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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file Number: 811-04338
EAGLE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (727) 567-8143
SUSAN L. WALZER, PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
KATHY KRESCH INGBER, ESQ.
K&L Gates, LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2014
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Item 1. Reports to Shareholders
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Annual Report
and Investment Performance Review for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014
Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund Eagle Growth & Income Fund Eagle International Stock Fund Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund Eagle Smaller Company Fund
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Dear Fellow Shareholders:
I am pleased to present the annual report and investment-performance review of the Eagle Family of Funds for the fiscal year that ended October 31, 2014 (the “reporting period”).
Volatility has returned to the equity markets, which, nevertheless, have mostly continued the winning ways of the last five years. Equity markets dropped a bit in January but then moved toward new nominal highs in February and March before taking a breather again in April. However, the market then resumed its upward path before repeating the same pattern again in the summer and mid-October. The specific events may change—this year’s Ukraine-Russia dust-up was last year’s Syrian revolution—but the market, which always has known and unknown issues to deal with, seems to keep “climbing the wall of worry.” The general consensus among our Portfolio Managers is that the U.S. economy is growing, albeit slowly, and the fundamentals of many companies are as strong as they’ve ever been.
On the fixed-income side, new U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen mostly has carried on the same dovish stance as her predecessor and short-term interest rates remain near 0 percent. However, the Fed ceased its third round of quantitative easing (commonly referred to as QEIII) and has said it is prepared to increase interest rates when inflationary pressures begin to mount. When that will happen—some data indicate the economy is growing in the 2 percent-3 percent range; meanwhile, fuel prices (often a major player in inflation) have fallen—is a topic of great debate.
Our Portfolio Managers at Eagle are aware of headlines but one of the hallmarks of Eagle over its more than 35 years has been the research our Portfolio Managers do in constructing portfolios. They strive to avoid getting caught up in today’s headlines and instead focus on identifying the individual companies that they believe will help their funds meet their investment objectives.
I hope you will read the commentaries that follow in which our Portfolio Managers discuss their specific funds.
Here are just a few highlights from this year:
• | The Eagle Growth & Income Fund finished the period with a 10-year five-star rating1,3 from Morningstar®. |
• | The Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund finished the period with a 10-year and overall four-star rating2,3 from Morningstar®. |
• | Harald Hvideberg, CFA®, joined the Portfolio Management team of the Eagle Growth & Income Fund. Harald has nearly two decades of experience managing portfolios as well as analyzing companies that are important elements of the value- and dividend-focused benchmarks. On the research |
side, he specializes in the telecommunication services, information technology and utilities sectors. Harald earned bachelor’s degrees from the University of South Florida (one each in finance and business economics, 1993), a master’s degree from the University of Florida (1997) and his Chartered Financial Analyst designation (2000). |
• | Management of the Eagle Smaller Company Fund transferred in late October to portfolio co-managers Charles Schwartz, CFA®; Betsy Pecor, CFA®; and Matthew McGeary, CFA®. |
• | The Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund and Eagle International Stock Fund are approaching their second anniversaries early in 2015 and continue to perform as we would expect in current market situations.3 The Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund has continued to perform as we expected of this core-type fixed-income fund: a non-correlated (to equities) piece of an investor’s well-allocated overall portfolio. |
• | High-profile media outlets continue to seek Eagle managers for input on current events and investing themes. James Camp, CFA®, who heads the Investment Grade Bond Fund, has been on Fox Business News and CNBC and was quoted in the Financial Times. Ed Cowart, CFA®, a co-manager of the Growth & Income Fund, was featured in a March edition of Barron’s. The magazine also has quoted Portfolio Co-manager Matt McGeary, CFA®, and analyst Matthew Spitznagle, CFA®, from the team that runs the Eagle Mid Cap Stock, Eagle Small Cap Stock and Eagle Smaller Company funds. |
I would like to remind you that investing in any mutual fund carries certain risks. The principal risk factors for each fund are described at the end of this report. Carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any fund before you invest. Contact us at 800.421.4184 or eagleasset.com or your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Eagle Family of Funds. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
We are grateful for your continued support of and confidence in the Eagle Family of Funds.
Sincerely,
Richard J. Rossi
President
December 18, 2014
1 For the period ended October 31, 2014, the Eagle Growth & Income Fund’s Class A shares are rated 5 stars for the 10-year period; 3 stars for the overall; and 2 stars for the three- and five-year periods among a total of 650, 1,101, 1,101 and 970 funds respectively, in the large-cap value category. Star ratings may be different for other share classes. Morningstar Rating® is based on risk-adjusted performance adjusted for fees and loads. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Ratings are subject to change each month.
2 For the period ended October 31, 2014, the Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund’s Class A shares are rated 4 stars for the overall and 10-year period; and 3 stars for the three- and five-year periods among a total of 644, 426, 644 and 587 funds respectively, in the mid-cap growth category. Star ratings may be different for other share classes. Morningstar Rating® is based on risk-adjusted performance adjusted for fees and loads. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Ratings are subject to change each month.
3 Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Funds with at least three years of performance history are assigned ratings from the fund’s three-, five- and 10-year average annual returns (when available) and a risk factor that reflects fund performance relative to three-month Treasury bill monthly returns. Funds returns are adjusted for fees and sales loads. Ten percent of the funds in an investment category receive five stars, 22.5% receive four stars, 35% receive three stars, 22.5% receive two stars and the bottom 10% receive one star. Investment return and principal value will vary so that investors have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Funds are rated for up to three time periods (three-, five- and 10-years) and these ratings are combined to produce an overall rating. Ratings may vary among share classes and are based on past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund |
Portfolio Managers | David J. Pavan, CFA®, C. Frank Feng, Ph.D., Ed Wagner, CFA®, and Stacey R. Nutt, Ph.D., of ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”), are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”) and have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since June 2013.
Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 18.34% (excluding front-end sales charges of 4.75%) outperforming its benchmark index, the Russell 1000® Growth Index, which returned 17.11%. The Fund posted positive absolute performance in all sectors for the period. Outperformance, relative to the benchmark, was led by the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, and information technology sectors. In the consumer discretionary sector, despite being hurt by an overweight position, strong security selection helped the Fund outperform the benchmark. In consumer staples, outperformance was led by solid security selection. In information technology, an overweight position coupled with solid security selection helped bolster returns. The Fund lost ground to the benchmark in both the health care and energy sectors due to weak stock selection. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 10/31/04 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Top performers | Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computing products, and portable digital music players. The Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) believes that shares of the company rose throughout the second half of the year, first in anticipation of the iPhone 6 launch and then on its record sales results. Marriott International, Inc. (Class A) is a worldwide operator and franchiser of hotels heavily concentrated in the North American market. The PM team believes that the company’s development plan indicates strong future growth in rooms available, and share repurchases continue to reduce share count. The company also appeared to benefit from speculation of further consolidation in the industry, potentially including a merger with French hotel giant Accor. Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biotech pharmaceutical company with a number of drugs on the market including several in the areas of HIV treatment and Hepatitis C treatment. The company’s shares rose throughout the year on the launch and blockbuster sales of its Hepatitis C treatment, Sovaldi. CBRE Group, Inc. (Class A) is a global commercial real estate services firm. Earnings expectations declined in February on weaker mortgage brokerage results and higher depreciation, but then rose through the rest of the year as low interest rates and an improving economy drove increasing commercial real estate transactions. CBRE’s European operations appeared to benefit from the acquisition of UK engineering services firm Norland Managed Services Ltd. on top of double-digit organic growth. Microsoft Corp. develops and sells software products including operating system software, server application software and business and consumer applications. The company announced a restructuring, including layoffs of up to 18,000 employees, or 14% of its workforce. Analysts were positive on Microsoft’s shift in focus toward cloud computing, as well as its aggressive cost-cutting. The improving sentiment on the company led to a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple expansion from 12 times to 16 times expected 2015 earnings. The Fund continues to hold each of the securities noted above as “top performers.”
Underperformers | Amazon.com Inc. is the world’s largest online retailer, offering a range of products including books, music, electronics, and household goods. The company’s shares fell in January as earnings missed estimates due to higher shipping costs, and again in April when the company forecast continued heavy investment spending that would forestall near-term profitability. Juniper Networks, Inc. provides internet infrastructure solutions to internet service providers and other telecommunications service providers. The stock fell in October as third-quarter results missed estimates. The company cited soft telecom carrier spending and a competitive pricing environment as the reasons for the missed estimates. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is an international oil and gas exploration and production company. The company’s stock declined in December of last year on a ruling that it could be liable for up to $14 billion in environmental cleanup and health costs due to claims against a former chemical subsidiary obtained as part of the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corp. Biotechnology company Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. discovers and develops novel small-molecule pharmaceuticals in the areas of viral diseases, cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. The company’s shares continued to decline in early November 2013, as analysts cited risks of weaker adoption of its cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco. Pioneer Natural Resources Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Shares declined in November of last year when the company warned that severe weather in Texas had significantly impacted the company’s production and drilling operations. The Fund no longer holds any of the securities noted above as “underperformers.”
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Eagle Growth & Income Fund |
Portfolio Managers | Edmund Cowart, CFA®, David Blount, CFA®, CPA, John Pandtle, CFA®, Jeff Vancavage, CFA® and Harald Hvideberg, CFA®, are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle Growth & Income Fund (the “Fund”). Messrs. Cowart, Blount, and Pandtle have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since June 2011, Mr. Vancavage since July 2013, and Mr. Hvideberg since August 2014.
Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 13.52% (excluding front-end sales charges of 4.75%) underperforming its benchmark index, the S&P 500® Index, which returned 17.27%. The Fund’s underperformance was attributed to sector allocation relative to the benchmark. While an overweight position in the consumer discretionary sector benefited relative performance, the Fund being underweight in the information technology and health care sectors detracted much more from relative performance. Additionally, the Fund’s modest cash position, strictly a result of the investment process and averaging a little over 2% during the period, explains nearly 20% of the Fund’s gross underperformance. When the market appreciates as strongly as it did during the past year, even a small cash position can affect relative performance versus a benchmark index with no cash position. Individual stock selection also played a part in the Fund’s underperformance during the period, accounting for nearly 20% of gross underperformance. While the stock selections in the information technology sector strongly outperformed those in the benchmark, the selections in the health care and industrials sectors underperformed. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 10/31/04 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Underperformers | Mattel, Inc. is a dominant toy company with a worldwide footprint. The stock initially suffered due to a poor holiday season in 2013, which led to a few quarters of inventory liquidation. The company has an improving cost structure, a culture of innovation and global capabilities. The Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) believes that it is attractively valued with a high dividend, and that management has taken the proper steps to position the company for a favorable 2014 holiday season. The Fund continues to hold this security. Eaton Corp. PLC is a diversified power management company. Investors speculated that a spin-off of Eaton’s vehicle segment would create value for the company; however, management ended the speculation due to the potential for unfavorable tax consequences. The PM team believes that Eaton is seeing solid growth, strong demand and the company is taking aggressive action on the cost side. The Fund continues to hold this security. Occidental Petroleum Corp., an oil & gas drilling company, had been performing well for much of the year as it made progress in unlocking value through the divestiture of riskier, capital intensive assets. However, a drop in oil prices late in the year led to questions about the company’s ability to complete the restructuring, which would allow the company the flexibility needed to execute even in a weaker oil price environment. Additionally, the company is set to execute a spin-off of a significant portion of its California business. The Fund continues to hold this security. CenturyLink, Inc., an integrated telecommunications company, surprised investors last year with the announcement of a major shift in the company’s capital allocation plan, which included a dividend cut. As a result, the Fund no longer holds the security. Telecommunications giant, AT&T Inc., saw its stock appreciate during the period. However, due to the depth of positive performance in the Fund, it was one of the Fund’s worst-performing stocks. The sector as a whole was the second-worst performing in the benchmark and AT&T performed in-line with its large telecommunications services peers. The Fund continues to hold this security.
Top performers | Apple Inc., a consumer products and information technology company, was the Fund’s strongest performing holding during the period. The PM team believes that the stock experienced a strong surge during the months of April and May as earnings results suggested that iPhone sales growth was not slowing at the rate some feared. Later in the year, the company unveiled and successfully launched the iPhone 6 as well as some other products, which led to more positive performance. The stock of software giant Microsoft Corp. appreciated steadily throughout the period. Earnings results showed some stabilization in the commercial PC department, and the company made headway into its plan to focus on cloud and mobile segments under new CEO Satya Nadella, while streamlining and restructuring the management of the company in alignment with those goals. The PM team believes that the stock of pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. benefited from the initiation of a submission for a new immune-oncology therapy. The implication of the announcement was that the product could come online as early as 2015, a year ahead of market expectations. The decline in the company’s Januvia franchise also stabilized during the year, and the company announced and closed the sale of its consumer business to Bayer AG. Applied Materials, Inc. is a dominant player in its core business providing semiconductor fabrication tools to chipmakers. The company had previously announced a well-received merger with Tokyo Electron. The market received better clarity on the timeline and potential synergies involved with the merger during the year, benefiting the stock. Earnings also continued strong, showing a strong order pipeline driven by foundry and memory demand. The stock of consumer and industrial technology company 3M Co. initially surged on the announcement of a significant raise in dividends as well as increased stock buyback authorizations. For the period, the company continued to produce peer-leading margins and strong execution despite headwinds. 3M also provided solid core growth in its businesses and completed several meaningful merger and acquisition deals during the period. The Fund continues to hold each of the securities noted above as “top performers.”
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Eagle International Stock Fund |
Portfolio Managers | David R. Vaughn, CFA®, and Stacey R. Nutt, Ph.D., are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle International Stock Fund (the “Fund”). Mr. Vaughn has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since its inception in February 2013 and Dr. Nutt since June 2013. Alex Turner, CFA®, has served as Assistant Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its inception.
Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 1.73% (excluding front-end sales charges of 4.75%) outperforming its benchmark index, the MSCI EAFE® Index, which returned (0.60)%. Sector selection was flat for the Fund. The Fund’s performance, relative to the benchmark, benefited from an underweight in the materials sector and an overweight in the health care sector. The Fund was negatively impacted by an overweight in the consumer discretionary sector and an underweight in the utilities sector. Country selection was flat. An overweight in Israel helped performance and an underweight in Switzerland hurt performance. Value and growth measures were solid across the globe, while momentum struggled in Asia. Overall factor performance was positive during the period. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 2/28/13 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Top performers | Ireland company Shire PLC, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, helped performance by making strategic acquisitions which diversified its product portfolio to include treatments of certain rare diseases and from receiving buyout offers from U.S. pharmaceutical firms. Late in the year, the Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) felt that there appeared to be more potential for downside than upside following the announcement of the AbbVie-Shire acquisition deal, so the Fund sold the position. The stock fell sharply after it was sold, which the PM team believes mainly was a result of the offer being withdrawn. Japanese company Minebea Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of electronic devices and machinery components, boosted performance as the company continued to surprise the market by reporting higher than expected earnings driven by improving sales of ball bearings and motors. The company also benefitted from LCD backlight sales to smartphone makers, despite concerns about the profitability of the backlight business in light of expanding production. The Fund decided to sell this security as the Fund was overweight in Japan and other more attractive opportunities presented themselves. Israeli company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., a leading generic and specialty drug manufacturer, benefitted from a higher than expected rate of conversion to an improved version of its drug to treat Multiple Sclerosis. The Fund continues to hold this security. Australian company CSR Ltd., a building products manufacturer and supplier, gained from higher building activity in Australia as a result of increased housing starts due to low mortgage rates and strong housing price increases. Analysts began to downgrade the security when it appeared that the cyclical recovery in housing prices in Australia was reflected in the market, and leading indicators pointed to a potential softening in housing prices, so the Fund decided to sell this security when better investment opportunities presented themselves. Japanese company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., a provider of telephone and internet services, boosted performance as the company reported an extensive restructuring of its fee structure from flat-rate to usage-based data plans. The Fund continues to hold this security.
Underperformers | German company, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, an aviation group with global operations, hurt performance as the PM team believes that the company fell victim to the excess capacity and price competition affecting the industry. The company’s plan to start a low cost airline was delayed as the pilots went on a strike. Japanese company, Toyota Motor Corp., is the global manufacturer known for manufacturing Toyota and Lexus cars. The stock detracted from performance as the severe cold weather in the U.S., the company’s largest market, hurt sales. Three Japan-based trading companies, Marubeni Corp., Sojitz Corp., and Sumitomo Corp., with significant exposure to commodities and the tumbling Japanese yen, detracted from performance during the period. Sumitomo Corp., a trading company, significantly lowered guidance and wrote down the value of its U.S. shale oil development and Australian coal mining operations citing difficulty in extracting resources efficiently while facing weakening commodity prices. Similarly, Sojitz, a general trading company, detracted from performance as the company’s shares fell over the period. The PM team believes this was a result of the waning commodity prices and increased risks from its machineries segment. Marubeni Corp, a general trading company, also traded down due to what appeared to be concerns of falling commodity prices. The Fund continues to hold each of the securities noted above as “underperformers.”
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Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund |
Portfolio Managers | James C. Camp, CFA®, and Joseph Jackson, CFA®, are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund (the “Fund”) and have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since its inception in March 2010.
Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 1.42% (excluding front-end sales charges of 3.75%) underperforming its benchmark index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned 2.28%. The Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) believes that the combination of a substantial rally on the long end of the yield curve and declining credit spreads drove market performance during the period. At the same time, the intermediate (three- to seven-year) bucket of the curve experienced rising yields and lagging total returns. This ‘bull flattening’ (when declines in long term interest rates outpace those of intermediate term) environment was the largest detractor from relative performance for the Fund during the period. The Fund’s positions in U.S. Treasuries were the largest contributor to relative performance due to the relative duration of these securities to those of the benchmark. The Fund earned positive relative returns in the corporate sector due largely to its underweight in the seven- and ten-year duration buckets within the sector. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 3/1/10 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Underperformers | Federal agency MBS, Freddie Mac, REMIC, Series 4097, Class BG, 2.00%, 12/15/41, was a low coupon CMO, which underperformed relative to other mortgage-backed securities, as interest rates moved above coupon rates. The PM team believes that the negative convexity inherent with this type of security caused the duration of the bond to extend as rates increased, compounding the problem. Corporate bond, Allergan Inc., 3.38%, 09/15/20, one of the world’s leading specialty pharmaceutical companies, generated negative absolute returns and underperformance relative to the industrial sector. This was mainly due to multiple takeover offers made by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, which threatened a deterioration in the credit quality of Allergan. Corporate bond, eBay Inc., 2.20%, 08/01/19, a global commerce and payments leader, generated negative absolute returns and underperformance relative to its sector due to the announcement of its plan to spin off its PayPal unit. Corporate bond, Actavis Funding SCS, 144A, 2.45%, 06/15/19, a global, integrated specialty pharmaceutical company, generated negative absolute and relative returns due to rumors of its intention to bid on specialty pharmaceutical company Allergan. Corporate bond, International Game Technology, 7.50%, 06/15/19, a global gaming company specializing in the design, manufacture, and marketing of electronic gaming equipment and system products, generated negative absolute and relative returns as it agreed to be purchased by Gtech SpA, a lower-rated company. The Fund no longer holds any of the securities noted above as “underperformers.”
Top performers | Corporate bonds, Microsoft Corp., 3.63%, 12/15/23, the world’s leading enterprise software company, and Comcast Corp., 3.60%, 03/01/24, the nation’s largest video, high-speed internet and phone provider, were leading performers during the reporting period thanks to curve positioning. The Fund continues to own both securities. Corporate bond, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., 3.95%, 09/01/20, is a leading global provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds and corporate issuers. The security generated high returns, which the PM team also believes is due to curve positioning. The Fund continues to own this security. Corporate bond, Juniper Networks, Inc., 4.50%, 03/15/24, a company that delivers innovation across routing, switching and security, outperformed the benchmark index during the period. The Fund bought the security at an attractive price in the primary market and sold it when it reached what the PM team believed to be an internally generated fair value price. Corporate bond, Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.50%, 04/01/21, a large biopharmaceutical company that delivers, develops and commercializes innovation therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need, outperformed the benchmark index as the company generated financial results above market expectations and avoided transformational merger and acquisition (M&A) headlines that dominated the health care sector during the period. The Fund continues to hold this security.
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Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Portfolio Managers | Bert L. Boksen, CFA®, and Eric Mintz, CFA®, are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”). Mr. Boksen has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since its inception in August 1998. Mr. Mintz has been a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 2011, and had previously served as Assistant Portfolio Manager since 2008. Christopher Sassouni, D.M.D., has served as Assistant Portfolio Manager of the Fund since January 2006.
Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 16.58% (excluding front-end sales charges of 4.75%) outperforming its benchmark index, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index, which returned 14.59%. The Fund’s outperformance was driven by strong absolute and relative performance in the information technology and consumer staples sectors, while reflecting in-line and slightly underweight positioning respectively. In contrast, underperformance in the health care sector somewhat tempered the Fund’s performance as, despite solid absolute returns, sector results failed to keep up with those of the benchmark on a relative basis. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 10/31/04 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Top performers | Monster Beverage Corp. sells a variety of energy drinks and sodas as well as teas and juices. Shares benefited from an announced partnership with The Coca-Cola Company, which is expected to improve distribution and profitability while enabling better access to international markets. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has benefited from better-than-expected improvement within its European and Asian markets, where ticket revenues—as well as on-board revenues—have been generally strong. Further, tempered oil prices provided additional propulsion for the shares near the period end. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. offers asset-management and insurance products through a substantial financial-advisor network. The stock has performed consistently well in recent quarters as fundamentals remain solid across the company’s core business segments. The Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) believes that rising interest rates are likely to provide further upside as the company continues to increase its focus on asset-management offerings. Harman International Industries, Inc., a leader in the car-audio and infotainment-systems industry, continued its strong run by leveraging the strength and versatility of its core infotainment segment which has seen robust results in recent periods. Delta Air Lines, Inc., a domestic and international passenger and cargo air transportation company, appeared to benefit from favorable trends in air-traffic growth as well as a solid pricing environment within an airline industry that the PM team believes will continue to improve as a result of substantial consolidation. The Fund continues to hold each of the securities noted above as “top performers.”
Underperformers | The Fresh Market, Inc. is a premium food retailer operating specialty grocery stores. The company encountered some growing pains in light of aggressive new store expansion beyond the core Southeast U.S. market, with new store productivity metrics moderating in recent periods. Electronic Arts Inc. is a premier global gaming software company, generating titles such as Battlefield, SimCity and Madden NFL. The company encountered execution (glitch) issues associated with the release of Battlefield 4 as well as Madden NFL in the midst of new gaming console rollouts by Xbox and PlayStation, which, in turn, appeared to drive some investors to the sideline. Antero Resources Corp. is an energy E&P company with a core focus on the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations within the Appalachian region of the United States. Shares traded off because the company significantly increased its capital expenditures to accommodate its robust growth targets. Although the PM team views these targets as achievable, the PM team believes that the targets have placed substantial pressure on margins in the foreseeable future. Stratasys Ltd. produces 3D printers used in a variety of applications such as building initial models for manufacturing and design processes. 3D printing continues to become more cost competitive when compared to traditional manufacturing and Stratasys remains a strong leader. However, the company encountered margin compression during the period, which resulted in further weakness in the near- to mid-term as the company continued to boost expenditures significantly in order to capitalize on the opportunity. Ally Financial, Inc. operates as a bank holding company with a primary focus on automotive financing products and services. In the PM team’s opinion, the company, which went public earlier in the year, was poised to show meaningful improvement in fundamentals after a period of repositioning. Unfortunately, from the PM team’s perspective, Ally struggled to gain sufficient traction in recent quarters since going public. The Fund no longer holds any of the securities noted above as “underperformers.”
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Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund |
Portfolio Managers | Charles Schwartz, CFA®, Betsy Pecor, CFA®, and Matthew McGeary, CFA®, are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund (the “Fund”) and have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since October 2012.
Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 5.51% (excluding front-end sales charges of 4.75%), underperforming both benchmark indices, the Russell Midcap® Index and, secondarily, the S&P MidCap 400® Index, which returned 15.32% and 11.65%, respectively. The Fund’s performance, relative to the benchmarks, benefitted from positive absolute performance in all but the energy sector. Most returns were greater than 10%, with the materials and telecommunication services sectors delivering over 20%. The Fund’s relative performance against the benchmarks benefitted from solid performance in the materials and telecommunications services sectors. The financials, utilities, consumer staples, consumer discretionary, health care, industrials, and information technology sectors put up positive returns but lagged the benchmarks for the period. In the energy sector, the Fund was negatively impacted by lagging stock selection results in oil, gas, and consumable fuels, along with being overweight in the sector. The industrials sector was hurt by stock selection mainly in transportation industries. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 10/31/04 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Underperformers | CommVault Systems, Inc. sells software for data-management applications. The company delivered financial results that were below expectations; further, it had some sales-execution issues in the North American region. The company is trying to bring the revenue-growth rate back to historical levels, but the Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) believes that spending is likely to impact results for several more quarters. The PM team continues to believe in the company’s products and management team, and the Fund added to its position. NeuStar, Inc. (Class A), a provider of real-time information services and analytics, was meaningfully impacted due to what the PM team believes was uncertainty regarding the company’s largest contract. After successfully winning and executing on the contract for the last 17 years, the PM team believes that continued delays in the renewal process and news that a recommendation in favor of a competitor for the contract has caused significant investor concern. The PM team believes NeuStar has a number of attractive businesses, and the loss of the contract is largely reflected in the current share price. The Fund continues to hold this security. Oasis Petroleum, Inc. is an energy exploration-and-production company with operations focused solely in the Williston Basin. The company experienced weather-related production slowdowns and concerns about increasing costs in the basin. The PM team remains optimistic about the long-term prospects for this company. The Fund continues to hold this security. SM Energy Co. performed poorly after it indicated in an earnings release that it was reviewing its reserve assumptions for an area within its Eagleford (Texas) acreage. The company didn’t issue a final report of the review but the market appeared to assume the worst and the stock price suffered. The Fund continues to hold this security because the PM team believes the market overreacted, and they continue to believe SM Energy remains a compelling opportunity. Noble Corp. PLC is an offshore contract driller. The company performed poorly after it (and other industry participants) warned investors that near-term deep-water drilling activity may be soft given slow demand trends and increased industry capacity. The Fund sold the security.
Top performers | Edwards Lifesciences Corp., which sells heart-valve products, had superior across-the-board third quarter results. Edwards currently has three major product launches in the U.S., Europe and Japan that appear to be intended to compete with Medtronic’s product line. The Fund no longer holds this security. Hanesbrands Inc. manufactures a broad range of apparel through brands that include Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali and Maidenform. The company saw stronger-than-expected sales, better gross margins and lower expenses. Additionally, the company recently announced that it was acquiring DBApparel, which will give it a significant footprint in Europe. The Fund still holds the security. Skyworks Solutions, Inc. makes analog semiconductors with a focus on wireless-connectivity applications. The company has among the best operating and financial metrics of its peer group. The PM team believes it will benefit from several meaningful growth drivers that will also help further diversify its business lines. The company reported solid financial results and gave very strong guidance in the middle of the year. The Fund still holds this security. Steel Dynamics, Inc., a diversified steel producer and metals recycler, performed well due largely to the company’s announced acquisition of a steel mill—one of the newest and technologically advanced mini-mills in North America. The PM team believes the deal will be beneficial to Steel Dynamics’ financials and is likely to increase its exposure to attractive growth markets in the southern U.S. and Mexico. Further, the company pre-announced its latest quarterly results due to stronger volumes, better capacity utilization and solid pricing. The Fund continues to hold the security. Illumina, Inc. is a leader in the genetic-analysis tools space. The Fund owned Illumina at the end of last year but sold it after Roche Holdings made a purchase offer that drove the stock price higher. Roche subsequently dropped its offer and the stock fell by approximately 10%. All the while, the company continued to execute and maintain its leadership position in the industry. The PM team believed the company’s valuation looked compelling at the lower levels. Consequently, the Fund repurchased the stock, and the company beat their fourth-quarter expectations. The Fund sold the security when it reached the Fund’s price target.
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Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund |
Portfolio Managers | Bert L. Boksen, CFA®, and Eric Mintz, CFA®, are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”). Mr. Boksen has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since August 1995 and Mr. Mintz since March 2011.
Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 7.30% (excluding front-end sales charges of 4.75%), underperforming its benchmark index, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which returned 8.26%. The Fund underperformed most in the health care sector, as well as, to a lesser extent, the energy sector. In the health care sector, the Fund was hurt by weak stock selection, while being slightly overweight. The Fund’s energy holdings generated below-benchmark returns during the period, while reflecting an in-line sector weighting. In contrast, the consumer discretionary and information technology sectors were bright spots for the Fund, with solid relative performance generated in both sectors, while reflecting in-line and slightly underweight positioning relative to the benchmark respectively. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 10/31/04 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Underperformers | Geospace Technologies Corp. makes seismic instruments used in monitoring oil and natural-gas reserves. The Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) believes that contract-timing issues have continued to plague the stock in recent periods; nevertheless, the PM team believes Geospace continues to have strong prospects for its innovative seismic-recording systems. The Fund continues to hold the security. Medidata Solutions Inc. sells technology used to enhance its customers’ efficiency in clinical-development and research processes. The company’s shares gave back some ground as a correction of many high-flying software-as-a-service names reigned in valuations earlier in the period to more reasonable levels. The Fund continues to hold the security. Thoratec Corp. develops medical devices used to support patients with failing hearts. The company dramatically lowered guidance, which pressured the stock. The PM team believes that weak results were due to a dramatic slowdown in the market as the pace of patient referrals declined. The PM team continues to believe that the potential market for these devices is substantial with few therapeutic options available to the huge number of patients with congestive heart failure. The Fund continues to hold the security. Chart Industries, Inc. manufactures equipment used primarily in the production and storage of liquid natural gas (“LNG”). Strong orders and record backlogs were tempered by news of the company’s revenue-guidance reduction early in the period in light of a handful of customer-order schedule delays. The PM team continues to like Chart’s positioning to benefit from the ongoing build-out of LNG export terminals in North America and a progressing shift to natural-gas-powered trucks. The Fund continues to hold the security. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. focuses on treatments for severe lipid (cholesterol) disorders. Competitor, Amgen Inc., continues to develop a high-cholesterol treatment that will compete with Aegerion’s products. Aegerion’s growth outlook was tempered further due to lighter-than-expected traction of its ongoing Juxtapid launch. Accordingly, the security was sold.
