Investments – Assets* | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | — | 1,066,942 | — | 1,066,942 | ||||||||||||
Other Investments – Liabilities* | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | — | (16,460 | ) | — | (16,460 | ) | ||||||||||
Total Other Investments | — | 1,050,482 | — | 1,050,482 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 1,486,234,513 | $ | 122,198,900 | $ | — | $ | 1,608,433,413 |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2018:
Value | ||||
Derivative Assets | Currency Risk | |||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | $ | 1,066,942 | ||
Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | — | |||
Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | $ | 1,066,942 | ||
Value | ||||
Derivative Liabilities | Currency Risk | |||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | $ | (16,460 | ) | |
Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | — | |||
Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | $ | (16,460 | ) |
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of October 31, 2018.
Financial Derivative Assets | Financial Derivative Liabilities | Net Value of | Collateral (Received)/Pledged | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | Non-Cash | Cash | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | $ | 358,106 | $ | — | $ | 358,106 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 358,106 | ||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A. | — | (16,460 | ) | (16,460 | ) | — | — | (16,460 | ) | |||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 354,905 | — | 354,905 | — | — | 354,905 | ||||||||||||||||||
State Street Bank and Trust Co. | 353,931 | — | 353,931 | — | — | 353,931 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,066,942 | $ | (16,460 | ) | $ | 1,050,482 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,050,482 |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended October 31, 2018
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | ||||
Currency Risk | ||||
Realized Gain: | ||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 4,604,518 | ||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | ||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | (665,799 | ) | ||
Total | $ | 3,938,719 |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | ||||
Average notional value | $ | 49,773,243 |
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $4,611.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018.
NOTE 9—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $21,350,353 and $352,153,152, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 278,758,055 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (90,054,176 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 188,703,879 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,419,729,534.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,194,346 | $ | 28,098,937 | 5,547,845 | $ | 133,936,507 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 3,094 | 75,111 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 192,128 | 4,567,435 | 1,313,101 | 32,069,130 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 1,450,444 | 34,335,216 | 9,063,741 | 221,205,219 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | 41,706 | 989,218 | 134,779 | 3,281,647 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 30,867 | 717,299 | 23,003 | 548,665 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 785,709 | 18,474,377 | 13,276,828 | 319,690,551 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 393,675 | 9,250,606 | 1,697,639 | 41,200,887 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 3,641 | 89,218 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 68,470 | 1,630,079 | 372,895 | 9,188,155 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 166,177 | 3,940,617 | 1,017,708 | 24,935,624 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | 38,775 | 920,199 | 146,539 | 3,588,837 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 1,313 | 30,922 | 4,307 | 104,387 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 177,316 | 4,169,725 | 622,824 | 15,117,359 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(c) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 117,928 | 2,962,339 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (118,411 | ) | (2,962,339 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (6,532,859 | ) | (153,293,003 | ) | (17,570,287 | ) | (423,473,482 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (63,765 | ) | (1,559,335 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (2,199,695 | ) | (52,191,822 | ) | (4,367,841 | ) | (106,125,019 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (7,516,955 | ) | (176,773,577 | ) | (26,482,455 | ) | (641,466,793 | ) | ||||||||
Investor Class | (263,583 | ) | (6,276,886 | ) | (892,407 | ) | (21,855,113 | ) | ||||||||
Class R5 | (14,574 | ) | (339,366 | ) | (43,162 | ) | (1,025,389 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (3,370,974 | ) | (79,130,147 | ) | (3,354,816 | ) | (79,961,688 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | (15,357,714 | ) | $ | (360,880,171 | ) | (19,537,272 | ) | $ | (470,435,522 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 43% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Effective as of the close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 22.98 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.61 | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 23.30 | 2.67 | % | $ | 759,607 | 1.06 | %(d) | 1.06 | %(d) | 2.48 | %(d) | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 23.96 | 0.51 | (0.42 | ) | 0.09 | (0.47 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (1.07 | ) | 22.98 | 0.21 | 862,915 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 2.12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 22.32 | 0.41 | 1.80 | 2.21 | (0.41 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.57 | ) | 23.96 | 10.00 | 1,143,946 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.74 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 21.03 | 0.40 | 1.77 | 2.17 | (0.41 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.88 | ) | 22.32 | 10.72 | 867,596 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.91 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 19.88 | 0.41 | 1.37 | 1.78 | (0.42 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.63 | ) | 21.03 | 9.07 | 413,896 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.99 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 18.02 | 0.41 | 2.16 | 2.57 | (0.48 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.71 | ) | 19.88 | 14.66 | 335,837 | 1.09 | 1.29 | 2.22 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 23.28 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.52 | (0.21 | ) | — | (0.21 | ) | 23.59 | 2.22 | 193,661 | 1.81 | (d) | 1.81 | (d) | 1.73 | (d) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.26 | 0.33 | (0.42 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.89 | ) | 23.28 | (0.52 | ) | 236,168 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.37 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 22.60 | 0.24 | 1.82 | 2.06 | (0.24 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.40 | ) | 24.26 | 9.16 | 311,194 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 0.99 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 21.28 | 0.25 | 1.80 | 2.05 | (0.26 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.73 | ) | 22.60 | 9.94 | 154,584 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.16 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 20.11 | 0.26 | 1.39 | 1.65 | (0.27 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.48 | ) | 21.28 | 8.29 | 61,818 | 1.87 | 1.97 | 1.24 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 18.24 | 0.27 | 2.17 | 2.44 | (0.34 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.57 | ) | 20.11 | 13.71 | 42,150 | 1.84 | 2.04 | 1.47 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 23.21 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.65 | (0.33 | ) | — | (0.33 | ) | 23.53 | 2.78 | 311,952 | 0.81 | (d) | 0.81 | (d) | 2.73 | (d) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.19 | 0.58 | (0.43 | ) | 0.15 | (0.53 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (1.13 | ) | 23.21 | 0.48 | 444,633 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 2.37 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 22.53 | 0.47 | 1.82 | 2.29 | (0.47 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.63 | ) | 24.19 | 10.28 | 860,105 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 1.99 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 21.22 | 0.47 | 1.78 | 2.25 | (0.47 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.94 | ) | 22.53 | 11.01 | 249,625 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 2.16 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 20.06 | 0.47 | 1.37 | 1.84 | (0.47 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.68 | ) | 21.22 | 9.34 | 53,878 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 2.24 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 18.18 | 0.46 | 2.17 | 2.63 | (0.52 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 20.06 | 14.95 | 22,690 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 2.47 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 23.20 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.62 | (0.30 | ) | — | (0.30 | ) | 23.52 | 2.65 | 75,887 | 1.06 | (d) | 1.06 | (d) | 2.48 | (d) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.18 | 0.51 | (0.42 | ) | 0.09 | (0.47 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (1.07 | ) | 23.20 | 0.23 | 79,103 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 2.12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 22.52 | 0.41 | 1.82 | 2.23 | (0.41 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.57 | ) | 24.18 | 10.01 | 97,228 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.74 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 21.22 | 0.41 | 1.78 | 2.19 | (0.42 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.89 | ) | 22.52 | 10.69 | 88,691 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.91 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 20.05 | 0.41 | 1.39 | 1.80 | (0.42 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.63 | ) | 21.22 | 9.11 | 74,957 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.99 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 18.18 | 0.41 | �� | 2.17 | 2.58 | (0.48 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.71 | ) | 20.05 | 14.61 | 70,853 | 1.09 | 1.29 | 2.22 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 22.99 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.65 | (0.33 | ) | — | (0.33 | ) | 23.31 | 2.82 | 2,351 | 0.77 | (d) | 0.77 | (d) | 2.77 | (d) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 23.97 | 0.58 | (0.42 | ) | 0.16 | (0.54 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (1.14 | ) | 22.99 | 0.51 | 1,914 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 2.41 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 22.32 | 0.48 | 1.81 | 2.29 | (0.48 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.64 | ) | 23.97 | 10.38 | 2,376 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 2.05 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 21.04 | 0.47 | 1.75 | 2.22 | (0.47 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.94 | ) | 22.32 | 10.98 | 551 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 2.20 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 19.88 | 0.46 | 1.39 | 1.85 | (0.48 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.69 | ) | 21.04 | 9.44 | 21 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 2.29 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 18.03 | 0.45 | 2.15 | 2.60 | (0.52 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 19.88 | 14.87 | 671 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 2.47 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 23.00 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.66 | (0.34 | ) | — | (0.34 | ) | 23.32 | 2.86 | 270,823 | 0.68 | (d) | 0.68 | (d) | 2.86 | (d) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 23.98 | 0.60 | (0.42 | ) | 0.18 | (0.56 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (1.16 | ) | 23.00 | 0.59 | 322,530 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 2.49 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 22.34 | 0.50 | 1.80 | 2.30 | (0.50 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.66 | ) | 23.98 | 10.42 | 83,352 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 2.13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 21.05 | 0.49 | 1.77 | 2.26 | (0.50 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.97 | ) | 22.34 | 11.13 | 63,000 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 2.30 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 19.89 | 0.48 | 1.38 | 1.86 | (0.49 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.70 | ) | 21.05 | 9.49 | 51,080 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 2.33 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 18.04 | 0.46 | 2.15 | 2.61 | (0.53 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.76 | ) | 19.89 | 14.89 | 33,762 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 2.49 | 4 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $815,906, $215,638, $361,941, $78,758, $2,203 and $297,358 for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value (10/31/18) | Expenses Paid During Period2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,026.70 | $ | 5.41 | $ | 1,019.86 | $ | 5.40 | 1.06 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 1,022.20 | 9.23 | 1,016.08 | 9.20 | 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 1,027.80 | 4.14 | 1,021.12 | 4.13 | 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investor | 1,000.00 | 1,026.50 | 5.41 | 1,019.86 | 5.40 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
R5 | 1,000.00 | 1,028.20 | 3.94 | 1,021.32 | 3.92 | 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 1,028.60 | 3.48 | 1,021.78 | 3.47 | 0.68 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Dividend Income Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under
the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Equity Income Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the second quintile for the three year period and the third quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one year period and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s overweight exposure to certain defensive sectors and underweight exposure to certain cyclically-oriented sectors, as well as its cash position, negatively impacted performance. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted
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that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually 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.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other similarly managed client accounts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other types of client accounts, including management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases, necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution, oversight of service providers, costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2017.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule,
which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory
requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker receives commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its 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 (or any successor Form). The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q (or any successor Form) on the SEC website at sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | ![]() |
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![]() | Semiannual Report to Shareholders
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance. | ||||
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. | ||||
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing. | ||||
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Fund vs. Indexes |
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Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | -12.35 | % | ||
Class C Shares | -12.72 | |||
Class Y Shares | -12.26 | |||
Investor Class Shares | -12.36 | |||
Class R5 Shares | -12.18 | |||
Class R6 Shares | -12.18 | |||
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | 3.40 | |||
MSCI World Energy Index∎ (Style-Specific Index) | -6.66 | |||
Lipper Natural Resource Funds Index¨ (Peer Group Index) | -13.16 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ⬛RIMES Technologies Corp.; ¨Lipper Inc. |
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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The MSCI World Energy Index is designed to capture the performance of energy stocks across developed market countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. The Lipper Natural Resource Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of natural resource funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 10/31/18, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | ||||||
Inception (3/28/02) | 4.59 | % | ||||
10 Years | -0.51 | |||||
5 Years | -10.53 | |||||
1 Year | -8.73 | |||||
Class C Shares | ||||||
Inception (2/14/00) | 5.71 | % | ||||
10 Years | -0.69 | |||||
5 Years | -10.19 | |||||
1 Year | -5.10 | |||||
Class Y Shares | ||||||
Inception (10/3/08) | -0.80 | % | ||||
10 Years | 0.31 | |||||
5 Years | -9.29 | |||||
1 Year | -3.18 | |||||
Investor Class Shares | ||||||
Inception (1/19/84) | 6.83 | % | ||||
10 Years | 0.06 | |||||
5 Years | -9.51 | |||||
1 Year | -3.43 | |||||
Class R5 Shares | ||||||
Inception (1/31/06) | -0.65 | % | ||||
10 Years | 0.46 | |||||
5 Years | -9.14 | |||||
1 Year | -3.05 | |||||
Class R6 Shares | ||||||
10 Years | 0.13 | % | ||||
5 Years | -9.38 | |||||
1 Year | -3.06 | |||||
Performance includes litigation proceeds. Had these proceeds not been received, total returns would have been lower. |
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Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Investor Class shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Investor Class shares.
Class R6 shares incepted on April 4, 2017. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Inception (3/28/02) | 5.54 | % | ||||
10 Years | -1.58 | |||||
5 Years | -7.21 | |||||
1 Year | 3.91 | |||||
Class C Shares | ||||||
Inception (2/14/00) | 6.57 | % | ||||
10 Years | -1.76 | |||||
5 Years | -6.86 | |||||
1 Year | 8.14 | |||||
Class Y Shares | ||||||
10 Years | -0.78 | % | ||||
5 Years | -5.93 | |||||
1 Year | 10.24 | |||||
Investor Class Shares |
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Inception (1/19/84) | 7.30 | % | ||||
10 Years | -1.02 | |||||
5 Years | -6.15 | |||||
1 Year | 9.98 | |||||
Class R5 Shares | ||||||
Inception (1/31/06) | 0.49 | % | ||||
10 Years | -0.62 | |||||
5 Years | -5.78 | |||||
1 Year | 10.40 | |||||
Class R6 Shares | ||||||
10 Years | -0.96 | % | ||||
5 Years | -6.03 | |||||
1 Year | 10.40 | |||||
Performance includes litigation proceeds. Had these proceeds not been received, total returns would have been lower. |
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Pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.33%, 2.08%, 1.08%, 1.33%, 0.91% and 0.90%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved.
The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely, |
Bruce L. Crockett |
Independent Chair |
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees |
Philip Taylor |
| Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including performance, | ||
holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.49% |
| |||||||
Commodity Chemicals–0.83% | ||||||||
LG Chem Ltd. (South Korea) | 13,509 | $ | 4,131,867 | |||||
Diversified Metals & Mining–2.57% |
| |||||||
Glencore PLC (Switzerland) | 1,793,493 | 7,309,455 | ||||||
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (Mongolia)(b) | 3,265,446 | 5,583,913 | ||||||
12,893,368 | ||||||||
Integrated Oil & Gas–33.74% |
| |||||||
BP PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | 800,756 | 34,728,788 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 257,861 | 28,790,181 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 291,878 | 23,256,839 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 287,759 | 19,299,996 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A–ADR (United Kingdom) | 457,706 | 28,922,442 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) | 804,880 | 26,999,507 | ||||||
TOTAL S.A. (France) | 118,166 | 6,935,067 | ||||||
168,932,820 | ||||||||
Oil & Gas Drilling–4.45% |
| |||||||
Ensco PLC–Class A | 1,152,195 | 8,226,673 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 225,587 | 14,051,814 | ||||||
22,278,487 | ||||||||
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–13.13% |
| |||||||
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. | 404,727 | 10,802,164 | ||||||
Core Laboratories N.V. | 105,906 | 9,027,427 | ||||||
Halliburton Co. | 516,648 | 17,917,353 | ||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc.(b) | 255,728 | 4,843,488 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 143,916 | 7,384,330 | ||||||
Superior Energy Services, Inc.(b) | 1,337,910 | 10,475,835 | ||||||
Tenaris S.A.–ADR (Luxembourg) | 174,352 | 5,096,309 | ||||||
Tidewater Inc.–Series A, Wts., expiring 07/31/2023(b) | 24,724 | 98,896 | ||||||
Tidewater Inc.–Series B, Wts., expiring 07/31/2023(b) | 26,728 | 96,221 | ||||||
65,742,023 | ||||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–40.49% |
| |||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 241,384 | 12,841,629 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 126,716 | 4,793,666 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 631,868 | 15,310,162 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada) | 882,962 | 24,226,206 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued) |
| |||||||
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.(b)(c) | 526,022 | $ | 0 | |||||
Concho Resources Inc.(b) | 42,687 | 5,937,335 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 757,103 | 24,530,137 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 105,000 | 11,060,700 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 381,451 | 21,895,287 | ||||||
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(b) | 848,663 | 4,446,994 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 953,223 | 23,687,592 | ||||||
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (Canada) | 1,265,960 | 19,232,937 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp. | 1,738,830 | 27,560,455 | ||||||
Tullow Oil PLC (Ghana)(b) | 2,494,683 | 7,186,616 | ||||||
202,709,716 | ||||||||
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–4.28% |
| |||||||
Caltex Australia Ltd. (Australia) | 267,225 | 5,353,509 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 156,272 | 16,067,887 | ||||||
21,421,396 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests |
| 498,109,677 | ||||||
Principal Amount | ||||||||
Bonds & Notes–0.01% | ||||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.01% |
| |||||||
Cobalt International Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 3.13%, 05/15/2024 | $ | 17,188,000 | 65,315 | |||||
Shares | ||||||||
Money Market Funds–0.57% |
| |||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.08%(e) | 990,756 | 990,756 | ||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(e) | 707,540 | 707,681 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(e) | 1,132,293 | 1,132,293 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 2,830,730 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.07% |
| 501,005,722 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.07)% |
| (341,416 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 500,664,306 |
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt | |
Conv. | – Convertible | |
Sr. | – Senior | |
Unsec. | – Unsecured | |
Wts. | – Warrants |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(d) | Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is partially or fully in default with respect to interest payments. The value of this security at October 31, 2018 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
Portfolio Composition
By industry, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | 40.5 | % | ||
Integrated Oil & Gas | 33.7 | |||
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | 13.1 | |||
Oil & Gas Drilling | 4.5 | |||
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing | 4.3 | |||
Diversified Metals & Mining | 2.6 | |||
Commodity Chemicals | 0.8 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 0.5 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: |
| |||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $683,451,935) | $ | 498,174,992 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | 2,830,730 | |||
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $240,766) | 239,636 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Dividends and interest | 143,687 | |||
Fund shares sold | 486,535 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 241,112 | |||
Other assets | 39,743 | |||
Total assets | 502,156,435 | |||
Liabilities: |
| |||
Payable for: | ||||
Fund shares reacquired | 689,099 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 429,115 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 2,192 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 101,592 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 270,131 | |||
Total liabilities | 1,492,129 | |||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 500,664,306 | ||
Net assets consist of: |
| |||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 812,042,143 | ||
Distributable earnings | (311,377,837 | ) | ||
$ | 500,664,306 |
Net Assets: |
| |||
Class A | $ | 260,348,829 | ||
Class C | $ | 70,720,415 | ||
Class Y | $ | 52,425,423 | ||
Investor Class | $ | 110,378,236 | ||
Class R5 | $ | 6,522,305 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 269,098 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
| |||
Class A | 11,464,369 | |||
Class C | 3,654,168 | |||
Class Y | 2,304,245 | |||
Investor Class | 4,881,566 | |||
Class R5 | 279,934 | |||
Class R6 | 11,556 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 22.71 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $22.71 ¸ 94.50%) | $ | 24.03 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 19.35 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 22.75 | ||
Investor Class: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 22.61 | ||
Class R5: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 23.30 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 23.29 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: |
| |||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $361,784) | $ | 6,359,023 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | 126,452 | |||
Interest | 95,600 | |||
Total investment income | 6,581,075 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 2,142,813 | |||
Administrative services fees | 82,182 | |||
Custodian fees | 11,441 | |||
Distribution fees: | ||||
Class A | 394,235 | |||
Class C | 440,984 | |||
Investor Class | 167,076 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C, Y and Investor | 724,953 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R5 | 4,034 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 96 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 13,022 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 49,465 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 56,450 | |||
Professional services fees | 28,588 | |||
Other | 11,770 | |||
Total expenses | 4,127,109 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (12,734 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 4,114,375 | |||
Net investment income | 2,466,700 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investment securities | 6,684,919 | |||
Foreign currencies | (25,864 | ) | ||
6,659,055 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investment securities | (80,357,434 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | 4,879 | |||
(80,352,555 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (73,693,500 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (71,226,800 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: |
| |||||||
Net investment income | $ | 2,466,700 | $ | 12,582,605 | ||||
Net realized gain | 6,659,055 | 3,307,126 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (80,352,555 | ) | 25,678,865 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (71,226,800 | ) | 41,568,596 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings(1): | ||||||||
Class A | — | (7,518,092 | ) | |||||
Class B | — | (16,198 | ) | |||||
Class C | — | (999,111 | ) | |||||
Class Y | — | (1,605,135 | ) | |||||
Investor Class | — | (3,120,324 | ) | |||||
Class R5 | — | (243,236 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | — | (3,052 | ) | |||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | — | (13,505,148 | ) | |||||
Share transactions–net: | ||||||||
Class A | (26,219,286 | ) | (85,285,570 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (3,366,435 | ) | |||||
Class C | (11,277,828 | ) | (32,746,572 | ) | ||||
Class Y | 4,059,512 | (10,045,256 | ) | |||||
Investor Class | (10,192,410 | ) | (29,674,044 | ) | ||||
Class R5 | (672,353 | ) | (1,125,861 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | 118,665 | 169,682 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (44,183,700 | ) | (162,074,056 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (115,410,500 | ) | (134,010,608 | ) | ||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 616,074,806 | 750,085,414 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 500,664,306 | $ | 616,074,806 |
(1) | The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net investment income. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Energy Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y and Investor Class shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a
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particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer |
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derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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K. | Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile. |
The businesses in which the Fund invests may be adversely affected by foreign, federal or state regulations governing energy production, distribution and sale. Although individual security selection drives the performance of the Fund, short-term fluctuations in commodity prices may cause price fluctuations in its shares.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||
First $350 million | 0.75% | |||
Next $350 million | 0.65% | |||
Next $1.3 billion | 0.55% | |||
Next $2 billion | 0.45% | |||
Next $2 billion | 0.40% | |||
Next $2 billion | 0.375% | |||
Over $8 billion | 0.35% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.71%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 1.75%, 2.00%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $7,312.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the Plan are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $20,878 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $720 and $1,381 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
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Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | $ | 498,109,677 | $ | — | $ | 0 | $ | 498,109,677 | ||||||||
Bonds & Notes | — | 65,315 | — | 65,315 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 2,830,730 | — | — | 2,830,730 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 500,940,407 | $ | 65,315 | $ | 0 | $ | 501,005,722 |
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $1,401,344.
