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 811-04466
Monetta Fund, Inc.
(exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1776-A S. Naperville Road
Suite 100
Wheaton, IL 60189-5831
(address of principal executive offices)
Arthur Don Esq.
Greenberg, Traurig LLP
77 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60601
(name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 462-9800
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2010
Form N-CSR is to be used by management Investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later that 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940(17CFR270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays current valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed the collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Item 1. Annual Report to Shareholders
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940(17CFR270.30e-1).
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Monetta Family
of Mutual Funds No-Load
Monetta Fund
Monetta Trust Young Investor Fund Mid-Cap Equity Fund Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund
1-800-MONETTA
www.monetta.com | | |
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Annual Report December 31, 2010 | |
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Dear Fellow Shareholders | January 25, 2011 |
I am pleased to enclose the Monetta Funds 2010 annual report for your review. All of the Funds exceeded the performance of their benchmark indices for the One Year period ending December 31, 2010 as the Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Young Investor Fund, Monetta Fund and Intermediate Bond Fund posted annual returns of 32.80%, 23.68%, 23.42% and 6.44% respectively.
In 2010, the stock market as measured by the S&P 500 Index, generated its second straight year of gains, up 15.08%. Since the bull market began in March 2009, the index has surged a cumulative 77.8% but still about 20% below its all-time high reached in October 2007.
For much of 2010 investors were concerned that the U.S. economic expansion would prove unsustainable, resulting in a double-dip recession. During September, various macroeconomic data points either stabilized or improved and the Federal Reserve signaled a further phase of quantitative easing. Those developments rekindled enthusiasm for stocks propelling the S&P 500 Index up 10.76% in the fourth quarter.
The Federal Reserve’s second dose of quantitative easing (QE) in the fourth quarter was a turning point for the bond market. Based on the 10-year Treasury bond, yield levels hit a high of 4.00% in April to a low of 2.40% in October. Since the Federal Reserve’s November QE announcement, 10-year yield levels have risen over 1.0% ending the year at a 3.29% yield level.
2011 Outlook
We believe that improving U.S. corporate profits and continued global growth provide favorable under pinnings for the stock market in 2011. The U.S. economy has continued to shift from a recovery to an expansion phase which could eventually lead to lower unemployment and higher discretionary income for consumers.
The major concern: Debt. The government has been borrowing heavily to finance even larger budget deficits and many state and local municipalities find themselves straining under debt obligations. The Federal Reserve has implemented quantitative easing programs to help keep money cheap to combat deflation while not choking off the tentative economic recovery. Historically these cheap money policies have come at a long-term cost; the most common being high inflation. This could impact fixed income performance, especially in long-term maturities where rising interest rates will have the greatest impact.
Currently, we see no signs that the equity market is overvalued or that rates will rise significantly. Corporate profits have been very strong and valuations remain relatively subdued. A gradual improving economy should continue to boost corporate profits and enhance investor’s confidence in higher equity prices.
Thank you for being a valued shareholder and providing us with the opportunity to be part of your long-term investment goals.
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Robert S. Bacarella
President, Founder and Portfolio Manager
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter To Shareholders | 3 |
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Performance Highlights | |
Monetta Fund | 6 |
Monetta Young Investor Fund | 7 |
Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund | 8 |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund | 9 |
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Disclosure Of Fund Expenses | 10 |
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Schedules of Investments | |
Monetta Fund | 11 |
Monetta Young Investor Fund | 13 |
Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund | 15 |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund | 17 |
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Financial Statements | |
Statements of Assets & Liabilities | 20 |
Statements of Operations | 21 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 22 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 23 |
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Report Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 32 |
Other Information | 33 |
Directors/Trustees | 35 |
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Principal Risks:
Historically, small company stocks and mid-cap company stocks have been more volatile than large company stocks, including the increased risk of price fluctuations. Growth stocks typically are more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in Asset Backed and Mortgage Backed Securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. The Monetta Funds, at the discretion of the Portfolio Manager, may invest in Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s) which could significantly impact its performance. Due to the speculative nature of IPO& #146;s, there can be no assurance that IPO participation will continue and that IPO’s will have a positive effect on the fund’s performance. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010,the Funds did not participate in IPO’s.