Top performers | Puma Biotechnology, Inc. develops drugs such as Neratinib, which is designed to treat several mutations of metastatic breast cancer. The company’s shares nearly tripled during the quarter in response to substantially positive phase-three clinical trial data. The Fund continues to hold the security. Receptos, Inc. is engaged in the development of drug therapies for use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (“MS”) and irritable-bowel syndrome. The shares benefitted from largely positive phase-two clinical trial data, which further distinguished the efficacy and safety profiles of its MS-treatment candidate. The Fund continues to hold the security. Texas Industries, Inc., a supplier of cement construction products, was acquired by Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. in an all-stock transaction. The Fund continues to hold the resulting position of Marietta Materials as it provides the Fund exposure to the U.S. non-residential construction cycle which has begun to show signs of recovery. The WhiteWave Foods Co. manufactures food products such as Silk and International Delight. The company continues to execute well in an expanding natural and organic-foods industry, leveraging strong brand awareness to take market share. The Fund continues to hold the security. OpenTable, Inc. provides an electronic-reservation booking service for restaurants via cloud-based computers or smartphone applications. Shares jumped during the period as online travel- and leisure-planning firm Priceline Group announced it would acquire OpenTable at a substantial premium. The Fund sold the security post-announcement after the premium became priced in its valuation.
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Performance Summary and Commentary
Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund |
Portfolio Managers | Charles Schwartz, CFA®, Betsy Pecor, CFA®, and Matthew McGeary, CFA®, are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund (the “Fund”) and have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since its inception in December 2012.
Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned of 4.17% (excluding front-end sales charges of 4.75%) underperforming its benchmark index, the Russell 2000® Index, which returned 8.06%. The Fund’s performance, relative to the benchmark, benefitted from solid performance in the materials, consumer staples, financials, and industrials sectors. The performance in the information technology, health care, energy, consumer discretionary, and utilities sectors lagged the benchmark for the period. The Fund’s holdings in the Information technology sector was hurt by stock selection in the semiconductor and software & services industry groups. In the health care sector, the Fund was negatively impacted by stock selection results in health care equipment and services, but did benefit from its allocation in the sector as a whole. The Fund’s stock selection in the oil, gas & consumable fuels industry led to the Fund’s overall underperformance in that sector. By contrast, materials was a source of relative outperformance due to solid stock selection in the chemicals and metals & mining industries. Additionally, consumer staples was an outperforming sector for the Fund due to solid stock performance in the food & beverage industry group. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 12/31/12 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Underperformers | Emerald Oil, Inc. is an exploration and production company with operations focused in the Bakken Shale region. In the past year, the company has executed some asset divestitures, new property leases and a secondary stock offering. Emerald now sits with a debt-free balance sheet, a large cash position and a solid set of drilling locations. Despite the recent sell-off in the energy sector, the Fund continues to hold its positon in Emerald as the Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) likes the long-term prospects. Shares of Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd., an independent oil and gas exploration-and-production company, performed poorly after the company missed consensus earnings expectations due to numerous cost overruns. The PM team had been hopeful that the company had addressed these issues and after the company’s most recent earnings miss, the Fund sold the security. NeuStar, Inc. (Class A), a provider of real-time information services and analytics, was meaningfully impacted due to what the PM team believes was uncertainty regarding the company’s largest contract. After successfully winning and executing on the contract for the last 17 years, the PM team believed that continued delays in the renewal process and news that a recommendation in favor of a competitor for the contract caused significant investor concern. The PM team believes NeuStar has a number of attractive businesses, and the loss of the contract is largely reflected in the current share price. The Fund continues to hold the security. CommVault Systems, Inc., a seller of software for data-management applications, delivered financial results that were below expectations. The company is trying to bring the revenue-growth rate back to historical levels but the PM team believes that spending is likely to impact results for several more quarters. The PM team continues to believe in the company’s products and management team and the Fund added to its position. CARBO Ceramics Inc. manufactures parts used in the completion process for oil and gas wells. The PM team believes that the stock performed poorly as concerns arose regarding some of its customers switching from ceramics to lower-cost sand in some wells. In the past, when customers have reduced their consumption of ceramics, near-term results were impacted negatively for a short time. The PM team is watching the situation carefully but is confident in the company’s products, market position and business plan. The Fund continues to hold the security.
Top performers | Akorn, Inc. is a pharmaceutical firm with two segments, prescription pharmaceuticals and consumer health. The PM team believes that the company has seen strong revenue growth from internally developed products, revived products and several strategic acquisitions. The PM team continues to like Akorn’s revenue prospects—including generic price inflation for a few key products, international manufacturing opportunities, and 93 new-drug applications filed with the government. The Fund continues to hold the security. SolarWinds, Inc., a leading provider of network-monitoring and management software for IT professionals, has executed well recently, and its management’s efforts to improve the sales and support organization appear to be on track. Investors appear to have embraced the good results, and the Fund continues to hold the security. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) which owns and invests in high-end full-service hotels primarily in major urban and resort markets. The company, which owns 28 hotels, has been able to identify under-capitalized or poorly managed assets and improve their per-room revenue and generate impressive margin expansion. The company has consistently delivered strong results over the past year and has traded up along with the overall REIT industry. The PM team continues to like the high-end nature and the overall portfolio of hotels. The Fund continues to hold the security. Esterline Technologies Corp. is a specialized manufacturing company principally serving aerospace and defense customers. The PM team believes that the company performed exceptionally well over the past year based on improving fundamentals, confidence in the cost savings plan implemented by the new management team, and the accretive acquisition of Joslyn Sunbank Company, LLC. After the solid performance, the Fund sold the security. Shares of Landstar System, Inc., a provider of integrated transportation-management solutions, performed well following the release of quarterly earnings which exceeded expectations. The Fund continues to hold the security.
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Eagle Smaller Company Fund |
Portfolio Managers | Charles Schwartz, CFA®, Betsy Pecor, CFA®, and Matthew McGeary, CFA®, are Co-Portfolio Managers of the Eagle Smaller Company Fund (the “Fund”) and have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since October 2014.
Performance discussion | The following commentary covers the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014. For the period November 1, 2013 through October 19, 2014, the Fund was subadvised by Eagle Boston Investment Management, Inc. Eagle Asset Management Inc. assumed responsibility of the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio as of October 20, 2014 and managed the Fund through the fiscal year end.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 3.34% (excluding front-end sales charges of 4.75%) underperforming both benchmark indices, the Russell 2000® Index and, secondarily, the Russell 2500™ Index, which returned 8.06% and 10.23%, respectively. The Fund’s performance, relative to the benchmark, benefitted from positive absolute performance in all but three sectors, with the telecommunication services sector delivering returns of more than 50%. The Fund’s relative performance benefitted from solid performance in the consumer discretionary, energy, and telecommunications services sectors. However, the information technology, consumer staples, health care, financials, industrials, materials, and utilities sectors all lagged the benchmark for the period. In the information technology sector, the Fund’s stock returns did not keep pace with the performance of the benchmark, especially among technology hardware and semiconductor stocks. In the consumer staples sector, the Fund was negatively impacted by lagging stock selection results in the personal products industry. The Fund’s performance in the health care sector was hurt not only by stock selection in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industries, but also by the Fund’s overall underweight in those industries. In contrast, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of relative outperformance due to the solid stock selection in internet & catalog retail industry as well as an underweight in the sector as a whole. Please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio.
Growth of a $10,000 investment from 11/3/08 to 10/31/14 (a)
(a) The Fund’s values and returns reflect the maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%, fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges and expenses.
Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
Underperformers | NCR Corp., a company which sells financial transaction machines (e.g., automatic teller machines and other point-of-sale devices), experienced disappointing sales results and, as a result, the Fund sold the security. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (Class A), a multi-level marketer of primarily personal care products, fell on the announcement of a regulatory inquiry in China, which is one of Nu Skin’s largest and fastest-growing markets. The Fund no longer holds the security. Rosetta Resources Inc. is an independent oil and gas exploration company, which engages in the acquisition and development of onshore energy resources in the U.S. Shares of Rosetta traded lower as the price of oil dropped below $90 per barrel. Despite the recent sell-off in the energy sector, as a whole, the Portfolio Management team (“PM team”) likes the company’s long-term prospects. The Fund continues to hold the security. NeuStar, Inc. (Class A), a provider of real-time information services and analytics, was meaningfully impacted due to what the PM team believes was uncertainty regarding the company’s largest contract. After successfully winning and executing on the contract for the last 17 years, the PM team believes that continued delays in the renewal process and news that a recommendation in favor of a competitor for the contract caused significant investor concern. The PM team believes NeuStar has a number of attractive businesses and the loss of the contract is largely reflected in the current share price. As a result, the Fund continues to hold the security. The Bancorp, Inc., a Mid-Atlantic-based bank and provider of pre-paid and debit cards, announced an FDIC consent decree that will impede some of its operations while the company bolsters its compliance infrastructure. The Fund sold the security.
Top performers | AerCap Holdings N.V., a global leader in aircraft leasing, almost doubled this year as the company bought one of its larger competitors in a beneficial deal that added 931 owned planes to AerCap’s leasing business and more than 300 planes on order. AerCap is now the largest lessor of airplanes. Accordingly, the PM team believes that the Company may be able to recognize important purchasing economies of scale. The Fund no longer holds the security. Chemed Corp. is a company which conducts its business operations in two segments: a provider of hospice and palliative care services (VITAS Healthcare Corporation) and a provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services (Roto-Rooter). The company issued better than expected earnings guidance as a result of improving demand. The stock has more than rebalanced from a sharp price decline last year and demonstrated strong fundamental performance over the course of the past year. The Fund sold the stock toward the end of the year. Shares of The Hillshire Brands Co., a producer and marketer of meat-centric and bakery grocery products, rose after the Company agreed to be acquired by Tyson Foods for a sizeable premium following a bidding contest. The Fund no longer holds the security. Shares of Dresser-Rand Group, Inc., a global supplier of environmentally friendly technology platforms in distributed power generation for the oil and gas, industrial, institutional, and commercial industries, rose after the Company agreed to be acquired by Germany-based Siemens AG. The PM team felt that the acquisition price was fair and decided to sell the Fund’s position ahead of the acquisition. QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (Class A) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns and operates data centers across the U.S. The company’s portfolio includes several properties with excess capacity, which the PM team believes may benefit from strong demand for data-center services. The Fund purchased the shares as part of its initial public offering because the PM team believed that the positive operating leverage associated with an increase in capacity utilization may drive above average cash flow growth. With the recent performance of the REIT industry, the PM team felt it was a good opportunity to exit the position toward the end of the year. The Fund no longer holds the security.
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The Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index includes U.S. government and investment grade credit securities that have a greater than or equal to one year and less than ten years remaining to maturity and have $250,000,000 or more of outstanding face value. The returns of the index do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The MSCI EAFE® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. As of December 31, 2013, the index consisted of 21 developed market country indices. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The Russell 2500TM Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500 is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2,500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 U.S. stocks and gives a broad look at how stock prices have performed. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
The S&P MidCap 400® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-sized company segment of the U.S. market. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.
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10.31.2014 |
COMMON STOCKS—99.6% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Machinery-construction & mining—0.6% | ||||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 17,600 | $1,784,816 | ||||||||
Media—2.4% | ||||||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 66,800 | 3,697,380 | ||||||||
DIRECTV* | 26,100 | 2,265,219 | ||||||||
Viacom, Inc., Class B | 22,000 | 1,598,960 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous manufacturer—0.7% | ||||||||||
Trinity Industries, Inc. | 67,000 | 2,392,570 | ||||||||
Oil & gas—2.1% | ||||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 23,800 | 2,262,190 | ||||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 23,800 | 2,163,420 | ||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 47,700 | 2,389,293 | ||||||||
Oil & gas services—2.2% | ||||||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 72,810 | 7,183,435 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—6.4% | ||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 72,100 | 4,575,466 | ||||||||
Actavis PLC* | 12,300 | 2,985,702 | ||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 38,100 | 2,990,088 | ||||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 33,800 | 3,642,964 | ||||||||
McKesson Corp. | 30,100 | 6,122,641 | ||||||||
Real estate—2.6% | ||||||||||
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | 256,547 | 8,209,504 | ||||||||
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.0% | ||||||||||
American Tower Corp. | 38,853 | 3,788,167 | ||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 34,197 | 2,671,470 | ||||||||
Retail—10.6% | ||||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | 11,335 | 7,231,730 | ||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 45,902 | 6,121,950 | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 69,000 | 5,920,890 | ||||||||
Foot Locker, Inc. | 44,700 | 2,503,647 | ||||||||
Macy’s, Inc. | 52,700 | 3,047,114 | ||||||||
PVH Corp. | 20,523 | 2,346,805 | ||||||||
The Home Depot, Inc. | 66,600 | 6,494,832 | ||||||||
Semiconductors—9.6% | ||||||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 59,600 | 4,640,456 | ||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.* | 49,900 | 1,651,191 | ||||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 170,130 | 13,356,906 | ||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 47,300 | 2,754,752 | ||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 57,500 | 2,855,450 | ||||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 120,250 | 5,348,720 | ||||||||
Software—4.6% | ||||||||||
Fiserv, Inc.* | 46,800 | 3,251,664 | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 203,800 | 9,568,410 | ||||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.* | 29,599 | 1,894,040 | ||||||||
Telecommunications—2.1% | ||||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 132,200 | 6,643,050 | ||||||||
Textiles—0.5% | ||||||||||
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | 11,100 | 1,576,644 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost $186,848,673) | 317,860,020 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $186,848,673) 99.6% ‡ | 317,860,020 | |||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 0.4% | 1,132,066 | |||||||||
Net assets 100.0% | $318,992,086 |
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* Non-income producing security
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $187,281,144. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $130,578,876, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $131,965,724 and $(1,386,848), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
Sector allocation (unaudited) | ||||
Sector | Percent of net assets | |||
Consumer, non-cyclical | 24.6% | |||
Technology | 22.4% | |||
Consumer, cyclical | 20.9% | |||
Communications | 12.8% | |||
Financial | 7.6% | |||
Industrial | 6.1% | |||
Energy | 4.3% | |||
Basic materials | 0.9% |
COMMON STOCKS—96.7% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Oil & gas—10.7% | ||||||||||
Chevron Corp. | 148,377 | $17,797,821 | ||||||||
ConocoPhillips | 260,743 | 18,812,608 | ||||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 193,466 | 17,204,931 | ||||||||
Total S.A., Sponsored ADR | 258,913 | 15,506,300 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—9.7% | ||||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 459,780 | 20,041,810 | ||||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 344,909 | 19,984,028 | ||||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 770,891 | 23,088,185 | ||||||||
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.6% | ||||||||||
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 265,172 | 10,413,304 | ||||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 38,190 | 6,844,030 | ||||||||
Retail—4.5% | ||||||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 107,104 | 10,038,858 | ||||||||
The Home Depot, Inc. | 198,832 | 19,390,097 | ||||||||
Semiconductors—3.6% | ||||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 1,056,059 | 23,328,343 | ||||||||
Software—4.0% | ||||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 555,079 | 26,060,959 | ||||||||
Telecommunications—1.8% | ||||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 337,248 | 11,749,720 | ||||||||
Toys/games/hobbies—1.8% | ||||||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 373,757 | 11,612,630 | ||||||||
Transportation—3.1% | ||||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 189,355 | 19,865,233 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost $479,578,427) | 628,296,545 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $479,578,427) 96.7% ‡ | 628,296,545 | |||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 3.3% | 21,572,033 | |||||||||
Net assets 100.0% | $649,868,578 |
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $478,986,662. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $149,309,883, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $154,057,103 and $(4,747,220), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
ADR—American depository receipt
Sector allocation (unaudited) | ||||
Sector | Percent of net assets | |||
Consumer, non-cyclical | 24.6% | |||
Industrial | 17.7% | |||
Financial | 14.8% | |||
Technology | 11.9% | |||
Energy | 10.7% | |||
Consumer, cyclical | 9.7% | |||
Basic materials | 5.5% | |||
Communications | 1.8% |
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COMMON STOCKS—99.6% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Hong Kong (cont’d) | ||||||||||
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 44,000 | $55,261 | ||||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | 16,000 | 154,426 | ||||||||
Wheelock and Co. Ltd. | 15,000 | 73,022 | ||||||||
Israel—1.7% | ||||||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 2,876 | 162,606 | ||||||||
Italy—0.5% | ||||||||||
Banca Popolare di Milano S.c.a.r.l.* | 68,705 | 51,701 | ||||||||
Japan—25.9% | ||||||||||
Bridgestone Corp. | 4,300 | 143,706 | ||||||||
Calsonic Kansei Corp. | 9,000 | 50,977 | ||||||||
Central Japan Railway Co. | 1,400 | 215,992 | ||||||||
DTS Corp. | 900 | 18,852 | ||||||||
EIZO Corp. | 900 | 16,811 | ||||||||
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. | 1,700 | 57,680 | ||||||||
Fujitsu Ltd. | 6,000 | 36,719 | ||||||||
Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd. | 500 | 20,028 | ||||||||
Heiwa Corp. | 2,500 | 51,504 | ||||||||
ITOCHU Corp. | 6,800 | 83,256 | ||||||||
KDDI Corp. | 2,400 | 154,616 | ||||||||
Marubeni Corp. | 28,700 | 186,619 | ||||||||
MITSUBA Corp. | 1,600 | 26,236 | ||||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. | 3,400 | 67,786 | ||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 21,400 | 127,599 | ||||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 12,100 | 185,383 | ||||||||
Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.* | 10,500 | 30,610 | ||||||||
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. | 4,000 | 249,885 | ||||||||
Nippon Yusen K.K. | 42,000 | 110,860 | ||||||||
Resona Holdings, Inc. | 28,200 | 164,022 | ||||||||
Sankyu, Inc. | 10,000 | 48,129 | ||||||||
Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 6,000 | 39,830 | ||||||||
SIIX Corp. | 1,300 | 22,814 | ||||||||
Sojitz Corp. | 58,900 | 88,433 | ||||||||
Sumitomo Corp. | 10,300 | 111,482 | ||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 1,700 | 69,106 | ||||||||
Toho Holdings Co. Ltd. | 1,000 | 13,196 | ||||||||
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. | 1,500 | 25,066 | ||||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. | 1,200 | 72,187 | ||||||||
Malta—0.6% | ||||||||||
Unibet Group PLC, SDR | 938 | 54,051 | ||||||||
Netherlands—7.2% | ||||||||||
Aegon N.V. | 16,877 | 137,551 | ||||||||
Heineken N.V. | 1,398 | 104,396 | ||||||||
ING Groep N.V., CVA* | 14,190 | 203,908 | ||||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B | 6,635 | 246,152 | ||||||||
New Zealand—0.3% | ||||||||||
Air New Zealand Ltd. | 17,124 | 27,458 | ||||||||
Singapore—1.0% | ||||||||||
First Resources Ltd. | 22,000 | 35,619 | ||||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 20,000 | 58,847 | ||||||||
Spain—1.5% | ||||||||||
Acerinox S.A. | 2,665 | 39,594 | ||||||||
Cie Automotive S.A. | 2,153 | 29,232 | ||||||||
Iberdrola S.A. | 10,411 | 73,650 | ||||||||
Sweden—5.0% | ||||||||||
AAK AB | 416 | 22,552 | ||||||||
Boliden AB | 4,959 | 82,100 | ||||||||
Loomis AB, Class B | 667 | 18,337 |
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COMMON STOCKS—99.6% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Sweden (cont’d) | ||||||||||
Meda AB, Class A | 6,648 | $87,519 | ||||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | 13,109 | 168,215 | ||||||||
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B | 2,367 | 53,061 | ||||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | 4,053 | 47,924 | ||||||||
Switzerland—5.0% | ||||||||||
ARYZTA AG* | 336 | 28,583 | ||||||||
GAM Holding AG* | 2,101 | 35,858 | ||||||||
Holcim Ltd.* | 257 | 18,224 | ||||||||
Kaba Holding AG, Class B* | 41 | 19,546 | ||||||||
Novartis AG | 1,834 | 170,093 | ||||||||
Rieter Holding AG* | 88 | 16,235 | ||||||||
Roche Holding AG | 579 | 171,011 | ||||||||
Swiss Re AG* | 256 | 20,703 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost $9,538,481) | 9,572,853 | |||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.2% | ||||||||||
Italy—0.2% | ||||||||||
Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA | 4,425 | 19,685 | ||||||||
Total preferred stocks (cost $17,240) | 19,685 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $9,555,721) 99.8% ‡ | 9,592,538 | |||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 0.2% | 16,804 | |||||||||
Total net assets 100.0% | $9,609,342 |
* Non-income producing security
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $9,562,874. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $29,664, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $595,218 and $(565,554), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
CVA—Dutch certification
SDR—Swedish depository receipt
Sector allocation (unaudited) | ||||
Sector | Percent of net assets | |||
Financial | 28.5% | |||
Consumer, cyclical | 25.8% | |||
Consumer, non-cyclical | 18.6% | |||
Communications | 8.0% | |||
Industrial | 7.6% | |||
Energy | 5.2% | |||
Basic materials | 2.7% | |||
Utilities | 2.4% | |||
Technology | 1.0% |
Industry allocation (unaudited) | ||||||||
Industry | Value | Percent of net assets | ||||||
Banks | $1,695,200 | 17.6% | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals | 966,316 | 10.1% | ||||||
Telecommunications | 769,581 | 8.0% | ||||||
Distribution/wholesale | 722,959 | 7.5% | ||||||
Auto manufacturers | 695,582 | 7.2% | ||||||
Insurance | 660,375 | 6.8% | ||||||
Transportation | 563,291 | 5.9% | ||||||
Oil & gas | 498,871 | 5.2% | ||||||
Auto parts & equipment | 402,977 | 4.2% | ||||||
Home builders | 281,806 | 2.9% | ||||||
Real estate | 270,033 | 2.8% | ||||||
Agriculture | 264,569 | 2.8% | ||||||
Electric | 228,076 | 2.4% | ||||||
Beverages | 213,666 | 2.2% | ||||||
Mining | 160,850 | 1.7% | ||||||
Healthcare services | 160,035 | 1.7% | ||||||
Airlines | 111,304 | 1.2% | ||||||
Entertainment | 105,555 | 1.1% | ||||||
Iron/steel | 100,035 | 1.0% | ||||||
Retail | 96,205 | 1.0% | ||||||
Food | 81,745 | 0.8% | ||||||
Diversified financial services | 76,102 | 0.8% | ||||||
Lodging | 70,226 | 0.7% | ||||||
Electronics | 59,171 | 0.6% | ||||||
Computers | 55,571 | 0.6% | ||||||
Cosmetics/personal care | 53,061 | 0.6% | ||||||
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) | 44,865 | 0.5% | ||||||
Semiconductors | 39,830 | 0.4% | ||||||
Engineering & construction | 36,492 | 0.4% | ||||||
Machinery-diversified | 35,113 | 0.3% | ||||||
Biotechnology | 19,753 | 0.2% | ||||||
Commercial services | 18,337 | 0.2% | ||||||
Building materials | 18,224 | 0.2% | ||||||
Aerospace/defense | 16,762 | 0.2% | ||||||
Total investment portfolio | $9,592,538 | 99.8% |
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Principal (in thousands) | ||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS—41.8% | Value | |||||||||
Healthcare services—1.3% | ||||||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 2.20%, 08/23/17 | $250 | $254,686 | ||||||||
Roche Holdings, Inc., 144A, 2.88%, 09/29/21 (a) | 500 | 504,671 | ||||||||
Insurance—3.9% | ||||||||||
Aon Corp., 3.13%, 05/27/16 | 250 | 257,786 | ||||||||
Assurant, Inc., 2.50%, 03/15/18 | 500 | 504,661 | ||||||||
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 144A, | 500 | 501,880 | ||||||||
Tiaa Asset Management Finance Co. LLC, 144A, 4.13%, 11/01/24 (a) | 500 | 502,836 | ||||||||
XLIT Ltd., 2.30%, 12/15/18 | 500 | 501,275 | ||||||||
Internet—1.3% | ||||||||||
Baidu, Inc., 3.25%, 08/06/18 | 500 | 514,689 | ||||||||
Expedia, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/24 | 250 | 249,686 | ||||||||
Media—0.9% | ||||||||||
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, 144A, | 205 | 260,248 | ||||||||
Comcast Corp., 3.60%, 03/01/24 | 250 | 258,093 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous manufacturer—0.9% | ||||||||||
Crane Co., 2.75%, 12/15/18 | 250 | 254,383 | ||||||||
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 2.38%, 12/17/18 | 250 | 252,397 | ||||||||
Oil & gas—1.7% | ||||||||||
CNOOC Nexen Finance ULC, 1.63%, 04/30/17 | 200 | 200,056 | ||||||||
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 2.00%, 05/20/16 | 250 | 249,381 | ||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.13%, 01/23/19 | 250 | 257,096 | ||||||||
Total Capital, 4.45%, 06/24/20 | 250 | 277,494 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—1.7% | ||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 1.75%, 11/06/17 | 250 | 250,778 | ||||||||
Bayer US Finance LLC, 144A, 3.00%, 10/08/21 (a) | 500 | 502,725 | ||||||||
Owens & Minor, Inc., 3.88%, 09/15/21 | 250 | 252,390 | ||||||||
Pipelines—0.4% | ||||||||||
Enable Midstream Partners LP, 144A, | 250 | 246,715 | ||||||||
Semiconductors—0.9% | ||||||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., 2.50%, 11/15/18 | 500 | 498,472 | ||||||||
Software—3.6% | ||||||||||
Autodesk, Inc., 1.95%, 12/15/17 | 250 | 251,783 | ||||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., 3.95%, 09/01/20 | 250 | 261,772 | ||||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 1.45%, 06/05/17 | 250 | 249,284 | ||||||||
Fiserv, Inc., 6.80%, 11/20/17 | 250 | 285,211 | ||||||||
Intuit, Inc., 5.75%, 03/15/17 | 250 | 274,960 | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp., 3.63%, 12/15/23 | 250 | 263,896 | ||||||||
Oracle Corp., 2.50%, 10/15/22 | 500 | 482,602 | ||||||||
Telecommunications—1.0% | ||||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 5.80%, 02/15/19 | 250 | 286,430 | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.50%, 09/15/20 | 250 | 271,266 | ||||||||
Toys/games/hobbies—0.4% | ||||||||||
Mattel, Inc., 2.35%, 05/06/19 | 250 | 248,515 | ||||||||
Transportation—0.4% | ||||||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., 2.40%, 03/15/19 | 250 | 251,959 | ||||||||
Total corporate bonds (cost $24,042,267) | 24,191,087 |
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EAGLE INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND (cont’d) | ||||||||||
MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—31.6% | Principal amount (in thousands) | Value | ||||||||
Asset-backed securities—11.1% | ||||||||||
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, | $1,000 | $1,000,326 | ||||||||
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A3, 0.73%, 02/21/17 | 1,000 | 999,404 | ||||||||
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2013-4, Class B, 1.71%, 07/15/19 | 1,000 | 1,001,873 | ||||||||
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2012-C, Class D, 2.43%, 01/15/19 | 1,000 | 1,016,321 | ||||||||
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A, | 1,000 | 1,000,672 | ||||||||
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-A, Class B, 1.73%, 08/15/19 | 1,000 | 1,001,250 | ||||||||
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, 144A, | 394 | 402,700 | ||||||||
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations—20.5% | ||||||||||
Fannie Mae Pool, | ||||||||||
Series 0957, Class MA, 3.00%, 01/01/22 | 983 | 1,027,160 | ||||||||
Series 1212, Class MA, 2.50%, 10/01/22 | 1,039 | 1,067,043 | ||||||||
Fannie Mae, REMIC, | ||||||||||
Series 2008-18, Class ND, 4.00%, 05/25/20 | 235 | 244,323 | ||||||||
Series 2011-45, Class NG, 3.00%, 03/25/25 | 909 | 946,396 | ||||||||
Series 2012-96, Class VA, 3.50%, 02/25/22 | 399 | 422,424 | ||||||||
Freddie Mac Gold Pool, | ||||||||||
Series 13368, Class G, 6.00%, 11/01/23 | 767 | 837,129 | ||||||||
Series 18509, Class G, 3.50%, 04/01/29 | 694 | 733,859 | ||||||||
Series 18513, Class G, 3.50%, 05/01/29 | 418 | 441,831 | ||||||||
Series 18519, Class G, 3.50%, 07/01/29 | 1,223 | 1,294,218 | ||||||||
Freddie Mac, REMIC, | ||||||||||
Series 2628, Class AB, 4.50%, 06/15/18 | 47 | 48,878 | ||||||||
Series 2885, Class LC, 4.50%, 04/15/34 | 95 | 100,390 | ||||||||
Series 3650, Class PA, 5.00%, 01/15/40 | 266 | 290,671 | ||||||||
Series 4068, Class MB, 2.00%, 02/15/42 | 2,575 | 2,515,371 | ||||||||
Ginnie Mae I Pool, Series 783112, 5.50%, 09/15/22 | 641 | 691,424 | ||||||||
Ginnie Mae II Pool, Series 5107, 4.00%, 07/20/26 | 743 | 792,277 | ||||||||
Ginnie Mae, REMIC, | ||||||||||
Series 2004-86, Class PK, 4.00%, 09/20/34 | 171 | 180,158 | ||||||||
Series 2010-169, Class CD, 3.00%, 12/16/25 | 209 | 218,009 | ||||||||
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities (cost $18,313,743) |
| 18,274,107 | ||||||||
U.S. TREASURIES—19.4% | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, | ||||||||||
1.63%, 11/15/22 | 2,500 | 2,398,828 | ||||||||
1.75%, 09/30/19 | 1,000 | 1,006,563 | ||||||||
2.13%, 09/30/21 | 2,000 | 2,011,875 | ||||||||
2.75%, 12/31/17 | 2,500 | 2,632,031 | ||||||||
2.75%, 02/15/24 | 2,000 | 2,076,250 | ||||||||
3.63%, 02/15/21 | 1,000 | 1,100,000 | ||||||||
Total U.S. Treasuries (cost $11,155,306) | 11,225,547 | |||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES—3.5% | ||||||||||
Federal Farm Credit Banks, 1.15%, 10/10/17 | 1,000 | 1,002,494 | ||||||||
Private Export Funding Corp., Series CC, | 1,000 | 1,032,628 | ||||||||
Total U.S. Government agency securities (cost $2,009,590) |
| 2,035,122 |
SUPRANATIONAL BANKS—1.7% | Principal amount (in thousands) | Value | ||||||||
Inter-American Development Bank, 1.75%, 10/15/19 | $1,000 | $996,021 | ||||||||
Total supranational banks (cost $995,330) | 996,021 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $56,516,236) 98.0% ‡ |
| 56,721,884 | ||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 2.0% | 1,181,349 | |||||||||
Total net assets 100.0% | $57,903,233 |
(a) Restricted securities deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities. At October 31, 2014, these securities aggregated $4,265,410 or 7.4% of the net assets of the Fund.