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $5,422.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 8—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018, which expires as follows:
Capital Loss Carryforward* | ||||||||||||
Expiration | Short-Term | Long-Term | Total | |||||||||
Not subject to expiration | $ | 12,550,088 | $ | 120,767,895 | $ | 133,317,983 |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization. |
NOTE 9—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $60,452,083 and $101,767,359, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 37,327,343 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (231,929,460 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | (194,602,117 | ) |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $695,607,839.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 756,445 | $ | 19,797,865 | 1,931,192 | $ | 45,912,812 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 1,343 | 27,448 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 119,408 | 2,687,158 | 423,390 | 8,613,865 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 732,465 | 19,456,973 | 847,479 | 20,399,788 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | 281,642 | 7,361,664 | 788,760 | 18,695,135 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 54,147 | 1,464,766 | 134,215 | 3,318,171 | ||||||||||||
Class R6(c) | 4,586 | 119,295 | 8,439 | 213,623 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 302,405 | 7,124,658 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 736 | 15,321 | ||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | 45,140 | 912,278 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | 54,393 | 1,280,949 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | — | — | 127,951 | 3,001,725 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | — | — | 10,033 | 241,599 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | — | — | 114 | 2,750 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(d) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 71,192 | 1,909,364 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (83,394 | ) | (1,909,364 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (1,766,006 | ) | (46,017,151 | ) | (5,885,253 | ) | (140,232,404 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (72,139 | ) | (1,499,840 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (631,163 | ) | (13,964,986 | ) | (2,083,877 | ) | (42,272,715 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (590,337 | ) | (15,397,461 | ) | (1,329,890 | ) | (31,725,993 | ) | ||||||||
Investor Class | (676,527 | ) | (17,554,074 | ) | (2,162,883 | ) | (51,370,904 | ) | ||||||||
Class R5 | (79,151 | ) | (2,137,119 | ) | (190,990 | ) | (4,685,631 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (24 | ) | (630 | ) | (1,943 | ) | (46,691 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | (1,794,515 | ) | $ | (44,183,700 | ) | (7,063,587 | ) | $ | (162,074,056 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 24% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017. |
(d) | Effective as of the close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss)(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 25.91 | $ | 0.12 | $ | (3.32 | ) | $ | (3.20 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 22.71 | (12.35 | )% | $ | 260,349 | 1.28 | %(d) | 1.28 | %(d) | 0.90 | %(d) | 10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.54 | 0.49 | (e) | 1.44 | 1.93 | (0.56 | ) | — | (0.56 | ) | 25.91 | 8.08 | 323,247 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 2.07 | (e) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 27.04 | 0.22 | (2.41 | ) | (2.19 | ) | (0.31 | ) | — | (0.31 | ) | 24.54 | (8.29 | ) | 393,998 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 0.84 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 35.41 | 0.27 | (8.28 | )(f) | (8.01 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.36 | ) | 27.04 | (22.45 | )(f) | 521,910 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.05 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 49.87 | 0.29 | (10.33 | ) | (10.04 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (4.29 | ) | (4.42 | ) | 35.41 | (18.60 | ) | 628,443 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 0.69 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 40.52 | 0.19 | 9.57 | 9.76 | (0.20 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.41 | ) | 49.87 | 24.23 | 662,813 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.43 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 22.17 | 0.02 | (2.84 | ) | (2.82 | ) | — | — | — | 19.35 | (12.72 | ) | 70,720 | 2.03 | (d) | 2.03 | (d) | 0.15 | (d) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 20.88 | 0.26 | (e) | 1.24 | 1.50 | (0.21 | ) | — | (0.21 | ) | 22.17 | 7.29 | 92,349 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 1.32 | (e) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 23.05 | 0.02 | (2.07 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (0.12 | ) | — | (0.12 | ) | 20.88 | (8.97 | ) | 120,722 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 0.09 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 30.39 | 0.06 | (7.11 | )(f) | (7.05 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.29 | ) | 23.05 | (23.03 | )(f) | 156,964 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 0.30 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 43.83 | (0.02 | ) | (9.13 | ) | (9.15 | ) | — | (4.29 | ) | (4.29 | ) | 30.39 | (19.21 | ) | 194,893 | 1.91 | 1.92 | (0.06 | ) | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 35.74 | (0.13 | ) | 8.43 | 8.30 | — | (0.21 | ) | (0.21 | ) | 43.83 | 23.31 | 177,502 | 1.90 | 1.90 | (0.32 | ) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 25.93 | 0.15 | (3.33 | ) | (3.18 | ) | — | — | — | 22.75 | (12.26 | ) | 52,425 | 1.03 | (d) | 1.03 | (d) | 1.15 | (d) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.63 | 0.55 | (e) | 1.43 | 1.98 | (0.68 | ) | — | (0.68 | ) | 25.93 | 8.34 | 56,061 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 2.32 | (e) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 27.12 | 0.29 | (2.41 | ) | (2.12 | ) | (0.37 | ) | — | (0.37 | ) | 24.63 | (8.03 | ) | 63,783 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 35.47 | 0.34 | (8.31 | )(f) | (7.97 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.38 | ) | 27.12 | (22.28 | )(f) | 50,706 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.30 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 50.00 | 0.38 | (10.37 | ) | (9.99 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (4.29 | ) | (4.54 | ) | 35.47 | (18.38 | ) | 78,476 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 40.70 | 0.30 | 9.60 | 9.90 | (0.39 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.60 | ) | 50.00 | 24.54 | 65,123 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.68 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 25.80 | 0.12 | (3.31 | ) | (3.19 | ) | — | — | — | 22.61 | (12.36 | ) | 110,378 | 1.28 | (d) | 1.28 | (d) | 0.90 | (d) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 24.44 | 0.49 | (e) | 1.43 | 1.92 | (0.56 | ) | — | (0.56 | ) | 25.80 | 8.07 | 136,141 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 2.07 | (e) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 26.93 | 0.22 | (2.40 | ) | (2.18 | ) | (0.31 | ) | — | (0.31 | ) | 24.44 | (8.29 | ) | 159,402 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 0.84 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 35.27 | 0.27 | (8.25 | )(f) | (7.98 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.36 | ) | 26.93 | (22.45 | )(f) | 210,374 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.05 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 49.69 | 0.29 | (10.29 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (4.29 | ) | (4.42 | ) | 35.27 | (18.59 | ) | 295,318 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 0.69 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 40.38 | 0.19 | 9.53 | 9.72 | (0.20 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.41 | ) | 49.69 | 24.22 | 419,142 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.43 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 26.53 | 0.17 | (3.40 | ) | (3.23 | ) | — | — | — | 23.30 | (12.18 | ) | 6,522 | 0.89 | (d) | 0.89 | (d) | 1.29 | (d) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 25.23 | 0.61 | (e) | 1.46 | 2.07 | (0.77 | ) | — | (0.77 | ) | 26.53 | 8.51 | 8,092 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 2.49 | (e) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 27.77 | 0.34 | (2.46 | ) | (2.12 | ) | (0.42 | ) | — | (0.42 | ) | 25.23 | (7.88 | ) | 8,871 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.25 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 36.24 | 0.40 | (8.48 | )(f) | (8.08 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.39 | ) | 27.77 | (22.10 | )(f) | 22,298 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 1.47 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 50.97 | 0.44 | (10.57 | ) | (10.13 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (4.29 | ) | (4.60 | ) | 36.24 | (18.30 | ) | 32,046 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 1.06 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 41.51 | 0.35 | 9.80 | 10.15 | (0.48 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.69 | ) | 50.97 | 24.68 | 31,942 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 26.52 | 0.17 | (3.40 | ) | (3.23 | ) | — | — | — | 23.29 | (12.18 | ) | 269 | 0.87 | (d) | 0.87 | (d) | 1.31 | (d) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 25.23 | 0.62 | (e) | 1.46 | 2.08 | (0.79 | ) | — | (0.79 | ) | 26.52 | 8.55 | 185 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 2.50 | (e) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17(g) | 26.31 | 0.03 | (1.11 | ) | (1.08 | ) | — | — | — | 25.23 | (4.11 | ) | 10 | 0.81 | (h) | 0.81 | (h) | 1.30 | (h) | 22 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $312,817, $87,478, $59,038, $132,571, $7,974 and $228 for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.32 and 0.87%, $0.09 and 0.12%, $0.38 and 1.12%, $0.32 and 0.87%, $0.44 and 1.29% and $0.45 and 1.30% for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(f) | Includes litigation proceeds received during the period. Had these litigation proceeds not been received, Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) per share would have been $(8.21), $(7.26), $(7.04), $(8.24), $(8.18) and $(8.41). Total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017 for Class R6 shares. |
(h) | Annualized. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value | Expenses Paid During Period2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 876.50 | $ | 6.05 | $ | 1,018.75 | $ | 6.51 | 1.28 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 872.80 | 9.58 | 1,014.97 | 10.31 | 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 877.40 | 4.87 | 1,020.01 | 5.24 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investor | 1,000.00 | 876.40 | 6.05 | 1,018.75 | 6.51 | 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
R5 | 1,000.00 | 878.20 | 4.21 | 1,020.72 | 4.53 | 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 878.20 | 4.12 | 1,020.82 | 4.43 | 0.87 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Energy Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials
and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Canada Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Natural Resource Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that security selection and overweight and underweight exposure to certain energy sub-sectors, as well as a lack of holdings outside the energy sector, detracted from the Fund’s performance. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that
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Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually 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.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other similarly managed client accounts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other types of client accounts, including management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases, necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution, oversight of service providers, costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds
attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker may receive commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its 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 (or any successor Form). The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q (or any successor Form) on the SEC website at sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | ![]() |
SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905 Invesco Distributors, Inc. I-ENE-SAR-1 12242018 0930
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![]() | Semiannual Report to Shareholders
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Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | -18.78 | % | ||
Class C Shares | -18.73 | |||
Class Y Shares | -18.65 | |||
Investor Class Shares | -18.68 | |||
Class R6 Shares | -18.39 | |||
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | 3.40 | |||
Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index (price only)▼ (Style-Specific Index) | -20.79 | |||
Lipper Precious Metals Equity Funds Index⬛ (Peer Group Index) | -16.84 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ⬛Lipper Inc.
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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index (price only) is a capitalization-weighted, price-only index on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange that includes the leading companies involved in mining gold and silver. The Lipper Precious Metals Equity Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of precious metals funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (3/28/02) | 3.47 | % | ||||
10 Years | 0.06 | |||||
5 Years | -7.55 | |||||
1 Year | -28.03 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (2/14/00) | 4.69 | % | ||||
10 Years | -0.12 | |||||
5 Years | -7.16 | |||||
1 Year | -24.96 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (10/3/08) | -2.17 | % | ||||
10 Years | 0.84 | |||||
5 Years | -6.25 | |||||
1 Year | -23.70 | |||||
Investor Class Shares |
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Inception (1/19/84) | -0.45 | % | ||||
10 Years | 0.63 | |||||
5 Years | -6.47 | |||||
1 Year | -23.70 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 0.71 | % | ||||
5 Years | -6.36 | |||||
1 Year | -23.39 |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Investor Class shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Investor Class shares.
Class R6 shares incepted on April 4, 2017. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (3/28/02) | 3.69 | % | ||||
10 Years | -3.93 | |||||
5 Years | -7.00 | |||||
1 Year | -27.84 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (2/14/00) | 4.87 | % | ||||
10 Years | -4.15 | |||||
5 Years | -6.66 | |||||
1 Year | -25.13 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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10 Years | -3.17 | % | ||||
5 Years | -5.74 | |||||
1 Year | -23.46 | |||||
Investor Class Shares |
| |||||
Inception (1/19/84) | -0.36 | % | ||||
10 Years | -3.40 | |||||
5 Years | -5.95 | |||||
1 Year | -23.64 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
| |||||
10 Years | -3.35 | % | ||||
5 Years | -5.87 | |||||
1 Year | -23.57 |
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R6 shares was 1.45%, 2.20%, 1.20%, 1.45% and 1.01%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y, Investor Class and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including |
performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.97% |
| |||||||
Australia–2.46% |
| |||||||
Cardinal Resources Ltd.(a) | 2,810,580 | $ | 811,288 | |||||
Gold Road Resources Ltd.(a) | 4,931,728 | 2,427,221 | ||||||
New Century Resources Ltd.(a) | 2,119,042 | 1,265,480 | ||||||
4,503,989 | ||||||||
Brazil–1.11% |
| |||||||
Yamana Gold Inc. | 897,572 | 2,037,488 | ||||||
Canada–65.75% |
| |||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 243,054 | 8,594,389 | ||||||
Alamos Gold Inc.–Class A | 1,474,995 | 5,893,481 | ||||||
Atlantic Gold Corp.(a) | 520,668 | 636,770 | ||||||
B2Gold Corp.(a) | 2,691,143 | 6,643,788 | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. | �� | 256,045 | 3,213,365 | |||||
Belo Sun Mining Corp.(a) | 9,721,400 | 1,735,371 | ||||||
Chesapeake Gold Corp.(a) | 585,371 | 827,065 | ||||||
Continental Gold Inc.(a) | 3,716,591 | 6,436,878 | ||||||
Detour Gold Corp.(a) | 671,878 | 4,955,703 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. | 131,216 | 8,195,206 | ||||||
Goldcorp, Inc. | 690,264 | 6,226,181 | ||||||
Guyana Goldfields Inc.(a) | 374,637 | 503,709 | ||||||
INV Metals Inc.(a) | 2,793,498 | 923,067 | ||||||
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.–Class A(a) | 2,682,231 | 5,052,932 | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corp.(a) | 3,149,524 | 8,182,135 | ||||||
Lundin Gold Inc.(a) | 1,831,432 | 6,510,769 | ||||||
Osisko Mining Inc.(a) | 1,166,128 | 2,365,120 | ||||||
Premier Gold Mines Ltd.(a) | 2,037,994 | 2,662,729 | ||||||
Pretium Resources Inc.(a) | 783,789 | 6,287,221 | ||||||
Progress Minerals Inc. (Acquired 06/26/2018; | 6,474,020 | 1,229,447 | ||||||
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.(a) | 1,976,510 | 7,311,788 | ||||||
SEMAFO Inc.(a) | 2,328,702 | 5,094,506 | ||||||
TMAC Resources Inc.(a) | 822,060 | 3,097,283 | ||||||
Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a) | 1,214,248 | 11,059,162 | ||||||
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | 425,387 | 6,989,108 | ||||||
120,627,173 | ||||||||
Ivory Coast–2.16% |
| |||||||
Endeavour Mining Corp.(a) | 258,845 | 3,969,828 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Jersey–2.89% |
| |||||||
Randgold Resources Ltd.–ADR | 67,556 | $ | 5,305,848 | |||||
Mexico–2.79% |
| |||||||
Fresnillo, PLC | 472,727 | 5,127,579 | ||||||
Mongolia–4.69% |
| |||||||
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(a) | 5,097,676 | 8,596,484 | ||||||
Switzerland–1.04% |
| |||||||
Glencore PLC | 469,409 | 1,913,096 | ||||||
Tanzania–1.05% |
| |||||||
Acacia Mining PLC(a) | 985,656 | 1,932,004 | ||||||
United States–15.14% |
| |||||||
Boart Longyear Ltd.(a) | 8,083,336 | 23,498 | ||||||
Boart Longyear Ltd.–Wts., | 11,188,146 | 15,846 | ||||||
Coeur Mining, Inc.(a) | 717,587 | 3,430,066 | ||||||
iShares® Gold Trust–ETF(a) | 618,800 | 7,221,396 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 325,605 | 10,067,707 | ||||||
SPDR® Gold Trust–ETF(a) | 60,900 | 7,012,635 | ||||||
27,771,148 | ||||||||
Zambia–0.89% |
| |||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 163,227 | 1,629,232 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests |
| 183,413,869 | ||||||
Money Market Funds–0.38% |
| |||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.08%(e) | 240,470 | 240,470 | ||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(e) | 171,592 | 171,626 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(e) | 274,823 | 274,823 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 686,919 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.35% |
| 184,100,788 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.35)% |
| (637,061 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 183,463,727 |
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt | |
ETF | – Exchange-Traded Fund | |
SPDR | – Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt | |
Wts. | – Warrants |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“the 1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The value of this security at October 31, 2018 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Affiliated company during the period. The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines an "affiliated person" as an issuance in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of that issuer. The value of this security as of October 31, 2018 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. See Note 4. |
(d) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
Portfolio Composition
By industry, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Gold | 70.7 | % | ||
Diversified Metals & Mining | 10.3 | |||
Investment Companies–Exchange Traded Funds | 7.8 | |||
Silver | 5.7 | |||
Precious Metals & Minerals | 4.5 | |||
Copper | 0.9 | |||
Construction & Engineering | 0.0 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 0.1 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $260,661,587) | $ | 182,184,422 | ||
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $1,902,686) | 1,916,366 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Dividends and interest | 6,005 | |||
Fund shares sold | 228,589 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 94,888 | |||
Other assets | 29,888 | |||
Total assets | 184,460,158 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 436,662 | |||
Fund shares repurchased | 195,978 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 175,206 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 1,865 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 81,308 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 105,412 | |||
Total liabilities | 996,431 | |||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 183,463,727 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 476,253,923 | ||
Distributable earnings | (292,790,196 | ) | ||
$ | 183,463,727 |
Net Assets: | ||||
Class A | $ | 84,760,540 | ||
Class C | $ | 18,071,614 | ||
Class Y | $ | 27,466,769 | ||
Investor Class | $ | 53,060,347 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 104,457 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
| |||
Class A | 27,584,227 | |||
Class C | 5,875,512 | |||
Class Y | 8,735,679 | |||
Investor Class | 17,164,607 | |||
Class R6 | 33,167 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 3.07 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $3.07 ¸ 94.50%) | $ | 3.25 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 3.08 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 3.14 | ||
Investor Class: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 3.09 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 3.15 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $40,665) | $ | 411,885 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | 21,548 | |||
Total investment income | 433,433 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 819,771 | |||
Administrative services fees | 25,205 | |||
Custodian fees | 14,540 | |||
Distribution fees: | ||||
Class A | 126,744 | |||
Class C | 109,806 | |||
Investor Class | 77,016 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C, Y and Investor | 346,865 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 168 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 11,336 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 40,834 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 29,876 | |||
Professional services fees | 25,431 | |||
Other | 10,204 | |||
Total expenses | 1,637,796 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (4,107 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 1,633,689 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | (1,200,256 | ) | ||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investment securities | (2,977,912 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | (2,178 | ) | ||
(2,980,090 | ) | |||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investment securities | (38,929,268 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | (748 | ) | ||
(38,930,016 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (41,910,106 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (43,110,362 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (1,200,256 | ) | $ | (2,989,931 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) | (2,980,090 | ) | 9,523,216 | |||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (38,930,016 | ) | (28,190,429 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (43,110,362 | ) | (21,657,144 | ) | ||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings(1): | ||||||||
Class A | — | (2,176,312 | ) | |||||
Class B | — | (15,662 | ) | |||||
Class C | — | (370,585 | ) | |||||
Class Y | — | (822,520 | ) | |||||
Investor Class | — | (1,210,692 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | — | (10,479 | ) | |||||
Total Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings | — | (4,606,250 | ) | |||||
Share transactions–net: | ||||||||
Class A | (9,021,081 | ) | (19,718,763 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (1,958,163 | ) | |||||
Class C | (2,376,955 | ) | (4,025,675 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (3,421,445 | ) | (3,488,354 | ) | ||||
Investor Class | (2,110,442 | ) | (4,499,995 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | (401,049 | ) | 591,998 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (17,330,972 | ) | (33,098,952 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (60,441,334 | ) | (59,362,346 | ) | ||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 243,905,061 | 303,267,407 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 183,463,727 | $ | 243,905,061 |
(1) | For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net investment income. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose the distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R6. Class Y and Investor Class shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y, Investor Class and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they
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may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, |
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the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R6 are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
K. | Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile. |
The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
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Fluctuations in the price of gold and precious metals may affect the profitability of companies in the gold and precious metals sector. Changes in the political or economic conditions of countries where companies in the gold and precious metals sector are located may have a direct effect on the price of gold and precious metals.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||||||
First $350 million | 0 | .75% | ||||||
Next $350 million | 0 | .65% | ||||||
Next $1.3 billion | 0 | .55% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .45% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .40% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .375% | ||||||
Over $8 billion | 0 | .35% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.75%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 1.75%, 2.00% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $955.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the Plan are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $10,706 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $2,009 and $640 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
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Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | 4,503,989 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,503,989 | ||||||||
Brazil | 2,037,488 | — | — | 2,037,488 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 119,397,726 | — | 1,229,447 | 120,627,173 | ||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 3,969,828 | — | — | 3,969,828 | ||||||||||||
Jersey | 5,305,848 | — | — | 5,305,848 | ||||||||||||
Mexico | 5,127,579 | — | — | 5,127,579 | ||||||||||||
Mongolia | 8,596,484 | — | — | 8,596,484 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | 1,913,096 | — | — | 1,913,096 | ||||||||||||
Tanzania | 1,932,004 | — | — | 1,932,004 | ||||||||||||
United States | 27,771,148 | — | — | 27,771,148 | ||||||||||||
Zambia | 1,629,232 | — | — | 1,629,232 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 686,919 | — | — | 686,919 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 182,871,341 | $ | — | $ | 1,229,447 | $ | 184,100,788 |
NOTE 4—Investments in Other Affiliates
The 1940 Act defines an “affiliated person” as an issuance in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The following is a summary of the investments in other affiliates (excluding affiliated money market funds) for the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Value 04/30/18 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sales | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Realized Gain (Loss) | Value 10/31/18 | Dividend Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Progress Minerals Inc. | $ | — | $ | 1,215,733 | $ | — | $ | 13,714 | $ | — | $ | 1,229,447 | $ | — |
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $3,152.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts
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accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018, as follows:
Capital Loss Carryforward* | ||||||||||||
Expiration | Short-Term | Long-Term | Total | |||||||||
Not subject to expiration | $ | 5,127,946 | $ | 175,140,837 | $ | 180,268,783 |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization. |
NOTE 9—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $20,257,768 and $38,359,730, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 10,167,557 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (113,438,959 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | (103,271,402 | ) |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $287,372,190.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 2,925,427 | $ | 9,991,776 | 7,906,830 | $ | 32,609,648 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 3,076 | 12,190 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 333,963 | 1,138,436 | 926,703 | 3,815,907 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 1,475,213 | 5,187,148 | 9,198,979 | 39,349,877 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | 826,351 | 2,832,050 | 1,485,878 | 6,106,179 | ||||||||||||