The Monetta Young Investor Fund invests approximately 50% of its net assets in ETF’s (Exchange Traded Funds) and other funds seeking to track the S&P 500 Index. The cost of investing in the shares of ETF's will generally be lower than investing in other mutual funds that track an index, which will be subject to certain risks which are unique to tracking the Index. However, if the Fund invests in other mutual funds that track an index, your cost of investing will generally be higher. For the period ended December 31, 2010, the Young Investor Fund's other fund investments consisted only of ETF's. Please refer to the prospectus for further details.
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Limiting the purchase of individual stocks to companies that produce products or provide services that are recognized by children or teenagers may also be a risk if this sector underperforms, which can be significantly affected by the performance of the overall economy, interest rates, competition, consumer confidence and spending, and changes in demographics and consumer tastes.
All investments, including those in mutual funds, have risks and principal loss is possible.
While the Funds are no-load, management and other expenses still apply. Please refer to the prospectus for further details.
Monetta Financial Services, Inc. (MFSI or the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Monetta Funds. References to individual securities are the views of the Adviser at the date of this report and are subject to change. References are not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund holdings and compositions are subject to change. MFSI and its affiliate, and its affiliated officers, directors and employees may, from time to time, have long or short positions in, and buy or sell, the securities of companies held, purchased or sold by the Monetta Funds. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.
Participation in a dollar cost averaging plan does not assure a profit and does not protect against a loss in declining markets.
The S&P 500 Index is a broad based unmanaged index of 500 stocks, which is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general. The S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index is an unmanaged group of 400 domestic stocks chosen for their market size, liquidity and industry group representation. The Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers) Intermediate Gov’t/Credit Bond Index is a market value weighted performance benchmark which includes virtually every major U.S. government and investment-grade rated corporate bond with 1-10 years remaining until maturity. Since indices are unmanaged, it is not possible to invest in them. Source for performance data is provided by Lipper.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a Prospectus. Please refer to the prospectus for important information about the investment company including investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Opinions expressed are those of the fund managers and are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.
Distributor: Quasar Distributors, LLC.
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Monetta Fund | Period ended December 31, 2010 |
Investment Objective: | Average Market Capitalization: | Total Net Assets: |
Capital Appreciation | $46.1 billion | $54.82 million |
PERFORMANCE: | Average Annual Total Return | ![[annualreport123110006.gif]](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000783194-11-000003/annualreport123110006.gif)
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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | $13,476 |
Monetta Fund | 23.42% | 5.75% | 3.03% | $11,552 |
S&P 500 Index* | 15.08% | 2.29% | 1.42% | |
Total Annual Operating Expenses ** 1.91% | | |
*Source Lipper | | | | |
**Source Prospectus dated May 1, 2010. Expense Ratio of 1.91% includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.03%. For the Fund’s current Expense Ratio, please refer to Page 28. | |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-Monetta or visiting www.Monetta.com. |
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The hypothetical graph above compares the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Monetta Fund and the S&P 500 Index, with dividend and capital gains reinvested. |
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The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s Index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. Please refer to the disclosures on pages 4 and 5. |
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Portfolio Weightings | Top 5 Equity Holdings: | |
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Information Technology | 26.1% | | Ford Motor Co. | 4.29% |
Consumer Discretionary | 21.4% | | Apple, Inc. | 3.82% |
Industrials | 13.9% | | AMR Corp. | 3.20% |
Financials | 11.6% | | Bank of America Corp. | 2.68% |
Health Care | 10.4% | | Citigroup, Inc. | 2.59% |
Energy | 8.9% | | Total Top 5 Equity Holdings | 16.58% |
Materials | 3.5% | | | |
Utilities | 1.2% | | | |
Telecommunication Services | 1.0% | | | |
Consumer Staples | 0.4% | | | |
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Portfolio weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents. | |
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Commentary |
For the year ended 2010, the Monetta Fund appreciated 23.42%, outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which was up 15.08%. The Fund’s strong performance was attributed to its over-weightings in the Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors. Specific stock investments that added to relative performance included Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Apple, Inc. and Ford Motor Company which represented 0.84%, 3.82% and 4.29% respectively, of the year-end portfolio.