(b) Restricted securities deemed to be illiquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities. This security was purchased on February 12, 2013 at a cost of $936,872 which was 0.7% of net assets at the time of purchase. At October 31, 2014, this security had an amortized cost of $398,971 and a market value $402,700 which was 0.7% net assets of the Fund.
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $56,516,236. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $205,648, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $394,355 and $(188,707), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
144A—Securities are purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or are private placements and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, generally may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers.
FRN—Floating rate notes reset their interest rates on a semiannual or quarterly basis. Rate shown was as of October 31, 2014.
REMIC—Real estate mortgage investment conduit
Credit quality breakdown (unaudited)* | ||||
Rating | Percent of net assets | |||
AAA/Aaa | 50.7% | |||
AA/Aa | 11.7% | |||
A/A | 17.2% | |||
BBB/Baa | 18.4% | |||
Not rated | 0.0% |
* The table depicts the long-term credit-quality ratings assigned to the Fund’s portfolio holdings by Standard & Poor’s® (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), and Fitch Ratings Inc. (“Fitch”), each of which is a widely used independent nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”). NRSRO ratings are shown because they provide an independent analysis of the credit quality of the Fund’s investments. These credit-quality ratings are shown without regard to gradations within a given rating category. For example, securities rated “A-” have been included in the “A” rated category. Securities may be rated by other NRSROs and these ratings may be higher or lower. When ratings from multiple agencies are available, the highest is used, consistent with the Fund’s portfolio investment process. Credit quality ratings are subject to change without notice. For more information on S&P’s rating methodology, please visit standardandpoors.com and select “Understanding Ratings” under Rating Resources on the homepage. For more information on Moody’s rating methodology, please visit moodys.com and select “Rating Methodologies” under Research & Ratings on the homepage. For more information on Fitch’s rating methodology, please visit fitchratings.com and select “Ratings Definitions” at the bottom of the homepage.
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Manager”) also performs its own fundamental credit analysis of each security. As part of its fundamental credit analysis, the Manager considers various criteria, including industry specific actions, peer comparisons, payment ranking,
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and structure-specific characteristics. Any securities that are not rated by S&P, Moody’s, or Fitch appear in the table as “Not rated.” However, these securities are analyzed and monitored by the Manager on an ongoing basis. For these securities, the Manager uses its own credit analysis to assign ratings in categories similar to those of S&P or Moody’s. The use of similar categories is not an indication that the Manager’s credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with that of S&P’s, Moody’s, Fitch’s or any other NRSRO’s process were S&P, Moody’s, Fitch or any other NRSRO to rate the same security. Government securities that are issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government are not rated, but are treated by the Fund as being rated AAA and Aaa for credit quality purposes.
COMMON STOCKS—99.2% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Food—1.7% | ||||||||||
The WhiteWave Foods Co.* | 312,145 | $11,621,158 | ||||||||
Healthcare products—2.9% | ||||||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 7,395 | 3,666,441 | ||||||||
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.* | 95,070 | 7,467,748 | ||||||||
The Cooper Companies, Inc. | 55,720 | 9,132,508 | ||||||||
Healthcare services—5.7% | ||||||||||
Centene Corp.* | 102,525 | 9,500,992 | ||||||||
Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.* | 230,575 | 8,058,596 | ||||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.* | 107,405 | 7,523,720 | ||||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | 141,885 | 14,714,894 | ||||||||
Home furnishings—2.2% | ||||||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 141,211 | 15,157,589 | ||||||||
Household products/wares—1.4% | ||||||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 140,140 | 10,147,537 | ||||||||
Insurance—1.6% | ||||||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A* | 788,690 | 11,033,773 | ||||||||
Internet—7.0% | ||||||||||
Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A* | 612,455 | 16,009,574 | ||||||||
Liberty Ventures, Series A* | 84,249 | 2,957,148 | ||||||||
LinkedIn Corp., Class A* | 20,210 | 4,627,281 | ||||||||
Netflix, Inc.* | 12,305 | 4,833,035 | ||||||||
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | 157,480 | 13,962,177 | ||||||||
Twitter, Inc.* | 160,857 | 6,670,740 | ||||||||
Leisure time—2.3% | ||||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 237,360 | 16,133,359 | ||||||||
Lodging—2.8% | ||||||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 180,305 | 13,822,181 | ||||||||
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | 30,980 | 5,886,510 | ||||||||
Machinery-diversified—2.1% | ||||||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 126,625 | 8,609,233 | ||||||||
Nordson Corp. | 84,085 | 6,436,707 | ||||||||
Media—4.1% | ||||||||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 58,145 | 7,642,579 | ||||||||
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.* | 6,059,390 | 20,783,707 | ||||||||
Mining—1.1% | ||||||||||
Alcoa, Inc. | 440,280 | 7,379,093 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous manufacturer—3.6% | ||||||||||
Colfax Corp.* | 184,706 | 10,044,312 | ||||||||
Hexcel Corp.* | 182,655 | 7,651,418 | ||||||||
Pall Corp. | 78,785 | 7,202,525 | ||||||||
Oil & gas—4.3% | ||||||||||
Athlon Energy, Inc.* | 213,796 | 12,464,307 | ||||||||
Diamondback Energy, Inc.* | 45,285 | 3,099,305 | ||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | 85,347 | 4,282,713 | ||||||||
Memorial Resource Development Corp.* | 242,465 | 6,568,377 | ||||||||
Rice Energy, Inc.* | 129,380 | 3,419,513 | ||||||||
Oil & gas services—1.5% | ||||||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc.* | 187,020 | 10,480,601 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—4.0% | ||||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 87,790 | 7,498,144 | ||||||||
Catamaran Corp.* | 141,653 | 6,752,599 | ||||||||
Mylan, Inc.* | 258,330 | 13,833,571 |
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COMMON STOCKS—99.2% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Retail—3.3% | ||||||||||
AutoZone, Inc.* | 14,580 | $8,070,322 | ||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | 5,315 | 3,390,970 | ||||||||
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | 55,510 | 4,345,878 | ||||||||
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | 244,552 | 7,167,819 | ||||||||
Semiconductors—3.4% | ||||||||||
Altera Corp. | 98,455 | 3,383,898 | ||||||||
IPG Photonics Corp.* | 98,189 | 7,208,055 | ||||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 80,785 | 3,482,641 | ||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 161,015 | 9,377,514 | ||||||||
Software—5.7% | ||||||||||
ANSYS, Inc.* | 102,620 | 8,061,827 | ||||||||
Autodesk, Inc.* | 120,990 | 6,961,765 | ||||||||
Cerner Corp.* | 61,965 | 3,924,863 | ||||||||
Concur Technologies, Inc.* | 70,582 | 9,057,082 | ||||||||
NetSuite, Inc.* | 38,844 | 4,220,789 | ||||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.* | 116,385 | 7,906,033 | ||||||||
Telecommunications—1.5% | ||||||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 102,305 | 10,813,639 | ||||||||
Transportation—0.5% | ||||||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.* | 49,450 | 3,603,422 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost $474,378,830) | 693,200,510 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $474,378,830) 99.2% ‡ | 693,200,510 | |||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 0.8% | 5,585,377 | |||||||||
Net assets 100.0% | $698,785,887 |
* Non-income producing security
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $474,954,121. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $218,246,389, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $222,187,237 and $(3,940,848), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
Sector allocation (unaudited) | ||||
Sector | Percent of net assets | |||
Consumer, non-cyclical | 25.1% | |||
Industrial | 16.5% | |||
Consumer, cyclical | 16.1% | |||
Communications | 12.6% | |||
Technology | 12.4% | |||
Energy | 5.8% | |||
Financial | 5.7% | |||
Basic materials | 5.0% |
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COMMON STOCKS—95.8% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Household products/wares—1.2% | ||||||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 63,013 | $4,562,771 | ||||||||
Insurance—3.5% | ||||||||||
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 101,476 | 4,840,405 | ||||||||
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 105,540 | 5,508,133 | ||||||||
ProAssurance Corp. | 68,640 | 3,210,979 | ||||||||
Internet—1.0% | ||||||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.* | 31,960 | 3,930,441 | ||||||||
Iron/steel—1.2% | ||||||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 204,205 | 4,698,757 | ||||||||
Leisure time—2.7% | ||||||||||
Jarden Corp.* | 93,710 | 6,099,584 | ||||||||
Polaris Industries, Inc. | 29,040 | 4,380,974 | ||||||||
Lodging—1.4% | ||||||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 67,717 | 5,259,579 | ||||||||
Machinery-diversified—5.0% | ||||||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 64,878 | 4,411,055 | ||||||||
IDEX Corp. | 44,774 | 3,354,020 | ||||||||
Roper Industries, Inc. | 18,905 | 2,992,662 | ||||||||
The Middleby Corp.* | 65,823 | 5,825,335 | ||||||||
Wabtec Corp. | 33,605 | 2,900,112 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous manufacturer—2.7% | ||||||||||
AptarGroup, Inc. | 50,782 | 3,160,672 | ||||||||
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 100,950 | 4,197,501 | ||||||||
Pall Corp. | 32,975 | 3,014,574 | ||||||||
Oil & gas—1.4% | ||||||||||
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.* | 90,385 | 2,707,935 | ||||||||
SM Energy Co. | 51,363 | 2,891,737 | ||||||||
Oil & gas services—4.4% | ||||||||||
Core Laboratories N.V. | 26,167 | 3,651,081 | ||||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc.* | 52,015 | 2,914,921 | ||||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | 159,513 | 4,249,426 | ||||||||
Oil States International, Inc.* | 46,862 | 2,799,536 | ||||||||
Superior Energy Services, Inc. | 138,584 | 3,485,388 | ||||||||
Packaging & containers—1.3% | ||||||||||
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.* | 188,523 | 4,905,368 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—3.8% | ||||||||||
Catamaran Corp.* | 96,310 | 4,591,098 | ||||||||
Omnicare, Inc. | 75,875 | 5,052,516 | ||||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 141,805 | 5,269,474 | ||||||||
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.1% | ||||||||||
DDR Corp. | 239,259 | 4,340,159 | ||||||||
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 19,099 | 3,853,414 | ||||||||
Retail—7.4% | ||||||||||
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.* | 239,349 | 4,526,089 | ||||||||
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | 105,935 | 4,817,924 | ||||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | 43,480 | 3,520,576 | ||||||||
PVH Corp. | 43,360 | 4,958,216 | ||||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 81,571 | 5,972,629 | ||||||||
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.* | 40,334 | 4,872,750 | ||||||||
Semiconductors—2.8% | ||||||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 120,780 | 5,206,826 | ||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 99,600 | 5,800,704 |
COMMON STOCKS—95.8% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Software—7.2% | ||||||||||
ANSYS, Inc.* | 39,385 | $3,094,086 | ||||||||
CommVault Systems, Inc.* | 108,598 | 4,815,235 | ||||||||
Informatica Corp.* | 168,340 | 6,003,005 | ||||||||
Nuance Communications, Inc.* | 169,045 | 2,608,364 | ||||||||
Open Text Corp. | 64,849 | 3,574,477 | ||||||||
Qlik Technologies, Inc.* | 137,704 | 3,903,908 | ||||||||
SolarWinds, Inc.* | 85,740 | 4,076,937 | ||||||||
Telecommunications—2.3% | ||||||||||
NeuStar, Inc., Class A* | 103,630 | 2,736,869 | ||||||||
NICE-Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 149,643 | 6,087,477 | ||||||||
Transportation—3.3% | ||||||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 102,721 | 4,382,078 | ||||||||
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A* | 48,654 | 4,680,515 | ||||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 47,178 | 3,763,389 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost $288,634,960) | 372,363,315 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $288,634,960) |
| 372,363,315 | ||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 4.2% | 16,518,323 | |||||||||
Net assets 100.0% | $388,881,638 |
* Non-income producing security
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $289,380,272. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $82,983,043, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $89,515,066 and $(6,532,023), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
ADR—American depository receipt
Sector allocation (unaudited) | ||||
Sector | Percent of net assets | |||
Consumer, non-cyclical | 20.2% | |||
Industrial | 19.0% | |||
Financial | 15.4% | |||
Consumer, cyclical | 15.4% | |||
Technology | 11.6% | |||
Energy | 5.8% | |||
Basic materials | 4.0% | |||
Communications | 3.3% | |||
Utilities | 1.1% |
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COMMON STOCKS—99.5% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Environmental control—2.2% | ||||||||||
Waste Connections, Inc. | 1,694,631 | $84,562,087 | ||||||||
Food—5.1% | ||||||||||
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. | 955,332 | 32,290,222 | ||||||||
The Fresh Market, Inc.* | 498,547 | 18,301,660 | ||||||||
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.* | 408,561 | 44,226,728 | ||||||||
The WhiteWave Foods Co.* | 1,357,824 | 50,551,788 | ||||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc.* | 706,924 | 48,084,970 | ||||||||
Healthcare products—3.2% | ||||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.* | 378,030 | 19,891,939 | ||||||||
Cyberonics, Inc.* | 365,899 | 19,209,697 | ||||||||
Natus Medical, Inc.* | 698,710 | 23,756,140 | ||||||||
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.* | 498,252 | 39,137,695 | ||||||||
Thoratec Corp.* | 686,468 | 18,658,200 | ||||||||
Healthcare services—2.2% | ||||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | 426,276 | 26,450,426 | ||||||||
Centene Corp.* | 593,534 | 55,002,796 | ||||||||
Home furnishings—1.4% | ||||||||||
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | 917,956 | 52,222,517 | ||||||||
Household products/wares—0.7% | ||||||||||
Tumi Holdings, Inc.* | 1,289,069 | 26,773,963 | ||||||||
Insurance—1.5% | ||||||||||
Enstar Group Ltd.* | 202,491 | 29,982,842 | ||||||||
ProAssurance Corp. | 557,074 | 26,059,922 | ||||||||
Internet—1.9% | ||||||||||
HomeAway, Inc.* | 1,164,486 | 40,640,561 | ||||||||
WebMD Health Corp.* | 395,476 | 16,878,916 | ||||||||
Zillow, Inc., Class A* | 124,901 | 13,580,486 | ||||||||
Lodging—0.4% | ||||||||||
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.* | 1,519,339 | 16,165,767 | ||||||||
Machinery-diversified—2.0% | ||||||||||
Chart Industries, Inc.* | 396,987 | 18,479,745 | ||||||||
Cognex Corp.* | 1,441,148 | 57,011,815 | ||||||||
Media—0.7% | ||||||||||
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.* | 1,374,378 | 27,501,304 | ||||||||
Metal fabricate/hardware—0.6% | ||||||||||
RTI International Metals, Inc.* | 1,019,263 | 24,003,644 | ||||||||
Mining—0.3% | ||||||||||
Constellium N.V., Class A* | 622,226 | 12,600,076 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous manufacturer—3.4% | ||||||||||
Colfax Corp.* | 1,251,249 | 68,042,921 | ||||||||
Hexcel Corp.* | 1,056,896 | 44,273,373 | ||||||||
Proto Labs, Inc.* | 248,071 | 16,216,401 | ||||||||
Oil & gas—3.3% | ||||||||||
Athlon Energy, Inc.* | 818,505 | 47,718,842 | ||||||||
Diamondback Energy, Inc.* | 367,260 | 25,135,274 | ||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | 1,064,410 | 53,412,094 | ||||||||
Oil & gas services—1.3% | ||||||||||
Geospace Technologies Corp.* | 567,368 | 17,469,261 | ||||||||
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.* | 1,251,908 | 30,508,998 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—5.1% | ||||||||||
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,258,892 | 37,024,014 | ||||||||
Chimerix, Inc.* | 651,380 | 20,218,835 | ||||||||
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 627,756 | 26,993,508 |
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COMMON STOCKS—99.5% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals (cont’d) | ||||||||||
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,305,762 | $22,002,090 | ||||||||
Ophthotech Corp.* | 517,087 | 21,572,870 | ||||||||
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 862,217 | 24,573,184 | ||||||||
Receptos, Inc.* | 377,536 | 39,131,606 | ||||||||
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.4% | ||||||||||
The Geo Group, Inc. | 1,333,247 | 53,249,885 | ||||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | 3,500,272 | 35,457,755 | ||||||||
Retail—7.2% | ||||||||||
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.* | 276,474 | 41,272,039 | ||||||||
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 326,319 | 28,973,864 | ||||||||
Genesco, Inc.* | 1,186,605 | 91,000,737 | ||||||||
The Pantry, Inc.* | 1,292,733 | 33,313,729 | ||||||||
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.* | 1,614,932 | 75,788,759 | ||||||||
Semiconductors—6.0% | ||||||||||
Cavium, Inc.* | 1,356,778 | 69,616,279 | ||||||||
IPG Photonics Corp.* | 658,921 | 48,371,391 | ||||||||
SunEdison, Inc.* | 1,580,330 | 30,832,238 | ||||||||
Teradyne, Inc. | 1,306,005 | 24,030,492 | ||||||||
Veeco Instruments, Inc.* | 1,453,054 | 52,295,413 | ||||||||
Software—11.6% | ||||||||||
ANSYS, Inc.* | 359,070 | 28,208,539 | ||||||||
Aspen Technology, Inc.* | 665,366 | 24,571,967 | ||||||||
Concur Technologies, Inc.* | 236,297 | 30,321,631 | ||||||||
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.* | 841,003 | 30,503,179 | ||||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc.* | 523,995 | 26,168,310 | ||||||||
MedAssets, Inc.* | 1,777,550 | 38,501,733 | ||||||||
Medidata Solutions, Inc.* | 1,554,864 | 70,139,915 | ||||||||
Proofpoint, Inc.* | 1,132,558 | 49,877,854 | ||||||||
PTC, Inc.* | 1,511,888 | 57,678,527 | ||||||||
RealPage, Inc.* | 1,052,340 | 20,909,996 | ||||||||
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.* | 393,158 | 59,174,211 | ||||||||
Telecommunications—3.7% | ||||||||||
Aruba Networks, Inc.* | 1,280,910 | 27,642,038 | ||||||||
Finisar Corp.* | 1,819,248 | 30,417,826 | ||||||||
Fortinet, Inc.* | 2,147,198 | 55,934,508 | ||||||||
RF Micro Devices, Inc.* | 2,023,760 | 26,329,118 | ||||||||
Transportation—1.1% | ||||||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 570,617 | 42,231,364 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost $2,650,485,846) | 3,751,087,446 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $2,650,485,846) 99.5% ‡ | 3,751,087,446 | |||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 0.5% | 18,203,718 | |||||||||
Net assets 100.0% | $3,769,291,164 |
* Non-income producing security
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $2,666,783,858. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $1,084,303,588, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $1,144,485,398 and $(60,181,810), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
Sector allocation (unaudited) | ||||
Sector | Percent of net assets | |||
Consumer, non-cyclical | 27.2% | |||
Technology | 19.5% | |||
Consumer, cyclical | 16.0% | |||
Industrial | 15.4% | |||
Financial | 6.6% | |||
Communications | 6.3% | |||
Energy | 4.6% | |||
Basic materials | 3.9% |
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COMMON STOCKS—95.9% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Electric—0.9% | ||||||||||
ALLETE, Inc. | 5,663 | $295,835 | ||||||||
Electronics—1.1% | ||||||||||
Control4 Corp.* | 23,684 | 367,339 | ||||||||
Engineering & construction—0.6% | ||||||||||
Mistras Group, Inc.* | 12,090 | 199,364 | ||||||||
Food—2.6% | ||||||||||
J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 2,556 | 263,344 | ||||||||
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | 10,563 | 188,761 | ||||||||
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | 4,882 | 415,800 | ||||||||
Healthcare products—7.8% | ||||||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 8,446 | 358,111 | ||||||||
Cyberonics, Inc.* | 6,649 | 349,073 | ||||||||
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | 21,595 | �� | 478,761 | |||||||
ICU Medical, Inc.* | 5,027 | 356,414 | ||||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | 7,612 | 389,049 | ||||||||
Masimo Corp.* | 8,163 | 206,034 | ||||||||
Techne Corp. | 2,592 | 236,002 | ||||||||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 4,541 | 232,726 | ||||||||
Healthcare services—1.5% | ||||||||||
ICON PLC* | 4,164 | 219,068 | ||||||||
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.* | 6,985 | 290,995 | ||||||||
Household products/wares—1.2% | ||||||||||
Tumi Holdings, Inc.* | 19,370 | 402,315 | ||||||||
Housewares—0.8% | ||||||||||
The Toro Co. | 4,508 | 278,279 | ||||||||
Insurance—3.4% | ||||||||||
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. | 10,181 | 456,821 | ||||||||
ProAssurance Corp. | 8,283 | 387,479 | ||||||||
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | 10,756 | 277,720 | ||||||||
Internet—1.1% | ||||||||||
j2 Global, Inc. | 6,486 | 350,828 | ||||||||
Machinery-diversified—0.9% | ||||||||||
Cognex Corp.* | 7,527 | 297,768 | ||||||||
Metal fabricate/hardware—0.8% | ||||||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc. | 4,218 | 256,243 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous manufacturer—3.8% | ||||||||||
Actuant Corp., Class A | 7,637 | 242,016 | ||||||||
CLARCOR, Inc. | 7,129 | 477,358 | ||||||||
Proto Labs, Inc.* | 5,478 | 358,097 | ||||||||
Raven Industries, Inc. | 7,976 | 202,192 | ||||||||
Oil & gas—2.1% | ||||||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.* | 5,765 | 299,434 | ||||||||
Emerald Oil, Inc.* | 49,958 | 158,867 | ||||||||
Stone Energy Corp.* | 9,572 | 234,514 | ||||||||
Oil & gas services—3.3% | ||||||||||
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. | 3,493 | 180,483 | ||||||||
Dril-Quip, Inc.* | 1,364 | 122,692 | ||||||||
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.* | 14,189 | 387,360 | ||||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | 15,103 | 402,344 | ||||||||
Packaging & containers—1.4% | ||||||||||
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.* | 18,396 | 478,664 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—2.1% | ||||||||||
Akorn, Inc.* | 5,148 | 229,343 | ||||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.* | 13,475 | 477,285 |
COMMON STOCKS—95.9% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Pipelines—0.8% | ||||||||||
Primoris Services Corp. | 8,959 | $257,302 | ||||||||
Real estate—1.0% | ||||||||||
HFF, Inc., Class A | 11,124 | 350,184 | ||||||||
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—3.8% | ||||||||||
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 7,820 | 299,819 | ||||||||
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. | 9,792 | 212,682 | ||||||||
Corporate Office Properties Trust | 10,830 | 296,092 | ||||||||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 10,946 | 466,300 | ||||||||
Retail—5.4% | ||||||||||
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | 4,122 | 337,468 | ||||||||
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.* | 17,734 | 411,783 | ||||||||
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.* | 3,715 | 199,756 | ||||||||
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.* | 5,809 | 269,247 | ||||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 7,885 | 227,640 | ||||||||
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.* | 7,877 | 369,668 | ||||||||
Semiconductors—3.2% | ||||||||||
Diodes, Inc.* | 16,093 | 415,682 | ||||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 7,339 | 369,592 | ||||||||
Semtech Corp.* | 10,656 | 270,450 | ||||||||
Software—10.9% | ||||||||||
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.* | 13,710 | 343,984 | ||||||||
CommVault Systems, Inc.* | 10,470 | 464,240 | ||||||||
Constant Contact, Inc.* | 8,330 | 294,549 | ||||||||
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | 9,617 | 275,142 | ||||||||
Omnicell, Inc.* | 10,236 | 330,725 | ||||||||
Qlik Technologies, Inc.* | 17,355 | 492,014 | ||||||||
SciQuest, Inc.* | 20,162 | 300,615 | ||||||||
SolarWinds, Inc.* | 9,019 | 428,854 | ||||||||
SPS Commerce, Inc.* | 4,356 | 253,955 | ||||||||
Tangoe, Inc.* | 30,832 | 452,305 | ||||||||
Telecommunications—3.9% | ||||||||||
NeuStar, Inc., Class A* | 10,058 | 265,632 | ||||||||
NICE-Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 13,448 | 547,064 | ||||||||
Plantronics, Inc. | 9,624 | 499,197 | ||||||||
Transportation—3.4% | ||||||||||
Hub Group, Inc., Class A* | 7,884 | 286,110 | ||||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 6,196 | 458,566 | ||||||||
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.* | 18,260 | 376,339 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost $29,677,564) | 32,015,831 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $29,677,564) 95.9% ‡ | 32,015,831 | |||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 4.1% | 1,384,022 | |||||||||
Net assets 100.0% | $33,399,853 |
* Non-income producing security
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $29,734,024. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $2,281,807, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $3,978,017 and $(1,696,210), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
ADR—American depository receipt
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. | 23 |
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EAGLE SMALL CAP STOCK FUND (cont’d) | ||||
Sector allocation (unaudited) | ||||
Sector | Percent of net assets | |||
Consumer, non-cyclical | 22.3% | |||
Financial | 18.4% | |||
Industrial | 14.2% | |||
Technology | 14.1% | |||
Consumer, cyclical | 10.3% | |||
Energy | 6.2% | |||
Communications | 5.7% | |||
Basic materials | 3.8% | |||
Utilities | 0.9% |
COMMON STOCKS—97.7% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Distribution/wholesale—0.7% | ||||||||||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | 21,632 | $598,557 | ||||||||
Diversified financial services—5.3% | ||||||||||
Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A | 13,266 | 686,781 | ||||||||
Financial Engines, Inc. | 13,097 | 522,177 | ||||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 7,132 | 461,084 | ||||||||
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.* | 12,964 | 819,973 | ||||||||
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | 35,860 | 1,551,304 | ||||||||
WageWorks, Inc.* | 11,433 | 651,795 | ||||||||
Electric—1.8% | ||||||||||
ALLETE, Inc. | 29,795 | 1,556,491 | ||||||||
Electrical components & equipment—1.2% | ||||||||||
Belden, Inc. | 15,392 | 1,095,756 | ||||||||
Electronics—2.2% | ||||||||||
Control4 Corp.* | 40,301 | 625,069 | ||||||||
FLIR Systems, Inc. | 38,950 | 1,305,993 | ||||||||
Engineering & construction—0.4% | ||||||||||
AECOM Technology Corp.* | 1 | 32 | ||||||||
Mistras Group, Inc.* | 20,319 | 335,060 | ||||||||
Food—1.7% | ||||||||||
J & J Snack Foods Corp. | 4,269 | 439,835 | ||||||||
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | 17,893 | 319,748 | ||||||||
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | 8,195 | 697,968 | ||||||||
Healthcare products—5.1% | ||||||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 14,824 | 628,538 | ||||||||
Cyberonics, Inc.* | 11,290 | 592,725 | ||||||||
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | 36,807 | 816,011 | ||||||||
ICU Medical, Inc.* | 8,412 | 596,411 | ||||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | 12,883 | 658,450 | ||||||||
Masimo Corp.* | 16,123 | 406,945 | ||||||||
Techne Corp. | 4,241 | 386,143 | ||||||||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 8,878 | 454,997 | ||||||||
Healthcare services—5.2% | ||||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | 5,461 | 338,855 | ||||||||
AmSurg Corp.* | 33,001 | 1,782,384 | ||||||||
ICON PLC* | 10,767 | 566,452 | ||||||||
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.* | 13,045 | 543,455 | ||||||||
MEDNAX, Inc.* | 22,135 | 1,381,888 | ||||||||
Household products/wares—0.8% | ||||||||||
Tumi Holdings, Inc.* | 32,861 | 682,523 | ||||||||
Housewares—0.5% | ||||||||||
The Toro Co. | 7,479 | 461,679 | ||||||||
Insurance—3.7% | ||||||||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 48,225 | 1,244,687 | ||||||||
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. | 17,086 | 766,649 | ||||||||
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 25,434 | 587,017 | ||||||||
ProAssurance Corp. | 4,000 | 187,120 | ||||||||
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | 17,941 | 463,236 | ||||||||
Internet—0.7% | ||||||||||
j2 Global, Inc. | 11,048 | 597,586 | ||||||||
Leisure time—1.6% | ||||||||||
Jarden Corp.* | 22,175 | 1,443,371 | ||||||||
Machinery-diversified—2.7% | ||||||||||
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | 14,739 | 464,573 | ||||||||
Cognex Corp.* | 12,596 | 498,298 | ||||||||
IDEX Corp. | 19,470 | 1,458,498 |
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EAGLE SMALLER COMPANY FUND (cont’d) | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS—97.7% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Media—1.0% | ||||||||||
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | 14,463 | $844,495 | ||||||||
Metal fabricate/hardware—0.5% | ||||||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc. | 7,048 | 428,166 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous manufacturer—5.0% | ||||||||||
Actuant Corp., Class A | 12,913 | 409,213 | ||||||||
AptarGroup, Inc. | 14,470 | 900,613 | ||||||||
Barnes Group, Inc. | 35,599 | 1,301,499 | ||||||||
CLARCOR, Inc. | 12,005 | 803,855 | ||||||||
Proto Labs, Inc.* | 9,776 | 639,057 | ||||||||
Raven Industries, Inc. | 13,419 | 340,172 | ||||||||
Oil & gas—3.0% | ||||||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.* | 9,744 | 506,103 | ||||||||
Emerald Oil, Inc.* | 84,041 | 267,250 | ||||||||
Range Resources Corp. | 9,140 | 625,176 | ||||||||
Rosetta Resources, Inc.* | 22,660 | 861,760 | ||||||||
Stone Energy Corp.* | 16,347 | 400,502 | ||||||||
Oil & gas services—4.0% | ||||||||||
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. | 6,615 | 341,797 | ||||||||
Dril-Quip, Inc.* | 2,261 | 203,377 | ||||||||
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.* | 23,829 | 650,532 | ||||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | 25,582 | 681,504 | ||||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. | 24,132 | 1,695,756 | ||||||||
Packaging & containers—1.4% | ||||||||||
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.* | 31,660 | 823,793 | ||||||||
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 8,616 | 423,563 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—1.3% | ||||||||||
Akorn, Inc.* | 2,800 | 124,740 | ||||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.* | 29,925 | 1,059,943 | ||||||||
Pipelines—0.5% | ||||||||||
Primoris Services Corp. | 15,034 | 431,776 | ||||||||
Real estate—0.7% | ||||||||||
HFF, Inc., Class A | 18,889 | 594,626 | ||||||||
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.5% | ||||||||||
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 13,185 | 505,513 | ||||||||
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. | 16,754 | 363,897 | ||||||||
Corporate Office Properties Trust | 18,851 | 515,386 | ||||||||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 19,025 | 810,465 | ||||||||
Retail—4.5% | ||||||||||
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | 6,905 | 565,312 | ||||||||
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.* | 29,881 | 693,837 | ||||||||
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.* | 6,305 | 339,020 | ||||||||
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.* | 29,083 | 1,347,997 | ||||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 13,442 | 388,071 | ||||||||
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.* | 13,511 | 634,071 | ||||||||
Semiconductors—2.8% | ||||||||||
Diodes, Inc.* | 26,888 | 694,517 | ||||||||
Intersil Corp., Class A | 53,965 | 717,195 | ||||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 12,079 | 608,299 | ||||||||
Semtech Corp.* | 17,793 | 451,586 |
COMMON STOCKS—97.7% | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Software—7.5% | ||||||||||
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.* | 39,406 | $988,697 | ||||||||
CommVault Systems, Inc.* | 17,755 | 787,257 | ||||||||
Constant Contact, Inc.* | 14,104 | 498,717 | ||||||||
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | 16,013 | 458,132 | ||||||||
Omnicell, Inc.* | 19,949 | 644,552 | ||||||||
Qlik Technologies, Inc.* | 29,318 | 831,165 | ||||||||
SciQuest, Inc.* | 37,333 | 556,635 | ||||||||
SolarWinds, Inc.* | 14,962 | 711,443 | ||||||||
SPS Commerce, Inc.* | 7,254 | 422,908 | ||||||||
Tangoe, Inc.* | 51,294 | 752,483 | ||||||||
Telecommunications—2.8% | ||||||||||
NeuStar, Inc., Class A* | 26,702 | 705,200 | ||||||||
NICE-Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 22,730 | 924,656 | ||||||||
Plantronics, Inc. | 16,664 | 864,362 | ||||||||
Transportation—3.1% | ||||||||||
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A* | 8,475 | 815,295 | ||||||||
Hub Group, Inc., Class A* | 13,282 | 482,004 | ||||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 10,625 | 786,356 | ||||||||
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.* | 31,057 | 640,085 | ||||||||
Total common stocks (cost $60,845,530) | 86,195,432 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio (cost $60,845,530) 97.7% ‡ | 86,195,432 | |||||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities 2.3% | 2,045,069 | |||||||||
Net assets 100.0% | $88,240,501 |
* Non-income producing security
‡ As of October 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $60,870,988. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $25,324,444, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $25,707,936 and $(383,492), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.