Class R6(c) | 33,244 | 125,326 | 142,331 | 609,241 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 535,889 | 2,084,604 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 4,123 | 15,007 | ||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | 86,204 | 337,919 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | 177,930 | 706,382 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | — | — | 296,051 | 1,157,558 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | — | — | 2,597 | 10,312 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(d) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 279,159 | 1,194,802 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (298,919 | ) | (1,194,802 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (5,465,589 | ) | (19,012,857 | ) | (13,502,707 | ) | (55,607,817 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (201,481 | ) | (790,558 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (1,010,839 | ) | (3,515,391 | ) | (1,978,139 | ) | (8,179,501 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (2,424,220 | ) | (8,608,593 | ) | (10,482,120 | ) | (43,544,613 | ) | ||||||||
Investor Class | (1,403,173 | ) | (4,942,492 | ) | (2,837,498 | ) | (11,763,732 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (140,625 | ) | (526,375 | ) | (6,583 | ) | (27,555 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | (4,850,248 | ) | $ | (17,330,972 | ) | (8,261,697 | ) | $ | (33,098,952 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 23% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017. |
(d) | Effective as of the close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss)(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of net assets | Ratio of to average net | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 3.78 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.69 | ) | $ | (0.71 | ) | $ | — | $ | 3.07 | (18.78 | )% | $ | 84,761 | 1.46 | %(d) | 1.46 | %(d) | (1.06 | )%(d) | 9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 4.16 | (0.04 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 3.78 | (7.55 | ) | 113,737 | 1.43 | 1.43 | (1.00 | ) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 5.05 | (0.05 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.38 | ) | 4.16 | (9.90 | ) | 145,269 | 1.41 | 1.42 | (1.00 | ) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 4.00 | (0.03 | ) | 1.08 | 1.05 | — | 5.05 | 26.25 | 160,494 | 1.54 | 1.54 | (0.90 | ) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 4.75 | (0.04 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.75 | ) | — | 4.00 | (15.79 | ) | 113,862 | 1.45 | 1.46 | (0.89 | ) | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 5.44 | (0.02 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.69 | ) | — | 4.75 | (12.68 | ) | 141,237 | 1.45 | 1.46 | (0.47 | ) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 3.79 | (0.03 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | 3.08 | (18.73 | ) | 18,072 | 2.21 | (d) | 2.21 | (d) | (1.81 | )(d) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 4.20 | (0.07 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.05 | ) | 3.79 | (8.51 | ) | 24,859 | 2.18 | 2.18 | (1.75 | ) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 5.07 | (0.09 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.33 | ) | 4.20 | (10.53 | ) | 31,563 | 2.16 | 2.17 | (1.75 | ) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 4.05 | (0.06 | ) | 1.08 | 1.02 | — | 5.07 | 25.19 | 36,157 | 2.29 | 2.29 | (1.65 | ) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 4.84 | (0.07 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.79 | ) | — | 4.05 | (16.32 | ) | 27,351 | 2.20 | 2.21 | (1.64 | ) | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 5.60 | (0.06 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.76 | ) | — | 4.84 | (13.57 | ) | 32,640 | 2.20 | 2.21 | (1.22 | ) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 3.86 | (0.01 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.72 | ) | — | 3.14 | (18.65 | ) | 27,467 | 1.21 | (d) | 1.21 | (d) | (0.81 | )(d) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 4.24 | (0.03 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 3.86 | (7.30 | ) | 37,373 | 1.18 | 1.18 | (0.75 | ) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 5.15 | (0.04 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.40 | ) | 4.24 | (9.75 | ) | 45,797 | 1.16 | 1.17 | (0.75 | ) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 4.07 | (0.02 | ) | 1.10 | 1.08 | — | 5.15 | 26.54 | 42,446 | 1.29 | 1.29 | (0.65 | ) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 4.82 | (0.03 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.75 | ) | — | 4.07 | (15.56 | ) | 19,530 | 1.20 | 1.21 | (0.64 | ) | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 5.52 | (0.01 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.70 | ) | — | 4.82 | (12.68 | ) | 36,328 | 1.20 | 1.21 | (0.22 | ) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 3.80 | (0.01 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | 3.09 | (18.68 | ) | 53,060 | 1.46 | (d) | 1.46 | (d) | (1.06 | )(d) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 4.19 | (0.04 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 3.80 | (7.73 | ) | 67,393 | 1.43 | 1.43 | (1.00 | ) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 5.08 | (0.05 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.38 | ) | 4.19 | (9.84 | ) | 78,703 | 1.41 | 1.42 | (1.00 | ) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 4.02 | (0.03 | ) | 1.09 | 1.06 | — | 5.08 | 26.37 | 97,678 | 1.54 | 1.54 | (0.90 | ) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 4.77 | (0.04 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.75 | ) | — | 4.02 | (15.72 | ) | 82,486 | 1.45 | 1.46 | (0.89 | ) | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 5.48 | (0.02 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | 4.77 | (12.96 | ) | 101,153 | 1.45 | 1.46 | (0.47 | ) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 3.86 | (0.01 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | 3.15 | (18.39 | ) | 104 | 0.99 | (d) | 0.99 | (d) | (0.59 | )(d) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 4.25 | (0.02 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.08 | ) | 3.86 | (7.45 | ) | 543 | 0.99 | 0.99 | (0.56 | ) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17(e) | 4.57 | (0.00 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.32 | ) | — | 4.25 | (7.00 | ) | 9 | 0.97 | (f) | 0.97 | (f) | (0.56 | )(f) | 28 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $100,568, $21,782, $33,030, $61,110 and $333 for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017 for Class R6. |
(f) | Annualized. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | Beginning Account Value (05/01/18) | Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value (10/31/18) | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Annualized Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 812.20 | $ | 6.67 | $ | 1,017.85 | $ | 7.43 | 1.46 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 812.70 | 10.10 | 1,014.06 | 11.22 | 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 813.50 | 5.53 | 1,019.11 | 6.16 | 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investor | 1,000.00 | 813.20 | 6.67 | 1,017.85 | 7.43 | 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 816.10 | 4.53 | 1,020.21 | 5.04 | 0.99 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials
and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Canada Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Precious Metals Equity Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period and the second quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one year period, and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that security selection in and underweight exposure to certain gold and precious metals sub-sectors detracted from the Fund’s performance. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both
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advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually 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.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other similarly managed client accounts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other types of client accounts, including management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases, necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution, oversight of service providers, costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from
economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that
Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker may receive commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q (or any successor Form). The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q (or any successor Form) on the SEC website at sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | ![]() |
SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905 Invesco Distributors, Inc. I-GPM-SAR-1 12142018 1044
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![]() | Semiannual Report to Shareholders
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Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | 0.62 | % | ||
Class C Shares | 0.24 | |||
Class R Shares | 0.50 | |||
Class Y Shares | 0.74 | |||
Class R5 Shares | 0.80 | |||
Class R6 Shares | 0.85 | |||
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | 3.40 | |||
Russell Midcap Growth Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | 0.94 | |||
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | 1.78 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ∎Lipper Inc. | ||||
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth stocks. The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. The Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (12/27/95) | 11.08 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.67 | |||||
5 Years | 6.71 | |||||
1 Year | 0.66 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (12/27/95) | 10.56 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.49 | |||||
5 Years | 7.16 | |||||
1 Year | 4.79 | |||||
Class R Shares |
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Inception (7/11/08) | 8.66 | % | ||||
10 Years | 13.03 | |||||
5 Years | 7.65 | |||||
1 Year | 6.25 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (8/12/05) | 8.67 | % | ||||
10 Years | 13.59 | |||||
5 Years | 8.20 | |||||
1 Year | 6.77 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
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10 Years | 13.65 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.31 | |||||
1 Year | 6.87 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 13.57 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.40 | |||||
1 Year | 6.98 |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class C, Class R and Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund (renamed Invesco Mid Cap Growth). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Class A, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Class R5 shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
Class R6 shares incepted on July 15, 2013. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees
Average Annual Total Returns |
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Inception (12/27/95) | 11.58 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.43 | |||||
5 Years | 9.49 | |||||
1 Year | 12.01 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (12/27/95) | 11.06 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.25 | |||||
5 Years | 9.95 | |||||
1 Year | 16.71 | |||||
Class R Shares |
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Inception (7/11/08) | 9.73 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.78 | |||||
5 Years | 10.46 | |||||
1 Year | 18.23 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (8/12/05) | 9.50 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.34 | |||||
5 Years | 11.02 | |||||
1 Year | 18.81 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
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10 Years | 12.40 | % | ||||
5 Years | 11.14 | |||||
1 Year | 18.93 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 12.32 | % | ||||
5 Years | 11.23 | |||||
1 Year | 19.04 |
applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.17%, 1.88%, 1.42%,
0.92%, 0.82% and 0.73%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including |
performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
4 | Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.60% |
| |||||||
Aerospace & Defense–3.59% |
| |||||||
Harris Corp. | 212,444 | $ | 31,592,547 | |||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 120,194 | 26,259,985 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc.(b) | 127,169 | 41,997,563 | ||||||
99,850,095 | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics–0.50% |
| |||||||
XPO Logistics, Inc.(b) | 156,053 | 13,948,017 | ||||||
Alternative Carriers–0.64% |
| |||||||
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b) | 596,892 | 17,835,133 | ||||||
Apparel Retail–2.00% |
| |||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.(b) | 324,165 | 55,591,056 | ||||||
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.68% |
| |||||||
PVH Corp. | 156,588 | 18,914,265 | ||||||
Application Software–7.19% |
| |||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(b) | 173,799 | 22,463,521 | ||||||
Guidewire Software Inc.(b) | 497,154 | 44,231,791 | ||||||
New Relic, Inc.(b) | 263,345 | 23,503,541 | ||||||
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 966,392 | 49,440,615 | ||||||
Synopsys, Inc.(b) | 240,470 | 21,529,279 | ||||||
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b) | 183,268 | 38,790,505 | ||||||
199,959,252 | ||||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.99% |
| |||||||
Aptiv PLC | 356,832 | 27,404,698 | ||||||
Biotechnology–4.80% |
| |||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(b) | 410,973 | 37,879,381 | ||||||
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(b) | 449,497 | 48,163,604 | ||||||
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(b) | 98,352 | 12,655,935 | ||||||
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(b) | 259,969 | 34,773,454 | ||||||
133,472,374 | ||||||||
Casinos & Gaming–0.83% |
| |||||||
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | 230,103 | 23,148,362 | ||||||
Communications Equipment–1.91% |
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Arista Networks Inc.(b) | 63,528 | 14,633,675 | ||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.(b) | 219,053 | 38,395,610 | ||||||
53,029,285 | ||||||||
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–5.65% |
| |||||||
Black Knight, Inc.(b) | 898,257 | 43,807,994 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 331,162 | 34,473,964 | ||||||
FleetCor Technologies Inc.(b) | 148,497 | 29,703,855 | ||||||
Worldpay, Inc.–Class A(b) | 536,122 | 49,237,444 | ||||||
157,223,257 | ||||||||
Department Stores–0.55% |
| |||||||
Kohl’s Corp. | 202,117 | 15,306,320 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Diversified Support Services–1.22% |
| |||||||
KAR Auction Services, Inc. | 596,912 | $ | 33,988,169 | |||||
Education Services–2.19% |
| |||||||
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(b) | 313,272 | 35,998,085 | ||||||
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b) | 199,777 | 24,912,192 | ||||||
60,910,277 | ||||||||
Electronic Components–1.29% |
| |||||||
Amphenol Corp.–Class A | 401,331 | 35,919,125 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.57% |
| |||||||
FLIR Systems, Inc. | 341,236 | 15,802,639 | ||||||
Environmental & Facilities Services–1.10% |
| |||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 422,187 | 30,684,551 | ||||||
Financial Exchanges & Data–2.80% |
| |||||||
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 571,057 | 31,470,698 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 78,120 | 16,379,420 | ||||||
Nasdaq, Inc. | 347,136 | 30,100,163 | ||||||
77,950,281 | ||||||||
General Merchandise Stores–1.25% |
| |||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 313,048 | 34,867,286 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment–6.33% |
| |||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(b) | 1,286,280 | 46,486,159 | ||||||
DexCom Inc.(b) | 412,300 | 54,741,071 | ||||||
LivaNova PLC(b) | 332,416 | 37,227,268 | ||||||
Penumbra, Inc.(b) | 276,775 | 37,641,400 | ||||||
176,095,898 | ||||||||
Health Care Services–0.86% |
| |||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b) | 149,044 | 23,929,014 | ||||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–2.00% |
| |||||||
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | 365,240 | 25,994,131 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 282,807 | 29,618,377 | ||||||
55,612,508 | ||||||||
Household Products–0.54% |
| |||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 250,465 | 14,870,107 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates–1.93% |
| |||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 189,573 | 53,630,202 | ||||||
Industrial Machinery–2.94% |
| |||||||
Fortive Corp. | 566,477 | 42,060,917 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 412,980 | 39,621,301 | ||||||
81,682,218 | ||||||||
Insurance Brokers–1.17% |
| |||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 1,153,383 | 32,502,333 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Interactive Home Entertainment–2.08% |
| |||||||
Electronic Arts Inc.(b) | 183,116 | $ | 16,659,894 | |||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan) | 50,700 | 15,717,129 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b) | 197,542 | 25,457,237 | ||||||
57,834,260 | ||||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.76% |
| |||||||
Etsy, Inc.(b) | 498,479 | 21,195,327 | ||||||
Internet Services & Infrastructure–1.60% |
| |||||||
GoDaddy, Inc.–Class A(b) | 609,255 | 44,579,188 | ||||||
Investment Banking & Brokerage–3.79% |
| |||||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | 1,127,091 | 55,700,837 | ||||||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 959,724 | 49,636,925 | ||||||
105,337,762 | ||||||||
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.32% |
| |||||||
Gartner, Inc.(b) | 248,622 | 36,676,717 | ||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.99% |
| |||||||
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(b) | 64,072 | 35,035,851 | ||||||
Syneos Health, Inc.(b) | 444,810 | 20,296,680 | ||||||
55,332,531 | ||||||||
Managed Health Care–3.25% |
| |||||||
Centene Corp.(b) | 408,845 | 53,280,680 | ||||||
Humana Inc. | 115,601 | 37,039,717 | ||||||
90,320,397 | ||||||||
Movies & Entertainment–1.50% |
| |||||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b) | 795,479 | 41,603,552 | ||||||
Multi-Line Insurance–0.99% |
| |||||||
Assurant, Inc. | 284,428 | 27,649,246 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.53% |
| |||||||
Diamondback Energy Inc. | 168,649 | 18,949,402 | ||||||
Parsley Energy, Inc.–Class A(b) | 1,008,020 | 23,607,828 | ||||||
42,557,230 | ||||||||
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.91% |
| |||||||
Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b) | 879,154 | 53,109,693 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals–1.33% |
| |||||||
Zoetis Inc. | 409,215 | 36,890,732 | ||||||
Research & Consulting Services–4.20% |
| |||||||
CoStar Group Inc.(b) | 148,298 | 53,597,863 | ||||||
Equifax Inc. | 312,550 | 31,705,072 | ||||||
IHS Markit Ltd.(b) | 600,867 | 31,563,544 | ||||||
116,866,479 | ||||||||
Restaurants–1.65% |
| |||||||
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 171,176 | 46,010,397 | ||||||
Semiconductor Equipment–1.21% |
| |||||||
Entegris, Inc. | 535,716 | 14,217,903 | ||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 212,228 | 19,427,351 | ||||||
33,645,254 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Semiconductors–3.18% |
| |||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 858,121 | $ | 15,626,384 | |||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 268,539 | 22,479,400 | ||||||
Microchip Technology Inc.(c) | 413,912 | 27,227,131 | ||||||
Universal Display Corp.(c) | 188,508 | 23,188,369 | ||||||
88,521,284 | ||||||||
Specialized Consumer Services–1.43% |
| |||||||
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(b) | 930,214 | 39,887,576 | ||||||
Specialized REITs–1.23% |
| |||||||
SBA Communications Corp.–Class A(b) | 210,986 | 34,215,600 | ||||||
Specialty Chemicals–2.06% |
| |||||||
Celanese Corp.–Series A | 251,968 | 24,425,778 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 83,236 | 32,750,869 | ||||||
57,176,647 | ||||||||
Specialty Stores–0.81% |
| |||||||
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(b) | 82,348 | 22,606,173 | ||||||
Systems Software–4.03% |
| |||||||
Red Hat, Inc.(b) | 174,669 | 29,980,187 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | 345,617 | 62,570,502 | ||||||
Varonis Systems, Inc.(b) | 318,010 | 19,420,871 | ||||||
111,971,560 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–1.23% |
| |||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 435,890 | 34,213,006 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests |
| 2,742,327,333 | ||||||
Money Market Funds–1.43% |
| |||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.08%(d) | 13,903,621 | 13,903,621 | ||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(d) | 9,928,614 | 9,930,600 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(d) | 15,889,852 | 15,889,852 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 39,724,073 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES |
| 2,782,051,406 | ||||||
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan |
| |||||||
Money Market Fund–1.01% |
| |||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.08% (Cost $28,151,099)(d)(e) | 28,151,099 | 28,151,099 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–101.04% |
| 2,810,202,505 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.04)% |
| (28,996,707 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 2,781,205,798 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investment Abbreviations:
REIT | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at October 31, 2018. |
(d) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
(e) | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Information Technology | 29.2 | % | ||
Health Care | 18.6 | |||
Industrials | 15.5 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 15.2 | |||
Financials | 8.7 | |||
Communication Services | 4.2 | |||
Energy | 3.4 | |||
Materials | 2.1 | |||
Real Estate | 1.2 | |||
Consumer Staples | 0.5 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 1.4 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $2,235,108,932)* | $ | 2,742,327,333 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $67,874,383) | 67,875,172 | |||
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $298) | 295 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Investments sold | 7,820,170 | |||
Dividends | 605,235 | |||
Fund shares sold | 1,208,437 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 585,035 | |||
Other assets | 69,461 | |||
Total assets | 2,820,491,138 | |||
Liabilities: |
| |||
Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 7,152,003 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 1,483,276 | |||
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | 28,151,099 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 1,659,040 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 4,563 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 175,197 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 660,162 | |||
Total liabilities | 39,285,340 | |||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 2,781,205,798 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 1,979,108,589 | ||
Distributable earnings | 802,097,209 | |||
$ | 2,781,205,798 |
Net Assets: | ||||
Class A | $ | 2,286,215,169 | ||
Class C | $ | 126,533,082 | ||
Class R | $ | 27,466,944 | ||
Class Y | $ | 140,852,899 | ||
Class R5 | $ | 107,535,972 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 92,601,732 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
| |||
Class A | 58,376,837 | |||
Class C | 4,338,998 | |||
Class R | 724,753 | |||
Class Y | 3,435,964 | |||
Class R5 | 2,594,271 | |||
Class R6 | 2,222,289 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 39.16 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $39.16 ¸ 94.50% | $ | 41.44 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 29.16 | ||
Class R: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 37.90 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 40.99 | ||
Class R5: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 41.45 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 41.67 |
* | At October 31, 2018, securities with an aggregate value of $26,842,742 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 six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $11,714) | $ | 9,346,858 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $541) | 358,734 | |||
Total investment income | 9,705,592 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 10,124,749 | |||
Administrative services fees | 283,152 | |||
Custodian fees | 22,205 | |||
Distribution fees: | ||||
Class A | 3,084,630 | |||
Class C | 663,555 | |||
Class R | 74,424 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C, R and Y | 2,630,932 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R5 | 55,463 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 5,856 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 33,243 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 73,143 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 124,412 | |||
Professional services fees | 45,633 | |||
Other | 26,618 | |||
Total expenses | 17,248,015 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (37,546 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 17,210,469 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | (7,504,877 | ) | ||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investment securities | 153,656,238 | |||
Foreign currencies | (9,379 | ) | ||
153,646,859 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investment securities | (125,740,121 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | 6,553 | |||
(125,733,568 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 27,913,291 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 20,408,414 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (7,504,877 | ) | $ | (15,236,593 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 153,646,859 | 263,618,537 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (125,733,568 | ) | 119,279,927 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 20,408,414 | 367,661,871 | ||||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:(1) | ||||||||
Class A | — | (186,533,891 | ) | |||||
Class B | — | (1,443,484 | ) | |||||
Class C | — | (14,133,949 | ) | |||||
Class R | — | (2,399,573 | ) | |||||
Class Y | — | (10,446,300 | ) | |||||
Class R5 | — | (8,139,975 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | — | (6,509,149 | ) | |||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | — | (229,606,321 | ) | |||||
Share transactions–net: | ||||||||
Class A | (60,483,169 | ) | (7,540,152 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (25,718,606 | ) | |||||
Class C | (6,021,671 | ) | (10,930,116 | ) | ||||
Class R | (978,185 | ) | (988,247 | ) | ||||
Class Y | 6,046,591 | (5,818,701 | ) | |||||
Class R5 | (2,624,167 | ) | (3,227,347 | ) | ||||
Class R6 | 2,744,879 | 30,490,841 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (61,315,722 | ) | (23,732,328 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (40,907,308 | ) | 114,323,222 | |||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 2,822,113,106 | 2,707,789,884 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 2,781,205,798 | $ | 2,822,113,106 |
(1) | The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net realized gains. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a
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particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer |
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derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
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The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||
First $500 million | 0.75% | |||
Next $500 million | 0.70% | |||
Over $1 billion | 0.65% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.68%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed above) of Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $19,757.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A, Class C and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets, up to 1.00% of Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
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With respect to Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $165,638 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $2,766 and $1,662 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund incurred $8,576 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | $ | 2,695,139,506 | $ | 47,187,827 | $ | — | $ | 2,742,327,333 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 67,875,172 | — | — | 67,875,172 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 2,763,014,678 | $ | 47,187,827 | $ | — | $ | 2,810,202,505 |
NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $17,789.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 7—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018.