During the year, the Fund’s sector weightings did not change materially. From a market capitalization perspective, we continued to emphasize the large-cap growth companies resulting in a $46.1 billion average capitalization at year-end. We were very aggressive in trimming or eliminating those companies that missed earnings expectations or lowered sales guidance. Securities sold for these reasons included GameStop Corporation, Human Genome Sciences, Inc., and Strayer Education Corporation. We continue to over-weight the Technology sector which included recent purchases in Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a cloud computing company) and Adobe Systems, Inc. (provides computer software and services), representing 0.96% and 0.56% respectively, of the year-end portfolio.
2011 Outlook
We believe U.S. stocks will begin 2011 riding a wave of optimism as economic recovery expectations are running high. Many companies are flushed with cash, which could lead to increased capital spending, acquisitions and share repurchases. Also, the financial system appears to be stabilizing which could eventually lead to reviving consumer confidence in both spending and employment opportunities. We remain committed to investing in companies within the Financial and Consumer Discretionary sectors because we believe that those
sectors offer above-average growth opportunities.
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Monetta Young Investor Fund | Period ended December 31, 2010 |
Investment Objective: | Average Market Capitalization: | Total Net Assets: |
Capital Appreciation | $53.0 billion | $14.91 million |
PERFORMANCE: | Average Annual Total Return | ![[annualreport123110008.gif]](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000783194-11-000003/annualreport123110008.gif)
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| | Since Inception 12/12/2006 | $14,219 |
1 Year | 3Year | $9,773 |
Young Investor Fund | 23.68% | 10.70% | 9.07% | |
S&P 500 Index* | 15.08% | -2.84% | -0.68% | |
Net Annual Operating Expenses – Net ** 1.07% | | |
Total Annual Operating Expenses – Gross** 8.71% | | |
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**Source Prospectus dated May 1, 2010. The Advisor is contractually committed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap expenses at 1.00% through December 31, 2012. Net Expense Ratio of 1.07% includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.09%. For the Fund’s current Expense Ratio, please refer to Page 29. |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-Monetta or visiting www.Monetta.com. |
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The hypothetical graph above compares the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Monetta Young Investor Fund and the S&P 500 Index, with dividend and capital gains reinvested. |
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The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s Index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized unmanaged index of common stock prices. Please refer to the disclosures on pages 4 and 5. |
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Portfolio Composition | Top 5 Equity Holdings: | |
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Exchange Traded Funds | 48.0% | | McDonald’s Corp. | 2.57% |
Consumer Discretionary | 23.4% | | The Walt Disney Co. | 2.52% |
Industrials | 6.8% | | Ford Motor Co. | 2.25% |
Information Technology | 6.4% | | Apple, Inc. | 2.16% |
Consumer Staples | 4.8% | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.13% |
Financials | 4.4% | | Total Top 5 Equity Holdings | 11.63% |
Telecommunication Services | 0.9% | | | |
Portfolio weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents. | |
Commentary |
In 2010 the Young Investor Fund performed strongly, up 23.68%. This performance exceeded the return of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which was up 15.08% for the year ended December 31, 2010. Since the Fund’s inception on December 12, 2006, the Fund’s average annual return was 9.07% versus a decline of 0.68% in the S&P 500 Index for the same period.
Approximately half the Fund’s assets were invested in Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) that track the performance of the S&P 500 Index. The portfolio benefited in terms of relative performance from good stock selection, especially in the Consumer Discretionary sector which represented 23.4% of the year-end portfolio value. Notable performers in this sector included Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. And Walt Disney Company which represented 0.00%, 0.95% and 2.52% respectively, of the year-end portfolio value. The Fund experienced underperformance in the video game segment as both GameStop Corporation and Electronic Arts, Inc. were sold due to poor earnings results and/or lower company guidance.
