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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-4815
Ultra Series Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
550 Science Drive, Madison, WI 53711
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
Pamela M. Krill
Madison/Mosaic Legal and Compliance Department
550 Science Drive
Madison, WI 53711
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 608-274-0300
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2009
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ULTRA SERIES FUND ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 2009
Table of Contents
Page | |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | |
Economic Overview | 2 |
Outlook | 2 |
Conservative Allocation Fund | 3 |
Moderate Allocation Fund | 4 |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | 6 |
Bond Fund | 7 |
High Income Fund | 9 |
Diversified Income Fund | 11 |
Large Cap Value Fund | 13 |
Large Cap Growth Fund | 14 |
Mid Cap Value Fund | 16 |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 17 |
Small Cap Value Fund | 19 |
Small Cap Growth Fund | 21 |
Global Securities Fund | 22 |
International Stock Fund | 24 |
Target Retirement 2020 Fund | 26 |
Target Retirement 2030 Fund | 28 |
Target Retirement 2040 Fund | 29 |
Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance | 32 |
Portfolios of Investments | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | 34 |
Moderate Allocation Fund | 35 |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | 36 |
Money Market Fund | 37 |
Bond Fund | 38 |
High Income Fund | 42 |
Diversified Income Fund | 47 |
Large Cap Value Fund | 51 |
Large Cap Growth Fund | 53 |
Mid Cap Value Fund | 55 |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 57 |
Small Cap Value Fund | 59 |
Small Cap Growth Fund | 61 |
Global Securities Fund | 63 |
International Stock Fund | 65 |
Target Retirement 2020 Fund | 67 |
Target Retirement 2030 Fund | 68 |
Target Retirement 2040 Fund | 69 |
Financial Statements | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 70 |
Statements of Operations | 74 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 78 |
Financial Highlights | 84 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 102 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 119 |
Other Information | 120 |
Trustees and Officers | 122 |
Nondeposit investment products are not federally insured, involve investment risk, may lose value and are not obligations of or guaranteed by any financial institution. For more complete information about Ultra Series Fund, including charges and expenses, request a prospectus from your financial advisor or from CUNA Mutual Insurance Society, 2000 Heritage Way, Waverly, IA 50677. Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of any fund carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the investment company. For more current Ultra Series Fund performance information, please call 1-800-670-3600. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted within. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Nothing in this report represents a recommendation of a security by the investment adviser. Portfolio holdings may have changed since the date of this report.
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REVIEW OF PERIOD
With a sense of relief, U.S. equity markets ended the year in much better form than they began. Following the deep market losses of 2008, the first months of 2009 saw further market decline as we endured a severe recession, which some were characterizing as the start of a new depression. Housing was in disarray, the auto market had serious problems, unemployment was rising and the credit markets were deteriorating. There was widespread fear that the major banks would be nationalized and by early March, these factors had driven the market down by some 25% on top of the severe drop of 2008. In response, the government and Federal Reserve instituted an unprecedented stimulus campaign. The Fed lowered rates to close to zero and in February, a $787 billion stimulus package was signed into law. Over the course of the year, the government continued to introduce incentives to boost the economy, including the highly publicized car trade-in program, "Cash for Clunkers," and an $8,000 tax incentive for first-time home buyers.
The global economic crisis seen in early 2009 sparked governments and central banks around the world to follow the U.S.’s lead in producing unprecedented monetary and fiscal action to ease liquidity, unclog credit markets, ensure financial stability and stimulate domestic demand. As we progressed through 2009, global economic data indicated continued improvement in the underlying fundamentals of the worldwide economy.
The global stimulus and upticks in leading economic indicators powered a sizable recovery in stock markets around the world, producing a record rally in a very short time. The massive government stimuli helped unfreeze the credit markets and produced a consensus that economic recovery was underway. In early March, market psychology shifted from fear to optimism, and as the markets rallied, some would say hyper-optimism. Even though domestic unemployment remained stubborn, peaking at 10.2% in October, the highest level in 26 years, the S&P 500 managed a very strong 26.5% return in 2009 with a 6.0% boost coming in the fourth quarter.
Sector leadership in the domestic stock markets was led by cyclical, economically sensitive sectors, such as Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Materials. The exception was strong performance from the traditionally defensive Health Care Sector which rebounded as health care reform initiatives appeared less onerous than expected. Telecommunications was the lagging sector, followed by Utilities and Energy. The appetite for risk was clearly apparent in the outperformance of lower-quality stocks over higher-quality and emerging markets over developed. In terms of company size, the rally was broad across capitalization ranges, with mid-cap stocks leading both small and large stock.
Despite the tremendous rally in the stock market, investors still seemed leery of the stock market losses of 2008 and early 2009 and based on mutual fund flows, sent most of their money into bond funds. In a reversal of 2008, when a flight to safety rewarded investors in the most conservative bonds, 2009 produced a strong disparity of returns favoring lower-quality and riskier bonds. While Treasuries were the top-performing bond class in fear-filled 2008, they were the laggards in 2009, with the Barclay’s Treasury Index falling -3.6% in 2009 after a 13.7% rise in 2008. Low quality bonds rallied along with stocks beginning in March, with high-yield or "junk bonds" having a banner year.
OUTLOOK
With 2009 providing a turning point in the stock market and economy, our outlook for 2010 is optimistic, although tempered by the fact that the market has already enjoyed such a strong recovery. We expect the economy to improve in 2010, especially internationally. Corporate profitability should continue to expand behind solid margins, productivity gains and improving revenue growth. Even though interest rates may move upward, they should remain at a relatively low level, which is positive for valuations. We also see substantial assets still in cash and lower yielding bonds which could come back into the stock market and provide support. Although deep recessions, such as the one we have recently experienced, are historically followed by steep recoveries, we believe the current recovery will likely be slower than history might suggest due to some lingering headwinds.
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High unemployment, stagnant wage growth and the prospect of higher taxes are causing consumers to save more and spend less, crimping a key economic driver. Additionally, the financial system, while recovering, remains wounded as does the housing market. In general, we expect economic growth to be moderately positive but below the long-term trend line of 3-4%.
The explosive stock market rally from the March 2009 lows was focused on lower quality and economically sensitive areas with the expectation that the economy would bounce back. This is characteristic of the first leg of a recovery. As we move to the next leg, the market should take its direction from actual signs of improving economic and company fundamentals.
In terms of bonds, our bigger concern looking forward is with the seemingly endless growth of government deficit spending, and with it the rapid increase in Treasury debt issuance. With foreign investors pulling back on their dollar-denominated investments, where will the capital come from to finance this debt? It seems that interest rates must eventually rise to continue attracting capital. There seems to be three ways out: responsible fiscal policy, inflation and/or dollar-devaluation. In any case, we would caution bond investors to have modest total return expectations over the next annual period.
CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Conservative Allocation Fund returned 16.76% (Class I shares), outperforming the New Conservative Allocation Custom Fund Index return of 13.86% and the Old Conservative Allocation Custom Index return of 11.37%. Exceptional returns in a number of the fund’s equity holdings as well as an equity-like return from our high yield bond allocation accounted for the outperformance versus the index.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
When we assessed potential market opportunities in early 2009, we were drawn to the corporate bond market. During the height of the financial crisis, yield spreads, the difference in yield between corporate bonds and US Treasuries, reached historical levels. By the start of 2009, it was increasingly clear to us that these elevated yield spreads had created a unique opportunity in both investment grade and high yield bonds. To capitalize on this attractive circumstance, we added Dodge & Cox Income Fund to the portfolio during the first quarter. At the time, Dodge & Cox held one of the largest allocations to corporate bonds among active core bond managers. We also slightly increased our allocation to our high yield bond fund. For the calendar year, Dodge & Cox Income Fund returned 16.1%, far exceeding the return of 5.9% on the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. High yield bonds proved even more rewarding, and the MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y returned 31.5% for the year.
We also wound down and then eliminated the fund’s mid cap holding during the fourth quarter. Mid cap stocks led the equity markets off the March lows and we took the opportunity to pare back our exposure, as small to mid size stocks appeared overvalued. The proceeds from the mid cap sale were used to increase the fund’s fixed income holdings. Additionally, the fund’s international equity position was reduced in favor of U.S. large cap equities. Among equities, high quality U.S. mega caps, which derive a large amount of their revenue from multinational and overseas operations, potentially offer an attractive and relatively lower risk alternative to international stocks in the near term.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
In addition to the strong returns from investment grade and high yield bonds, the fund was boosted by solid performance from a pair of the fund’s large cap equity holdings. The Fairholme Fund returned 39.0% for the year and MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y returned 38.0%. The fund’s relative overweight allocation to growth and position in the MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y also contributed significantly as growth outperformed value by a wide margin for the year. In comparison, the fund’s value holding, MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y, returned 16.3% for the year.
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What were the largest constraints on performance?
The fund was held back by underperformance from our largest holding, MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y. The high quality positioning of MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y that served investors so well in 2008 was out of favor in 2009 and the Bond Fund finished the year with a return of 3.1%. The other noteworthy constraint was our modest position in Nakoma Absolute Return Fund, which returned -9.1% for the year.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1,2
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | ||||
1 Year | 3 Years | Since 6/30/06 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 16.76% | -0.12% | 1.93% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | 14.91% |
New Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index3 | 13.86 | 2.57 | 4.49 | 13.88 |
Old Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index3 | 11.37 | 2.45 | 4.08 | 11.29 |
Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index | 5.24 | 6.20 | 6.90 | 4.96 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Moderate Allocation Fund returned 20.61% (Class I shares), in line with the New Moderate Allocation Custom Fund Index return of 20.74% and outperforming the Old Moderate Allocation Custom Fund Index return of 19.63%. Strong returns from a number of our holdings were modestly offset by disappointing returns in both our core bond and large cap value funds and accounted for the slight underperformance. In addition, the fund’s focus on risk management and striving for more consistent returns through higher-quality investments constrained performance in general as low-quality investments led the market.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
When we assessed potential market opportunities in early 2009, we were drawn to the corporate bond market. During the height of the financial crisis, yield spreads, the difference in yield between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries, reached historical levels. By the start of 2009, it was increasingly clear to us that these elevated yield spreads had created a unique opportunity in both
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investment grade and high yield bonds. To capitalize on this attractive circumstance, we added the Dodge & Cox Income Fund to the portfolio during the first quarter. At the time, Dodge & Cox Income Fund held one of the largest allocations to corporate bonds among active core bond managers. We also slightly increased our allocation to our high yield bond fund. For the calendar year, Dodge & Cox Income Fund returned 16.1%, far exceeding the return of 5.9% on the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. High yield bonds proved even more rewarding and the MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y returned 31.5% for the year.
We also reduced the fund’s U.S. small and mid cap holdings during the fourth quarter. Smaller cap stocks led the equity markets off the March lows and we took the opportunity to pare back our exposure, as small to mid size stocks appeared overvalued. The reduction in small and mid caps was used to slightly increase the fund’s fixed income positions. Additionally, the fund’s international equity position was reduced in favor of U.S. large cap equities. Among equities, high quality U.S. mega caps, which derive a large amount of their revenue from multinational and overseas operations, potentially offer an attractive and relatively lower risk alternative to international stocks in the near term.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
Solid performance from a pair of the fund’s large cap equity holdings were the strongest contributors to performance. The Fairholme Fund returned 39.0% for the year and MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y returned 38.0%. The fund’s relative overweight allocation to growth and position in the MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y also contributed significantly, as growth outperformed value by a wide margin for the year. In comparison, the fund’s value holding, MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y, returned 16.3% for the year.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
The fund was held back by underperformance from our core bond position, MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y, and our large cap value fund, MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y. The high quality positioning of MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y that served investors so well in 2008 was out of favor in 2009, and the Bond Fund finished the year with a return of 3.1%. Additionally, even though the decision to underweight our position in the MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y proved correct, its 16.3% return was a detriment to 2009 performance.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1,2
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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | ||||
1 Year | 3 Years | Since 6/30/06 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 20.61% | -3.87% | -0.69% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | 18.82% |
New Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index3 | 20.74 | -0.12 | 2.75 | 21.39 |
Old Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index3 | 19.63 | -0.60 | 2.16 | 20.21 |
S&P 500 Index3 | 26.46 | -5.63 | -1.58 | 29.70 |
Russell 1000¨ Index3 | 28.43 | -5.36 | -1.43 | 30.25 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Aggressive Allocation Fund returned 27.91% (Class I shares), nicely ahead of the S&P 500 Index return of 26.46% and slightly underperforming the New Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index return of 28.21% and the Old Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index return of 34.30%. Disappointing returns from the fund’s large value and international stock fund allocations accounted for the underperformance. In addition, the fund’s focus on risk management and striving for more consistent returns through higher-quality investments constrained performance in general as low-quality investments led the market.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
During the fourth quarter, we reduced the fund’s U.S. small and mid cap holdings. Smaller cap stocks led the equity markets off the March lows and we took the opportunity to pare back our exposure, as small to mid size stocks appeared overvalued. The reduction in small and mid caps was used to slightly increase the fund’s fixed income and alternative asset class positions. Additionally, the fund’s international equity position was reduced in favor of U.S. large cap equities. Among equities, high quality U.S. mega caps, which derive a large amount of their revenue from multinational and overseas operations, potentially offer an attractive and relatively lower risk alternative to international stocks in the near term.
Finally, in late December, we initiated a position in T. Rowe Price New Era Fund, an active energy and natural resources fund. While we believe that emerging markets offer the greatest growth potential in the global economy, we feel emerging market stocks have become overbought with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index gaining over 100% since the market rally began in early March. Our research shows that the correlation between emerging markets and energy/natural resources has risen dramatically over the past ten years. As China, India, Brazil, and the rest of the emerging world has grown, so has their demand for energy and natural resources, and we believe this trend will continue to put upward pressure on commodity based stocks. Energy and natural resources equities appear to offer similar returns with lower volatility. Thus we view the addition of the T. Rowe Price New Era Fund as a way to participate in the growth of the emerging markets with less downside risk than owning emerging markets stocks directly at current market levels.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
Solid performance from a pair of the fund’s large cap equity holdings were the strongest contributors to performance. The Fairholme Fund was up 39.0% for the year and MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y returned 38.0%. The fund’s relative overweight allocation to growth and position in the MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y also contributed significantly as growth outperformed value by a wide margin for the year. In comparison, the fund’s value holding, MEMBERS Large Cap Value
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Fund Class Y, returned 16.3% for the year. Finally, MEMBERS Mid Cap Growth Fund Class Y’s 46.7% return contributed positively to the fund’s return.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
The fund was held back by underperformance from two of the fund’s largest holdings, MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y and MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y. As mentioned above, value stocks underperformed growth in 2009 and the MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y’s 16.3% return, while quite good in absolute terms, detracted from relative performance in a year where the S&P 500 Index was up 26.5%. MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y also had a challenging year in relation to the MSCI EAFE Index, as that fund returned 26.2% in comparison to the 31.8% return of the index. Finally, Gateway Fund was a significant laggard finishing 2009 with a 6.8% return.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1,2
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | ||||
1 Year | 3 Years | Since 6/30/06 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 27.91% | -6.73% | -2.57% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | 25.09% |
New Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index3 | 28.21 | -2.95 | 0.95 | 29.93 |
Old Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index3 | 34.30 | -4.12 | 0.30 | 34.66 |
S&P 500 Index3 | 26.46 | -5.63 | -1.58 | 29.70 |
Russell 3000¨ Index3 | 28.34 | -5.42 | -1.51 | 30.19 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
BOND FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Bond Fund returned 6.50% (Class I shares), while the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index returned 5.24%.
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BOND FUND (continued)
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
The fund benefited from a modest overweight in corporate bonds with securities rated below A posting the largest gains following the sharp declines in 2008. The fund also benefited from a slightly lower duration (interest rate exposure) in a generally rising rate environment. Finally, the fund benefited from good security selection and a modest exposure to asset backed securities.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
Performance was hurt to a modest degree by less exposure to the financial sector of corporate bonds versus the index and an underexposure to residential mortgage backed securities during a period when the Federal Reserve was a massive purchaser of these securities.
How is the fund positioned going forward?
The fund is positioned for a volatile environment in 2010 given the numerous policy issues that are open to question. We expect interest rates to rise during the course of the year. The combination of very large Treasury issuance by the government and the possibility the Fed will commence raising short rates later in the year suggests a defensive posture is prudent. Given the Fed plans to curtail its purchases of mortgage securities by March 31, we expect to maintain an underweight position in this sector at least in the near term as it seems artificially rich due to the Fed’s current support. Also in the near term we expect to be somewhat neutral in the corporate sector until we have a clearer view of the trend in economic activity.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 6.50% | 4.79% | 4.18% | 5.21% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 5.55% |
Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index | 5.24 | 6.20 | 5.09 | 6.40 | 4.96 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
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HIGH INCOME FUND
Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. - Subadviser
What a difference a year makes. In December 2008, the high yield market had just experienced its worst performance year on record with a decline of 26%. At that time, investors were feeling the hangover effects of a risk taking party that had endured for several years; there was severe apprehension with respect to the U.S. economic outlook, and risk premiums for investing in high yield were at unprecedented high levels. As we fast forward twelve months to December 2009, the high yield market has just completed its best performance year on record with an annual performance of 58.10% and risk premiums are rapidly approaching historical average levels. Indeed, never has the saying "what a difference a year makes" been so apt.
One of the most significant factors impacting all U.S. financial markets in 2009 was the dramatic turnaround in the ability for companies to access the credit markets. At the beginning of the year, some pundits questioned not only when, but also if the U.S. credit markets would ever attain the previous levels of normal activity. This concern was especially acute for high yield companies as their lower credit quality and the investor’s risk aversion appeared to be problematic. Yet, by year end 2009, the final tally showed that high yield companies issued the most securities on record as $160 billion of paper cleared the market. The preponderance of this new issuance was strictly for refinancing, much of it came with very attractive yield premiums, and the overall structure of the issuance was significantly superior to the vintages of 2006-2008. More importantly, the ability for companies to access capital, waive covenants, and extend maturities steadily diminished the universe of prospective defaulting issuers. With this prospect of lower default expectations, high yield spreads continued to ratchet down and the high yield market posted gains. These gains led to further inflows into high yield which allowed for further capital to be extended to high yield issuers. This virtuous cycle was in effect consistent for every month from March through December 2009. This dynamic of factors (i.e., attractive yields, favorable structures, and rapidly declining default expectations), combined to create an extremely favorable environment for high yield investors and spurred the record performance for the sector.
A key driver for high yield was the near record inflows into high yield mutual funds, as approximately $31 billion flowed into the market. Equally impressive was how steady this demand was throughout the balance of the year. Even after the significant market rally in the second and third quarters, inflows continued to be steady in the fourth quarter.
In fact, the dynamics for high yield during the fourth quarter were generally similar to trends that persisted for much of the year. That is, high yield outperformed most other asset sectors, lower quality securities outperformed demand for high yield (as measured by mutual fund inflows), new issue supply was robust, yield premiums (spreads) tightened, and the volume of high yield defaults continued to grind lower.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, the high yield market, as measured by the Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Constrained Index, was one of the best performing sectors compared to both fixed income and equity markets as the average high yield index gained 6.0% in the fourth quarter. This strong performance bested other fixed income sectors such as 10-year Treasuries, investment grade debt, and emerging market debt which posted fourth quarter returns of negative 3.5%, 1.2% and 1.5%, respectively. High yield’s fourth quarter returns also beat many equity sectors as the S&P and Russell 2000 generated returns of 6.0% and 3.9% for the quarter, respectively.
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series High Income Fund returned 34.29% (Class I shares), underperforming the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index return of 58.10%. Consistent with fund’s performance for every quarter during the year, the 2009 return was solid on an absolute basis, but lagged on a relative basis. Since our goal is to preserve capital in down markets, achieve solid returns in up markets, and limit risk as measured by security price
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volatility and defaults, we believe the fund has performed well. For example, for the combined period 2008 and 2009, the fund generated a return of 16.39% as compared to a return of 6.38% for the Lipper High Yield Index (30 Largest Mutual Funds). An alternative way of looking at this two year performance for the fund is to analyze the fund’s capture ratio for down and up markets. Our goal is to minimize our participation in down markets and maximize participation in up markets. As measured by Lipper, the average high yield mutual fund captured 101% of the market’s downside in 2008’s worst yearly performance on record, and the average high yield mutual fund captured only 78% of the market’s record up year in 2009; resulting in a combined cumulative 6.6% performance for the two year period. By comparison, the Ultra Series High Income Fund participated in only 50% of the market’s record downdraft in 2008 and captured 61% of the market’s record upside in 2009, resulting in a combined two-year cumulative performance of 16.39%.
What were the strongest contributors and largest constraints to fund performance?
Discounted bonds (i.e., bonds priced below $70) were the best performing sector for the overall high yield market during the year, returning more than 194%. The fund’s underweight position in these securities detracted from relative returns for the period. CCC rated bonds were the best performing rating sector for the year, and the fund’s underweight position in these securities also hurt relative returns in 2009. Additionally, the Financial Sector was the top performing sector for the year, and the fund’s strategic underweighting in this sector negatively contributed to relative performance for the reporting period. Lastly, although the fund’s out-of-index positions in convertible bonds positively contributed to returns, this did not offset the underperformance described above.
How is the fund positioned going forward?
Given that the high yield sector’s 2009 performance was so strong, it is only natural to question if there is any gas in the tank for 2010. The initial reaction may be that a near 60% return for any fixed income sector is a sign of a bubble and that danger awaits the greedy. However, we believe it is more important to evaluate current valuations as opposed to how far the market has run over the past 12 months. Specifically, yield spreads as of December 31, 2009 are at 634 basis points which is slightly above historical averages and well above the spread levels typically experienced in a positive credit cycle. Moreover, trailing twelve month default rates are forecast to drop precipitously over the next twelve months and end 2010 below historical averages. For pessimists who argue that high yield cannot post a good year following a great year of performance, history would suggest otherwise. For example, the high yield market followed its previous record year 39.2% return in 1991 with an impressive 17.4% return in 1992; similarly, the high yield market posted a 10.9% return in 2004 following the 28.1% return of 2003. We clearly recognize that 2009’s 58% return is in unchartered territory, but the 26.1% decline in 2008 was also unprecedented. We believe high yield can still post above average returns over the next twelve months as long as the U.S. economy continues to gradually heal. Also supporting our positive outlook is our belief that overall interest rates should remain muted over the balance of 2010 as the Federal Reserve is more focused on achieving sustainable recovery rather than being overly concerned with the prospect of an over stimulated economy. In effect, we expect a gradual increase in interest rates as opposed to a sharp rise over the balance of 2010. Given this relatively low yield environment, we believe demand will remain strong for the incremental yield that high yield offers.
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Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | Since 10/31/00 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 34.29% | 5.41% | 5.54% | 6.62% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 17.49% |
Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index | 58.10 | 6.20 | 6.40 | 7.67 | 34.61 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Diversified Income Fund returned 10.74% (Class I shares) compared to the Russell 1000¨ Index return of 28.43% and the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index return of 5.24%.
For the equity portion of the fund, good stock selection in the Consumer Staples Sector, along with positive allocation in the Industrials Sector partially offset poor stock selection across the Financials, Information Technology, and Consumer Discretionary Sectors. In addition, underweight positions in the Financials and Information Technology Sectors hurt returns relative to the Russell 1000¨ Index.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
Throughout the year we reduced the number of stock holdings in the fund from 61 to 52, reflecting our desire to hold larger positions in stocks of companies in which we have higher conviction. During 2009 we reduced our position in Financials from 19% to 12% of the equity portion of the portfolio, and Health Care from 20% to 15%. We also increased sector weights in Industrials from 11% to 17%, Consumer Staples from 12% to 15%, and Information Technology from 4% to 7%. The fund continues to have a bias towards higher quality, higher dividend-paying companies. The bond portion of the fund modestly reduced duration and thus interest rate exposure during the course of the year. Sector allocations remained relatively constant with minor variations due to maturing securities.
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What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
Within the equity segment of the fund, we found many good values within the Consumer Staples and Industrials Sectors and held overweight positions relative to the Russell 1000¨ Index in these sectors. In addition, stock selection within the Consumer Staples Sector was quite positive. On an individual holdings basis, the fund’s strongest stock contributors for the twelve month period included Wyeth, Procter & Gamble Company, Intel Corp, and Tyco International Ltd. In addition, not owning index-holding Exxon Mobil Corp as its shares fell over 12% aided relative performance.
The bond portion of the fund is oriented toward the generation of income. Consequently, it held a significant overweight position in corporate credit, particularly industrial and utility securities. Within that context, it was also significantly overweighted ‘BBB’ rated securities. Overall corporate securities earned 19.8% in 2009 while those rated ‘BBB’ earned 31.4%. This compares to a - -3.2% return for Treasury securities.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
For the equity segment of the fund, our conservative stock selection helped early in 2009, but was a detractor from relative performance for the entire year. During the period, U.S. stocks experienced a cascade of dividend reductions, unlike anything seen since the depression of the 1930s. For the equity portion of the fund, we chose to protect the fund’s income stream in a move that turned out to be more costly relative to Russell 1000¨ Index returns than we anticipated. We replaced many of our financial stocks that reduced their dividend payouts with higher yielding stocks. The financial stocks we sold subsequently rebounded sharply in price. Detracting from performance within the equity segment of the fund on an individual basis included holdings of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp, US Bancorp, and General Electric Co.
The bond portion of the fund was very modestly hurt by an underexposure to mortgage backed securities at a time when the Fed was purchasing them and a 2% relative underweight position in Banks.
How is the fund positioned going forward?
We think the outlook for companies with strong balance sheets, stable cash flow, and attractive dividend yield is very positive. These stocks have lagged the recent market surge and are likely to move higher over the next few years. Additionally, we expect the fund should continue to be positioned to have a higher yield than the overall market in order to meet the objective of earning income while not taking undue risks.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 10.74% | -0.51% | 2.39% | 2.45% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 14.43% |
Russell 1000¨ Index | 28.43 | -5.36 | 0.79 | -0.49 | 30.25 |
Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index | 5.24 | 6.20 | 5.09 | 6.40 | 4.96 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Large Cap Value Fund returned 16.79% (Class I shares), lagging the Russell¨ 1000 Value Index return of 19.69%. Good stock selection in the Health Care Sector, along with positive allocation in the Information Technology Sector partially offset poor stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary, Telecommunication Services, and Consumer Staples Sectors. In addition, our underweight position in the Consumer Discretionary Sector hurt returns relative to the index.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
The focus of the fund was narrowed to our favorite holdings where we had the highest conviction for longer-term outperformance which resulted in fewer stocks, dropping the portfolio holdings to approximately 60 stocks from approximately 135 held as of January 1, 2009. Overall portfolio diversification was taken into account, though we did find better value in Energy and Health Care, so our weighting rose in those sectors.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
The fund’s overweight position in Information Technology contributed to relative performance. Technology valuations were attractive given companies’ strong balance sheets, low inventories, and replacement cycles combined with improving global demand. Also contributing was the fund’s overweight position in Health Care along with good stock selection within the sector. Attractive valuations drove us to an overweight position in this sector. Securities in the Health Care industries were very inexpensive and, in our opinion, had great long term demand. On an individual holdings basis, the strongest contributors included Freeport-McMoran Copper, Life Technologies Corporation, Deere & Co., IBM Corp, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
Our weakest portfolio sector was Consumer Discretionary, where our stock selection was too conservative and we were underweight in a sector which returned over +47% for the period. In Telecommunication Services, our conservative stock selection also worked against the fund as some benchmark stocks rose over 100% for the period. On an individual holdings basis, the largest detractors from performance included Weatherford International, Dow Chemical Company, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Also, not owning index-holding Ford Motor Co. hurt performance as it shot up over 300% for the period.
How is the fund positioned going forward?
We believe the outlook for undervalued stocks is attractive. Many stocks with strong balance sheets and stable cash flow have lagged the market advance and we believe these companies offer attractive risk/return profiles. Versus the benchmark, the fund has overweight positions in industries in the Health Care, Energy, and Information Technology sectors of the economy, while underweight positions in Consumer Discretionary, Finance, and Utilities.
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Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 16.79% | -9.06% | -0.87% | -0.44% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 26.09% |
Russell 1000¨ Value Index | 19.69 | -8.96 | -0.25 | 2.47 | 29.88 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
The Ultra Series Large Cap Growth Fund had strong absolute as well as relative results for the trailing year ended December 31, 2009. On an absolute basis, positive gains of 37.98% (Class I shares) were achieved. The fund beat the 37.21% return for the Russell 1000¨ Growth Index. The fund had a very solid year of performance despite very unstable market conditions. Our philosophy and process kept us open-minded during the periods of high market volatility experienced this year. It helped us continue to refresh the fund with attractive stocks as stock prices moved in response to recessionary forces and attempts to avert financial collapse. We sought companies with strong balance sheets, that generate excess cash flow, and that have intrinsic factors leading to growth in earnings or cash flow, as higher quality companies tend to have more resources to weather a financial calamity. These stocks were ultimately recognized by the market during the period and are reflected in the fund’s relative outperformance.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
Over time, we have reduced the number of holdings in the fund to approximately 65 from approximately 100, as we gained more conviction on our best ideas due to more clarity in the stability of economic conditions. The fund continues to have a bias towards quality growth companies and remains well diversified.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
The largest contributors to performance included the fund’s holdings within the Health Care and Energy Sectors. Health Care was an area of focus since incipient policy reform created heightened uncertainty about future operating conditions, causing other investors to step back from the sector and creating what we thought were attractive stock price entry points. On an individual
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basis, the fund’s significant holding in Genentech within the Health Care Sector materially added to performance. The fund’s emphasis in the Energy Sector, due to our anticipation of a rise in oil prices as a result of decreased drilling productivity and potential supply disruption, aided results throughout the period. Within this sector, Petrohawk Energy Corp., a high growth natural gas producer, was a strong contributor to performance.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
Specific holdings in consumer related industries and the Materials Sector detracted from fund performance for the reporting period. Yum! Brands Inc, the quick-service restaurant company which operates Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC, disappointed for the period. However, we believe its strong growth in China will separate it from competitors.
How is the fund positioned going forward?
We expect overall market volatility to increase as questions develop about the sustainability of the recovery. Also, we believe it is likely the market will narrow rather than broaden and stock selection will become increasingly important. The recovery will be questioned because the economic problems are structural rather than merely cyclical. While we do not think "it is different this time," we do believe the recent past and current environment is foreign to most individuals and policy makers. Since there is no playbook for answers, we believe there will be more false steps along the path to prosperity.
Notwithstanding, some companies will thrive in the "new normal" economy. Our bias is that investors will gravitate towards those companies which continue to demonstrate superiority. We envision bouts of broad speculative moves such as last quarter, to be followed by sharp sell offs in companies which do not meet expectations. Investors will likely gravitate towards those that don’t disappoint. Our portfolio is positioned to take advantage of this market environment.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 37.98% | -0.89% | 1.47% | -0.16% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 26.21% |
Russell 1000¨ Growth Index | 37.21 | -1.89 | 1.63 | -3.99 | 30.57 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
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MID CAP VALUE FUND
Wellington Management Company, LLP - Subadviser; Smaller cap portion of the fund January 1, 2009 - June 30, 2009
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Mid Cap Value Fund returned 25.67% (Class I Shares), while the Russell¨ Midcap Value Index returned 34.21%. The year was particularly difficult with the fund outperforming early in the year, given its defensive stance that included underweight positions in consumer discretionary and financial stocks, but then underperforming for the remainder of the year. Following the market’s bottoming in March, high-beta and low quality stocks began what turned out to be a sustained rally that continued through the remainder of the year. The fund was instead positioned somewhat more defensively, concentrated in higher quality stocks that participated in the rally but at a reduced rate.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
Wellington Management’s small/mid cap value investment team was removed from managing approximately 20% of the fund’s assets on July 1, 2009. Livia Asher of Madison Asset Management remains the lead portfolio manager of the fund. Subsequently, the number of individual stock holdings was reduced and concentrated during the latter half of the year into a "best ideas" portfolio comprised of roughly 70 stocks, down from roughly 230, where we have the highest conviction for longer-term outperformance. Stock valuation dispersion has narrowed allowing the portfolio to upgrade quality at a reasonable price. We also favored stocks where we saw sustainable cash dividends as a means to add to relative returns.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
Greatest relative outperformance during the year came from stock selection within the Health Care Sector as our holdings of Life Technology Corporation and CIGNA Corporation, each returning more than 100%, were positioned with an overweight in the fund. Additional areas of relative positive performance were more broad-based. For example, the overweight position in semiconductor stocks, including Micron Technology, Inc. and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. as they returned over 80% and almost 300% respectively, offset losses elsewhere in the Information Technology Sector. While the fund was generally underweight in the Financial Sector, the fund did own several out-of-benchmark names that generated positive alpha, including BlackRock, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. At the same time, not owning several poorly performing commercial banks, like Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and Synovus Financial Corp. were also additive. Another area that the fund avoided was airlines which were poor performers as a group. Within the media industry, owning The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. and Scripps Networks Interactive were good choices, though not owning several others in that sector: Liberty Media Corp. – Interactive, Liberty Media Corp. - Capital, Discovery Communications, Inc. and others that returned as much as 400%, offset that gain. The fund also owned copper and gold producer Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., an out of benchmark name that returned over 200% for the year; but we trimmed the position a little prematurely. Finally, The TJX Companies, Inc., the discount retailer, returned almost 82% and was an out-of-benchmark name which contributed to performance.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
The greatest relative underperformance came from both sector allocation and security selection within the Consumer Discretionary Sector. Stocks within the sector returned 69% on average and the fund was both underweight the index here and avoided the "junk" trade—which happened to be the greatest area of above-average stock performance. For example, the fund did not own stocks within the auto and auto components industries where individual stocks returned as much as 500%; similarly, hotels, restaurants & leisure stocks were avoided, however these gained 50-100% or more. Several media names, noted above, had outsized gains and were not owned. Within the other industries, the same pattern was evident: poor quality insurance names, Genworth Financial Inc. and XL Capital Ltd soared 300-400%; paper stocks returned over 150%+; bottlers returned over 80%--none of which were held in the portfolio. Finally, in a market that rose 34%, any cash position results in negative relative performance—in 2009, that cost us 100 basis points.
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Additional Comments
Economic improvement appears to be gaining traction, however we believe stock price moves may be more subdued in 2010 as much of that improvement is already largely reflected in valuations. We anticipate top-line improvement and decisive earnings "beats" will be valued over expense-driven margin improvement, and late cycle industries and quality will take over leadership from early cycle and low-quality names. Additionally, we expect, as is typically the case in post-recessionary periods, that earnings estimates are too high and will ultimately be cut, also putting a damper on valuation expansion.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 25.67% | -7.14% | 0.65% | 5.97% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 24.36% |
Russell Midcap¨ Value Index | 34.21 | -6.62 | 1.98 | 7.58 | 34.78 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
MID CAP GROWTH FUND
Wellington Management Company, LLP - Subadviser; January 1, 2009 - June 30, 2009
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Mid Cap Growth Fund returned 47.28% (Class I shares), slightly outperforming the Russell Midcap¨ Growth Index return of 46.29%.
Stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary, Financial, and Information Technology Sectors contributed the most to relative outperformance versus the Russell Midcap¨ Growth Index. In addition, an overweight position in the Energy Sector along with an underweight to Utilities, Consumer Staples, Telecommunication Services and Industrials Sectors were positive contributors to relative returns. These favorable results were partially offset by weak stock selection in the Industrials, Health Care, and Telecommunication Services Sectors, along with negative allocation in the Consumer Discretionary, Financial and Technology
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Sectors. Overall, both stock selection and asset allocation were positive which resulted in outperformance compared to the Russell Midcap¨ Growth Index.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
Rich Eisinger, head of Madison’s mid-cap equity team, became the portfolio manager of the fund mid-year. Rich and his team replaced Wellington Management’s mid-cap growth investment team on July 1, 2009.
Subsequently, as the year progressed, we increased our exposure to the Financial Sector, particularly in the insurance industry, and now maintain an overweight position. New insurance purchases in the year included Odyssey Re, specialty insurer Markel and property & casualty insurer RLI. Top active positions include Brookfield Asset Management and diversified holding company Leucadia. We expect to maintain an overweight position relative to the index in the insurance and asset management industries in the Financials Sector as we believe long-term prospects are excellent and valuations are attractive.