NOTE 8—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $913,841,742 and $988,654,157, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 610,256,376 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (106,831,914 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 503,424,462 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $2,306,778,043.
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NOTE 9—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 2,249,092 | $ | 93,224,352 | 3,899,411 | $ | 151,352,310 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 4,220 | 135,650 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 283,774 | 8,842,573 | 349,725 | 10,325,834 | ||||||||||||
Class R | 72,108 | 2,905,416 | 138,324 | 5,218,379 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 550,238 | 23,952,198 | 1,151,161 | 46,472,987 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 254,967 | 11,136,448 | 393,133 | 16,091,654 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 223,210 | 9,868,576 | 930,463 | 37,712,818 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 4,806,247 | 179,321,059 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 46,109 | 1,414,158 | ||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | 483,978 | 13,532,038 | ||||||||||||
Class R | — | — | 66,284 | 2,398,814 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | 217,920 | 8,492,346 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | — | — | 206,243 | 8,121,852 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | — | — | 163,188 | 6,454,078 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(c) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 429,037 | 17,384,572 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (524,767 | ) | (17,384,572 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (3,712,527 | ) | (153,707,521 | ) | (9,150,784 | ) | (355,598,093 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (305,001 | ) | (9,883,842 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (479,465 | ) | (14,864,244 | ) | (1,176,787 | ) | (34,787,988 | ) | ||||||||
Class R | (96,787 | ) | (3,883,601 | ) | (229,065 | ) | (8,605,440 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (414,970 | ) | (17,905,607 | ) | (1,514,023 | ) | (60,784,034 | ) | ||||||||
Class R5 | (313,965 | ) | (13,760,615 | ) | (675,432 | ) | (27,440,853 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (161,105 | ) | (7,123,697 | ) | (330,531 | ) | (13,676,055 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | (1,545,430 | ) | $ | (61,315,722 | ) | (620,947 | ) | $ | (23,732,328 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 30% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Reflects activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Effective as of the close of business on January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss)(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net realized gains | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 38.92 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.24 | $ | — | $ | 39.16 | 0.62 | % | $ | 2,286,215 | 1.15 | %(d) | 1.15 | %(d) | (0.50 | )%(d) | 31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 37.12 | (0.21 | ) | 5.29 | 5.08 | (3.28 | ) | 38.92 | 14.06 | 2,329,236 | 1.17 | 1.17 | (0.54 | ) | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 33.16 | (0.20 | ) | 5.08 | 4.88 | (0.92 | ) | 37.12 | 14.94 | 2,221,949 | 1.21 | 1.21 | (0.57 | ) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 38.74 | (0.18 | ) | (2.66 | ) | (2.84 | ) | (2.74 | ) | 33.16 | (7.43 | ) | 2,177,520 | 1.20 | 1.21 | (0.49 | ) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 37.30 | (0.15 | ) | 5.18 | 5.03 | (3.59 | ) | 38.74 | 14.39 | 2,482,328 | 1.14 | 1.19 | (0.38 | ) | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 31.09 | (0.16 | ) | 7.27 | 7.11 | (0.90 | ) | 37.30 | 22.99 | 2,384,362 | 1.16 | 1.21 | (0.44 | ) | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 29.09 | (0.19 | ) | 0.26 | 0.07 | — | 29.16 | 0.24 | (e) | 126,533 | 1.86 | (d)(e) | 1.86 | (d)(e) | (1.21 | )(d)(e) | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 28.69 | (0.37 | ) | 4.05 | 3.68 | (3.28 | ) | 29.09 | 13.27 | (e) | 131,905 | 1.88 | (e) | 1.88 | (e) | (1.25 | )(e) | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 26.01 | (0.35 | ) | 3.95 | 3.60 | (0.92 | ) | 28.69 | 14.11 | (e) | 139,950 | 1.93 | (e) | 1.93 | (e) | (1.29 | )(e) | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 31.24 | (0.35 | ) | (2.14 | ) | (2.49 | ) | (2.74 | ) | 26.01 | (8.12 | )(e) | 148,892 | 1.92 | (e) | 1.93 | (e) | (1.21 | )(e) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 30.95 | (0.35 | ) | 4.23 | 3.88 | (3.59 | ) | 31.24 | 13.59 | (e) | 176,447 | 1.86 | (e) | 1.91 | (e) | (1.10 | )(e) | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 26.11 | (0.34 | ) | 6.08 | 5.74 | (0.90 | ) | 30.95 | 22.12 | (e) | 170,355 | 1.88 | (e) | 1.93 | (e) | (1.16 | )(e) | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R |
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 37.71 | (0.15 | ) | 0.34 | 0.19 | — | 37.90 | 0.50 | 27,467 | 1.40 | (d) | 1.40 | (d) | (0.75 | )(d) | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 36.15 | (0.30 | ) | 5.14 | 4.84 | (3.28 | ) | 37.71 | 13.76 | 28,265 | 1.42 | 1.42 | (0.79 | ) | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 32.39 | (0.28 | ) | 4.96 | 4.68 | (0.92 | ) | 36.15 | 14.67 | 27,975 | 1.46 | 1.46 | (0.82 | ) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 38.01 | (0.26 | ) | (2.62 | ) | (2.88 | ) | (2.74 | ) | 32.39 | (7.69 | ) | 29,547 | 1.45 | 1.46 | (0.74 | ) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 36.74 | (0.24 | ) | 5.10 | 4.86 | (3.59 | ) | 38.01 | 14.14 | 34,942 | 1.39 | 1.44 | (0.63 | ) | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 30.72 | (0.24 | ) | 7.16 | 6.92 | (0.90 | ) | 36.74 | 22.64 | 36,184 | 1.41 | 1.46 | (0.69 | ) | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y |
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 40.69 | (0.06 | ) | 0.36 | 0.30 | — | 40.99 | 0.74 | 140,853 | 0.90 | (d) | 0.90 | (d) | (0.25 | )(d) | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 38.58 | (0.12 | ) | 5.51 | 5.39 | (3.28 | ) | 40.69 | 14.33 | 134,312 | 0.92 | 0.92 | (0.29 | ) | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 34.34 | (0.12 | ) | 5.28 | 5.16 | (0.92 | ) | 38.58 | 15.24 | 132,925 | 0.96 | 0.96 | (0.32 | ) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 39.92 | (0.09 | ) | (2.75 | ) | (2.84 | ) | (2.74 | ) | 34.34 | (7.21 | ) | 76,291 | 0.95 | 0.96 | (0.24 | ) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 38.23 | (0.05 | ) | 5.33 | 5.28 | (3.59 | ) | 39.92 | 14.70 | 80,736 | 0.89 | 0.94 | (0.13 | ) | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 31.78 | (0.07 | ) | 7.42 | 7.35 | (0.90 | ) | 38.23 | 23.24 | 62,398 | 0.91 | 0.96 | (0.19 | ) | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 41.13 | (0.04 | ) | 0.36 | 0.32 | — | 41.45 | 0.78 | 107,536 | 0.81 | (d) | 0.81 | (d) | (0.16 | )(d) | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 38.92 | (0.08 | ) | 5.57 | 5.49 | (3.28 | ) | 41.13 | 14.47 | 109,122 | 0.82 | 0.82 | (0.19 | ) | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 34.59 | (0.07 | ) | 5.32 | 5.25 | (0.92 | ) | 38.92 | 15.39 | 106,223 | 0.83 | 0.83 | (0.19 | ) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 40.14 | (0.04 | ) | (2.77 | ) | (2.81 | ) | (2.74 | ) | 34.59 | (7.08 | ) | 91,700 | 0.82 | 0.82 | (0.11 | ) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 38.39 | (0.02 | ) | 5.36 | 5.34 | (3.59 | ) | 40.14 | 14.80 | 86,090 | 0.81 | 0.81 | (0.05 | ) | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 31.87 | (0.04 | ) | 7.46 | 7.42 | (0.90 | ) | 38.39 | 23.40 | 79,584 | 0.83 | 0.83 | (0.11 | ) | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 41.33 | (0.02 | ) | 0.36 | 0.34 | — | 41.67 | 0.82 | 92,602 | 0.73 | (d) | 0.73 | (d) | (0.08 | )(d) | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 39.06 | (0.04 | ) | 5.59 | 5.55 | (3.28 | ) | 41.33 | 14.58 | 89,273 | 0.73 | 0.73 | (0.10 | ) | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 34.68 | (0.04 | ) | 5.34 | 5.30 | (0.92 | ) | 39.06 | 15.50 | 54,568 | 0.75 | 0.75 | (0.11 | ) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 40.21 | (0.01 | ) | (2.78 | ) | (2.79 | ) | (2.74 | ) | 34.68 | (7.02 | ) | 49,485 | 0.73 | 0.73 | (0.02 | ) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 38.41 | 0.02 | 5.37 | 5.39 | (3.59 | ) | 40.21 | 14.93 | 61,029 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.04 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14(f) | 34.50 | (0.01 | ) | 4.82 | 4.81 | (0.90 | ) | 38.41 | 14.05 | 77,395 | 0.73 | (g) | 0.73 | (g) | (0.01 | )(g) | 95 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $2,447,587, $137,483, $29,527, $148,513, $114,774 and $96,643 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | The Total return, Ratio of expenses to average net assets and Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.96%, 0.96%, 0.97%, 0.98%, 0.97% and 0.96% for the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the years ended April 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of July 15, 2013. |
(g) | Annualized. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Class | Beginning Account Value (05/01/18) | ACTUAL | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value (10/31/18) | Expenses Paid During Period2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,006.20 | $ | 5.82 | $ | 1,019.41 | $ | 5.85 | 1.15 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 1,002.40 | 9.39 | 1,015.83 | 9.45 | 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
R | 1,000.00 | 1,005.00 | 7.08 | 1,018.15 | 7.12 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 1,007.40 | 4.55 | 1,020.67 | 4.58 | 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
R5 | 1,000.00 | 1,008.00 | 4.10 | 1,021.12 | 4.13 | 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 1,008.50 | 3.70 | 1,021.53 | 3.72 | 0.73 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under
the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one and five year periods and the fifth quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods, and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board noted that the Fund’s holdings in certain sectors detracted from Fund performance. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of
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funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually 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.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the
services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker receives commissions for executing
certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q (or any successor Form). The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q (or any successor Form) on the SEC website at sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. | ![]() |
SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905 | Invesco Distributors, Inc. | VK-MCG-SAR-1 | 12142018 | 1238 |
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Fund vs. Indexes | ||||
Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | -11.22 | % | ||
Class C Shares | -11.59 | |||
Class Y Shares | -11.10 | |||
Class R6 Shares | -11.02 | |||
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | 3.40 | |||
Russell 2000 Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | -1.52 | |||
Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index⬛ (Peer Group Index) | -3.83 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ⬛Lipper Inc.