During the year we continued to add to the Fund’s core growth holdings such as McDonald’s Corporation, Apple Computer and Ford Motor Company, representing 2.57%, 2.16% and 2.25% respectively, of the year-end portfolio. New companies added to the portfolio included JPMorgan Chase & Co., and General Electric Company, 2.13%, and 1.23% respectively, of the year-end portfolio, consistent with the Fund’s basic philosophy to invest in “best of breed” companies.
We believe the Fund is well positioned in those sectors and companies that can consistently increase earnings during periods of slow economic growth. Typically these companies have strong balance sheets and the pricing power to gain market share from competitors.
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Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund | Period ended December 31, 2010 |
Investment Objective: | Average Market Capitalization: | Total Net Assets: |
Capital Appreciation | $7.6 billion | $8.35 million |
PERFORMANCE: | Average Annual Total Return | ![[annualreport123110010.gif]](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000783194-11-000003/annualreport123110010.gif)
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Mid-Cap Equity Fund | 32.80% | 4.62% | -1.57% | |
S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index* | 26.64% | 5.73% | 7.16% | $8,536 |
Total Annual Operating Expenses ** 3.94% | | |
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**Source Prospectus dated May 1, 2010. Expense Ratio of 3.94% includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.05%. For the Fund’s current Expense Ratio, please refer to Page 30. | |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-Monetta or visiting www.Monetta.com. |
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The hypothetical graph above compares the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund to the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index, with dividends and capital gains reinvested. |
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The S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index is an unmanaged group of 400 domestic stocks chosen for their market size, liquidity and industry group representation. Please refer to the disclosures on pages 4 and 5. |
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Portfolio Composition | Top 5 Equity Holdings: |
Information Technology 31.1% Industrials 15.6% Consumer Discretionary 12.1% Financials 11.3% Health Care 10.7% Energy 8.1% Materials 7.1% Consumer Staples 1.3%
Portfolio weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The financials sector on the table above includes financial ETF’s of 4.5%. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents. | | % of Net Assets |
Illumina, Inc. | 3.72% |
Rovi Corp. | 3.72% |
VMWare, Inc. | 3.52% |
Joy Global, Inc. | 3.33% |
NVIDIA Corp. | 3.32% |
Total Top 5 Equity Holdings | 17.61% |
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Commentary |
The close of the bell on December 31, 2010 marked the end of another good year for equities as the market continued its rise from 2009. The Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund continued to perform well as it gained 32.80% for the year ended December 31, 2010, beating its benchmark, the S&P 400, by 6.16% for the same period.
The Fund’s overall strong performance, relative to the market, was primarily due to our strategy of consolidating the Fund’s holdings into sectors that we believed would outperform the market and decreasing our holdings in sectors that we believed were under pressure. Specifically, we increased our exposure in the Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors and decreased our exposure in the Financial sector. Within the Technology sector, the investments that helped improve our performance were Baidu, Inc., Vmware, Inc., Cognizant Tech Solutions, and F5 Networks Inc. These stocks represented 0.00%, 3.52%, 2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, of the year-end total net assets. The Consumer sector was anchored by our investments in Las Vegas Sands Corp., Priceline.com, Inc., and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., representing 0.00%, 2.15%, and 0.00%, respectively, of the year-end total net assets. In addition, we continue to stick to our mantra of quickly selling our exposure to equities that show any kind of weakness during the year, such as Assured Guaranty Ltd., MGIC Investment Corp., and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.
As we position the Fund for 2011, we continue to believe that the Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors will maintain their positive relative performance. In addition, through our sector and individual equity research, we believe that Financials could slowly come back into favor and, therefore, we have started to increase our exposure into this sector. We will continue to closely monitor the overall market and be quick to make changes when new information or circumstances arise.
We are very proud of the how the Fund has performed for the past few years, but the past is the past and we are clearly focused on how to continue to bring value to the Fund’s shareholders. As summarized by Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street, “You done good, but you gotta keep doing good.” Thank you for your investment.