After maintaining an overweight position relative to the index in the Technology Sector for most of the year, we reduced our Technology exposure and now have an underweight position. Our Technology holdings generated very strong returns in the first eight months of the year. With valuations less attractive, we felt it prudent to reduce exposure and rotate into other sectors with better return prospects.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
Key individual contributors to relative performance in the Consumer Discretionary Sector were apparel companies True Religion, Aeropostale, the Buckle, and Guess. Luxury jeweler Tiffany and specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts O’Reilly Automotive were also strong contributors. In Financials, supplemental health and life insurer Aflac, along with re-insurer Odyssey Re were top performers. In Information Technology, networking solutions supplier Brocade Communication Systems, communications solutions provider Polycom, and Akamai Technologies, a provider of services for accelerating the delivery of content and application over the Internet, were strong relative performers. Atwood Oceanics (energy) was also a top performer.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
Detractors from relative performance in Industrials included asset-light freight transportation management company Hub Group, and Terex, a global manufacturer of construction machinery. Hercules Offshore (energy), Psychiatric Solutions and Amedisys (health care), and Huntington Bancshares (financials) were also relatively weak.
Additional Comments
As we enter 2010, we remain cautiously optimistic about further market gains. Many leading economic indicators are signaling the end of the recession and problematic areas such as home prices appear to be stabilizing. Although the mood is more upbeat, economic support has come mainly from inventory destocking and government stimulus. The sustainability of the economic recovery will be largely dependent on a resurgence in consumer demand beyond short term fixes such as "Cash for Clunkers." High unemployment rates, stagnant personal income growth and a growing savings rate leave us questioning the strength of a consumer rebound. While we remain optimistic about the prospect for a sustained economic recovery, we believe it may unfold at a slower pace than many currently expect.
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Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | Since 10/31/00 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 47.28% | -5.34% | 0.54% | -3.42% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 26.13% |
Russell Midcap¨ Growth Index | 46.29 | -3.18 | 2.40 | -0.70 | 32.55 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Wellington Management Company, LLP - Subadviser
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Small Cap Value Fund returned 31.56% (Class I shares), outperforming the Russell¨ 2000 Value Index return of 20.58%.
Consistent with our bottom-up portfolio construction process, stock selection was a large contributor to relative results. Allocation among sectors, a residual of the stock selection process, was also significantly additive during the year. Stock selection was particularly strong within industries in the Financials, Industrials, and Consumer Staples Sectors of the economy. Selection in Consumer Discretionary, Materials, and Information Technology detracted from relative returns. The fund’s underweight position to the Financials Sector contributed to positive relative performance while our underweight position to the Information Technology Sector was a negative relative contributor.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
The fund’s investment approach emphasizes individual stock selection; sector weights are a residual of the process. We do, however, carefully consider diversification across economic sectors to limit risk. Based on these bottom-up decisions, the portfolio’s underweight position in the Financials Sector narrowed and Materials moved from a modest overweight to an underweight, while overweight positions within the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials Sectors decreased.
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What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
Key individual contributors to relative performance were Carlisle (Industrials), Xyratex (Information Technology), and Herbalife (Consumer Staples). Shares of diversified global manufacturing company Carlisle gained on strong earnings results. We continue to hold Carlisle as the shares are inexpensive and the company’s operational improvements position it to benefit from an improving economy. Disk drive test equipment and data storage company Xyratex posted profits that beat estimates, helped partly by design wins at major customers, sending its shares higher. We continue to hold the security. Herbalife, the leading worldwide direct marketer of health and nutrition products, rose as earnings results exceeded expectations and the company raised full-year guidance. We maintain our position as the stock remains attractively valued and the shares should benefit from improving operational and international trends.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
Detractors from relative performance during the period included Modine Manufacturing (Consumer Discretionary), Penn Virginia (Energy), and Sonic (Consumer Discretionary). Modine, a manufacturer of vehicle heating-and-cooling parts, faced a challenging automotive environment early in the year, sending its shares lower. U.S. drive-in restaurant chain Sonic saw its shares decline on reduced earnings guidance. Independent oil and gas exploration company Penn Virginia also hurt results. The company had disappointing drilling results and lowered its production growth target. We eliminated our position in Modine but continued to hold Penn Virginia and Sonic at year-end.
How is the fund positioned going forward?
Based on our two- to three-year time horizon, we continue to find what we believe are attractively valued investment opportunities in a volatile environment.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||
1 Year | Since 5/1/07 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 31.56% | -4.46% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | 31.57% |
Russell 2000¨ Value Index | 20.58 | -10.01 | 29.49 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
Paradigm Asset Management Company, LLC - Subadviser; January 1, 2009 - November 30, 2009
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the twelve month period ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Small Cap Growth Fund returned 17.18% (Class I shares) which lagged the Russell¨ 2000 Growth Index return of 34.47%. The period included a recession and some of the most volatile markets witnessed in the last 20 years. These markets caused tremendous disruptions to quantitative processes and risk models alike. Effective November 30, 2009, subadviser Paradigm Asset Management Company, LLC, was replaced with Madison Asset Management as manager of the fund.
What significant changes have you made to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
Effective November 30, 2009, Paradigm no longer sub-advises the fund and instead, Madison Asset Management has retained full management responsibilities over the fund. Neither the fund’s investment objective nor its principal investment strategies have changed as a result of this change in management. As the overall stock market continued to surge late in the year, the fund has taken a somewhat more defensive posture with proceeds from profit taking moving cash holdings higher.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
The strongest contributing sectors to overall fund performance for the period were Materials, Telecommunication Services, and Utilities. The top five contributors from a security standpoint were Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc., MPS Group Inc., SPSS Inc, American Medical Systems Holdings Inc., and Rovi Corp.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
The first quarter of 2009 contained the inflection point of March 9, and the fund did not keep pace following this rapid shift in market drivers. The portfolio was further disadvantaged during the second quarter of 2009 by a rally in poorer quality securities. Although the returns for second quarter were impressive, the underlying fundamentals were not; consequently, the rally was labeled as a ‘dash to trash’ in which the fund did not participate. Also detracting from performance in early third quarter of 2009 was the relatively larger weighted average market cap versus the index in the quarter. The third quarter of 2009 did provide strong double digit returns in the face of a concerning economic backdrop. Unemployment breeched 10%, foreclosure rates had reached all time highs and government economic interaction continued at unprecedented levels.
More specifically from a sector stand point, the fund lost ground primarily from stock selection within industries in the Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Health Care Sectors. Asset allocation was a detractor as well in each. Information Technology was a strong performing sector for the Russell¨ 2000 Growth Index, and the fund was slightly underweight in the sector which detracted from performance. The larger shortfall came from poor stock selection within the sector. Names such as Polycom Inc., ValueClick Inc., and IXYS Corp accounted for performance shortfall within information technology.
In Consumer Discretionary, benchmark names which were not held in the fund cost the portfolio relative performance. Tupperware Brands Corp., J Crew and Bally Technologies were a few of the names that were costly by omission. The sector was the best performer for the period and an underweight position relative to the benchmark was a detractor from an asset allocation standpoint and cost the fund performance. Health Care saw similar results of performance shortfall due to benchmark names which performed well and were not held in the fund. Human Genome, CV Therapeutics and Medarex Inc were a few such names.
The majority of performance shortfall for the fund was due to stock selection. The fund struggled through this period as a combination of extreme volatility coupled with poor quality securities driving performance left high quality portfolios out of favor. From a security standpoint the five largest detractors were Forrester Research Inc., Penn Virginia Corp., Wabtec, Immucor Inc, and Martek Biosciences Corp.
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Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||
1 Year | Since 5/1/07 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 17.18% | -14.17% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | 18.13% |
Russell 2000¨ Growth Index | 34.47 | -6.26 | 29.49 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
GLOBAL SECURITIES FUND
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited - Subadviser
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Global Securities Fund returned 22.59% (Class I shares), compared with the MSCI World Index which returned 30.79%.
The year 2009 was very difficult for the global economy. Full data is not yet available, but it seems likely that the decline in economic activity was the sharpest in at least half a century. Particularly damaging for output was the swinging cuts to inventory levels, driven by retailers and wholesalers seeking to preserve cash. In part, this was the result of tight constraints on credit imposed by capital-short banks in the US, Europe and elsewhere. Early on in the year, markets reflected the weakening economic climate, with the MSCI World Index declining by a quarter over the first 10 weeks of the year. However, more positive sentiment emerged as government involvement in the financial sector suggested that the financial crisis would pass its lowest point early on in 2009. Over the rest of the year, the Index recovered by over 70%, leaving it 30% up for the year overall.
What were the strongest contributors and largest constraints to fund performance?
In 2009, our analysis found value in economic sectors such as Consumer Staples, Health Care and Telecommunications. These are sectors which traditionally are seen as having a defensive earnings profile. For instance, in terms of new stocks, we added General Mills, the US food producer, and Vodafone, the UK mobile phone operator to the portfolio. Over the year, our full allocation to these areas, although delivering strong, positive returns, did not allow the portfolio to match the benchmark when market’s switched to a more optimistic tack. However, with our defensive stance and our cautious economic outlook, as discussed below, we continue
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to see this allocation as prudent. Among industries in the Financials Sector, we found Zurich Financial Services attractively valued, in part, because of its global spread of operations affording diverse revenue streams.
Although it delivered strong absolute returns, the fund underperformed the index in 2009. On a geographic basis, this underperformance was mainly due to stock selection rather than market allocation. In particular, stock performance in the UK, Spain, the USA, Japan and France held back performance. These adverse influences were only partly offset by positive selection effects in Italy and Canada. More supportive was market selection. For this, the allocation to the strong Singaporean, Taiwanese, Spanish and Australian markets helped returns. But, this was partly offset by low allocations to the strong US and Canadian markets, and nil weighting in Sweden and Hong Kong.
Analyzing performance with reference to a sector breakdown, stock selection was a positive for performance. Good returns relative to their sectors from Financial, Consumer Staple, Utility and Materials stocks buoyed up performance. This was partly offset by weak stock performance among Energy, Health Care, Consumer Discretionary and Industrial holdings.
Our investment approach has a value-oriented defensive style. We assess value by analysis of the potential for company earnings and dividends to grow over time. By relating these to current share prices, we seek to find companies that are under-valued. Our process emphasizes in-depth business analysis and a long time horizon for researching a company’s potential going forward. One aim of this is to include in the portfolio businesses with more resilient cash flows, which should reduce the volatility of returns. This process has led us to find attractive valuations among stocks associated with a defensive earnings’ profile, such as the Telecommunications, Health Care and Consumer Staples Sectors. From the spring on, investor sentiment was focused on recovery, which led these sectors to deliver strong, but sub-benchmark returns. As such, the allocation to them hindered performance. In the same vein, below-average allocations to growth-oriented sectors, such as, Materials and Information Technology also held back performance. However, we expect muted growth among developed markets overall for some time, with households emphasizing debt reduction and necessary over discretionary spending, and a similar picture in the public sector. With this in mind, we remain comfortable with the fund’s positions.
Additional Comments
Some indicators suggest a sharp recovery in output is likely over the coming year or so. Indeed, a boost from re-stocking is likely. But, it is not clear that this will be a full-fledged recovery as enjoyed in earlier periods. Household debt in many areas, for instance in the US and the UK, is at near-record highs and low interest rates will not persist indefinitely. Government indebtedness is high and rising as spending is used to pump-prime broader economic growth. Taxes are already increasing in the UK and fiscal tightening is likely elsewhere too. As yet, emerging markets have fared better, with huge monetary expansion in China supporting growth there, albeit at the risk of an inflationary bubble at some stage. Indeed, domestic demand in these markets may provide some support for export-oriented businesses among developed countries, especially those with weaker currencies, which helps to improve international competitiveness. Overall, we expect muted growth ahead, with households emphasizing debt reduction and necessary over discretionary spending, and a similar picture in the public sector.
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Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | Since 10/31/00 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 22.59% | -7.09% | 1.42% | 2.53% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 33.79% |
MSCI World Index | 30.79 | -5.09 | 2.57 | 1.44 | 33.18 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND
Lazard Asset Management, LLC - Subadviser
International stocks experienced a tremendous rally since the lows reached in March 2009, as the world continued to recover from one of the worst economic and financial crises in decades. Risks to the global financial system subsided over the past year due to the unprecedented monetary and fiscal actions taken by major central banks and governments. The recent flow of positive economic data indicated continued improvement in the underlying fundamentals of the global economy. This stabilization, coupled with policymakers’ signaling the likelihood of prolonged accommodative monetary policy, encouraged investors to buy into riskier assets. International small-cap equities performed particularly well throughout 2009, outperforming large-cap stocks for the year.
In Europe, Norway performed the best, as the oil-rich country benefited from a strong recovery in crude oil prices. However, the overall performance of stocks was mixed amid increasing divergences within the European Union, and the downgrade of Greece’s credit rating rekindled fears over sovereign debt risks. In Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore performed well on the expected benefits stemming from strong growth in China. Japan continued to underperform its regional peers, although it appeared to regain some positive momentum in December amid easing concerns over the strong yen. Emerging markets performed strongly on investors’ belief that emerging market economic growth would significantly outpace developed world growth. For the year as a whole, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index increased by almost 79%, with Latin American equities significantly outperforming shares in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and in Asia.
In currency markets, the U.S. dollar weakened following the March trough, as investors were attracted to higher-yielding currencies, such as the Australian dollar. However, the U.S. dollar rebounded in recent months, appreciating against major
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currencies. This appreciation coincided with an apparent change in investors’ sentiment toward the U.S. dollar amid improving U.S. economic data, which led to some speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve might raise interest rates sooner than expected. Additionally, the euro was hurt by the downgrade of Greece’s (one of its member countries) sovereign debt.
After a period in which the MSCI EAFE Index reached an all-time high driven by euphoria (October 2007), it declined more than 50% due to indiscriminate selling (March 2009), and subsequently rallied over 70% due to a dash toward risk (December 2009). Financial markets were, once again, driven by fundamentals by the end of the year.
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series International Stock Fund returned 27.90% (Class I shares), compared to the MSCI EAFE Index return of 32.46%.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
During 2009, driven by its bottom-up approach, the fund continued to move toward a less defensive stance, adding overall exposure to cyclically exposed companies that were trading at attractive multiples, while many defensive stocks reached fair value. The Consumer Discretionary Sector figured prominently, as the fund invested in automobile companies BMW and Honda, as did the Materials Sector, where the fund increased exposure. We also invested in several high-quality companies at historically low valuations, including Novo Nordisk, Fanuc, and Esprit. We increased our exposure to industries in the Financial Sector during the period – primarily in higher-quality investment banks, insurance companies, and surviving banks. Reductions across defensive sectors included the sales of Japan Tobacco, BT Group, and E.ON AG. Going forward, we believe there will be a marked differentiation between winning and losing business models.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
The fund benefited from strong stock selection in the Information Technology Sector, as Ericsson, Hoya, and Canon each contributed to returns. A low exposure relative to the index to the Utilities Sector also helped performance, as the sector was hurt by concerns about overcapacity in the power generation market. Exposure to emerging markets contributed significantly to returns over the year, as shares of Banco do Brasil, Lukoil, and the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China performed well.
What were largest constraints on performance?
The biggest drag on performance was a low exposure relative to the index to the Materials Sector, which benefited from the improving economic environment and emerging market demand. The high exposure to, and stock selection in, Telecommunication Services also detracted from returns, as investors rotated into more cyclical sectors. Within the Telecommunication Services Sector, positions in KDDI, Telus, and Vodafone Group hurt performance.
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Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | |||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | Since 10/31/00 Inception | Since 5/1/09 Inception | |
Class I Shares | 27.90% | -4.36% | 4.83% | 4.45% | — |
Class II Shares | — | — | — | — | 32.30% |
MSCI EAFE Index | 32.46 | -5.57 | 4.02 | 3.44 | 36.11 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Target Retirement 2020 Fund returned 28.93% (Class I shares), outperforming the Dow Jones Global Target 2020 Index return of 20.94%. Exceptional returns in a number of the fund’s equity holdings accounted for the outperformance, along with the fund’s growth bias versus value.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
After careful consideration, we altered the glide path for our target retirement funds in 2009. The glide path is considered by many to be the keystone of any target date product, charting the course each fund’s asset allocation will take on the path to retirement or maturity. Normally the path begins with a large amount of equity securities, slowly winding down to a larger portion of fixed income as the fund nears maturity. The key distinction that has emerged is whether the glide path goes to retirement, maturing at the fund’s date, or through retirement, often times 20-30 years beyond the specified fund date. A large majority of retirement date funds, including our own, were set up to be managed through the retirement date.
In 2008, this convention appeared to be at odds with fund owner expectations. The average return for Morningstar’s Target Date 2000 – 2010 category was -23.4% in 2008, which was very difficult for shareholders of Target 2010 funds to accept. Additionally, many of the funds in this category carried a 50-60% allocation to equities. Shareholders erroneously believed that their fund, and potentially their nest egg, was due to mature in 2 years, and were blindsided by such a steep loss so close to retirement. Proponents of managing through the retirement date point out that the investor still has a potential 20-30 time horizon after retirement, warranting a larger equity allocation to protect against outliving their money. While this is correct, clearly it was contrary to the risk expectations of a large number of target date fund owners.
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TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND (continued)
In late 2009, we modified our glide path to end at retirement. We believe this glide path better aligns with investor expectations, and our goal as fund manager should be to maximize and protect our clients’ assets for the retirement date. Our new glide path results in equity allocations closer to 25% at retirement. By comparison, the conventional through retirement glide path can have up to 60% stocks at retirement in some cases. We believe it is our duty to manage risk throughout the entire glide path and not expose investors to undue equity risk near retirement. Once the retirement date has been met, our funds will focus on retirement income generation and have a 30% maximum equity constraint.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
Fund performance benefited from our manager selection, an increase in credit exposure in the first two quarters of the year, and the fund’s growth stock bias (growth outperformed value by a wide margin in 2009) as the Russell 3000¨ Growth Index returned 37.0% versus only 19.8% on the Russell 3000¨ Value Index. On an individual holdings basis, top performers for 2009 included: Laudus International MarketMasters Fund which returned 48.5% for the year, Manning & Napier Equity Fund which returned 39.6%, MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y which returned 38.0%, and Victory Special Value Fund which returned 33.0%.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
The modification to a more conservative glide path as described above included a reduction in equities during the fourth quarter which detracted from relative performance. However, we believe the change better aligns the fund with the goal of maximizing and protecting investors’ assets for retirement and investor expectations going foward. Notable individual detractors from relative fund performance for the year were: Gateway Fund which returned 6.8% for 2009 and MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y which returned 16.3%.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | ||
1 Year | Since 10/1/07 Inception | |
Ultra Series Target Retirement 2020, Class I | 28.93% | -8.54% |
Dow Jones Global Target 2020 Index | 20.94 | -2.82 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
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TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Target Retirement 2030 Fund returned 30.94%, slightly outperforming the Dow Jones Global Target 2030 Index return of 29.49%. Exceptional returns in a number of the fund’s equity holdings accounted for the outperformance, along with the fund’s growth bias versus value.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
After careful consideration, we altered the glide path for our target retirement funds in 2009. The glide path is considered by many to be the keystone of any target date product, charting the course each fund’s asset allocation will take on the path to retirement or maturity. Normally the path begins with a large amount of equity securities, slowly winding down to a larger portion of fixed income as the fund nears maturity. The key distinction that has emerged is whether the glide path goes to retirement, maturing at the fund’s date, or through retirement, often times 20-30 years beyond the specified fund date. A large majority of retirement date funds, including our own, were set up to be managed through the retirement date.
In 2008, this convention appeared to be at odds with fund owner expectations. The average return for Morningstar’s Target Date 2000 – 2010 category was -23.4% in 2008, which was very difficult for shareholders of Target 2010 funds to accept. Additionally, many of the funds in this category carried a 50-60% allocation to equities. Shareholders erroneously believed that their fund, and potentially their nest egg, was due to mature in 2 years, and were blindsided by such a steep loss so close to retirement. Proponents of managing through the retirement date point out that the investor still has a potential 20-30 time horizon after retirement, warranting a larger equity allocation to protect against outliving their money. While this is correct, clearly it was contrary to the risk expectations of a large number of target date fund owners.
In late 2009, we modified our glide path to end at retirement. We believe this glide path better aligns with investor expectations, and our goal as fund manager should be to maximize and protect our clients’ assets for the retirement date. Our new glide path results in equity allocations closer to 25% at retirement. By comparison, the conventional through retirement glide path can have up to 60% stocks at retirement in some cases. We believe it is our duty to manage risk throughout the entire glide path and not expose investors to undue equity risk near retirement. Once the retirement date has been met, our funds will focus on retirement income generation and have a 30% maximum equity constraint.
What were the strongest contributors to fund performance?
Fund performance benefited from our manager selection, an increase in credit exposure in the first two quarters of the year, and the fund’s growth stock bias (growth outperformed value by a wide margin in 2009) as the Russell 3000¨ Growth Index returned 37.0% versus only 19.8% on the Russell 3000¨ Value Index. On an individual holdings basis, top performers for 2009 included: Laudus International MarketMasters Fund which returned 48.5% for the year, Manning & Napier Equity Fund which returned 39.6%, MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y which returned 38.0%, and Victory Special Value Fund which returned 33.0%.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
The modification to a more conservative glide path as described above included a reduction in equities during the fourth quarter which detracted from relative performance. However, we believe the change better aligns the fund with the goal of maximizing and protecting investors’ assets for retirement and investor expectations going foward. Notable individual detractors from relative performance were: Gateway Fund which returned 6.8% for 2009, MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y which returned 16.3%, and MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y which returned 26.2%.
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TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND (continued)
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | ||
1 Year | Since 10/1/07 Inception | |
Ultra Series Target Retirement 2030, Class I | 30.94% | -10.09% |
Dow Jones Global Target 2030 Index | 29.49 | -6.16 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND
How did the fund perform for the period January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009?
For the trailing year ended December 31, 2009, the Ultra Series Target Retirement 2040 Fund returned 31.64%, underperforming the Dow Jones Global Target 2040 Index return of 34.63%. Although investors enjoyed a solid return, the underperformance resulted from more modest returns from two of our largest holdings, MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y and MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y.
What significant changes did you make to the portfolio since January 1, 2009?
After careful consideration, we altered the glide path for our target retirement funds in 2009. The glide path is considered by many to be the keystone of any target date product, charting the course each fund’s asset allocation will take on the path to retirement or maturity. Normally the path begins with a large amount of equity securities, slowly winding down to a larger portion of fixed income as the fund nears maturity. The key distinction that has emerged is whether the glide path goes to retirement, maturing at the fund’s date, or through retirement, often times 20-30 years beyond the specified fund date. A large majority of retirement date funds, including our own, were set up to be managed through the retirement date.
In 2008, this convention appeared to be at odds with fund owner expectations. The average return for Morningstar’s Target Date 2000 – 2010 category was -23.4% in 2008, which was very difficult for shareholders of Target 2010 funds to accept. Additionally, many of the funds in this category carried a 50-60% allocation to equities. Shareholders erroneously believed that their fund, and potentially their nest egg, was due to mature in 2 years, and were blindsided by such a steep loss so close to retirement. Proponents of managing through the retirement date point out that the investor still has a potential 20-30 time horizon after retirement, warranting a larger equity allocation to protect against outliving their money. While this is correct, clearly it was contrary to the risk expectations of a large number of target date fund owners.
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TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND (continued)
In late 2009, we modified our glide path to end at retirement. We believe this glide path better aligns with investor expectations, and our goal as fund manager should be to maximize and protect our clients’ assets for the retirement date. Our new glide path results in equity allocations closer to 25% at retirement. By comparison, the conventional through retirement glide path can have up to 60% stocks at retirement in some cases. We believe it is our duty to manage risk throughout the entire glide path and not expose investors to undue equity risk near retirement. Once the retirement date has been met, our funds will focus on retirement income generation and have a 30% maximum equity constraint.
What were the strongest contributors to Fund performance?
Fund performance benefited from our manager selection, an increase in credit exposure in the first two quarters of the year, and the fund’s growth stock bias (growth outperformed value by a wide margin in 2009) as the Russell 3000¨ Growth Index returned 37.0% versus only 19.8% on the Russell 3000¨ Value Index. On an individual holdings basis, top performers for 2009 included: Laudus International MarketMasters Fund which returned 48.5% for the year, Manning & Napier Equity Fund which returned 39.6%, and MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y which returned 38.0%.
What were the largest constraints on performance?
The modification to a more conservative glide path as described above included a reduction in equities during the fourth quarter which detracted from relative performance. However, we believe the change better aligns the fund with the goal of maximizing and protecting investors’ assets for retirement and investor expectations going foward. Notable individual detractors from relative fund performance were: Gateway Fund which returned 6.8% for 2009, MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y which returned 16.3%, and MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y which returned 26.2%.
Cumulative Performance of $10,000 Investment Since Inception1
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TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND (continued)
Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 20091 | ||
1 Year | Since 10/1/07 Inception | |
Ultra Series Target Retirement 2040, Class I | 31.64% | -12.19% |
Dow Jones Global Target 2040 Index | 34.63 | -7.84 |
See accompanying Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance.
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Notes to Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
1 | Fund returns are calculated after fund level expenses have been subtracted, but do not include any separate account fees, charges or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts that invest in the fund, as described in the Prospectus. If these fees, charges, or expenses were included, fund returns would have been lower. Fund returns also assume that dividends and capital gains are reinvested in additional shares of the fund. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than when purchased. Further information relating to the fund’s performance is contained in the Prospectus and elsewhere in this report. The fund’s past performance is not indicative of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For Ultra Series Fund performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-670-3600. Indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest in them directly. Index returns do not reflect fees or expenses. |
2 | MEMBERS Capital Advisors, Inc., the then acting fund adviser, reduced its management fee for the Conservative, Moderate, and Aggressive Allocation Funds (the "Target Allocation Funds") from June 30, 2006-April 30, 2008. Madison Asset Management, LLC reduced its management fee for the Target Retirement 2020, 2030 and 2040 Funds (the "Target Retirement Date Funds") beginning October 1, 2009. If the management fees had not been reduced, returns would have been lower. |
3 | In May 2009, the Target Allocation Funds changed their customized benchmarks from the Old Allocation Custom Fund Indices to the New Allocation Custom Fund Indices. Additionally, the Moderate and Aggressive Allocation Funds changed their broad-based securities market index to the S&P 500 Index, replacing the Russell 1000¨ and Russell 3000¨ Indices, respectively. In May 2010, the former indices will no longer be shown. |
BENCHMARK DESCRIPTIONS
Allocation Fund Indexes
The New Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 65% Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index, 30% Russell 3000¨ Index and 5% MSCI EAFE Index. See market indexes descriptions below.
The Old Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 55% Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index, 30% Russell 1000¨ Index, and 15% 90-Day U.S. Treasury Bills. See market indexes descriptions below.
The New Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 40% Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index, 45% Russell 3000¨ Index and 15% MSCI EAFE Index. See market indexes descriptions below.
The Old Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 50% Russell 3000¨ Index, 30% Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index, 10% MSCI EAFE Index and 10% 90-Day U.S. Treasury Bills. See market indexes descriptions below.
The New Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 15% Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index, 55% Russell 3000¨ Index and 30% MSCI EAFE Index. See market indexes descriptions below.
The Old Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 55% Russell 1000¨ Index, 22% MSCI EAFE Index and 15% Russell 2000¨ Index and 8% MSCI Emerging Markets Index. See market indexes descriptions below.
Market Indexes
The Dow Jones Global Target 2020 Index is a benchmark for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative as the year 2020 approaches. The index is a composite of other indexes that represent stocks, bonds and cash.
The Dow Jones Global Target 2030 Index is a benchmark for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative as the year 2030 approaches. The index is a composite of other indexes that represent stocks, bonds and cash.
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The Dow Jones Global Target 2040 Index is a benchmark for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative as the year 2040 approaches. The index is a composite of other indexes that represent stocks, bonds and cash.
The Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index is a broad-based measure of the total rate of return performance of the U.S. investment-grade bond markets. The index is a capitalization-weighted aggregation of outstanding U.S. treasury, agency and supranational mortgage pass-through, and investment-grade corporate bonds meeting specified selection criteria.
The Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index tracks the performance of below investment grade U.S. dollar denominated corporate bonds publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market, but limits any individual issuer to a maximum weighting of 2%.
The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia & Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that measures equity performance in global emerging markets.
The MSCI World Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed market equity performance, including the U.S. and Canada.
The Russell 1000¨ Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000¨ Index (see definition below).
The Russell 1000¨ Growth Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell 1000¨ Value Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2000¨ Index is a small-cap market index which measures the performance of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000¨ Index (see definition below.)
The Russell 2000¨ Growth Index is a small-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2000¨ Value Index is a small-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Russell 3000¨ Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
The Russell Midcap¨ Growth Index is a mid-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell Midcap¨ Value Index is a mid-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The S&P 500 Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading industries in the U.S.