ADR—American depository receipt
Sector allocation (unaudited) | ||||
Sector | Percent of net assets | |||
Consumer, non-cyclical | 22.9% | |||
Industrial | 20.7% | |||
Financial | 16.7% | |||
Consumer, cyclical | 10.4% | |||
Technology | 10.3% | |||
Energy | 7.5% | |||
Communications | 5.0% | |||
Basic materials | 2.4% | |||
Utilities | 1.8% |
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10.31.2014 |
Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund | Eagle Growth & Income Fund | Eagle International Stock Fund | Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value (a) | $317,860,020 | $628,296,545 | $9,592,538 | $56,721,884 | ||||||||||||
Cash | 1,265,490 | 20,294,396 | 16,982 | 813,674 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 2,912,268 | — | — | 256,237 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 175,487 | 2,379,852 | 5,108 | 6,688 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for dividends and interest | 172,380 | 860,346 | 26,817 | 267,229 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for recoverable foreign withholding taxes | — | 93,881 | 8,909 | — | ||||||||||||
Receivable due from advisor | — | — | 16,896 | — | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 6,084 | 8,269 | 2,501 | 3,479 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 322,391,729 | 651,933,289 | 9,669,751 | 58,069,191 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 2,743,051 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 298,679 | 1,407,295 | 5,627 | 88,484 | ||||||||||||
Payable to the custodian | 2,603 | 3,698 | 6,903 | 1,423 | ||||||||||||
Accrued investment advisory fees | 158,350 | 246,122 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Accrued administrative fees | 34,865 | 71,019 | — | 3,739 | ||||||||||||
Accrued distribution fees | 87,412 | 220,336 | 4,326 | 27,542 | ||||||||||||
Accrued transfer agent and shareholder servicing fees | 22,370 | 48,906 | 664 | 4,711 | ||||||||||||
Accrued internal audit fees | 689 | 689 | 689 | 689 | ||||||||||||
Accrued trustees and officers compensation | 14,287 | 14,287 | 14,287 | 14,287 | ||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 37,337 | 52,359 | 27,913 | 25,083 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 3,399,643 | 2,064,711 | 60,409 | 165,958 | ||||||||||||
Net assets | 318,992,086 | 649,868,578 | 9,609,342 | 57,903,233 | ||||||||||||
Net assets consists of | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | 144,586,222 | 497,402,614 | 9,016,555 | 57,521,073 | ||||||||||||
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | — | 377,406 | 196,447 | (55,386 | ) | |||||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain | 43,394,517 | 3,376,649 | 360,836 | 231,898 | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | 131,011,347 | 148,711,909 | 35,504 | 205,648 | ||||||||||||
Net assets | 318,992,086 | 649,868,578 | 9,609,342 | 57,903,233 | ||||||||||||
Net assets, at market value | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 156,976,199 | 223,120,750 | 4,105,139 | 22,857,733 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 68,228,113 | 211,611,390 | 4,197,751 | 26,399,776 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 88,046,537 | 206,835,300 | 1,297,617 | 8,613,375 | ||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 590,453 | 4,101,854 | 2,924 | 29,488 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 5,150,784 | 4,094,613 | 2,953 | 2,861 | ||||||||||||
Class R-6 | N/A | 104,671 | 2,958 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Net asset value (“NAV”), offering and redemption price per share (b) | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | $42.02 | $18.27 | $16.54 | $14.89 | ||||||||||||
Maximum offering price (c) | 44.12 | 19.18 | 17.36 | 15.47 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 35.05 | 17.60 | 16.38 | 14.86 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 43.34 | 18.24 | 16.62 | 14.92 | ||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 41.24 | 18.19 | 16.53 | 14.89 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 43.20 | 18.21 | 16.63 | 14.90 | ||||||||||||
Class R-6 | N/A | 18.26 | 16.65 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 3,735,449 | 12,214,641 | 248,155 | 1,534,846 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 1,946,422 | 12,023,858 | 256,211 | 1,776,733 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 2,031,603 | 11,342,375 | 78,074 | 577,266 | ||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 14,316 | 225,533 | 177 | 1,980 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 119,235 | 224,817 | 178 | 192 | ||||||||||||
Class R-6 | N/A | 5,732 | 178 | N/A | ||||||||||||
(a) Identified cost | $186,848,673 | $479,578,427 | $9,555,721 | $56,516,236 |
(b) NAV amounts may not recalculate due to rounding of net assets and/or shares outstanding.
(c) For all funds except the Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund, the maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.25 of NAV. The maximum offering price for the Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund is computed as 100/96.25 of NAV.
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Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund | Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund | Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund | Eagle Smaller Company Fund | ||||||||||||||
$693,200,510 | $372,363,315 | $3,751,087,446 | $32,015,831 | $86,195,432 | ||||||||||||||
12,016,336 | 18,018,238 | 58,961,446 | 1,706,503 | 1,166,781 | ||||||||||||||
— | 2,001,263 | 2,214,983 | — | 2,473,436 | ||||||||||||||
1,349,346 | 167,961 | 3,401,057 | 57,668 | 215,943 | ||||||||||||||
69,409 | 249,607 | 261,880 | 2,853 | 13,258 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 1,822 | — | ||||||||||||||
8,950 | 7,118 | 41,787 | 2,848 | 4,463 | ||||||||||||||
706,644,551 | 392,807,502 | 3,815,968,599 | 33,787,525 | 90,069,313 | ||||||||||||||
5,760,976 | 2,556,947 | 19,104,844 | 298,937 | 774,493 | ||||||||||||||
1,391,699 | 878,739 | 24,516,099 | 27,369 | 958,600 | ||||||||||||||
4,793 | 3,738 | 24,282 | 6,385 | 3,672 | ||||||||||||||
329,773 | 186,089 | 1,584,599 | — | 7,085 | ||||||||||||||
72,338 | 44,073 | 347,672 | — | 8,647 | ||||||||||||||
148,772 | 138,602 | 357,527 | 13,192 | 13,259 | ||||||||||||||
78,888 | 59,804 | 513,182 | 2,888 | 18,607 | ||||||||||||||
689 | 689 | 691 | 689 | 689 | ||||||||||||||
14,287 | 14,287 | 14,287 | 14,287 | 14,287 | ||||||||||||||
56,449 | 42,896 | 214,252 | 23,925 | 29,473 | ||||||||||||||
7,858,664 | 3,925,864 | 46,677,435 | 387,672 | 1,828,812 | ||||||||||||||
698,785,887 | 388,881,638 | 3,769,291,164 | 33,399,853 | 88,240,501 | ||||||||||||||
413,217,593 | 276,857,000 | 2,281,291,904 | 30,355,968 | 38,563,021 | ||||||||||||||
(960,788 | ) | (2,159,767 | ) | (11,990,571 | ) | — | (223,432 | ) | ||||||||||
67,707,402 | 30,456,050 | 399,388,231 | 705,618 | 24,551,010 | ||||||||||||||
| 218,821,680 | | 83,728,355 | 1,100,601,600 | 2,338,267 | 25,349,902 | ||||||||||||
698,785,887 | 388,881,638 | 3,769,291,164 | 33,399,853 | 88,240,501 | ||||||||||||||
283,419,986 | 171,244,202 | 758,869,666 | 13,165,029 | 18,451,101 | ||||||||||||||
105,028,191 | 124,451,386 | 190,245,348 | 13,202,087 | 10,864,329 | ||||||||||||||
209,616,636 | 87,263,212 | 1,770,085,471 | 6,956,124 | 33,313,371 | ||||||||||||||
16,054,176 | 4,818,356 | 126,669,507 | 69,817 | 473,077 | ||||||||||||||
54,969,858 | 415,074 | 347,759,105 | 3,395 | 4,773 | ||||||||||||||
29,697,040 | 689,408 | 575,662,067 | 3,401 | 25,133,850 | ||||||||||||||
$45.68 | $30.05 | $57.57 | $19.02 | $23.65 | ||||||||||||||
47.96 | 31.55 | 60.44 | 19.97 | 24.83 | ||||||||||||||
38.65 | 24.62 | 47.33 | 18.75 | 22.46 | ||||||||||||||
47.33 | 31.09 | 59.19 | 19.17 | 24.27 | ||||||||||||||
44.90 | 29.36 | 56.59 | 18.94 | 23.33 | ||||||||||||||
47.28 | 31.24 | 59.37 | 19.15 | 24.20 | ||||||||||||||
47.44 | 31.25 | 59.55 | 19.19 | 24.22 | ||||||||||||||
6,204,582 | 5,699,092 | 13,182,527 | 692,167 | 780,045 | ||||||||||||||
2,717,476 | 5,053,874 | 4,019,196 | 704,041 | 483,648 | ||||||||||||||
4,428,921 | 2,806,964 | 29,904,528 | 362,795 | 1,372,861 | ||||||||||||||
357,542 | 164,111 | 2,238,321 | 3,685 | 20,281 | ||||||||||||||
1,162,765 | 13,288 | 5,857,786 | 177 | 197 | ||||||||||||||
626,032 | 22,064 | 9,667,667 | 177 | 1,037,944 | ||||||||||||||
$474,378,830 | $288,634,960 | $2,650,485,846 | $29,677,564 | $60,845,530 |
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Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund | Eagle Growth & Income Fund | Eagle International Stock Fund | Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund | |||||||||||||
Investment income | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends (a) | $3,851,769 | $15,964,428 | $356,366 | $— | ||||||||||||
Interest | — | — | — | 1,363,597 | ||||||||||||
Total income | 3,851,769 | 15,964,428 | 356,366 | 1,363,597 | ||||||||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 1,854,417 | 2,761,094 | 73,614 | 204,176 | ||||||||||||
Administrative fees | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 262,510 | 346,982 | 6,063 | 44,775 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 100,679 | 290,606 | 5,512 | 48,189 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 57,781 | 157,071 | 935 | 6,051 | ||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,030 | 6,464 | 4 | 44 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 8,474 | 3,785 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Class R-6 | N/A | 94 | 3 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Distribution and service fees | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 437,514 | 578,301 | 10,105 | 74,625 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 671,194 | 1,937,374 | 36,746 | 321,257 | ||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 3,434 | 21,548 | 15 | 145 | ||||||||||||
Transfer agent and shareholder servicing fees | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 180,974 | 185,450 | 4,714 | 25,644 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 66,520 | 185,937 | 5,672 | 28,379 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 55,093 | 191,136 | 651 | 4,529 | ||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,259 | 8,650 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 10,888 | 4,524 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Class R-6 | N/A | 11 | 1 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Custodian fees | 17,215 | �� | 24,100 | 48,902 | 7,708 | |||||||||||
Professional fees | 134,537 | 110,936 | 123,585 | 118,542 | ||||||||||||
State qualification expenses | 81,521 | 118,878 | 77,258 | 71,656 | ||||||||||||
Offering costs | — | — | 46,703 | — | ||||||||||||
Trustees and officers compensation | 64,130 | 64,130 | 64,217 | 64,130 | ||||||||||||
Internal audit fees | 8,102 | 8,102 | 8,965 | 8,102 | ||||||||||||
Other | 83,270 | 145,901 | 24,679 | 23,842 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses before adjustments | 4,100,542 | 7,151,074 | 538,349 | 1,051,847 | ||||||||||||
Fees and expenses waived | — | — | (377,239 | ) | (227,734 | ) | ||||||||||
Recovered fees previously waived by Manager | 8,439 | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||||
Expense offsets | (1,796 | ) | (18,863 | ) | (387 | ) | (3,658 | ) | ||||||||
Total expenses after adjustments | 4,107,185 | 7,132,211 | 160,738 | 820,455 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (255,416 | ) | 8,832,217 | 195,628 | 543,142 | |||||||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | 58,437,026 | 6,058,856 | 367,821 | 231,924 | ||||||||||||
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | — | — | (4,719 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (5,851,822 | ) | 57,191,380 | (520,004 | ) | (132,748 | ) | |||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments | 52,585,204 | 63,250,236 | (156,902 | ) | 99,176 | |||||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 52,329,788 | 72,082,453 | 38,726 | 642,318 | ||||||||||||
(a) Net of foreign withholding taxes | $— | $— | $20,109 | $— |
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11.01.2013 to 10.31.2014 |
Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund | Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund | Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund | Eagle Smaller Company Fund | ||||||||||||||
$4,855,352 | $3,305,004 | $19,493,094 | $201,200 | $1,495,104 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
4,855,352 | 3,305,004 | 19,493,094 | 201,200 | 1,495,104 | ||||||||||||||
3,755,093 | 2,496,060 | 20,306,197 | 181,949 | 871,150 | ||||||||||||||
453,012 | 283,871 | 1,363,136 | 20,266 | 30,617 | ||||||||||||||
159,848 | 196,978 | 288,905 | 18,077 | 18,235 | ||||||||||||||
148,320 | 88,939 | 1,794,780 | 4,728 | 90,553 | ||||||||||||||
20,670 | 8,428 | 200,731 | 42 | 572 | ||||||||||||||
50,270 | 460 | 354,476 | 3 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
16,345 | 425 | 526,784 | 3 | 21,664 | ||||||||||||||
755,016 | 473,116 | 2,271,883 | 33,777 | 51,028 | ||||||||||||||
1,065,650 | 1,313,186 | 1,926,028 | 120,511 | 121,566 | ||||||||||||||
68,898 | 28,094 | 669,099 | 140 | 1,905 | ||||||||||||||
393,338 | 234,964 | 1,467,387 | 11,983 | 27,479 | ||||||||||||||
92,747 | 148,423 | 228,323 | 12,942 | 13,674 | ||||||||||||||
142,145 | 265,077 | 2,386,069 | 4,412 | 170,516 | ||||||||||||||
23,367 | 10,292 | 286,229 | 11 | 1,078 | ||||||||||||||
55,364 | 644 | 433,108 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
1,531 | 61 | 49,537 | 1 | 2,161 | ||||||||||||||
28,146 | 21,840 | 150,235 | 40,238 | 17,461 | ||||||||||||||
111,235 | 111,235 | 111,235 | 111,235 | 111,235 | ||||||||||||||
94,864 | 83,205 | 124,187 | 80,298 | 83,528 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 22,548 | — | ||||||||||||||
64,130 | 64,130 | 64,130 | 64,130 | 64,130 | ||||||||||||||
8,102 | 8,102 | 8,105 | 8,965 | 8,102 | ||||||||||||||
128,261 | 145,858 | 850,520 | 20,322 | 38,216 | ||||||||||||||
7,636,352 | 5,983,388 | 35,861,084 | 756,582 | 1,744,933 | ||||||||||||||
— | (131,328 | ) | — | (274,019 | ) | (195,067 | ) | |||||||||||
— | — | — | 7 | 46,134 | ||||||||||||||
(9,793 | ) | (20,252 | ) | (51,389 | ) | (2,383 | ) | (5,465 | ) | |||||||||
7,626,559 | 5,831,808 | 35,809,695 | 480,187 | 1,590,535 | ||||||||||||||
(2,771,207 | ) | (2,526,804 | ) | (16,316,601 | ) | (278,987 | ) | (95,431 | ) | |||||||||
70,401,971 | 32,414,418 | 417,107,331 | 1,004,359 | 28,549,082 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 29,806,807 |
| (8,316,189 | ) | (117,518,200 | ) | 350,319 | (24,095,189 | ) | |||||||||
100,208,778 | 24,098,229 | 299,589,131 | 1,354,678 | 4,453,893 | ||||||||||||||
97,437,571 | 21,571,425 | 283,272,530 | 1,075,691 | 4,358,462 | ||||||||||||||
$— | $16,492 | $— | $1,907 | $5,689 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund | Eagle Growth & Income Fund | Eagle International Stock Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 02/28/13 (a) to 10/31/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, beginning of year | $324,382,862 | $313,026,224 | $486,405,768 | $343,477,294 | $6,748,495 | $— | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (255,416 | ) | 617,598 | 8,832,217 | 7,836,320 | 195,628 | 38,693 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | 58,437,026 | 49,288,419 | 6,058,856 | 11,801,216 | 367,821 | 37,862 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | — | — | — | (198 | ) | (4,719 | ) | (4,858 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (5,851,822 | ) | 28,363,762 | 57,191,380 | 68,717,831 | (520,004 | ) | 555,508 | ||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 52,329,788 | 78,269,779 | 72,082,453 | 88,355,169 | 38,726 | 627,205 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | (1,078,104 | ) | (8,518,286 | ) | (7,957,450 | ) | (49,408 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gains | (35,009,202 | ) | — | (10,915,677 | ) | (6,350,330 | ) | (39,253 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (35,009,202 | ) | (1,078,104 | ) | (19,433,963 | ) | (14,307,780 | ) | (88,661 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Fund share transactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold-Class A | 11,188,592 | 17,552,300 | 53,465,827 | 60,859,237 | 1,599,189 | 3,474,294 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class A | 20,412,864 | 716,365 | 6,970,429 | 6,425,429 | 49,644 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed-Class A | (86,305,113 | ) | (65,063,250 | ) | (73,024,993 | ) | (64,254,597 | ) | (1,042,164 | ) | (305,547 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold-Class C | 2,002,057 | 3,491,041 | 46,666,814 | 42,778,376 | 1,856,249 | 2,603,474 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class C | 7,834,393 | — | 4,355,041 | 3,630,601 | 27,517 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed-Class C | (12,083,587 | ) | (17,285,532 | ) | (27,019,100 | ) | (22,692,491 | ) | (406,305 | ) | (117,977 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold-Class I | 57,013,517 | 19,415,081 | 124,523,054 | 57,418,049 | 995,850 | 459,546 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class I | 2,990,467 | 91,496 | 4,021,082 | 1,276,585 | 8,456 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed-Class I | (10,711,580 | ) | (8,841,361 | ) | (29,111,775 | ) | (20,044,792 | ) | (177,775 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-3 | 222,505 | 158,334 | 1,351,166 | 1,464,043 | — | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-3 | 84,996 | 215 | 117,466 | 119,916 | 33 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-3 | (529,326 | ) | (251,600 | ) | (1,883,547 | ) | (1,166,617 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-5 | 956,571 | 4,157,409 | 422,245 | 3,267,724 | — | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-5 | 2,133,186 | 225,574 | 139,639 | 26,441 | 43 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-5 | (17,920,904 | ) | (20,201,109 | ) | (219,832 | ) | (277,226 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-6 | N/A | N/A | 38,065 | 50,000 | — | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-6 | N/A | N/A | 2,880 | 407 | 45 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-6 | N/A | N/A | (141 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | (22,711,362 | ) | (65,835,037 | ) | 110,814,320 | 68,881,085 | 2,910,782 | 6,121,290 | ||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets | (5,390,776 | ) | 11,356,638 | 163,462,810 | 142,928,474 | 2,860,847 | 6,748,495 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (b) | 318,992,086 | 324,382,862 | 649,868,578 | 486,405,768 | 9,609,342 | 6,748,495 | ||||||||||||||||||
(b) Includes undistributed net investment income (accumulated net investment loss) of | $— | $(613,607 | ) | $377,406 | $— | $196,447 | $49,352 | |||||||||||||||||
Shares issued and redeemed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold-Class A | 290,023 | 509,322 | 3,067,548 | 3,952,726 | 95,317 | 233,253 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class A | 555,858 | 22,220 | 407,616 | 443,111 | 3,018 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed-Class A | (2,287,788 | ) | (1,908,695 | ) | (4,095,582 | ) | (4,201,440 | ) | (62,896 | ) | (20,537 | ) | ||||||||||||
Shares sold-Class C | 61,036 | 119,287 | 2,771,031 | 2,862,804 | 110,716 | 176,776 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class C | 254,111 | — | 265,339 | 260,498 | 1,678 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed-Class C | (371,357 | ) | (577,620 | ) | (1,597,125 | ) | (1,538,601 | ) | (25,241 | ) | (7,718 | ) | ||||||||||||
Shares sold-Class I | 1,474,055 | 541,945 | 7,095,701 | 3,712,705 | 59,928 | 28,208 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class I | 79,155 | 2,777 | 233,983 | 86,136 | 513 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed-Class I | (266,428 | ) | (242,105 | ) | (1,657,345 | ) | (1,324,515 | ) | (10,575 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Shares sold-Class R-3 | 5,876 | 4,568 | 78,381 | 95,883 | — | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-3 | 2,351 | 7 | 6,915 | 8,309 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed-Class R-3 | (13,901 | ) | (7,629 | ) | (107,186 | ) | (75,228 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold-Class R-5 | 24,209 | 120,333 | 24,393 | 208,356 | — | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-5 | 56,613 | 6,863 | 8,167 | 1,702 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed-Class R-5 | (466,843 | ) | (567,077 | ) | (12,840 | ) | (17,111 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Shares sold-Class R-6 | N/A | N/A | 2,269 | 3,066 | — | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-6 | N/A | N/A | 166 | 26 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed-Class R-6 | N/A | N/A | (8 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Shares issued and redeemed | (603,030 | ) | (1,975,804 | ) | 6,491,423 | 4,478,427 | 172,466 | 410,507 | ||||||||||||||||
(a) Commencement of operations. |
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Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund | Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund | Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund | Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund | Eagle Smaller Company Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 12/31/12 (a) to 10/31/13 | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$84,902,084 | $133,837,671 | $593,563,341 | $434,303,948 | $450,582,889 | $543,439,645 | $3,981,293,766 | $2,718,670,112 | $24,330,652 | $— | $154,522,338 | $78,849,585 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
543,142 | 517,821 | (2,771,207 | ) | (703,178 | ) | (2,526,804 | ) | (1,422,711 | ) | (16,316,601 | ) | (5,183,454 | ) | (278,987 | ) | (87,125 | ) | (95,431 | ) | 92,056 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
231,924 | 209,233 | 70,401,971 | 31,895,135 | 32,414,418 | 32,546,008 | 417,107,331 | 86,131,918 | 1,004,359 | 387,727 | 28,549,082 | 3,531,728 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (132,748 | ) | (2,577,458 | ) | 29,806,807 | 119,833,638 | (8,316,189 | ) | 98,358,673 | (117,518,200 | ) | 852,731,224 | 350,319 | 1,987,948 | (24,095,189 | ) | 26,336,657 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
642,318 | (1,850,404 | ) | 97,437,571 | 151,025,595 | 21,571,425 | 129,481,970 | 283,272,530 | 933,679,688 | 1,075,691 | 2,288,550 | 4,358,462 | 29,960,441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(544,923 | ) | (528,391 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | (903,321 | ) | — | — | (88,374 | ) | (553,093 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(195,041 | ) | (3,090,100 | ) | (28,381,810 | ) | (15,908,617 | ) | (30,758,828 | ) | (75,993,788 | ) | (49,712,316 | ) | — | (352,995 | ) | — | (3,368,574 | ) | (5,715,716 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(739,964 | ) | (3,618,491 | ) | (28,381,810 | ) | (15,908,617 | ) | (30,758,828 | ) | (75,993,788 | ) | (49,712,316 | ) | (903,321 | ) | (352,995 | ) | — | (3,456,948 | ) | (6,268,809 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7,290,935 | 12,874,011 | 77,068,632 | 64,900,855 | 7,445,330 | 11,663,576 | 215,669,694 | 412,049,520 | 5,355,975 | 11,029,634 | 6,762,156 | 4,084,965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
408,677 | 1,715,233 | 13,448,101 | 7,801,024 | 12,830,745 | 33,533,368 | 11,481,538 | — | 165,103 | — | 371,262 | 930,631 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(21,636,890 | ) | (39,768,491 | ) | (143,394,429 | ) | (72,502,676 | ) | (53,322,412 | ) | (122,470,173 | ) | (517,675,872 | ) | (341,018,778 | ) | (4,463,306 | ) | (458,449 | ) | (7,698,299 | ) | (3,245,625 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1,826,896 | 6,076,970 | 8,641,720 | 10,992,386 | 4,651,385 | 4,779,422 | 24,600,934 | 40,769,932 | 4,654,482 | 8,699,611 | 1,680,561 | 2,703,952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
195,129 | 1,407,991 | 5,418,216 | 3,225,017 | 10,471,294 | 22,414,326 | 2,520,743 | — | 132,865 | — | 242,230 | 536,376 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(16,956,200 | ) | (26,240,549 | ) | (24,912,497 | ) | (13,910,284 | ) | (23,627,973 | ) | (49,141,433 | ) | (35,298,025 | ) | (22,953,739 | ) | (1,260,405 | ) | (194,133 | ) | (2,407,271 | ) | (1,191,406 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6,797,984 | 3,564,796 | 93,941,606 | 34,287,853 | 17,534,085 | 29,641,815 | 541,729,771 | 727,095,439 | 4,955,259 | 3,025,544 | 26,095,440 | 42,191,540 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66,295 | 135,324 | 5,211,140 | 2,660,852 | 5,784,713 | 15,408,290 | 17,723,669 | 334,383 | 43,185 | — | 2,256,614 | 4,468,703 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4,894,849 | ) | (3,232,876 | ) | (32,981,220 | ) | (20,119,800 | ) | (33,225,113 | ) | (78,899,645 | ) | (719,366,030 | ) | (668,406,588 | ) | (1,303,255 | ) | (67,605 | ) | (102,058,840 | ) | (14,329,298 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
450 | 810 | 4,681,391 | 4,303,047 | 699,369 | 2,537,900 | 32,262,465 | 39,537,175 | 66,473 | 2,500 | 363,680 | 113,471 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
322 | 803 | 538,973 | 279,183 | 396,879 | 932,905 | 1,714,339 | — | 43 | — | 3,289 | 4,966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | (807 | ) | (2,231,093 | ) | (3,381,453 | ) | (2,223,327 | ) | (4,634,618 | ) | (48,426,097 | ) | (19,674,347 | ) | — | — | (151,818 | ) | (123,717 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 32,814,837 | 9,011,085 | 125,811 | 310,706 | 144,113,736 | 140,917,988 | — | 2,500 | 712 | 49,871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 93 | 1,762,800 | 1,077,505 | 43,105 | 486,525 | 4,405,002 | 49,011 | 43 | — | 1,260 | 275 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | (24,188,817 | ) | (10,545,269 | ) | (393,822 | ) | (13,239,409 | ) | (162,191,616 | ) | (120,018,665 | ) | — | — | (55,426 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | 25,855,909 | 7,066,939 | 535,971 | 419,189 | 203,604,039 | 190,792,778 | — | 2,500 | 13,905,412 | 17,546,017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | 462,038 | 29,351 | 19,559 | 396 | 6,342,356 | 344,748 | 43 | — | 403,770 | 234 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | (5,970,522 | ) | (1,033,200 | ) | (259,447 | ) | (88,078 | ) | (168,773,462 | ) | (49,971,570 | ) | — | — | (6,898,083 | ) | (1,759,834 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(26,901,205 | ) | (43,466,692 | ) | 36,166,785 | 24,142,415 | (52,513,848 | ) | (146,344,938 | ) | (445,562,816 | ) | 329,847,287 | 8,346,505 | 22,042,102 | (67,183,351 | ) | 51,981,121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(26,998,851 | ) | (48,935,587 | ) | 105,222,546 | 159,259,393 | (61,701,251 | ) | (92,856,756 | ) | (212,002,602 | ) | 1,262,623,654 | 9,069,201 | 24,330,652 | (66,281,837 | ) | 75,672,753 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57,903,233 | 84,902,084 | 698,785,887 | 593,563,341 | 388,881,638 | 450,582,889 | 3,769,291,164 | 3,981,293,766 | 33,399,853 | 24,330,652 | 88,240,501 | 154,522,338 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$(55,386 | ) | $(53,605 | ) | $(960,788 | ) | $— | $(2,159,767 | ) | $— | $(11,990,571 | ) | $(14,774,729 | ) | $— | $— | $(223,432 | ) | $(25,685 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
491,175 | 850,499 | 1,795,231 | 1,791,139 | 253,061 | 429,069 | 3,868,886 | 8,665,271 | 285,961 | 662,136 | 286,905 | 201,526 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27,606 | 113,335 | 330,258 | 243,174 | 445,357 | 1,381,111 | 209,402 | — | 8,896 | — | 15,725 | 51,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,459,430 | ) | (2,659,364 | ) | (3,323,578 | ) | (2,013,921 | ) | (1,806,589 | ) | (4,573,476 | ) | (9,285,228 | ) | (7,050,637 | ) | (238,949 | ) | (25,877 | ) | (325,139 | ) | (155,564 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
123,339 | 399,832 | 236,658 | 359,548 | 190,909 | 209,619 | 535,321 | 1,019,852 | 251,660 | 525,260 | 74,007 | 138,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13,226 | 93,105 | 156,319 | 116,301 | 440,682 | 1,095,837 | 55,571 | — | 7,213 | — | 10,742 | 30,773 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,144,905 | ) | (1,751,907 | ) | (683,228 | ) | (451,629 | ) | (973,072 | ) | (2,160,093 | ) | (771,779 | ) | (579,874 | ) | (68,690 | ) | (11,402 | ) | (108,493 | ) | (61,968 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
458,013 | 235,093 | 2,071,455 | 924,651 | 574,652 | 1,069,302 | 9,472,409 | 15,028,741 | 262,923 | 170,945 | 1,081,117 | 1,901,087 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4,466 | 8,933 | 123,868 | 80,656 | 194,575 | 617,814 | 315,200 | 7,764 | 2,316 | — | 93,635 | 242,996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(329,414 | ) | (214,015 | ) | (741,772 | ) | (547,814 | ) | (1,093,013 | ) | (2,795,977 | ) | (12,486,765 | ) | (13,657,131 | ) | (69,592 | ) | (3,797 | ) | (4,265,479 | ) | (688,228 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 53 | 110,032 | 123,416 | 24,311 | 97,260 | 588,013 | 849,995 | 3,508 | 175 | 15,389 | 5,736 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 53 | 13,431 | 8,799 | 14,064 | 39,050 | 31,718 | — | 2 | — | 141 | 277 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | (54 | ) | (52,878 | ) | (91,655 | ) | (76,743 | ) | (171,042 | ) | (885,930 | ) | (415,803 | ) | — | — | (6,543 | ) | (6,397 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 736,366 | 244,644 | 4,089 | 11,210 | 2,495,451 | 2,813,151 | — | 175 | 29 | 2,164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | 41,941 | 32,691 | 1,443 | 19,500 | 78,131 | 1,135 | 2 | — | 52 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | (537,036 | ) | (281,644 | ) | (13,317 | ) | (472,297 | ) | (2,826,233 | ) | (2,447,709 | ) | — | — | (2,239 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | 575,680 | 176,307 | 17,180 | 15,552 | 3,525,589 | 3,808,524 | — | 175 | 569,876 | 814,318 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | 10,970 | 889 | 655 | 16 | 112,294 | 7,978 | 2 | — | 16,761 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | N/A | (134,362 | ) | (26,672 | ) | (8,489 | ) | (2,948 | ) | (2,947,403 | ) | (1,010,941 | ) | — | — | (286,416 | ) | (76,757 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,815,869 | ) | (2,924,431 | ) | 729,355 | 688,880 | (1,810,245 | ) | (5,190,493 | ) | (7,915,353 | ) | 7,040,316 | 445,252 | 1,317,790 | (2,829,930 | ) | 2,399,838 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. | 31 |