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Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund | Period ended December 31, 2010 |
Investment Objective: | 30-Day SEC Yield: | Average Maturity: | Total Net Assets: |
Income | 2.32% | 5.0 Years | $10.91 million |
PERFORMANCE: | Average Annual Total Return | ![[annualreport123110012.gif]](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000783194-11-000003/annualreport123110012.gif)
| $17,101 |
| 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | $15,971 |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund | 6.44% | 5.46% | 4.79% | |
Barclays Capital Intermediate Gov’t/Credit Bond Index* | 5.89% | 5.53% | 5.51% | |
Total Annual Operating Expenses – Gross** 2.16% | | |
*Source Lipper | | | | |
**Source Prospectus dated May 1, 2010. Expense Ratio of 2.16% includes Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.03%. For the Fund’s current Expense Ratio, please refer to Page 31. | | |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-Monetta or visiting www.Monetta.com. |
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Prior to July 1, 2001, total returns are net of a portion or all of the advisory fees waived by the Adviser. Effective July 1, 2001, the Adviser elected not to waive any portion of the management fee. The hypothetical graph above compares the change in value of a $10,000 investment in the Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund to the Barclays Capital Intermediate Gov’t/Credit Bond Index. |
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The Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers) Intermediate Gov’t/Credit Bond Index is a market value weighted performance benchmark which includes virtually every major U.S. government and investment-grade rated corporate bond with 1-10 years remaining until maturity. S&P and Moody’s are bond rating services that evaluate the likelihood a debt issuer will be able to meet scheduled interest and principal repayments. Typically, AAA is the highest rating and D is the lowest. Please refer to the disclosures on pages 4 and 5. |
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Portfolio Composition | Maturity Profile: |
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1 Year or Less | 6.89% |
1-3 Years | 16.24% |
3-6 Years | 41.53% |
6-10 Years | 34.20% |
Over 10 Years | 1.14% |
Total | 100.00% |
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Commentary |
The Intermediate Bond Fund posted another year of solid results. The Fund was up 6.44% in 2010, exceeding the return of its benchmark, Barclay’s Capital Intermediate Bond Index, which rose 5.89%.
The Fund’s positive performance variance to its benchmark was primarily due to its high weightings in investment grade corporate securities totaling 95.6% at year-end. Top performers during the year included the following: Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 7.15% due 02/15/19, American Express, 7.00% due 03/19/18 and Altria Group. Inc., 9.70% due 11/10/18 representing 3.18%, 2.67% and 3.03% respectively, of the year-end net assets.
Throughout the year the Fund maintained an average duration (maturity) of 4.16 years. The Fund’s average coupon rate increased from 5.61% to 6.27% stemming from recent purchases such as Allis-Chalmer Energy, Inc., 9.00% due 01/15/14 and E-trade Financial Corp., 7.375% due 09/15/13 totaling 2.20% and 1.51% respectively, of the year-end net assets.
As we enter 2011, interest rates are near historical lows due in part to the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing programs and moderate economic growth outlook. While corporate yields have fallen from their peak in March, the yields remain relatively attractive to short-term money market and government bond yield alternatives. We believe that total fixed income returns in 2011 will reflect more of the bond’s coupon return rather than price appreciation. We therefore intend to maintain a high quality corporate bond portfolio at the low end of the maturity spectrum. We believe this investment approach strategically positions the Fund to minimize portfolio risk while providing a greater reinvestment opportunity in the event that interest rates move higher.