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Conservative Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Portfolio Holdings as a Percentage of Total Market Value
as of December 31, 2009
MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y | 23% |
Dodge & Cox Income Fund | 21% |
MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y | 12% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y | 8% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 8% |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y | 6% |
Templeton Global Bond Fund | 5% |
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 4% |
Fairholme Fund | 4% |
Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 4% |
Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund | 3% |
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 2% |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENTCOMPANIES-100.36% | ||
Bond Funds - 68.19% | ||
3,024,581 | Dodge & Cox Income Fund | $ 39,198,571 |
555,505 | Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund (R) | 5,932,791 |
4,403,462 | MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y (R) | 44,034,615 |
3,489,567 | MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y (R) | 23,554,581 |
733,459 | Templeton Global Bond Fund | 9,307,590 |
88,547 | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 6,958,909 |
128,987,057 | ||
Foreign Stock Funds - 5.77% | ||
1,079,844 | MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y (R) | 10,906,428 |
Money Market Funds - 1.63% | ||
3,081,662 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 3,081,662 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
Stock Funds - 24.77% | ||
305,797 | Calamos Growth and Income Fund | $ 8,580,676 |
247,361 | Fairholme Fund | 7,443,082 |
17,286 | MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y (R)* | 174,763 |
1,112,762 | MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y (R) | 15,957,010 |
1,311,819 | MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 14,705,492 |
46,861,023 | ||
Total Investment Companies - 100.36% | 189,836,170 | |
( Cost $183,980,358** ) | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.36)% | (684,881) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $189,151,289 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $186,745,131. |
(R) | Affiliated Company (see Note 10). |
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Moderate Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Portfolio Holdings as a Percentage of Total Market Value
as of December 31, 2009
MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y | 14% |
Dodge & Cox Income Fund | 12% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y | 10% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 9% |
MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y | 9% |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y | 9% |
Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 8% |
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund | 5% |
Fairholme Fund | 4% |
Templeton Global Bond Fund | 4% |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y | 4% |
MEMBERS Small Cap Fund, Class Y | 4% |
MEMBERS Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class Y | 3% |
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 2% |
Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund | 2% |
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 1% |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 100.08% | ||
Bond Funds - 43.33% | ||
3,297,347 | Dodge & Cox Income Fund | $ 42,733,615 |
555,505 | Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund (R) | 5,932,791 |
4,910,674 | MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y (R) | 49,106,740 |
4,623,070 | MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y (R) | 31,205,723 |
1,064,274 | Templeton Global Bond Fund | 13,505,633 |
86,609 | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 6,806,601 |
149,291,103 | ||
Foreign Stock Funds - 8.83% | ||
3,012,210 | MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y (R) | 30,423,318 |
Money Market Funds - 1.40% | ||
4,834,549 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 4,834,549 |
Stock Funds - 46.52% | ||
939,517 | Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 26,362,843 |
451,440 | Fairholme Fund | 13,583,842 |
1,479,289 | Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund (R) | $ 17,248,509 |
1,301,910 | MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y (R)* | 13,162,306 |
2,417,729 | MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y (R) | 34,670,238 |
2,900,292 | MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 32,512,278 |
1,925,389 | MEMBERS Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class Y (R)* | 10,397,098 |
1,403,625 | MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 12,379,975 |
160,317,089 | ||
Total Investment Companies - 100.08% | 344,866,059 | |
( Cost $340,351,441** ) | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.08)% | (275,655) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $344,590,404 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $346,964,506. |
(R) | Affiliated Company (see Note 10). |
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Aggressive Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Portfolio Holdings as a Percentage of Total Market Value
as of December 31, 2009
MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y | 13% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y | 12% |
Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 12% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 12% |
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund | 10% |
MEMBERS Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class Y | 6% |
Hussman Strategic Growth Fund | 6% |
MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y | 6% |
MEMBERS Small Cap Fund, Class Y | 6% |
Fairholme Fund | 5% |
T Rowe Price New Era Fund | 4% |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y | 4% |
MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y | 3% |
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 1% |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 100.09% | ||
Bond Funds - 9.24% | ||
352,733 | MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y (R) | $ 3,527,333 |
991,649 | MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y (R) | 6,693,628 |
5,097 | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 400,573 |
10,621,534 | ||
Foreign Stock Funds - 13.10% | ||
1,491,728 | MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y (R) | 15,066,457 |
Money Market Funds - 1.49% | ||
1,715,364 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 1,715,364 |
Stock Funds - 76.26% | ||
473,817 | Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 13,295,303 |
202,557 | Fairholme Fund | 6,094,938 |
534,979 | Hussman Strategic Growth Fund | 6,837,037 |
976,979 | Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund (R) | 11,391,574 |
427,396 | MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y (R)* | 4,320,977 |
970,472 | MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y (R) | $ 13,916,572 |
1,182,856 | MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 13,259,820 |
1,344,249 | MEMBERS Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class Y (R)* | 7,258,943 |
770,791 | MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 6,798,381 |
103,870 | T Rowe Price New Era Fund | 4,531,838 |
87,705,383 | ||
Total Investment Companies - 100.09% | 115,108,738 | |
( Cost $112,290,791** ) | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.09)% | (102,423) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $115,006,315 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $115,491,420. |
(R) | Affiliated Company (see Note 10). |
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund.. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Money Market Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMERCIAL PAPER - 16.45% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 4.32% | ||
$4,000,000 | The Walt Disney Co., 0.010%, due 02/04/10 | $ 3,999,547 |
Financials - 3.77% | ||
3,500,000 | Bank of America Corp., 0.010%, due 04/01/10 | 3,497,375 |
Health Care - 8.36% | ||
4,000,000 | Abbott Laboratories, 0.010%, due 02/08/10 | 3,999,535 |
3,750,000 | Johnson & Johnson, 0.010%, due 05/03/10 | 3,747,840 |
7,747,375 | ||
Total Commercial Paper | 15,244,297 | |
( Cost $15,244,297 ) | ||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 79.19% | ||
Fannie Mae - 24.24% | ||
3,000,000 | 0.080%, due 01/11/10 (A) | 2,999,933 |
4,000,000 | 0.120%, due 01/21/10 (A) | 3,999,733 |
1,200,000 | 5.125%, due 02/16/10 | 1,207,470 |
4,000,000 | 0.050%, due 02/22/10 (A) | 3,999,711 |
2,000,000 | 0.040%, due 03/01/10 (A) | 1,999,869 |
1,750,000 | 0.080%, due 03/03/10 (A) | 1,749,763 |
3,000,000 | 0.180%, due 03/10/10 (A) | 2,998,980 |
3,500,000 | 0.110%, due 03/24/10 (A) | 3,499,123 |
22,454,582 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank - 22.97% | ||
1,35 0,000 | 3.750%, due 01/08/10 | 1,350,940 |
4,000,000 | 0.122%, due 01/13/10 (A) | 3,999,837 |
1,500,000 | 0.110%, due 01/22/10 (A) | 1,499,904 |
4,300,000 | 0.070%, due 02/10/10 (A) | 4,299,666 |
2,805,000 | 0.060%, due 02/12/10 (A) | 2,804,804 |
2,500,000 | 0.060%, due 02/19/10 (A) | 2,499,796 |
$2,000,000 | 0.070%, due 02/23/10 (A) | $ 1,999,794 |
825,000 | 0.090%, due 03/05/10 (A) | 824,870 |
2,000,000 | 0.200%, due 06/02/10 (A) | 1,998,311 |
21,277,922 | ||
Freddie Mac - 28.73% | ||
4,500,000 | 0.100%, due 01/04/10 (A) | 4,499,962 |
2,500,000 | 0.100%, due 01/06/10 (A) | 2,499,965 |
2,776,000 | 0.020%, due 01/25/10 (A) | 2,775,888 |
4,300,000 | 0.110%, due 01/26/10 (A) | 4,299,671 |
4,000,000 | 0.060%, due 02/01/10 (A) | 3,999,793 |
3,500,000 | 7.000%, due 03/15/10 | 3,548,949 |
4,000,000 | 0.100%, due 03/22/10 (A) | 3,999,111 |
1,000,000 | 0.165%, due 03/30/10 (A) | 999,597 |
26,622,936 | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes - 3.25% | ||
3,000,000 | 1.750%, due 03/31/10 | 3,012,444 |
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations ( Cost $73,367,884 ) | 73,367,884 | |
Shares | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 3.61% | ||
3,341,133 | SSgA U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund | 3,341,133 |
Total Investment Company | ||
( Cost $3,341,133 ) | 3,341,133 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.25% ( Cost $91,953,314** ) | 91,953,314 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.75% | 694,319 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 92,647,633 |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $91,953,314. |
(A) | Rate noted represents annualized yield at time of purchase. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
ASSET BACKED - 1.43% | ||
$ 652,045 | ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2000-LB1, Class AF5 (M), 8.550%, due 09/21/30 | $ 596,501 |
3,820,000 | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A17, Class A, 5.120%, due 10/15/14 | 4,100,493 |
3,500,000 | New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-5, Class AI5 (G), 5.500%, due 11/25/33 | 3,152,518 |
2,475,000 | Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-4, Class M9 (M), 7.000%, due 02/25/36 | 37,546 |
Total Asset Backed | 7,887,058 | |
( Cost $10,268,311 ) | ||
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 25.80% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 1.37% | ||
2,500,000 | American Association of Retired Persons (C), 7.500%, due 05/01/31 | 2,599,297 |
1,140,000 | DR Horton, Inc., 5.250%, due 02/15/15 | 1,071,600 |
4,400,000 | ERAC USA Finance Co. (C), 6.700%, due 06/01/34 | 3,888,676 |
7,559,573 | ||
Consumer Staples - 0.75% | ||
1,165,000 | PepsiCo, Inc./NC, 4.650%, due 02/15/13 | 1,244,413 |
2,870,000 | WM Wrigley Jr. Co., 4.300%, due 07/15/10 | 2,897,572 |
4,141,985 | ||
Energy - 1.71% | ||
2,460,000 | Hess Corp., 7.875%, due 10/01/29 | 2,950,411 |
1,400,000 | Transocean, Inc., 6.000%, due 03/15/18 | 1,493,717 |
2,310,000 | Transocean, Inc., 7.500%, due 04/15/31 | 2,635,045 |
2,275,000 | Valero Energy Corp., 7.500%, due 04/15/32 | 2,339,567 |
9,418,740 | ||
Financials - 5.73% | ||
$2,885,000 | American General Finance Corp., 5.850%, due 06/01/13 | $ 2,279,718 |
2,500,000 | American General Finance Corp., Series H, 4.625%, due 09/01/10 | 2,422,915 |
1,165,000 | Bank of America Corp., 5.750%, due 12/01/17 | 1,192,981 |
2,200,000 | Bear Stearns Cos. LLC/The, 7.250%, due 02/01/18 | 2,525,277 |
1,250,000 | General Electric Global Insurance, Holding Corp., 7.000%, due 02/15/26 | 1,221,318 |
1,680,000 | General Electric Global Insurance, Holding Corp., 7.750%, due 06/15/30 | 1,747,926 |
2,750,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The, 5.700%, due 09/01/12 | 2,958,070 |
2,725,000 | HCP, Inc., 6.700%, due 01/30/18 | 2,643,615 |
3,135,000 | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (E), 5.750%, due 01/03/17 | 940 |
2,740,000 | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.150%, due 04/25/13 | 2,932,230 |
1,060,000 | Simon Property Group L.P., 5.875%, due 03/01/17 | 1,061,486 |
2,700,000 | SLM Corp., 5.125%, due 08/27/12 | 2,531,180 |
750,000 | UBS AG/Stamford CT, 5.750%, due 04/25/18 | 763,508 |
2,000,000 | US Bank NA/Cincinnati, OH, 6.300%, due 02/04/14 | 2,216,096 |
2,735,000 | Wells Fargo & Co., 5.250%, due 10/23/12 | 2,924,484 |
2,065,000 | Western Union Co./The, 5.930%, due 10/01/16 | 2,227,563 |
31,649,307 | ||
Health Care - 3.42% | ||
2,600,000 | Eli Lilly & Co., 6.570%, due 01/01/16 | 2,891,101 |
1,740,000 | Genentech, Inc., 5.250%, due 07/15/35 | 1,676,062 |
3,450,000 | Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 7.250%, due 08/15/13 | 3,832,798 |
3,960,000 | Merck & Co., Inc., 5.750%, due 11/15/36 | 4,058,394 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments
Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued | ||
Health Care (continued) | ||
$3,500,000 | Quest Diagnostics, Inc./DE, 5.450%, due 11/01/15 | $ 3,783,847 |
2,370,000 | Wyeth, 6.500%, due 02/01/34 | 2,619,826 |
18,862,028 | ||
Industrials - 3.04% | ||
760,000 | Boeing Co./The, 8.625%, due 11/15/31 | 983,279 |
1,380,000 | Boeing Co./The, 6.875%, due 10/15/43 | 1,538,552 |
2,925,000 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 8.125%, due 04/15/20 | 3,536,597 |
3,200,000 | General Electric Co., 5.000%, due 02/01/13 | 3,385,472 |
1,450,000 | Lockheed Martin Corp., 7.650%, due 05/01/16 | 1,724,153 |
1,268,000 | Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.590%, due 05/17/25 | 1,232,658 |
1,400,000 | Norfolk Southern Corp., 7.050%, due 05/01/37 | 1,651,050 |
5,504 | Southwest Airlines Co. 1994-A Pass, Through Trust, Series A3, 8.700%, due 07/01/11 | 5,705 |
2,465,000 | Waste Management, Inc., 7.125%, due 12/15/17 | 2,733,015 |
16,790,481 | ||
Information Technology - 0.99% | ||
2,400,000 | Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.500%, due 02/22/16 | 2,634,958 |
2,640,000 | Xerox Corp., 6.875%, due 08/15/11 | 2,821,006 |
5,455,964 | ||
Materials - 1.05% | ||
585,000 | EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 5.000%, due 01/15/13 | 626,496 |
2,250,000 | Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, due 01/15/30 | 2,314,769 |
3,000,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, due 03/15/32 | 2,844,216 |
5,785,481 | ||
Telecommunications - 3.14% | ||
3,920,000 | Centennial Communications Corp. (G), 6.040%, due 01/01/13 | 3,920,000 |
3,080,000 | Comcast Cable Communications, Holdings, Inc., 9.455%, due 11/15/22 | 3,961,327 |
4,225,000 | New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., 7.875%, due 03/01/11 | 4,539,323 |
3,000,000 | Rogers Communications, Inc. (D), 6.250%, due 06/15/13 | 3,286,344 |
1,750,000 | Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, due 12/01/16 | 1,596,875 |
17,303,869 | ||
Utilities - 4.60% | ||
2,000,000 | Energy East Corp., 8.050%, due 11/15/10 | 2,114,860 |
3,445,000 | Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (C), 6.050%, due 10/01/36 | 3,403,688 |
2,925,000 | Interstate Power & Light Co., 6.250%, due 07/15/39 | 3,071,083 |
2,400,000 | Progress Energy, Inc., 7.750%, due 03/01/31 | 2,821,834 |
$3,250,000 | Sierra Pacific Power Co., Series M, 6.000%, due 05/15/16 | $ 3,444,334 |
3,500,000 | Southern Power Co., Series B, 6.250%, due 07/15/12 | 3,811,573 |
2,165,000 | Southwestern Electric Power Co., Series E, 5.550%, due 01/15/17 | 2,184,621 |
1,165,000 | Virginia Electric and Power Co., 5.100%, due 11/30/12 | 1,258,194 |
3,000,000 | Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 6.500%, due 06/01/28 | 3,238,620 |
25,348,807 | ||
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds | ||
( Cost $143,317,980 ) | 142,316,235 | |
MORTGAGE BACKED - 25.98% | ||
Fannie Mae - 22.01% | ||
1,746,585 | 4.000%, due 04/01/15 Pool # 255719 | 1,789,509 |
2,402,992 | 5.500%, due 04/01/16 Pool # 745444 | 2,521,307 |
139,221 | 6.000%, due 05/01/16 Pool # 582558 | 149,202 |
491,752 | 5.500%, due 09/01/17 Pool # 657335 | 523,623 |
828,778 | 5.500%, due 02/01/18 Pool # 673194 | 882,492 |
2,863,220 | 5.000%, due 05/01/20 Pool # 813965 | 3,009,417 |
2,663,381 | 4.500%, due 09/01/20 Pool # 835465 | 2,764,393 |
348,806 | 6.000%, due 05/01/21 Pool # 253847 | 375,592 |
139,670 | 7.000%, due 12/01/29 Pool # 762813 | 155,719 |
169,151 | 7.000%, due 11/01/31 Pool # 607515 | 188,431 |
290,428 | 6.500%, due 03/01/32 Pool # 631377 | 313,844 |
5,188 | 7.000%, due 04/01/32 Pool # 641518 | 5,725 |
351,942 | 7.000%, due 05/01/32 Pool # 644591 | 392,057 |
2,570,041 | 6.500%, due 06/01/32 Pool # 545691 | 2,777,251 |
3,371,147 | 5.500%, due 04/01/33 Pool # 690206 | 3,543,216 |
4,866,499 | 5.000%, due 10/01/33 Pool # 254903 | 5,014,268 |
4,521,972 | 5.500%, due 11/01/33 Pool # 555880 | 4,752,781 |
95,126 | 5.000%, due 05/01/34 Pool # 782214 | 97,925 |
1,216,743 | 5.000%, due 06/01/34 Pool # 778891 | 1,252,548 |
4,769,154 | 5.500%, due 06/01/34 Pool # 780384 | 5,012,580 |
83,991 | 7.000%, due 07/01/34 Pool # 792636 | 92,498 |
536,281 | 5.500%, due 08/01/34 Pool # 793647 | 563,653 |
2,676,478 | 5.500%, due 03/01/35 Pool # 810075 | 2,811,417 |
2,996,637 | 5.500%, due 03/01/35 Pool # 815976 | 3,147,717 |
2,959,520 | 5.500%, due 07/01/35 Pool # 825283 | 3,108,729 |
3,815,625 | 5.000%, due 08/01/35 Pool # 829670 | 3,923,138 |
1,825,466 | 5.500%, due 08/01/35 Pool # 826872 | 1,917,500 |
2,980,359 | 5.000%, due 09/01/35 Pool # 820347 | 3,064,336 |
3,097,402 | 5.000%, due 09/01/35 Pool # 835699 | 3,184,678 |
5,005,577 | 5.000%, due 10/01/35 Pool # 797669 | 5,146,620 |
847,632 | 5.500%, due 10/01/35 Pool # 836912 | 890,366 |
3,943,934 | 5.000%, due 11/01/35 Pool # 844809 | 4,055,063 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments
Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
MORTGAGE BACKED (continued | ||
Fannie Mae (continued | ||
$3,833,155 | 5.000%, due 12/01/35 Pool # 850561 | $ 3,941,162 |
1,226,997 | 5.500%, due 02/01/36 Pool # 851330 | 1,288,858 |
1,385,578 | 5.500%, due 10/01/36 Pool # 896340 | 1,453,053 |
6,520,327 | 5.500%, due 10/01/36 Pool # 901723 | 6,837,853 |
3,887,581 | 6.500%, due 10/01/36 Pool # 894118 | 4,171,861 |
4,459,018 | 6.000%, due 11/01/36 Pool # 902510 | 4,781,048 |
4,039,978 | 5.500%, due 02/01/37 Pool # 905140 | 4,236,717 |
3,619,342 | 5.500%, due 05/01/37 Pool # 899323 | 3,792,769 |
2,294,224 | 5.500%, due 05/01/37 Pool # 928292 | 2,404,155 |
4,444,553 | 6.000%, due 10/01/37 Pool # 947563 | 4,714,699 |
4,923,108 | 5.500%, due 07/01/38 Pool # 986973 | 5,159,008 |
5,478,525 | 5.000%, due 08/01/38 Pool # 988934 | 5,628,306 |
5,201,264 | 6.500%, due 08/01/38 Pool # 987711 | 5,575,625 |
121,412,709 | ||
Freddie Mac - 3.88% | ||
2,575,795 | 5.000%, due 05/01/18 Pool # E96322 | 2,714,561 |
94,496 | 8.000%, due 06/01/30 Pool # C01005 | 108,272 |
375,146 | 7.000%, due 03/01/31 Pool # C48129 | 413,017 |
90,880 | 6.500%, due 03/01/32 Pool # C65648 | 98,150 |
3,437,661 | 5.000%, due 07/01/33 Pool # A11325 | 3,539,358 |
786,516 | 6.000%, due 10/01/34 Pool # A28439 | 839,606 |
661,568 | 6.000%, due 10/01/34 Pool # A28598 | 706,224 |
5,012,535 | 5.500%, due 11/01/34 Pool # A28282 | 5,273,083 |
496,819 | 5.000%, due 04/01/35 Pool # A32314 | 510,430 |
1,163,802 | 5.000%, due 04/01/35 Pool # A32315 | 1,195,685 |
1,238,621 | 5.000%, due 04/01/35 Pool # A32316 | 1,272,554 |
365,942 | 5.000%, due 04/01/35 Pool # A32509 | 375,967 |
4,218,601 | 5.000%, due 01/01/37 Pool # A56371 | 4,330,877 |
21,377,784 | ||
Ginnie Mae - 0.09% | ||
63,384 | 8.000%, due 10/20/15 Pool # 002995 | 68,542 |
211,967 | 6.500%, due 02/20/29 Pool # 002714 | 229,821 |
172,069 | 6.500%, due 04/20/31 Pool # 003068 | 186,381 |
484,744 | ||
Total Mortgage Backed | ||
( Cost $135,724,319 ) | 143,275,237 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 43.12% | ||
Federal Farm Credit Bank - 0.82% | ||
4,000,000 | 5.875%, due 10/03/16 | 4,502,212 |
Fannie Mae - 1.23% | ||
2,400,000 | 5.250%, due 08/01/12 | $ 2,561,112 |
3,905,000 | 4.625%, due 10/15/14 | 4,231,029 |
6,792,141 | ||
Freddie Mac - 1.57% | ||
2,500,000 | 4.875%, due 11/15/13 | 2,736,192 |
5,500,000 | 4.500%, due 01/15/14 | 5,945,176 |
8,681,368 | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 2.38% | ||
7,350,000 | 6.625%, due 02/15/27 | 9,179,459 |
4,000,000 | 4.500%, due 05/15/38 | 3,916,876 |
13,096,335 | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes - 37.12% | ||
2,000,000 | 3.500%, due 02/15/10 | 2,007,656 |
9,625,000 | 3.875%, due 05/15/10 | 9,753,956 |
13,000,000 | 4.500%, due 11/15/10 | 13,452,465 |
5,000,000 | 0.875%, due 01/31/11 | 5,015,625 |
12,050,000 | 0.875%, due 02/28/11 | 12,079,185 |
1,485,000 | 4.750%, due 03/31/11 | 1,557,857 |
5,000,000 | 1.000%, due 07/31/11 | 5,007,615 |
23,100,000 | 4.625%, due 12/31/11 | 24,680,918 |
11,400,000 | 1.375%, due 02/15/12 | 11,432,957 |
6,425,000 | 4.625%, due 02/29/12 | 6,886,296 |
2,625,000 | 1.375%, due 05/15/12 | 2,625,000 |
6,000,000 | 4.875%, due 06/30/12 | 6,507,186 |
4,000,000 | 3.625%, due 05/15/13 | 4,235,000 |
2,710,000 | 3.125%, due 08/31/13 | 2,816,072 |
9,500,000 | 4.000%, due 02/15/14 | 10,158,321 |
10,000,000 | 1.875%, due 02/28/14 | 9,835,160 |
11,200,000 | 4.250%, due 08/15/14 | 12,082,874 |
3,600,000 | 2.375%, due 09/30/14 | 3,569,616 |
20,000,000 | 2.625%, due 12/31/14 | 19,942,200 |
8,900,000 | 4.250%, due 08/15/15 | 9,525,777 |
9,100,000 | 4.250%, due 11/15/17 | 9,537,937 |
19,750,000 | 2.750%, due 02/15/19 | 18,182,344 |
4,000,000 | 3.375%, due 11/15/19 | 3,847,520 |
204,739,537 | ||
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations ( Cost $232,975,739 ) | 237,811,593 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 2.80% | ||
15,435,805 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | $ 15,435,805 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $15,435,805 ) | 15,435,805 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.13% ( Cost $537,722,154** ) | 546,725,928 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.87% | 4,782,166 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $551,508,094 |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $537,786,165. |
(C) | Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other "qualified institutional investors." The securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. |
(D) | Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars. The aggregate of these securities is 0.60% of total net assets. |
(E) | In default. Issuer is bankrupt. |
(G) | Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of December 31, 2009. |
(M) | Stated interest rate is contingent upon sufficient collateral market value. If collateral market value falls below a stated level, the issuer will either initiate a clean-up call or increase the stated interest rate. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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High Income Fund Portfolio of Investments
Industry Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Telecommunications | 10% | Cash and Other Net Assets | 4% | Chemicals | 1% | ||
Support Services | 9% | Media - Cable | 4% | Building Materials | 1% | ||
Health Care | 8% | Food and Drug Retailers | 3% | Leisure and Entertainment | 1% | ||
Utilities | 7% | Environmental | 2% | Aerospace/Defense | 1% | ||
Oil and Gas | 7% | Transportation | 2% | Forestry/Paper | 1% | ||
Media - Diversified and Services | 6% | Media - Broadcasting | 2% | Apparel/Textiles | 1% | ||
Non Food and Drug Retailers | 5% | Packaging | 2% | Restaurants | 0% | ||
Gaming | 5% | General Industrial and Manufacturing | 2% | Investment Management | 0% | ||
Automotive | 5% | Beverage/Food | 1% | ||||
Technology | 4% | Metals and Mining | 1% | ||||
Consumer Products | 4% | Hotels | 1% | Rounds to 0% |
Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 96.50% | ||
Aerospace/Defense - 0.67% | ||
$250,000 | Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 6.750%, due 04/01/16 | $ 247,500 |
500,000 | Moog, Inc., 7.250%, due 06/15/18 | 483,125 |
730,625 | ||
Apparel/Textiles - 0.57% | ||
400,000 | Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (P), 1.875%, due 06/30/12 | 357,500 |
250,000 | Levi Strauss & Co., 9.750%, due 01/15/15 | 262,500 |
620,000 | ||
Automotive - 4.52% | ||
500,000 | American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (C), 9.250%, due 01/15/17 | 507,500 |
500,000 | ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.750%, due 03/01/12 | 507,500 |
250,000 | ArvinMeritor, Inc. (P), 4.625%, due 03/01/26 | 219,375 |
1,000,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.800%, due 06/01/12 | 1,010,753 |
500,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, due 06/01/14 | 513,394 |
500,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.125%, due 01/15/20 | 491,350 |
500,000 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 10.500%, due 05/15/16 | 552,500 |
500,000 | KAR Auction Services, Inc., 8.750%, due 05/01/14 | 515,625 |
250,000 | Tenneco, Inc., 8.625%, due 11/15/14 | 252,188 |
350,000 | Tenneco, Inc., 8.125%, due 11/15/15 | 353,937 |
4,924,122 | ||
Beverage/Food - 1.43% | ||
$ 500,000 | B&G Foods, Inc., 8.000%, due 10/01/11 | $ 508,750 |
500,000 | Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.250%, due 05/15/17 | 506,875 |
180,000 | Michael Foods, Inc., 8.000%, due 11/15/13 | 184,275 |
350,000 | NBTY, Inc., 7.125%, due 10/01/15 | 350,875 |
1,550,775 | ||
Building Materials - 0.91% | ||
500,000 | Masco Corp., 6.125%, due 10/03/16 | 476,470 |
500,000 | USG Corp., 9.500%, due 01/15/18 | 515,000 |
991,470 | ||
Chemicals - 0.95% | ||
600,000 | Huntsman International LLC, 7.875%, due 11/15/14 | 586,500 |
500,000 | Huntsman International LLC (C), 5.500%, due 06/30/16 | 443,750 |
1,030,250 | ||
Consumer Products - 3.86% | ||
250,000 | ACCO Brands Corp. (C), 10.625%, due 03/15/15 | 274,375 |
500,000 | ACCO Brands Corp., 7.625%, due 08/15/15 | 465,000 |
500,000 | Brunswick Corp./DE (C), 11.250%, due 11/01/16 | 540,000 |
240,000 | Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc., 9.500%, due 05/15/11 | 237,900 |
250,000 | Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. (C), 9.750%, due 12/01/16 | 259,063 |
500,000 | Jarden Corp., 7.500%, due 05/01/17 | 498,750 |
900,000 | Leslie’s Poolmart, 7.750%, due 02/01/13 | 904,500 |
250,000 | Sealy Mattress Co.8.250%, due 06/15/14 | 250,000 |
750,000 | Visant Holding Corp., 8.750%, due 12/01/13 | 770,625 |
4,200,213 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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High Income Fund Portfolio of Investments
Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued) | ||
Environmental - 2.47% | ||
$1,000,000 | Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.750%, due 02/01/13 | $ 987,500 |
200,000 | Covanta Holding Corp. (P), 1.000%, due 02/01/27 | 186,750 |
500,000 | Waste Services, Inc., 9.500%, due 04/15/14 | 522,500 |
1,000,000 | WCA Waste Corp., 9.250%, due 06/15/14 | 996,250 |
2,693,000 | ||
Food & Drug Retailers - 3.00% | ||
750,000 | Ingles Markets, Inc., 8.875%, due 05/15/17 | 780,000 |
750,000 | Rite Aid Corp., 7.500%, due 03/01/17 | 705,000 |
500,000 | Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp. (C), 9.250%, due 04/01/15 | 507,500 |
250,000 | Stater Brothers Holdings, 8.125%, due 06/15/12 | 252,500 |
500,000 | Stater Brothers Holdings, 7.750%, due 04/15/15 | 507,500 |
500,000 | Tops Markets LLC (C), 10.125%, due 10/15/15 | 515,000 |
3,267,500 | ||
Forestry/Paper - 0.57% | ||
250,000 | Cascades, Inc. (C)(D), 7.875%, due 01/15/20 | 253,750 |
350,000 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.500%, due 06/15/17 | 371,000 |
624,750 | ||
Gaming - 4.86% | ||
500,000 | American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC (C), 11.000%, due 06/15/14 | 421,250 |
500,000 | Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (C), 9.250%, due 06/01/14 | 518,750 |
500,000 | Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.750%, due 04/15/14 | 450,625 |
650,000 | Global Cash Access, Inc./, Global Cash Finance Corp., 8.750%, due 03/15/12 | 647,562 |
750,000 | Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 7.000%, due 03/01/14 | 667,500 |
500,000 | MGM Mirage, 8.375%, due 02/01/11 | 473,750 |
300,000 | Penn National Gaming, Inc., 6.750%, due 03/01/15 | 289,875 |
250,000 | Penn National Gaming, Inc. (C), 8.750%, due 08/15/19 | 255,625 |
300,000 | Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.250%, due 03/15/12 | 300,000 |
500,000 | Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (C), 8.625%, due 08/01/17 | 510,000 |
750,000 | Scientific Games Corp. (C), 7.875%, due 06/15/16 | 753,750 |
5,288,687 | ||
General Industrial & Manufacturing - 1.81% | ||
$ 750,000 | Baldor Electric Co., 8.625%, due 02/15/17 | $ 766,875 |
750,000 | Terex Corp., 8.000%, due 11/15/17 | 721,875 |
650,000 | Trinity Industries, Inc. (P), 3.875%, due 06/01/36 | 485,875 |
1,974,625 | ||
Health Care - 7.71% | ||
250,000 | Accellent, Inc., 10.500%, due 12/01/13 | 240,625 |
750,000 | Biomet, Inc., 10.000%, due 10/15/17 | 814,688 |
750,000 | Biomet, Inc., 11.625%, due 10/15/17 | 828,750 |
250,000 | DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 10.875%, due 11/15/14 | 263,750 |
500,000 | HCA, Inc./DE, 6.750%, due 07/15/13 | 492,500 |
250,000 | HCA, Inc./DE, 5.750%, due 03/15/14 | 235,000 |
950,000 | HCA, Inc./DE, 9.250%, due 11/15/16 | 1,020,062 |
500,000 | Hologic, Inc. (P), 2.000%, due 12/15/37 | 426,875 |
500,000 | IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., 8.750%, due 06/15/14 | 506,250 |
650,000 | Omnicare, Inc., Series OCR (P), 3.250%, due 12/15/35 | 528,938 |
750,000 | Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., Series 1, 7.750%, due 07/15/15 | 725,625 |
150,000 | Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, due 02/01/15 | 145,500 |
500,000 | Service Corp. International/US, 7.375%, due 10/01/14 | 502,500 |
500,000 | Stewart Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, due 02/15/13 | 486,875 |
650,000 | Universal Hospital Services, Inc. (G), 3.859%, due 06/01/15 | 547,625 |
600,000 | Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC, 9.000%, due 10/01/14 | 621,750 |
8,387,313 | ||
Hotels - 1.10% | ||
250,000 | Gaylord Entertainment Co. (C)(P), 3.750%, due 10/01/14 | 254,688 |
200,000 | Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Series O, REIT, 6.375%, due 03/15/15 | 196,000 |
800,000 | Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6.000%, due 12/01/16 | 745,275 |
1,195,963 | ||
Investment Management - 0.25% | ||
300,000 | Nuveen Investments, Inc., 10.500%, due 11/15/15 | 272,250 |
Leisure & Entertainment - 0.73% | ||
650,000 | Speedway Motorsports, Inc., 6.750%, due 06/01/13 | 646,750 |
150,000 | Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. (C), 8.875%, due 11/15/15 | 146,812 |
793,562 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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High Income Fund Portfolio of Investments
Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued) | ||
Media - Broadcasting - 2.25% | ||
$ 564,000 | Allbritton Communications Co., 7.750%, due 12/15/12 | $ 554,835 |
250,000 | Belo Corp., 8.000%, due 11/15/16 | 256,875 |
210,000 | Lamar Media Corp., 7.250%, due 01/01/13 | 209,475 |
250,000 | Lamar Media Corp., 6.625%, due 08/15/15 | 242,500 |
500,000 | Lamar Media Corp., Series C, 6.625%, due 08/15/15 | 480,000 |
500,000 | LIN Television Corp., 6.500%, due 05/15/13 | 482,500 |
250,000 | Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (P), 3.250%, due 10/15/11 | 225,000 |
2,451,185 | ||
Media - Cable - 3.49% | ||
1,250,000 | DISH DBS Corp., 7.125%, due 02/01/16 | 1,276,562 |
600,000 | Mediacom Broadband LLC/Mediacom Broadband Corp., 8.500%, due 10/15/15 | 606,000 |
500,000 | Mediacom LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp. (C), 9.125%, due 08/15/19 | 510,000 |
500,000 | Viasat, Inc. (C), 8.875%, due 09/15/16 | 515,000 |
850,000 | Virgin Media Finance PLC (D), 9.125%, due 08/15/16 | 895,688 |
3,803,250 | ||
Media - Diversified & Services - 6.04% | ||
500,000 | GeoEye, Inc. (C), 9.625%, due 10/01/15 | 514,375 |
1,000,000 | Hughes Network Systems LLC/HNS Finance Corp., 9.500%, due 04/15/14 | 1,032,500 |
1,250,000 | Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd. (C)(D), 11.250%, due 02/04/17 | 1,253,125 |
750,000 | Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd. (D), 11.250%, due 06/15/16 | 811,875 |
500,000 | Intelsat, Ltd. (D), 6.500%, due 11/01/13 | 468,750 |
500,000 | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 10.000%, due 07/15/17 | 555,000 |
250,000 | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (P), 4.250%, due 03/15/23 | 248,438 |
500,000 | Liberty Media LLC (P), 3.125%, due 03/30/23 | 503,125 |
750,000 | Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 11.625%, due 02/01/14 | 842,812 |
100,000 | Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, 11.000%, due 11/01/15 | 108,500 |
250,000 | WMG Acquisition Corp., 7.375%, due 04/15/14 | 241,562 |
6,580,062 | ||
Metals and Mining - 1.25% | ||
500,000 | Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.750%, due 07/01/13 | 496,250 |
650,000 | Massey Energy Co. (P), 3.250%, due 08/01/15 | 567,938 |
$ 250,000 | Teck Resources, Ltd. (D), 10.750%, due 05/15/19 | $ 298,750 |
1,362,938 | ||
Non Food & Drug Retailers - 5.32% | ||
250,000 | Ltd. Brands, Inc., 6.900%, due 07/15/17 | 249,688 |
750,000 | Ltd. Brands, Inc. (C), 8.500%, due 06/15/19 | 815,625 |
1,500,000 | Michaels Stores, Inc., 11.375%, due 11/01/16 | 1,578,750 |
500,000 | Penske Auto Group, Inc., 7.750%, due 12/15/16 | 483,750 |
750,000 | QVC, Inc. (C), 7.500%, due 10/01/19 | 764,062 |
200,000 | Sonic Automotive, Inc., Series B, 8.625%, due 08/15/13 | 199,000 |
500,000 | Toys R US, Inc., 7.875%, due 04/15/13 | 502,500 |
500,000 | Toys R US, Inc., 7.375%, due 10/15/18 | 457,500 |
750,000 | Yankee Acquisition Corp./MA, Series B, 8.500%, due 02/15/15 | 744,375 |
5,795,250 | ||
Oil & Gas - 7.21% | ||
200,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, due 01/15/16 | 200,000 |
500,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.250%, due 01/15/18 | 480,000 |
500,000 | Cimarex Energy Co., 7.125%, due 05/01/17 | 505,000 |
400,000 | Complete Production Services, Inc., 8.000%, due 12/15/16 | 394,500 |
250,000 | Continental Resources, Inc./OK (C), 8.250%, due 10/01/19 | 262,500 |
500,000 | Encore Acquisition Co., 6.000%, due 07/15/15 | 500,000 |
1,000,000 | EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.250%, due 01/15/11 | 997,500 |
150,000 | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (C), 9.500%, due 01/15/16 | 153,750 |
500,000 | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (P), 3.250%, due 12/15/25 | 450,000 |
750,000 | Key Energy Services, Inc., 8.375%, due 12/01/14 | 751,875 |
500,000 | Mariner Energy, Inc., 8.000%, due 05/15/17 | 480,000 |
1,500,000 | Petroplus Finance, Ltd. (C)(D), 7.000%, due 05/01/17 | 1,350,000 |
500,000 | Plains Exploration & Production Co., 10.000%, due 03/01/16 | 547,500 |
750,000 | Tesoro Corp./Texas, 9.750%, due 06/01/19 | 776,250 |
7,848,875 | ||
Packaging - 1.89% | ||
500,000 | Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. II (C), 7.625%, due 05/15/17 | 518,750 |
500,000 | Graham Packaging Co., L.P./GPC Capital Corp. I, 9.875%, due 10/15/14 | 510,000 |
1,000,000 | Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc./Reynolds Group Escrow LLC (C), 7.750%, due 10/15/16 | 1,022,500 |
2,051,250 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued) | ||
Restaurants - 0.50% | ||
$500,000 | Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants LLC, 10.000%, due 07/15/16 | $ 545,000 |
Support Services - 9.40% | ||
250,000 | Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, due 10/15/13 | 256,875 |
750,000 | Affinion Group, Inc., 11.500%, due 10/15/15 | 785,625 |
1,750,000 | ARAMARK Corp., 8.500%, due 02/01/15 | 1,802,500 |
500,000 | Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 7.625%, due 05/15/14 | 475,000 |
250,000 | Avis Budget Group, Inc. (C)(P), 3.500%, due 10/01/14 | 271,875 |
1,000,000 | FTI Consulting, Inc., 7.750%, due 10/01/16 | 1,012,500 |
200,000 | Hertz Corp./The, 10.500%, due 01/01/16 | 213,500 |
500,000 | Iron Mountain, Inc., 7.750%, due 01/15/15 | 502,500 |
500,000 | Mac-Gray Corp., 7.625%, due 08/15/15 | 485,625 |
500,000 | NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc./The (P), 2.500%, due 08/15/13 | 468,750 |
900,000 | RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 9.500%, due 12/01/14 | 901,125 |
750,000 | ServiceMaster Co./The, PIK (C), 10.750%, due 07/15/15 | 780,000 |
550,000 | United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.750%, due 11/15/13 | 517,000 |
250,000 | United Rentals North America, Inc., 10.875%, due 06/15/16 | 271,875 |
400,000 | United Rentals North America, Inc., 9.250%, due 12/15/19 | 413,000 |
600,000 | West Corp., 9.500%, due 10/15/14 | 609,000 |
450,000 | West Corp., 11.000%, due 10/15/16 | 470,250 |
10,237,000 | ||
Technology - 4.28% | ||
250,000 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (C), 8.125%, due 12/15/17 | 249,062 |
250,000 | GXS Worldwide, Inc. (C), 9.750%, due 06/15/15 | 245,625 |
600,000 | Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, due 03/01/16 | 598,500 |
500,000 | SAVVIS, Inc. (P), 3.000%, due 05/15/12 | 455,000 |
1,500,000 | Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, due 08/15/13 | 1,537,500 |
750,000 | Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 10.625%, due 05/15/15 | 825,938 |
750,000 | Syniverse Technologies, Inc., Series B, 7.750%, due 08/15/13 | 745,312 |
4,656,937 | ||
Telecommunications - 10.05% | ||
$1,000,000 | Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.375%, due 01/15/14 | $ 1,017,500 |
700,000 | Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC, 6.300%, due 12/01/28 | 546,000 |
1,250,000 | Frontier Communications Corp., 6.625%, due 03/15/15 | 1,215,625 |
150,000 | Level 3 Communications, Inc. (P), 5.250%, due 12/15/11 | 142,312 |
350,000 | Level 3 Communications, Inc. (P), 3.500%, due 06/15/12 | 306,250 |
1,500,000 | Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS (C)(D), 8.875%, due 05/01/16 | 1,586,250 |
500,000 | Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.500%, due 02/15/14 | 501,875 |
500,000 | Qwest Communications International, Inc., Series B, 7.500%, due 02/15/14 | 501,875 |
650,000 | SBA Communications Corp. (P), 1.875%, due 05/01/13 | 667,063 |
500,000 | Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, due 12/01/16 | 456,250 |
1,000,000 | Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.375%, due 08/15/17 | 1,020,000 |
1,500,000 | Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. (C)(D), 11.750%, due 07/15/17 | 1,638,750 |
600,000 | Windstream Corp., 8.625%, due 08/01/16 | 610,500 |
500,000 | Windstream Corp. (C), 7.875%, due 11/01/17 | 493,750 |
250,000 | Windstream Corp., 7.000%, due 03/15/19 | 233,750 |
10,937,750 | ||
Transportation - 2.17% | ||
500,000 | Bristow Group, Inc., 6.125%, due 06/15/13 | 493,750 |
750,000 | Bristow Group, Inc., 7.500%, due 09/15/17 | 742,500 |
755,000 | Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., 7.750%, due 07/15/14 | 751,225 |
400,000 | Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., Series B, 6.125%, due 12/01/14 | 373,500 |
2,360,975 | ||
Utilities - 7.24% | ||
500,000 | The AES Corp., 8.000%, due 06/01/20 | 508,750 |
500,000 | Calpine Corp. (C), 7.250%, due 10/15/17 | 480,000 |
500,000 | Edison Mission Energy, 7.200%, due 05/15/19 | 378,750 |
1,000,000 | Ferrellgas Partners L.P./Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp., 8.750%, due 06/15/12 | 1,012,500 |
500,000 | Inergy L.P./Inergy Finance Corp., 6.875%, due 12/15/14 | 493,750 |
1,000,000 | MarkWest Energy Partners L.P./MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., Series B, 8.750%, due 04/15/18 | 1,030,000 |
750,000 | Mirant Americas Generation LLC, 8.300%, due 05/01/11 | 768,750 |
750,000 | Mirant Americas Generation LLC, 8.500%, due 10/01/21 | 712,500 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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High Income Fund Portfolio of Investments
Par Value | Value (Note 2) | |
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued) | ||
Utilities (continued) | ||
$ 250,000 | Mirant North America LLC, 7.375%, due 12/31/13 | $ 247,187 |
1,750,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, due 02/01/16 | 1,752,188 |
500,000 | RRI Energy, Inc., 7.625%, due 06/15/14 | 495,000 |
7,879,375 | ||
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds ( Cost $99,960,314 ) | 105,054,952 | |
Shares | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 1.77% | ||