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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap value stocks. The Russell 2000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. The Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap value funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 10/31/18, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (6/21/99) | 9.49 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.76 | |||||
5 Years | 3.86 | |||||
1 Year | -14.16 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (6/21/99) | 8.99 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.55 | |||||
5 Years | 4.26 | |||||
1 Year | -10.61 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (8/12/05) | 8.87 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.67 | |||||
5 Years | 5.30 | |||||
1 Year | -8.94 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 12.46 | % | ||||
5 Years | 5.18 | |||||
1 Year | -8.82 |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class C and Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund (renamed Invesco Small Cap Value Fund). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Small Cap Value Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Class R6 shares incepted on February 7, 2017. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect
Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 9/30/18, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (6/21/99) | 10.24 | % | ||||
10 Years | 10.76 | |||||
5 Years | 7.11 | |||||
1 Year | -1.28 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (6/21/99) | 9.74 | % | ||||
10 Years | 10.55 | |||||
5 Years | 7.52 | |||||
1 Year | 2.81 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (8/12/05) | 9.97 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.66 | |||||
5 Years | 8.59 | |||||
1 Year | 4.69 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 11.46 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.47 | |||||
1 Year | 4.89 |
deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R6 shares was 1.12%, 1.86%, 0.87% and 0.69%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y shares and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett |
| Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including |
performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
4 Invesco Small Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks–97.70% |
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Advertising–3.14% |
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Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | 2,227,200 | $ | 51,581,952 | |||||
MDC Partners Inc.–Class A(b)(c) | 3,368,079 | 8,319,155 | ||||||
59,901,107 | ||||||||
Agricultural & Farm Machinery–1.01% |
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AGCO Corp. | 342,094 | 19,170,948 | ||||||
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.59% |
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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 433,400 | 49,260,244 | ||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment–4.02% |
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Dana Inc. | 1,915,840 | 29,829,629 | ||||||
Delphi Technologies PLC | 1,506,359 | 32,296,337 | ||||||
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(c) | 681,537 | 14,434,953 | ||||||
76,560,919 | ||||||||
Automobile Manufacturers–0.17% |
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Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 118,259 | 3,259,218 | ||||||
Building Products–6.41% |
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Builders FirstSource, Inc.(c) | 3,463,212 | 42,874,565 | ||||||
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.(c) | 1,193,500 | 19,406,310 | ||||||
Masco Corp. | 22,651 | 679,530 | ||||||
Masonite International Corp.(c) | 383,000 | 21,214,370 | ||||||
Owens Corning | 802,000 | 37,910,540 | ||||||
122,085,315 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering–3.43% |
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AECOM(c) | 2,244,799 | 65,413,443 | ||||||
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.91% |
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REV Group, Inc. | 1,597,469 | 17,428,387 | ||||||
Consumer Finance–3.52% |
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SLM Corp.(c) | 6,619,200 | 67,118,688 | ||||||
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.00% |
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Ferroglobe Representation & Warranty Insurance Trust(c)(d) | 1,203,948 | 0 | ||||||
Electronic Components–3.28% |
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Belden Inc. | 1,156,068 | 62,485,475 | ||||||
Electronic Manufacturing Services–1.57% |
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Flex Ltd.(c) | 1,353,939 | 10,641,961 | ||||||
Sanmina Corp.(c) | 761,712 | 19,271,314 | ||||||
29,913,274 | ||||||||
Environmental & Facilities Services–3.46% |
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Stericycle, Inc.(c) | 902,140 | 45,079,936 | ||||||
Team, Inc.(c) | 1,043,107 | 20,757,829 | ||||||
65,837,765 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Health Care Distributors–5.49% |
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Cardinal Health, Inc. | 875,700 | $ | 44,310,420 | |||||
McKesson Corp. | 482,500 | 60,196,700 | ||||||
104,507,120 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment–0.67% |
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Invacare Corp. | 990,100 | 12,792,092 | ||||||
Health Care Facilities–7.40% |
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Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(c) | 476,396 | 19,770,434 | ||||||
Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(c) | 4,844,721 | 43,263,358 | ||||||
Capital Senior Living Corp.(c) | 1,031,800 | 9,286,200 | ||||||
Hanger, Inc.(b)(c) | 3,676,024 | 68,594,608 | ||||||
140,914,600 | ||||||||
Home Furnishings–0.44% |
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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 440,200 | 8,425,428 | ||||||
Homebuilding–0.79% |
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LGI Homes, Inc.(c) | 36,816 | 1,575,357 | ||||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.(c) | 1,139,500 | 13,560,050 | ||||||
15,135,407 | ||||||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.61% |
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(c) | 694,100 | 30,588,987 | ||||||
Household Products–1.12% |
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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | 329,304 | 21,388,295 | ||||||
Human Resource & Employment Services–0.47% |
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ManpowerGroup Inc. | 50,933 | 3,885,679 | ||||||
TrueBlue, Inc.(c) | 214,577 | 5,006,081 | ||||||
8,891,760 | ||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates–2.01% |
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Carlisle Cos. Inc. | 395,600 | 38,211,004 | ||||||
Industrial Machinery–0.96% |
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ITT Inc. | 361,400 | 18,250,700 | ||||||
Investment Banking & Brokerage–7.36% |
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E*TRADE Financial Corp. | 1,004,700 | 49,652,274 | ||||||
Greenhill & Co., Inc. | 349,122 | 7,698,140 | ||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 1,344,119 | 82,797,731 | ||||||
140,148,145 | ||||||||
Leisure Products–0.53% |
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Nautilus, Inc.(c) | 825,200 | 10,092,196 | ||||||
Life & Health Insurance–2.49% |
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CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 2,510,818 | 47,454,460 | ||||||
Metal & Glass Containers–2.38% |
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Crown Holdings, Inc.(c) | 1,074,200 | 45,427,918 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.96% |
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C&J Energy Services, Inc.(c) | 500,400 | $ | 9,397,512 | |||||
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(c) | 1,637,500 | 14,672,000 | ||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(c) | 1,563,800 | 13,323,576 | ||||||
37,393,088 | ||||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.14% |
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Parsley Energy, Inc.–Class A(c) | 929,700 | 21,773,574 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals–2.46% |
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Mylan N.V.(c) | 1,498,300 | 46,821,875 | ||||||
Real Estate Services–2.41% |
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Realogy Holdings Corp. | 2,410,996 | 45,977,694 | ||||||
Regional Banks–3.25% |
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First Horizon National Corp. | 2,406,267 | 38,837,149 | ||||||
Zions Bancorp., N.A. | 489,300 | 23,021,565 | ||||||
61,858,714 | ||||||||
Research & Consulting Services–4.02% |
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Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) | 394,568 | 56,139,135 | ||||||
Huron Consulting Group Inc.(c) | 14,981 | 816,315 | ||||||
Resources Connection Inc. | 1,205,136 | 19,667,819 | ||||||
76,623,269 | ||||||||
Specialty Chemicals–0.95% |
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Flotek Industries, Inc.(c) | 2,352,100 | 4,257,301 | ||||||
Kraton Corp.(c) | 499,507 | 13,756,423 | ||||||
18,013,724 | ||||||||
Steel–5.00% |
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Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(c) | 1,784,900 | 46,211,061 | ||||||
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 1,124,704 | 49,048,342 | ||||||
95,259,403 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–6.80% |
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Axos Financial, Inc.(c) | 992,912 | $ | 30,144,808 | |||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(c) | 4,384,013 | 53,528,799 | ||||||
Radian Group Inc. | 2,389,386 | 45,852,317 | ||||||
129,525,924 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors–2.48% |
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Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(c) | 624,290 | 17,423,934 | ||||||
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.(c) | 1,071,395 | 17,935,152 | ||||||
DXP Enterprises, Inc.(c) | 376,800 | 11,974,704 | ||||||
47,333,790 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks |
| 1,861,243,951 | ||||||
Money Market Funds–2.76% |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio– | 18,422,359 | 18,422,359 | ||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(e) | 13,157,122 | 13,159,753 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(e) | 21,054,124 | 21,054,124 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 52,636,236 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.46% |
| 1,913,880,187 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.46)% |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 1,905,063,201 |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Affiliated company during the period. The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines an "affiliated person" as an issuance in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the Investment Company “Act of 1940”) of that issuer. The aggregate value of these securities as of October 31, 2018 was $76,913,763, which represented 4.04% of the Fund’s Net Assets. See Note 4. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Financials | 26.0 | % | ||
Industrials | 25.2 | |||
Health Care | 16.0 | |||
Materials | 8.3 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 7.6 | |||
Information Technology | 4.9 | |||
Energy | 3.1 | |||
Communication Services | 3.1 | |||
Real Estate | 2.4 | |||
Consumer Staples | 1.1 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 2.3 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $1,762,207,876) | $ | 1,784,330,188 | ||
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $190,482,638) | 129,549,999 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Investments sold | 8,787,570 | |||
Dividends | 696,242 | |||
Fund shares sold | 1,343,914 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 243,691 | |||
Other assets | 55,408 | |||
Total assets | 1,925,007,012 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 4,021,866 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 14,262,938 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 1,201,457 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 4,129 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 175,221 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 278,200 | |||
Total liabilities | 19,943,811 | |||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 1,905,063,201 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 1,613,828,051 | ||
Distributable earnings | 291,235,150 | |||
$ | 1,905,063,201 |
Net Assets: | ||||
Class A | $ | 711,608,437 | ||
Class C | $ | 56,704,971 | ||
Class Y | $ | 1,095,760,760 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 40,989,033 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
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Class A | 43,253,909 | |||
Class C | 4,824,695 | |||
Class Y | 63,630,586 | |||
Class R6 | 2,373,326 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 16.45 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $16.45 ¸ 94.50%) | $ | 17.41 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 11.75 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 17.22 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 17.27 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: |
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Dividends | $ | 8,838,919 | ||
Dividends from affiliates | 563,372 | |||
Total investment income | 9,402,291 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 7,510,011 | |||
Administrative services fees | 236,682 | |||
Custodian fees | 29,793 | |||
Distributions fees: | ||||
Class A | 1,106,450 | |||
Class C | 357,093 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C and Y | 1,995,235 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 4,728 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 27,329 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 70,830 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 162,971 | |||
Professional services fees | 73,101 | |||
Other | 47,093 | |||
Total expenses | 11,621,316 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (34,466 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 11,586,850 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | (2,184,559 | ) | ||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Net realized gain from investment securities | 91,371,400 | |||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities | (327,205,951 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (235,834,551 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (238,019,110 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (2,184,559 | ) | $ | (5,068,830 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 91,371,400 | 415,963,865 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (327,205,951 | ) | (128,313,041 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (238,019,110 | ) | 282,581,994 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings:(1) | ||||||||
Class A | — | (151,563,858 | ) | |||||
Class B | — | (1,022,675 | ) | |||||
Class C | — | (16,734,389 | ) | |||||
Class Y | — | (208,778,203 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | — | (2,519,491 | ) | |||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | — | (380,618,616 | ) | |||||
Share transactions-net: | ||||||||
Class A | (133,778,757 | ) | (122,639,885 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (8,240,481 | ) | |||||
Class C | (12,261,808 | ) | (11,666,219 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (166,539,005 | ) | 3,493,471 | |||||
Class R6 | 20,807,433 | 28,296,553 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (291,772,137 | ) | (110,756,561 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (529,791,247 | ) | (208,793,183 | ) | ||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 2,434,854,448 | 2,643,647,631 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 1,905,063,201 | $ | 2,434,854,448 |
(1) | The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net realized gains. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of four different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net
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asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
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D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R6 are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||||||
First $500 million | 0 | .67% | ||||||
Next $500 million | 0 | .645% | ||||||
Over $1 billion | 0 | .62% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.64%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class C, Class Y and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $33,173.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A shares and Class C shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets and up to 1.00% of Class C average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
With respect to Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under these arrangements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $7,361 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $352 from Class C shares for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund incurred $23,761 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk of liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sales of those investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,861,243,951 | $ | — | $ | 0 | $ | 1,861,243,951 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 52,636,236 | — | — | 52,636,236 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 1,913,880,187 | $ | — | $ | 0 | $ | 1,913,880,187 |
NOTE 4—Investments in Other Affiliates
The 1940 Act defines an “affiliated person” as an issuance in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The following is a summary of the investments in other affiliates (excluding affiliated money market funds) for the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Value 04/30/18 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sales | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Realized Gain (Loss) | Value 10/31/18 | Dividend Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
American Outdoor Brands(a) | $ | 50,368,989 | $ | — | $ | (52,106,249 | ) | $ | 28,875,336 | $ | (27,138,076 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||
Hanger, Inc. | 86,435,164 | — | (18,922,862 | ) | 6,337,279 | (5,254,973 | ) | 68,594,608 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Kforce Inc(a) | 40,313,255 | — | (53,452,828 | ) | (10,710,294 | ) | 23,849,867 | — | 94,019 | |||||||||||||||||||
MDC Partners Inc.–Class A | 34,336,486 | — | (5,624,444 | ) | (1,029,344 | ) | (19,363,543 | ) | 8,319,155 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 211,453,894 | $ | — | $ | (130,106,383 | ) | $ | 23,472,977 | $ | (27,906,725 | ) | $ | 76,913,763 | $ | 94,019 |
(a) | As of October 31, 2018, this security is no longer considered as an affiliate of the Fund. |
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $1,293.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 8—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018.
NOTE 9—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $424,682,732 and $711,513,207, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 267,879,295 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (307,731,933 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | (39,852,638 | ) |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,953,732,825.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,979,551 | $ | 37,107,623 | 5,655,726 | $ | 111,022,084 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 1,336 | 21,013 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 60,366 | 811,245 | 128,619 | 1,889,774 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 5,171,296 | 101,625,008 | 14,502,085 | 296,417,165 | ||||||||||||
Class R6(c) | 1,778,254 | 35,052,766 | 1,394,417 | 29,058,635 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 7,772,737 | 146,205,191 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 69,697 | 988,298 | ||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | 1,170,766 | 15,840,462 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | 9,501,911 | 186,712,559 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | — | — | 127,944 | 2,517,937 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(d) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 247,221 | 5,018,579 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (327,676 | ) | (5,018,579 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (9,126,657 | ) | (170,886,380 | ) | (19,555,087 | ) | (384,885,739 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (272,949 | ) | (4,231,213 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (977,643 | ) | (13,073,053 | ) | (2,021,757 | ) | (29,396,455 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (13,692,336 | ) | (268,164,013 | ) | (23,562,698 | ) | (479,636,253 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (786,096 | ) | (14,245,333 | ) | (164,477 | ) | (3,280,019 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | (15,593,265 | ) | $ | (291,772,137 | ) | (5,332,185 | ) | $ | (110,756,561 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 30% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Commencement date of February 7, 2017. |
(d) | Effective as of the close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss)(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 18.53 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (2.05 | ) | $ | (2.08 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 16.45 | (11.22 | )% | $ | 711,608 | 1.11 | %(d) | 1.11 | %(d) | (0.31 | )%(d) | 19 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 19.44 | (0.06 | ) | 2.31 | 2.25 | — | (3.16 | ) | (3.16 | ) | 18.53 | 11.32 | 933,986 | 1.12 | 1.12 | (0.31 | ) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 16.21 | (0.02 | ) | 3.60 | 3.58 | (0.03 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.35 | ) | 19.44 | 22.14 | 1,094,070 | 1.10 | 1.11 | (0.12 | ) | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 20.33 | 0.04 | (2.37 | ) | (2.33 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (1.78 | ) | (1.79 | ) | 16.21 | (11.43 | ) | 1,320,826 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 0.24 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 22.75 | (0.00 | ) | 0.95 | 0.95 | — | (3.37 | ) | (3.37 | ) | 20.33 | 5.59 | 1,751,109 | 1.13 | 1.13 | (0.02 | ) | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 18.53 | (0.06 | ) | 6.11 | 6.05 | — | (1.83 | ) | (1.83 | ) | 22.75 | 33.78 | 1,909,149 | 1.11 | 1.11 | (0.29 | ) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 13.29 | (0.07 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.54 | ) | — | — | — | 11.75 | (11.59 | )(e) | 56,705 | 1.85 | (d)(e) | 1.85 | (d)(e) | (1.05 | )(d)(e) | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 14.83 | (0.15 | ) | 1.77 | 1.62 | — | (3.16 | ) | (3.16 | ) | 13.29 | 10.53 | (e) | 76,302 | 1.86 | (e) | 1.86 | (e) | (1.05 | )(e) | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 12.50 | (0.12 | ) | 2.76 | 2.65 | — | (0.32 | ) | (0.32 | ) | 14.83 | 21.23 | (e) | 95,892 | 1.84 | (e) | 1.85 | (e) | (0.86 | )(e) | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 16.25 | (0.07 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (1.97 | ) | — | (1.78 | ) | (1.78 | ) | 12.50 | (12.11 | ) | 107,647 | 1.86 | 1.86 | (0.51 | ) | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 19.02 | (0.13 | ) | 0.73 | 0.60 | — | (3.37 | ) | (3.37 | ) | 16.25 | 4.80 | (e) | 151,196 | 1.86 | (e) | 1.86 | (e) | (0.75 | )(e) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 15.86 | (0.19 | ) | 5.18 | 4.99 | — | (1.83 | ) | (1.83 | ) | 19.02 | 32.75 | 165,438 | 1.86 | 1.86 | (1.04 | ) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 19.37 | (0.01 | ) | (2.14 | ) | (2.15 | ) | — | — | — | 17.22 | (11.10 | ) | 1,095,761 | 0.86 | (d) | 0.86 | (d) | (0.06 | )(d) | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 20.15 | (0.01 | ) | 2.39 | 2.38 | — | (3.16 | ) | (3.16 | ) | 19.37 | 11.58 | 1,397,754 | 0.87 | 0.87 | (0.06 | ) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 16.79 | 0.02 | 3.74 | 3.76 | (0.08 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.40 | ) | 20.15 | 22.45 | 1,445,051 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.13 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 20.97 | 0.09 | (2.45 | ) | (2.36 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (1.78 | ) | (1.82 | ) | 16.79 | (11.19 | ) | 1,329,637 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.49 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 23.31 | 0.05 | 0.98 | 1.03 | — | (3.37 | ) | (3.37 | ) | 20.97 | 5.81 | 1,614,118 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.23 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 18.90 | (0.01 | ) | 6.25 | 6.24 | — | (1.83 | ) | (1.83 | ) | 23.31 | 34.13 | 1,385,718 | 0.86 | 0.86 | (0.04 | ) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six months ended 10/31/18 | 19.41 | 0.01 | (2.15 | ) | (2.14 | ) | — | — | — | 17.27 | (11.02 | ) | 40,989 | 0.71 | (d) | 0.71 | (d) | 0.09 | (d) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 20.16 | 0.02 | 2.39 | 2.41 | — | (3.16 | ) | (3.16 | ) | 19.41 | 11.73 | 26,813 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.12 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17(f) | 20.29 | 0.01 | (0.14 | ) | (0.13 | ) | — | — | — | 20.16 | (0.64 | ) | 469 | 0.72 | (g) | 0.72 | (g) | 0.26 | (g) | 32 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $878,037, $71,677, $1,350,112 and $42,525 for Class A, Class C, Class Y, and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.99% for the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the years ended April 30, 2018, 2017 and 2015, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date February 7, 2017. |
(g) | Annualized. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Class | Beginning Account Value (05/01/18) | ACTUAL | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | Annualized Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value (10/31/18) | Expenses Paid During Period2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 887.80 | $ | 5.28 | $ | 1,019.61 | $ | 5.65 | 1.11 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 884.10 | 8.79 | 1,015.88 | 9.40 | 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 889.00 | 4.09 | 1,020.87 | 4.38 | 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 889.80 | 3.38 | 1,021.63 | 3.62 | 0.71 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Small Cap Value Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under
the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one and five year periods and the third quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one and five year periods and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three year period. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both
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advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually 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.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other similarly managed client accounts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other types of client accounts, including management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases, necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution, oversight of service providers, costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco
Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money
market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker receives commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its 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 (or any successor Form). The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q (or any successor Form) on the SEC website at sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | ![]() |
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![]() | Semiannual Report to Shareholders
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Invesco Technology Fund
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A: ITYAX ∎ C: ITHCX ∎ Y: ITYYX ∎ Investor: FTCHX ∎ R5: FTPIX ∎ R6: FTPSX |
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | 2.34 | % | ||
Class C Shares | 1.94 | |||
Class Y Shares | 2.48 | |||
Investor Class Shares | 2.42 | |||
Class R5 Shares | 2.56 | |||
Class R6 Shares | 2.55 | |||
Nasdaq Composite Index▼ (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | 3.94 | |||
Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | 0.42 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ∎Lipper Inc.
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The Nasdaq Composite Index is a broad-based market index of the common stocks and similar securities listed on the Nasdaq stock market. |
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The Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of science and technology funds tracked by Lipper. |
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The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Inception (3/28/02) | 5.18 | % | ||||
10 Years | 14.06 | |||||
5 Years | 11.64 | |||||
1 Year | 1.65 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (2/14/00) | -1.89 | % | ||||
10 Years | 13.86 | |||||
5 Years | 12.06 | |||||
1 Year | 5.73 | |||||
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Inception (10/3/08) | 13.60 | % | ||||
10 Years | 14.99 | |||||
5 Years | 13.19 | |||||
1 Year | 7.84 | |||||
Investor Class Shares |
| |||||
Inception (1/19/84) | 10.17 | % | ||||
10 Years | 14.79 | |||||
5 Years | 13.01 | |||||
1 Year | 7.65 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
| |||||
Inception (12/21/98) | 5.21 | % | ||||
10 Years | 15.37 | |||||
5 Years | 13.46 | |||||
1 Year | 8.00 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
| |||||
10 Years | 14.78 | % | ||||
5 Years | 13.06 | |||||
1 Year | 8.00 |
Average Annual Total Returns |
| |||||
As of 9/30/18, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges |
| |||||
Class A Shares |
| |||||
Inception (3/28/02) | 5.98 | % | ||||
10 Years | 13.17 | |||||
5 Years | 14.66 | |||||
1 Year | 19.25 | |||||
Class C Shares |
| |||||
Inception (2/14/00) | -1.26 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.97 | |||||
5 Years | 15.10 | |||||
1 Year | 24.22 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
| |||||
10 Years | 14.09 | % | ||||
5 Years | 16.26 | |||||
1 Year | 26.51 | |||||
Investor Class Shares |
| |||||
Inception (1/19/84) | 10.57 | % | ||||
10 Years | 13.89 | |||||
5 Years | 16.07 | |||||
1 Year | 26.29 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
| |||||
Inception (12/21/98) | 5.87 | % | ||||
10 Years | 14.47 | |||||
5 Years | 16.54 | |||||
1 Year | 26.69 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
| |||||
10 Years | 13.88 | % | ||||
5 Years | 16.12 | |||||
1 Year | 26.69 |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Investor Class shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Investor Class shares.