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Disclosure of Fund Expenses | Period Ended December 31, 2010 |
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees; if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the most recent semi-annual period, July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. The example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, distribution and shareholder servicing fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. However, the Example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 7/1/10 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/31/10 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 7/1/10-12/31/10 |
ANNUALIZED EXPENSE RATIO |
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Monetta Fund | $1,000 | | $1,320.60 | $9.71 | | 1.66% |
Young Investor Fund | 1,000 | | 1,282.70 | 5.75 | | 1.00%(a) |
Mid-Cap Equity Fund | 1,000 | | 1,303.80 | 15.91 | | 2.74% |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund | 1,000 | | 1,022.00 | 7.14 | | 1.40% |
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Monetta Fund | $1,000 | | $1,016.84 | $8.44 | | 1.66% |
Young Investor Fund | 1,000 | | 1,020.16 | 5.09 | | 1.00%(a) |
Mid-Cap Equity Fund | 1,000 | | 1,011.39 | 13.89 | | 2.74% |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund | 1,000 | | 1,018.15 | 7.12 | | 1.40% |
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* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (days in most recent fiscal half-year)/365 days (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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(a) | The Adviser is contractually committed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses for the Young Investor Fund to the extent necessary to cap the annualized expense ratio at 1.00% through December 31, 2012. |
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Schedule of Investments | December 31, 2010 |
Monetta Fund |
COMMON STOCKS – 98.4% NUMBER OF SHARES |
VALUE |
Consumer Discretionary – 21.4% | |
Automobiles & Components – 7.6% | |
*10,000 BorgWarner, Inc. | $ 723,600 |
*140,000 Ford Motor Co. | 2,350,600 |
15,000 Johnson Controls, Inc. | 573,000 |
10,000 Magna Intl, Inc. – CL A | 520,000 |
| 4,167,200 |
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 4.2% | |
50,000 D.R. Horton, Inc. | 596,500 |
*50,000 Eastman Kodak Co. | 268,000 |
40,000 Lennar Corp. – CL A | 750,000 |
*90,000 PulteGroup, Inc. | 676,800 |
| 2,291,300 |
Consumer Services – 6.0% | |
*10,000 Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 459,500 |
*10,000 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 470,000 |
14,000 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 850,920 |
*11,000 WMS Industries, Inc. | 497,640 |
*10,000 Wynn Resorts Ltd. | 1,038,400 |
| 3,316,460 |
Retailing – 3.6% | |
*4,000 Amazon.com, Inc. | 720,000 |
*15,000 CarMax,Inc. | 478,200 |
*1,900 Priceline.com,Inc. | 759,145 |
| 1,957,345 |
Consumer Staples – 0.4% | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.4% | |
*5,000 BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. | 239,500 |
| |
Energy – 8.9% | |
Energy – 8.9% | |
9,000 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 685,440 |
15,000 CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 731,100 |
6,000 Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 401,220 |
20,000 Halliburton Co. | 816,600 |
10,000 Peabody Energy Corp | 639,800 |
12,000 Range Resources Corp. | 539,760 |
*15,000 Transocean Ltd. | 1,042,650 |
| 4,856,570 |
Financials – 11.6% | |
Banks – 2.2% | |
*70,000 MGIC Investment Corp. | 713,300 |
8,000 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 485,760 |
| 1,199,060 |
Diversified Financials – 9.4% | |
110,000 Bank of America Corp. | 1,467,400 |
*300,000 Citigroup, Inc. | 1,419,000 |
1,600 CME Group, Inc. | 514,800 |
4,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 672,640 |
25,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,060,500 |
| 5,134,340 |
Health Care – 10.4% | |
Health Care Equipment & Services – 6.7% | |