1,932,131 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 1,932,131 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $1,932,131 ) | 1,932,131 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.27% ( Cost $101,892,445** ) | 106,987,083 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.73% | 1,883,038 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $108,870,121 |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $101,955,301. |
(C) | Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other "qualified institutional investors." The securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. |
(D) | Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars. The aggregate of these securities is 7.86% of total net assets. |
(G) | Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of December 31, 2009. |
(P) | Convertible. |
PIK | Payment in Kind. |
PLC | Public Limited Company. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value ( Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 43.34% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 2.53% | ||
60,000 | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | $ 2,104,200 |
50,000 | Genuine Parts Co. | 1,898,000 |
76,400 | McDonald’s Corp. | 4,770,416 |
26,800 | VF Corp. | 1,962,832 |
10,735,448 | ||
Consumer Staples - 6.72% | ||
192,500 | Altria Group, Inc. | 3,778,775 |
54,000 | Avon Products, Inc. | 1,701,000 |
79,900 | Coca-Cola Co./The | 4,554,300 |
45,200 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 2,879,692 |
112,018 | Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A | 3,044,649 |
61,000 | PepsiCo, Inc./NC | 3,708,800 |
124,700 | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 6,009,293 |
102,100 | Sysco Corp. | 2,852,674 |
28,529,183 | ||
Energy - 3.66% | ||
119,800 | Chevron Corp. | 9,223,402 |
89,600 | ConocoPhillips | 4,575,872 |
55,500 | Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,732,710 |
15,531,984 | ||
Financials - 5.11% | ||
43,000 | Aflac, Inc. | 1,988,750 |
109,100 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The | 3,051,527 |
63,000 | Morgan Stanley | 1,864,800 |
110,000 | NYSE Euronext | 2,783,000 |
38,500 | Travelers Cos., Inc./The | 1,919,610 |
102,000 | US Bancorp | 2,296,020 |
218,000 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 5,883,820 |
72,000 | Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. | 1,899,360 |
21,686,887 | ||
Health Care - 6.48% | ||
130,000 | Johnson & Johnson | $ 8,373,300 |
188,000 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 6,869,520 |
56,900 | Novartis AG, ADR | 3,097,067 |
505,819 | Pfizer, Inc. | 9,200,848 |
27,540,735 | ||
Industrials - 7.48% | ||
34,200 | 3M Co. | 2,827,314 |
79,700 | Boeing Co./The | 4,314,161 |
33,500 | Deere & Co. | 1,812,015 |
118,900 | Emerson Electric Co. | 5,065,140 |
117,300 | Honeywell International, Inc. | 4,598,160 |
48,400 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 3,646,940 |
35,400 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 1,855,668 |
31,600 | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 1,812,892 |
26,800 | United Technologies Corp. | 1,860,188 |
117,400 | Waste Management, Inc. | 3,969,294 |
31,761,772 | ||
Information Technology - 2.92% | ||
58,600 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 2,509,252 |
275,500 | Intel Corp. | 5,620,200 |
107,000 | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 2,172,100 |
68,000 | Paychex, Inc. | 2,083,520 |
12,385,072 | ||
Materials - 1.37% | ||
109,300 | EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 3,680,131 |
46,000 | Nucor Corp. | 2,145,900 |
5,826,031 | ||
Telecommunication Services - 3.56% | ||
298,015 | AT&T, Inc. | 8,353,360 |
27,700 | CenturyTel, Inc. | 1,003,017 |
174,100 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 5,767,933 |
15,124,310 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments
Shares | Value ( Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
Utilities - 3.51% | ||
45,000 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | $ 2,044,350 |
122,000 | Duke Energy Corp. | 2,099,620 |
54,700 | Exelon Corp. | 2,673,189 |
61,300 | FirstEnergy Corp. | 2,847,385 |
47,000 | Progress Energy, Inc. | 1,927,470 |
99,700 | Southern Co. | 3,322,004 |
14,914,018 | ||
Total Common Stocks( Cost $168,737,153 ) | 184,035,440 | |
Par Value | ||
ASSET BACKED - 1.12% | ||
$ 599,648 | ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2000-LB1, Class AF5 (M), 8.550%, due 09/21/30 | 548,569 |
1,975,000 | CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2007-2, Class B, 5.370%, due 03/15/13 | 1,998,631 |
2,045,000 | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A17, Class A, 5.120%, due 10/15/14 | 2,195,159 |
1,025,000 | Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-4, Class M9 (M), 7.000%, due 02/25/36 | 15,549 |
Total Asset Backed ( Cost $5,581,550 ) | 4,757,908 | |
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 20.87% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 1.35% | ||
$2,000,000 | American Association of Retired Persons (C), 7.500%, due 05/01/31 | 2,079,438 |
515,000 | DR Horton, Inc., 5.250%, due 02/15/15 | 484,100 |
1,850,000 | ERAC USA Finance Co. (C), 6.700%, due 06/01/34 | 1,635,011 |
1,600,000 | Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (D), 7.250%, due 06/15/16 | 1,546,000 |
5,744,549 | ||
Consumer Staples - 0.91% | ||
2,025,000 | Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.500%, due 11/01/31 | 2,034,165 |
620,000 | PepsiCo, Inc./NC, 4.650%, due 02/15/13 | 662,263 |
1,170,000 | WM Wrigley Jr. Co., 4.300%, due 07/15/10 | 1,181,240 |
3,877,668 | ||
Energy - 1.65% | ||
2,000,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, due 06/15/15 | 1,960,000 |
1,500,000 | ConocoPhillips, 6.650%, due 07/15/18 | 1,693,376 |
1,150,000 | Hess Corp., 7.875%, due 10/01/29 | 1,379,257 |
750,000 | Transocean, Inc., 6.000%, due 03/15/18 | 800,206 |
1,030,000 | Transocean, Inc., 7.500%, due 04/15/31 | 1,174,933 |
7,007,772 | ||
Par Value | Value ( Note 2) | |
Financials - 5.70% | ||
$1,115,000 | American General Finance Corp., 5.850%, due 06/01/13 | $ 881,070 |
1,500,000 | American General Finance Corp., Series H, 4.625%, due 09/01/10 | 1,453,749 |
620,000 | Bank of America Corp., 5.750%, due 12/01/17 | 634,891 |
1,130,000 | Bear Stearns Cos. LLC/The, 7.250%, due 02/01/18 | 1,297,074 |
1,000,000 | General Electric Global Insurance Holding Corp., 7.000%, due 02/15/26 | 977,054 |
785,000 | General Electric Global Insurance Holding Corp., 7.750%, due 06/15/30 | 816,739 |
1,450,000 | HCP, Inc., 6.700%, due 01/30/18 | 1,406,694 |
1,735,000 | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (E), 5.750%, due 01/03/17 | 521 |
1,415,000 | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.150%, due 04/25/13 | 1,514,272 |
2,400,000 | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Series C, 7.250%, due 03/01/12 | 2,638,171 |
2,400,000 | Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., Series D, 8.250%, due 07/01/12 | 2,545,683 |
3,240,000 | Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. (C), 5.625%, due 03/14/11 | 3,305,843 |
530,000 | Simon Property Group L.P., 5.875%, due 03/01/17 | 530,743 |
1,505,000 | SLM Corp., 5.125%, due 08/27/12 | 1,410,898 |
2,000,000 | US Bank NA/Cincinnati, OH, 6.300%, due 02/04/14 | 2,216,096 |
1,450,000 | Wells Fargo & Co., 5.250%, due 10/23/12 | 1,550,458 |
935,000 | The Western Union Co., 5.930%, due 10/01/16 | 1,008,606 |
24,188,562 | ||
Health Care - 2.89% | ||
3,950,000 | Amgen, Inc., 5.850%, due 06/01/17 | 4,316,366 |
1,200,000 | Eli Lilly & Co., 6.570%, due 01/01/16 | 1,334,354 |
740,000 | Genentech, Inc., 5.250%, due 07/15/35 | 712,808 |
1,550,000 | Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 7.250%, due 08/15/13 | 1,721,982 |
1,320,000 | Merck & Co., Inc., 5.750%, due 11/15/36 | 1,352,798 |
1,500,000 | Quest Diagnostics, Inc./DE, 5.450%, due 11/01/15 | 1,621,649 |
1,100,000 | Wyeth, 6.500%, due 02/01/34 | 1,215,953 |
12,275,910 | ||
Industrials - 1.69% | ||
350,000 | Boeing Co./The, 8.625%, due 11/15/31 | 452,826 |
620,000 | Boeing Co./The, 6.875%, due 10/15/43 | 691,234 |
1,365,000 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 8.125%, due 04/15/20 | 1,650,412 |
780,000 | Lockheed Martin Corp., 7.650%, due 05/01/16 | 927,475 |
957,000 | Norfolk Southern Corp.5.590%, due 05/17/25 | 930,327 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Par Value | Value ( Note 2) | |
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued) | ||
Health Care (continued) | ||
$1,050,000 | Norfolk Southern Corp., 7.050%, due 05/01/37 | $ 1,238,287 |
1,150,000 | Waste Management, Inc., 7.125%, due 12/15/17 | 1,275,037 |
7,165,598 | ||
Information Technology - 0.25% | ||
960,000 | Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.500%, due 02/22/16 | 1,053,983 |
Materials - 0.33% | ||
310,000 | EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 5.000%, due 01/15/13 | 331,989 |
1,025,000 | Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, due 01/15/30 | 1,054,506 |
1,386,495 | ||
Telecommunications - 1.46% | ||
1,750,000 | Centennial Communications Corp. (G), 6.040%, due 01/01/13 | 1,750,000 |
1,780,000 | Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.455%, due 11/15/22 | 2,289,338 |
1,315,000 | Rogers Communications, Inc. (D), 6.250%, due 06/15/13 | 1,440,514 |
795,000 | Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, due 12/01/16 | 725,438 |
6,205,290 | ||
Utilities - 4.64% | ||
2,000,000 | Energy East Corp., 8.050%, due 11/15/10 | 2,114,860 |
1,555,000 | Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (C), 6.050%, due 10/01/36 | 1,536,352 |
1,365,000 | Interstate Power & Light Co., 6.250%, due 07/15/39 | 1,433,172 |
4,000,000 | MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.650%, due 07/15/12 | 4,318,164 |
1,600,000 | Nevada Power Co., Series R, 6.750%, due 07/01/37 | 1,706,371 |
2,000,000 | Progress Energy, Inc., 7.750%, due 03/01/31 | 2,351,528 |
474,000 | Sierra Pacific Power Co., Series M, 6.000%, due 05/15/16 | 502,343 |
1,500,000 | Southern Power Co., Series B, 6.250%, due 07/15/12 | 1,633,532 |
835,000 | Southwestern Electric Power Co., Series E, 5.550%, due 01/15/17 | 842,568 |
620,000 | Virginia Electric and Power Co., 5.100%, due 11/30/12 | 669,597 |
2,400,000 | Westar Energy, Inc., 6.000%, due 07/01/14 | 2,601,163 |
19,709,650 | ||
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds ( Cost $88,320,122 ) | 88,615,477 | |
Par Value | Value ( Note 2) | |
MORTGAGE BACKED - 16.12% | ||
Fannie Mae - 14.11% | ||
$819,993 | 4.000%, due 04/01/15 Pool # 255719 | $ 840,145 |
928,654 | 5.500%, due 04/01/16 Pool # 745444 | 974,378 |
255,238 | 6.000%, due 05/01/16 Pool # 582558 | 273,537 |
1,554,004 | 5.000%, due 12/01/17 Pool # 672243 | 1,637,724 |
1,637,324 | 4.500%, due 09/01/20 Pool # 835465 | 1,699,422 |
296,745 | 6.000%, due 05/01/21 Pool # 253847 | 319,533 |
65,408 | 7.000%, due 12/01/29 Pool # 762813 | 72,924 |
169,151 | 7.000%, due 11/01/31 Pool # 607515 | 188,431 |
2,778 | 7.000%, due 04/01/32 Pool # 641518 | 3,066 |
193,485 | 7.000%, due 05/01/32 Pool # 644591 | 215,539 |
929,169 | 6.500%, due 06/01/32 Pool # 545691 | 1,004,083 |
819,317 | 6.500%, due 09/01/33 Pool # 737582 | 883,839 |
1,310,528 | 5.500%, due 10/01/33 Pool # 254904 | 1,377,419 |
4,521,972 | 5.500%, due 11/01/33 Pool # 555880 | 4,752,781 |
4,036,745 | 5.000%, due 05/01/34 Pool # 780890 | 4,155,535 |
40,201 | 7.000%, due 07/01/34 Pool # 792636 | 44,274 |
518,102 | 5.500%, due 08/01/34 Pool # 793647 | 544,546 |
2,907,402 | 5.500%, due 03/01/35 Pool # 815976 | 3,053,984 |
1,230,395 | 5.500%, due 07/01/35 Pool # 825283 | 1,292,427 |
801,044 | 5.500%, due 08/01/35 Pool # 826872 | 841,430 |
1,218,087 | 5.000%, due 09/01/35 Pool # 820347 | 1,252,409 |
1,296,535 | 5.000%, due 09/01/35 Pool # 835699 | 1,333,068 |
1,568,012 | 5.000%, due 10/01/35 Pool # 797669 | 1,612,194 |
1,852,266 | 5.500%, due 10/01/35 Pool # 836912 | 1,945,651 |
1,603,511 | 5.000%, due 12/01/35 Pool # 850561 | 1,648,693 |
3,289,528 | 5.500%, due 12/01/35 Pool # 844583 | 3,455,376 |
551,092 | 5.500%, due 02/01/36 Pool # 851330 | 578,876 |
2,269,697 | 5.500%, due 09/01/36 Pool # 831820 | 2,380,227 |
1,550,686 | 6.000%, due 09/01/36 Pool # 831741 | 1,647,120 |
623,414 | 5.500%, due 10/01/36 Pool # 896340 | 653,773 |
2,445,123 | 5.500%, due 10/01/36 Pool # 901723 | 2,564,195 |
1,788,801 | 6.500%, due 10/01/36 Pool # 894118 | 1,919,607 |
2,312,688 | 6.000%, due 11/01/36 Pool # 902510 | 2,479,709 |
2,553,623 | 5.500%, due 12/01/36 Pool # 902853 | 2,677,979 |
2,360,612 | 5.500%, due 12/01/36 Pool # 903059 | 2,475,569 |
1,969,341 | 5.500%, due 12/01/36 Pool # 907512 | 2,065,244 |
2,449,881 | 5.500%, due 12/01/36 Pool # 907635 | 2,569,185 |
2,351,520 | 6.000%, due 12/01/36 Pool # 903002 | 2,497,756 |
59,931,648 | ||
Freddie Mac - 1.97% | ||
75,597 | 8.000%, due 06/01/30 Pool # C01005 | 86,618 |
305,014 | 6.500%, due 01/01/32 Pool # C62333 | 329,891 |
36,972 | 6.500%, due 03/01/32 Pool # C65648 | 39,930 |
3,437,661 | 5.000%, due 07/01/33 Pool # A11325 | 3,539,358 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Par Value | Value ( Note 2) | |
MORTGAGE BACKED (continued) | ||
Freddie Mac (continued) | ||
$ 364,761 | 6.000%, due 10/01/34 Pool # A28439 | $ 389,382 |
306,814 | 6.000%, due 10/01/34 Pool # A28598 | 327,524 |
268,662 | 5.000%, due 04/01/35 Pool # A32314 | 276,022 |
519,689 | 5.000%, due 04/01/35 Pool # A32315 | 533,926 |
425,774 | 5.000%, due 04/01/35 Pool # A32316 | 437,438 |
243,038 | 5.000%, due 04/01/35 Pool # A32509 | 249,697 |
2,109,300 | 5.000%, due 01/01/37 Pool # A56371 | 2,165,439 |
8,375,225 | ||
Ginnie Mae - 0.04% | ||
141,704 | 6.500%, due 04/20/31 Pool # 003068 | 153,490 |
Total Mortgage Backed ( Cost $64,920,244 ) | 68,460,363 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 15.39% | ||
Fannie Mae - 0.19% | ||
750,000 | 5.250%, due 08/01/12 | 800,347 |
Freddie Mac. - 0.36% | ||
1,400,000 | 4.500%, due 01/15/14 | 1,513,317 |
U.S. Treasury Bills - 0.59% (A) | ||
2,500,000 | 0.095%, due 01/14/10 | 2,499,914 |
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 1.55% | ||
5,270,000 | 6.625%, due 02/15/27 | 6,581,735 |
U.S. Treasury Notes - 12.70% | ||
1,850,000 | 3.875%, due 05/15/10 | 1,874,786 |
500,000 | 4.500%, due 11/15/10 | 517,402 |
2,050,000 | 0.875%, due 02/28/11 | 2,054,965 |
500,000 | 4.750%, due 03/31/11 | 524,531 |
3,900,000 | 4.875%, due 04/30/11 | 4,107,796 |
3,000,000 | 1.000%, due 07/31/11 | 3,004,569 |
6,150,000 | 4.625%, due 12/31/11 | 6,570,894 |
1,125,000 | 1.375%, due 02/15/12 | 1,128,252 |
3,400,000 | 4.625%, due 02/29/12 | 3,644,110 |
1,312,000 | 1.375%, due 05/15/12 | 1,312,000 |
2,500,000 | 4.000%, due 11/15/12 | 2,670,507 |
1,980,000 | 3.625%, due 05/15/13 | 2,096,325 |
1,175,000 | 3.125%, due 08/31/13 | 1,220,991 |
4,810,000 | 4.000%, due 02/15/14 | 5,143,319 |
4,965,000 | 4.250%, due 08/15/14 | 5,356,381 |
1,400,000 | 2.375%, due 09/30/14 | 1,388,184 |
3,550,000 | 4.500%, due 02/15/16 | 3,829,286 |
5,100,000 | 4.250%, due 11/15/17 | 5,345,438 |
Par Value | Value ( Note 2) | |
$1,300,000 | 2.750%, due 02/15/19 | $ 1,196,812 |
1,000,000 | 3.375%, due 11/15/19 | 961,880 |
53,948,428 | ||
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations ( Cost $63,349,927 ) | 65,343,741 | |
Shares | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 2.52% | ||
10,711,880 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 10,711,880 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $10,711,880 ) | 10,711,880 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.36% ( Cost $401,620,876** ) | 421,924,809 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.64% | 2,717,533 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $424,642,342 |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $402,477,534. |
(A) | Rate noted represents annualized yield at time of purchase. |
(C) | Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other "qualified institutional investors." The securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. |
(D) | Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars. The aggregate of these securities is 0.70% of total net assets. |
(E) | In default. Issuer is bankrupt. |
(G) | Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of December 31, 2009. |
(M) | Stated interest rate is contingent upon sufficient collateral market value. If collateral market value falls below a stated level, the issuer will either initiate a clean-up call or increase the stated interest rate. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Large Cap Value Fund Portfolio of Investments
Sector Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 98.62% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 7.10% | ||
91,000 | AutoZone, Inc. * | $ 14,384,370 |
101,000 | ITT Educational Services, Inc. * | 9,691,960 |
212,900 | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 4,979,731 |
260,800 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 10,210,320 |
176,400 | Walt Disney Co./The | 5,688,900 |
44,955,281 | ||
Consumer Staples - 6.19% | ||
200,000 | CVS Caremark Corp. | 6,442,000 |
100,000 | Diageo PLC, ADR | 6,941,000 |
106,300 | PepsiCo, Inc./NC | 6,463,040 |
103,000 | Procter & Gamble Co./The | 6,244,890 |
245,700 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 13,132,665 |
39,223,595 | ||
Energy - 21.33% | ||
407,646 | Chevron Corp. | 31,384,665 |
416,100 | ConocoPhillips | 21,250,227 |
133,300 | Devon Energy Corp. | 9,797,550 |
390,000 | Noble Corp. | 15,873,000 |
192,800 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 15,684,280 |
207,300 | Southwestern Energy Co. * | 9,991,860 |
682,000 | Weatherford International, Ltd. * | 12,214,620 |
318,000 | Williams Cos., Inc./The | 6,703,440 |
262,200 | XTO Energy, Inc. | 12,200,166 |
135,099,808 | ||
Financials - 21.45% | ||
144,900 | Aflac, Inc. | 6,701,625 |
115,500 | Arch Capital Group, Ltd. * | 8,264,025 |
1,526,242 | Bank of America Corp. | 22,985,205 |
458,000 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The | 12,810,260 |
37,500 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The | 6,331,500 |
538,588 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 22,442,962 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
956,000 | Keycorp | $ 5,305,800 |
375,000 | Morgan Stanley | 11,100,000 |
78,069 | Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT | 6,229,906 |
167,000 | State Street Corp. | 7,271,180 |
297,200 | US Bancorp | 6,689,972 |
505,000 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 13,629,950 |
230,000 | Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. | 6,067,400 |
135,829,785 | ||
Health Care - 12.38% | ||
114,000 | Baxter International, Inc. | 6,689,520 |
81,200 | CR Bard, Inc. | 6,325,480 |
257,500 | Johnson & Johnson | 16,585,575 |
237,900 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 8,692,866 |
1,291,700 | Pfizer, Inc. | 23,496,023 |
545,000 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 16,611,600 |
78,401,064 | ||
Industrials - 9.67% | ||
173,000 | Deere & Co. | 9,357,570 |
560,000 | General Electric Co. | 8,472,800 |
166,000 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 12,508,100 |
204,000 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 10,693,680 |
134,800 | United Technologies Corp. | 9,356,468 |
320,100 | Waste Management, Inc. | 10,822,581 |
61,211,199 | ||
Information Technology - 7.27% | ||
452,927 | EMC Corp./Massachusetts * | 7,912,635 |
471,700 | Intel Corp. | 9,622,680 |
107,200 | International Business Machines Corp. | 14,032,480 |
345,200 | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 7,007,560 |
305,100 | Oracle Corp. | 7,487,154 |
46,062,509 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
Materials - 3.12% | ||
203,200 | EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co. | $ 6,841,744 |
78,796 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. * | 6,326,531 |
140,500 | Nucor Corp. | 6,554,325 |
19,722,600 | ||
Telecommunication Services - 5.15% | ||
748,287 | AT&T, Inc. | 20,974,485 |
351,335 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 11,639,728 |
32,614,213 | ||
Utilities - 4.96% | ||
376,400 | Edison International | 13,091,192 |
257,700 | Exelon Corp. | 12,593,799 |
138,399 | Questar Corp. | 5,753,246 |
31,438,237 | ||
Total Common Stocks ( Cost $581,813,586 ) | 624,558,291 | |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 1.30% | ||
8,250,997 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | $ 8,250,997 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $8,250,997 ) | 8,250,997 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.92% ( Cost $590,064,583** ) | 632,809,288 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.08% | 506,239 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $633,315,527 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $591,226,249. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt. |
PLC | Public Limited Company. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Large Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments
Sector Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 98.00% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 11.61% | ||
24,600 | Amazon.com, Inc. * | $ 3,309,192 |
20,900 | AutoZone, Inc. * | 3,303,663 |
68,500 | ITT Educational Services, Inc. * | 6,573,260 |
26,300 | Kohl’s Corp. * | 1,418,359 |
38,400 | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 9,829,632 |
77,200 | McDonald’s Corp. | 4,820,368 |
34,800 | TJX Cos., Inc. | 1,271,940 |
173,000 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 15,130,580 |
152,800 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 5,343,416 |
51,000,410 | ||
Consumer Staples - 11.74% | ||
55,100 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 4,526,465 |
84,700 | Diageo PLC, ADR | 5,879,027 |
100,775 | Kellogg Co. | 5,361,230 |
67,200 | Lorillard, Inc. | 5,391,456 |
199,300 | PepsiCo, Inc./NC | 12,117,440 |
342,900 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 18,328,005 |
51,603,623 | ||
Energy - 8.60% | ||
53,200 | Cameron International Corp. * | 2,223,760 |
105,100 | Noble Corp. | 4,277,570 |
387,200 | PetroHawk Energy Corp. * | 9,288,928 |
46,400 | Range Resources Corp. | 2,313,040 |
67,800 | Schlumberger, Ltd. | 4,413,102 |
114,600 | Southwestern Energy Co. * | 5,523,720 |
544,900 | Weatherford International, Ltd. * | 9,759,159 |
37,799,279 | ||
Financials - 6.50% | ||
37,300 | Aflac, Inc. | 1,725,125 |
460,988 | Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | 13,096,669 |
281,452 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The | 7,872,213 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
52,300 | IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. * | $ 5,873,290 |
28,567,297 | ||
Health Care - 15.41% | ||
26,000 | Allergan, Inc./United States | 1,638,260 |
78,300 | Celgene Corp. * | 4,359,744 |
151,700 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. * | 6,565,576 |
142,600 | HMS Holdings Corp. * | 6,943,194 |
6,800 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. * | 2,062,576 |
322,590 | Johnson & Johnson | 20,778,022 |
180,000 | Roche Holding AG, ADR | 7,596,000 |
147,000 | St. Jude Medical, Inc. * | 5,406,660 |
406,540 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 12,391,339 |
67,741,371 | ||
Industrials - 6.19% | ||
231,000 | ABB, Ltd., ADR * | 4,412,100 |
166,100 | Aecom Technology Corp. * | 4,567,750 |
130,000 | Boeing Co./The | 7,036,900 |
33,300 | Deere & Co. | 1,801,197 |
81,300 | ITT Corp. | 4,043,862 |
103,600 | Raytheon Co. | 5,337,472 |
27,199,281 | ||
Information Technology - Semiconductors - 5.58% | ||
692,000 | Intel Corp. | 14,116,800 |
102,600 | Novellus Systems, Inc. * | 2,394,684 |
151,500 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 3,948,090 |
113,200 | Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. * | 4,061,616 |
24,521,190 | ||
Information Technology - Software - 14.29% | ||
100,000 | BMC Software, Inc. * | 4,010,000 |
54,700 | Citrix Systems, Inc. * | 2,276,067 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Large Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
Information Technology - Software (continued) | ||
34,300 | Google, Inc., Class A * | $ 21,265,314 |
726,200 | Microsoft Corp. | 22,141,838 |
325,600 | Oracle Corp. | 7,990,224 |
69,200 | Salesforce.com, Inc. * | 5,104,884 |
62,788,327 | ||
Information Technology - Technology - 14.04% | ||
77,300 | Apple, Inc. * | 16,299,478 |
296,700 | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. * | 2,263,821 |
552,700 | Cisco Systems, Inc. * | 13,231,638 |
280,900 | EMC Corp./Massachusetts * | 4,907,323 |
136,900 | International Business Machines Corp. | 17,920,210 |
152,600 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 7,059,276 |
61,681,746 | ||
Materials - 2.91% | ||
60,400 | Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd. | 3,261,600 |
140,400 | Ecolab, Inc. | 6,259,032 |
70,276 | Nucor Corp. | 3,278,375 |
12,799,007 | ||
Utilities - 1.13% | ||
94,400 | FPL Group, Inc. | 4,986,208 |
Total Common Stocks ( Cost $345,289,838 ) | 430,687,739 | |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 2.96% | ||
12,999,900 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | $ 12,999,900 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $12,999,900 ) | 12,999,900 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.96% ( Cost $358,289,738** ) | 443,687,639 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.96)% | (4,201,793) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $439,485,846 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $362,704,357. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt. |
PLC | Public Limited Company. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mid Cap Value Fund Portfolio of Investments
Sector Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 97.94% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 10.34% | ||
25,700 | AutoZone, Inc. * | $ 4,062,399 |
60,540 | Choice Hotels International, Inc. | 1,916,697 |
28,671 | ITT Educational Services, Inc. * | 2,751,269 |
138,800 | Jack in the Box, Inc. * | 2,730,196 |
60,700 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 2,376,405 |
155,630 | Pulte Homes, Inc. * | 1,556,300 |
95,315 | TJX Cos., Inc. | 3,483,763 |
18,877,029 | ||
Consumer Staples - 6.73% | ||
35,600 | Bunge, Ltd. | 2,272,348 |
91,929 | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 2,118,964 |
52,300 | Kellogg Co. | 2,782,360 |
37,900 | Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B | 1,711,564 |
63,814 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 3,410,858 |
12,296,094 | ||
Energy - 10.38% | ||
302,751 | El Paso Corp. | 2,976,042 |
135,830 | Forest Oil Corp. * | 3,022,218 |
93,915 | Noble Corp. | 3,822,340 |
62,730 | Noble Energy, Inc. | 4,467,631 |
119,830 | PetroHawk Energy Corp. * | 2,874,722 |
100,100 | Weatherford International, Ltd. * | 1,792,791 |
18,955,744 | ||
Financials - Banks - 3.57% | ||
84,591 | Associated Banc-Corp. | 931,347 |
216,344 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 2,109,354 |
287,459 | Keycorp | 1,595,398 |
92,715 | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 1,881,187 |
6,517,286 | ||
Financials - Diversified Financials - 5.96% | ||
35,315 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1,370,928 |
15,315 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3,556,143 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
73,115 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $ 3,046,702 |
66,615 | State Street Corp. | 2,900,417 |
10,874,190 | ||
Financials - Insurance - 8.41% | ||
69,215 | AON Corp. | 2,653,703 |
66,100 | Arch Capital Group, Ltd. * | 4,729,455 |
81,215 | Assurant, Inc. | 2,394,218 |
74,315 | Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | 2,111,289 |
177,639 | Unum Group | 3,467,514 |
15,356,179 | ||
Financials - Real Estate - 7.34% | ||
177,630 | Annaly Capital Management, Inc., REIT | 3,081,880 |
39,048 | AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT | 3,206,231 |
344,532 | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT * | 4,020,689 |
44,178 | Vornado Realty Trust, REIT | 3,089,809 |
13,398,609 | ||
Health Care - 5.99% | ||
85,214 | CIGNA Corp. | 3,005,498 |
46,400 | CR Bard, Inc. | 3,614,560 |
27,300 | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings * | 2,043,132 |
43,484 | Life Technologies Corp. * | 2,271,169 |
10,934,359 | ||
Industrials - 11.15% | ||
117,400 | Aecom Technology Corp. * | 3,228,500 |
34,114 | Danaher Corp. | 2,565,373 |
43,715 | ITT Corp. | 2,174,384 |
34,600 | L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 3,008,470 |
49,800 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 2,610,516 |
44,400 | Raytheon Co. | 2,287,488 |
66,114 | Republic Services, Inc. | 1,871,687 |
73,015 | Tyco International, Ltd. * | 2,605,175 |
20,351,593 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mid Cap Value Fund Portfolio of Investments
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
Information Technology - 9.64% | ||
83,315 | Arrow Electronics, Inc. * | $ 2,466,957 |
443,759 | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. * | 3,385,881 |
63,915 | KLA-Tencor Corp. | 2,311,166 |
167,500 | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 3,400,250 |
341,844 | Micron Technology, Inc. * | 3,609,873 |
108,614 | Synopsys, Inc. * | 2,419,920 |
17,594,047 | ||
Materials - 6.75% | ||
61,900 | Ecolab, Inc. | 2,759,502 |
51,527 | FMC Corp. | 2,873,145 |
15,465 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. * | 1,241,685 |
35,800 | Nucor Corp. | 1,670,070 |
91,615 | Pactiv Corp. * | 2,211,586 |
36,415 | Weyerhaeuser Co. | 1,570,943 |
12,326,931 | ||
Telecommunication Services - 2.78% | ||
49,886 | CenturyTel, Inc. | 1,806,372 |
83,914 | Crown Castle International Corp. * | 3,276,003 |
5,082,375 | ||
Utilities - 8.90% | ||
74,015 | Edison International | 2,574,242 |
74,400 | NRG Energy, Inc. * | 1,756,584 |
45,615 | Oneok, Inc. | 2,033,061 |
74,515 | Progress Energy, Inc. | 3,055,860 |
71,214 | Sempra Energy | 3,986,560 |
134,429 | Xcel Energy, Inc. | 2,852,583 |
16,258,890 | ||
Total Common Stocks ( Cost $160,425,997 ) | 178,823,326 | |
Value (Note 2) | ||
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 1.96% | ||
3,586,713 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | $ 3,586,713 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $3,586,713 ) | 3,586,713 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.90% ( Cost $164,012,710** ) | 182,410,039 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.10% | 174,711 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $182,584,750 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $166,236,654. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mid Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments
Sector Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 94.53% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 17.12% | ||
26,615 | AutoZone, Inc. * | $ 4,207,033 |
91,624 | Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. * | 3,539,435 |
128,563 | CarMax, Inc. * | 3,117,653 |
114,960 | Hillenbrand, Inc. | 2,165,846 |
137,625 | Interactive Data Corp. | 3,481,913 |
29,400 | ITT Educational Services, Inc. * | 2,821,224 |
216,400 | Jack in the Box, Inc. * | 4,256,588 |
62,909 | Morningstar, Inc. * | 3,041,021 |
94,100 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 3,684,015 |
37,129 | Sears Holdings Corp. * | 3,098,415 |
65,762 | Tiffany & Co. | 2,827,766 |
95,008 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 3,322,430 |
39,563,339 | ||
Consumer Staples - 1.80% | ||
77,744 | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 4,164,746 |
Energy - 8.15% | ||
31,990 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 3,112,627 |
101,975 | Noble Corp. | 4,150,382 |
63,309 | Range Resources Corp. | 3,155,954 |
94,467 | Southwestern Energy Co. * | 4,553,309 |
215,290 | Weatherford International, Ltd. * | 3,855,844 |
18,828,116 | ||
Financials - 11.87% | ||
199,605 | Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A | 4,427,239 |
291,115 | Brookfield Properties Corp. | 3,528,314 |
174,506 | Brown & Brown, Inc. | 3,135,873 |
177,024 | Leucadia National Corp. * | 4,211,401 |
12,022 | Markel Corp. * | 4,087,480 |
73,437 | RLI Corp. | 3,910,520 |
236,455 | SEI Investments Co. | 4,142,691 |
27,443,518 | ||
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
Health Care - 10.25% | ||
55,027 | Covance, Inc. * | $ 3,002,823 |
45,475 | CR Bard, Inc. | 3,542,503 |
85,757 | DENTSPLY International, Inc. | 3,016,074 |
60,030 | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. * | 3,208,003 |
54,762 | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings * | 4,098,388 |
52,121 | Techne Corp. | 3,573,416 |
69,434 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. * | 3,252,983 |
23,694,190 | ||
Industrials - 23.20% | ||
152,190 | Aecom Technology Corp. * | 4,185,225 |
107,481 | Copart, Inc. * | 3,937,029 |
216,248 | Covanta Holding Corp. * | 3,911,926 |
109,899 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 3,816,792 |
90,386 | Fastenal Co. | 3,763,673 |
37,299 | Flowserve Corp. | 3,525,874 |
135,765 | IDEX Corp. | 4,229,080 |
107,985 | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. * | 4,061,316 |
112,650 | Kirby Corp. * | 3,923,600 |
166,075 | Knight Transportation, Inc. | 3,203,587 |
72,407 | Middleby Corp. * | 3,549,391 |
165,010 | Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. | 3,701,174 |
102,690 | Wabtec Corp./DE | 4,193,860 |
107,263 | Waste Management, Inc. | 3,626,562 |
53,629,089 | ||
Information Technology - 13.46% | ||
91,852 | Amphenol Corp., Class A | 4,241,725 |
61,400 | BMC Software, Inc. * | 2,462,140 |
387,600 | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. * | 2,957,388 |
77,364 | Concur Technologies, Inc. * | 3,307,311 |
41,858 | Factset Research Systems, Inc. | 2,757,187 |
88,743 | FLIR Systems, Inc. * | 2,903,671 |
60,600 | Mantech International Corp., Class A * | 2,925,768 |
197,600 | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 4,011,280 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mid Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
Information Technology (continued) | ||
122,535 | Novellus Systems, Inc. * | $ 2,859,967 |
85,580 | Teradata Corp. * | 2,689,779 |
31,116,216 | ||
Materials - 6.48% | ||
105,635 | Bemis Co., Inc. | 3,132,078 |
50,280 | Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | 2,317,405 |
71,425 | Ecolab, Inc. | 3,184,127 |
43,337 | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 3,874,761 |
91,316 | Valspar Corp. | 2,478,316 |
14,986,687 | ||
Telecommunication Services - 0.88% | ||
27,581 | Millicom International Cellular S.A. | 2,034,650 |
Utilities - 1.32% | ||
69,399 | EQT Corp. | 3,048,004 |
Total Common Stocks ( Cost $181,806,988 ) | 218,508,555 | |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 5.62% | ||
37,238 | iShares COMEX Gold Trust ETF * | $ 3,998,244 |
8,987,425 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 8,987,425 |
Total Investment Companies ( Cost $12,375,343 ) | 12,985,669 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.15% ( Cost $194,182,331** ) | 231,494,224 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.15)% | (353,911) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $231,140,313 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $195,057,136. |
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Cap Value Fund Portfolio of Investments
Sector Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 95.74% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 16.92% | ||
6,800 | Arbitron, Inc. | $ 159,256 |
1,100 | Bally Technologies, Inc. * | 45,419 |
9,200 | Cato Corp./The, Class A | 184,552 |
3,200 | CEC Entertainment, Inc. * | 102,144 |
3,400 | Choice Hotels International, Inc. | 107,644 |
4,500 | Dress Barn, Inc. * | 103,950 |
6,600 | Helen of Troy, Ltd. * | 161,436 |
4,000 | Hibbett Sports, Inc. * | 87,960 |
2,800 | Matthews International Corp., Class A | 99,204 |
8,400 | Sonic Corp. * | 84,588 |
14,300 | Stage Stores, Inc. | 176,748 |
2,800 | Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. * | 66,164 |
1,600 | Unifirst Corp./MA | 76,976 |
1,456,041 | ||
Consumer Staples - 5.15% | ||
3,500 | Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | 111,720 |
4,800 | Herbalife, Ltd. | 194,736 |
5,200 | Lance, Inc. | 136,760 |
443,216 | ||
Energy - 4.93% | ||
5,200 | Penn Virginia Corp. | 110,708 |
1,470 | SEACOR Holdings, Inc. * | 112,088 |
1,900 | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | 65,056 |
1,900 | Whiting Petroleum Corp. * | 135,755 |
423,607 | ||
Financials - 21.55% | ||
260 | Alleghany Corp. * | 71,760 |
3,200 | American Campus Communities, Inc., REIT | 89,920 |
12,133 | Ares Capital Corp. | 151,056 |
3,500 | Assured Guaranty, Ltd. | 76,160 |
1,500 | Credit Acceptance Corp. * | 63,150 |
7,600 | Delphi Financial Group, Inc., Class A | 170,012 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
7,600 | DiamondRock Hospitality Co., REIT | $ 64,372 |
2,700 | Financial Federal Corp. | 74,250 |
12,037 | First Busey Corp. | 46,824 |
10,400 | First Midwest Bancorp, Inc./IL | 113,256 |
5,790 | International Bancshares Corp. | 109,605 |
1,800 | Mack-Cali Realty Corp., REIT | 62,226 |
5,600 | MB Financial, Inc. | 110,432 |
5,200 | NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. | 62,452 |
3,900 | Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. | 149,331 |
4,200 | Realty Income Corp., REIT | 108,822 |
1,600 | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 76,240 |
2,823 | Validus Holdings, Ltd. | 76,051 |
9,900 | Webster Financial Corp. | 117,513 |
1,100 | Westamerica Bancorporation | 60,907 |
1,854,339 | ||
Health Care - 7.63% | ||
4,200 | Amsurg Corp. * | 92,484 |
3,800 | Centene Corp. * | 80,446 |
3,900 | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. * | 131,391 |
2,600 | Corvel Corp. * | 87,204 |
3,800 | ICON PLC, ADR * | 82,574 |
2,700 | ICU Medical, Inc. * | 98,388 |
7,200 | Universal American Corp./NY * | 84,240 |
656,727 | ||
Industrials - 20.64% | ||
14,000 | ACCO Brands Corp. * | 101,920 |
2,700 | Acuity Brands, Inc. | 96,228 |
8,100 | Albany International Corp., Class A | 181,926 |
9,700 | Belden, Inc. | 212,624 |
8,858 | Bowne & Co., Inc. | 59,171 |
8,700 | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | 298,062 |
1,200 | ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 43,020 |
4,800 | GATX Corp. | 138,000 |
4,100 | Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A * | 133,824 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Cap Value Fund Portfolio of Investments
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
Industrials (continued) | ||
2,600 | Kirby Corp. * | $ 90,558 |
5,400 | Mueller Industries, Inc. | 134,136 |
3,000 | Sterling Construction Co., Inc. * | 57,540 |
3,800 | United Stationers, Inc. * | 216,030 |
1,200 | Vitran Corp., Inc. * | 13,044 |
1,776,083 | ||
Information Technology - 9.05% | ||
1,100 | Coherent, Inc. * | 32,703 |
4,600 | Diebold, Inc. | 130,870 |
6,475 | Electronics for Imaging, Inc. * | 84,240 |
3,500 | MAXIMUS, Inc. | 175,000 |
1,700 | MTS Systems Corp. | 48,858 |
6,600 | NAM TAI Electronics, Inc. * | 34,518 |
6,400 | Websense, Inc. * | 111,744 |
4,200 | Xyratex, Ltd. * | 55,902 |
3,700 | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A * | 104,932 |
778,767 | ||
Materials - 4.59% | ||
3,200 | Aptargroup, Inc. | 114,368 |
2,300 | Deltic Timber Corp. | 106,214 |
10,050 | Zep, Inc. | 174,066 |
394,648 | ||
Utilities - 5.28% | ||
3,400 | Atmos Energy Corp. | 99,960 |
1,250 | New Jersey Resources Corp. | 46,750 |
4,100 | Unisource Energy Corp. | 131,979 |
4,700 | Westar Energy, Inc. | 102,084 |
2,200 | WGL Holdings, Inc. | 73,788 |
454,561 | ||
Total Common Stocks ( Cost $7,736,192 ) | 8,237,989 | |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 4.07% | ||
350,264 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | $ 350,264 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $350,264 ) | 350,264 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.81% ( Cost $8,086,456** ) | 8,588,253 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.19% | 16,763 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 8,605,016 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $8,163,574. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt. |
PLC | Public Limited Company. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments
Sector Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 90.69% | ||
Consumer Discretionary - 9.37% | ||
400 | Dress Barn, Inc. * | $ 9,240 |
2,200 | Drew Industries, Inc. * | 45,430 |
1,700 | Guess?, Inc. | 71,910 |
1,100 | Gymboree Corp. * | 47,839 |
1,600 | JOS A Bank Clothiers, Inc. * | 67,504 |
2,900 | Men’s Wearhouse, Inc./The | 61,074 |
1,700 | PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. * | 64,447 |
1,500 | WMS Industries, Inc. * | 60,000 |
427,444 | ||
Consumer Staples - 2.37% | ||
300 | Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. * | 24,441 |
1,600 | Ruddick Corp. | 41,168 |
1,600 | United Natural Foods, Inc. * | 42,784 |
108,393 | ||
Energy - 9.67% | ||
1,400 | Atwood Oceanics, Inc. * | 50,190 |
700 | Brigham Exploration Co. * | 9,485 |
1,300 | CARBO Ceramics, Inc. | 88,621 |
3,000 | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. * | 79,470 |
400 | Dril-Quip, Inc. * | 22,592 |
3,400 | Penn Virginia Corp. | 72,386 |
2,700 | Petroleum Development Corp. * | 49,167 |
5,300 | RPC, Inc. | 55,120 |
1,000 | Superior Well Services, Inc. * | 14,260 |
441,291 | ||
Financials - 6.44% | ||
300 | Cash America International, Inc. | 10,488 |
1,400 | eHealth, Inc. * | 23,002 |
800 | GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A | 38,632 |