Class R6 shares incepted on April 4, 2017. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect
deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.28%, 2.03%, 1.03%, 1.20%, 0.85%, and 0.85%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the
applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including |
performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity |
| |||||||
Application Software–5.10% |
| |||||||
Adobe Inc.(b) | 85,358 | $ | 20,977,582 | |||||
salesforce.com, inc.(b) | 157,712 | 21,644,395 | ||||||
Splunk Inc.(b) | 40,160 | 4,009,574 | ||||||
46,631,551 | ||||||||
Biotechnology–1.85% |
| |||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 76,378 | 8,559,682 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.(b) | 117,286 | 8,397,678 | ||||||
16,957,360 | ||||||||
Cable & Satellite–1.43% |
| |||||||
Charter Communications, Inc.– | 40,857 | 13,089,357 | ||||||
Communications Equipment–0.69% |
| |||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b) | 34,545 | 6,323,117 | ||||||
Consumer Electronics–4.01% |
| |||||||
Sony Corp. (Japan) | 681,000 | 36,651,492 | ||||||
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–7.40% |
| |||||||
Mastercard Inc.–Class A | 103,242 | 20,407,846 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 199,809 | 16,821,920 | ||||||
Visa Inc.–Class A | 220,798 | 30,437,004 | ||||||
67,666,770 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.97% |
| |||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(b) | 155,901 | 8,898,829 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment–4.45% |
| |||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(b) | 349,833 | 12,642,964 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b) | 36,138 | 18,834,403 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 56,486 | 9,163,159 | ||||||
40,640,526 | ||||||||
Interactive Home Entertainment–15.26% |
| |||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 443,724 | 30,639,142 | ||||||
Electronic Arts Inc.(b) | 93,379 | 8,495,621 | ||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan) | 87,600 | 27,156,223 | ||||||
Sea Ltd.–ADR (Thailand)(b)(c) | 1,121,681 | 14,637,937 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b) | 285,187 | 36,752,049 | ||||||
UbiSoft Entertainment S.A. | 243,469 | 21,832,531 | ||||||
139,513,503 | ||||||||
Interactive Media & Services–12.18% |
| |||||||
Alphabet Inc.–Class A(b) | 40,007 | 43,630,834 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc.–Class C(b) | 15,578 | 16,773,923 | ||||||
Baidu, Inc.–ADR (China) | 52,055 | 9,893,573 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc.–Class A(b) | 239,302 | 36,323,651 | ||||||
Match Group, Inc.(b) | 90,983 | 4,705,641 | ||||||
111,327,622 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–14.85% |
| |||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.–ADR (China)(b) | 307,349 | $ | 43,729,616 | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 50,858 | 81,271,593 | ||||||
Booking Holdings Inc.(b) | 5,756 | 10,790,082 | ||||||
135,791,291 | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services–6.80% |
| |||||||
Illumina, Inc.(b) | 118,255 | 36,795,043 | ||||||
IQVIA Holdings Inc.(b) | 118,265 | 14,538,317 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 46,419 | 10,845,799 | ||||||
62,179,159 | ||||||||
Managed Health Care–3.40% |
| |||||||
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 118,865 | 31,065,368 | ||||||
Movies & Entertainment–1.41% |
| |||||||
Netflix, Inc.(b) | 42,572 | 12,847,378 | ||||||
Semiconductor Equipment–1.29% |
| |||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 211,596 | 6,957,277 | ||||||
ASML Holding N.V.–New York Shares (Netherlands) | 28,118 | 4,846,418 | ||||||
11,803,695 | ||||||||
Semiconductors–5.38% |
| |||||||
Broadcom Inc. | 40,547 | 9,061,849 | ||||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b) | 359,970 | 16,850,196 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 67,551 | 14,241,777 | ||||||
Semtech Corp.(b) | 200,527 | 9,011,683 | ||||||
49,165,505 | ||||||||
Systems Software–6.61% |
| |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 459,180 | 49,045,016 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | 63,017 | 11,408,598 | ||||||
60,453,614 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–5.82% |
| |||||||
Apple Inc. | 243,197 | 53,226,095 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests |
| 904,232,232 | ||||||
Money Market Funds–1.69% |
| |||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio– | 5,444,568 | 5,444,568 | ||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio– | 3,887,489 | 3,888,267 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(d) | 6,138,101 | 6,138,101 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 15,470,936 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.59% |
| 919,703,168 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Investments Purchased with Cash |
| |||||||
Money Market Funds–1.17% | ||||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio– | 10,726,065 | $ | 10,726,065 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–101.76% |
| 930,429,233 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.76)% |
| (16,076,234 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 914,352,999 |
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at October 31, 2018. |
(d) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
(e) | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Information Technology | 33.3 | % | ||
Communication Services | 30.3 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 18.8 | |||
Health Care | 16.5 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 1.1 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $500,783,248) | $ | 904,232,232 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and (Cost $26,196,997) | 26,197,001 | |||
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $295) | 293 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Investments sold | 5,486,289 | |||
Dividends and interest | 301,861 | |||
Fund shares sold | 734,854 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 182,949 | |||
Total assets | 937,135,479 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 10,711,088 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 464,275 | |||
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | 10,726,065 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 587,708 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 3,227 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 82,732 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 207,385 | |||
Total liabilities | 22,782,480 | |||
Net assets applicable to outstanding shares | $ | 914,352,999 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 445,880,230 | ||
Distributable earnings | 468,472,769 | |||
$ | 914,352,999 |
Net Assets: | ||||
Class A | $ | 393,158,128 | ||
Class C | $ | 44,044,836 | ||
Class Y | $ | 31,125,593 | ||
Investor Class | $ | 445,802,741 | ||
Class R5 | $ | 177,503 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 44,198 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
| |||
Class A | 8,176,831 | |||
Class C | 1,132,386 | |||
Class Y | 637,790 | |||
Investor Class | 9,318,226 | |||
Class R5 | 3,145 | |||
Class R6 | 783 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 48.08 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $48.08 ¸ 94.50%) | $ | 50.88 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 38.90 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 48.80 | ||
Investor Class: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 47.84 | ||
Class R5: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 56.44 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 56.45 |
* | At October 31, 2018, securities with an aggregate value of $10,978,443 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 six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $30,161) | $ | 1,907,885 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $3,687) | 196,975 | |||
Total investment income | 2,104,860 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 3,230,834 | |||
Administrative services fees | 125,575 | |||
Custodian fees | 22,202 | |||
Distribution fees: | ||||
Class A | 523,907 | |||
Class C | 230,771 | |||
Investor Class | 302,838 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C, Y and Investor | 1,224,141 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R5 | 91 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 24 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 18,490 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 53,095 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 54,120 | |||
Professional services fees | 33,425 | |||
Other | 10,903 | |||
Total expenses | 5,830,416 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (23,506 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 5,806,910 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | (3,702,050 | ) | ||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Net realized gain from: | ||||
Investment securities | 26,926,848 | |||
Foreign currencies | 1,273 | |||
26,928,121 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investment securities | (2,251,065 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | 12,403 | |||
(2,238,662 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 24,689,459 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 20,987,409 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (3,702,050 | ) | $ | (5,235,823 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 26,928,121 | 67,117,063 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (2,238,662 | ) | 107,343,428 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 20,987,409 | 169,224,668 | ||||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings(1): | ||||||||
Class A | — | (13,941,905 | ) | |||||
Class B | — | (102,497 | ) | |||||
Class C | — | (1,700,242 | ) | |||||
Class Y | — | (994,138 | ) | |||||
Investor Class | — | (17,229,581 | ) | |||||
Class R5 | — | (8,304 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | — | (681 | ) | |||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | — | (33,977,348 | ) | |||||
Share transactions–net: | ||||||||
Class A | 7,383,179 | 10,590,273 | ||||||
Class B | — | (3,903,177 | ) | |||||
Class C | 3,557,498 | 5,092,812 | ||||||
Class Y | 3,221,580 | 6,525,350 | ||||||
Investor Class | (13,232,485 | ) | (6,546,005 | ) | ||||
Class R5 | 10,720 | (12,533 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | 848 | 28,877 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 941,340 | 11,775,597 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets | 21,928,749 | 147,022,917 | ||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 892,424,250 | 745,401,333 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 914,352,999 | $ | 892,424,250 |
(1) | The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net realized gains. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Technology Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y and Investor Class shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a
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particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer |
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derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
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The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
L. | Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile. |
Many products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||||||
First $350 million | 0 | .75% | ||||||
Next $350 million | 0 | .65% | ||||||
Next $1.3 billion | 0 | .55% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .45% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .40% | ||||||
Next $2 billion | 0 | .375% | ||||||
Over $8 billion | 0 | .35% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.66%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed above) of Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 1.75%, 2.00%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $9,131.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or
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networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. The Fund, pursuant to the Investor Class Plan, reimburses IDI 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 daily net assets of Investor Class shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $44,227 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $1 and $1,260 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund incurred $3,596 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | $ | 818,591,986 | $ | 85,640,246 | $ | — | $ | 904,232,232 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 26,197,001 | — | — | 26,197,001 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 844,788,987 | $ | 85,640,246 | $ | — | $ | 930,429,233 |
NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $14,375.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018.
NOTE 8—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $211,421,781 and $206,062,903, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 409,537,157 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (8,911,367 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 400,625,790 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $529,803,443.
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NOTE 9—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 709,850 | $ | 36,367,273 | 1,080,192 | $ | 48,966,844 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 1,468 | 55,911 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 223,865 | 9,273,399 | 321,979 | 12,008,651 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 152,056 | 7,822,865 | 322,754 | 14,664,978 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | 205,728 | 10,443,032 | 586,193 | 26,339,535 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 602 | 36,649 | 27,714 | 1,348,572 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 15 | 848 | 644 | 34,337 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 301,902 | 13,410,507 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 2,680 | 101,364 | ||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | 45,149 | 1,633,499 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | 19,973 | 898,580 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | — | �� | — | 376,477 | 16,625,230 | |||||||||||
Class R5 | — | — | 149 | 7,721 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | — | — | 5 | 275 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(c) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 59,723 | 2,940,746 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (72,038 | ) | (2,940,746 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (567,342 | ) | (28,984,094 | ) | (1,212,452 | ) | (54,727,824 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (29,459 | ) | (1,119,706 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (138,813 | ) | (5,715,901 | ) | (231,123 | ) | (8,549,338 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (88,853 | ) | (4,601,285 | ) | (196,048 | ) | (9,038,208 | ) | ||||||||
Investor Class | (465,950 | ) | (23,675,517 | ) | (1,104,288 | ) | (49,510,770 | ) | ||||||||
Class R5 | (427 | ) | (25,929 | ) | (27,762 | ) | (1,368,826 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | — | — | (104 | ) | (5,735 | ) | ||||||||||
Net increase in share activity | 30,731 | $ | 941,340 | 273,728 | $ | 11,775,597 |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 12% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Effective as of the close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss)(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 46.98 | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | 1.30 | $ | 1.10 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 48.08 | 2.34 | % | $ | 393,158 | 1.22 | %(d) | 1.22 | %(d) | (0.79 | )%(d) | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 39.78 | (0.29 | ) | 9.31 | 9.02 | — | (1.82 | ) | (1.82 | ) | 46.98 | 22.94 | 377,444 | 1.27 | 1.28 | (0.63 | ) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 32.99 | (0.23 | ) | 9.39 | 9.16 | — | (2.37 | ) | (2.37 | ) | 39.78 | 28.80 | 310,505 | 1.43 | 1.43 | (0.65 | ) | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 37.86 | (0.26 | ) | (2.09 | ) | (2.35 | ) | — | (2.52 | ) | (2.52 | ) | 32.99 | (6.83 | ) | 279,234 | 1.39 | 1.39 | (0.70 | ) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 37.61 | (0.35 | ) | 5.88 | 5.53 | — | (5.28 | ) | (5.28 | ) | 37.86 | 15.27 | 311,682 | 1.40 | 1.40 | (0.89 | ) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 34.19 | (0.30 | ) | 7.07 | 6.77 | — | (3.35 | ) | (3.35 | ) | 37.61 | 20.22 | 287,236 | 1.45 | 1.45 | (0.80 | ) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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Six Months ended 10/31/18 | 38.15 | (0.32 | ) | 1.07 | 0.75 | — | — | — | 38.90 | 1.96 | 44,045 | 1.97 | (d) | 1.97 | (d) | (1.54 | )(d) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 32.84 | (0.51 | ) | 7.64 | 7.13 | — | (1.82 | ) | (1.82 | ) | 38.15 | 22.02 | 39,954 | 2.02 | 2.03 | (1.38 | ) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 27.80 | (0.42 | ) | 7.83 | 7.41 | — | (2.37 | ) | (2.37 | ) | 32.84 | 27.85 | 29,930 | 2.18 | 2.18 | (1.40 | ) | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 32.53 | (0.45 | ) | (1.76 | ) | (2.21 | ) | — | (2.52 | ) | (2.52 | ) | 27.80 | (7.53 | ) | 27,898 | 2.14 | 2.14 | (1.45 | ) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 33.22 | (0.56 | ) | 5.15 | 4.59 | — | (5.28 | ) | (5.28 | ) | 32.53 | 14.40 | 30,645 | 2.15 | 2.15 | (1.64 | ) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 30.76 | (0.53 | ) | 6.34 | 5.81 | — | (3.35 | ) | (3.35 | ) | 33.22 | 19.32 | 27,846 | 2.20 | 2.20 | (1.55 | ) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Months ended 10/31/18 | 47.62 | (0.14 | ) | 1.32 | 1.18 | — | — | — | 48.80 | 2.48 | 31,126 | 0.97 | (d) | 0.97 | (d) | (0.54 | )(d) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 40.21 | (0.18 | ) | 9.41 | 9.23 | — | (1.82 | ) | (1.82 | ) | 47.62 | 23.22 | 27,364 | 1.02 | 1.03 | (0.38 | ) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 33.24 | (0.14 | ) | 9.48 | 9.34 | — | (2.37 | ) | (2.37 | ) | 40.21 | 29.13 | 17,205 | 1.18 | 1.18 | (0.40 | ) | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 38.04 | (0.17 | ) | (2.11 | ) | (2.28 | ) | — | (2.52 | ) | (2.52 | ) | 33.24 | (6.61 | ) | 9,256 | 1.14 | 1.14 | (0.45 | ) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 37.67 | (0.25 | ) | 5.90 | 5.65 | — | (5.28 | ) | (5.28 | ) | 38.04 | 15.58 | 9,013 | 1.15 | 1.15 | (0.64 | ) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 34.16 | (0.21 | ) | 7.07 | 6.86 | — | (3.35 | ) | (3.35 | ) | 37.67 | 20.51 | 5,850 | 1.20 | 1.20 | (0.55 | ) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Months ended 10/31/18 | 46.71 | (0.17 | ) | 1.30 | 1.13 | — | — | — | 47.84 | 2.42 | (e) | 445,803 | 1.09 | (d)(e) | 1.09 | (d)(e) | (0.66 | )(d)(e) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 39.53 | (0.25 | ) | 9.25 | 9.00 | — | (1.82 | ) | (1.82 | ) | 46.71 | 23.03 | (e) | 447,456 | 1.19 | (e) | 1.20 | (e) | (0.55 | )(e) | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 32.78 | (0.21 | ) | 9.33 | 9.12 | — | (2.37 | ) | (2.37 | ) | 39.53 | 28.86 | (e) | 384,283 | 1.35 | (e) | 1.35 | (e) | (0.57 | )(e) | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 37.60 | (0.22 | ) | (2.08 | ) | (2.30 | ) | — | (2.52 | ) | (2.52 | ) | 32.78 | (6.73 | )(e) | 330,298 | 1.30 | (e) | 1.30 | (e) | (0.61 | )(e) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 37.34 | (0.31 | ) | 5.85 | 5.54 | — | (5.28 | ) | (5.28 | ) | 37.60 | 15.41 | (e) | 383,681 | 1.30 | (e) | 1.30 | (e) | (0.78 | )(e) | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 33.94 | (0.27 | ) | 7.02 | 6.75 | — | (3.35 | ) | (3.35 | ) | 37.34 | 20.31 | (e) | 366,054 | 1.36 | (e) | 1.36 | (e) | (0.71 | )(e) | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Months ended 10/31/18 | 55.03 | (0.12 | ) | 1.53 | 1.41 | — | — | — | 56.44 | 2.56 | 178 | 0.82 | (d) | 0.82 | (d) | (0.39 | )(d) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 46.14 | (0.11 | ) | 10.82 | 10.71 | — | (1.82 | ) | (1.82 | ) | 55.03 | 23.44 | 163 | 0.85 | 0.85 | (0.21 | ) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 37.74 | (0.05 | ) | 10.82 | 10.77 | — | (2.37 | ) | (2.37 | ) | 46.14 | 29.45 | 132 | 0.92 | 0.92 | (0.14 | ) | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 42.75 | (0.08 | ) | (2.41 | ) | (2.49 | ) | — | (2.52 | ) | (2.52 | ) | 37.74 | (6.36 | ) | 465 | 0.87 | 0.87 | (0.18 | ) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 41.63 | (0.16 | ) | 6.56 | 6.40 | — | (5.28 | ) | (5.28 | ) | 42.75 | 15.91 | 965 | 0.87 | 0.87 | (0.36 | ) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 37.33 | (0.10 | ) | 7.75 | 7.65 | — | (3.35 | ) | (3.35 | ) | 41.63 | 20.89 | 1,457 | 0.89 | 0.89 | (0.24 | ) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Months ended 10/31/18 | 55.04 | (0.12 | ) | 1.53 | 1.41 | — | — | — | 56.45 | 2.56 | 44 | 0.82 | (d) | 0.82 | (d) | (0.39 | )(d) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 46.14 | (0.11 | ) | 10.83 | 10.72 | — | (1.82 | ) | (1.82 | ) | 55.04 | 23.47 | 42 | 0.85 | 0.85 | (0.21 | ) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17(f) | 44.75 | (0.00 | ) | 1.39 | 1.39 | — | — | — | 46.14 | 3.10 | 10 | 0.89 | (g) | 0.89 | (g) | (0.11 | )(g) | 49 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $415,709, $45,778, $31,570, $481,078, $181 and $47 for Class A, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.13%, 0.17%, 0.17%, 0.16%, 0.15% and 0.16% for six months ending October 31, 2018 and the years ended April 30, 2018, April 30, 2017, April 30, 2016, April 30, 2015 and April 30, 2014 respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017. |
(g) | Annualized. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.40 | $ | 6.22 | $ | 1,019.06 | $ | 6.21 | 1.22 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 1,019.40 | 10.03 | 1,015.27 | 10.01 | 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 1,024.80 | 4.95 | 1,020.32 | 4.94 | 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investor | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 5.56 | 1,019.71 | 5.55 | 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
R5 | 1,000.00 | 1,025.60 | 4.19 | 1,021.07 | 4.18 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 1,025.50 | 4.19 | 1,021.07 | 4.18 | 0.82 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Technology Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under
the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fifth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period, and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that underweight and overweight exposure to certain technology sub-sectors negatively impacted Fund performance. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the
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median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund 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 considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other similarly managed client accounts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other types of client accounts, including management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases, necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution, oversight of service providers, costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board
noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures
approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker receives commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its 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 (or any successor Form). The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q (or any successor Form) on the SEC website at sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. |
SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905 Invesco Distributors, Inc. I-TEC-SAR-1 12172018 0837
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | 2.30 | % | ||
Class C Shares | 1.92 | |||
Class Y Shares | 2.42 | |||
Nasdaq Composite Index▼ (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | 3.94 | |||
Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index⬛ (Peer Group Index) | 0.42 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ⬛Lipper Inc.