*25,000 Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc | 481,750 |
10,000 Baxter International, Inc. | 506,200 |
*5,000 Cerner Corp. | 473,700 |
*6,000 Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 485,040 |
*10,000 Medco Health Solutions, Inc. | 612,700 |
10,000 Medtronic, Inc. | 370,900 |
20,000 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 722,200 |
| 3,652,490 |
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology – 3.7% | |
*7,000 Illumina, Inc. | 443,380 |
10,000 Perrigo Co. | 633,300 |
10,000 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. – SP ADR (b) | 521,300 |
*8,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 442,880 |
| 2,040,860 |
Industrials – 13.9% | |
Capital Goods – 7.7% | |
12,000 Actuant Corp. – CL A | 319,440 |
6,000 Caterpillar, Inc. | 561,960 |
7,000 Cummins, Inc. | 770,070 |
8,000 Deere & Co. | 664,400 |
10,000 Fastenal Co. | 599,100 |
5,000 Goodrich Corp. | 440,350 |
5,000 Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 431,500 |
3,200 Precision Castparts Corp. | 445,472 |
| 4,232,292 |
Commercial & Professional Services – 0.3% | |
*2,000 Stericycle, Inc. | 161,840 |
| |
Transportation – 5.9% | |
225,000 AMR Corp. | 1,752,750 |
14,000 Expeditors Intl of WA, Inc. | 764,400 |
10,000 United Parcel Service, Inc.- CL B | 725,800 |
| 3,242,950 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
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Schedule of Investments | December 31, 2010 |
Monetta Fund (Cont’d) | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE |
Information Technology – 26.1% | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment – 3.0% | |
10,000 Broadcom Corp. | $ 435,500 |
*10,000 Cree, Inc. | 658,900 |
*70,000 Micron Technology, Inc. | 561,400 |
| 1,655,800 |
Software & Services – 12.5% | |
*10,000 Adobe Systems, Inc. | 307,800 |
*12,000 Check Point SoftwareTechnologies Ltd. | 555,120 |
*10,000 Cognizant Tech Solutions Corp. – CL A | 732,900 |
*1,800 Google, Inc. | 1,069,146 |
4,700 Mastercard, Inc. – CL A | 1,053,317 |
*8,000 MercadoLibre, Inc. | 533,200 |
*3,500 Salesforce.com, Inc. | 462,000 |
*14,000 SXC Health Solutions Corp. | 600,040 |
*25,000 Symantec Corp. | 418,500 |
*14,000 Verifone Systems, Inc. | 539,840 |
*6,500 Vmware, Inc. – CL A | 577,915 |
| 6,849,778 |
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 10.6% | |
*6,500 Apple, Inc. | 2,096,640 |
*6,500 Blue Coat Systems, Inc. | 194,155 |
*25,000 Cisco Systems, Inc. | 505,750 |
*8,000 Itron, Inc. | 443,600 |
15,000 Qualcomm, Inc. | 742,350 |
*9,500 Research in Motion Ltd. | 552,235 |
*15,000 Riverbed Technology, Inc. | 527,550 |
*15,000 SanDisk Corp. | 747,900 |
| 5,810,180 |
Materials – 3.5% | |
Materials – 3.5% | |
9,000 Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | 702,090 |
10,000 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. – CL B | 1,200,900 |
| 1,902,990 |
Telecommunication Services – 1.0% | |
Telecommunication Services – 1.0% | |
10,000 America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. –ADR Series L (b) | 573,400 |
| |
Utilities – 1.2% | |
Utilities – 1.2%cc | |
*55,000 AES Corp. | 669,900 |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | 53,954,255 |
(Cost $44,057,477) (a) | |
| |
MUTUAL FUNDS – 2.8% | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | |
1,512,177 AIM Liquid Assets Portfolio – Institutional Class | 1,512,177 |
| |
Total Mutual Funds | 1,512,177 |
(Cost $1,512,177) (a) | | |
| |
Total Investments – 101.2% | 55,466,432 |
(Cost $45,569,654) (a) | |
| |
Other Net Assets Less Liabilities – (1.2%) | (649,061) |
| |
Net Assets – 100% | $ 54,817,371 |
| |
| |
(a) Cost for tax purposes is $45,587,535; the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for tax purposes is $10,592,396 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $713,499, resulting in net unrealized appreciation for tax purposes of $9,878,897. The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales | |
(b) American Depository Receipt (ADR). | |
* Non-income producing security. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