400 | Greenhill & Co., Inc. | 32,096 |
700 | Hancock Holding Co. | 30,653 |
2,600 | KBW, Inc. * | 71,136 |
1,600 | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., REIT | 31,120 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
400 | Pico Holdings, Inc. * | $ 13,092 |
700 | SVB Financial Group * | 29,183 |
400 | World Acceptance Corp. * | 14,332 |
293,734 | ||
Health Care - 21.62% | ||
3,100 | Alkermes, Inc. * | 29,171 |
3,300 | Allscripts-Misys Healthcar Solutions, Inc. * | 66,759 |
1,200 | AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 45,636 |
2,700 | American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. * | 52,083 |
5,100 | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. * | 46,206 |
3,000 | Amsurg Corp. * | 66,060 |
800 | Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 11,352 |
500 | Analogic Corp. | 19,255 |
8,000 | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 28,400 |
400 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. * | 7,524 |
1,200 | Centene Corp. * | 25,404 |
1,800 | Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 34,146 |
1,800 | Emeritus Corp. * | 33,750 |
4,200 | ev3, Inc. * | 56,028 |
1,900 | ICU Medical, Inc. * | 69,236 |
700 | Illumina, Inc. * | 21,455 |
600 | Landauer, Inc. | 36,840 |
1,200 | MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 11,436 |
1,900 | Medicines Co./The * | 15,846 |
300 | Mednax, Inc. * | 18,033 |
2,400 | Myriad Genetics, Inc. * | 62,640 |
600 | National Healthcare Corp. | 21,666 |
700 | OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 21,721 |
3,900 | PSS World Medical, Inc. * | 88,023 |
1,200 | Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. * | 25,368 |
700 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 16,926 |
400 | United Therapeutics Corp. * | 21,060 |
1,800 | Viropharma, Inc. * | 15,102 |
500 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 19,600 |
986,726 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
Industrials - 19.19% | ||
2,200 | AAR Corp. * | $ 50,556 |
1,600 | Actuant Corp., Class A | 29,648 |
1,300 | Bucyrus International, Inc. | 73,281 |
400 | Corrections Corp. of America * | 9,820 |
7,700 | EnergySolutions, Inc. | 65,373 |
400 | Esterline Technologies Corp. * | 16,308 |
2,300 | GeoEye, Inc. * | 64,124 |
1,300 | GrafTech International, Ltd. * | 20,215 |
1,300 | Kaydon Corp. | 46,488 |
3,400 | Korn/Ferry International * | 56,100 |
3,000 | MasTec, Inc. * | 37,500 |
1,700 | Middleby Corp. * | 83,334 |
1,100 | Moog, Inc., Class A * | 32,153 |
4,300 | MPS Group, Inc. * | 59,082 |
2,100 | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. * | 64,470 |
1,500 | Resources Connection, Inc. * | 31,830 |
1,100 | SYKES Enterprises, Inc. * | 28,017 |
500 | Triumph Group, Inc. | 24,125 |
700 | United Stationers, Inc. * | 39,795 |
1,300 | Waste Connections, Inc. * | 43,342 |
875,561 | ||
Information Technology - 20.03% | ||
1,600 | Anixter International, Inc. * | 75,360 |
1,600 | ANSYS, Inc. * | 69,536 |
4,000 | Benchmark Electronics, Inc. * | 75,640 |
2,400 | CommScope, Inc. * | 63,672 |
2,300 | Concur Technologies, Inc. * | 98,325 |
800 | Equinix, Inc. * | 84,920 |
600 | Factset Research Systems, Inc. | 39,522 |
2,300 | FLIR Systems, Inc. * | 75,256 |
500 | Itron, Inc. * | 33,785 |
1,500 | Littelfuse, Inc. * | 48,225 |
200 | MAXIMUS, Inc. | 10,000 |
2,500 | MKS Instruments, Inc. * | 43,525 |
300 | NVE Corp. * | 12,393 |
3,400 | Polycom, Inc. * | 84,898 |
1,100 | Quest Software, Inc. * | 20,240 |
2,200 | Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. * | 78,936 |
914,233 | ||
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
Materials - 1.58% | ||
1,300 | Allied Nevada Gold Corp. * | $ 19,604 |
800 | Deltic Timber Corp. | 36,944 |
1,100 | LSB Industries, Inc. * | 15,510 |
72,058 | ||
Telecommunication Services - 0.42% | ||
1,100 | Syniverse Holdings, Inc. * | 19,228 |
Total Common Stocks ( Cost $3,516,069 ) | 4,138,668 | |
Par Value | ||
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT - 4.83% | ||
$220,328 | State Street Eurodollar, 0.010%, due 01/04/10 | 220,328 |
Total Certificate of Deposit ( Cost $220,328 ) | 220,328 | |
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 4.55% | ||
Shares | ||
207,600 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 207,600 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $207,600 ) | 207,600 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.07% ( Cost $3,943,997** ) | 4,566,596 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.07)% | (3,200) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $4,563,396 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $3,959,219. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Global Securities Fund Portfolio of Investments
Geographical Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 98.31% | ||
Australia - 4.00% | ||
71,136 | Amcor, Ltd. | $ 396,056 |
15,632 | QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. | 356,575 |
193,609 | Telstra Corp., Ltd. | 592,965 |
1,345,596 | ||
Belgium - 0.00% | ||
13,256 | Fortis VVPR Strips * | 38 |
Canada - 1.57% | ||
19,000 | BCE, Inc. | 526,517 |
Finland - 0.42% | ||
11,988 | UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 142,557 |
France - 8.98% | ||
16,593 | Carrefour S.A. | 798,204 |
24,445 | France Telecom S.A. | 610,738 |
7,738 | Societe Generale | 535,355 |
16,778 | Total S.A. | 1,075,048 |
3,019,345 | ||
Germany - 4.40% | ||
46,648 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 688,872 |
8,140 | RWE AG | 790,943 |
1,479,815 | ||
Italy - 2.95% | ||
73,580 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA * | 329,650 |
199,346 | UniCredit SpA * | 663,031 |
992,681 | ||
Japan - 9.93% | ||
12,500 | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 465,834 |
15,000 | Canon, Inc. | 634,432 |
11,600 | Nitto Denko Corp. | 413,707 |
21,300 | Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. | 432,537 |
14,200 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 583,272 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
18,100 | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | $ 491,922 |
94 | West Japan Railway Co. | 315,050 |
3,336,754 | ||
Netherlands - 2.58% | ||
52,536 | ING Groep N.V. * | 507,822 |
29,229 | Reed Elsevier N.V. | 358,603 |
866,425 | ||
Singapore - 2.90% | ||
74,513 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. | 480,026 |
44,000 | Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd. | 101,220 |
178,000 | Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. | 392,294 |
973,540 | ||
Spain - 3.34% | ||
85,346 | Iberdrola S.A. | 812,362 |
11,098 | Telefonica S.A. | 309,286 |
1,121,648 | ||
Switzerland - 4.54% | ||
19,344 | Novartis AG | 1,052,734 |
2,177 | Zurich Financial Services AG | 472,812 |
1,525,546 | ||
Taiwan - 1.53% | ||
45,048 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR | 515,349 |
United Kingdom - 16.64% | ||
32,223 | Aviva PLC | 204,222 |
118,774 | BP PLC | 1,149,502 |
47,955 | Compass Group PLC | 342,750 |
51,765 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 1,097,326 |
32,866 | Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares | 994,024 |
30,683 | Unilever PLC | 982,837 |
355,422 | Vodafone Group PLC | 823,636 |
5,594,297 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Global Securities Fund Portfolio of Investments
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
United States - 34.53% | ||
8,600 | 3M Co. | $ 710,962 |
35,500 | Alcoa, Inc. | 572,260 |
17,500 | AT&T, Inc. | 490,525 |
41,350 | Bank of America Corp. | 622,731 |
31,300 | CBS Corp., Class B | 439,765 |
12,200 | Chevron Corp. | 939,278 |
30,300 | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 698,415 |
621 | Fairpoint Communications, Inc. * | 21 |
46,100 | General Electric Co. | 697,493 |
7,200 | General Mills, Inc. | 509,832 |
18,600 | Genuine Parts Co. | 706,056 |
19,000 | HJ Heinz Co. | 812,440 |
13,500 | Johnson & Johnson | 869,535 |
24,000 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 876,960 |
25,100 | Microsoft Corp. | 765,299 |
51,818 | Pfizer, Inc. | 942,569 |
18,200 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 602,966 |
13,040 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 351,950 |
11,609,057 | ||
Total Common Stocks ( Cost $41,610,058 ) | 33,049,165 | |
WARRANTS AND RIGHTS - 0.00% | ||
Belgium - 0.00% | ||
34,957 | Fortis Bank S.A./N.V., Exp. 07/04/14 (L)(T) * | (0) |
Total Warrants and Rights ( Cost $0 ) | (0) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 1.04% | ||
United States - 1.04% | ||
350,217 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 350,217 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $350,217 ) | 350,217 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.35% ( Cost $41,960,275** ) | 33,399,382 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.65% | 219,524 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $33,618,906 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $42,082,158. |
*** | The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic fair valuation model as a percent of net assets was 49.90%. |
(L) | Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the discretion of the Board of Trustees (see Note 2). |
(T) | Illiquid Security. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt. |
PLC | Public Limited Company. |
OTHER INFORMATION: | |
Industry Concentration | |
% of Net Assets | |
Pharmaceuticals | 14.9% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 12.5% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 12.4% |
Food Products | 8.9% |
Commercial Banks | 7.0% |
Food & Staples Retailing | 4.7% |
Insurance | 4.5% |
Industrial Conglomerates | 4.2% |
Diversified Financial Services | 3.4% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 3.4% |
Health Care | 2.6% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 2.5% |
Electric Utilities | 2.4% |
Media | 2.4% |
Multi-Utilities | 2.4% |
Software | 2.3% |
Distributors | 2.1% |
Office Electronics | 1.9% |
Net Other Assets & Liabilities | 1.7% |
Metals & Mining | 1.7% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 1.5% |
Chemicals | 1.2% |
Containers & Packaging | 1.2% |
Road & Rail | 0.9% |
Paper & Forest Products | 0.4% |
Construction & Engineering | 0.3% |
100.0% |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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International Stock Fund Portfolio of Investments
Geographical Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 97.78% | ||
Australia - 1.16% | ||
27,728 | ABC Learning Centres, Ltd. (L)(T) * | $ – |
41,500 | QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. | 946,638 |
Belgium - 2.13% | ||
33,800 | Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. | 1,746,064 |
Brazil - 2.77% | ||
65,800 | Banco do Brasil S.A. | 1,120,883 |
131,600 | Cielo S.A. | 1,145,330 |
2,266,213 | ||
Canada - 1.90% | ||
25,200 | Rogers Communications, Inc. | 787,184 |
23,600 | TELUS Corp. | 769,227 |
1,556,411 | ||
China - 1.47% | ||
1,464,100 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | 1,201,445 |
Denmark - 1.45% | ||
22,000 | DSV A/S * | 394,643 |
12,425 | Novo Nordisk A/S, B Shares | 794,595 |
1,189,238 | ||
France - 9.71% | ||
22,645 | BNP Paribas | 1,786,812 |
14,368 | Danone | 874,909 |
33,212 | Sanofi-Aventis S.A. | 2,603,107 |
16,200 | Societe Generale | 1,120,801 |
24,587 | Total S.A. | 1,575,408 |
7,961,037 | ||
Germany - 7.45% | ||
6,300 | Allianz SE | 784,097 |
11,500 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 522,753 |
22,100 | Daimler AG | 1,179,377 |
6,570 | Merck KGaA | 613,640 |
25,400 | SAP AG | 1,197,839 |
19,719 | Siemens AG | 1,808,496 |
6,106,202 | ||
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
Hong Kong - 2.84% | ||
226,966 | Esprit Holdings, Ltd. | $ 1,493,679 |
165,000 | Kerry Properties, Ltd. | 833,082 |
2,326,761 | ||
India - 0.68% | ||
453,400 | Idea Cellular, Ltd. * | 559,655 |
Ireland - 1.42% | ||
42,902 | CRH PLC | 1,163,254 |
Italy - 1.37% | ||
31,800 | Atlantia SpA | 826,527 |
17,117 | Prysmian SpA | 299,088 |
1,125,615 | ||
Japan - 16.66% | ||
8,800 | Benesse Holdings, Inc. | 367,730 |
53,500 | Canon, Inc. | 2,262,809 |
28,210 | Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. | 1,333,376 |
4,600 | Fanuc, Ltd. | 427,939 |
24,500 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 828,796 |
49,300 | Hoya Corp. | 1,307,612 |
86 | Inpex Corp. | 645,783 |
174 | KDDI Corp. | 918,012 |
3,800 | Keyence Corp. | 783,758 |
89,000 | Kubota Corp. | 818,825 |
51,600 | Mitsubishi Corp. | 1,283,543 |
62,000 | Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. | 984,381 |
122,400 | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 902,472 |
16,600 | Secom Co., Ltd. | 785,559 |
13,650,595 | ||
Mexico - 0.92% | ||
36,500 | Grupo Televisa S.A., ADR | 757,740 |
Netherlands - 1.00% | ||
26,805 | TNT N.V. | 820,384 |
Norway - 1.06% | ||
67,000 | Aker Solutions ASA | 869,574 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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International Stock Fund Portfolio of Investments
Value (Note 2) | ||
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | ||
Russia - 0.98% | ||
14,400 | Lukoil OAO, ADR | $ 806,613 |
Singapore - 0.93% | ||
344,300 | Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. | 758,802 |
Spain - 3.04% | ||
63,000 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. | 1,141,084 |
82,117 | Banco Santander S.A. | 1,349,032 |
2,490,116 | ||
Switzerland - 10.67% | ||
36,300 | Credit Suisse Group AG | 1,785,831 |
14,200 | Julius Baer Group, Ltd. | 495,393 |
25,350 | Nestle S.A. | 1,230,206 |
30,897 | Novartis AG | 1,681,468 |
8,850 | Roche Holding AG | 1,503,856 |
62,100 | UBS AG * | 952,916 |
5,060 | Zurich Financial Services AG | 1,098,957 |
8,748,627 | ||
Turkey - 0.73% | ||
85,600 | Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS | 601,395 |
United Kingdom - 27.44% | ||
212,973 | BAE Systems PLC | 1,228,200 |
228,800 | Barclays PLC | 1,008,965 |
83,000 | BG Group PLC | 1,487,403 |
26,600 | BHP Billiton PLC | 850,281 |
189,975 | BP PLC | 1,838,590 |
122,900 | British Airways PLC * | 366,900 |
40,630 | British American Tobacco PLC | 1,318,999 |
54,400 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 1,153,184 |
99,400 | HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,135,193 |
162,400 | Informa PLC | 831,360 |
157,800 | International Power PLC | 781,320 |
1,838,538 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC * | 1,477,016 |
123,300 | Prudential PLC | 1,256,958 |
48,800 | Standard Chartered PLC | 1,222,947 |
160,800 | Tesco PLC | 1,105,613 |
57,800 | Unilever PLC | 1,851,447 |
612,062 | Vodafone Group PLC | 1,418,360 |
93,100 | WPP PLC | 909,756 |
70,600 | Xstrata PLC * | 1,244,412 |
22,486,904 | ||
Total Common Stocks ( Cost $72,373,588 ) | 80,139,283 | |
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 1.54% | ||
United States - 1.54% | ||
1,259,131 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 1,259,131 |
Total Investment Company ( Cost $1,259,131 ) | 1,259,131 | |
Value (Note 2) | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.32% ( Cost $73,632,719** ) | $ 81,398,414 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.68% | 560,837 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $81,959,251 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $75,492,310. |
*** | The aggregate amount of foreign securities fair valued pursuant to a systematic fair valuation model as a percent of net assets was 85.69%. |
(L) | Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the discretion of the Board of Trustees (see Note 2). |
(T) | Illiquid Security. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt. |
PLC | Public Limited Company. |
OTHER INFORMATION: | |
Industry Concentration | |
% of Net Assets | |
Commercial Banks | 15.9% |
Pharmaceuticals | 10.2% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 7.8% |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 5.0% |
Insurance | 5.0% |
Food Products | 4.8% |
Capital Markets | 4.4% |
Real Estate Management & Development | 3.8% |
Electrical Equipment | 3.5% |
Distributors | 3.4% |
Automobiles | 3.1% |
Media | 3.0% |
Commercial Services & Supplies | 2.9% |
Office Electronics | 2.8% |
Metals & Mining | 2.6% |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments | 2.6% |
Net Other Assets & Liabilities | 2.2% |
Beverages | 2.1% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 2.0% |
Tobacco | 1.6% |
Machinery | 1.5% |
Aerospace & Defense | 1.5% |
Software | 1.5% |
Construction Materials | 1.4% |
Food & Staples Retailing | 1.4% |
Construction & Engineering | 1.1% |
Air Freight & Logistics | 1.0% |
Electric Utilities | 1.0% |
Transportation Infrastructure | 0.5% |
Industrial Conglomerates | 0.4% |
100.0% |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Target Retirement 2020 Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Portfolio Holdings as a Percentage of Total Market Value
as of December 31, 2009
Dodge & Cox Income Fund | 20% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y | 12% |
MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y | 9% |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y | 9% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 8% |
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF | 8% |
Hussman Strategic Growth Fund | 8% |
Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 6% |
MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y | 6% |
Templeton Global Bond Fund | 5% |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y | 4% |
MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 3% |
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 2% |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.87% | ||
Bond Funds - 40.38% | ||
305,635 | Dodge & Cox Income Fund | $ 3,961,031 |
111,413 | MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,114,129 |
253,162 | MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,708,841 |
79,596 | Templeton Global Bond Fund | 1,010,072 |
7,794,073 | ||
Foreign Stock Funds - 8.67% | ||
165,741 | MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,673,984 |
Money Market Funds - 1.89% | ||
364,386 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 364,386 |
Stock Funds - 48.93% | ||
44,356 | Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 1,244,621 |
118,261 | Hussman Strategic Growth Fund | 1,511,380 |
29,377 | iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF | 1,511,447 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
68,516 | MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y (R)* | $ 692,698 |
162,128 | MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y (R) | 2,324,915 |
135,648 | MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,520,616 |
72,263 | MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 637,359 |
9,443,036 | ||
Total Investment Companies - 99.87% ( Cost $18,428,841** ) | 19,275,479 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.13% | 24,428 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 19,299,907 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $18,790,795. |
(R) | Affiliated Company (see Note 10). |
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Target Retirement 2030 Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Portfolio Holdings as a Percentage of Total Market Value
as of December 31, 2009
Dodge & Cox Income Fund | 14% |
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF | 14% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y | 12% |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y | 10% |
MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y | 8% |
Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 8% |
Hussman Strategic Growth Fund | 8% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 8% |
Templeton Global Bond Fund | 4% |
MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y | 4% |
MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 4% |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y | 4% |
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 1% |
Principal International Emerging Markets Fund, Institutional Class | 1% |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.81% | ||
Bond Funds - 29.99% | ||
207,819 | Dodge & Cox Income Fund | $ 2,693,338 |
73,815 | MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y (R) | 738,151 |
227,283 | MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,534,157 |
65,534 | Templeton Global Bond Fund | 831,631 |
5,797,277 | ||
Foreign Stock Funds - 11.45% | ||
199,885 | MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y (R) | 2,018,841 |
8,606 | Principal International Emerging Markets Fund, Institutional Class | 195,277 |
2,214,118 | ||
Money Market Funds - 1.40% | ||
269,593 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 269,593 |
Stock Funds - 56.97% | ||
54,354 | Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 1,525,160 |
119,178 | Hussman Strategic Growth Fund | 1,523,097 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
51,952 | iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF | $ 2,672,931 |
69,522 | MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y (R)* | 702,870 |
163,431 | MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y (R) | 2,343,599 |
134,886 | MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,512,071 |
83,057 | MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 732,561 |
11,012,289 | ||
Total Investment Companies - 99.81% ( Cost $18,446,137** ) | 19,293,277 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.19% | 37,027 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 19,330,304 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $18,648,029. |
(R) | Affiliated Company (see Note 10). |
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Target Retirement 2040 Fund Portfolio of Investments
Portfolio Allocation as a Percentage of Net Assets
as of December 31, 2009
Portfolio Holdings as a Percentage of Total Market Value
as of December 31, 2009
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF | 19% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y | 12% |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y | 11% |
Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 9% |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 8% |
Hussman Strategic Growth Fund | 8% |
MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y | 7% |
Dodge & Cox Income Fund | 7% |
MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund, Class Y | 4% |
MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y | 4% |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y | 4% |
Templeton Global Bond Fund | 3% |
Principal International Emerging Markets Fund, Institutional Class | 2% |
T Rowe Price New Era Fund | 1% |
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 1% |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.68% | ||
Bond Funds - 21.11% | ||
88,541 | Dodge & Cox Income Fund | $ 1,147,496 |
62,114 | MEMBERS Bond Fund, Class Y (R) | 621,135 |
175,203 | MEMBERS High Income Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,182,622 |
44,494 | Templeton Global Bond Fund | 564,633 |
3,515,886 | ||
Foreign Stock Funds - 12.89% | ||
179,408 | MEMBERS International Stock Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,812,018 |
14,750 | Principal International Emerging Markets Fund, Institutional Class | 334,685 |
2,146,703 | ||
Money Market Funds - 1.35% | ||
224,904 | SSgA Prime Money Market Fund | 224,904 |
Stock Funds - 64.33% | ||
49,581 | Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 1,391,235 |
102,111 | Hussman Strategic Growth Fund | 1,304,982 |
60,887 | iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF | 3,132,636 |
58,946 | MEMBERS Equity Income Fund, Class Y (R)* | 595,948 |
Shares | Value (Note 2) | |
139,669 | MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Y (R) | $ 2,002,855 |
120,810 | MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 1,354,284 |
80,271 | MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund, Class Y (R) | 707,986 |
5,176 | T Rowe Price New Era Fund | 225,826 |
10,715,752 | ||
Total Investment Companies - 99.68% ( Cost $15,798,577** ) | 16,603,245 | |
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.32% | 52,929 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 16,656,174 |
* | Non-income producing. |
** | Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $15,995,202. |
(R) | Affiliated Company (see Note 10). |
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2009
Conservative Allocation Fund | Moderate Allocation Fund | Aggressive Allocation Fund | |
Assets: | |||
Investments in securities, at cost | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | $ 70,991,878 | $104,101,506 | $ 32,310,223 |
Affiliated issuers1 | 112,988,480 | 236,249,935 | 79,980,568 |
Net unrealized appreciation | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | 3,578,612 | 3,725,576 | 564,830 |
Affiliated issuers1 | 2,277,200 | 789,042 | 2,253,117 |
Total investments at value | 189,836,170 | 344,866,059 | 115,108,738 |
Receivables: | |||
Investments sold | – | – | – |
Fund shares sold | 276,260 | 675,198 | 329,447 |
Dividends and interest | 290 | 382 | 98 |
Due from Adviser | – | – | – |
Reclaims | – | – | – |
Total assets | 190,112,720 | 345,541,639 | 115,438,283 |
Liabilities: | |||
Payables: | |||
Investments purchased | 904,276 | 856,904 | 400,921 |
Fund shares repurchased | 4,870 | – | 107 |
Accrued management fees | 47,311 | 86,320 | 28,673 |
Distribution fees – Class II2 | 2,507 | 2,402 | 104 |
Accrued expenses and other payables | 2,467 | 5,609 | 2,163 |
Total liabilities | 961,431 | 951,235 | 431,968 |
Net Assets | $189,151,289 | $344,590,404 | $115,006,315 |
Net Assets consist of: | |||
Paid-in capital | $197,018,325 | $399,948,643 | $134,960,418 |
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 76,082 | 103,446 | – |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments sold and foreign currency related transactions | (13,798,930) | (59,976,303) | (22,772,050) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments (including appreciation of foreign currency related transactions) | 5,855,812 | 4,514,618 | 2,817,947 |
Net Assets | $189,151,289 | $344,590,404 | $115,006,315 |
Class I Shares: | |||
Net Assets | 176,322,072 | 332,428,253 | 114,491,887 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 18,348,317 | 37,491,625 | 13,800,299 |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share | $9.61 | $8.87 | $8.30 |
Class II Shares2: | |||
Net Assets | 12,829,217 | 12,162,151 | 514,428 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 1,334,928 | 1,371,589 | 62,003 |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share | $9.61 | $8.87 | $8.30 |
1 | See Note 10 for information on affiliated issuers. |
2 | Class II shares commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2009
Money Market Fund | Bond Fund | High Income Fund | Diversified Income Fund | Large Cap Value Fund | Large Cap Growth Fund | Mid Cap Value Fund | Mid Cap Growth Fund |
$ 91,953,314 | $537,722,154 | $101,892,445 | $401,620,876 | $590,064,583 | $358,289,738 | $164,012,710 | $194,182,331 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– | 9,003,774 | 5,094,638 | 20,303,933 | 42,744,705 | 85,397,901 | 18,397,329 | 37,311,893 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
91,953,314 | 546,725,928 | 106,987,083 | 421,924,809 | 632,809,288 | 443,687,639 | 182,410,039 | 231,494,224 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 797,591 |
569,415 | 306,727 | 21,705 | 308,466 | 272,363 | 282,398 | 153,041 | 177,745 |
133,679 | 4,735,029 | 2,062,608 | 2,831,007 | 800,706 | 395,188 | 377,360 | 170,818 |
31,546 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1,102 | – |
92,687,954 | 551,767,684 | 109,071,396 | 425,064,282 | 633,882,357 | 444,365,225 | 182,941,542 | 232,640,378 |
– | – | – | – | – | 4,406,167 | – | 1,204,447 |
746 | – | 128,348 | 161,345 | 237,629 | 172,074 | 199,913 | 125,522 |
36,218 | 248,743 | 68,810 | 252,484 | 319,670 | 294,255 | 153,098 | 164,345 |
2 | 1,930 | 228 | 1,228 | 509 | 1,172 | 599 | 342 |
3,355 | 8,917 | 3,889 | 6,883 | 9,022 | 5,711 | 3,182 | 5,409 |
40,321 | 259,590 | 201,275 | 421,940 | 566,830 | 4,879,379 | 356,792 | 1,500,065 |
$ 92,647,633 | $551,508,094 | $108,870,121 | $424,642,342 | $633,315,527 | $439,485,846 | $182,584,750 | $231,140,313 |
$ 92,647,633 | $557,879,485 | $119,637,850 | $467,082,554 | $730,664,849 | $457,849,547 | $236,205,189 | $299,168,009 |
– | 249,769 | 66,140 | 209,484 | 133,000 | 35,351 | – | – |
– | (15,624,934) | (15,928,507) | (62,953,629) | (140,227,027) | (103,796,953) | (72,017,768) | (105,339,589) |
– | 9,003,774 | 5,094,638 | 20,303,933 | 42,744,705 | 85,397,901 | 18,397,329 | 37,311,893 |
$ 92,647,633 | $551,508,094 | $108,870,121 | $424,642,342 | $633,315,527 | $439,485,846 | $182,584,750 | $231,140,313 |
92,462,327 | 541,789,006 | 107,722,267 | 418,381,668 | 630,763,746 | 433,483,213 | 179,516,382 | 229,395,587 |
92,462,327 | 53,440,947 | 11,828,698 | 27,220,379 | 28,447,196 | 21,816,438 | 15,173,978 | 51,693,351 |
$1.00 | $10.14 | $9.11 | $15.37 | $22.17 | $19.87 | $11.83 | $4.44 |
185,306 | 9,719,088 | 1,147,854 | 6,260,674 | 2,551,781 | 6,002,633 | 3,068,368 | 1,744,726 |
185,306 | 958,618 | 126,034 | 407,312 | 115,079 | 302,083 | 259,343 | 393,799 |
$1.00 | $10.14 | $9.11 | $15.37 | $22.17 | $19.87 | $11.83 | $4.43 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2009
Small Cap Value Fund | Small Cap Growth Fund | Global Securities Fund | |
Assets: | |||
Investments in securities, at cost | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | $ 8,086,456 | $ 3,943,997 | $ 41,960,275 |
Affiliated issuers1 | – | – | – |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | 501,797 | 622,599 | (8,560,893) |
Affiliated issuers1 | – | – | – |
Total investments at value | 8,588,253 | 4,566,596 | 33,399,382 |
Cash | – | – | – |
Foreign currency2 | – | – | 15,151 |
Receivables: | |||
Investments sold | 24,405 | – | 124,483 |
Fund shares sold | 1,155 | 220 | 17,101 |
Dividends and interest | 10,171 | 923 | 82,948 |
Due from Adviser | – | – | – |
Reclaims | – | – | 7,911 |
Total assets | 8,623,984 | 4,567,739 | 33,646,976 |
Liabilities: | |||
Payables: | |||
Investments purchased | – | – | – |
Fund shares repurchased | 10,794 | – | 64 |
Accrued management fees | 7,883 | 4,230 | 27,210 |
Distribution fees – Class II3 | 123 | 2 | 144 |
Accrued expenses and other payables | 168 | 111 | 652 |
Total liabilities | 18,968 | 4,343 | 28,070 |
Net Assets | $ 8,605,016 | $ 4,563,396 | $ 33,618,906 |
Net Assets consist of: | |||
Paid-in capital | $ 9,139,752 | $ 6,999,649 | $ 50,642,408 |
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 891 | – | 531,744 |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments sold and foreign currency related transactions | (1,037,424) | (3,058,852) | (8,994,349) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (including appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency related transactions) | 501,797 | 622,599 | (8,560,897) |
Net Assets | $ 8,605,016 | $ 4,563,396 | $ 33,618,906 |
Class I Shares: | |||
Net Assets | 7,988,660 | 4,556,187 | 32,905,563 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 935,793 | 690,858 | 4,673,781 |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share | $8.54 | $6.59 | $7.04 |
Class II Shares3: | |||
Net Assets | 616,356 | 7,209 | 713,343 |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 72,195 | 1,095 | 101,316 |
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share | $8.54 | $6.58 | $7.04 |
1 | See Note 10 for information on affiliated issuers. |
2 | Cost of foreign currency of $15,155 and $167,681 for the Global Securities and International Stock Funds, respectively. |
3 | Class II shares commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2009
International Stock Fund | Target Retirement 2020 Fund | Target Retirement 2030 Fund | Target Retirement 2040 Fund |
$ 73,632,719 | $ 9,601,661 | $ 9,680,305 | $ 8,230,814 |
– | 8,827,180 | 8,765,832 | 7,567,763 |
7,765,695 | 1,276 | 30,721 | 95,582 |
– | 845,362 | 816,419 | 709,086 |
81,398,414 | 19,275,479 | 19,293,277 | 16,603,245 |
40 | – | – | – |
167,351 | |||
332,911 | – | – | – |
11,749 | 27,703 | 40,316 | 55,757 |
151,476 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
– | 3,143 | 3,166 | 2,711 |
92,171 | – | – | – |
82,154,112 | 19,306,351 | 19,336,785 | 16,661,736 |
83,081 | – | – | – |
25,213 | – | – | – |
83,765 | 6,287 | 6,331 | 5,422 |
782 | – | – | – |
2,020 | 157 | 150 | 140 |
194,861 | 6,444 | 6,481 | 5,562 |
$ 81,959,251 | $ 19,299,907 | $ 19,330,304 | $ 16,656,174 |
$ 97,047,064 | $ 19,656,560 | $ 19,351,485 | $ 16,503,638 |
65,549 | – | 7,679 | 9,451 |
(22,927,713) | (1,203,291) | (876,000) | (661,583) |
7,774,351 | 846,638 | 847,140 | 804,668 |
$ 81,959,251 | $ 19,299,907 | $ 19,330,304 | $ 16,656,174 |
77,996,805 | 19,299,907 | 19,330,304 | 16,656,174 |
8,187,365 | 2,525,567 | 2,609,113 | 2,356,362 |
$9.53 | $7.64 | $7.41 | $7.07 |
3,962,446 | – | – | – |
415,900 | – | – | – |
$9.53 | – | – | – |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Conservative Allocation Fund | Moderate Allocation Fund | Aggressive Allocation Fund | |
Investment Income: | |||
Interest | $ 557 | $ 731 | $ 420 |
Dividends | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | 1,919,882 | 2,353,160 | 356,752 |
Affiliated issuers1 | 3,376,288 | 5,120,480 | 1,226,823 |
Less: Foreign taxes withheld | – | – | – |
Total investment income | 5,296,727 | 7,474,371 | 1,583,995 |
Expenses: | |||
Management fees | 444,619 | 855,589 | 270,885 |
Trustees’ fees | 4,025 | 10,577 | 3,406 |
Audit fees | 9,467 | 20,609 | 6,163 |
Distribution fees – Class II2 | 8,871 | 9,468 | 370 |
Compliance expense | 2,933 | 5,845 | 2,492 |
Total expenses before reimbursement/waiver | 469,915 | 902,088 | 283,316 |
Less reimbursement/waiver | – | – | – |
Total expenses net of reimbursement/waiver | 469,915 | 902,088 | 283,316 |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | 4,826,812 | 6,572,283 | 1,300,679 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | |||
Net realized loss on investments (including net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions) | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | (5,956,744) | (12,297,370) | (2,529,886) |
Affiliated issuers1 | (2,932,265) | (15,972,618) | (7,118,806) |
Capital gain distributions received from underlying funds | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | 31,078 | 35,830 | 7,345 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments (including net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency related transactions) | 28,277,479 | 77,568,892 | 32,502,011 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | 19,419,548 | 49,334,734 | 22,860,664 |
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations | $ 24,246,360 | $ 55,907,017 | $ 24,161,343 |
1 | See Note 10 for information on affiliated issuers. |
2 | Class II shares commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Money Market Fund | Bond Fund | High Income Fund | Diversified Income Fund | Large Cap Value Fund | Large Cap Growth Fund | Mid Cap Value Fund | Mid Cap Growth Fund |
$ 329,506 | $ 26,378,606 | $ 8,747,908 | $ 12,887,352 | $ 18,747 | $ 40,136 | $ 16,859 | $ 23,637 |
– | – | – | 6,851,446 | 16,461,974 | 5,984,615 | 3,718,063 | 1,624,296 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– | – | – | – | – | (335) | – | (23,731) |
329,506 | 26,378,606 | 8,747,908 | 19,738,798 | 16,480,721 | 6,024,416 | 3,734,922 | 1,624,202 |
530,098 | 2,995,933 | 753,775 | 2,858,444 | 3,471,509 | 3,139,937 | 1,627,137 | 1,689,214 |
4,045 | 22,682 | 4,050 | 16,654 | 26,632 | 15,706 | 6,408 | 7,880 |
11,355 | 41,432 | 7,889 | 32,883 | 44,272 | 31,711 | 12,182 | 14,409 |
13 | 6,970 | 881 | 4,810 | 1,962 | 4,200 | 2,153 | 1,257 |
5,500 | 20,471 | 3,589 | 20,126 | 34,950 | 21,429 | 14,338 | 15,562 |
551,011 | 3,087,488 | 770,184 | 2,932,917 | 3,579,325 | 3,212,983 | 1,662,218 | 1,728,322 |
(226,914) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
324,097 | 3,087,488 | 770,184 | 2,932,917 | 3,579,325 | 3,212,983 | 1,662,218 | 1,728,322 |
5,409 | 23,291,118 | 7,977,724 | 16,805,881 | 12,901,396 | 2,811,433 | 2,072,704 | (104,120) |
– | (9,641,583) | (1,908,133) | (45,549,349) | (41,096,851) | (15,751,601) | (29,708,369) | (37,900,000) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
– | 20,181,209 | 23,196,057 | 69,022,085 | 120,844,081 | 141,045,650 | 66,367,611 | 115,517,618 |
– | 10,539,626 | 21,287,924 | 23,472,736 | 79,747,230 | 125,294,049 | 36,659,242 | 77,617,618 |
$ 5,409 | $ 33,830,744 | $ 29,265,648 | $ 40,278,617 | $ 92,648,626 | $128,105,482 | $ 38,731,946 | $ 77,513,498 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Small Cap Value Fund | Small Cap Growth Fund | Global Securities Fund | |
Investment Income: | |||
Interest | $ 949 | $ 317 | $ 1,362 |
Dividends | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | 127,030 | 31,720 | 1,226,307 |
Affiliated issuers3 | – | – | – |
Less: Foreign taxes withheld | – | – | (66,215) |
Total investment income | 127,979 | 32,037 | 1,161,454 |
Expenses: | |||
Management fees | 74,725 | 45,734 | 277,621 |
Trustees’ fees | 255 | 167 | 1,142 |
Audit fees | 469 | 312 | 2,152 |
Distribution fees – Class II4 | 481 | 7 | 561 |
Compliance expense | 278 | 385 | 1,793 |
Total expenses before reimbursement/waiver | 76,208 | 46,605 | 283,269 |
Less reimbursement/waiver | – | – | – |
Total expenses net of reimbursement/waiver | 76,208 | 46,605 | 283,269 |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | 51,771 | (14,568) | 878,185 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | |||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (including net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions)1 | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | (617,038) | (734,906) | (8,069,768) |
Affiliated issuers3 | – | – | – |
Capital gain distributions received from underlying funds | |||
Unaffiliated issuers | – | – | – |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments (including a net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency related transactions)2 | 2,621,695 | 1,444,846 | 13,488,252 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | 2,004,657 | 709,940 | 5,418,484 |
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations | $ 2,056,428 | $ 695,372 | $ 6,296,669 |
1 | Includes foreign capital gains taxes paid of $18,068 for the International Stock Fund. |
2 | Net of deferred foreign capital gains taxes of $2,164 for the International Stock Fund. |
3 | See Note 10 for information on affiliated issuers. |
4 | Class II shares commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009. Class II shares are not available for the Target Retirement Funds. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
International Stock Fund | Target Retirement 2020 Fund | Target Retirement 2030 Fund | Target Retirement 2040 Fund |
$ 9,157 | $ 96 | $ 127 | $ 146 |
2,693,781 | 130,384 | 91,271 | 69,387 |
– | 208,720 | 197,140 | 103,261 |
(236,441) | – | – | – |
2,466,497 | 339,200 | 288,538 | 172,794 |
901,212 | 52,612 | 52,225 | 44,249 |
2,944 | 332 | 326 | 269 |
5,520 | 457 | 400 | 340 |
2,870 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
9,281 | 233 | 225 | 183 |
921,827 | 53,636 | 53,178 | 45,043 |
– | (8,855) | (8,936) | (7,673) |
921,827 | 44,781 | 44,242 | 37,370 |
1,544,670 | 294,419 | 244,296 | 135,424 |
(8,729,999) | 693,584 | 544,636 | 808,966 |
– | (139,413) | (56,894) | (35,749) |
– | 897 | 581 | – |
26,452,015 | 2,739,249 | 3,165,472 | 2,527,613 |
17,722,016 | 3,294,317 | 3,653,795 | 3,300,830 |
$ 19,266,686 | $ 3,588,736 | $ 3,898,091 | $ 3,436,254 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Conservative Allocation Fund | Moderate Allocation Fund | |||
Year Ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Assets at beginning of period | $116,678,068 | $ 66,747,325 | $243,761,079 | $218,280,994 |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations: | ||||
Net investment income (loss) | 4,826,812 | 3,618,523 | 6,572,283 | 5,594,298 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment | (8,857,931) | (4,664,913) | (28,234,158) | (31,179,507) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 28,277,479 | (20,937,322) | 77,568,892 | (68,550,378) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 24,246,360 | (21,983,712) | 55,907,017 | (94,135,587) |
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||
Net investment income | ||||
Class I | (4,767,331) | (3,634,290) | (6,702,184) | (5,366,853) |
Class II | (223,887) | – | (158,375) | – |
Net realized gains | ||||
Class I | – | (1,067,962) | – | (4,983,537) |
Total distributions | (4,991,218) | (4,702,252) | (6,860,559) | (10,350,390) |
Capital Stock transactions: | ||||
Class I Shares | ||||
Shares sold | 48,197,600 | 84,012,864 | 52,588,638 | 129,854,947 |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 4,767,331 | 4,702,252 | 6,702,184 | 10,350,390 |
Shares redeemed | (12,259,692) | (12,098,409) | (19,097,422) | (10,239,275) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 40,705,239 | 76,616,707 | 40,193,400 | 129,966,062 |
Class II Shares1 | ||||
Shares sold | 12,467,744 | – | 12,754,353 | – |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 223,887 | – | 158,375 | – |
Shares redeemed | (178,791) | – | (1,323,261) | – |
Net increase from capital share transactions | 12,512,840 | – | 11,589,467 | – |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 72,473,221 | 49,930,743 | 100,829,325 | 25,480,085 |