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Fiscal periods | From investment operations | Dividends & distributions | Ratio to average net asset (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning net asset value | Income (loss) | Realized & unrealized gain (loss) | Total | From investment income | From realized gains | Total | Ending net asset value | With expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Without expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Net income (loss) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) (a) | Total return (%) (a)(b) | Ending net assets (millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | $39.59 | $0.01 | $6.64 | $6.65 | $— | $(4.22 | ) | $(4.22 | ) | $42.02 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.02 | 33 | 18.34 | $157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 30.95 | 0.10 | 8.66 | 8.76 | (0.12 | ) | — | (0.12 | ) | 39.59 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 0.30 | 69 | (c) | 28.41 | 205 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 26.97 | 0.02 | 3.96 | 3.98 | — | — | — | 30.95 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 0.06 | 22 | 14.76 | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 26.24 | (0.01 | ) | 0.74 | 0.73 | — | — | — | 26.97 | 1.22 | 1.22 | (0.03 | ) | 37 | 2.78 | 293 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 22.65 | (0.04 | ) | 3.63 | 3.59 | — | — | �� | — | 26.24 | 1.27 | 1.27 | (0.18 | ) | 45 | 15.85 | 469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 33.93 | (0.24 | ) | 5.58 | 5.34 | — | (4.22 | ) | (4.22 | ) | 35.05 | 1.97 | 1.97 | (0.73 | ) | 33 | 17.45 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 26.62 | (0.13 | ) | 7.44 | 7.31 | — | — | — | 33.93 | 2.03 | 2.03 | (0.43 | ) | 69 | (c) | 27.46 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 23.36 | (0.16 | ) | 3.42 | 3.26 | — | — | — | 26.62 | 1.94 | 1.94 | (0.64 | ) | 22 | 13.96 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 22.88 | (0.18 | ) | 0.66 | 0.48 | — | — | — | 23.36 | 1.92 | 1.92 | (0.74 | ) | 37 | 2.10 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 19.90 | (0.19 | ) | 3.17 | 2.98 | — | — | — | 22.88 | 1.99 | 1.99 | (0.91 | ) | 45 | 14.97 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 40.60 | 0.13 | 6.83 | 6.96 | — | (4.22 | ) | (4.22 | ) | 43.34 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.32 | 33 | 18.68 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 31.72 | 0.19 | 8.92 | 9.11 | (0.23 | ) | — | (0.23 | ) | 40.60 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.51 | 69 | (c) | 28.87 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 27.55 | 0.11 | 4.06 | 4.17 | — | — | — | 31.72 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.38 | 22 | 15.14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 26.72 | 0.08 | 0.75 | 0.83 | — | — | — | 27.55 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.28 | 37 | 3.11 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 22.98 | 0.04 | 3.70 | 3.74 | — | — | — | 26.72 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.17 | 45 | 16.28 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 39.05 | (0.11 | ) | 6.52 | 6.41 | — | (4.22 | ) | (4.22 | ) | 41.24 | 1.56 | 1.56 | (0.30 | ) | 33 | 17.94 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 30.53 | 0.01 | 8.52 | 8.53 | (0.01 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | 39.05 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 0.02 | 69 | (c) | 27.94 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 26.68 | (0.06 | ) | 3.91 | 3.85 | — | — | — | 30.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | (0.22 | ) | 22 | 14.43 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 26.03 | (0.09 | ) | 0.74 | 0.65 | — | — | — | 26.68 | 1.51 | 1.51 | (0.33 | ) | 37 | 2.50 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 22.52 | (0.10 | ) | 3.61 | 3.51 | — | — | — | 26.03 | 1.49 | 1.49 | (0.41 | ) | 45 | 15.59 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 40.50 | 0.10 | 6.82 | 6.92 | — | (4.22 | ) | (4.22 | ) | 43.20 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.25 | 33 | 18.62 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 31.66 | 0.25 | 8.83 | 9.08 | (0.24 | ) | — | (0.24 | ) | 40.50 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.73 | 69 | (c) | 28.84 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 27.50 | 0.11 | 4.05 | 4.16 | — | — | — | 31.66 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.37 | 22 | 15.13 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 26.67 | 0.07 | 0.76 | 0.83 | — | — | — | 27.50 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.25 | 37 | 3.11 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 22.94 | 0.06 | 3.67 | 3.73 | — | — | — | 26.67 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.22 | 45 | 16.26 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Growth & Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.68 | 0.30 | 1.91 | 2.21 | (0.28 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.62 | ) | 18.27 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.71 | 10 | 13.52 | 223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 13.87 | 0.33 | 3.06 | 3.39 | (0.33 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.58 | ) | 16.68 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 2.17 | 28 | 25.14 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 13.14 | 0.30 | 1.36 | 1.66 | (0.27 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.93 | ) | 13.87 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 2.25 | 20 | 13.48 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 12.83 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.57 | (0.26 | ) | — | (0.26 | ) | 13.14 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 2.02 | 123 | (d) | 4.46 | 134 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 11.57 | 0.20 | 1.26 | 1.46 | (0.20 | ) | — | (0.20 | ) | 12.83 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.61 | 50 | 12.65 | 128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.10 | 0.16 | 1.83 | 1.99 | (0.15 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.49 | ) | 17.60 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 0.92 | 10 | 12.63 | 212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 13.41 | 0.21 | 2.95 | 3.16 | (0.22 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.47 | ) | 16.10 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.39 | 28 | 24.23 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 12.74 | 0.20 | 1.32 | 1.52 | (0.19 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.85 | ) | 13.41 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.50 | 20 | 12.67 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 12.46 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.46 | (0.18 | ) | — | (0.18 | ) | 12.74 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.30 | 123 | (d) | 3.68 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 11.24 | 0.11 | 1.23 | 1.34 | (0.12 | ) | — | (0.12 | ) | 12.46 | 2.12 | 2.05 | 0.89 | 50 | 11.95 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.65 | 0.33 | 1.93 | 2.26 | (0.33 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.67 | ) | 18.24 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 1.89 | 10 | 13.86 | 207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 13.85 | 0.37 | 3.06 | 3.43 | (0.38 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.63 | ) | 16.65 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 2.37 | 28 | 25.49 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 13.13 | 0.34 | 1.36 | 1.70 | (0.32 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.98 | ) | 13.85 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 2.49 | 20 | 13.79 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 12.82 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.61 | (0.30 | ) | — | (0.30 | ) | 13.13 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 2.39 | 123 | (d) | 4.77 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 11.56 | 0.29 | 1.22 | 1.51 | (0.25 | ) | — | (0.25 | ) | 12.82 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 2.01 | 50 | 13.15 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.61 | 0.23 | 1.90 | 2.13 | (0.21 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.55 | ) | 18.19 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.33 | 10 | 13.08 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 13.82 | 0.28 | 3.04 | 3.32 | (0.28 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.53 | ) | 16.61 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.81 | 28 | 24.71 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 13.10 | 0.26 | 1.36 | 1.62 | (0.24 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.90 | ) | 13.82 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.95 | 20 | 13.13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 12.81 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.53 | (0.24 | ) | — | (0.24 | ) | 13.10 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.71 | 123 | (d) | 4.14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 11.55 | 0.18 | 1.26 | 1.44 | (0.18 | ) | — | (0.18 | ) | 12.81 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.46 | 50 | 12.54 | 0 |
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Fiscal periods | From investment operations | Dividends & distributions | Ratio to average net asset (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning net asset value | Income (loss) | Realized & unrealized gain (loss) | Total | From investment income | From realized gains | Total | Ending net asset value | With expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Without expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Net income (loss) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) (a) | Total return (%) (a)(b) | Ending net assets (millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Growth & Income Fund (cont’d) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.63 | 0.34 | 1.90 | 2.24 | (0.32 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.66 | ) | 18.21 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 1.95 | 10 | 13.80 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 13.84 | 0.33 | 3.10 | 3.43 | (0.39 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.64 | ) | 16.63 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 2.07 | 28 | 25.54 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 13.13 | 0.32 | 1.37 | 1.69 | (0.32 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.98 | ) | 13.84 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 2.37 | 20 | 13.69 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 12.83 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.61 | (0.31 | ) | — | (0.31 | ) | 13.13 | 0.95 | 0.85 | 2.17 | 123 | (d) | 4.77 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/28/09 | 10/31/10 | 12.11 | 0.22 | 0.69 | 0.91 | (0.19 | ) | — | (0.19 | ) | 12.83 | 0.95 | (e) | 1.85 | (e) | 2.11 | (e) | 50 | 7.53 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.67 | 0.35 | 1.92 | 2.27 | (0.34 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.68 | ) | 18.26 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 2.01 | 10 | 13.94 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 13.86 | 0.34 | 3.10 | 3.44 | (0.38 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.63 | ) | 16.67 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 2.09 | 28 | 25.59 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 13.13 | 0.34 | 1.35 | 1.69 | (0.30 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.96 | ) | 13.86 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 2.54 | 20 | 13.73 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/15/11 | 10/31/11 | 12.70 | 0.06 | 0.44 | 0.50 | (0.07 | ) | — | (0.07 | ) | 13.13 | 0.85 | (e) | 0.96 | (e) | 2.17 | (e) | 123 | (d) | 4.00 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle International Stock Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.48 | 0.42 | (0.13 | ) | 0.29 | (0.14 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.23 | ) | 16.54 | 1.57 | 5.96 | 2.49 | 96 | 1.73 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/28/13 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | 0.15 | 2.04 | 2.19 | — | — | — | 16.48 | 1.55 | (e) | 11.48 | (e) | 1.50 | (e) | 42 | 15.33 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.38 | 0.30 | (0.14 | ) | 0.16 | (0.07 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.16 | ) | 16.38 | 2.35 | 6.68 | 1.78 | 96 | 0.94 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/28/13 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | 0.11 | 1.98 | 2.09 | — | — | — | 16.38 | 2.39 | (e) | 12.03 | (e) | 1.07 | (e) | 42 | 14.63 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.52 | 0.53 | (0.17 | ) | 0.36 | (0.17 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.26 | ) | 16.62 | 1.15 | 5.43 | 3.16 | 96 | 2.18 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/28/13 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | 0.13 | 2.10 | 2.23 | — | — | — | 16.52 | 1.15 | (e) | 4.25 | (e) | 1.21 | (e) | 42 | 15.61 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.45 | 0.40 | (0.13 | ) | 0.27 | (0.10 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.19 | ) | 16.53 | 1.73 | 6.22 | 2.37 | 96 | 1.64 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/28/13 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | 0.19 | 1.97 | 2.16 | — | — | — | 16.45 | 1.75 | (e) | 13.83 | (e) | 1.84 | (e) | 42 | 15.12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.52 | 0.50 | (0.14 | ) | 0.36 | (0.16 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 16.63 | 1.15 | 5.67 | 2.96 | 96 | 2.18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/28/13 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | 0.25 | 1.98 | 2.23 | — | — | — | 16.52 | 1.15 | (e) | 13.27 | (e) | 2.44 | (e) | 42 | 15.61 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 16.53 | 0.51 | (0.13 | ) | 0.38 | (0.17 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.26 | ) | 16.65 | 1.05 | 5.67 | 3.05 | 96 | 2.31 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/28/13 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | 0.26 | 1.98 | 2.24 | — | — | — | 16.53 | 1.05 | (e) | 13.27 | (e) | 2.54 | (e) | 42 | 15.68 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 14.89 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.21 | (0.17 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.21 | ) | 14.89 | 0.85 | 1.21 | 1.15 | 139 | 1.42 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 15.51 | 0.12 | (0.27 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.47 | ) | 14.89 | 0.85 | 1.01 | 0.80 | 136 | (1.00 | ) | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 15.25 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0.57 | (0.18 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.31 | ) | 15.51 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 1.15 | 94 | 3.77 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 15.15 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.41 | (0.23 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.31 | ) | 15.25 | 0.85 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 78 | 2.75 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/10 | 10/31/10 | 14.44 | 0.16 | 0.67 | 0.83 | (0.12 | ) | — | (0.12 | ) | 15.15 | 0.85 | (e) | 1.48 | (e) | 1.51 | (e) | 53 | 5.78 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 14.86 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.09 | (0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.09 | ) | 14.86 | 1.65 | 1.96 | 0.35 | 139 | 0.60 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 15.49 | — | (f) | (0.26 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.37 | ) | 14.86 | 1.65 | 1.77 | 0.01 | 136 | (1.75 | ) | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 15.23 | 0.05 | 0.40 | 0.45 | (0.06 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.19 | ) | 15.49 | 1.65 | 1.72 | 0.34 | 94 | 2.96 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 15.13 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.29 | (0.11 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.19 | ) | 15.23 | 1.65 | 1.79 | 0.55 | 78 | 1.95 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/10 | 10/31/10 | 14.44 | 0.07 | 0.68 | 0.75 | (0.06 | ) | ��� | (0.06 | ) | 15.13 | 1.65 | (e) | 2.23 | (e) | 0.68 | (e) | 53 | 5.23 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 14.92 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.25 | (0.21 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 14.92 | 0.60 | 0.91 | 1.40 | 139 | 1.67 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 15.54 | 0.16 | (0.27 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 14.92 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 1.04 | 136 | (0.74 | ) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 15.27 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0.62 | (0.22 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.35 | ) | 15.54 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 1.38 | 94 | 4.09 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 15.17 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.44 | (0.26 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.34 | ) | 15.27 | 0.60 | 0.74 | 1.58 | 78 | 2.97 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/10 | 10/31/10 | 14.44 | 0.16 | 0.71 | 0.87 | (0.14 | ) | — | (0.14 | ) | 15.17 | 0.60 | (e) | 2.11 | (e) | 1.59 | (e) | 53 | 6.05 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 14.89 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.17 | (0.13 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.17 | ) | 14.89 | 1.15 | 1.55 | 0.85 | 139 | 1.12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 15.51 | 0.08 | (0.27 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.43 | ) | 14.89 | 1.15 | 1.34 | 0.50 | 136 | (1.28 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 15.24 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.53 | (0.13 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.26 | ) | 15.51 | 1.15 | 1.35 | 0.88 | 94 | 3.49 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 15.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.35 | (0.18 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.26 | ) | 15.24 | 1.15 | 1.39 | 1.04 | 78 | 2.38 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/10 | 10/31/10 | 14.44 | 0.05 | 0.76 | 0.81 | (0.10 | ) | — | (0.10 | ) | 15.15 | 1.14 | (e) | 1.95 | (e) | 0.91 | (e) | 53 | 5.63 | 0 |
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Fiscal periods | From investment operations | Dividends & distributions | Ratio to average net asset (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning net asset value | Income (loss) | Realized & unrealized gain (loss) | Total | From investment income | From realized gains | Total | Ending net asset value | With expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Without expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Net income (loss) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) (a) | Total return (%) (a)(b) | Ending net assets (millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund (cont’d) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 14.89 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.25 | (0.20 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.24 | ) | 14.90 | 0.60 | 0.81 | 1.34 | 139 | 1.70 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 15.51 | 0.16 | (0.27 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 14.89 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 1.04 | 136 | (0.77 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 15.22 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.63 | (0.21 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.34 | ) | 15.51 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.41 | 94 | 4.20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 15.13 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.43 | (0.26 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.34 | ) | 15.22 | 0.60 | 6.01 | 1.59 | 78 | 2.91 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/10 | 10/31/10 | 14.44 | 0.18 | 0.65 | 0.83 | (0.14 | ) | — | (0.14 | ) | 15.13 | 0.61 | (e) | 4.92 | (e) | 1.77 | (e) | 53 | 5.75 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 41.03 | (0.17 | ) | 6.74 | 6.57 | — | (1.92 | ) | (1.92 | ) | 45.68 | 1.19 | 1.19 | (0.40 | ) | 60 | 16.58 | 283 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 31.52 | (0.03 | ) | 10.68 | 10.65 | — | (1.14 | ) | (1.14 | ) | 41.03 | 1.20 | 1.20 | (0.08 | ) | 52 | 34.81 | 304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 29.96 | (0.18 | ) | 1.74 | 1.56 | — | — | — | 31.52 | 1.22 | 1.22 | (0.57 | ) | 87 | 5.21 | 233 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 28.03 | (0.19 | ) | 2.12 | 1.93 | — | — | — | 29.96 | 1.23 | 1.23 | (0.60 | ) | 91 | 6.89 | 231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 21.25 | (0.09 | ) | 6.87 | 6.78 | — | — | — | 28.03 | 1.33 | 1.33 | (0.36 | ) | 96 | 31.91 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 35.24 | (0.41 | ) | 5.74 | 5.33 | — | (1.92 | ) | (1.92 | ) | 38.65 | 1.89 | 1.89 | (1.12 | ) | 60 | 15.75 | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 27.41 | (0.25 | ) | 9.22 | 8.97 | — | (1.14 | ) | (1.14 | ) | 35.24 | 1.92 | 1.92 | (0.80 | ) | 52 | 33.87 | 106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 26.24 | (0.34 | ) | 1.51 | 1.17 | — | — | — | 27.41 | 1.92 | 1.92 | (1.27 | ) | 87 | 4.46 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 24.71 | (0.35 | ) | 1.88 | 1.53 | — | — | — | 26.24 | 1.94 | 1.94 | (1.30 | ) | 91 | 6.19 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 18.88 | (0.24 | ) | 6.07 | 5.83 | — | — | — | 24.71 | 2.10 | 2.10 | (1.11 | ) | 96 | 30.88 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 42.31 | (0.05 | ) | 6.99 | 6.94 | — | (1.92 | ) | (1.92 | ) | 47.33 | 0.85 | 0.85 | (0.12 | ) | 60 | 16.97 | 210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 32.36 | 0.08 | 11.01 | 11.09 | — | (1.14 | ) | (1.14 | ) | 42.31 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.22 | 52 | 35.28 | 126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 30.66 | (0.07 | ) | 1.77 | 1.70 | — | — | — | 32.36 | 0.88 | 0.88 | (0.23 | ) | 87 | 5.54 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 28.58 | (0.09 | ) | 2.17 | 2.08 | — | — | — | 30.66 | 0.89 | 0.88 | (0.29 | ) | 91 | 7.28 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 21.58 | (0.02 | ) | 7.02 | 7.00 | — | — | — | 28.58 | 0.95 | 0.95 | (0.07 | ) | 96 | 32.44 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 40.48 | (0.31 | ) | 6.65 | 6.34 | — | (1.92 | ) | (1.92 | ) | 44.90 | 1.48 | 1.48 | (0.73 | ) | 60 | 16.23 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 31.19 | (0.14 | ) | 10.57 | 10.43 | — | (1.14 | ) | (1.14 | ) | 40.48 | 1.49 | 1.49 | (0.39 | ) | 52 | 34.46 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 29.73 | (0.26 | ) | 1.72 | 1.46 | — | — | — | 31.19 | 1.49 | 1.49 | (0.84 | ) | 87 | 4.91 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 27.88 | (0.27 | ) | 2.12 | 1.85 | — | — | — | 29.73 | 1.52 | 1.52 | (0.89 | ) | 91 | 6.64 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 21.19 | (0.19 | ) | 6.88 | 6.69 | — | — | — | 27.88 | 1.61 | 1.61 | (0.72 | ) | 96 | 31.57 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 42.27 | (0.06 | ) | 6.99 | 6.93 | — | (1.92 | ) | (1.92 | ) | 47.28 | 0.87 | 0.87 | (0.14 | ) | 60 | 16.96 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 32.34 | 0.09 | 10.98 | 11.07 | — | (1.14 | ) | (1.14 | ) | 42.27 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.24 | 52 | 35.24 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 30.64 | (0.08 | ) | 1.78 | 1.70 | — | — | — | 32.34 | 0.90 | 0.90 | (0.25 | ) | 87 | 5.55 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 28.56 | (0.11 | ) | 2.19 | 2.08 | — | — | — | 30.64 | 0.91 | 0.91 | (0.35 | ) | 91 | 7.28 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/28/09 | 10/31/10 | 24.70 | (0.12 | ) | 3.98 | 3.86 | — | — | — | 28.56 | 0.95 | (e) | 1.15 | (e) | (0.44 | )(e) | 96 | 15.63 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 42.36 | (0.05 | ) | 7.05 | 7.00 | — | (1.92 | ) | (1.92 | ) | 47.44 | 0.77 | 0.77 | (0.10 | ) | 60 | 17.10 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 32.37 | 0.02 | 11.11 | 11.13 | — | (1.14 | ) | (1.14 | ) | 42.36 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.05 | 52 | 35.40 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 30.76 | (0.05 | ) | 1.66 | 1.61 | — | — | — | 32.37 | 0.80 | 0.80 | (0.16 | ) | 87 | 5.23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/15/11 | 10/31/11 | 29.65 | (0.02 | ) | 1.13 | 1.11 | — | — | — | 30.76 | 0.85 | (e) | 0.85 | (e) | (0.32 | )(e) | 91 | 3.74 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 30.48 | (0.13 | ) | 1.72 | 1.59 | — | (2.02 | ) | (2.02 | ) | 30.05 | 1.22 | 1.22 | (0.43 | ) | 32 | 5.51 | 171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 27.14 | (0.04 | ) | 7.40 | 7.36 | — | (4.02 | ) | (4.02 | ) | 30.48 | 1.22 | 1.22 | (0.14 | ) | 27 | 30.90 | 208 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 25.07 | (0.02 | ) | 2.09 | 2.07 | — | — | — | 27.14 | 1.20 | 1.20 | (0.09 | ) | 184 | 8.26 | 260 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 25.37 | (0.03 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | 25.07 | 1.14 | 1.14 | (0.11 | ) | 242 | (1.18 | ) | 544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 21.10 | (0.07 | ) | 4.34 | 4.27 | — | — | — | 25.37 | 1.20 | 1.20 | (0.32 | ) | 245 | 20.24 | 736 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 25.52 | (0.28 | ) | 1.40 | 1.12 | — | (2.02 | ) | (2.02 | ) | 24.62 | 1.96 | 1.96 | (1.17 | ) | 32 | 4.69 | 124 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 23.49 | (0.21 | ) | 6.26 | 6.05 | — | (4.02 | ) | (4.02 | ) | 25.52 | 1.95 | 1.95 | (0.90 | ) | 27 | 30.00 | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 21.86 | (0.20 | ) | 1.83 | 1.63 | — | — | — | 23.49 | 1.92 | 1.92 | (0.85 | ) | 184 | 7.46 | 147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 22.28 | (0.19 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.42 | ) | — | — | — | 21.86 | 1.85 | 1.85 | (0.83 | ) | 242 | (1.89 | ) | 204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 18.67 | (0.21 | ) | 3.82 | 3.61 | — | — | — | 22.28 | 1.93 | 1.93 | (1.06 | ) | 245 | 19.34 | 239 |
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Fiscal periods | From investment operations | Dividends & distributions | Ratio to average net asset (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning net asset value | Income (loss) | Realized & unrealized gain (loss) | Total | From investment income | From realized gains | Total | Ending net asset value | With expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Without expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Net income (loss) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) (a) | Total return (%) (a)(b) | Ending net assets (millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund (cont’d) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 31.39 | (0.05 | ) | 1.77 | 1.72 | — | (2.02 | ) | (2.02 | ) | 31.09 | 0.95 | 1.10 | (0.16 | ) | 32 | 5.78 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 27.76 | 0.03 | 7.62 | 7.65 | — | (4.02 | ) | (4.02 | ) | 31.39 | 0.95 | 1.12 | 0.11 | 27 | 31.31 | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 25.58 | 0.04 | 2.14 | 2.18 | — | — | — | 27.76 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.16 | 184 | 8.52 | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 25.79 | 0.07 | (0.28 | ) | (0.21 | ) | — | — | — | 25.58 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.24 | 242 | (0.81 | ) | 163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 21.36 | 0.01 | 4.42 | 4.43 | — | — | — | 25.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.06 | 245 | 20.74 | 340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 29.92 | (0.21 | ) | 1.67 | 1.46 | — | (2.02 | ) | (2.02 | ) | 29.36 | 1.53 | 1.53 | (0.73 | ) | 32 | 5.16 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 26.78 | (0.13 | ) | 7.29 | 7.16 | — | (4.02 | ) | (4.02 | ) | 29.92 | 1.52 | 1.52 | (0.48 | ) | 27 | 30.53 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 24.80 | (0.12 | ) | 2.10 | 1.98 | — | — | — | 26.78 | 1.49 | 1.49 | (0.47 | ) | 184 | 7.98 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 25.17 | (0.11 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.37 | ) | — | — | — | 24.80 | 1.43 | 1.43 | (0.43 | ) | 242 | (1.47 | ) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 20.98 | (0.13 | ) | 4.32 | 4.19 | — | — | — | 25.17 | 1.41 | 1.41 | (0.57 | ) | 245 | 19.97 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 31.53 | (0.05 | ) | 1.78 | 1.73 | — | (2.02 | ) | (2.02 | ) | 31.24 | 0.94 | 0.94 | (0.16 | ) | 32 | 5.79 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 27.77 | 0.19 | 7.59 | 7.78 | — | (4.02 | ) | (4.02 | ) | 31.53 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 27 | 31.84 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 25.60 | 0.05 | 2.12 | 2.17 | — | — | — | 27.77 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.19 | 184 | 8.48 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 25.83 | 0.05 | (0.28 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | — | — | 25.60 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.18 | 242 | (0.89 | ) | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 21.39 | 0.02 | 4.42 | 4.44 | — | — | — | 25.83 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.09 | 245 | 20.76 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 31.50 | (0.01 | ) | 1.78 | 1.77 | — | (2.02 | ) | (2.02 | ) | 31.25 | 0.82 | 0.82 | (0.04 | ) | 32 | 5.93 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 27.81 | (0.02 | ) | 7.73 | 7.71 | — | (4.02 | ) | (4.02 | ) | 31.50 | 0.79 | 0.79 | (0.08 | ) | 27 | 31.49 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 25.70 | 0.05 | 2.06 | 2.11 | — | — | — | 27.81 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.18 | 184 | 8.21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/15/11 | 10/31/11 | 25.41 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 0.29 | — | — | — | 25.70 | 0.85 | (e) | 0.85 | (e) | 0.24 | (e) | 242 | 1.14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 54.33 | (0.34 | ) | 4.27 | 3.93 | — | (0.69 | ) | (0.69 | ) | 57.57 | 1.11 | 1.11 | (0.61 | ) | 37 | 7.30 | 759 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 41.13 | (0.16 | ) | 13.36 | 13.20 | — | — | — | 54.33 | 1.10 | 1.10 | (0.33 | ) | 38 | 32.09 | 999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 38.93 | (0.24 | ) | 2.44 | 2.20 | — | — | — | 41.13 | 1.11 | 1.11 | (0.61 | ) | 44 | 5.65 | 690 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 33.79 | (0.27 | ) | 5.41 | 5.14 | — | — | — | 38.93 | 1.16 | 1.16 | (0.69 | ) | 36 | 15.21 | 497 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 25.10 | (0.16 | ) | 8.85 | 8.69 | — | — | — | 33.79 | 1.31 | 1.31 | (0.55 | ) | 49 | 34.62 | 266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 45.11 | (0.61 | ) | 3.52 | 2.91 | — | (0.69 | ) | (0.69 | ) | 47.33 | 1.82 | 1.82 | (1.32 | ) | 37 | 6.52 | 190 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 34.40 | (0.42 | ) | 11.13 | 10.71 | — | — | — | 45.11 | 1.82 | 1.82 | (1.05 | ) | 38 | 31.13 | 189 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 32.78 | (0.44 | ) | 2.06 | 1.62 | — | — | — | 34.40 | 1.83 | 1.83 | (1.32 | ) | 44 | 4.94 | 129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 28.65 | (0.46 | ) | 4.59 | 4.13 | — | — | — | 32.78 | 1.86 | 1.86 | (1.40 | ) | 36 | 14.42 | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 21.44 | (0.31 | ) | 7.52 | 7.21 | — | — | — | 28.65 | 2.05 | 2.05 | (1.25 | ) | 49 | 33.63 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 55.68 | (0.16 | ) | 4.36 | 4.20 | — | (0.69 | ) | (0.69 | ) | 59.19 | 0.78 | 0.78 | (0.29 | ) | 37 | 7.61 | 1,770 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 42.04 | (0.01 | ) | 13.67 | 13.66 | (0.02 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | 55.68 | 0.79 | 0.79 | (0.01 | ) | 38 | 32.49 | 1,815 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 39.65 | (0.11 | ) | 2.50 | 2.39 | — | — | — | 42.04 | 0.78 | 0.78 | (0.28 | ) | 44 | 6.03 | 1,313 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 34.41 | (0.14 | ) | 5.38 | 5.24 | — | — | — | 39.65 | 0.82 | 0.83 | (0.37 | ) | 36 | 15.23 | 679 | �� | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 25.44 | (0.12 | ) | 9.09 | 8.97 | — | — | — | 34.41 | 0.86 | 0.86 | (0.34 | ) | 49 | 35.26 | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 53.58 | (0.50 | ) | 4.20 | 3.70 | — | (0.69 | ) | (0.69 | ) | 56.59 | 1.42 | 1.42 | (0.92 | ) | 37 | 6.97 | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 40.68 | (0.29 | ) | 13.19 | 12.90 | — | — | — | 53.58 | 1.37 | 1.37 | (0.62 | ) | 38 | 31.71 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 38.58 | (0.35 | ) | 2.45 | 2.10 | — | — | — | 40.68 | 1.38 | 1.38 | (0.88 | ) | 44 | 5.44 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 33.52 | (0.34 | ) | 5.40 | 5.06 | — | — | — | 38.58 | 1.37 | 1.37 | (0.90 | ) | 36 | 15.10 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 24.96 | (0.19 | ) | 8.75 | 8.56 | — | — | — | 33.52 | 1.55 | 1.55 | (0.66 | ) | 49 | 34.29 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 55.83 | (0.16 | ) | 4.39 | 4.23 | — | (0.69 | ) | (0.69 | ) | 59.37 | 0.77 | 0.77 | (0.28 | ) | 37 | 7.64 | 348 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 42.14 | 0.01 | 13.69 | 13.70 | (0.01 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | 55.83 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.02 | 38 | 32.51 | 341 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 39.74 | (0.12 | ) | 2.52 | 2.40 | — | — | — | 42.14 | 0.80 | 0.80 | (0.29 | ) | 44 | 6.04 | 242 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 34.39 | (0.16 | ) | 5.51 | 5.35 | — | — | — | 39.74 | 0.85 | 0.85 | (0.39 | ) | 36 | 15.56 | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 25.43 | (0.04 | ) | 9.00 | 8.96 | — | — | — | 34.39 | 0.88 | 0.88 | (0.14 | ) | 49 | 35.23 | 49 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. | 35 |