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The Nasdaq Composite Index is a broad-based market index of the common stocks and similar securities listed on the Nasdaq stock market. The Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of science and technology funds tracked by Lipper. The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 10/31/18, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (7/28/97) | 5.69 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.37 | |||||
5 Years | 11.67 | |||||
1 Year | 1.66 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (7/28/97) | 5.18 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.16 | |||||
5 Years | 12.10 | |||||
1 Year | 5.81 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (7/28/97) | 6.21 | % | ||||
10 Years | 13.27 | |||||
5 Years | 13.21 | |||||
1 Year | 7.79 |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class C and Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley Technology Fund, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. were reorganized into Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Technology Sector Fund. Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Technology Sector Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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As of 9/30/18, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (7/28/97) | 6.32 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.79 | |||||
5 Years | 14.71 | |||||
1 Year | 19.42 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (7/28/97) | 5.80 | % | ||||
10 Years | 11.58 | |||||
5 Years | 15.16 | |||||
1 Year | 24.37 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (7/28/97) | 6.85 | % | ||||
10 Years | 12.69 | |||||
5 Years | 16.27 | |||||
1 Year | 26.59 |
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares was 1.33%, 2.07% and 1.08%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett |
| Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about |
your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity |
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Application Software–5.13% |
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Adobe Inc.(b) | 8,948 | $ | 2,199,061 | |||||
salesforce.com, inc.(b) | 16,654 | 2,285,595 | ||||||
Splunk Inc.(b) | 4,180 | 417,331 | ||||||
4,901,987 | ||||||||
Biotechnology–1.86% |
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8,005 | 897,120 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.(b) | 12,291 | 880,036 | ||||||
1,777,156 | ||||||||
Cable & Satellite–1.43% |
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Charter Communications, Inc.– | 4,276 | 1,369,902 | ||||||
Communications Equipment–0.68% |
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b) | 3,565 | 652,538 | ||||||
Consumer Electronics–3.98% |
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Sony Corp. (Japan) | 70,800 | 3,810,464 | ||||||
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–7.42% |
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Mastercard Inc.–Class A | 10,848 | 2,144,324 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 20,773 | 1,748,879 | ||||||
Visa Inc.–Class A | 23,198 | 3,197,844 | ||||||
7,091,047 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.97% |
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Keysight Technologies, Inc.(b) | 16,319 | 931,489 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment–4.45% |
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Boston Scientific Corp.(b) | 36,633 | 1,323,916 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b) | 3,787 | 1,973,709 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 5,894 | 956,125 | ||||||
4,253,750 | ||||||||
Interactive Home Entertainment–15.20% |
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 45,753 | 3,159,245 | ||||||
Electronic Arts Inc.(b) | 9,788 | 890,512 | ||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan) | 9,100 | 2,821,023 | ||||||
Sea Ltd.–ADR (Thailand)(b) | 117,593 | 1,534,589 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b) | 29,684 | 3,825,377 | ||||||
UbiSoft Entertainment S.A. (France)(b) | 25,650 | 2,300,105 | ||||||
14,530,851 | ||||||||
Interactive Media & Services–12.36% |
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Alphabet Inc.–Class A(b) | 4,314 | 4,704,762 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc.–Class C(b) | 1,672 | 1,800,359 | ||||||
Baidu, Inc.–ADR (China) | 5,445 | 1,034,877 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc.–Class A(b) | 24,963 | 3,789,134 | ||||||
Match Group, Inc.(b) | 9,521 | 492,426 | ||||||
11,821,558 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–14.96% |
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.–ADR | 31,719 | $ | 4,512,980 | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 5,422 | 8,664,410 | ||||||
Booking Holdings Inc.(b) | 604 | 1,132,246 | ||||||
14,309,636 | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services–6.81% |
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Illumina, Inc.(b) | 12,394 | 3,856,393 | ||||||
IQVIA Holdings Inc.(b) | 12,396 | 1,523,840 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 4,844 | 1,131,801 | ||||||
6,512,034 | ||||||||
Managed Health Care–3.39% |
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 12,401 | 3,241,001 | ||||||
Movies & Entertainment–1.41% |
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Netflix, Inc.(b) | 4,456 | 1,344,732 | ||||||
Semiconductor Equipment–1.29% |
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Applied Materials, Inc. | 22,143 | 728,062 | ||||||
ASML Holding N.V.–New York Shares (Netherlands) | 2,923 | 503,808 | ||||||
1,231,870 | ||||||||
Semiconductors–5.38% |
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Broadcom Inc. | 4,259 | 951,844 | ||||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b) | 37,420 | 1,751,630 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 7,088 | 1,494,363 | ||||||
Semtech Corp.(b) | 21,062 | 946,526 | ||||||
5,144,363 | ||||||||
Systems Software–6.74% |
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Microsoft Corp. | 49,073 | 5,241,487 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | 6,656 | 1,205,002 | ||||||
6,446,489 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–5.93% |
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Apple Inc. | 25,921 | 5,673,070 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests |
| 95,043,937 | ||||||
Money Market Funds–1.28% |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio– | 428,434 | 428,434 | ||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(c) | 305,643 | 305,704 | ||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(c) | 489,638 | 489,638 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 1,223,776 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.67% |
| 96,267,713 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.67)% |
| (639,030 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 95,628,683 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investment Abbreviations:
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Information Technology | 33.5 | % | ||
Communication Services | 30.4 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 19.0 | |||
Health Care | 16.5 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 0.6 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $57,354,489) | $ | 95,043,937 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $1,223,786) | 1,223,776 | |||
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $148) | 147 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Investments sold | 578,848 | |||
Dividends and interest | 30,107 | |||
Fund shares sold | 21,128 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 32,311 | |||
Other assets | 25,569 | |||
Total assets | 96,955,823 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 1,109,716 | |||
Fund shares repurchased | 74,093 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 56,617 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 1,734 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 49,978 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 35,002 | |||
Total liabilities | 1,327,140 | |||
Net assets applicable to common shares | $ | 95,628,683 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 51,495,267 | ||
Distributable earnings | 44,133,416 | |||
$ | 95,628,683 |
Net Assets: | ||||
Class A | $ | 83,717,115 | ||
Class C | $ | 7,889,782 | ||
Class Y | $ | 4,021,786 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
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Class A | 3,484,295 | |||
Class C | 391,584 | |||
Class Y | 158,535 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 24.03 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $24.03 ¸ 94.50% | $ | 25.43 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 20.15 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 25.37 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,024) | $ | 202,906 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $43) | 14,280 | |||
Total investment income | 217,186 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 351,941 | |||
Administrative services fees | 25,206 | |||
Custodian fees | 5,284 | |||
Distribution fees: | ||||
Class A | 115,234 | |||
Class C | 42,915 | |||
Transfer agent fees | 75,210 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 10,409 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 24,913 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 19,332 | |||
Professional services fees | 27,768 | |||
Other | 5,603 | |||
Total expenses | 703,815 | |||
Less: Fees waived | (680 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 703,135 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | (485,949 | ) | ||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Net realized gain from: | ||||
Investment securities | 3,533,696 | |||
Foreign currencies | 464 | |||
3,534,160 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investment securities | (564,230 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | 1,384 | |||
(562,846 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 2,971,314 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 2,485,365 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (485,949 | ) | $ | (719,701 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 3,534,160 | 6,381,987 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (562,846 | ) | 13,879,162 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 2,485,365 | 19,541,448 | ||||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings(1): | ||||||||
Class A | — | (1,875,164 | ) | |||||
Class B | — | (4,057 | ) | |||||
Class C | — | (209,764 | ) | |||||
Class Y | — | (72,200 | ) | |||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | — | (2,161,185 | ) | |||||
Share transactions–net: | ||||||||
Class A | (4,449,160 | ) | (7,493,232 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (389,282 | ) | |||||
Class C | (368,601 | ) | (939,539 | ) | ||||
Class Y | 245,804 | 836,007 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (4,571,957 | ) | (7,986,046 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (2,086,592 | ) | 9,394,217 | |||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 97,715,275 | 88,321,058 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 95,628,683 | $ | 97,715,275 |
(1) | The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net realized gain. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Technology Sector Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of three different classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Class Y. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
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Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
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E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
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A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
L. | Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile. |
Many products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||||||
First $500 million | 0 | .67% | ||||||
Next $2.5 billion | 0 | .645% | ||||||
Over $3 billion | 0 | .62% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class C, and Class Y shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $680.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”), an affiliate of the Adviser. The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that the Fund will reimburse IDI for distribution related expenses that IDI incurs up to a maximum of the following annual rates: (1) Class A — up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A shares; and (2) Class C — up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $1,374 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $2 from Class C shares for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund incurred $316 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
�� | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | $ | 86,112,345 | $ | 8,931,592 | $ | — | $ | 95,043,937 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,223,776 | — | — | 1,223,776 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 87,336,121 | $ | 8,931,592 | $ | — | $ | 96,267,713 |
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 6—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018.
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NOTE 7—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $19,801,507 and $23,717,484, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 38,322,395 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (965,256 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 37,357,139 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $58,910,574.
NOTE 8—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 32,698 | $ | 848,625 | 79,249 | $ | 1,748,165 | ||||||||||
Class C | 6,025 | 132,256 | 5,744 | 106,300 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 34,098 | 924,676 | 79,087 | 1,827,377 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 76,522 | 1,698,024 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 199 | 3,721 | ||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | 10,042 | 188,082 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | 2,385 | 55,788 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(c) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 6,984 | 171,744 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (8,371 | ) | (171,744 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (206,839 | ) | (5,297,785 | ) | (500,170 | ) | (11,111,165 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (12,065 | ) | (221,259 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (23,413 | ) | (500,857 | ) | (65,744 | ) | (1,233,921 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (24,876 | ) | (678,872 | ) | (43,740 | ) | (1,047,158 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | (182,307 | ) | $ | (4,571,957 | ) | (369,878 | ) | $ | (7,986,046 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 64% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Effective as of the close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 9—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss)(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net realized gains | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of and/or expenses | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 23.49 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | 0.65 | $ | 0.54 | $ | — | $ | 24.03 | 2.30 | % | $ | 83,717 | 1.29 | %(d) | 1.29 | %(d) | (0.87 | )%(d) | 20 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 19.53 | (0.15 | ) | 4.61 | 4.46 | (0.50 | ) | 23.49 | 22.99 | 85,929 | 1.33 | 1.33 | (0.69 | ) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 15.58 | (0.16 | ) | 4.54 | 4.38 | (0.43 | ) | 19.53 | 28.52 | 78,058 | 1.67 | 1.67 | (0.90 | ) | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 16.73 | (0.15 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (1.15 | ) | — | 15.58 | (6.87 | ) | 70,256 | 1.58 | 1.58 | (0.89 | ) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 14.49 | (0.17 | ) | 2.41 | 2.24 | — | 16.73 | 15.46 | 86,451 | 1.58 | 1.58 | (1.07 | ) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 12.01 | (0.14 | ) | 2.62 | 2.48 | — | 14.49 | 20.65 | 83,926 | 1.68 | 1.68 | (1.02 | ) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | �� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 19.77 | (0.17 | ) | 0.55 | 0.38 | — | 20.15 | 1.92 | (e) | 7,890 | 2.03 | (d)(e) | 2.03 | (d)(e) | (1.61 | )(d)(e) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 16.64 | (0.27 | ) | 3.90 | 3.63 | (0.50 | ) | 19.77 | 21.98 | (e) | 8,087 | 2.07 | (e) | 2.07 | (e) | (1.43 | )(e) | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 13.42 | (0.24 | ) | 3.89 | 3.65 | (0.43 | ) | 16.64 | 27.66 | (e) | 7,635 | 2.39 | (e) | 2.39 | (e) | (1.62 | )(e) | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 14.52 | (0.24 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (1.10 | ) | — | 13.42 | (7.58 | ) | 6,759 | 2.33 | 2.33 | (1.64 | ) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 12.67 | (0.25 | ) | 2.10 | 1.85 | — | 14.52 | 14.60 | (e) | 8,087 | 2.32 | (e) | 2.32 | (e) | (1.81 | )(e) | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 10.58 | (0.21 | ) | 2.30 | 2.09 | — | 12.67 | 19.75 | (e) | 7,976 | 2.41 | (e) | 2.41 | (e) | (1.75 | )(e) | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 24.77 | (0.09 | ) | 0.69 | 0.60 | — | 25.37 | 2.42 | 4,022 | 1.04 | (d) | 1.04 | (d) | (0.62 | )(d) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 20.53 | (0.10 | ) | 4.84 | 4.74 | (0.50 | ) | 24.77 | 23.23 | 3,699 | 1.08 | 1.08 | (0.44 | ) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 16.32 | (0.12 | ) | 4.76 | 4.64 | (0.43 | ) | 20.53 | 28.82 | 2,291 | 1.42 | 1.42 | (0.65 | ) | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 17.49 | (0.11 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (1.17 | ) | — | 16.32 | (6.69 | ) | 1,299 | 1.33 | 1.33 | (0.64 | ) | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 15.10 | (0.14 | ) | 2.53 | 2.39 | — | 17.49 | 15.83 | 909 | 1.33 | 1.33 | (0.82 | ) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 12.49 | (0.11 | ) | 2.72 | 2.61 | — | 15.10 | 20.90 | 647 | 1.43 | 1.43 | (0.77 | ) | 69 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $91,436, $8,626 and $4,139 for Class A, Class C and Class Y, respectively. |
(e) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets, for Class C Shares, reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than of 0.99%, 0.99%, 0.97%, 0.99% and 0.98% for the sixth months ended October 31, 2018 and for the years ended April 30, 2018, 2017, 2015 and 2014, respectively. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Class | Beginning Account Value (05/01/18) | ACTUAL | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value (10/31/18) | Expenses Paid During Period2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.00 | $ | 6.58 | $ | 1,018.70 | $ | 6.56 | 1.29 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 1,019.20 | 10.33 | 1,014.97 | 10.31 | 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 5.31 | 1,019.96 | 5.30 | 1.04 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Technology Sector Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under
the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fifth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period, and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that underweight and overweight exposure to certain technology sub-sectors negatively impacted Fund performance. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted
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that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund 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 considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other similarly managed client accounts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other types of client accounts, including management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases, necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution, oversight of service providers, costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from
economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that
Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker receives commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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![]() | Semiannual Report to Shareholders
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For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
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Cumulative total returns, 4/30/18 to 10/31/18, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance. |
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Class A Shares | -6.32 | % | ||
Class C Shares | -6.65 | |||
Class R Shares | -6.44 | |||
Class Y Shares | -6.18 | |||
Class R5 Shares | -6.15 | |||
Class R6 Shares | -6.08 | |||
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | 3.40 | |||
S&P 1500 Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | 0.89 | |||
Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index⬛ (Peer Group Index) | -2.40 | |||
Source(s): ▼FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ⬛Lipper Inc.
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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. |
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The S&P 1500® Value Index combines the value stocks of the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600 indexes. |
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The Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of multicap value funds tracked by Lipper. |
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The S&P MidCap 400® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-sized US companies. |
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The S&P SmallCap 600® Index is a market-value weighted index considered representative of small-cap US stocks. |
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The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (6/25/01) | 4.74 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.08 | |||||
5 Years | 3.76 | |||||
1 Year | -10.75 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (6/25/01) | 4.32 | % | ||||
10 Years | 8.92 | |||||
5 Years | 4.20 | |||||
1 Year | -7.17 | |||||
Class R Shares |
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10 Years | 9.44 | % | ||||
5 Years | 4.69 | |||||
1 Year | -5.82 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (3/23/05) | 5.02 | % | ||||
10 Years | 9.96 | |||||
5 Years | 5.20 | |||||
1 Year | -5.37 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
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10 Years | 10.08 | % | ||||
5 Years | 5.37 | |||||
1 Year | -5.21 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 9.78 | % | ||||
5 Years | 5.09 | |||||
1 Year | -5.14 |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class C and Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund (renamed Invesco Value Opportunities Fund). Returns shown above, prior to June 1, 2010, for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Value Opportunities Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Class R shares incepted on May 23, 2011. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class R shares.
Class R5 shares incepted on May 23, 2011. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
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Class A Shares |
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Inception (6/25/01) | 5.34 | % | ||||
10 Years | 8.01 | |||||
5 Years | 6.65 | |||||
1 Year | -0.26 | |||||
Class C Shares |
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Inception (6/25/01) | 4.93 | % | ||||
10 Years | 7.85 | |||||
5 Years | 7.09 | |||||
1 Year | 3.76 | |||||
Class R Shares |
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10 Years | 8.35 | % | ||||
5 Years | 7.58 | |||||
1 Year | 5.22 | |||||
Class Y Shares |
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Inception (3/23/05) | 5.79 | % | ||||
10 Years | 8.88 | |||||
5 Years | 8.13 | |||||
1 Year | 5.77 | |||||
Class R5 Shares |
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10 Years | 8.98 | % | ||||
5 Years | 8.30 | |||||
1 Year | 5.89 | |||||
Class R6 Shares |
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10 Years | 8.68 | % | ||||
5 Years | 7.99 | |||||
1 Year | 5.95 |
Class R6 shares incepted on April 4, 2017. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class
R6 shares was 1.22%, 1.92%, 1.47%, 0.97%, 0.85% and 0.78%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Letters to Shareholders
Bruce Crockett | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring that Invesco offers a diverse lineup of mutual funds that your financial adviser can use to strive to meet your financial needs as your investment goals change over time; monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. |
We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper, Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Philip Taylor | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. The investment professionals at Invesco invest with high conviction. This means that, no matter the asset class or the strategy, each investment team has a passion to exceed. We want to help investors achieve better outcomes, such as seeking higher returns, helping mitigate risk and generating income. Of course, investing with high conviction can’t guarantee a profit or ensure success; no investment strategy can. To learn more about how we invest with high conviction, visit invesco.com/HighConviction. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about |
your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.”
Finally, I’m pleased to share with you Invesco’s commitment to both the Principles for Responsible Investment and to considering environmental, social and governance issues in our robust investment process. I invite you to learn more at invesco.com/esg.