Net Assets at end of period | $189,151,289 | $116,678,068 | $344,590,404 | $243,761,079 |
Undistributed net investment income | $ 76,082 | $ 240,488 | $ 103,446 | $ 391,722 |
Capital Share transactions: | ||||
Class I Shares | ||||
Shares sold | 5,448,382 | 8,261,031 | 6,666,402 | 12,933,160 |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 514,619 | 531,666 | 791,400 | 1,184,768 |
Shares redeemed | (1,376,271) | (1,231,070) | (2,406,261) | (1,144,403) |
Net increase from capital share transactions | 4,586,730 | 7,561,627 | 5,051,541 | 12,973,525 |
Class II Shares1 | ||||
Shares sold | 1,332,005 | – | 1,519,377 | – |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 23,296 | – | 17,861 | – |
Shares redeemed | (20,373) | – | (165,649) | – |
Net increase from capital share transactions | 1,334,928 | – | 1,371,589 | – |
1 | Class II shares commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Aggressive Allocation Fund | Money Market Fund | Bond Fund | High Income Fund | ||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
$ 69,616,011 | $ 68,119,997 | $159,348,665 | $111,332,534 | $572,562,403 | $646,233,453 | $ 90,728,399 | $135,044,915 |
1,300,679 | 737,299 | 5,409 | 2,016,801 | 23,291,118 | 29,819,947 | 7,977,724 | 8,590,695 |
(9,641,347) | (12,776,327) | – | 19,466 | (9,641,583) | 772,456 | (1,908,133) | (11,911,310) |
32,502,011 | (29,087,936) | – | – | 20,181,209 | (14,489,323) | 23,196,057 | (14,023,592) |
24,161,343 | (41,126,964) | 5,409 | 2,036,267 | 33,830,744 | 16,103,080 | 29,265,648 | (17,344,207) |
(1,429,089) | (668,223) | (5,409) | (2,036,267) | (23,057,764) | (29,315,915) | (8,050,694) | (9,037,895) |
(4,716) | – | – | – | (239,898) | – | (54,824) | – |
– | (2,705,263) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
(1,433,805) | (3,373,486) | (5,409) | (2,036,267) | (23,297,662) | (29,315,915) | (8,105,518) | (9,037,895) |
27,495,291 | 47,294,376 | 23,066,620 | 108,119,221 | 58,018,601 | 38,082,556 | 6,765,253 | 3,099,561 |
1,429,089 | 3,373,486 | 5,409 | 2,036,267 | 23,057,764 | 29,315,915 | 8,050,694 | 9,037,895 |
(6,745,001) | (4,671,398) | (89,958,367) | (62,139,357) | (122,502,720) | (127,856,686) | (18,956,948) | (30,071,870) |
22,179,379 | 45,996,464 | (66,886,338) | 48,016,131 | (41,426,355) | (60,458,215) | (4,141,001) | (17,934,414) |
480,785 | – | 271,669 | – | 9,630,532 | – | 1,081,174 | – |
4,716 | – | – | – | 239,898 | – | 54,824 | – |
(2,114) | – | (86,363) | – | (31,466) | – | (13,405) | – |
483,387 | – | 185,306 | – | 9,838,964 | – | 1,122,593 | – |
45,390,304 | 1,496,014 | (66,701,032) | 48,016,131 | (21,054,309) | (73,671,050) | 18,141,722 | (44,316,516) |
$115,006,315 | $ 69,616,011 | $ 92,647,633 | $159,348,665 | $551,508,094 | $572,562,403 | $108,870,121 | $ 90,728,399 |
$ – | $ 69,076 | $ – | $ – | $ 249,769 | $ 555,248 | $ 66,140 | $ 157,472 |
3,946,294 | 4,898,248 | 23,066,620 | 108,119,221 | 5,718,500 | 3,694,547 | 792,157 | 377,537 |
177,871 | 353,586 | 5,409 | 2,036,267 | 2,296,864 | 2,939,189 | 923,541 | 1,219,447 |
(915,141) | (527,898) | (89,958,367) | (62,139,357) | (12,156,519) | (12,480,000) | (2,248,840) | (3,386,525) |
3,209,024 | 4,723,936 | (66,886,338) | 48,016,131 | (4,141,155) | (5,846,264) | (533,142) | (1,789,541) |
61,702 | – | 271,669 | – | 938,118 | – | 121,539 | – |
568 | – | – | – | 23,607 | – | 6,021 | – |
(267) | – | (86,363) | – | (3,107) | – | (1,526) | – |
62,003 | – | 185,306 | – | 958,618 | – | 126,034 | – |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Diversified Fund | Large Cap Value Fund | |||
Year Ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Assets at beginning of period | $438,046,968 | $637,606,291 | $609,443,601 | $1,229,433,349 |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations: | ||||
Net investment income (loss) | 16,805,881 | 23,476,423 | 12,901,396 | 22,073,694 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment | (45,549,349) | (17,051,142) | (41,096,851) | (99,539,308) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 69,022,085 | (82,034,000) | 120,844,081 | (312,297,708) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 40,278,617 | (75,608,719) | 92,648,626 | (389,763,322) |
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||
Net investment income | ||||
Class I | (16,548,568) | (23,213,706) | (12,916,238) | (21,524,382) |
Class II | (141,616) | – | (22,315) | – |
Net realized gains | ||||
Class I | – | (534,313) | – | (840,025) |
Total distributions | (16,690,184) | (23,748,019) | (12,938,553) | (22,364,407) |
Capital Stock transactions: | ||||
Class I Shares | ||||
Shares sold | 10,140,953 | 5,937,046 | 23,903,274 | 15,895,797 |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 16,548,568 | 23,748,019 | 12,916,238 | 22,364,407 |
Shares redeemed | (69,765,608) | (129,887,650) | (95,019,745) | (246,122,223) |
Net increase from capital stock transactions | (43,076,087) | (100,202,585) | (58,200,233) | (207,862,019) |
Class II Shares1 | ||||
Shares sold | 6,085,900 | – | 2,364,778 | – |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 141,616 | – | 22,315 | – |
Shares redeemed | (144,488) | – | (25,007) | – |
Net increase from capital stock transactions | 6,083,028 | – | 2,362,086 | – |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (13,404,626) | (199,559,323) | 23,871,926 | (619,989,748) |
Net Assets at end of period | $424,642,342 | $438,046,968 | $633,315,527 | $609,443,601 |
Undistributed net investment income | $ 209,484 | $ 308,614 | $ 133,000 | $ 362,466 |
Capital Share transactions: | ||||
Class I Shares | ||||
Shares sold | 701,712 | 360,534 | 1,259,034 | 685,787 |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 1,126,943 | 1,641,275 | 660,509 | 1,150,037 |
Shares redeemed | (4,901,466) | (7,897,382) | (4,862,113) | (9,493,310) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (3,072,811) | (5,895,573) | (2,942,570) | (7,657,486) |
Class II Shares1 | ||||
Shares sold | 407,839 | – | 115,293 | – |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | 9,162 | – | 998 | – |
Shares redeemed | (9,689) | – | (1,212) | – |
Net increase from capital share transactions | 407,312 | – | 115,079 | – |
1 | Class II shares commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Large Cap Growth Fund | Mid Cap Value Fund | Mid Cap Growth Fund | Small Cap Value Fund | ||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
$352,473,289 | $665,239,561 | $157,948,916 | $317,338,350 | $166,464,913 | $367,318,262 | $ 5,985,697 | $ 5,623,660 |
2,811,433 | 3,342,922 | 2,072,704 | 3,904,573 | (104,120) | 247,666 | 51,771 | 63,947 |
(15,751,601) | (86,382,103) | (29,708,369) | (43,084,929) | (37,900,000) | (62,918,236) | (617,038) | (391,085) |
141,045,650 | (151,997,328) | 66,367,611 | (67,225,588) | 115,517,618 | (97,671,167) | 2,621,695 | (1,521,635) |
128,105,482 | (235,036,509) | 38,731,946 | (106,405,944) | 77,513,498 | (160,341,737) | 2,056,428 | (1,848,773) |
(2,778,954) | (3,336,233) | (1,771,231) | (3,619,123) | (5,837) | (241,829) | (40,097) | (58,710) |
(15,228) | – | (13,240) | – | – | – | (809) | – |
– | (1,186,434) | – | (403,215) | – | (3,840,199) | – | (1,246) |
(2,794,182) | (4,522,667) | (1,784,471) | (4,022,338) | (5,837) | (4,082,028) | (40,906) | (59,956) |
22,586,452 | 47,534,033 | 12,889,581 | 10,959,054 | 18,490,085 | 11,326,492 | 856,902 | 2,761,819 |
2,778,954 | 4,522,667 | 1,771,231 | 4,022,338 | 5,837 | 4,082,028 | 40,097 | 59,956 |
(69,134,133) | (125,263,796) | (29,811,837) | (63,942,544) | (32,919,803) | (51,838,104) | (839,841) | (551,009) |
(43,768,727) | (73,207,096) | (15,151,025) | (48,961,152) | (14,423,881) | (36,429,584) | 57,158 | 2,270,766 |
5,465,138 | – | 2,831,400 | – | 1,594,503 | – | 551,876 | – |
15,228 | – | 13,240 | – | – | – | 809 | – |
(10,382) | – | (5,256) | – | (2,883) | – | (6,046) | – |
5,469,984 | – | 2,839,384 | – | 1,591,620 | – | 546,639 | – |
87,012,557 | (312,766,272) | 24,635,834 | (159,389,434) | 64,675,400 | (200,853,349) | 2,619,319 | 362,037 |
$439,485,846 | $352,473,289 | $182,584,750 | $157,948,916 | $231,140,313 | $166,464,913 | $ 8,605,016 | $ 5,985,697 |
$ 35,351 | $ 29,904 | $ – | $ 12,168 | $ – | $ 5,837 | $ 891 | $ – |
1,369,916 | 2,377,672 | 1,301,037 | 871,303 | 5,174,854 | 2,778,937 | 135,378 | 345,858 |
152,387 | 284,492 | 164,468 | 403,077 | 1,753 | 780,262 | 5,318 | 9,415 |
(4,016,938) | (6,834,822) | (2,893,643) | (5,364,886) | (8,732,145) | (12,214,832) | (122,189) | (72,967) |
(2,494,635) | (4,172,658) | (1,428,138) | (4,090,506) | (3,555,538) | (8,655,633) | 18,507 | 282,306 |
301,926 | – | 258,740 | – | 394,534 | – | 72,869 | – |
759 | – | 1,106 | – | – | – | 93 | – |
(602) | – | (503) | – | (735) | – | (767) | – |
302,083 | – | 259,343 | – | 393,799 | – | 72,195 | – |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Cap Growth Fund | Global Securities Fund | |||
Year Ended December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Net Assets at beginning of period | $ 4,043,251 | $ 6,033,896 | $ 29,335,724 | $ 56,034,069 |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations: | ||||
Net investment income (loss) | (14,568) | (8,859) | 878,185 | 1,479,885 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment | (734,906) | (2,289,210) | (8,069,768) | (244,126) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,444,846 | (826,558) | 13,488,252 | (21,001,971) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | 695,372 | (3,124,627) | 6,296,669 | (19,766,212) |
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||
Net investment income | ||||
Class I | – | (559) | (399,898) | (2,174,907) |
Class II | – | – | (6,371) | – |
Net realized gains | ||||
Class I | – | (788) | – | (667,981) |
Total distributions | – | (1,347) | (406,269) | (2,842,888) |
Capital Stock transactions: | ||||
Class I Shares | ||||
Shares sold | 482,027 | 1,984,927 | 1,414,892 | 1,729,364 |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | – | 1,347 | 399,898 | 2,842,888 |
Shares redeemed | (663,785) | (850,945) | (4,071,364) | (8,661,497) |
Net increase from capital stock transactions | (181,758) | 1,135,329 | (2,256,574) | (4,089,245) |
Class II Shares1 | ||||
Shares sold | 7,703 | – | 650,210 | – |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | – | – | 6,371 | – |
Shares redeemed | (1,172) | – | (7,225) | – |
Net increase from capital stock transactions | 6,531 | – | 649,356 | – |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 520,145 | (1,990,645) | 4,283,182 | (26,698,345) |
Net Assets at end of period | $ 4,563,396 | $ 4,043,251 | $ 33,618,906 | $ 29,335,724 |
Undistributed net investment income | $ – | $ – | $ 531,744 | $ 48,913 |
Capital Share transactions: | ||||
Class I Shares | ||||
Shares sold | 84,576 | 237,028 | 253,568 | 216,936 |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | – | 145 | 59,171 | 440,417 |
Shares redeemed | (112,101) | (125,383) | (682,849) | (1,056,000) |
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (27,525) | 111,790 | (370,110) | (398,647) |
Class II Shares1 | ||||
Shares sold | 1,281 | – | 101,489 | – |
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | – | – | 901 | – |
Shares redeemed | (186) | – | (1,074) | – |
Net increase from capital share transactions | 1,095 | – | 101,316 | – |
1 | Class II shares commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009 and are not available for the Target Retirement Funds. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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International Stock Fund | Target Retirement 2020 Fund | Target Retirement 2030 Fund | Target Retirement 2040 Fund | ||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
$ 72,768,214 | $164,151,307 | $ 8,718,521 | $ 2,523,992 | $ 8,010,286 | $ 1,521,478 | $ 6,385,244 | $ 1,192,945 |
1,544,670 | 3,063,387 | 294,419 | 176,516 | 244,296 | 138,548 | 135,424 | 86,355 |
(8,729,999) | (13,589,243) | 555,068 | (1,718,359) | 488,323 | (1,334,542) | 773,217 | (1,413,390) |
26,452,015 | (48,756,010) | 2,739,249 | (1,774,347) | 3,165,472 | (2,227,775) | 2,527,613 | (1,630,888) |
19,266,686 | (59,281,866) | 3,588,736 | (3,316,190) | 3,898,091 | (3,423,769) | 3,436,254 | (2,957,923) |
(1,466,292) | (2,364,650) | (323,699) | (211,428) | (270,609) | (139,545) | (157,883) | (80,259) |
(63,227) | – | ||||||
– | (6,216,528) | – | (35,204) | – | (25,438) | – | (24,465) |
(1,529,519) | (8,581,178) | (323,699) | (246,632) | (270,609) | (164,983) | (157,883) | (104,724) |
4,628,487 | 5,064,766 | 8,086,115 | 11,494,999 | 7,908,500 | 10,553,873 | 7,164,454 | 8,734,729 |
1,466,292 | 8,581,178 | 323,699 | 246,632 | 270,609 | 164,983 | 157,883 | 104,724 |
(18,402,556) | (37,165,993) | (1,093,465) | (1,984,280) | (486,573) | (641,296) | (329,778) | (584,507) |
(12,307,777) | (23,520,049) | 7,316,349 | 9,757,351 | 7,692,536 | 10,077,560 | 6,992,559 | 8,254,946 |
3,704,941 | – | ||||||
63,227 | – | ||||||
(6,521) | – | ||||||
3,761,647 | – | ||||||
9,191,037 | (91,383,093) | 10,581,386 | 6,194,529 | 11,320,018 | 6,488,808 | 10,270,930 | 5,192,299 |
$ 81,959,251 | $ 72,768,214 | $ 19,299,907 | $ 8,718,521 | $ 19,330,304 | $ 8,010,286 | $ 16,656,174 | $ 6,385,244 |
$ 65,549 | $ (62,466) | $ – | $ 11,421 | $ 7,679 | $ 33,992 | $ 9,451 | $ 31,910 |
594,689 | 495,769 | 1,201,511 | 1,407,757 | 1,253,097 | 1,287,487 | 1,212,814 | 1,117,010 |
156,897 | 846,956 | 43,937 | 38,543 | 38,477 | 26,965 | 23,589 | 17,272 |
(2,148,889) | (4,010,459) | (163,235) | (265,109) | (75,193) | (81,180) | (56,049) | (84,076) |
(1,397,303) | (2,667,734) | 1,082,213 | 1,181,191 | 1,216,381 | 1,233,272 | 1,180,354 | 1,050,206 |
410,041 | – | ||||||
6,626 | – | ||||||
(767) | – | ||||||
415,900 | – |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | Inception to 12/31/061 | |||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||
CLASS I | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 8.48 | $10.77 | $10.60 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income3 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.23 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.12 | (2.27) | (0.03) | 0.51 |
Total from investment operations | 1.41 | (1.92) | 0.42 | 0.74 |
Less Distributions: | ||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.28) | (0.27) | (0.23) | (0.14) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.10) | (0.02) | – |
Total distributions | (0.28) | (0.37) | (0.25) | (0.14) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.13 | (2.29) | 0.17 | 0.60 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $9.61 | $8.48 | $10.77 | $10.60 |
Total Return4 (%) | 16.76 | (17.89) | 3.92 | 7.345 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $176,322 | $116,678 | $66,747 | $9,113 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets: | ||||
Before management fee reduction (%) | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.346 |
After management fee reduction (%) | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.246 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 3.23 | 3.53 | 4.12 | 4.256 |
Portfolio Turnover (%) | 47 | 71 | 28 | 245 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/092 | |||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 8.51 | |||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income3 | 0.28 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.99 | |||
Total from investment operations | 1.27 | |||
Less Distributions: | ||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.17) | |||
Net increase in net asset value | 1.10 | |||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $ 9.61 | |||
Total Return4 (%) | 14.915 | |||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $12,829 | |||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%) | 0.566 | |||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 4.386 | |||
Portfolio Turnover (%) | 475 |
1 | Commenced investment operations June 30, 2006. |
2 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
3 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
4 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
5 | Not annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | Inception to 12/31/061 | |||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||
CLASS I | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 7.51 | $11.21 | $10.86 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income3 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.20 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.37 | (3.55) | 0.32 | 0.79 |
Total from investment operations | 1.55 | (3.34) | 0.60 | 0.99 |
Less Distributions: | ||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.19) | (0.17) | (0.19) | (0.13) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.19) | (0.06) | (0.00)5 |
Total distributions | (0.19) | (0.36) | (0.25) | (0.13) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.36 | (3.70) | 0.35 | 0.86 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $8.87 | $7.51 | $11.21 | $10.86 |
Total Return4 (%) | 20.61 | (30.23) | 5.56 | 9.876 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $332,428 | $243,761 | $218,281 | $36,994 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets: | ||||
Before management fee reduction (%) | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.347 |
After management fee reduction (%) | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.247 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 2.29 | 2.20 | 2.45 | 3.747 |
Portfolio Turnover (%) | 52 | 69 | 29 | 236 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/092 | |||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $7.56 | |||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income3 | 0.19 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.24 | |||
Total from investment operations | 1.43 | |||
Less Distributions: | ||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.12) | |||
Net increase in net asset value | 1.31 | |||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $ 8.87 | |||
Total Return4 (%) | 18.826 | |||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $12,162 | |||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%) | 0.567 | |||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 3.337 | |||
Portfolio Turnover (%) | 526 |
1 | Commenced investment operations June 30, 2006. |
2 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
3 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
4 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
5 | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
6 | Not annualized. |
7 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | Inception to 12/31/061 | |||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||
CLASS I | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 6.57 | $11.61 | $11.10 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income3 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.15 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.74 | (4.74) | 0.77 | 1.10 |
Total from investment operations | 1.84 | (4.65) | 0.86 | 1.25 |
Less Distributions: | ||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.11) | (0.06) | (0.14) | (0.15) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.33) | (0.21) | – |
Total distributions | (0.11) | (0.39) | (0.35) | (0.15) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.73 | (5.04) | 0.51 | 1.10 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $8.30 | $6.57 | $11.61 | $11.10 |
Total Return4 (%) | 27.91 | (41.09) | 7.69 | 12.495 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $114,492 | $69,616 | $68,120 | $21,547 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets: | ||||
Before management fee reduction (%) | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.336 |
After management fee reduction (%) | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.236 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 1.44 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 2.716 |
Portfolio Turnover (%) | 58 | 67 | 46 | 215 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/092 | |||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $6.69 | |||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||
Net investment income3 | 0.15 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.54 | |||
Total from investment operations | 1.69 | |||
Less Distributions: | ||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.08) | |||
Net increase in net asset value | 1.61 | |||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $ 8.30 | |||
Total Return4 (%) | 25.095 | |||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $ 514 | |||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%) | 0.566 | |||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 2.866 | |||
Portfolio Turnover (%) | 585 |
1 | Commenced investment operations June 30, 2006. |
2 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
3 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
4 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
5 | Not annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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MONEY MARKET FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.004 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | – | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | – |
Total from investment operations | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.00)4 | (0.02) | (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.03) |
Net increase in net asset value | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Total Return3 (%) | 0.00 | 1.75 | 4.71 | 4.54 | 2.78 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $92,463 | $159,349 | $111,333 | $100,462 | $94,637 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets: | |||||
Before waiver of expenses by Adviser (%) | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 |
After waiver of expenses by Adviser (%) | 0.287 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 0.00 | 1.67 | 4.58 | 4.42 | 2.73 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $1.00 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | – | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | – | ||||
Total from investment operations | 0.00 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | – | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 0.00 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $1.00 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 0.005 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $185 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets: | |||||
Before waiver of expenses by Adviser (%) | 0.736 | ||||
After waiver of expenses by Adviser (%) | 0.206,7 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 0.006 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
5 | Not annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
7 | Amount includes fees waived by the adviser (see Note 3). |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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BOND FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 9.94 | $10.19 | $10.11 | $10.17 | $10.34 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.43 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.42 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.21 | (0.21) | 0.02 | (0.06) | (0.16) |
Total from investment operations | 0.64 | 0.29 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.26 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.44) | (0.54) | (0.43) | (0.47) | (0.43) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 0.20 | (0.25) | 0.08 | (0.06) | (0.17) |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $10.14 | $9.94 | $10.19 | $10.11 | $10.17 |
Total Return3 (%) | 6.50 | 2.86 | 5.05 | 4.01 | 2.51 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $541,789 | $572,562 | $646,233 | $659,273 | $623,976 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 4.28 | 4.84 | 4.81 | 4.54 | 4.06 |
Portfolio Turnover | 25 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 51 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 9.85 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.27 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.28 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 0.55 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.26) | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 0.29 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $10.14 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 5.554 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $9,719 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.825 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 3.865 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 254 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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HIGH INCOME FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $7.34 | $9.54 | $10.16 | $10.01 | $10.40 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.68 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.80 | (2.07) | (0.53) | 0.16 | (0.42) |
Total from investment operations | 2.48 | (1.40) | 0.23 | 0.90 | 0.26 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.71) | (0.80) | (0.85) | (0.74) | (0.65) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | – | (0.00)4 | (0.01) | – |
Total distributions | (0.71) | (0.80) | (0.85) | (0.75) | (0.65) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.77 | (2.20) | (0.62) | 0.15 | (0.39) |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $9.11 | $7.34 | $9.54 | $10.16 | $10.01 |
Total Return3 (%) | 34.29 | (14.74) | 2.29 | 9.03 | 2.51 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $107,722 | $90,728 | $135,045 | $153,528 | $134,032 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 7.94 | 7.42 | 7.27 | 7.12 | 6.47 |
Portfolio Turnover | 73 | 45 | 73 | 64 | 86 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $8.14 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.47 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.96 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 1.43 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.46) | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 0.97 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $9.11 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 17.495 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $1,148 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.016 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 7.656 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 735 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
5 | Not annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $14.46 | $17.62 | $18.46 | $19.40 | $19.11 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.49 | 0.42 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.92 | (3.05) | (0.32) | 1.45 | 0.32 |
Total from investment operations | 1.52 | (2.33) | 0.47 | 1.94 | 0.74 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.61) | (0.81) | (0.80) | (0.55) | (0.45) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.02) | (0.51) | (2.33) | – |
Total distributions | (0.61) | (0.83) | (1.31) | (2.88) | (0.45) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 0.91 | (3.16) | (0.84) | (0.94) | 0.29 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $15.37 | $14.46 | $17.62 | $18.46 | $19.40 |
Total Return3 (%) | 10.74 | (13.25) | 2.51 | 9.984 | 3.89 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $418,381 | $438,047 | $637,606 | $735,881 | $785,301 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 4.12 | 4.37 | 4.21 | 2.52 | 2.18 |
Portfolio Turnover | 26 | 14 | 41 | 62 | 52 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $13.74 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.35 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.64 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 1.99 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.36) | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 1.63 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $15.37 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 14.435 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $6,261 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.976 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 3.446 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 265 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | In 2006, 0.01% of the Fund’s total return consisted of a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss. Excluding this reimbursement, the total return would have been 9.97%. |
5 | Not annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGE CAP VALUE FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $19.42 | $31.49 | $35.14 | $31.62 | $30.47 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.54 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.76 | (11.99) | (0.45) | 5.87 | 1.16 |
Total from investment operations | 3.19 | (11.34) | 0.23 | 6.52 | 1.70 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.44) | (0.71) | (0.71) | (0.67) | (0.55) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.02) | (3.17) | (2.33) | – |
Total distributions | (0.44) | (0.73) | (3.88) | (3.00) | (0.55) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 2.75 | (12.07) | (3.65) | 3.52 | 1.15 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $22.17 | $19.42 | $31.49 | $35.14 | $31.62 |
Total Return3 (%) | 16.79 | (35.99) | 0.60 | 20.55 | 5.58 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $630,764 | $609,444 | $1,229,433 | $1,390,778 | $1,239,868 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 2.23 | 2.42 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.74 |
Portfolio Turnover | 81 | 38 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $17.74 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.18 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 4.45 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 4.63 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.20) | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 4.43 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $22.17 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 26.094 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $2,552 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.875 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 1.285 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 814 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $14.50 | $23.36 | $21.47 | $19.97 | $19.68 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 5.37 | (8.80) | 2.59 | 1.51 | 0.30 |
Total from investment operations | 5.49 | (8.68) | 2.67 | 1.58 | 0.47 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.12) | (0.14) | (0.09) | (0.08) | (0.18) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.04) | (0.69) | – | – |
Total distributions | (0.12) | (0.18) | (0.78) | (0.08) | (0.18) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 5.37 | (8.86) | 1.89 | 1.50 | 0.29 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $19.87 | $14.50 | $23.36 | $21.47 | $19.97 |
Total Return3 (%) | 37.98 | (37.20) | 12.36 | 7.88 | 2.42 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $433,483 | $352,473 | $665,240 | $669,761 | $688,812 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.86 |
Portfolio Turnover | 89 | 123 | 76 | 87 | 73 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $15.78 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.05 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 4.09 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 4.14 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.05) | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 4.09 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $19.87 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 26.214 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $6,003 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.075 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 0.365 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 894 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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MID CAP VALUE FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 9.51 | $15.34 | $17.54 | $17.30 | $16.58 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.30 | (5.80) | (0.15) | 2.74 | 1.61 |
Total from investment operations | 2.43 | (5.59) | 0.06 | 2.94 | 1.72 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.11) | (0.22) | (0.18) | (0.20) | (0.11) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.02) | (2.08) | (2.50) | (0.89) |
Total distributions | (0.11) | (0.24) | (2.26) | (2.70) | (1.00) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 2.32 | (5.83) | (2.20) | 0.24 | 0.72 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $11.83 | $9.51 | $15.34 | $17.54 | $17.30 |
Total Return3 (%) | 25.67 | (36.45) | 0.25 | 16.96 | 10.32 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $179,517 | $157,949 | $317,338 | $343,213 | $275,279 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 1.28 | 1.56 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 0.62 |
Portfolio Turnover | 105 | 81 | 68 | 95 | 29 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $9.55 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.07 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.26 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 2.33 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.05) | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 2.28 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $11.83 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 24.364 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $3,068 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.275 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 0.935 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 1054 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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MID CAP GROWTH FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $3.01 | $5.75 | $5.89 | $6.74 | $6.80 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | – | 0.004 | (0.03) | (0.02) | (0.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.43 | (2.68) | 0.53 | 0.78 | 0.59 |
Total from investment operations | 1.43 | (2.68) | 0.50 | 0.76 | 0.58 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.00)4 | (0.00)4 | – | – | – |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.06) | (0.64) | (1.61) | (0.64) |
Total distributions | (0.00) | (0.06) | (0.64) | (1.61) | (0.64) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.43 | (2.74) | (0.14) | (0.85) | (0.06) |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $4.44 | $3.01 | $5.75 | $5.89 | $6.74 |
Total Return3 (%) | 47.28 | (46.89) | 8.44 | 11.38 | 8.75 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $229,395 | $166,465 | $367,318 | $374,044 | $373,921 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | (0.05) | 0.09 | (0.41) | (0.22) | (0.13) |
Portfolio Turnover | 186 | 108 | 104 | 204 | 88 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $3.51 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | (0.00) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.92 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 0.92 | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 0.92 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $4.43 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 26.135 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $1,745 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.126 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | (0.14)6 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 1865 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
5 | Not annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND | |||
Year Ended December 31, | Inception to 12/31/071 | ||
2009 | 2008 | ||
CLASS I | |||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $6.53 | $8.86 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||
Net investment income3 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.00 | (2.34) | (1.05) |
Total from investment operations | 2.05 | (2.26) | (0.96) |
Less Distributions: | |||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.04) | (0.07) | (0.08) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.00)5 | (0.10) |
Total distributions | (0.04) | (0.07) | (0.18) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 2.01 | (2.33) | (1.14) |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $8.54 | $6.53 | $8.86 |
Total Return4 (%) | 31.56 | (25.54) | (9.62)6 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $7,989 | $5,986 | $5,624 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.047 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 0.77 | 1.03 | 1.457 |
Portfolio Turnover | 21 | 28 | 136 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/092 | ||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $6.50 | ||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||
Net investment income3 | 0.02 | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.03 | ||
Total from investment operations | 2.05 | ||
Less Distributions: | |||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.01) | ||
Net increase in net asset value | 2.04 | ||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $8.54 | ||
Total Return4(%) | 31.575 | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $616 | ||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.366 | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 0.446 | ||
Portfolio Turnover | 215 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2007. |
2 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
3 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
4 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
5 | Not annualized. |
6 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND | |||
Year Ended December 31, | Inception to 12/31/071 | ||
2009 | 2008 | ||
CLASS I | |||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $5.63 | $9.95 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||
Net investment income3 | (0.02) | (0.01) | 0.01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.98 | (4.31) | 0.02 |
Total from investment operations | 0.96 | (4.32) | 0.03 |
Less Distributions: | |||
Distributions from net investment income | – | (0.00)5 | (0.01) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.00)5 | (0.07) |
Total distributions | 0.00 | (0.00) | (0.08) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 0.96 | (4.32) | (0.05) |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $6.59 | $5.63 | $9.95 |
Total Return4 (%) | 17.18 | (43.41) | 0.266 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $4,556 | $4,043 | $6,034 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.037 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | (0.35) | (0.16) | 0.197 |
Portfolio Turnover | 139 | 109 | 756 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/092 | ||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $5.57 | ||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||
Net investment income3 | (0.03) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.04 | ||
Total from investment operations | 1.01 | ||
Net increase in net asset value | 1.01 | ||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $6.58 | ||
Total Return4(%) | 18.136 | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $7 | ||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.367 | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | (0.76)7 | ||
Portfolio Turnover | 1396 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2007. |
2 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
3 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
4 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
5 | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
6 | Not annualized. |
7 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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GLOBAL SECURITIES FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 5.82 | $10.30 | $14.36 | $12.87 | $11.49 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.13 | (4.18) | 0.57 | 2.07 | 1.52 |
Total from investment operations | 1.31 | (3.89) | 0.88 | 2.21 | 1.61 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.09) | (0.46) | (0.31) | (0.16) | (0.09) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.13) | (4.63) | (0.56) | (0.14) |
Total distributions | (0.09) | (0.59) | (4.94) | (0.72) | (0.23) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.22 | (4.48) | (4.06) | 1.49 | 1.38 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $7.04 | $5.82 | $10.30 | $14.36 | $12.87 |
Total Return3 (%) | 22.59 | (38.14) | 5.77 | 17.38 | 13.97 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $32,906 | $29,336 | $56,034 | $57,220 | $42,450 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 3.01 | 3.50 | 2.06 | 1.01 | 0.80 |
Portfolio Turnover | 24 | 15 | 1126 | 21 | 27 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $5.31 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.09 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.70 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 1.79 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.06) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.73 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $7.04 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 33.794 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $713 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.225 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 1.975 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 244 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