Table of Contents
Financial Highlights
Fiscal periods | From investment operations | Dividends & distributions | Ratio to average net asset (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning net asset value | Income (loss) | Realized & unrealized gain (loss) | Total | From invest ment income | From realized gains | Total | Ending net asset value | With expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Without expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Net income (loss) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) (a) | Total return (%) (a) (b) | Ending net assets (millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund (cont’d) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 55.92 | (0.10 | ) | 4.42 | 4.32 | — | (0.69 | ) | (0.69 | ) | 59.55 | 0.66 | 0.66 | (0.17 | ) | 37 | 7.79 | 576 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 42.20 | 0.03 | 13.74 | 13.77 | (0.05 | ) | — | (0.05 | ) | 55.92 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.07 | 38 | 32.68 | 502 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 39.76 | (0.09 | ) | 2.53 | 2.44 | — | — | — | 42.20 | 0.69 | 0.69 | (0.22 | ) | 44 | 6.14 | 260 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/15/11 | 10/31/11 | 37.85 | (0.06 | ) | 1.97 | 1.91 | — | — | — | 39.76 | 0.85 | (e) | 0.85 | (e) | (0.75 | )(e) | 36 | 5.05 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 18.50 | (0.13 | ) | 0.90 | 0.77 | — | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 19.02 | 1.34 | 2.24 | (0.67 | ) | 51 | 4.17 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/12 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | (0.10 | ) | 4.31 | 4.21 | — | — | — | 18.50 | 1.32 | (e) | 4.78 | (e) | (0.73 | )(e) | 42 | 29.46 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 18.38 | (0.27 | ) | 0.89 | 0.62 | — | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 18.75 | 2.11 | 3.00 | (1.44 | ) | 51 | 3.37 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/12 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | (0.21 | ) | 4.30 | 4.09 | — | — | — | 18.38 | 2.08 | (e) | 5.54 | (e) | (1.47 | )(e) | 42 | 28.62 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 18.57 | (0.06 | ) | 0.91 | 0.85 | — | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 19.17 | 0.95 | 1.89 | (0.29 | ) | 51 | 4.59 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/12 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | (0.05 | ) | 4.33 | 4.28 | — | — | — | 18.57 | 0.95 | (e) | 4.89 | (e) | (0.35 | )(e) | 42 | 29.95 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 18.46 | (0.17 | ) | 0.90 | 0.73 | — | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 18.94 | 1.54 | 2.22 | (0.91 | ) | 51 | 3.96 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/12 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | (0.12 | ) | 4.29 | 4.17 | — | — | — | 18.46 | 1.52 | (e) | 11.76 | (e) | (0.90 | )(e) | 42 | 29.18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 18.55 | (0.05 | ) | 0.90 | 0.85 | — | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 19.15 | 0.95 | 1.89 | (0.28 | ) | 51 | 4.60 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/12 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | (0.05 | ) | 4.31 | 4.26 | — | — | — | 18.55 | 0.95 | (e) | 11.20 | (e) | (0.33 | )(e) | 42 | 29.81 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 18.57 | (0.03 | ) | 0.90 | 0.87 | — | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 19.19 | 0.85 | 1.89 | (0.18 | ) | 51 | 4.70 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/12 | 10/31/13 | 14.29 | (0.03 | ) | 4.31 | 4.28 | — | — | — | 18.57 | 0.85 | (e) | 11.19 | (e) | (0.23 | )(e) | 42 | 29.95 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle Smaller Company Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 23.38 | (0.09 | ) | 0.87 | 0.78 | — | (0.51 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 23.65 | 1.38 | 1.36 | (0.38 | ) | 68 | (g) | 3.34 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 18.93 | (0.03 | ) | 5.96 | 5.93 | (0.09 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.48 | ) | 23.38 | 1.37 | 1.40 | (0.13 | ) | 14 | 33.60 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 20.05 | 0.04 | 1.47 | 1.51 | — | (2.63 | ) | (2.63 | ) | 18.93 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 0.23 | 13 | 9.31 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 19.63 | (0.05 | ) | 2.23 | 2.18 | — | (1.76 | ) | (1.76 | ) | 20.05 | 1.40 | 1.44 | (0.25 | ) | 36 | 11.35 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 16.54 | (0.09 | ) | 3.75 | 3.66 | — | (0.57 | ) | (0.57 | ) | 19.63 | 1.50 | 1.67 | (0.46 | ) | 22 | 22.63 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 22.38 | (0.25 | ) | 0.84 | 0.59 | — | (0.51 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 22.46 | 2.11 | 2.09 | (1.11 | ) | 68 | (g) | 2.63 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 18.22 | (0.18 | ) | 5.73 | 5.55 | — | (1.39 | ) | (1.39 | ) | 22.38 | 2.12 | 2.14 | (0.88 | ) | 14 | 32.62 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 19.52 | (0.10 | ) | 1.43 | 1.33 | — | (2.63 | ) | (2.63 | ) | 18.22 | 2.11 | 2.19 | (0.54 | ) | 13 | 8.54 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 19.32 | (0.22 | ) | 2.18 | 1.96 | — | (1.76 | ) | (1.76 | ) | 19.52 | 2.28 | 2.21 | (1.13 | ) | 36 | 10.31 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 16.41 | (0.23 | ) | 3.71 | 3.48 | — | (0.57 | ) | (0.57 | ) | 19.32 | 2.30 | 2.49 | (1.25 | ) | 22 | 21.69 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 23.86 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.93 | (0.01 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.52 | ) | 24.27 | 0.95 | 1.10 | 0.10 | 68 | (g) | 3.93 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 19.28 | 0.06 | 6.07 | 6.13 | (0.16 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.55 | ) | 23.86 | 0.95 | 1.16 | 0.27 | 14 | 34.20 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 20.31 | 0.12 | 1.49 | 1.61 | (0.01 | ) | (2.63 | ) | (2.64 | ) | 19.28 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 0.61 | 13 | 9.74 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 19.80 | 0.04 | 2.24 | 2.28 | (0.01 | ) | (1.76 | ) | (1.77 | ) | 20.31 | 0.95 | 1.19 | 0.20 | 36 | 11.81 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/09 | 10/31/10 | 16.59 | 0.02 | 3.77 | 3.79 | (0.01 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.58 | ) | 19.80 | 0.95 | 1.56 | 0.11 | 22 | 23.39 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 23.12 | (0.17 | ) | 0.89 | 0.72 | — | (0.51 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 23.33 | 1.70 | 1.77 | (0.72 | ) | 68 | (g) | 3.11 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 18.77 | (0.08 | ) | 5.89 | 5.81 | (0.07 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.46 | ) | 23.12 | 1.70 | 1.85 | (0.40 | ) | 14 | 33.17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 19.96 | — | (f) | 1.44 | 1.44 | — | (2.63 | ) | (2.63 | ) | 18.77 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 0.02 | 13 | 8.95 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 19.60 | (0.11 | ) | 2.23 | 2.12 | — | (1.76 | ) | (1.76 | ) | 19.96 | 1.70 | 1.67 | (0.55 | ) | 36 | 11.03 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/28/09 | 10/31/10 | 17.86 | (0.11 | ) | 1.85 | 1.74 | — | — | — | 19.60 | 1.71 | (e) | 2.68 | (e) | (0.69 | )(e) | 22 | 9.74 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 23.82 | 0.04 | 0.87 | 0.91 | (0.02 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.53 | ) | 24.20 | 0.95 | 1.04 | 0.18 | 68 | (g) | 3.85 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 19.25 | (0.02 | ) | 6.15 | 6.13 | (0.17 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.56 | ) | 23.82 | 0.95 | 1.00 | (0.11 | ) | 14 | 34.25 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 20.30 | 0.12 | 1.48 | 1.60 | (0.02 | ) | (2.63 | ) | (2.65 | ) | 19.25 | 0.95 | 1.28 | 0.62 | 13 | 9.72 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/10 | 10/31/11 | 19.79 | 0.04 | 2.25 | 2.29 | (0.02 | ) | (1.76 | ) | (1.78 | ) | 20.30 | 0.95 | 1.13 | 0.21 | 36 | 11.83 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/28/09 | 10/31/10 | 17.92 | 0.01 | 1.86 | 1.87 | — | — | — | 19.79 | 0.97 | (e) | 1.96 | (e) | 0.05 | (e) | 22 | 10.44 | 0 |
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Beginning net asset value | Income (loss) | Realized & unrealized gain (loss) | Total | From investment income | From realized gains | Total | Ending net asset value | With expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Without expenses waived/ recovered (†) | Net income (loss) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) (a) | Total return (%) (a)(b) | Ending net assets (millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eagle Smaller Company Fund (cont’d) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/13 | 10/31/14 | 23.86 | 0.03 | 0.87 | 0.90 | (0.03 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.54 | ) | 24.22 | 0.85 | 0.94 | 0.13 | 68 | (g) | 3.78 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/12 | 10/31/13 | 19.28 | 0.01 | 6.14 | 6.15 | (0.18 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.57 | ) | 23.86 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 0.04 | 14 | 34.33 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/01/11 | 10/31/12 | 20.30 | 0.14 | 1.49 | 1.63 | (0.02 | ) | (2.63 | ) | (2.65 | ) | 19.28 | 0.85 | 1.15 | 0.72 | 13 | 9.85 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/15/11 | 10/31/11 | 19.44 | 0.01 | 0.85 | 0.86 | — | — | — | 20.30 | 0.85 | (e) | 1.24 | (e) | 0.17 | (e) | 36 | 4.42 | 0 |
(†) The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes the effects of expense offsets. If the expense offsets were excluded, the ratio would be equal to the ratio presented.
* Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average share method.
(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Total returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.
(c) The Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund changed its subadvisor effective June 28, 2013.
(d) The Eagle Growth & Income Fund changed its subadvisor effective June 1, 2011.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Per share amount is less than $0.005.
(g) The Eagle Smaller Company Fund changed its subadvisor effective October 20, 2014.
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NOTE 1 | Organization and investment objective | The Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund, the Eagle Growth & Income Fund and the Eagle Series Trust (each a “Trust” and collectively the “Trusts” or the “Eagle Family of Funds”) are organized as separate Massachusetts business trusts, and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as open-end diversified management investment companies. Members of the Board of Trustees (“Board”) for the Trusts may serve as Trustees for one or more of the Trusts. The Trusts offer shares in the following series (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and are advised by Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle” or “Manager”).
• | The Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund (“Capital Appreciation Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation. |
• | The Eagle Growth & Income Fund (“Growth & Income Fund”) primarily seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, seeks current income. |
The Eagle Series Trust currently offers shares in seven series:
• | The Eagle International Stock Fund (“International Stock Fund”) seeks capital appreciation, |
• | The Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund (“Investment Grade Bond Fund”) seeks current income and preservation of capital, |
• | The Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation, |
• | The Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund (“Mid Cap Stock Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation, |
• | The Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap Growth Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation, |
• | The Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund (“Small Cap Stock Fund”) seeks capital appreciation, and |
• | The Eagle Smaller Company Fund (“Smaller Company Fund”) seeks capital growth. |
The Eagle Series Trust also includes the Eagle Tax-Exempt Bond Fund which is not currently offered for sale.
Class offerings | Each Fund is authorized and currently offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R-3 and Class R-5 shares to qualified buyers. The Growth & Income Fund, the International Stock Fund, the Mid Cap Growth Fund, the Mid Cap Stock Fund, the Small Cap Growth Fund, the Small Cap Stock Fund and the Smaller Company Fund are authorized and currently offer Class R-6 shares to qualified buyers.
• | For all Funds except the Investment Grade Bond Fund, Class A shares are sold at a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%. For the Investment Grade Bond Fund, Class A shares are sold at a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. Class A share investments greater than $1 million, which are not sold subject to a sales charge, may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of up to 1% of the lower of net asset value (“NAV”) or purchase price if redeemed within 18 months of purchase. |
• | Class C shares are sold subject to a CDSC of 1% of the lower of NAV or purchase price if redeemed within one year of purchase. |
• | Class I, Class R-3, Class R-5 and Class R-6 shares are each sold without a front-end sales charge or a CDSC to qualified buyers. |
NOTE 2 | Significant accounting policies
Use of estimates | The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.
Valuation of securities | The price of each Fund’s shares is based on the NAV per share of each class of a Fund. The Funds determine the NAV of their shares on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business, as of the close of the regular trading session (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (“NYSE Close”), or earlier NYSE closing time that day. If the NYSE or other securities exchange modifies the published closing price of securities traded on that exchange after the NAV is calculated, the Manager is not required to recalculate the NAV.
Generally, the Funds value securities for which market quotations are readily available at market value; however, a Fund may adjust the market quotation price of securities traded in foreign markets to reflect events that occur between the close of those markets and the time of the Fund’s determination of the NAV.
A market quotation may be considered unreliable or unavailable for various reasons, such as:
• | The quotation may be stale; |
• | The security is not actively traded; |
• | Trading on the security halted before the close of the trading market; |
• | The security is newly issued; |
• | Issuer-specific events occurred after the security halted trading; or |
• | Because of the passage of time between the close of the market on which the security trades and the close of the NYSE. |
Issuer-specific events may cause the last market quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include:
• | A merger or insolvency; |
• | Events which affect a geographical area or an industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters; or |
• | Market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S. markets. |
For most securities, both the latest transaction prices and adjustments for securities traded in foreign markets are furnished by Board approved independent pricing services. The Funds value all other securities and assets for which market quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in good faith using Pricing and Valuation Procedures (“Procedures”) approved by the Board. A Fund may fair value small-cap securities, for example, that are thinly traded or illiquid. Fair value requires consideration of appropriate factors, including indications of fair value available from independent pricing services. A fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAV.
Pursuant to the Procedures, the Board has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for applying and administering the Procedures to a valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”) comprised of certain officers of the Trusts and other employees of the Manager. The composition of this Valuation Committee may change from time to time. The Valuation Committee follows fair valuation guidelines as set forth in the Procedures to make fair value determinations on all securities and assets for which market quotations are unavailable or unreliable. For securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee, Eagle checks fair value prices by comparing the fair value of the security with values that are available from other sources (if any). Eagle compares the fair value of the security to the next-day opening price or next actual sale price, when applicable. Eagle documents and reports to the Valuation Committee such comparisons when they are made. The Valuation Committee reports such comparisons to the Board at their regularly scheduled meetings. The Board retains the responsibility for periodic review and consideration of the appropriateness of any fair value pricing methodology established or implemented for a Fund. Fair value pricing methods, the Procedures and
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independent pricing services can change from time to time as approved by the Board, and may occur as a result of lookback testing results or changes in industry best practices.
There can be no assurance, however, that a fair value price used by a Fund on any given day will more accurately reflect the market value of a security than the market price of such security on that day, as fair valuation determinations may involve subjective judgments made by the Valuation Committee. Fair value pricing may deter shareholders from trading a Fund’s shares on a frequent basis in an attempt to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading. Specific types of securities are valued as follows:
• | Domestic exchange-traded equity securities | Market quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic exchange-traded equity securities. If the prices provided by the independent pricing service and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures. |
• | Foreign exchange-traded equity securities | If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the NYSE Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. Consequently, fair valuation of securities may occur on a daily basis. The Valuation Committee, using the Procedures, may fair value a security if certain events occur between the time trading ends in a foreign market on a particular security and the Fund’s NAV calculation. The Valuation Committee, using the Procedures, may also fair value a particular security if the events are significant and make the closing price unavailable or unreliable. If an issuer-specific event has occurred that a Fund or Eagle determines, in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of a foreign security, the security will be priced at fair value. The Fund also utilizes a screening process from a pricing vendor to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current market value as of the NYSE Close. Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on exchange rates provided by an independent pricing service. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time. Securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on days that are not business days of the Funds. Because the NAV of a Fund’s shares is determined only on business days of the Fund, the value of the securities of a Fund that invests in foreign securities may change on days when shareholders would not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund. |
• | Fixed income securities | Government bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed bonds, municipal bonds and convertible securities, including high yield or junk bonds, normally are valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services. Prices provided by the independent pricing services may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to special securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data. If the prices provided by the independent pricing service and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures. |
• | Short-term securities | The amortized cost method of security valuation is used by the Funds (as set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) for short-term securities (investments that have a maturity date of 60 days or less). The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at the cost as of the time of purchase and thereafter accreting/amortizing any purchase discount/premium at a constant rate until maturity. Amortized cost approximates fair value. |
• | Futures and Options | Futures and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available and reliable. If prices provided by independent pricing services and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, none of the Funds held futures or options. |
• | Investment companies and Exchange traded funds (ETFs) | Investments in other investment companies are valued at their reported NAV. In addition, investments in ETFs are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available and reliable. If prices provided by independent pricing services and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures. |
Fair value measurements | Each Fund utilizes a three-level hierarchy of inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements. The three levels are defined as:
Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical securities in active markets;
Level 2—Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered active; and
Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement, and may include the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions on determining fair value of investments.
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and/or level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Valuation Committee, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. A Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the valuation date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category may be classified as such due to a lack of market transparency and corroboration to support the quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Valuation Committee. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable entity data.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2014.
Quoted prices in (Level 1) | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Total | ||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | ||||||||||||
Common stocks (a) | $317,860,020 | $— | $317,860,020 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $317,860,020 | $— | $317,860,020 |
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Quoted prices in (Level 1) | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Total | ||||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | ||||||||||||
Common stocks (a) | $628,296,545 | $— | $628,296,545 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $628,296,545 | $— | $628,296,545 | |||||||||
International Stock Fund | ||||||||||||
Common stocks (a) | $— | $9,572,853 | $9,572,853 | |||||||||
Preferred stocks | — | 19,685 | 19,685 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $— | $9,592,538 | $9,592,538 | |||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds (a) | $— | $24,191,087 | $24,191,087 | |||||||||
Mortgage and asset-backed securities | — | 18,274,107 | 18,274,107 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasuries | — | 11,225,547 | 11,225,547 | |||||||||
U.S. Government agency securities | — | 2,035,122 | 2,035,122 | |||||||||
Supranational banks | — | 996,021 | 996,021 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $— | $56,721,884 | $56,721,884 | |||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||
Common stocks (a) | $693,200,510 | $— | $693,200,510 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $693,200,510 | $— | $693,200,510 | |||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | ||||||||||||
Common stocks (a) | $372,363,315 | $— | $372,363,315 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $372,363,315 | $— | $372,363,315 | |||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||
Common stocks (a) | $3,751,087,446 | $— | $3,751,087,446 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $3,751,087,446 | $— | $3,751,087,446 | |||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | ||||||||||||
Common stocks (a) | $32,015,831 | $— | $32,015,831 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $32,015,831 | $— | $32,015,831 | |||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | ||||||||||||
Common stocks (a) | $86,195,432 | $— | $86,195,432 | |||||||||
Total investment portfolio | $86,195,432 | $— | $86,195,432 | |||||||||
(a) Please see the investment portfolio for detail by industry. |
During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, none of the Funds had any investments classified as Level 3 and there were no transfers in or out of levels 1, 2 or 3.
Foreign currency transactions | The books and records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, other assets and other liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains and losses
from investment transactions. Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies include gains and losses between trade and settlement date on securities transactions, gains and losses arising from the purchase and sale of forward foreign currency exchange contracts and gains and losses between the ex and payment dates on dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | Each of the Funds, except the Small Cap Growth Fund, is authorized to enter into forward foreign currency contracts which are used primarily to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued in U.S. dollars based upon forward exchange rates provided by an independent pricing service as of the close of the NYSE each valuation day and the unrealized gain or loss is included in the related Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed, the gain or loss is realized. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the related Statement of Operations. Risks may arise from unanticipated movements in the currency’s value relative to the U.S. dollar and from the possible inability of counter-parties to meet the terms of their contracts. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, none of the Funds held forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
Real estate investment trusts (“REIT(s)”) | There are certain additional risks involved in investing in REITs. These include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, real estate values, property taxes and interest rates. Dividend income is recorded at the Manager’s estimate of the income included in distributions from the REITs. Distributions received in excess of the estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the investments. The actual amounts of income, return of capital and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after the Funds’ fiscal year-end and may differ from the estimated amounts.
Repurchase agreements | Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements whereby a Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the market value of which at the time of purchase is required to be in an amount of at least 100% of the resale price. Repurchase agreements involve the risk that the seller will fail to repurchase the security, as agreed. In that case, the Fund will bear the risk of market value fluctuations until the security can be sold and may encounter delays and incur costs in liquidating the security. In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the seller, delays and costs may be incurred. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, none of the Funds held any repurchase agreements.
Revenue recognition | Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.
Foreign taxes | The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest, with respect to their investments in issuers existing or operating in such countries. The Funds may also be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may or may not be recoverable. The Funds accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, when the related income or capital gains are earned and based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Fund invests. Some countries require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales earned by foreign investors.
Expenses | Each Fund is charged for certain expenses which are directly attributable to it, and certain other expenses which are allocated proportionately among the Eagle Family of Funds based upon methods approved by the Board. Expenses that are directly attributable to a specific class of shares, such as distribution fees, shareholder servicing fees and administrative fees, are charged directly to that class of shares. Other expenses of each Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative percentage of net
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assets. The Funds have entered into an arrangement with the custodian whereby each Fund receives credits on uninvested cash balances which are used to offset a portion of each Fund’s expenses. These custodian credits are shown as “Expense offsets” in the related Statement of Operations.
Class allocations | Each class of shares has equal rights to earnings and assets except that each class may bear different expenses for administration, distribution and/or shareholder services. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative percentage of net assets.
Distributions | Each Fund, except the Investment Grade Bond Fund and the Growth & Income Fund, distributes net investment income annually. Distributions of net investment income in the Investment Grade Bond Fund and the Growth & Income Fund are made monthly and quarterly, respectively. Net realized gains from investment transactions during any particular fiscal year in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, which, if not distributed, would be taxable to each applicable Fund, will be distributed to shareholders annually in the following fiscal year. Each Fund uses the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss on investments for both financial and federal income tax reporting purposes.
All dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income are deemed to be ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Dividends paid to shareholders from net investment income were as follows:
Distributions from net investment income | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | ||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | ||||||||
Class A | $— | $755,281 | ||||||
Class C | — | — | ||||||
Class I | — | 97,034 | ||||||
Class R-3 | — | 215 | ||||||
Class R-5 | — | 225,574 | ||||||
Growth & Income Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 3,614,463 | 4,158,689 | ||||||
Class C | 1,770,808 | 2,158,530 | ||||||
Class I | 3,009,961 | 1,547,741 | ||||||
Class R-3 | 51,311 | 68,821 | ||||||
Class R-5 | 69,985 | 23,317 | ||||||
Class R-6 | 1,758 | 352 | ||||||
International Stock Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 30,280 | — | ||||||
Class C | 11,981 | — | ||||||
Class I | 7,072 | — | ||||||
Class R-3 | 17 | — | ||||||
Class R-5 | 28 | — | ||||||
Class R-6 | 30 | — | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 352,303 | 431,685 | ||||||
Class C | 110,243 | 31,799 | ||||||
Class C | 82,088 | 64,746 | ||||||
Class R-3 | 250 | 133 | ||||||
Class R-5 | 39 | 28 |
Distributions from net investment income (con’d) | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | ||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||
Class A | $— | $— | ||||||
Class C | — | — | ||||||
Class I | — | 509,544 | ||||||
Class R-3 | — | — | ||||||
Class R-5 | — | 49,029 | ||||||
Class R-6 | — | 344,748 | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund | ||||||||
Class A | — | 62,795 | ||||||
Class C | — | — | ||||||
Class I | 66,661 | 489,714 | ||||||
Class R-3 | — | 527 | ||||||
Class R-5 | 56 | 30 | ||||||
Class R-6 | 21,657 | 27 |
Distributions paid to shareholders from net realized gains were as follows:
Distributions from net realized gains | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | ||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | ||||||||
Class A | $21,395,874 | $— | ||||||
Class C | 8,299,481 | — | ||||||
Class I | 3,095,665 | — | ||||||
Class R-3 | 84,996 | — | ||||||
Class R-5 | 2,133,186 | — | ||||||
Growth & Income Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 4,415,858 | 3,223,192 | ||||||
Class C | 3,668,620 | 2,285,085 | ||||||
Class I | 2,679,903 | 780,909 | ||||||
Class R-3 | 80,520 | 57,965 | ||||||
Class R-5 | 69,654 | 3,124 | ||||||
Class R-6 | 1,122 | 55 | ||||||
International Stock Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 19,718 | — | ||||||
Class C | 15,816 | — | ||||||
Class I | 3,673 | — | ||||||
Class R-3 | 16 | — | ||||||
Class R-5 | 15 | — | ||||||
Class R-6 | 15 | — | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 86,361 | 1,509,825 | ||||||
Class C | 93,414 | 1,440,673 | ||||||
Class I | 15,187 | 138,866 | ||||||
Class R-3 | 72 | 671 | ||||||
Class R-5 | 7 | 65 |
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Distributions from net realized gains (con’d) | 11/1/13 to 10/31/14 | 11/1/12 to 10/31/13 | ||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||
Class A | $14,126,765 | $8,276,297 | ||||||
Class C | 5,726,464 | 3,374,447 | ||||||
Class I | 5,736,130 | 2,852,287 | ||||||
Class R-3 | 567,613 | 298,730 | ||||||
Class R-5 | 1,762,800 | 1,077,505 | ||||||
Class R-6 | 462,038 | 29,351 | ||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 13,423,846 | 35,266,770 | ||||||
Class C | 10,750,360 | 23,055,849 | ||||||
Class I | 6,122,957 | 16,236,433 | ||||||
Class R-3 | 398,181 | 947,815 | ||||||
Class R-5 | 43,925 | 486,525 | ||||||
Class R-6 | 19,559 | 396 | ||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 12,363,095 | — | ||||||
Class C | 2,914,205 | — | ||||||
Class I | 21,911,755 | — | ||||||
Class R-3 | 1,773,847 | — | ||||||
Class R-5 | 4,407,058 | — | ||||||
Class R-6 | 6,342,356 | — | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 170,735 | — | ||||||
Class C | 136,255 | — | ||||||
Class I | 45,876 | — | ||||||
Class R-3 | 43 | — | ||||||
Class R-5 | 43 | — | ||||||
Class R-6 | 43 | — | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund | ||||||||
Class A | 408,410 | 975,450 | ||||||
Class C | 270,712 | 562,596 | ||||||
Class I | 2,300,351 | 4,166,354 | ||||||
Class R-3 | 5,784 | 10,864 | ||||||
Class R-5 | 1,204 | 245 | ||||||
Class R-6 | 382,113 | 207 |
Offering costs | Offering costs of $136,518 and $128,275 associated with the formation of the International Stock Fund and the Small Cap Stock Fund, respectively, were accounted for as a deferred charge and are amortized on a straight line basis over 12 months from the date of commencement of operations; February 28, 2013 for the International Stock Fund and December 31, 2012 for the Small Cap Stock Fund, respectively. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the International Stock Fund and the Small Cap Stock Fund amortized the remaining expenses of $46,703 and $22,548, respectively.
Other | In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general
indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the risk of loss to each Fund is expected to be remote.
NOTE 3 | Purchases and sales of securities | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term obligations) were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $102,522,088 | $159,831,050 | ||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 143,123,838 | 57,045,163 | ||||||
International Stock Fund | 11,487,011 | 8,062,246 | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | ||||||||
Debt securities | 50,161,749 | 82,594,918 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury securities | 40,484,268 | 36,240,917 | ||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 386,888,288 | 380,871,245 | ||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | 130,535,422 | 216,369,983 | ||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | 1,440,860,677 | 1,893,861,081 | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 22,475,131 | 14,585,327 | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund | 95,778,746 | 166,621,897 |
NOTE 4 | Investment advisory fees and other transactions with affiliates | Each Fund has agreed to pay to the Manager an investment advisory and an administrative fee equal to an annualized rate based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly. For advisory services provided by the Manager, the investment advisory rate for each Fund is as follows:
Investment advisory fee rate schedule | Breakpoint | Investment advisory fee | ||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | | First $1 billion | | | 0.60% | | ||
Over $1 billion | 0.55% | |||||||
Growth & Income Fund | First $100 million | 0.60% | ||||||
$100 million to $500 million | 0.45% | |||||||
Over $500 million | 0.40% | |||||||
International Stock Fund | All assets | 0.85% | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | All assets | 0.30% | ||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Stock | First $500 million | 0.60% | ||||||
Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, | $500 million to $1 billion | 0.55% | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund | Over $1 billion | 0.50% | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | All assets | 0.60% |
For administrative services provided by the Manager, each Fund agreed to pay an administrative rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Class R-3 shares and 0.10% of the average daily net assets of Class I, Class R-5 and Class R-6 shares.
Subadvisory fees | The Manager has entered into subadvisory agreements with certain parties to provide investment advice, portfolio management services (including the placement of brokerage orders), certain compliance and other services to the Funds.
The Manager entered into a subadvisory agreement with ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”), an affiliate of Eagle, to serve as subadvisor for the Capital Appreciation Fund and the International Stock Fund. Under this agreement, Eagle pays ClariVest an annualized rate of 0.55% and 0.85% on all assets as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly for the Capital Appreciation Fund and the International Stock Fund, respectively.
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The Manager entered into a subadvisory agreement with Eagle Boston Investment Management, Inc. (“EBIM”), an affiliate of Eagle, pursuant to which EBIM served as subadvisor for the Smaller Company Fund through October 19, 2014. Under this agreement, Eagle paid EBIM an annualized rate of 0.375% on the first $500 million of total assets, 0.35% on assets between $500 million and $1 billion, and 0.325% on all assets over $1 billion as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly. The subadvisory agreement terminated effective October 20, 2014. EBIM no longer serves as the subavisor for the Smaller Company Fund.
Distribution and service fees | Pursuant to the Class A, Class C and Class R-3 Distribution plans and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Rule 12b-1 Plans”), the Funds are authorized to pay Eagle Fund Distributors, Inc. (“Distributor”), an affiliate of the Manager, a fee based on the average daily net assets for each class of shares, accrued daily and payable monthly. Each Fund of the Series Trust is authorized to pay the Distributor distribution and service fees of up to 0.35% of that fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of that fund. The Capital Appreciation Fund and the Growth & Income Fund are authorized to pay the Distributor distribution and service fees of up to 0.50% of those Funds’ average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of those Funds. Currently, the distribution and service fee is 0.25% for Class A shares of each Fund. Each Fund also is authorized, and currently pays, the Distributor distribution and services fees of 1% for Class C shares, and 0.50% for Class R-3 shares. The Funds do not incur any direct distribution expenses related to Class I, Class R-5 or Class R-6 shares. However, Eagle or any third party may make payments for the sale and distribution of Class I, Class R-5 or Class R-6 shares from its own resources.
Sales charges | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, total front-end sales charges and CDSCs paid to the Distributor were as follows:
Front-end sales charge | Contingent deferred sales charges | |||||||||||
Class A | Class A | Class C | ||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $59,053 | $— | $418 | |||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 645,968 | — | 4,352 | |||||||||
International Stock Fund | 23,594 | — | 81 | |||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | 32,775 | — | 1,533 | |||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 150,314 | 30 | 566 | |||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | 76,436 | — | 1,986 | |||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | 276,961 | 4,928 | 3,755 | |||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 95,051 | — | 1,764 | |||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | 15,100 | — | 173 |
The Distributor paid commissions to salespersons from these fees and incurred other distribution costs.
Agency commissions | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, total agency brokerage commissions paid by the Funds and agency brokerage commissions
paid directly to Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (“RJA”), an affiliate of the Manager, were as follows:
Total agency brokerage commissions | Paid to Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | |||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $64,969 | $— | ||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 55,459 | — | ||||||
International Stock Fund | 9,721 | — | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | — | — | ||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 422,293 | 7,410 | ||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | 147,446 | 15,316 | ||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | 1,813,397 | 34,918 | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 21,851 | 2,477 | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund | 114,702 | 3,233 |
Internal audit fees | RJA provides internal audit services to the Funds. Each Fund pays RJA a fixed and/or hourly fee for these services.
Shareholder servicing fees | Eagle Fund Services, Inc. (“EFS”), an affiliate of the Manager, is the shareholder servicing agent for each of the Funds. EFS’ actual cost of providing such services is reimbursed by the Funds on a pro-rata basis of each Fund’s relative total net assets. The amount of shareholder servicing fees charged to the Funds were as follows:
Shareholder servicing fees | 11/1/2013 to 10/31/2014 | |||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class A | $9,355 | |||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class C | 3,641 | |||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class I | 3,301 | |||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class R-3 | 37 | |||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class R-5 | 392 | |||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class R-6 | N/A | |||
Growth & Income Fund Class A | 12,555 | |||
Growth & Income Fund Class C | 10,591 | |||
Growth & Income Fund Class I | 8,787 | |||
Growth & Income Fund Class R-3 | 234 | |||
Growth & Income Fund Class R-5 | 207 | |||
Growth & Income Fund Class R-6 | — | |||
International Stock Fund Class A | 221 | |||
International Stock Fund Class C | 204 | |||
International Stock Fund Class I | 53 | |||
International Stock Fund Class R-3 | — | |||
International Stock Fund Class R-5 | — | |||
International Stock Fund Class R-6 | — | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class A | 1,576 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class C | 1,698 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class I | 329 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R-3 | 2 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R-5 | — | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R-6 | N/A |
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Shareholder servicing fees (cont’d) | 11/1/2013 to 10/31/2014 | |||
Mid Cap Growth Fund Class A | $16,365 | |||
Mid Cap Growth Fund Class C | 5,777 | |||
Mid Cap Growth Fund Class I | 8,258 | |||
Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R-3 | 757 | |||
Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R-5 | 2,779 | |||
Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R-6 | — | |||
Mid Cap Stock Fund Class A | 10,168 | |||
Mid Cap Stock Fund Class C | 7,087 | |||
Mid Cap Stock Fund Class I | 4,798 | |||
Mid Cap Stock Fund Class R-3 | 301 | |||
Mid Cap Stock Fund Class R-5 | 24 | |||
Mid Cap Stock Fund Class R-6 | — | |||
Small Cap Growth Fund Class A | 48,745 | |||
Small Cap Growth Fund Class C | 10,469 | |||
Small Cap Growth Fund Class I | 97,562 | |||
Small Cap Growth Fund Class R-3 | 7,272 | |||
Small Cap Growth Fund Class R-5 | 19,257 | |||
Small Cap Growth Fund Class R-6 | — | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class A | 738 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class C | 663 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class I | 264 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class R-3 | 2 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class R-5 | — | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class R-6 | — | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class A | 1,109 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class C | 658 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class I | 4,589 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-3 | 21 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-5 | 1 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-6 | — |
Expense limitations | Eagle has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse expenses to each class of the Funds through February 28, 2015, to the extent that the annual operating expense rate for each class of shares exceeds the following annualized rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class of shares.
Expense limitations rate schedule | Class A | Class C | Class I | |||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | 1.40% | 2.20% | 0.95% | |||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 1.40% | 2.20% | 0.95% | |||||||||
International Stock Fund | 1.75% | 2.55% | 1.15% | |||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | 0.85% | 1.65% | 0.60% | |||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 1.50% | 2.30% | 0.95% | |||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | 1.50% | 2.30% | 0.95% | |||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | 1.50% | 2.30% | 0.95% | |||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 1.50% | 2.30% | 0.95% | |||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | 1.50% | 2.30% | 0.95% |
Expense limitations rate schedule | Class R-3 | Class R-5 | Class R-6 | |||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | 1.65% | 0.95% | N/A | |||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 1.65% | 0.95% | 0.85% | |||||||||
International Stock Fund | 1.75% | 1.15% | 1.05% | |||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | 1.15% | 0.60% | N/A | |||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 1.70% | 0.95% | 0.85% | |||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | 1.70% | 0.95% | 0.85% | |||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | 1.70% | 0.95% | 0.85% | |||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 1.70% | 0.95% | 0.85% | |||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | 1.70% | 0.95% | 0.85% |
Fees and expenses waived and/or reimbursed based on the expense rate limitation schedule were as follows:
Expenses waived and/or reimbursed | 11/1/2013 to 10/31/2014 | |||
International Stock Fund | $376,583 | |||
International Stock Fund Class I | 651 | |||
International Stock Fund Class R-5 | 1 | |||
International Stock Fund Class R-6 | 4 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | 86,061 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class A | 70,495 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class C | 60,494 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class I | 10,603 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R-3 | 78 | |||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R-5 | 3 | |||
Mid Cap Stock Fund Class I | 131,328 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 269,620 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class I | 4,394 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class R-5 | 1 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class R-6 | 4 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class I | 170,844 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-3 | 317 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-5 | 38 | |||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-6 | 23,868 |
A portion or all of a Fund’s fees and expenses reduced and/or reimbursed by the Manager in prior fiscal years may be recoverable by Eagle prior to their expiration date. Eagle must recover from the same class of shares any previously reduced and/or reimbursed fees and expenses within two years from the Fund’s fiscal year-end during which the fees and expenses were originally reduced and/or reimbursed. Previously reduced and/or reimbursed fees and expenses are recovered by Eagle when expenses in the current fiscal year fall below the expense rate limitation then in effect. The following table shows the amounts that Eagle may be allowed to recover by class of shares and the date in which these amounts will expire:
Recoverable expenses | 10/31/2016 | 10/31/2015 | ||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class R-5 | $— | $8,762 | ||||||
International Stock Fund | 376,583 | 290,423 | ||||||
International Stock Fund Class I | 651 | 7 | ||||||
International Stock Fund Class R-5 | 1 | 1 |
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Recoverable expenses (cont’d) | 10/31/2016 | 10/31/2015 | ||||||
International Stock Fund Class R-6 | $4 | $3 | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | 86,061 | — | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class A | 70,495 | 86,579 | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class C | 60,494 | 64,789 | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class I | 10,603 | 8,227 | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R-3 | 78 | 55 | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund Class R-5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund Class I | 131,328 | 194,382 | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 269,620 | 300,190 | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class I | 4,394 | 365 | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class R-5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class R-6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund | | — | | | 25,764 | | ||
Smaller Company Fund Class I | 170,844 | 128,961 | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-3 | 317 | 277 | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-5 | 38 | 3 | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund Class R-6 | 23,868 | 6,002 |
The Manager recovered previously waived expenses as follows:
Recovered fees previously waived | 11/1/2013 to 10/31/2014 | |||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class I | $7,958 | |||
Capital Appreciation Fund Class R-5 | 481 | |||
International Stock Fund Class C | 15 | |||
Small Cap Stock Fund Class A | 7 | |||
Smaller Company Fund | 46,134 |
Trustees and officers compensation | Each Trustee of the Eagle Family of Funds who is not an employee of the Manager receives an annual retainer along with meeting fees for those Eagle Family of Funds’ regular or special meetings attended in person and 25% of such fees are received for telephonic meetings. All reasonable out-of-pocket expenses are also reimbursed. Except when directly attributable to a Fund, Trustees’ fees and expenses are paid equally by each Fund in the Eagle Family of Funds. Certain officers of the Eagle Family of Funds may also be officers and/or directors of Eagle. Such officers receive no compensation from the Funds except for the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is paid equally by each Fund in the Eagle Family of Funds.
NOTE 5 | Federal income taxes and distributions | Each Fund is treated as a single corporate taxpayer as provided for in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required since each of the Funds intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute to shareholders all of its taxable income and gains. The Manager has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended October 31, 2011 to October 31, 2014) and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
Federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP; therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences primarily relate to deferral of losses from wash sales and non-REIT return of capital.
For income tax purposes, distributions paid during the fiscal years indicated were as follows:
Ordinary income | Long-term capital gains | |||||||||||||||
10/31/14 | 10/31/13 | 10/31/14 | 10/31/13 | |||||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $— | $1,078,104 | $35,009,202 | $— | ||||||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 8,518,286 | 10,026,061 | 10,915,677 | 4,281,719 | ||||||||||||
International Stock Fund | 88,661 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | 544,949 | 1,727,155 | 195,015 | 1,891,336 | ||||||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 4,820,359 | — | 23,561,451 | 15,908,617 | ||||||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | 18,967,002 | — | 11,791,826 | 75,993,788 | ||||||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | — | 704,202 | 49,712,316 | 199,119 | ||||||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 352,952 | — | 43 | — | ||||||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | 245,723 | 646,602 | 3,211,225 | 5,622,207 |
Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character; these adjustments have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. Financial reporting records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The reclassifications arise from permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to net operating losses not utilized, foreign currency transactions, capital loss carryforwards expired, return of capital distributions from REITs, adjustments for partnership distributions and income, merger adjustments, and the tax practice of treating a portion of the proceeds from each redemption as a distribution of taxable net investment income or realized gains. The reclassifications were as follows:
Fund | Undistributed net investment income (loss) | Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | Paid-in capital | |||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $869,023 | $(14,343,463 | ) | $13,474,440 | ||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 63,475 | (63,473 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||
International Stock Fund | 875 | (875 | ) | — | ||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | — | — | — | |||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 1,810,419 | (1,810,419 | ) | — | ||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | 367,037 | (25,276 | ) | (341,761 | ) | |||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | 19,100,759 | 188,525 | (19,289,284 | ) | ||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 278,987 | (280,358 | ) | 1,371 | ||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | (13,942 | ) | (3,960,950 | ) | 3,974,892 |
At October 31, 2014, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains through the years listed below as follows:
Fund | 10/31/16 | 10/31/17 | Indefinitely | Total | ||||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $— | $— | $— | $— | ||||||||||||
Growth & Income Fund* | 669,529 | 1,477,645 | — | 2,147,174 | ||||||||||||
International Stock Fund | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | — | — | — | — | �� |
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Fund | Capital loss carryforwards utilized during the year fiscal ended October 31, 2014 | Capital loss carryforwards expired during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 | ||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $— | $— | ||||||
Growth & Income Fund* | 715,725 | — | ||||||
International Stock Fund | — | — | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | — | — | ||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | — | — | ||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | — | — | ||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | — | — | ||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | — | — | ||||||
Smaller Company Fund | — | — | ||||||
* Capital loss carryforwards reflected above are a result of the merger with Large Cap Core Fund on January 20, 2012. These losses are subject to an annual limitation of $715,725. |
As of October 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Fund | Undistributed Ordinary Income | Undistributed Long-term gain | Capital Loss carry-forwards | Late Year Loss Deferral | Net unrealized app/(dep) | |||||||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $3,485,598 | $40,341,390 | $ — | $— | $130,578,876 | |||||||||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 377,406 | 4,932,058 | (2,147,174 | ) | — | 149,303,674 | † | |||||||||||||
International Stock Fund | 564,436 | — | — | — | 28,351 | †† | ||||||||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | 259,914 | — | — | — | 205,648 | |||||||||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | — | 68,282,693 | — | (960,788 | ) | 218,246,389 | ||||||||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | — | 31,201,360 | — | (2,159,767 | ) | 82,983,043 | ||||||||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | — | 415,686,243 | — | (11,990,571 | ) | 1,084,303,588 | ||||||||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 15,233 | 746,844 | — | — | 2,281,807 | |||||||||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | — | 24,576,468 | — | (200,316 | ) | 25,324,444 | ||||||||||||||
† Includes currency appreciation/(depreciation) of $(6,209) | ||||||||||||||||||||
†† Includes currency appreciation/(depreciation) of $(1,313) |
NOTE 6 | Subsequent events | On November 14, 2014, the Board of Trustees of Eagle Series Trust (“Trust”) approved the reorganization (the “Reorganization”) of the Small Cap Stock Fund into the Smaller Company Fund. The Reorganization, which does not require approval by shareholders of the Small Cap Stock Fund, is expected to take place at the close of business on or about February 23, 2015. The Reorganization is intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction for federal income tax purposes. As a result of the Reorganization, effective January 17, 2015, the Small Cap Stock Fund will no longer accept purchases of Small Cap Stock Fund shares or exchanges into the Small Cap Stock Fund.
NOTE 7 | New accounting pronouncements | In June 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-08, Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements. This ASU amends the assessment of whether an entity is an investment company, requires disclosure of the status as an investment company, among other changes. This ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013. Early implementation is prohibited. Management has evaluated the impact of applying this standard and does not expect that it will have a material impact on the financial statements or disclosures as the Funds will meet the definition of an investment company.
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Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund, Eagle Growth & Income Fund, Eagle International Stock Fund, Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund, Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund, Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund, and Eagle Smaller Company Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolios, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund, Eagle Growth & Income Fund, Eagle International Stock Fund, Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund, Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund, Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund and Eagle Smaller Company Fund (the “Funds”) at October 31, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
December 18, 2014
Tampa, Florida
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Understanding Your Ongoing Costs
(UNAUDITED) | 10.31.2014 |
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges, or redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The following sections are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect one-time transaction expenses, such as sales charges or redemption fees. Therefore, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. For more information, see your Fund’s prospectus or contact your financial advisor.
Actual expenses | The table below shows the actual expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in each Fund on May 1, 2014, and held through October 31, 2014. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the fiscal year, assuming actual returns after ongoing
expenses. This table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes | The table below shows each Fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment held from May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014 and assuming for this period a hypothetical 5% annualized rate of return before ongoing expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. Please note that you should not use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total costs) of investing in the Funds with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison.
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Actual | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Expenses paid during period (a) | Ending Account Value | Expenses paid during period | Annualized expense ratio | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,125.00 | $6.43 | $1,019.16 | $6.11 | 1.20 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,120.50 | 10.53 | 1,015.27 | 10.01 | 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,126.60 | 5.04 | 1,020.47 | 4.79 | 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 1,122.80 | 8.35 | 1,017.34 | 7.93 | 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 1,126.50 | 5.09 | 1,020.42 | 4.84 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,048.70 | 5.27 | 1,020.06 | 5.19 | 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,044.40 | 9.22 | 1,016.18 | 9.10 | 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,050.20 | 3.93 | 1,021.37 | 3.87 | 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 1,046.40 | 7.17 | 1,018.20 | 7.07 | 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 1,049.50 | 3.93 | 1,021.37 | 3.87 | 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6 | 1,000.00 | 1,050.10 | 3.36 | 1,021.93 | 3.31 | 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
International Stock Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 978.70 | 7.83 | 1,017.29 | 7.98 | 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 975.00 | 11.75 | 1,013.31 | 11.98 | 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 981.10 | 5.74 | 1,019.41 | 5.85 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 978.10 | 8.68 | 1,016.43 | 8.84 | 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 981.10 | 5.74 | 1,019.41 | 5.85 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6 | 1,000.00 | 981.70 | 5.24 | 1,019.91 | 5.35 | 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,009.40 | 4.31 | 1,020.92 | 4.33 | 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,006.00 | 8.34 | 1,016.89 | 8.39 | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,010.60 | 3.04 | 1,022.18 | 3.06 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 1,007.90 | 5.82 | 1,019.41 | 5.85 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 1,011.10 | 3.04 | 1,022.18 | 3.06 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,085.30 | 6.31 | 1,019.16 | 6.11 | 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,081.40 | 9.97 | 1,015.63 | 9.65 | 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,087.30 | 4.52 | 1,020.87 | 4.38 | 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 1,083.80 | 7.77 | 1,017.74 | 7.53 | 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 1,087.10 | 4.58 | 1,020.82 | 4.43 | 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6 | 1,000.00 | 1,087.80 | 4.05 | 1,021.32 | 3.92 | 0.77 |
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Actual | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Expenses paid during period (a) | Ending Account Value | Expenses paid during period | Annualized expense ratio | ||||||||||||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,037.60 | $6.32 | $1,019.00 | $6.26 | 1.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,033.20 | 10.15 | 1,015.22 | 10.06 | 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,038.80 | 4.88 | 1,020.42 | 4.84 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 1,035.60 | 7.90 | 1,017.44 | 7.83 | 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 1,039.30 | 4.73 | 1,020.57 | 4.69 | 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6 | 1,000.00 | 1,039.60 | 4.27 | 1,021.02 | 4.23 | 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,067.30 | 5.94 | 1,019.46 | 5.80 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,063.40 | 9.57 | 1,015.93 | 9.35 | 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,068.80 | 4.12 | 1,021.22 | 4.02 | 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 1,065.30 | 7.70 | 1,017.74 | 7.53 | 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 1,069.00 | 4.17 | 1,021.17 | 4.08 | 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6 | 1,000.00 | 1,069.90 | 3.44 | 1,021.88 | 3.36 | 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 6.89 | 1,018.40 | 6.87 | 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,020.10 | 10.85 | 1,014.47 | 10.82 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,026.20 | 4.85 | 1,020.42 | 4.84 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 1,022.70 | 7.85 | 1,017.44 | 7.83 | 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 1,026.30 | 4.85 | 1,020.42 | 4.84 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6 | 1,000.00 | 1,026.80 | 4.34 | 1,020.92 | 4.33 | 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,005.10 | 7.08 | 1,018.15 | 7.12 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,001.80 | 10.75 | 1,014.47 | 10.82 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,008.30 | 4.81 | 1,020.42 | 4.84 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-3 | 1,000.00 | 1,004.30 | 8.59 | 1,016.64 | 8.64 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-5 | 1,000.00 | 1,007.90 | 4.81 | 1,020.42 | 4.84 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R-6 | 1,000.00 | 1,006.70 | 4.30 | 1,020.92 | 4.33 | 0.85 |
(a) Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratios for each class of shares, multiplied by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by the actual number of days in the period (184), and then dividing that result by the actual number of days in the fiscal year (365).
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Overview | At a meeting held on August 15, 2014, the Boards of Trustees for the Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund, Eagle Growth & Income Fund and Eagle Series Trust, including their independent members (together, the “Board”), approved the renewal of the investment advisory agreement between Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”) and: (1) Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund; (2) Eagle Growth & Income Fund; and (3) Eagle Series Trust, on behalf of the Eagle International Stock Fund, Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund, Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund, Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund, Eagle Smaller Company Fund and Eagle Tax-Exempt Bond Fund. Each of the funds mentioned is referred to as a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds.”
The Board also approved the renewal of the investment subadvisory agreements with: (1) ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”), the subadviser to the Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund and the Eagle International Stock Fund; and (2) Eagle Boston Investment Management, Inc. (“EBIM”), the subadviser to the Eagle Smaller Company Fund. Each of the investment advisory and subadvisory agreements is referred to herein as an “Agreement” and, collectively, as the “Agreements.”
In renewing the Agreements, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the annual renewal process. The Board, acting directly or through its committees, was provided with information and reports relevant to the annual renewal of the Agreements, including: reports regarding the services and support provided to the Funds and their shareholders by Eagle, ClariVest, EBIM, J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services Co. (“J.P. Morgan”), a third party that provides sub-administration, transfer agent, fund accounting and custody services to the Funds, and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”), which provides certain sub-transfer agent services to the Funds; information on the Funds’ performance and commentary on the performance; presentations by Fund portfolio managers addressing, as applicable, Eagle’s, ClariVest’s and EBIM’s investment philosophy, investment strategies, personnel and operations; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds, Eagle, ClariVest, EBIM, J.P. Morgan and USBFS, including responses to issues raised therein; and information on relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Eagle Funds and/or Eagle are responding to them.
As part of the renewal process, the Board, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, requested and received additional reports containing substantial and detailed information regarding the Funds, Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM. Among other matters, these reports included information on: (1) the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided by Eagle and EBIM; (2) the personnel of Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM; (3) the financial condition of Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM; (4) the compliance programs and records of Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM; (5) the performance of the Funds as compared to funds within their Morningstar category (“Morningstar Category”), Lipper, Inc. category (“Lipper Category”) and appropriate benchmarks; (6) the Funds’ expenses, including the advisory fee rates, the overall expense structures of the Funds, both in absolute terms and relative to funds within a refined Morningstar Category population (“Morningstar Population”) and peer funds selected by Eagle that are most comparable in asset size (“Peer Group”), and any applicable contractual expense limitations; (7) the anticipated effect of growth and size on the Funds’ performance and expenses, where applicable; (8) benefits to be realized by Eagle, ClariVest, EBIM and their respective affiliates; and (9) the estimated profitability of Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM under the Agreements, if available. The Board posed questions to various management personnel of Eagle regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the renewal.
With respect to the renewal of the Agreements, the Board considered various factors, including: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds; (2) the investment performance of the Funds; (3) the costs of the
services provided to the Funds and the profits realized by Eagle, ClariVest, EBIM and their respective affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (4) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized as the Funds grow; (5) whether the level of fees reflects those economies of scale for the benefit of the Funds’ investors; (6) comparisons of services and fees with contracts entered into by Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM with other clients (such as pension funds and other institutional investors); and (7) any other benefits derived by Eagle or EBIM from their relationships with the Funds.
Provided below is a discussion of the factors the Board considered at its August meeting to form the basis of its renewal of the Agreements. The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to renew the Agreements and each Trustee may have accorded different weight to the various factors.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services | The Board considered that Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM are experienced in serving as investment advisers for the Funds and have provided a continuous investment program, including investment selection, credit review and market analysis, among other matters, for the Funds. The Board noted that Eagle oversees and monitors the performance and services provided by ClariVest, EBIM, J.P. Morgan and USBFS, and is responsible for the selection of Fund subadvisers. The Board also considered that Eagle and its affiliate, Eagle Fund Services, Inc., provide certain administration and fund accounting services to the Funds. In addition, the Board noted that Eagle is responsible for oversight of compliance with the Funds’ policies and objectives, review of brokerage matters, oversight of the Funds’ compliance with applicable law and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Funds. The Board noted that shareholders in the Funds have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Eagle, and that the Funds’ shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the Funds in their prospectuses and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in the Funds.
The Board noted that ClariVest is responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of the Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund and the Eagle International Stock Fund and that EBIM is responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of the Eagle Smaller Company Fund. The Board considered that, in each case, the subadviser is responsible for placing all orders for the purchase and sale of investments for a Fund with brokers or dealers. The Board considered information regarding: (1) the background and experience of Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM personnel who provide services to the Funds; (2) certifications as to the adequacy of the compliance programs of Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM; (3) the financial information regarding Eagle, ClariVest and EBIM, as provided; and (4) Eagle’s recommendation to continue to retain ClariVest to manage the Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund and Eagle International Stock Fund and EBIM to manage the Eagle Smaller Company Fund.