For questions about your account, contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks–98.08% |
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Advertising–4.82% |
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Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | 870,700 | $ | 20,165,412 | |||||
Omnicom Group Inc. | 198,355 | 14,741,743 | ||||||
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–1.01% |
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AGCO Corp. | 130,304 | 7,302,236 | ||||||
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.55% |
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Affiliated Managers Group Inc | 162,500 | 18,469,750 | ||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment–3.74% |
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Dana Inc. | 723,868 | 11,270,625 | ||||||
Delphi Technologies PLC | 737,835 | 15,819,182 | ||||||
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Building Products–3.08% |
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Masco Corp. | 202,536 | 6,076,080 | ||||||
Owens Corning | 344,400 | 16,279,788 | ||||||
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Construction & Engineering–3.49% |
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AECOM(b) | 869,390 | 25,334,025 | ||||||
Consumer Finance–3.55% |
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SLM Corp.(b) | 2,540,000 | 25,755,600 | ||||||
Diversified Banks–7.73% |
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Bank of America Corp. | 781,594 | 21,493,835 | ||||||
Citigroup Inc. | 299,421 | 19,600,099 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 136,905 | 14,925,383 | ||||||
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Electronic Components–3.36% |
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Belden Inc. | 450,992 | 24,376,118 | ||||||
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.65% |
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Flex Ltd.(b) | 597,780 | 4,698,551 | ||||||
Environmental & Facilities Services–2.80% |
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Stericycle, Inc.(b) | 405,468 | 20,261,236 | ||||||
Health Care Distributors–7.22% |
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Cardinal Health, Inc. | 472,500 | 23,908,500 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 228,000 | 28,445,280 | ||||||
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Health Care Facilities–3.42% |
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Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b) | 177,274 | 7,356,871 | ||||||
Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(b) | 1,952,085 | 17,432,119 | ||||||
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Homebuilding–1.46% |
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D.R. Horton, Inc. | 294,000 | 10,572,240 |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.55% |
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b) | 254,200 | $ | 11,202,594 | |||||
Household Products–1.49% |
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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | 166,524 | 10,815,734 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates–2.48% |
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Carlisle Cos. Inc. | 186,500 | 18,014,035 | ||||||
Industrial Machinery–0.92% |
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ITT Inc. | 132,100 | 6,671,050 | ||||||
Investment Banking & Brokerage–5.84% |
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E*TRADE Financial Corp. | 226,800 | 11,208,456 | ||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 436,566 | 26,892,465 | ||||||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 81,200 | 4,199,664 | ||||||
42,300,585 | ||||||||
Life & Health Insurance–2.40% |
| |||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 422,000 | 17,382,180 | ||||||
Managed Health Care–5.48% |
| |||||||
Anthem, Inc. | 99,300 | 27,364,101 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 57,700 | 12,336,837 | ||||||
39,700,938 | ||||||||
Metal & Glass Containers–3.06% |
| |||||||
Crown Holdings, Inc.(b) | 524,800 | 22,193,792 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.93% |
| |||||||
Apache Corp. | 219,500 | 8,303,685 | ||||||
Parsley Energy, Inc.–Class A(b) | 420,400 | 9,845,768 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 70,100 | 10,323,627 | ||||||
28,473,080 | ||||||||
Other Diversified Financial Services–1.73% |
| |||||||
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 618,500 | 12,549,365 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals–4.67% |
| |||||||
Mylan N.V.(b) | 721,900 | 22,559,375 | ||||||
Novartis AG (Switzerland) | 129,600 | 11,317,474 | ||||||
33,876,849 | ||||||||
Real Estate Services–2.56% |
| |||||||
Realogy Holdings Corp. | 974,950 | 18,592,296 | ||||||
Research & Consulting Services–2.48% |
| |||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) | 126,471 | 17,994,294 | ||||||
Steel–2.23% |
| |||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(b) | 623,948 | 16,154,014 | ||||||
Systems Software–3.23% |
| |||||||
Oracle Corp. | 479,000 | 23,394,360 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–5.15% |
| |||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(b) | 1,925,316 | $ | 23,508,109 | |||||
Radian Group Inc. | 720,349 | 13,823,497 | ||||||
37,331,606 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $715,992,816) | 710,931,445 | |||||||
Money Market Funds–2.18% |
| |||||||
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.08%(c) | 5,532,966 | 5,532,966 | ||||||
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.27%(c) | 3,951,070 | 3,951,861 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Invesco Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class, 2.09%(c) | 6,323,390 | $ | 6,323,390 | |||||
Total Money Market Funds |
| 15,808,217 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.26% |
| 726,739,662 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.26)% |
| (1,897,996 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS–100.00% |
| $ | 724,841,666 |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of October 31, 2018. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of October 31, 2018
Financials | 29.0 | % | ||
Health Care | 20.8 | |||
Industrials | 16.3 | |||
Information Technology | 7.2 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 6.7 | |||
Materials | 5.3 | |||
Communication Services | 4.8 | |||
Energy | 3.9 | |||
Real Estate | 2.6 | |||
Consumer Staples | 1.5 | |||
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | 1.9 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $715,992,816) | $ | 710,931,445 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $15,807,757) | 15,808,217 | |||
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $596) | 615 | |||
Receivable for: | ||||
Dividends and interest | 510,581 | |||
Fund shares sold | 198,370 | |||
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 473,397 | |||
Other assets | 42,246 | |||
Total assets | 727,964,871 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for: | ||||
Investments purchased | 1,534,719 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 512,364 | |||
Accrued fees to affiliates | 469,778 | |||
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 2,476 | |||
Accrued other operating expenses | 80,548 | |||
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | 523,320 | |||
Total liabilities | 3,123,205 | |||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 724,841,666 | ||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 652,143,841 | ||
Distributable earnings | 72,697,825 | |||
$ | 724,841,666 |
Net Assets: | ||||
Class A | $ | 587,536,001 | ||
Class C | $ | 58,936,862 | ||
Class R | $ | 11,846,121 | ||
Class Y | $ | 36,146,929 | ||
Class R5 | $ | 2,358,014 | ||
Class R6 | $ | 28,017,739 | ||
Shares outstanding, no par value, |
| |||
Class A | 44,035,887 | |||
Class C | 4,661,057 | |||
Class R | 896,155 | |||
Class Y | 2,707,575 | |||
Class R5 | 175,727 | |||
Class R6 | 2,085,282 | |||
Class A: | ||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 13.34 | ||
Maximum offering price per share | ||||
(Net asset value of $13.34 ¸ 94.50% | $ | 14.12 | ||
Class C: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 12.64 | ||
Class R: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 13.22 | ||
Class Y: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 13.35 | ||
Class R5: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 13.42 | ||
Class R6: | ||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 13.44 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Investment income: | ||||
Dividends | $ | 4,513,663 | ||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | 154,400 | |||
Total investment income | 4,668,063 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Advisory fees | 2,717,739 | |||
Administrative services fees | 106,144 | |||
Custodian fees | 9,890 | |||
Distribution fees: | ||||
Class A | 826,696 | |||
Class C | 317,001 | |||
Class R | 32,947 | |||
Transfer agent fees — A, C, R and Y | 808,726 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R5 | 1,221 | |||
Transfer agent fees — R6 | 5,644 | |||
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | 15,622 | |||
Registration and filing fees | 49,282 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 79,717 | |||
Professional services fees | 35,030 | |||
Other | 15,430 | |||
Total expenses | 5,021,089 | |||
Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s) | (17,332 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 5,003,757 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | (335,694 | ) | ||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investment securities | 37,030,214 | |||
Foreign currencies | (2 | ) | ||
37,030,212 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | ||||
Investment securities | (85,018,700 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies | (5,304 | ) | ||
(85,024,004 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (47,993,792 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (48,329,486 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended October 31, 2018 and the year ended April 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (335,694 | ) | $ | (58,546 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 37,030,212 | 49,316,909 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (85,024,004 | ) | 35,048,084 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (48,329,486 | ) | 84,306,447 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings(1): | ||||||||
Class A | — | (33,994,064 | ) | |||||
Class B | — | (286,229 | ) | |||||
Class C | — | (3,782,570 | ) | |||||
Class R | — | (725,454 | ) | |||||
Class Y | — | (3,129,069 | ) | |||||
Class R5 | — | (128,051 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | — | (7,273 | ) | |||||
Total distributions from distributable earnings | — | (42,052,710 | ) | |||||
Share transactions-net: | ||||||||
Class A | (35,634,252 | ) | (17,733,820 | ) | ||||
Class B | — | (9,801,875 | ) | |||||
Class C | (5,151,535 | ) | (17,454,601 | ) | ||||
Class R | (303,420 | ) | (1,996,871 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (776,175 | ) | (12,094,925 | ) | ||||
Class R5 | 78,073 | (159,671 | ) | |||||
Class R6 | 1,550,709 | 31,168,802 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (40,236,600 | ) | (28,072,961 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (88,566,086 | ) | 14,180,776 | |||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 813,407,752 | 799,226,976 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 724,841,666 | $ | 813,407,752 |
(1) | The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose distribution components separately, except for tax return of capital. For the year ended April 30, 2018, distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings consisted of distributions from net realized gains. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector 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 authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class Y shares are available only to certain investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met. Under certain circumstances, load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a
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particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer |
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derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | Rate | |||
First $250 million | 0.695% | |||
Next $250 million | 0.67% | |||
Next $500 million | 0.645% | |||
Next $1.5 billion | 0.62% | |||
Next $2.5 billion | 0.595% | |||
Next $2.5 billion | 0.57% | |||
Next $2.5 billion | 0.545% | |||
Over $10 billion | 0.52% |
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2019, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed above) of Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2019. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2020, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $9,245.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A, Class C and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets, up to 1.00% of Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.
With respect to Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2018, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $29,332 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $1,250 and $367 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund incurred $5,064 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2018. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 699,613,971 | $ | 11,317,474 | $ | — | $ | 710,931,445 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 15,808,217 | — | — | 15,808,217 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 715,422,188 | $ | 11,317,474 | $ | — | $ | 726,739,662 |
NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $8,087.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2018.
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NOTE 8—Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was $168,782,735 and $206,887,006, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 90,097,988 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | (101,341,064 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | (11,243,076 | ) |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $737,982,738.
NOTE 9—Share Information
Summary of Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended October 31, 2018(a) | Year ended April 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Sold: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1.199,929 | $ | 17,366,141 | 3,456,497 | $ | 49,060,752 | ||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 4,849 | 65,989 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 133,039 | 1,829,330 | 329,810 | 4,592,496 | ||||||||||||
Class R | 46,044 | 661,583 | 131,947 | 1,885,739 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | 348,079 | 5,058,206 | 1,742,268 | 24,879,394 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | 15,819 | 232,192 | 13,325 | 196,313 | ||||||||||||
Class R6(c) | 340,271 | 4,935,278 | 2,086,303 | 32,782,874 | ||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 2,228,755 | 32,651,271 | ||||||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | 19,605 | 281,915 | ||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | 256,843 | 3,588,097 | ||||||||||||
Class R | — | — | 49,882 | 725,285 | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | 196,807 | 2,877,326 | ||||||||||||
Class R5 | — | — | 8,702 | 127,739 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | — | — | 457 | 6,718 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:(d) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | 521,290 | 8,325,001 | ||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | (551,441 | ) | (8,325,001 | ) | ||||||||||
Reacquired: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (3,669,171 | ) | (53,000,393 | ) | (7,486,368 | ) | (107,770,844 | ) | ||||||||
Class B(b) | — | — | (129,648 | ) | (1,824,778 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | (505,891 | ) | (6,980,865 | ) | (1,924,642 | ) | (25,635,194 | ) | ||||||||
Class R | (67,048 | ) | (965,003 | ) | (316,990 | ) | (4,607,895 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (403,812 | ) | (5,834,381 | ) | (2,600,650 | ) | (39,851,645 | ) | ||||||||
Class R5 | (10,729 | ) | (154,119 | ) | (33,244 | ) | (483,723 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (233,085 | ) | (3,384,569 | ) | (109,405 | ) | (1,620,790 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | (2,806,555 | ) | $ | (40,236,600 | ) | (2,105,048 | ) | $ | (28,072,961 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 33% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | Class B shares activity for the period May 1, 2017 through January 26, 2018 (date of conversion). |
(c) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017. |
(d) | Effective as of close of business January 26, 2018, all outstanding Class B shares were converted to Class A shares. |
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss)(a) | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions | Net asset value, end of period | Total return(b) | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | Portfolio turnover(c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | $ | 14.24 | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.90 | ) | $ | (0.90 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 13.34 | (6.32 | )% | $ | 587,536 | 1.20 | %(d) | 1.20 | %(d) | (0.05 | )%(d) | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 13.50 | 0.01 | 1.48 | 1.49 | — | (0.75 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 14.24 | 10.87 | 662,211 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 0.04 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 11.60 | 0.01 | 2.05 | 2.06 | (0.02 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.16 | ) | 13.50 | 17.81 | 645,216 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 0.07 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 14.45 | 0.02 | (1.08 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (1.66 | ) | (1.79 | ) | 11.60 | (6.93 | ) | 622,026 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.17 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 14.24 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.46 | (0.25 | ) | — | (0.25 | ) | 14.45 | 3.29 | 754,084 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 0.88 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 11.97 | 0.23 | (e) | 2.18 | 2.41 | (0.14 | ) | — | (0.14 | ) | 14.24 | 20.21 | 809,243 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.71 | (e) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 13.54 | (0.05 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.90 | ) | — | — | — | 12.64 | (6.65 | )(f) | 58,937 | 1.90 | (d)(f) | 1.90 | (d)(f) | (0.75 | )(d)(f) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 12.96 | (0.09 | ) | 1.42 | 1.33 | — | (0.75 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 13.54 | 10.07 | (f) | 68,174 | 1.91 | (f) | 1.91 | (f) | (0.66 | )(f) | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 11.20 | (0.08 | ) | 1.98 | 1.90 | — | (0.14 | ) | (0.14 | ) | 12.96 | 17.00 | (f) | 82,590 | 1.97 | (f) | 1.98 | (f) | (0.64 | )(f) | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 14.07 | (0.07 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (1.12 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (1.66 | ) | (1.75 | ) | 11.20 | (7.57 | )(f) | 79,538 | 1.97 | (f) | 1.97 | (f) | (0.55 | )(f) | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 13.87 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 0.35 | (0.15 | ) | — | (0.15 | ) | 14.07 | 2.53 | (f) | 99,994 | 1.95 | (f) | 1.96 | (f) | 0.15 | (f) | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 11.67 | 0.13 | (e) | 2.13 | 2.26 | (0.06 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | 13.87 | 19.38 | (f) | 107,754 | 1.94 | (f) | 1.95 | (f) | 1.00 | (e)(f) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 14.13 | (0.02 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.91 | ) | — | — | — | 13.22 | (6.44 | ) | 11,846 | 1.45 | (d) | 1.45 | (d) | (0.30 | )(d) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 13.43 | (0.03 | ) | 1.48 | 1.45 | — | (0.75 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 14.13 | 10.63 | 12,955 | 1.46 | 1.46 | (0.21 | ) | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 11.55 | (0.02 | ) | 2.04 | 2.02 | — | (0.14 | ) | (0.14 | ) | 13.43 | 17.53 | 14,135 | 1.51 | 1.52 | (0.18 | ) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 14.41 | (0.01 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (1.66 | ) | (1.78 | ) | 11.55 | (7.12 | ) | 16,119 | 1.50 | 1.50 | (0.08 | ) | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 14.20 | 0.09 | 0.33 | 0.42 | (0.21 | ) | — | (0.21 | ) | 14.41 | 3.03 | 20,696 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 0.63 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 11.94 | 0.19 | (e) | 2.18 | 2.37 | (0.11 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | 14.20 | 19.91 | 23,247 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.46 | (e) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 14.23 | 0.02 | (0.90 | ) | (0.88 | ) | — | — | — | 13.35 | (6.18 | ) | 36,147 | 0.95 | (d) | 0.95 | (d) | 0.20 | (d) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 13.46 | 0.04 | 1.48 | 1.52 | — | (0.75 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 14.23 | 11.13 | 39,323 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.29 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 11.56 | 0.04 | 2.06 | 2.10 | (0.06 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.20 | ) | 13.46 | 18.17 | 46,105 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.32 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 14.39 | 0.05 | (1.08 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (1.66 | ) | (1.80 | ) | 11.56 | (6.71 | ) | 21,016 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.42 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 14.21 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.49 | (0.31 | ) | — | (0.31 | ) | 14.39 | 3.55 | 22,295 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 1.13 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 11.94 | 0.26 | (e) | 2.18 | 2.44 | (0.17 | ) | — | (0.17 | ) | 14.21 | 20.53 | 16,266 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.96 | (e) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 14.29 | 0.02 | (0.89 | ) | (0.87 | ) | — | — | — | 13.42 | (6.09 | ) | 2,358 | 0.84 | (d) | 0.84 | (d) | 0.31 | (d) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 13.50 | 0.06 | 1.48 | 1.54 | — | (0.75 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 14.29 | 11.25 | 2,439 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.41 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17 | 11.60 | 0.06 | 2.06 | 2.12 | (0.08 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.22 | ) | 13.50 | 18.30 | 2,456 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.48 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/16 | 14.42 | 0.08 | (1.09 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (1.66 | ) | (1.81 | ) | 11.60 | (6.56 | ) | 2,850 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.58 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/15 | 14.25 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.52 | (0.35 | ) | — | (0.35 | ) | 14.42 | 3.76 | 2,952 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 1.28 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/14 | 11.99 | 0.28 | (e) | 2.18 | 2.46 | (0.20 | ) | — | (0.20 | ) | 14.25 | 20.67 | 2,225 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 2.13 | (e) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended 10/31/18 | 14.31 | 0.03 | (0.90 | ) | (0.87 | ) | — | — | — | 13.44 | (6.08 | ) | 28,018 | 0.78 | (d) | 0.78 | (d) | 0.37 | (d) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/18 | 13.50 | 0.08 | 1.48 | 1.56 | — | (0.75 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 14.31 | 11.40 | 28,305 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.48 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended 04/30/17(h) | 13.60 | 0.01 | (0.11 | ) | (0.10 | ) | — | — | — | 13.50 | (0.74 | ) | 10 | 0.76 | (g) | 0.76 | (g) | 0.57 | (g) | 33 |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $655,966, $66,106, $13,072, $39,341, $2,536 and $29,750 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively. |
(e) | Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.15 and 1.07%, $0.05 and 0.36%, $0.11 and 0.82%, $0.18 and 1.32% and $0.20 and 1.49% for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively. |
(f) | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.95%, 0.95%, 0.97%, 0.97%, 0.98% and 0.96% for the six months ended October 31, 2018 and for the years ended April 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. |
(g) | Annualized. |
(h) | Commencement date of April 4, 2017 for Class R6 shares. |
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Class | Beginning Account Value (05/01/18) | ACTUAL | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ending Account Value (10/31/18)1 | Expenses Paid During Period2 | Ending Account Value (10/31/18) | Expenses Paid During Period2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 936.80 | $ | 5.86 | $ | 1,019.16 | $ | 6.11 | 1.20 | % | ||||||||||||
C | 1,000.00 | 933.50 | 9.26 | 1,015.63 | 9.65 | 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
R | 1,000.00 | 935.60 | 7.07 | 1,017.90 | 7.38 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y | 1,000.00 | 938.20 | 4.64 | 1,020.42 | 4.84 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
R5 | 1,000.00 | 938.50 | 4.10 | 1,020.97 | 4.28 | 0.84 | �� | |||||||||||||||||
R6 | 1,000.00 | 939.20 | 3.81 | 1,021.27 | 3.97 | 0.78 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 5-6, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Value Opportunities Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2018. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, which meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from the Investments Committee and Sub-Committees, as well as the information provided to such committees and the Board throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. This information is current as of June 6, 2018.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight and structure, credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board also reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of the Invesco family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in conducting an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials
and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2017 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period and the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s underweight exposure to certain sectors and the market environment for the Fund’s value investing style negatively impacted performance. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the
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median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fourth and fifth quintile, respectively, of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative actual management fees and total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually 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.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and noted the periodic review of such methodology by an independent consultant. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit
from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; and that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from Invesco representing that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to certain investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory
fees received by Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is fair and reasonable.
The Board also considered that an affiliated broker receives commissions for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers use the affiliated broker to, among other things, control order routing and minimize information leakage, and the Board was advised that such trades are executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its 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 (or any successor Form). The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q (or any successor Form) on the SEC website at sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | ![]() |
SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905 Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-VOPP-SAR-1 12142018 1248
ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
Not required for a semi-annual report.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) informed the Trust that it has identified an issue related to its independence under Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the Loan Rule). The Loan Rule prohibits accounting firms, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, from being deemed independent if they have certain financial relationships with their audit clients or certain affiliates of those clients. The Trust is required under various securities laws to have its financial statements audited by an independent accounting firm.
The Loan Rule specifically provides that an accounting firm would not be independent if it or certain affiliates and covered persons receives a loan from a lender that is a record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of an audit client’s equity securities (referred to as a “more than ten percent owner”). For purposes of the Loan Rule, audit clients include the Funds as well as all registered investment companies advised by the Adviser and its affiliates, including other subsidiaries of the Adviser’s parent company, Invesco Ltd. (collectively, the Invesco Fund Complex). PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP informed the Trust it and certain affiliates and covered persons have relationships with lenders who hold, as record owner, more than ten percent of the shares of certain funds within the Invesco Fund Complex.
On June 20, 2016, the SEC Staff issued a “no-action” letter to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter) related to the audit independence issue described above. In that letter, the SEC confirmed that it would not recommend enforcement action against a fund that relied on audit services performed by an audit firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. On May 2, 2018, the SEC proposed amendments to the Loan Rule that, if adopted as proposed, would address many of the issues that led to issuance of the no-action letter. In connection with prior independence determinations, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP communicated, as contemplated by the no-action letter, that it believes that it remains objective and impartial and that a reasonable investor possessing all the facts would conclude that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is able to exhibit the requisite objectivity and impartiality to report on the Funds’ financial statements as the independent registered public accounting firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP also represented that it has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and (2), which are conditions to the Funds relying on the no action letter, and affirmed that it is an independent accountant within the meaning of PCAOB Rule 3520. Therefore, the Adviser, the Funds and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP concluded that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP could continue as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm. The Invesco Fund Complex relied upon the no-action letter in reaching this conclusion.
If in the future the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is called into question under the Loan Rule by circumstances that are not addressed in the SEC’s no-action letter, the Funds will need to take other action in order for the Funds’ filings with the SEC containing financial
statements to be deemed compliant with applicable securities laws. Such additional actions could result in additional costs, impair the ability of the Funds to issue new shares or have other material adverse effects on the Funds. The SEC no-action relief was initially set to expire 18 months from issuance but has been extended by the SEC without an expiration date, except that the no-action letter will be withdrawn upon the effectiveness of any amendments to the Loan Rule designed to address the concerns expressed in the letter.
PwC advised the Registrant’s Audit Committee that PwC had identified two matters for consideration under the SEC’s auditor independence rules. PwC stated that a PwC manager and a PwC Senior Manager each held financial interests in investment companies within the Invesco Fund complex that were inconsistent with the requirements of Rule 2-01(c)(1) of Regulation S-X.
PwC advised the Audit Committee that it believes its objectivity and impartiality had not been adversely affected by these matters as they related to the audit of the Registrant. In reaching this conclusion, PwC noted, among other things, that during the time of its audit, the engagement team was not aware of the investments, neither individual was in the chain of command of the audit or the audit partners of Invesco or the affiliate of the Registrant, the services each individual provided were not relied upon by the audit engagement team with respect to the audit of the affiliate of the Registrant and the investments were not material to the net worth of either individual or their immediate family members.
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 December 20, 2018, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of December 20, 2018, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed so as to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q 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 Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. | EXHIBITS. |
13(a) (1) | Not applicable. | |
13(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. | |
13(a) (3) | Not applicable. | |
13(a) (4) | Not applicable. | |
13(b) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds)
By: | /s/ Sheri Morris | |
Sheri Morris | ||
Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: | January 4, 2019 |
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/ Sheri Morris | |
Sheri Morris | ||
Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: | January 4, 2019 | |
By: | /s/ Kelli Gallegos | |
Kelli Gallegos | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: | January 4, 2019 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
13(a) (1) | Not applicable. | |
13(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. | |
13(a) (3) | Not applicable. | |
13(a) (4) | Not applicable. |