6 | Subadviser change May 1, 2007. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
CLASS I | |||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 7.59 | $13.40 | $13.78 | $12.38 | $11.36 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.95 | (5.27) | 1.36 | 2.78 | 1.71 |
Total from investment operations | 2.12 | (5.01) | 1.59 | 2.97 | 1.88 |
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.18) | (0.26) | (0.32) | (0.20) | (0.15) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.54) | (1.65) | (1.37) | (0.71) |
Total distributions | (0.18) | (0.80) | (1.97) | (1.57) | (0.86) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.94 | (5.81) | (0.38) | 1.40 | 1.02 |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $9.53 | $7.59 | $13.40 | $13.78 | $12.38 |
Total Return3 (%) | 27.90 | (38.62) | 11.42 | 24.19 | 16.53 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $77,997 | $72,768 | $164,151 | $165,704 | $108,482 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.21 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 2.08 | 2.45 | 1.60 | 1.48 | 1.47 |
Portfolio Turnover | 87 | 43 | 62 | 62 | 52 |
CLASS II | Inception to 12/31/091 | ||||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $7.32 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations: | |||||
Net investment income2 | 0.04 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.33 | ||||
Total from investment operations | 2.37 | ||||
Less Distributions: | |||||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.16) | ||||
Net increase in net asset value | 2.21 | ||||
Net Asset Value at end of period | $ 9.53 | ||||
Total Return3(%) | 32.304 | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $3,962 | ||||
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | 1.485 | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 0.575 | ||||
Portfolio Turnover | 874 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND | |||
Year Ended December 31, | Inception to 12/31/071 | ||
2009 | 2008 | ||
CLASS I | |||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 6.04 | $ 9.63 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||
Net investment income2 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.13 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.59 | (3.60) | (0.32) |
Total from investment operations | 1.74 | (3.38) | (0.19) |
Less Distributions: | |||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.14) | (0.16) | (0.18) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.05) | – |
Total distributions | (0.14) | (0.21) | (0.18) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.60 | (3.59) | (0.37) |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $ 7.64 | $ 6.04 | $ 9.63 |
Total Return3 (%) | 28.93 | (35.31) | (1.94)4 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $19,300 | $8,719 | $2,524 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | |||
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.435 |
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.435 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 2.24 | 2.80 | 5.175 |
Portfolio Turnover | 78 | 74 | 34 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2007. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND | |||
Year Ended December 31, | Inception to 12/31/071 | ||
2009 | 2008 | ||
CLASS I | |||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 5.75 | $ 9.54 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||
Net investment income2 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.65 | (3.82) | (0.34) |
Total from investment operations | 1.77 | (3.64) | (0.25) |
Less Distributions: | |||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.11) | (0.11) | (0.21) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.04) | – |
Total distributions | (0.11) | (0.15) | (0.21) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.66 | (3.79) | (0.46) |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $ 7.41 | $ 5.75 | $ 9.54 |
Total Return3 (%) | 30.94 | (38.35) | (2.51)4 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $19,330 | $8,010 | $1,521 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | |||
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.445 |
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.445 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 1.87 | 2.38 | 3.535 |
Portfolio Turnover | 78 | 52 | 154 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2007. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. |
5 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND | |||
Year Ended December 31, | Inception to 12/31/071 | ||
2009 | 2008 | ||
CLASS I | |||
Net Asset Value at beginning of period | $ 5.43 | $ 9.48 | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations: | |||
Net investment income2 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.63 | (4.06) | (0.36) |
Total from investment operations | 1.71 | (3.92) | (0.29) |
Less Distributions: | |||
Distributions from net investment income | (0.07) | (0.08) | (0.23) |
Distributions from capital gains | – | (0.05) | – |
Total distributions | (0.07) | (0.13) | (0.23) |
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value | 1.64 | (4.05) | (0.52) |
Net Asset Value at end of period | $ 7.07 | $ 5.43 | $ 9.48 |
Total Return3 (%) | 31.64 | (41.65) | (2.86)4 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |||
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s) | $16,656 | $6,385 | $1,193 |
Ratios of expenses to average net assets | |||
Before reimbursement of expenses by Adviser | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.445 |
After reimbursement of expenses by Adviser | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.445 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) | 1.22 | 1.99 | 2.765 |
Portfolio Turnover | 86 | 62 | 14 |
1 | Commenced investment operations May 1, 2007. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding during the year. |
3 | These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
4 | Not annualized. 101 |
5 | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND
The Ultra Series Fund (the "Trust’’), a Massachusetts business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act’’), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Trust is a series fund with 19 investment portfolios (individually, a "fund," and collectively, the "funds’’), each with different investment objectives and policies. The funds include the Money Market Fund, Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Equity Income Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Global Securities Fund, and International Stock Fund (collectively, the "Core Funds’’), the Conservative Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund and Aggressive Allocation Fund (collectively, the "Target Allocation Funds’’), and the Target Retirement 2020 Fund, Target Retirement 2030 Fund, and Target Retirement 2040 Fund (collectively, the "Target Date Funds"). As of December 31, 2009 all funds are currently available, except for the Equity Income Fund.
The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of the Trust without par value. At the beginning of the period covered by this report, the trustees authorized the issuance of one class of shares of the funds designated as Class Z. Effective May 1, 2009, Class Z shares were reclassed to Class I shares, and a new class of shares, Class II shares, were added. All funds, except for the Target Date Funds offer Class I and II shares. The Target Date Funds only offer Class I shares. Each class of shares represents an interest in the assets of the respective fund and has identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that each class of shares bears its own distribution fees, if any, and its proportional share of fund level expenses, and has exclusive voting rights on matters pertaining to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act as it relates to that class and other class specific matters. Shares are offered to separate accounts (the "Accounts’’) of CUNA Mutual Insurance Society and to qualified pension and retirement plans of CUNA Mutual Insurance Society or its affiliates ("CUNA Mutual Group’’). The Trust may, in the future, offer other share classes to separate accounts of insurance companies and to qualified pension and retirement plans that are not affiliated with CUNA Mutual Group. The Trust does not offer shares directly to the general public.
The Trust has entered into a Management Agreement with Madison Asset Management, LLC (the "Investment Adviser" or "Madison"). The Investment Adviser, in turn, has, as of the date of this report, entered into subadvisory agreements with certain subadvisers ("Subadvisers") for the management of the investments of the High Income, Small Cap Value, Global Securities, and International Stock Funds.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Portfolio Valuation: Securities and other investments are valued as follows: Equity securities and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") listed on any U.S. or foreign stock exchange or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ’’) are valued at the last quoted sale price or official closing price on that exchange or NASDAQ on the valuation day (provided that, for securities traded on NASDAQ, the funds utilize the NASDAQ Official Closing Price). If no sale occurs, (a) equities traded on a U.S. exchange or on NASDAQ are valued at the mean between the closing bid and closing asked prices and (b) equity securities traded on a foreign exchange are valued at the official bid price. Debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 61 days or more are valued by a pricing service selected by the Trust or on the basis of dealer-supplied quotations. Investments in shares of open-ended mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their daily net asset value ("NAV") which is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 3:00 p.m. Central
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Time) on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. NAV per share is determined by dividing each fund’s total net assets by the number of shares of such fund outstanding at the time of calculation. Because the assets of each Target Allocation and each Target Date Fund consist primarily of shares of underlying funds, the NAV of each fund is determined based on the NAV’s of the underlying funds. Short-term instruments having maturities of 60 days or less and all securities in the Money Market Fund are valued on an amortized cost basis, which approximates market value. Over-the-counter securities not listed or traded on NASDAQ are valued at the last sale price on the valuation day. If no sale occurs on the valuation day, an over-the-counter security is valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices.
Over-the-counter options are valued based upon prices provided by market makers in such securities or dealers in such currencies. Exchange traded options are valued at the last sale or bid price on the exchange where such option contract is principally traded. Financial futures contracts generally are valued at the settlement price established by the exchange(s) on which the contracts are primarily traded. The Trust’s Pricing Committee (the "Committee’’) shall estimate the fair value of futures positions affected by the daily limit by using its valuation procedures for determining fair value, when necessary. Spot and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued based on quotations supplied by dealers in such contracts. Overnight repurchase agreements are valued at cost, and term repurchase agreements (i.e., those whose maturity exceeds seven days), swaps, caps, collars and floors are valued at the average of the closing bids obtained daily from at least one dealer.
The value of all assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies will be converted into U.S. dollar values using the then-current exchange rate as of Noon Eastern Standard Time on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.
All other securities for which either quotations are not readily available, no other sales have occurred, or in the Investment Adviser’s opinion, do not reflect the current market value, are appraised at their fair values as determined in good faith by the Committee and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by the funds to calculate NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. The Committee priced two securities as of December 31, 2009, both of which were valued at $0. Because the Target Allocation and Target Date Funds primarily invest in underlying funds, government securities and short-term paper, it is not anticipated that the Investment Adviser will need to "fair’’ value any of the investments of these funds. However, an underlying fund may need to "fair’’ value one or more of its investments, which may, in turn, require a Target Allocation or Target Date Fund to do the same because of delays in obtaining the underlying Fund’s NAV.
A fund’s investments (or underlying fund) will be valued at fair value, if in the judgment of the Committee, an event impacting the value of an investment occurred between the closing time of a security’s primary market or exchange (for example, a foreign exchange or market) and the time the fund’s share price is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 3:00 p.m. Central Time). Significant events may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) significant fluctuations in domestic markets, foreign markets or foreign currencies; (2) occurrences not directly tied to the securities markets such as natural disasters, armed conflicts or significant government actions; and (3) major announcements affecting a single issuer or an entire market or market sector. In responding to a significant event, the Committee would determine the fair value of affected securities considering factors including, but not limited to: fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment; and the forces influencing the market(s) in which the investment is purchased or sold. The Committee may rely on an independent fair valuation service to adjust the valuations of foreign equity securities based on specific market-movement parameters established by the Committee and approved by the Trust.
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Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Net realized gains or losses on sales are determined by the identified cost method. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date. Amortization and accretion are recorded on the effective yield method.
Federal Income Taxes: It is each fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are recorded in the accompanying financial statements.
The funds have not recorded any liabilities for material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2009. It is the funds’ policy to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income taxes, as appropriate. Tax years that remain open to examination by major tax jurisdictions include tax years ended December 31, 2006 through December 31, 2009.
Expenses: Expenses that are directly related to one fund are charged directly to that fund. Other operating expenses are prorated to the funds on the basis of relative net assets. Class-specific expenses are borne by that class.
Classes: Income and realized and unrealized gains/losses are allocated to the respective classes on the basis of relative net assets.
Repurchase Agreements: Each fund may engage in repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a security is purchased for a relatively short period (usually not more than 7 days) subject to the obligation to sell it back to the issuer at a fixed time and price plus accrued interest. The funds will enter into repurchase agreements only with member banks of the Federal Reserve System and with "primary dealers’’ in U.S. Government securities. As of December 31, 2009, none of the funds had open repurchase agreements.
The Trust has established a procedure providing that the securities serving as collateral for each repurchase agreement must be delivered to the Trust’s custodian either physically or in book-entry form and that the collateral must be marked to market daily to ensure that the repurchase agreement is fully collateralized at all times. In the event of bankruptcy or other default by a seller of a repurchase agreement, a fund could experience one of the following: delays in liquidating the underlying securities during the period in which the fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto, possible subnormal levels of income, declines in value of the underlying securities, or lack of access to income during this period and the expense of enforcing its rights.
Foreign Currency Transactions: The books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency denominated transactions (i.e., market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities, purchases and sales of investment securities, and income and expenses) are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange.
Each fund, except the Money Market Fund, reports certain foreign currency-related transactions as components of realized gains or losses for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Net realized losses of $324,567 and $341,096 are included in the Statements of Operations under the heading "Net realized gain (loss) on investments" for the Global Securities Fund and International Stock Fund, respectively. The Money Market Fund can only invest in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign money market securities.
The funds do not isolate the portion of gains and losses on investments in securities that is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of securities. Such amounts are categorized as gain or loss on investments for financial reporting purposes.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Each fund, except the Money Market Fund, may purchase and sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts for defensive or hedging purposes. When entering into forward foreign currency exchange contracts, the funds agree to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily. The funds’ net assets reflect unrealized gains or losses on the contracts as measured by the
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difference between the forward foreign currency exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date. The funds realize a gain or a loss at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled or closed out with an offsetting contract. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2009, none of the funds had open forward foreign currency exchange contracts. However, as the funds do not hold foreign currency for the purpose of settling securities transactions in foreign currencies, the funds enter into contracts on the trade date, at the current spot rate, to settle any securities transactions denominated in foreign currencies on behalf of the funds. As of December 31, 2009, the International Stock Fund and Global Securities Fund had open foreign currency contracts to settle payables for investments purchased and receivables for investments sold.
If a fund enters into a forward foreign currency exchange contract to buy foreign currency for any purpose, the fund will be required to place cash or other liquid assets in a segregated account with the fund’s custodian in an amount equal to the value of the fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of the forward contract. If the value of the securities in the segregated account declines, additional cash or securities will be placed in the segregated account so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the fund’s commitment with respect to the contract.
Futures Contracts: Each fund, except the Money Market Fund, may purchase and sell futures contracts and purchase and write options on futures contracts. The funds will engage in futures contracts or related options transactions to hedge certain market positions. Upon entering into a futures contract, the fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. Government securities or other assets, equal to a certain percentage of the contract (initial margin deposit). Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin,’’ are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the futures contract. When a fund enters into a futures contract, the fund segregates cash or other liquid securities, of any type or maturity, equal in value to the fund’s commitment. The fund recognizes a gain or loss equal to the daily change in the value of the futures contracts. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. As of December 31, 2009, none of the funds have open futures contracts.
Delayed Delivery Securities: Each fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. "When-issued’’ refers to securities whose terms are available and for which a market exists, but that have not been issued. For when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, no payment is made until delivery date, which is typically longer than the normal course of settlement, and often a month or more after the purchase. When a fund enters into an agreement to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the fund segregates cash or other liquid securities, of any type or maturity, equal in value to the fund’s commitment. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities, if the counterparty does not perform under the contract, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. As of December 31, 2009, none of the funds had entered into such transactions.
Reclassification Adjustments: Paid-in capital, undistributed net investment income, and accumulated net realized gain (loss) have been adjusted in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for permanent book-tax differences for all funds. Differences primarily relate to the tax treatment of net operating losses, paydown gains and losses, foreign currency gains and losses, and distributions from real estate investment trusts and passive foreign investment companies.
To the extent these book and tax differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the fiscal year among paid-in capital in excess of par value, undistributed net investment income (loss) and undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations. Accordingly, at December 31, 2009, reclassifications were recorded as follows:
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Fund | Paid-in Capital | Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Conservative Allocation | $ – | $ – | $ – |
Moderate Allocation | – | – | – |
Aggressive Allocation | (56,705) | 64,050 | (7,345) |
Money Market | – | – | – |
Bond | – | (298,935) | 298,935 |
High Income | – | 36,462 | (36,462) |
Diversified Income | – | (214,827) | 214,827 |
Large Cap Value | $ – | $(192,309) | $ 192,309 |
Large Cap Growth | 6,651 | (11,804) | 5,153 |
Mid Cap Value | (17,299) | (300,401) | 317,700 |
Mid Cap Growth | (104,120) | 104,120 | – |
Small Cap Value | – | (9,974) | 9,974 |
Small Cap Growth | (17,217) | 14,568 | 2,649 |
Global Securities | – | 10,915 | (10,915) |
International Stock | – | 112,864 | (112,864) |
Target Retirement 2020 | (17,859) | 17,859 | – |
Target Retirement 2030 | – | – | – |
Target Retirement 2040 | – | – | – |
Fair Value Measurements: Each fund has adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") guidance on fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that each fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data "inputs" and minimize the use of unobservable "inputs" and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:
Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
In April 2009, the FASB also issued guidance on how to determine the fair value of assets and liabilities when the volume and level of activity for the asset/liability have significantly decreased as well as guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The valuation techniques used by the funds to measure fair value for the period ended December 31, 2009 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. As of December 31, 2009, only the Global Securities and International Stock Funds held securities deemed as a Level 3. These securities were valued at $0.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009 in valuing the funds’ investments carried at fair value:
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Fund | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Value at 12/31/2009 |
Conservative Allocation1 | $189,836,170 | $ – | $ – | $189,836,170 |
Moderate Allocation1 | 344,866,059 | – | – | 344,866,059 |
Aggressive Allocation1 | 115,108,738 | – | – | 115,108,738 |
Money Market2 | 3,341,133 | 88,612,181 | – | 91,953,314 |
Bond | ||||
Asset Backed | – | 7,887,058 | – | 7,887,058 |
Corporate Notes and Bonds | – | 142,316,235 | – | 142,316,235 |
Mortgage Backed | – | 143,275,237 | – | 143,275,237 |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | – | 237,811,593 | – | 237,811,593 |
Investment Companies | 15,435,805 | – | – | 15,435,805 |
15,435,805 | 531,290,123 | – | 546,725,928 | |
High Income2 | 1,932,131 | 105,054,952 | – | 106,987,083 |
Diversified Income | ||||
Common Stocks | 184,035,440 | – | – | 184,035,440 |
Asset Backed | – | 4,757,908 | – | 4,757,908 |
Corporate Notes and Bonds | – | 88,615,477 | – | 88,615,477 |
Mortgage Backed | – | 68,460,363 | – | 68,460,363 |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | – | 65,343,741 | – | 65,343,741 |
Investment Companies | 10,711,880 | – | – | 10,711,880 |
194,747,320 | 227,177,489 | – | 421,924,809 | |
Large Cap Value1 | 632,809,288 | – | – | 632,809,288 |
Large Cap Growth1 | 443,687,639 | – | – | 443,687,639 |
Mid Cap Value1 | 182,410,039 | – | – | 182,410,039 |
Mid Cap Growth1 | 231,494,224 | – | – | 231,494,224 |
Small Cap Value1 | 8,588,253 | – | – | 8,588,253 |
Small Cap Growth4 | 4,346,268 | 220,328 | – | 4,566,596 |
Global Securities | ||||
Common Stocks | ||||
Australia | – | 1,345,596 | – | 1,345,596 |
Belgium | – | 38 | – | 38 |
Canada | – | 526,517 | – | 526,517 |
Finland | – | 142,557 | – | 142,557 |
France | – | 3,019,345 | – | 3,019,345 |
Germany | – | 1,479,815 | – | 1,479,815 |
Italy | – | 992,681 | – | 992,681 |
Japan | – | 3,336,754 | – | 3,336,754 |
Netherlands | – | 866,425 | – | 866,425 |
Singapore | – | 973,540 | – | 973,540 |
Spain | – | 1,121,648 | – | 1,121,648 |
Switzerland | – | 1,525,546 | – | 1,525,546 |
Taiwan | 515,349 | – | – | 515,349 |
United Kingdom | – | 5,594,297 | – | 5,594,297 |
United States | 11,609,057 | – | – | 11,609,057 |
Warrants and Rights | ||||
Belgium3 | – | – | – | - |
Investment Companies | 350,217 | – | – | 350,217 |
10,832,343 | 22,567,039 | – | 33,399,382 |
1 At December 31, 2009, all investments are Level 1, see respective Portfolio of Investments. |
2 At December 31, 2009, all Level 1 securities held are short term investments, see respective Portfolio of Investments. |
3 At December 31, 2009, all Level 3 securities held were valued at $0, see respective Portfolio of Investments. |
4 At December 31, 2009, all Level 2 securities are certificates of deposit, see respective Portfolio of Investments. |
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Fund | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Value at 12/31/2009 |
International Stock | ||||
Common Stocks | ||||
Australia3 | $ – | $ 946,638 | $ – | $ 946,638 |
Belgium | – | 1,746,064 | – | 1,746,064 |
Brazil | – | 2,266,213 | – | 2,266,213 |
Canada | – | 1,556,411 | – | 1,556,411 |
China | – | 1,201,445 | – | 1,201,445 |
Denmark | – | 1,189,238 | – | 1,189,238 |
France | – | 7,961,037 | – | 7,961,037 |
Germany | – | 6,106,202 | – | 6,106,202 |
Hong Kong | – | 2,326,761 | – | 2,326,761 |
India | – | 559,655 | – | 559,655 |
Ireland | – | 1,163,254 | – | 1,163,254 |
Italy | – | 1,125,615 | – | 1,125,615 |
Japan | – | 13,650,595 | – | 13,650,595 |
Mexico | – | 757,740 | – | 757,740 |
Netherlands | – | 820,384 | – | 820,384 |
Norway | – | 869,574 | – | 869,574 |
Russia | – | 806,613 | – | 806,613 |
Singapore | – | 758,802 | – | 758,802 |
Spain | – | 2,490,116 | – | 2,490,116 |
Switzerland | – | 8,748,627 | – | 8,748,627 |
Turkey | – | 601,395 | – | 601,395 |
United Kingdom | – | 22,486,904 | – | 22,486,904 |
Investment Companies | 1,259,131 | – | – | 1,259,131 |
4,694,165 | 76,704,249 | – | 81,398,414 | |
Target Retirement 20201 | 19,275,479 | – | – | 19,275,479 |
Target Retirement 20301 | 19,293,277 | – | – | 19,293,277 |
Target Retirement 20401 | 16,603,245 | – | – | 16,603,245 |
1 At December 31, 2009, all investments are Level 1, see respective Portfolio of Investments. | ||||
2 At December 31, 2009, all Level 1 securities held are short term investments, see respective Portfolio of Investments. | ||||
3 At December 31, 2009, all Level 3 securities held were valued at $0, see respective Portfolio of Investments. | ||||
4 At December 31, 2009, all Level 2 securities are certificates of deposit, see respective Portfolio of Investments. |
The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the funds during the year ended December 31, 2009:
Fund | Fair Value Beginning Balance 1/1/2008 | Purchases at Cost/Sales (Proceeds) | Amortization Disc/(Prem) | Realized Gain/(Loss) | Unrealized Gain/(Loss) | Fair Value Ending Balance 12/31/2009 |
International Stock | $ – | $ – | $ – | $ – | $ – | $ – |
Global Securities | – | – | – | – | – | – |
In January 2010, amended guidance was issued by FASB for fair value measurement disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements. It also clarifies existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation, inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2009 except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements, which are
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effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier adoption is permitted. In the period of initial adoption, the funds will not be required to provide the amended disclosures for any previous periods presented for comparative purposes. However, those disclosures are required for periods ending after initial adoption. The impact of this guidance on the funds’ financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
Derivatives: In March 2008, FASB issued guidance regarding enhanced disclosures about funds’ derivative and hedging activities. Management has determined that there is no impact on the funds’ financial statements as the funds currently do not hold derivative financial instruments.
3. ADVISORY, ADMINISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
For its investment advisory services to the funds, the Investment Adviser is entitled to receive a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based upon the following percentages of average daily net assets: 0.45% for the Money Market Fund, 0.55% for the Bond Fund, 0.75% for the High Income Fund, 0.70% for the Diversified Income Fund, 0.60% for the Large Cap Value Fund, 0.80% for the Large Cap Growth Fund, 1.00% for the Mid Cap Value Fund, 0.85% for the Mid Cap Growth Fund, 1.10% for the Small Cap Value and Small Cap Growth Funds, 0.95% for the Global Securities Fund, 1.20% for the International Stock Fund, 0.30% for each of the Target Allocation Funds, and 0.40% for each of the Target Date Funds. Effective October 1, 2009, Madison voluntarily agreed to reduce the management fee of the Target Date Funds from 0.40% to 0.20%. This waiver may be discontinued at any time. The Investment Adviser is solely responsible for the payment of all fees to the Subadvisers. The Subadvisers for the funds are Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. for the High Income Fund, Wellington Management Company, LLP for the Small Cap Value Fund, Mondrian Investment Partners Limited for the Global Securities Fund and Lazard Asset Management LLC for the International Stock Fund. The Investment Adviser manages the Money Market Fund, Bond Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Target Allocation Funds and the Target Date Funds.
The Investment Adviser may from time to time voluntarily agree to waive a portion of its fees or expenses related to the funds. In this regard, the Investment Adviser waived a portion of management fees on the Money Market Class I and Class II shares for the purpose of maintaining a one-day yield of zero. The amount of the daily waiver is equal to the amount required to maintain a minimum daily distribution rate of zero. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the waivers totaled $226,888 for Class I and $13 for Class II and are reflected as fees waived by the Investment Adviser in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
In addition to the management fee, the Trust is responsible for fees of the disinterested trustees, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of investments, costs of borrowing money, expenses for independent audits, tax, compliance and extraordinary expenses as approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers of Madison. With the exception of the then acting Chief Compliance Officer, through June 30,2009, the Trust does not compensate these officers or trustees. The funds paid a pro-rata portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s annual salary through June 30, 2009, and pursuant to the Limited Services Agreement (described below) thereafter. Independent Trustees were compensated by the Trust directly for their service through June 30, 2009, and pursuant to the Limited Services Agreement thereafter.
Limited Services Agreement. Effective July 1, 2009, the investment adviser, Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), entered into a Limited Services Agreement with the Trust. Under the agreement, Madison agreed to cap certain operating expenses of each fund that, prior to that date, had been paid directly by the funds (not including securities transaction commissions and expenses, certain taxes, interest, share distribution expenses, and extraordinary and non-recurring expenses). The Limited Services Agreement is in force for a period of no less than two years from the date of the agreement. Specifically,
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Madison, in exchange for the Limited Services Fee, is responsible for paying the fees and expenses of the funds’ Independent Trustees, independent registered public accountants and all costs related to the funds’ compliance program. The agreement requires Madison to maintain expenses for these items levels at a dollar amount that is no more than the amount of such expenses incurred by each fund’s Class I shares for the year-ended December 31, 2008, as follows:
Fund | Annual Fee | Fund | Annual Fee | |
Conservative Allocation | $11,284 | Large Cap Value | $120,439 | |
Moderate Allocation | 31,600 | Large Cap Growth | 76,596 | |
Aggressive Allocation | 11,456 | Mid Cap Value | 40,739 | |
Money Market | 18,783 | Mid Cap Growth | 46,101 | |
Bond | 73,318 | Small Cap Value | 1,035 | |
High Income | 14,749 | Small Cap Growth | 1,080 | |
Diversified Income | 71,315 | International Stock | 24,119 | |
Global Securities | 5,735 | Target Retirement 2020 | 337 | |
Target Retirement 2030 | 245 | Target Retirement 2040 | 213 |
If actual expenses exceed these dollar amounts, Madison is requuired to pay the excess (not the funds). The expenses of the funds’ Independent Trustees, independent auditors, and a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s annual program budget were paid directly by the fund for the period January 1 through June 30, 2009. The fees reflected on the Statements of Operations for the year-ended December 31, 2009 have been restated to include both the fees paid directly by the funds during the first six months of the year and the fees paid on behalf of the funds from the Limited Services Fees collected by Madison during the last six months of the year.
Distribution Agreement. Mosaic Funds Distributor, LLC ("MFD") serves as distributor of the funds. The Trust adopted a distribution and service plan with respect to the Trust’s Class II shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, the Trust will pay a distribution and service fee to MFD for Class II shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of each fund’s daily net assets. In return for the fee, MFD provides and compensates others that provide distribution and shareholder servicing services to the funds and their shareholders. Fees incurred by the funds under the plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
The distributor may from time to time voluntarily agree to waive a portion of its fees or expenses related to the funds. In this regard, the distributor waived a portion of 12b-1 fees on the Money Market Class II shares for the purpose of maintaining a one-day yield of zero. The amount of the daily waiver is equal to the amount required to maintain a minimum daily distribution rate of zero. For the year-ended December 31, 2009, the waivers totaled $13 and are reflected as fees waived in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
The Trust has entered into participation agreements with CUNA Mutual Insurance Society setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Accounts and retirement plans purchase and redeem shares of the funds. Investments in the Trust by the Accounts are made through either variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. Net purchase payments under the variable contracts are placed in one or more sub-accounts of the Accounts, and the assets of each sub-account are invested (without sales or redemption charges) in shares of the fund corresponding to that sub-account. Shares are purchased and redeemed at a price equal to the shares’ net asset value. The assets of each fund are held separate from the assets of the other funds.
4. DIVIDENDS FROM NET INCOME AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF CAPITAL GAINS
The Money Market Fund declares dividends from net investment income and net realized gains from investment transactions, if any, daily, which are reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of the fund. The Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value, Small Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Global Securities Fund, International Stock Fund, Target Allocation Funds, and Target Date Funds declare dividends
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from net investment income and net realized gains from investment transactions, if any, annually, which are reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of the respective funds.
Income and capital gain distributions, if any, are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Taxable distributions from income and realized capital gains of the funds may differ from book amounts earned during the period due to differences in the timing of capital gains recognition, and due to the reclassification of certain gains or losses from capital to income. Dividends from net investment income are determined on a class level. Capital gains are determined on a fund level.
5. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
For the year ended December 31, 2009, aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term investments, were as follows:
U.S. Government Securities | Other Investment Securities | |||
Fund | Purchases | Sales | Purchases | Sales |
Conservative Allocation | $ – | $ – | $115,648,467 | $ 70,144,049 |
Moderate Allocation | – | – | 188,509,868 | 148,926,505 |
Aggressive Allocation | – | – | 71,728,788 | 52,284,047 |
Bond | 125,711,964 | 99,554,928 | 6,877,206 | 70,955,388 |
High Income | – | – | 73,723,182 | 68,832,108 |
Diversified Income | – | 26,119,277 | 101,799,379 | 118,957,221 |
Large Cap Value | – | – | 461,102,114 | 511,597,398 |
Large Cap Growth | – | – | 337,569,873 | 377,751,141 |
Mid Cap Value | – | – | 165,717,687 | 174,537,438 |
Mid Cap Growth | – | – | 353,150,723 | 370,464,567 |
Small Cap Value | – | – | 1,948,689 | 1,335,815 |
Small Cap Growth | – | – | 5,589,464 | 6,032,761 |
Global Securities | – | 6,963,162 | 7,949,297 | |
International Stock | – | – | 63,000,316 | 71,248,478 |
Target Retirement 2020 | – | 16,839,483 | 10,259,683 | |
Target Retirement 2030 | – | 17,294,731 | 10,196,680 | |
Target Retirement 2040 | – | 16,009,041 | 9,458,601 |
6. FOREIGN SECURITIES
Each fund may invest in foreign securities; provided, however, that the Money Market Fund is limited to U.S. dollar-denominated foreign money market securities. Foreign securities refer to securities that are: (1) issued by companies organized outside the U.S. or whose principal operations are outside the U.S., (2) issued by foreign governments or their agencies or instrumentalities, (3) principally traded outside the U.S., or (4) quoted or denominated in a foreign currency. Foreign securities include American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs’’), European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs’’), Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs’’), Swedish Depositary Receipts ("SDRs’’) and foreign money market securities. Dollar-denominated securities that are part of the Merrill Lynch U.S. Domestic Master Index are not considered a foreign security.