Investment Performance | The Board considered comparisons of each Fund’s Class A performance, including, if applicable, a Fund’s year to date, one-, three-, five- and ten-year annualized total returns for the period ended June 30, 2014, relative to the average performance of its Morningstar Category and Lipper Category funds and benchmark indices. The Board also considered the performance of Eagle relative to the composite performance of comparable accounts managed by Eagle, as well as the performance of ClariVest and EBIM relative to other accounts that ClariVest and EBIM manage, to the extent such information was available.
With respect to the Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance: (1) the Fund underperformed its benchmark index for all relevant periods; (2) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category for the year-to-date, one-, three- and ten-year periods, but underperformed for the five-year period; (3) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category for the year-to-date, one-, three and ten-year periods, but underperformed for the
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five-year period; (4) the Fund underperformed an institutional composite managed by ClariVest Asset Management LLC for all relevant periods; and (5) the Fund’s overall 2-star Morningstar rating. The Board noted that ClariVest’s strategy with respect to the Fund is slightly different than ClariVest’s strategy with respect to the other accounts in ClariVest’s institutional composite because ClariVest became the Fund’s subadviser in June 2013 and is managing the tax consequences associated with the alignment of the Fund’s portfolio to ClariVest’s strategy.
With respect to the Eagle Growth & Income Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance: (1) the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date and ten-year periods, but underperformed for the one-, three- and five-year periods; (2) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category for the year-to-date, three- and ten-year periods, but underperformed for the one- and five-year periods; (3) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category for all relevant periods with the exception of the five-year period, during which the Fund underperformed; (4) the Fund outperformed the composite performance of comparable institutional accounts managed by Eagle for all relevant time periods with the exception of the five-year period, during which the Fund underperformed; and (5) the Fund’s overall 4-star Morningstar rating.
With respect to the Eagle International Stock Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance for the year-to-date and the one-year periods: (1) the Fund underperformed its benchmark index; (2) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category; (3) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category; (4) the Fund underperformed the composite performance of comparable institutional accounts managed by ClariVest; and (5) the Fund has not yet received a Morningstar rating.
With respect to the Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance: (1) the Fund underperformed its benchmark index for all relevant periods; (2) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category for the year-to-date and three-year periods but underperformed for the one-year period; (3) the Fund underperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category for all relevant periods; (4) the Fund outperformed comparable institutional accounts managed by Eagle for the three-year period, but underperformed for the year-to-date and one-year periods; and (5) the Fund’s overall 2-star Morningstar rating.
With respect to the Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance: (1) the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the one- and ten-year periods, but underperformed for all other relevant time periods; (2) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category for all relevant time periods; (3) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category for all relevant time periods; (4) the Fund outperformed the composite performance of comparable institutional accounts managed by Eagle for the ten-year period, but underperformed for all other relevant time periods; and (5) the Fund’s 3-star Morningstar rating.
With respect to the Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance: (1) the Fund underperformed its primary and secondary benchmark indices for all relevant time periods; (2) the Fund underperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category for all relevant time periods; (3) the Fund underperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category for all relevant time periods; (4) the Fund outperformed the composite performance of comparable institutional accounts managed by Eagle for all relevant time periods; and (5) the Fund’s 2-star Morningstar rating.
With respect to the Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance: (1) the Fund outperformed its
benchmark index for the five- and ten-year periods, but underperformed for the year-to-date, one- and three-year periods; (2) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category for the year-to-date, five- and ten-year periods, but underperformed for the one- and three-year periods; (3) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category for the year-to-date, five- and ten-year periods, but underperformed for the one- and three-year periods; (4) the Fund outperformed the composite performance of comparable institutional accounts managed by Eagle for the one-, three- and five- year periods, but underperformed for the year-to-date and ten-year periods; and (5) the Fund’s 3-star Morningstar rating.
With respect to the Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance for the year-to-date and one-year periods: (1) the Fund underperformed its benchmark index; (2) the Fund outperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category for the year-to-date period, but underperformed for the one-year period; (3) the Fund underperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category; (4) the Fund underperformed the composite performance of comparable institutional accounts managed by Eagle; and (5) the Fund has not yet received a Morningstar rating.
With respect to the Eagle Smaller Company Fund, the Board noted the following specific factors regarding performance: (1) the Fund underperformed its primary and secondary benchmark indices for all relevant time periods; (2) the Fund underperformed the average performance of its Morningstar Category for all relevant time periods; (3) the Fund underperformed the average performance of its Lipper Category for all relevant time periods; (4) the Fund underperformed comparable institutional accounts managed by EBIM for all relevant time periods; and (5) the Fund’s 2-star Morningstar rating.
With respect to the Eagle Tax Exempt Bond Fund, the Board noted that the Fund had no performance history because the fund had not yet commenced operations.
Fees and Expenses | The Board considered the advisory fee rate payable by each Fund to Eagle under the Agreements, the subadvisory fee rates payable to ClariVest and EBIM, each Fund’s total expense ratio and its Rule 12b-1 fees. The Board also considered comparisons of a Fund’s expense ratio (with and without Rule 12b-1 fees) to the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Category and Peer Group within that Morningstar Category based on data ended June 30, 2014. In addition, the Board noted that Eagle had undertaken contractual and/or voluntary expense limitations with respect to the Funds for its 2014 fiscal year, which will continue for the 2015 fiscal year.
With respect to the Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was higher than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and Peer Group. The Board also noted that Eagle does not manage any similar accounts, and that the subadvisory fee rate paid to ClariVest by Eagle was higher than ClariVest’s standard fee rate for its large cap growth strategy.
With respect to Eagle Growth & Income Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was lower than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and Peer Group. The Board also noted that Eagle’s advisory and total management fee rates were higher than the fee rate charged to comparably-sized institutional accounts.
With respect to the Eagle International Stock Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was higher than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and Peer Group. In this regard, the Board noted the Fund’s relatively small amount of assets. The Board also noted that Eagle does not manage any similar accounts, and that the subadvisory fee rate paid to ClariVest by Eagle was higher than ClariVest’s standard fee rate for its international core strategy.
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With respect to the Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio (including the contractual fee cap) was the same as than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and lower than the average expense ratio of its Peer Group. The Board also noted that Eagle’s advisory and total management fee rates were higher than the fee rate charged to comparably-sized institutional accounts.
With respect to the Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was lower than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and Peer Group. The Board also noted that Eagle’s advisory and total management fee rates were lower than the fee rate charged to comparably-sized institutional accounts.
With respect to the Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was lower than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and Peer Group. The Board also noted that Eagle’s advisory and total management fee rates were lower than the fee rate charged to comparably-sized institutional accounts.
With respect to the Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was lower than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and Peer Group. The Board also noted that Eagle’s advisory and total management fee rates were higher than the fee rate charged to an investment company subadvisory client but were lower than the fee charged to comparably-sized institutional accounts.
With respect to the Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was lower than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and Peer Group. The Board also noted that Eagle’s advisory and total management fee rate were lower than that charged to comparably-sized institutional accounts.
With respect to the Eagle Smaller Company Fund, the Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was lower than the average expense ratio of its Morningstar Population and Peer Group. The Board also noted that Eagle’s advisory and total management fee rate were lower than that charged to comparably-sized institutional accounts and investment company subadvisory clients. With respect to EBIM’s subadvisory fee rate, EBIM represented that it does not manage any other mutual fund and that certain of its clients with performance incentive fees may pay a lower base fee than the Fund.
Costs, Profitability and Economies of Scale | The Board evaluated Eagle’s and, to the extent available, ClariVest’s and EBIM’s costs and profitability in providing services to the Funds. The Board noted that ClariVest’s and EBIM’s costs and profitability generally are less significant to the Board’s evaluation of the fee rates and expenses paid by a Fund than Eagle’s advisory fee rate and profitability and the Fund’s overall expense ratios. The Board noted that Eagle’s profits on the services it provided to the Funds are reasonable in light of Eagle’s costs in providing services to each Fund and that Eagle manages each Fund’s assets and provides a comprehensive compliance program for each Fund.
The Board considered that the management fee rate structures for certain of the Funds provide for breakpoints, which is a reduction of the applicable fee rate as assets increase. The Board also considered that each Fund may benefit from economies of scale, and shareholders may realize such economies of scale, through: (1) reduced advisory fees achieved when a Fund’s asset size reaches breakpoints in the fee schedules instituted by Eagle; (2) increased services to a Fund; or (3) allocation of fixed fund expenses over a large asset size.
Benefits | In evaluating compensation, the Board considered other benefits that may be realized by Eagle, ClariVest, EBIM and their respective affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. In this connection, the Board noted, among other things, that Eagle is responsible for serving as administrator for the Funds and for oversight of the Funds’ service providers and subadvisers, and receives compensation for acting in these capacities. The Board noted that Eagle and its affiliates have entered into revenue sharing and services agreements with third parties for promotion and/or shareholder services.
The Board also recognized that Eagle Fund Distributors, Inc. (“Distributor”), a subsidiary of Eagle, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor for the Funds, and as such, receives Rule 12b-1 payments from the Funds to compensate it for providing services and distribution activities. These activities could lead to growth in the Funds’ assets and the corresponding benefits of that growth, including economies of scale and greater diversification. In addition, other affiliates of Eagle have entered into agreements with the Distributor to sell Fund shares and receive compensation from the Distributor.
EBIM also may engage in soft dollar transactions in connection with transactions on behalf of the Eagle Smaller Company Fund. In this regard, the Board considered EBIM’s process for selecting broker-dealers and for engaging in soft dollar transactions, but noted that EBIM does not currently engage in proprietary or third-party soft dollar transactions on behalf of the Eagle Smaller Company Fund. The Board also noted that ClariVest does not enter into formal soft dollar arrangements.
Conclusions | Based on these considerations, the Board concluded with respect to the Funds that: (1) each Fund was reasonably likely to benefit from the nature, quality and extent of Eagle’s and EBIM’s services, as applicable to the Funds; (2) each Fund’s performance was satisfactory in light of all the factors considered by the Board; (3) the fees payable under the Agreements and profits earned by Eagle, ClariVest or EBIM were reasonable in the context of all the factors considered by the Board; and (4) the current advisory fee rate structure provides each Fund’s shareholders with reasonable benefits associated with economies of scale. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board determined in its business judgment to renew the Agreements and to approve the Agreements between each Fund and Eagle, Eagle and ClariVest, and Eagle and EBIM.
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Additional Information About Principal Risk Factors
The greatest risk of investing in a mutual fund is that its returns will fluctuate and you could lose money. Turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers worldwide, which could have an adverse effect on the Funds. Additionally, while the portfolio managers seek to take advantage of investment opportunities that will maximize a fund’s investment returns, there is no guarantee that such opportunities will ultimately benefit the fund. There is no assurance that the portfolio managers’ investment strategy will enable a fund to achieve its investment objective. The following table identifies the risk factors of each fund in light of their respective principal investment strategies. These risk factors are explained following the table.
Risk | Capital Appreciation Fund | Growth & Fund | International Fund | Investment Grade Bond Fund | Mid Cap Growth Fund | Mid Cap Stock Fund | Small Cap Growth Fund | Small Cap Stock Fund | Smaller Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Call | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Focused holdings | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign securities | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Government sponsored enterprises | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth stocks | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High-yield securities | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inflation | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rates | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuer and market | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liquidity | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market timing | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-cap companies | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Municipal securities | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other investments companies and ETFs | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sectors | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small-cap companies | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock market | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value stocks | X | X | X | X |
Call | Call risk is the possibility that, as interest rates decline to a level that is significantly lower than the rate assigned to the fixed income security, the security may be called (redeemed) prior to maturity. A fund would lose the benefit of holding a fixed income security that is paying a rate above the current market rate and would likely have to reinvest the proceeds in other fixed income securities that have lower yields.
Credit | A fund could lose money if the issuer of a fixed income security is unable to meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt. Credit risk usually applies to most fixed income securities, but generally is not a factor for U.S. government obligations.
Focused holdings | For funds that normally hold a core portfolio of stocks of fewer companies than other more diversified funds, the increase or decrease of the value of a single stock may have a greater impact on the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and total return.
Foreign securities | Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks than investing in domestic securities. As a result, a fund’s return and NAV may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates or political or economic conditions and regulatory requirements in a particular country. Foreign
markets, as well as foreign economies and political systems, may be less stable than U.S. markets, and changes in the exchange rates of foreign currencies can affect the value of a fund’s foreign assets. Foreign laws and accounting standards typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S., and there may be less public information available about foreign companies. Custodial and/or settlement systems in foreign markets may not be fully developed and the laws of certain countries may limit the ability to recover assets if a foreign bank or depository or their agents goes bankrupt. Foreign security risk may also apply to ADRs, GDRs and EDRs. The risks associated with investments in governmental or quasi-governmental entities of a foreign country are heightened by the potential for unexpected governmental change, which may lead to default or expropriation, and inadequate government oversight and accounting.
Government sponsored enterprises | Investments in government sponsored enterprises are debt obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government. These obligations vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. government. They may be: (1) supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, such as those of the Government National Mortgage Association; (2) supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the
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U.S. Treasury, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association; (3) supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the issuer’s obligations, such as those of the Student Loan Marketing Association; or (4) supported only by the credit of the issuer, such as those of the Federal Farm Credit Bureau. The U.S. government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S. government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so in which case, if the issuer defaulted, the fund holding securities of such issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. government.
Growth stocks | Growth companies are expected to increase their earnings at a certain rate. When these expectations are not met, investors may punish the prices of stocks excessively, even if earnings showed an absolute increase. Growth company stocks also typically lack the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns.
High-yield securities | Investments in securities rated below investment grade, or “junk bonds,” generally involve significantly greater risks of loss of your money than an investment in investment grade bonds. Compared with issuers of investment grade bonds, junk bonds are more likely to encounter financial difficulties and to be materially affected by these difficulties. Rising interest rates may compound these difficulties and reduce an issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest obligations. Issuers of lower-rated securities also have a greater risk of default or bankruptcy. Additionally, due to the greater number of considerations involved in the selection of a fund’s securities, the achievement of a fund’s objective depends more on the skills of the portfolio manager than investing only in higher-rated securities. Therefore, your investment may experience greater volatility in price and yield. High-yield securities may be less liquid than higher quality investments. A security whose credit rating has been lowered may be particularly difficult to sell.
Inflation | Inflation risk is the risk that the market value of securities will decrease as higher inflation shrinks the purchasing power of any affected currencies.
Interest rates | Investments in investment grade and non-investment grade fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk. The value of a fund’s fixed income investments typically will fall when interest rates rise. A fund is particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates because it may invest in debt securities with intermediate and long terms to maturity. Debt securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations. As of the date of this prospectus, interest rates are at or near historic lows, which may increase a fund’s exposure to the risks associated with rising interest rates. Yields of debt securities will fluctuate over time.
Issuer and market | Issuer and market risk is the risk that the prices of, and the income generated by, fixed income securities held by a fund may decline in response to certain events, such as general economic and market conditions, regional or global economic instability, interest rate fluctuations, and those events directly involving the issuers. These events may lead to periods of volatility, which may be exacerbated by changes in bond market size and structure. In addition, adverse market events may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause a fund to experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent.
Liquidity | Liquidity risk is the possibility that the fund might be unable to sell a security promptly and at an acceptable price, which could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the fund’s liquidity. Market developments may cause the fund’s investments to become less liquid and subject to erratic price movements. The fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to the fund.
Market timing | Because of specific securities a fund may invest in, it could be subject to the risk of market timing activities by fund shareholders. Some
examples of these types of securities are high-yield, small-cap and foreign securities. Typically, foreign securities offer the most opportunity for these market timing activities. A fund generally prices these foreign securities using their closing prices from the foreign markets in which they trade, typically prior to a fund’s calculation of its NAV. These prices may be affected by events that occur after the close of a foreign market but before a fund prices its shares. In such instances, a fund may fair value foreign securities. However, some investors may engage in frequent short-term trading in a fund to take advantage of any price differentials that may be reflected in the NAV of a fund’s shares. There is no assurance that fair valuation of securities can reduce or eliminate market timing. While the manager and transfer agent of the Funds monitor trading in each fund, there is no guarantee that they can detect all market timing activities.
Mid-cap companies | Investments in mid-cap companies generally involve greater risks than investing in large-capitalization companies. Mid-cap companies often have narrower markets and limited managerial and financial resources compared to larger, more established companies. The performance of mid-cap companies can be more volatile compared to larger, more established companies, which could increase the volatility of a fund’s portfolio and performance. Shareholders of a fund that invests in mid-cap companies should expect that the value of the fund’s shares will be more volatile than a fund that invests exclusively in large-cap companies. Generally, the smaller the company size, the greater these risks.
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | Mortgage- and asset-backed security risk, which is possible in an unstable or depressed housing market, arises from the potential for mortgage failure or premature repayment of principal. The reduced value of the fund’s securities and the potential loss of principal as a result of a mortgagee’s failure to repay would have a negative impact on the fund. Premature repayment of principal would make it difficult for the fund to reinvest the prepaid principal at a time when interest rates on new mortgages are declining, thereby reducing the fund’s income.
Municipal securities | A municipal security’s value, interest payments or repayment of principal could be affected by economic, legislative or political changes. Municipal securities are also subject to potential volatility in the municipal market and the fund’s share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to municipal bond market movements. Municipal securities with principal and interest payments that are made from the revenues of a specific project or facility, as opposed to general tax revenues, may have increased risks. Changes in a municipality’s financial health may affect its ability to make interest and principal payments when due.
Other investment companies and ETFs | Investments in the securities of other investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), (which may, in turn invest in equities, bonds, and other financial vehicles) may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company or ETF, a fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company or ETF. As a result, fund shareholders indirectly bear the fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company or ETF, in addition to the fees and expenses fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the fund’s own operations.
As a shareholder, the fund must rely on the investment company or ETF to achieve its investment objective. If the investment company or ETF fails to achieve its investment objective, the value of the fund’s investment will decline, adversely affecting the fund’s performance. In addition, because ETFs are listed on national stock exchanges and are traded like stocks listed on an exchange, ETF shares may potentially trade at a discount or a premium. Investments in ETFs are also subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to a fund. Finally, because the value of ETF shares depends on the demand in the market, the portfolio manager may not be able to liquidate a fund’s holdings at the most optimal time, adversely affecting the fund’s performance.
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Portfolio turnover | A fund may engage in more active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to a greater extent than certain other mutual funds with similar investment objectives. A fund’s turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year or during periods within a year. A high rate of portfolio turnover may lead to greater transaction costs, result in adverse tax consequences to investors and adversely affect performance.
Sectors | Companies that are in similar businesses may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events, which may, in certain circumstances, cause the value of securities of all companies in a particular sector of the market to change. To the extent a fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase.
Small-cap companies | Investments in small-cap companies generally involve greater risks than investing in large-capitalization companies. Companies with smaller market capitalizations generally have lower volume of shares traded daily, less liquid stock and more volatile stock prices. Companies with smaller market capitalizations also tend to have a limited product or service base and limited access to capital. Newer companies with unproven business strategies also tend to be smaller companies. The above factors increase risks and make
these companies more likely to fail than companies with larger market capitalizations, and could increase the volatility of a fund’s portfolio and performance. Shareholders of a fund that invests in small-cap companies should expect that the value of the fund’s shares will be more volatile than a fund that invests exclusively in mid-cap or large-cap companies. Generally, the smaller the company size, the greater these risks.
Stock market | The value of a fund’s stock holdings may decline in price because of changes in prices of its holdings or a broad stock market decline. These fluctuations could be a sustained trend or a drastic movement. The stock markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices followed by periods of declining prices. The value of your investment may reflect these fluctuations.
Value stocks | Investments in value stocks are subject to the risk that their true worth may not be fully realized by the market. This may result in the value stocks’ prices remaining undervalued for extended periods of time. A fund’s performance also may be affected adversely if value stocks remain unpopular with or lose favor among investors.
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For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 certain dividends paid by the funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and as extended by the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. For each applicable fund, the table designates amounts characterized as long-term capital gains which are also subject to the 15% tax rate.
The information and distributions reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2013. All dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income are deemed to be ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2014 Form 1099-DIV.
The amounts shown may differ from amounts disclosed elsewhere in this report due to differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
Qualified dividend income | Dividends Received | Long-term capital gains | ||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Fund | $— | — | % | $48,483,642 | ||||||||
Growth & Income Fund | 8,518,286 | 100.00 | 10,915,677 | |||||||||
International Stock Fund | 88,660 | — | — | |||||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund | — | — | 195,015 | |||||||||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 4,819,372 | 82.91 | 23,561,451 | |||||||||
Mid Cap Stock Fund | 1,371,262 | 25.28 | 11,791,826 | |||||||||
Small Cap Growth Fund | — | — | 49,712,316 | |||||||||
Small Cap Stock Fund | 167,197 | 14.70 | 43 | |||||||||
Smaller Company Fund | 245,723 | 100.00 | 7,186,117 |
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Name, birth year, position, term of office (a) and length of time served | Principal occupation(s) during past five years | Number of funds overseen in fund | Directorships of other public companies | |||
Interested Trustee (b) | ||||||
J. Cooper Abbott (1969) Trustee since 2012 | Executive Vice President, Investments and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Eagle since 2009; Director of ClariVest Asset Management LLC since December 2012; Senior Vice President, Institutional Sales of Eagle 2007-2009; Director, Asset Management Services since 2005 | 10 | N/A | |||
Independent Trustees | ||||||
Keith B. Jarrett, PhD (1948) Trustee since 2005 | Managing Partner, PW1 LLC since 2013; Founder, Rockport Funding, LLC (private equity) and Ajax Partners (investment partnership) since 2003 | 10 | Safeguard Scientific, Inc. | |||
Lincoln Kinnicutt (1944) Trustee since 2006 | Retired since 2002; Managing Director, Goldman Sachs 1997-2002 | 10 | N/A | |||
William J. Meurer (1943) Trustee since 2003 | Private investor and financial consultant since 2000 | 10 | Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(c); Walter Investment Mgmt. Corp.; LifeLink Foundation (private) | |||
Liana O’Drobinak (1963) Trustee since 2014 | Managing Member, Bay Consulting Partners, LLC since 2010; Board Member, Florida Prepaid College Board 2012-2014; Board Member, Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. 2/2013-10/2013 | 10 | N/A | |||
James L. Pappas, PhD (1943) Trustee since 1989; Chariman of the Board of Trustees since 2012 | Private investor; Lykes Professor of Banking and Finance at University of South Florida 1986-2006; President, Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin 1995-2005 | 10 | Walter Investment Mgmt. Corp. | |||
Deborah L. Talbot, PhD (1950) Trustee since 2002 | Independent Consultant; Principal, Lazure Enterprises since 2013; Director, ethiKids, Inc. (child development) 2009-2011; Founder and Board Member, Creative Tampa Bay (community networking) 2003-2009; Deans’ Advisory Board, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Memphis since 2002 | 10 | N/A | |||
Officers (d) | ||||||
Richard J. Rossi (1956) President since March 2010 | President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Eagle since 2009 and 2007, respectively; Director of ClariVest Asset Management, LLC since December 2012; Executive Vice President Eagle 2000-2009; President and Director of EFD 2005-2011; Chief Executive Officer and Director of EFD since 2011 | |||||
Susan L. Walzer (1967) Principal Executive Officer since May 2011 | Vice President of Fund Administration since May 2011; Chief Compliance Officer of Eagle Family of Funds and Eagle Fund Services (“EFS”) (e) 2007-2011; Director of Compliance for Eagle 2005-2007 | |||||
Carolyn K. Gill (1978) Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer since May 2011 | Manager of Fund Accounting and Fund Reporting for Eagle since 2005 and 2010, respectively | |||||
Daniel R. Dzibinski (1974) Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary since May 2011 | Manager of Fund Compliance for Eagle since May 2011; Director of Compliance for Eagle 2007-2011 |
The principal address for each Trustee and Officer is P.O. Box 33022, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33733-8022.
Additional information about the Funds’ Board Members can be found in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available, without charge, upon request, by calling the Eagle Family of Funds toll free at 1-800-421-4184 or by accessing our website at eagleasset.com.
(a) Trustees serve for life or until they are removed, resign or retire. The Board has adopted a Board Governance Policy that requires Independent Trustees to retire no later than at the end of the meeting which occurs immediately after his or her 75th birthday. (b) Mr. Abbott is an “interested” person of the Trust as that term is defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Abbott is affiliated with Clarivest, EFD, Eagle and RJF. (c) Sykes Enterprises, Inc. is a technical support company. (d) Officers each serve one year terms. (e) Prior to September 13, 2010, EFS served as the Funds’ transfer agent.
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Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
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How? | All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eagle Family of Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does Eagle Family of Funds share? | Can you limit this sharing? | ||
For our everyday business purposes – such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus | Yes | No | ||
For our marketing purposes – to offer our products and services to you | No | No | ||
For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | No | ||
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences | Yes | No | ||
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness | No | No | ||
For our affiliates to market to you | No | No | ||
For non-affiliates to market to you | No | No |
To limit our sharing | n Call 800-421-4184 – our menu will prompt you through your choice(s) or n Visit us online: eagleasset.com
Please note: If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing. |
Questions? | Call 800-421-4184 or go to eagleasset.com |
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Who is providing this notice? | Eagle Asset Management, Inc., Eagle Fund Services, Inc. and Eagle Family of Funds (collectively, “Eagle Family of Funds”) |
What we do | ||||
How does Eagle Family of Funds protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. | |||
How does Eagle Fund Services collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you open an account or deposit money | |||
We also collect your personal information from others, such as affiliates, or other companies. | ||||
Why can’t I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only
n sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness n affiliates from using your information to market to you n sharing for non-affiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. | |||
What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else? | Your choices will apply to everyone on your account – unless you tell us otherwise. |
Definitions | ||
Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. n Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Eagle Asset Management, Inc., Eagle Fund Distributors, Inc., Eagle Fund Services, Inc., Eagle Boston Investment Management, Inc. and ClariVest Asset Management LLC. | |
Non-affiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. n Broker-dealers for business related matters. | |
Joint Marketing | A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. n N/A |
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This report is for the information of shareholders of the Eagle mutual funds. If you wish to review additional information on the portfolio holdings of a fund, a complete schedule has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fund’s fiscal year end on Form N-Q. These filings are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operations of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. A description of each fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures and information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2014, is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Eagle Family of Funds, toll-free at the number above, by accessing our website at eagleasset.com or by accessing the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
727.567.8143 | 800.421.4184 | ||||
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
As of the end of the fiscal period October 31, 2014, Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Trust”) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. The Trust has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the covered period. The Trust has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the covered period. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has determined that William J. Meurer is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR, serving on its audit committee. Mr. Meurer is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 1
(a) Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by the Trust’s independent public accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of the Trust’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $31,000 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2013, and $33,000 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2014.
(b) Audit-Related Fees
There were no aggregate fees PwC billed to the Trust for assurance and other services which are reasonably related to the performance of the Trust’s audit and are not reported under Item 4(a) for the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2013, and October 31, 2014. The aggregate fees PwC billed to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser for assurance and other services directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust were $0.00 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2013, and $0.00 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2014 .
(c) Tax Fees
The aggregate tax fees PwC billed to the Trust for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services were $6,000 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2013, and $6,000 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2014. There were no aggregate tax fees PwC billed to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser for services directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust for the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2013, and October 31, 2014.
1 | All accountant fees and services amounts are rounded to the nearest whole thousand. |
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(d) All Other Fees
For the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2013, and October 31, 2014 the Trust paid PwC no other fees. There were no aggregate fees PwC billed to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser for any other services directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust for the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2013, and October 31, 2014.
(e) The Trust’s Audit Committee Charter provides that the Audit Committee (comprised of the Independent Trustees of the Trust) is responsible for pre-approval of all auditing services performed for the Trust. The Audit Committee reports to the Board regarding its approval of the engagement of the auditor and the proposed fees for the engagement, and the majority of the Board (including the members of the Board who are Independent Trustees) must approve the auditor at an in-person meeting. The Audit Committee also is responsible for pre-approval (subject to the de minimis exception for non-audit services described in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rule thereunder and not expecting to exceed $5,000) of all non-auditing services performed for the Trust or for any service affiliate of the Trust. The Trust’s Audit Committee Charter also permits a designated member of the Audit Committee to pre-approve, between meetings, one or more non-audit service projects, subject to ratification by the Audit Committee at the next meeting of the Audit Committee. The Trust’s Audit Committee pre-approved all fees described above which PwC billed to the Trust.
(f) Less than 50% of the hours billed by PwC for auditing services to the Trust for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2014, were for work performed by persons other than full-time, permanent employees of PwC.
(g) There were no aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC to the Trust and to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser for the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2013, and October 31, 2014.
(h) The Trust’s Audit Committee has considered the non-audit services provided to the Trust and the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser as described above and determined that these services do not compromise PwC’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable to the Trust.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Included as part of report to shareholders under Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-end Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to the Trust.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to the Trust.
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Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable to the Trust.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There have been no material changes to the Trust’s Nominating Committee Charter, which sets forth procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board, since the Trust last provided disclosure in response to this item.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) | Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Trust have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of December 18, 2014. |
(b) | There was no change in the internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Trust 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, its internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODEETH.
(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable to the Trust.
(b) The certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
EAGLE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND | ||||||
Date: December 18, 2014 | ||||||
/s/ Susan L. Walzer | ||||||
Susan L. Walzer | ||||||
Principal Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Trust and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
EAGLE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND | ||||||
Date: December 18, 2014 | /s/ Susan L. Walzer | |||||
Susan L. Walzer | ||||||
Principal Executive Officer | ||||||
Date: December 18, 2014 | /s/ Carolyn Gill | |||||
Carolyn Gill | ||||||
Principal Financial Officer |