Certain funds have reclaim receivable balances, in which the funds are due a reclaim on the taxes that have been paid to some foreign jurisdictions. On a periodic basis, these receivables are reviewed to ensure the current receivable balance is reflective of the amount deemed to be collectible.
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7. SECURITIES LENDING
Each fund, except the Target Allocation, Money Market, Small Cap Value, Small Cap Growth, and Target Retirement Funds, entered into a Securities Lending Agreement (the "Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"). Under the terms of the Agreement, the funds may lend portfolio securities to qualified borrowers in order to earn additional income. The Agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times by cash or other liquid assets at least equal to 102% of the value of the securities, which is determined on a daily basis. The funds did not participate in securities lending during the year ended December 31, 2009.
Amounts earned as interest on investments of cash collateral, net of rebates and fees, are included in the Statements of Operations.
The primary risk associated with securities lending is if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the funds could experience delays and costs in recovering securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral.
8. TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | |||
Fund | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 |
Conservative Allocation | $ 4,991,218 | $ 3,634,290 | $ – | $1,067,962 |
Moderate Allocation | 6,860,559 | 5,446,230 | – | 4,904,160 |
Aggressive Allocation | 1,433,805 | 709,922 | – | 2,663,564 |
Money Market | 5,409 | 2,036,267 | – | – |
Bond | 23,297,662 | 29,315,915 | – | – |
High Income | 8,105,518 | 9,037,895 | – | – |
Diversified Income | 16,690,184 | 23,213,706 | – | 534,313 |
Large Cap Value | 12,938,553 | 21,758,147 | – | 606,260 |
Large Cap Growth | 2,794,182 | 3,336,233 | – | 1,186,434 |
Mid Cap Value | 1,784,471 | 3,735,154 | – | 287,184 |
Mid Cap Growth | 5,837 | 241,829 | – | 3,840,199 |
Small Cap Value | 40,906 | 59,956 | – | – |
Small Cap Growth | – | 1,347 | – | – |
Global Securities | 406,269 | 2,360,900 | – | 481,988 |
International Stock | 1,529,519 | 3,262,701 | – | 5,318,477 |
Target Retirement 2020 | 323,699 | 211,743 | – | 34,889 |
Target Retirement 2030 | 270,609 | 139,545 | – | 25,438 |
Target Retirement 2040 | 157,883 | 80,259 | – | 24,465 |
As of December 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Conservative Allocation | $ 76,082 | $ – | $ 3,091,039 |
Moderate Allocation | 103,446 | – | (2,098,447) |
Aggressive Allocation | – | – | (382,682) |
Bond | 286,823 | – | 8,939,763 |
High Income | 127,150 | – | 5,031,782 |
Diversified Income | 209,484 | – | 19,447,275 |
Large Cap Value | 133,000 | – | 41,583,039 |
Large Cap Growth | 35,351 | – | 80,983,282 |
Mid Cap Value | – | – | 16,173,385 |
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Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gain | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Mid Cap Growth | $ – | $ – | $36,437,088 |
Small Cap Value | 891 | – | 424,679 |
Small Cap Growth | – | – | 607,377 |
Global Securities | 531,426 | – | (8,682,462) |
International Stock | 471,621 | – | 5,920,363 |
Target Retirement 2020 | – | – | 484,684 |
Target Retirement 2030 | 7,679 | – | 645,248 |
Target Retirement 2040 | 9,451 | – | 608,043 |
For federal income tax purposes, the funds listed below have capital loss carryovers as of December 31, 2009, which are available to offset future capital gains, if any:
Fund | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Conservative Allocation | $ – | $ – | $– | $ – | $– | $ – | $ 2,991,644 | $ 6,053,243 |
Moderate Allocation | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,885,475 | 20,811,527 |
Aggressive Allocation | – | – | – | – | – | 6,446,542 | 6,205,447 | |
Bond | 1,857,702 | 104,606 | 1,560,242 | 1,445,891 | 816,322 | 228,563 | – | 9,584,651 |
High Income | – | – | – | – | – | 640,978 | 10,602,862 | 4,641,635 |
Diversified Income | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16,466,437 | 45,630,536 |
Large Cap Value | – | – | – | – | – | – | 97,212,808 | 41,852,552 |
Large Cap Growth | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78,642,821 | 20,739,513 |
Mid Cap Value | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38,971,539 | 30,822,286 |
Mid Cap Growth | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,456,972 | 83,007,815 |
Small Cap Value | – | – | – | – | – | – | 306,489 | 635,547 |
Small Cap Growth | – | – | – | – | – | – | 892,538 | 2,118,861 |
Global Securities | – | – | – | – | – | – | 751,246 | 6,996,033 |
International Stock | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,823,628 | 19,596,465 |
Target Retirement 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 225,054 |
Target Retirement 2030 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40,540 | 140,356 |
Target Retirement 2040 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28,331 | 13,390 |
After October 31, 2009, the following funds had capital and currency losses in the following amounts:
Fund | Post-October Capital Loss | Post-October Currency Losses |
Conservative Allocation | $ 1,989,272 | $ – |
Moderate Allocation | 14,666,327 | – |
Aggressive Allocation | 6,919,432 | – |
High Income | 41,189 | – |
Small Cap Value | 18,272 | – |
Small Cap Growth | 32,233 | – |
Global Securities | 1,125,187 | – |
International Stock | 59,701 | – |
Target Retirement 2020 | 616,284 | – |
Target Retirement 2030 | 493,213 | – |
Target Retirement 2040 | 423,237 | – |
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For federal income tax purposes, these amounts are deferred and deemed to have occurred in the next fiscal year.
At December 31, 2009, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for all securities as computed on a federal income tax basis for each fund were as follows:
Fund | Appreciation | Depreciation | Net |
Conservative Allocation | $ 3,737,717 | $ (646,678) | $ 3,091,039 |
Moderate Allocation | 2,639,045 | (4,737,492) | (2,098,447) |
Aggressive Allocation | 749,605 | (1,132,287) | (382,682) |
Bond | 19,930,986 | (10,991,223) | 8,939,763 |
High Income | 5,693,904 | (662,122) | 5,031,782 |
Diversified Income | 30,662,318 | (11,215,043) | 19,447,275 |
Large Cap Value | 75,471,930 | (33,888,891) | 41,583,039 |
Large Cap Growth | 82,968,234 | (1,984,952) | 80,983,282 |
Mid Cap Value | 20,454,163 | (4,280,778) | 16,173,385 |
Mid Cap Growth | 37,409,811 | (972,723) | 36,437,088 |
Small Cap Value | 1,032,278 | (607,599) | 424,679 |
Small Cap Growth | 702,847 | (95,470) | 607,377 |
Global Securities | 1,159,709 | (9,842,485) | (8,682,776) |
International Stock | 8,288,612 | (2,382,508) | 5,906,104 |
Target Retirement 2020 | 499,145 | (14,461) | 484,684 |
Target Retirement 2030 | 704,760 | (59,512) | 645,248 |
Target Retirement 2040 | 650,081 | (42,038) | 608,043 |
The differences between cost amounts for book purposes and tax purposes are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses.
9. CONCENTRATION OF RISK
Investing in certain financial instruments, including forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts, involves certain risks, other than that reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Risks associated with these instruments include potential for an illiquid secondary market for the instruments or inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts, changes in the value of foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and financial statement volatility resulting from an imperfect correlation between the movements in the prices of the instruments and the prices of the underlying securities and interest rates being hedged. The High Income Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, International Stock Fund, and the Global Securities Fund enter into these contracts primarily to protect these funds from adverse currency movements.
Investing in foreign securities involves certain risks not necessarily found in U.S. markets. These include risks associated with adverse changes in economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, changes in currency exchange rates, exchange control regulations, expropriation of assets or nationalization, imposition of withholding taxes on dividend or interest payments or capital gains, and possible difficulty in obtaining and enforcing judgments against foreign entities. Further, issuers of foreign securities are subject to different, and often less comprehensive, accounting, reporting and disclosure requirements than domestic issuers.
The High Income Fund invests in securities offering high current income which generally will include bonds in the below investment grade categories of recognized ratings agencies (so-called "junk bonds’’). These securities generally involve more credit risk than securities in the higher rating categories. In addition, the trading market for high yield securities may be relatively less liquid than the market for higher-rated securities. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield securities.
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The Target Allocation Funds and Target Date Funds are fund of funds, meaning that they invest primarily in the shares of other registered investment companies (the "underlying funds’’), including ETFs. Thus, each fund’s investment performance and its ability to achieve its investment goal are directly related to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests; and the underlying fund’s performance, in turn, depends on the particular securities in which that underlying fund invests and the expenses of that fund. Accordingly, these funds are subject to the risks of the underlying funds in direct proportion to the allocation of their respective assets among the underlying funds.
Additionally, the Target Allocation Funds and Target Date Funds are subject to asset allocation risk and manager risk. Manager risk (i.e., fund selection risk) is the risk that the fund(s) selected to fulfill a particular asset class under performs their peer. Asset allocation risk is the risk that the allocation of the fund’s assets among the various asset classes and market segments will cause the fund to under perform other funds with a similar investment objective.
10. CAPITAL SHARES AND AFFILIATED OWNERSHIP
All capital shares outstanding at December 31, 2009 are owned by separate investment accounts and/or pension plans of CUNA Mutual Insurance Society and by CUNA Mutual Insurance Society. The fair value of investments by affiliates of CUNA Mutual Insurance Society were as follows:
Fund | CUNA Mutual Insurance Society |
Small Cap Value | $ 4,426,687 |
Small Cap Growth | 3,324,273 |
Global Securities | 10,414,060 |
Target Retirement 2020 | 817,754 |
Target Retirement 2030 | 786,926 |
Target Retirement 2040 | 746,164 |
The Target Allocation Funds and Target Date Funds invest in underlying funds, of which certain underlying funds (the "affiliated underlying funds’’), may be deemed to be under common control because of the same Board of Trustees and Investment Adviser. The MEMBERS Mutual Funds audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 and the Madison Mosaic Income and Equity Trusts audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 are available at no cost on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. For more information on MEMBERS Mutual Funds, call 1-800-877-6089 or visit the MEMBERS Mutual Funds’ website at www.membersfunds.com. For more information about Madison Mosaic Funds, visit www.mosaicfunds.com. A summary of the transactions with each affiliated underlying fund during the year ended December 31, 2009 follows:
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Fund/Underlying Fund | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2008 | Gross Additions | Gross Sales | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2009 | Value at 12/31/2009 | Realized Loss | Distributions Received2 |
Conservative Allocation Fund | |||||||
Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund | – | 555,505 | – | 555,505 | $ 5,932,791 | $ – | $ 15,894 |
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y | 3,534,383 | 977,983 | 108,904 | 4,403,462 | 44,034,615 | (8,359) | 1,261,668 |
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y | 2,112,869 | 1,461,072 | 84,374 | 3,489,567 | 23,554,581 | (96,072) | 1,505,982 |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y | 1,309,422 | 337,176 | 566,754 | 1,079,844 | 10,906,428 | (1,804,802) | 286,495 |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y1 | – | 20,371 | 3,085 | 17,286 | 174,763 | (223) | – |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y | 966,640 | 384,037 | 237,915 | 1,112,762 | 15,957,010 | (654,249) | 84,383 |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y | 738,536 | 626,810 | 53,527 | 1,311,819 | 14,705,492 | (368,560) | 221,866 |
Totals | $115,265,680 | $(2,932,265) | $3,376,288 |
Fund/Underlying Fund | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2008 | Gross Additions | Gross Sales | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2009 | Value at 12/31/2009 | Realized Loss | Distributions Received2 |
Moderate Allocation Fund | |||||||
Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund | – | 555,505 | – | 555,505 | $ 5,932,791 | $ – | $ 15,894 |
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y | 4,203,715 | 819,390 | 112,431 | 4,910,674 | 49,106,740 | (13,093) | 1,438,282 |
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y | 3,744,129 | 990,823 | 111,882 | 4,623,070 | 31,205,723 | (159,418) | 2,137,598 |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y | 4,532,060 | 772,169 | 2,292,019 | 3,012,210 | 30,423,318 | (7,885,918) | 799,173 |
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund | – | 1,479,289 | – | 1,479,289 | 17,248,509 | – | 19,783 |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y1 | – | 1,306,419 | 4,509 | 1,301,910 | 13,162,306 | (31) | – |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y | 2,616,124 | 595,829 | 794,224 | 2,417,729 | 34,670,238 | (2,253,959) | 183,342 |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y | 2,135,409 | 891,756 | 126,873 | 2,900,292 | 32,512,278 | (854,454) | 490,523 |
MEMBERS Mid Cap Growth Fund Class Y1 | 1,698,065 | 285,452 | 58,128 | 1,925,389 | 10,397,098 | (188,837) | – |
MEMBERS Small Cap Growth Fund Class Y1 | 1,063,762 | 157,264 | 1,221,026 | - | - | (3,460,814) | – |
MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund Class Y | 958,708 | 1,011,313 | 566,396 | 1,403,625 | 12,379,975 | (1,156,095) | 35,885 |
Totals | $237,038,976 | $(15,972,619) | $5,120,480 | ||||
1 Non-income producing. | |||||||
2 Distributions received includes distributions from net investment income and from capital gains from the underlying funds. |
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Fund/Underlying Fund | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2008 | Gross Additions | Gross Sales | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2009 | Value at 12/31/2009 | Realized Gain (Loss) | Distributions Received2 |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | |||||||
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y | 261,024 | 109,552 | 17,843 | 352,733 | $ 3,527,333 | $ (244) | $ 98,041 |
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y | 646,053 | 385,672 | 40,076 | 991,649 | 6,693,628 | 3,209 | 426,590 |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y | 1,749,982 | 439,268 | 697,522 | 1,491,728 | 15,066,457 | (3,092,415) | 395,772 |
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund | – | 976,979 | – | 976,979 | 11,391,574 | – | 13,066 |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y1 | – | 432,284 | 4,888 | 427,396 | 4,320,977 | (26) | – |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y | 993,435 | 390,030 | 412,993 | 970,472 | 13,916,572 | (990,301) | 73,593 |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y | 653,959 | 637,771 | 108,874 | 1,182,856 | 13,259,820 | (603,949) | 200,055 |
MEMBERS Mid Cap Growth Fund Class Y1 | 1,114,917 | 276,776 | 47,444 | 1,344,249 | 7,258,943 | (138,597) | – |
MEMBERS Small Cap Growth Fund Class Y1 | 552,772 | 141,909 | 694,681 | - | - | (1,625,435) | – |
MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund Class Y | 555,395 | 625,922 | 410,526 | 770,791 | 6,798,381 | (671,048) | 19,706 |
Totals | $82,233,685 | $(7,118,806) | $1,226,823 |
Fund/Underlying Fund | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2008 | Gross Additions | Gross Sales | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2009 | Value at 12/31/2009 | Realized Loss | Distributions Received2 |
Target Retirement 2020 Fund | |||||||
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y | 58,219 | 61,244 | 8,050 | 111,413 | $ 1,114,129 | $ (468) | $ 25,029 |
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y | 143,471 | 126,529 | 16,838 | 253,162 | 1,708,841 | (10,161) | 102,634 |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y | 98,160 | 78,597 | 11,016 | 165,741 | 1,673,984 | (10,192) | 43,973 |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y1 | – | 70,224 | 1,708 | 68,516 | 692,698 | (39) | - |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y | 98,175 | 77,569 | 13,616 | 162,128 | 2,324,915 | (50,569) | 12,295 |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y | 69,828 | 79,712 | 13,892 | 135,648 | 1,520,616 | (64,110) | 22,942 |
MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund Class Y | 44,142 | 31,710 | 3,589 | 72,263 | 637,359 | (3,874) | 1,847 |
Totals | $9,672,542 | $(139,413) | $208,720 |
Fund/Underlying Fund | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2008 | Gross Additions | Gross Sales | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2009 | Value at 12/31/2009 | Realized Loss | Distributions Received2 |
Target Retirement 2030 Fund | |||||||
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y | 25,786 | 50,428 | 2,399 | 73,815 | $ 738,151 | $ (173) | $ 16,288 |
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y | 102,867 | 130,799 | 6,383 | 227,283 | 1,534,157 | (4,396) | 90,490 |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y | 105,380 | 100,162 | 5,657 | 199,885 | 2,018,841 | (3,794) | 53,032 |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y1 | – | 69,957 | 435 | 69,522 | 702,870 | (18) | - |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y | 90,852 | 78,053 | 5,474 | 163,431 | 2,343,599 | (22,007) | 12,393 |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y | 64,790 | 75,199 | 5,103 | 134,886 | 1,512,071 | (25,227) | 22,813 |
MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund Class Y | 47,441 | 37,732 | 2,116 | 83,057 | 732,561 | (1,279) | 2,124 |
Totals | $9,582,250 | $(56,894) | $197,140 | ||||
1 Non-income producing. | |||||||
2 Distributions received includes distributions from net investment income and from capital gains from the underlying funds. |
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Notes to Financial Statements
Fund/Underlying Fund | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2008 | Gross Additions | Gross Sales | Balance of Shares Held at 12/31/2009 | Value at 12/31/2009 | Realized Loss | Distributions Received2 |
Target Retirement 2040 Fund | |||||||
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y | 27,282 | 36,303 | 1,471 | 62,114 | $ 621,135 | $ (118) | $ 13,346 |
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y | – | 175,203 | - | 175,203 | 1,182,622 | - | 9,240 |
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y | 91,980 | 91,796 | 4,368 | 179,408 | 1,812,018 | (3,821) | 47,599 |
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y1 | – | 58,979 | 33 | 58,946 | 595,948 | - | - |
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y | 72,598 | 70,432 | 3,361 | 139,669 | 2,002,855 | (14,956) | 10,591 |
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y | 51,685 | 71,939 | 2,814 | 120,810 | 1,354,284 | (15,246) | 20,433 |
MEMBERS Small Cap Value Fund Class Y | 42,548 | 39,769 | 2,046 | 80,271 | 707,986 | (1,608) | 2,052 |
Totals | $8,276,848 | $(35,749) | $103,261 | ||||
1 Non-income producing. | |||||||
2 Distributions received includes distributions from net investment income and from capital gains from the underlying funds. |
11. Subsequent Events
On February 4, 2010, based on the recommendation of Madison, the Trust’s board of trustees approved the following fund mergers:
•the merger of the Global Securities Fund (merging fund) with and into the International Stock Fund (legal acquiring fund); |
•the merger of the Mid Cap Growth Fund (merging fund) with and into the Mid Cap Value Fund (legal acquiring fund); and |
•the merger of the Small Cap Growth Fund(merging fund) with and into the Small Cap Value Fund (legal acquiring fund). |
For accounting purposes, the acquiring funds are anticipated to be the International Stock Fund, the Mid Cap Growth Fund, and the Small Cap Value Fund, respectively.
Subject to a number of conditions, including shareholder approval at a joint special meeting of the Global Securities, Mid Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth Funds (collectively, the "Funds") scheduled April 21, 2010, the mergers are expected to be effective on or about May 3, 2010 and will be effected at the relative net asset values of the funds as of the close of business on April 30, 2010. Shares of each class of the merging fund will, in effect, be converted into shares of the same class of the legal acquiring fund with the same aggregate net asset value. The mergers are expected to be tax-free to shareholders of the merging funds. Upon completion of the mergers, the Mid Cap Value Fund will change its name to the "Mid Cap Fund" and the Small Cap Value Fund will change its name to the "Small Cap Fund." The International Stock Fund will retain its name following the completion of the mergers.
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements through February 19, 2010, the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events, other than as described above, requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Ultra Series Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of Ultra Series Fund comprising the Conservative Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund, Aggressive Allocation Fund, Money Market Fund, Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Global Securities Fund, International Stock Fund, Target Retirement 2020 Fund, Target Retirement 2030 Fund, and Target Retirement 2040 Fund (collectively, the "Funds") as of December 31, 2009, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positions of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2009, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 19, 2010
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Other Information
FUND EXPENSES PAID BY SHAREHOLDERS
As a shareholder of the Funds, you pay no transaction costs, but do incur ongoing costs which include management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and certain other fund expenses. The examples in the table that follows are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six month period ended December 31, 2009. Expenses paid during the period in the table below are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half fiscal year period).
Actual Expenses |
The table below provides information about actual account values using actual expenses and actual returns for the funds. 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 for the fund you own under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
CLASS I | CLASS II1 | |||||||
Fund | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Annual Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During Period | Ending Account Value | Annual Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During Period | |
Conservative Allocation | $1,000 | $1,109.60 | 0.31% | $1.65 | $1,108.20 | 0.56% | $2.98 | |
Moderate Allocation | 1,000 | 1,139.60 | 0.31% | 1.67 | 1,138.20 | 0.56% | 3.02 | |
Aggressive Allocation | 1,000 | 1,187.50 | 0.31% | 1.71 | 1,186.00 | 0.56% | 3.09 | |
Money Market | 1,000 | 1,000.00 | 0.03% | 0.15 | 1,000.80 | 0.10% | 0.50 | |
Bond | 1,000 | 1,037.40 | 0.56% | 2.88 | 1,036.10 | 0.81% | 4.16 | |
High Income | 1,000 | 1,146.80 | 0.76% | 4.11 | 1,145.40 | 1.01% | 5.46 | |
Diversified Income | 1,000 | 1,108.70 | 0.72% | 3.83 | 1,107.30 | 0.97% | 5.15 | |
Large Cap Value | 1,000 | 1,209.00 | 0.62% | 3.45 | 1,207.50 | 0.87% | 4.84 | |
Large Cap Growth | 1,000 | 1,202.50 | 0.82% | 4.55 | 1,201.10 | 1.07% | 5.94 | |
Mid Cap Value | 1,000 | 1,213.00 | 1.02% | 5.69 | 1,211.50 | 1.28% | 7.13 | |
Mid Cap Growth | 1,000 | 1,215.30 | 0.87% | 4.86 | 1,213.80 | 1.12% | 6.25 | |
Small Cap Value | 1,000 | 1,284.00 | 1.11% | 6.39 | 1,282.50 | 1.36% | 7.82 | |
Small Cap Growth | 1,000 | 1,167.60 | 1.12% | 6.12 | 1,166.20 | 1.36% | 7.43 | |
Global Securities | 1,000 | 1,232.70 | 0.97% | 5.46 | 1,231.10 | 1.22% | 6.86 | |
International Stock | 1,000 | 1,204.30 | 1.23% | 6.83 | 1,202.80 | 1.48% | 8.22 | |
Target Retirement 2020 | 1,000 | 1,181.30 | 0.29% | 1.59 | ||||
Target Retirement 2030 | 1,000 | 1,194.50 | 0.29% | 1.60 | ||||
Target Retirement 2040 | 1,000 | 1,202.70 | 0.29% | 1.61 | ||||
1 Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the funds’ actual returns. The Other
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Other Information
Information, 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 Ultra Series Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example of the funds you own with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other similar funds.
CLASS I | CLASS II1 | |||||||
Fund | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Annual Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During Period | Ending Account Value | Annual Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During Period | |
Conservative Allocation | $1,000 | $1,023.64 | 0.31% | $1.58 | $1,022.38 | 0.56% | $2.85 | |
Moderate Allocation | 1,000 | 1,023.64 | 0.31% | 1.58 | 1,022.38 | 0.56% | 2.85 | |
Aggressive Allocation | 1,000 | 1,023.64 | 0.31% | 1.58 | 1,022.38 | 0.56% | 2.85 | |
Money Market | 1,000 | 1,025.05 | 0.03% | 0.15 | 1,024.70 | 0.10% | 0.51 | |
Bond | 1,000 | 1,022.38 | 0.56% | 2.85 | 1,021.12 | 0.81% | 4.13 | |
High Income | 1,000 | 1,021.37 | 0.76% | 3.87 | 1,020.11 | 1.01% | 5.14 | |
Diversified Income | 1,000 | 1,021.58 | 0.72% | 3.67 | 1,020.32 | 0.97% | 4.94 | |
Large Cap Value | 1,000 | 1,022.08 | 0.62% | 3.16 | 1,020.82 | 1.07% | 5.45 | |
Large Cap Growth | 1,000 | 1,021.07 | 0.82% | 4.18 | 1,019.81 | 1.06% | 1.82 | |
Mid Cap Value | 1,000 | 1,020.06 | 1.02% | 5.19 | 1,018.75 | 1.28% | 6.51 | |
Mid Cap Growth | 1,000 | 1,020.82 | 0.87% | 4.43 | 1,019.56 | 1.12% | 5.70 | |
Small Cap Value | 1,000 | 1,019.61 | 1.11% | 5.65 | 1,018.35 | 1.36% | 6.92 | |
Small Cap Growth | 1,000 | 1,019.56 | 1.12% | 5.70 | 1,018.35 | 1.36% | 6.92 | |
Global Securities | 1,000 | 1,020.32 | 0.97% | 4.94 | 1,019.06 | 1.22% | 6.21 | |
International Stock | 1,000 | 1,019.00 | 1.23% | 6.26 | 1,017.74 | 1.48% | 7.53 | |
Target Retirement 2020 | 1,000 | 1,023.74 | 0.29% | 1.48 | ||||
Target Retirement 2030 | 1,000 | 1,023.74 | 0.29% | 1.48 | ||||
Target Retirement 2040 | 1,000 | 1,023.74 | 0.29% | 1.48 | ||||
1 Commenced investment operations May 1, 2009. |
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any separate account fees, charges, or expenses imposed by the variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, or retirement and pension plans that use the funds. The information provided in the hypothetical example table is useful in comparing ongoing fund costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these fees, charges or expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.
AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available to shareholders at no cost on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. More information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND RECORDS
A description of the policies and procedures used by the Trust to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available to shareholders at no cost on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling 1-800-670-3600. The proxy voting records for the
Trust for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available to shareholders at no cost on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Ultra Series Fund’s Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer of the funds is 550 Science Drive, Madison WI 53711, except that Mr. Mason’s address is 8777 N. Gainey Center Drive, #220, Scottsdale, AZ 85258. The Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about the trustees and officers, is available at no cost on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling CUNA Mutual Insurance Society at 1-800-798-5500.
Interested Trustees and Officers
Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Other Directorships/Trusteeships |
Katherine L. Frank11960 | Trustee and President, 2009 - Present | Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. ("MIA") (affiliated investment advisory firm of Madison), Managing Director and Vice President, 1986 - Present; Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), Director and Vice President, 2004 - Present; Madison Mosaic, LLC (affiliated investment advisory firm of Madison), President, 1996 - Present ; Madison Mosaic Funds (13) (mutual funds), President, 1996 - Present ; Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund (closed end fund) ("MSP"), President, 2005 - Present ;Madison/Claymore Covered Call and Equity Strategy Fund (closed end fund), Vice President, 2005 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13) (mutual fund), President, 2009 - Present | Madison Mosaic Funds (all but Equity Trust), 1996 - Present; MSP, 2005 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), 2009 - Present |
Frank E. Burgess1942 | Vice President, 2009 - Present | MIA, Founder, President and Director, 1973 - Present ; Madison, President and Director, 2004 - Present; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), Vice President, 1996 - Present; MSP, Vice President, 2005 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), Vice President, 2009 - Present | N/A |
Jay R. Sekelsky1959 | Vice President, 2009 - Present | MIA, Managing Director and Vice President, 1990 - Present; Madison, Director, 2009 - Present; Madison Mosaic, LLC, Vice President, 1996 - Present; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), Vice President, 1996 - Present; MSP, Vice President, 2005 - Present; Madison/Claymore Covered Call and Equity Strategy Fund, Vice President, 2005 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), Vice President, 2009 - Present | N/A |
Paul Lefurgey1964 | Vice President, 2009 - Present | MIA, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income, 2005 - Present; Madison, Portfolio Manager, 2009 - Present; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), Vice President, 2009 - Present; MSP, Vice President, 2010 - Present; MEMBERS Capital Advisors, Inc. ("MCA") (investment advisory firm), Madison, WI, Vice President, 2003 - 2005; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), Vice President, 2009 - Present | N/A |
Greg D. Hoppe1969 | Treasurer, 2009 - Present | MIA and Madison Mosaic, LLC, Vice President, 1999 - Present; Madison, Vice President, 2009 - Present ; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), Treasurer, 2009 - Present; Chief Financial Officer, 1999 - 2009; MSP, Treasurer, 2005 - Present; Chief Financial Officer, 2005 - 2009 ; Madison/Claymore Covered Call and Equity Strategy Fund, Vice President, 2008 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), Treasurer, 2009 - Present | N/A |
Holly S. Baggot1960 | Secretary, 1999 - Present; Assistant Treasurer, 1999 - 2007; 2009 - Present; Treasurer, 2008 - 2009 | Madison, Vice President, 2009 - Present; MCA, Director-Mutual Funds, 2008-2009; Director-Mutual Fund Operations, 2006 - 2008; Operations Officer-Mutual Funds, 2005 - 2006; Senior Manager-Product & Fund Operations, 2001 - 2005; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, 2009 - Present; MSP, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, 2010 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), Secretary, 1999 - Present; Treasurer, 2008 - 2009; Assistant Treasurer, 1997 - 2007 and 2009 - Present | N/A |
1 "Interested person" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Considered an interested Trustee because of the position held with the investment adviser of the Trust.
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Ultra Series Fund’s Trustees and Officers
Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Other Directorships/Trusteeships |
W. Richard Mason1960 | Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary, 2009 - Present | MIA, Madison, Madison Scottsdale, LC (an affiliated investment advisory firm of Madison) and Madison Mosaic, LLC, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Counsel, 2009 - Present; General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, 1996 - 2009 ; Mosaic Funds Distributor, LLC (an affiliated brokerage firm of Madison), Principal, 1998 - Present; Concord Asset Management ("Concord") (an affiliated investment advisory firm of Madison), LLC, General Counsel, 1996 - 2009; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary, 2009 - Present; Secretary, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, 1992 - 2009; MSP, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary, 2009 - Present; Secretary, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, 1992 - 2009; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary, 2009 - Present | N/A |
Pamela M. Krill1966 | General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, 2009 - Present | MIA, Madison, Madison Scottsdale, LC, Madison Mosaic, LLC, Mosaic Funds Distributor, and Concord, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, 2009 - Present; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, 2009 - Present; MSP, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, 2010 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, 2009 - Present; CUNA Mutual Insurance Society (insurance company with affiliated investment advisory, brokerage and mutual fund operations), Madison, WI, Managing Associate General Counsel-Securities & Investments, 2007 - 2009 ; Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. (law firm), Madison and Milwaukee, WI, Shareholder, Securities Practice Group, 1994-2007 | N/A |
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Independent Trustees
Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) and Length of Time Served1 | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Portfolios Overseen in Fund Complex2 | Other Directorships/Trusteeships |
Philip E. Blake1944 | Trustee, 2009 - Present | Retired Investor; Lee Enterprises, Inc (news and advertising publisher), Madison, WI, Vice President, 1998 - 2001; Madison Newspapers, Inc., Madison, WI, President and Chief Executive Officer, 1993 - 2000 | 46 | Madison Newspapers, Inc., 1993 - Present; Meriter Hospital & Health Services, 2000 - Present; Edgewood College, 2003 - Present; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), 1996 - Present; MSP, 2005 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), 2009 - Present |
James R Imhoff, Jr.1944 | Trustee, 2009 - Present | First Weber Group (real estate brokers), Madison, WI, Chief Executive Officer, 1996 - Present | 46 | Park Bank, 1978 - Present; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), 1996 - Present; MSP, 2005 - Present; Madison/Claymore Covered Call and Equity Strategy Fund, 2005 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), 2009 - Present |
Steven P. Riege1954 | Trustee, 2005 - Present | The Rgroup (management consulting), Milwaukee, WI, Owner/President, 2001 - Present; Robert W. Baird & Company (financial services), Milwaukee, WI, Senior Vice President-Marketing and Vice President-Human Resources, 1986 - 2001 | 32 | MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), 2005 - Present |
Richard E. Struthers 1952 | Trustee, 2004 - Present | Clearwater Capital Management (investment advisory firm), Minneapolis, MN, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, 1998 - Present; Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis, MN, Chairman, Finance and Investment Committee, 2006 - Present; IAI Mutual Funds, Minneapolis, MN, President and Director, 1992-1997 | 32 | Park Nicolet Health Services, 2001 - Present; Micro Component Technology, Inc., 2008 - Present ; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), 2004 - Present |
Lorence D. Wheeler1938 | Trustee, 2009 - Present | Retired investor; Credit Union Benefits Services, Inc. (a provider of retirement plans and related services for credit union employees nationwide), Madison, WI, President, 1997 - 2001 | 46 | Grand Mountain Bank FSB and Grand Mountain Bancshares, Inc. 2003 - Present ; Madison Mosaic Funds (13), 1996 - Present; MSP, 2005 - Present; Madison/Claymore Covered Call and Equity Strategy Fund, 2005 - Present; MEMBERS Mutual Funds (13), 2009 - Present |
1 Independent Trustees serve in such capacity until the Trustee reaches the age of 76, unless retirement is waived by unanimous vote of the remaining Trustees on an annual basis.
2 As of December 31, 2009, the fund complex consists of the Trust with 19 portfolios, the MEMBERS Mutual Funds with 13 portfolios, the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund (a closed-end fund) and the Madison Mosaic Equity, Income, Tax-Free and Government Money Market Trusts, which together have 13 portfolios, for a grand total of 46 separate portfolios in the fund complex. Not every Trustee is a member of the Board of Trustees of every fund in the fund complex, as noted above.
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SEC File Number 811-04815
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) The Trust has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Trust’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Trust or a third party.
(c) The code was amended and restated effective July 1, 2009 coinciding with the effectiveness of the Trust's investment advisory agreement with Madison Asset Management, LLC (the "Adviser"). The provisions and restrictions of the code are not materially different than the code adopted by the Trust prior to that date. Rather, the revisions were made to reflect the identities and affiliations of the Adviser and is identical to the corresponding code of ethics adopted by other investment companies affiliated with the Adviser.
(d) The Trust granted no waivers from the code during the period covered by this report.
(f) Any person may obtain a complete copy of the code without charge by calling the Adviser at 800-767-0300 and requesting a copy of "the Ultra Series Fund Sarbanes Oxley Code of Ethics."
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
James R. Imhoff, an “independent” Trustee and a member of the Trust’s audit committee, serves as the Trust’s audit committee financial expert among the five independent Trustees who so qualify to serve in that capacity.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees. Total audit fees paid (or to be paid) to the registrant's principal accountant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively were $246,000 ($480,000 including the MEMBERS Mutual Funds, an affiliated registered investment company ("MMF")) and $238,000 ($466,000 including MMF).
(b) Audit-Related Fees. Not applicable.
(c) Tax-Fees. The Audit Committee has pre-approved, as required by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X, 100% of the services described in this Item 4(b) through (d), which such services are described above.
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by Deloitte & Touche for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for such fiscal years totaled $47,164 (budgeted) and $42,890 (actual), respectively.
In the scope of services comprising the fees disclosed under this Item 4(c) were the following services:
-Review and sign as signature preparer for U.S. Income Tax Return for Regulated Investment Companies, Form 1120-RIC and the Return of Excise Tax on Undistributed Income of Regulated Investment Companies, Form 8613.
(d) All Other Fees. Not applicable.
(e) (1) Before any accountant is engaged by the registrant to render audit or non-audit services, the engagement must be approved by the audit committee as contemplated by paragraph (c)(7)(i)(A) of Rule 2-01of Regulation S-X.
(2) The Audit Committee has pre-approved, as required by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X, 100% of the services described in this Item 4(b) through (d), which such services are described above.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Schedule included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Trust does not normally hold shareholder meetings. There have been no changes to the Trust's procedures during the period covered by this report.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer determined that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")) are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 90 days of the date of this report. There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. The officers identified no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses.
(b) There were no changes in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act.
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.
Ultra Series Fund
By: (signature)
W. Richard Mason, Chief Compliance Officer
Date: February 22, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: (signature)
Katherine L. Frank, Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 22, 2010
By: (signature)
Greg Hoppe, Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 22, 2010