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Schedule of Investments | December 31, 2010 |
Monetta Young Investor Fund | |
COMMON STOCKS – 46.7% | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE |
Consumer Discretionary – 23.4% | |
Automobiles & Components – 2.9% | |
*20,000 Ford Motor Co. | $ 335,800 |
3,000 Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 104,010 |
| 439,810 |
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 5.0% | |
2,000 Coach, Inc. | 110,620 |
*10,000 Crocs, Inc. | 171,200 |
*15,000 Eastman Kodak Co. | 80,400 |
1,500 Hasbro, Inc. | 70,770 |
10,000 Lennar Corp. – CL A | 187,500 |
1,500 Nike, Inc. – CL B | 128,130 |
| 748,620 |
Consumer Services – 6.3% | |
2,000 Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 92,880 |
5,000 McDonald’s Corp. | 383,800 |
*1,300 Panera Bread Co. – CL A | 131,573 |
*3,000 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 141,000 |
3,700 Starbucks Corp. | 118,881 |
1,500 Yum! Brands, Inc. | 73,575 |
| 941,709 |
Media – 2.5% | |
10,000 Walt Disney Co. | 375,100 |
| |
Retailing – 6.7% | |
*1,000 Amazon.com, Inc. | 180,000 |
*5,000 CarMax, Inc. | 159,400 |
2,000 Guess?, Inc. | 94,640 |
7,000 Home Depot, Inc. | 245,420 |
3,500 Target Corp. | 210,455 |
*3,000 Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. | 102,000 |
| 991,915 |
Consumer Staples – 4.8% | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.7% | |
4,000 CVS Caremark Corp. | 139,080 |
2,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 107,860 |
| 246,940 |
Food Beverage & Tobacco – 1.8% | |
2,200 Coca-Cola Co. | 144,694 |
*4,000 Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. | 131,440 |
| 276,134 |
Household & Personal Products – 1.3% | |
3,000 Procter & Gamble Co. | 192,990 |
| |
Financials – 4.4% | |
Diversified Financials – 4.4% | |
*35,000 Citigroup, Inc | 165,550 |
1,000 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 168,160 |
7,500 JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 318,150 |
| 651,860 |
Industrials – 6.8% | |
Capital Goods – 2.8% | |
1,100 Caterpillar, Inc. | 103,026 |
1,500 Deere & Co. | 124,575 |
10,000 General Electric Co. | 182,900 |
| 410,501 |
Transportation – 4.0% | |
*22,000 AMR Corp. | | 171,380 |
*10,000 Avis Budget Group, Inc. | 155,600 |
10,000 Southwest Airlines Co. | 129,800 |
2,000 United Parcel Service, Inc. – CL B | 145,160 |
| 601,940 |
Information Technology – 6.4% | |
Software & Services – 4.2% | |
*3,000 eBay, Inc. | 83,490 |
*250 Google, Inc. | 148,493 |
1,000 IBM Corp. | 146,760 |
1,100 Mastercard, Inc. – CL A | 246,521 |
| 625,264 |
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 2.2% | |
*1,000 Apple, Inc. | 322,560 |
| |
Telecommunication Services – 0.9% | |
Telecommunication Services – 0.9% | |
4,000 Verizon Communications, Inc. | 143,120 |
| | |
| |
Total Common Stocks | 6,968,463 |
(Cost $6,209,702) (a) | |
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Schedule of Investments | December 31, 2010 |
Monetta Young Investor Fund (Cont’d) |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – 48.0% | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE |
11,500 iShares S&P 100 Index | $ 651,705 |
5,800 iShares S&P 500 Growth Index | 380,712 |
13,700 iShares S&P 500 Index | 1,729,625 |
14,000 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1,760,920 |
11,000 Vanguard Growth ETF | 675,620 |
10,500 Vanguard Large-Cap ETF | 604,905 |
11,500 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 662,055 |
13,000 Vanguard Value ETF Index | 693,290 |
| | |
| |
Total Exchange Traded Funds | 7,158,832 |
(Cost $6,593,785) (a) | |
| |
MUTUAL FUNDS – 3.7% | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | |
| |
542,270 AIM Liquid Assets Portfolio – Institutional Class | 542,270 |
| |
Total Mutual Funds | 542,270 |
(Cost $542,270) (a) | | |
| | |
Total Investments – 98.4% | 14,669,565 |
(Cost $13,345,757) (a) | |
| |
Other Net Assets Less Liabilities – 1.6% | 240,770 |
| |
Net Assets – 100% | $ 14,910,335 |
| |
(a) Cost for tax purposes is $13,347,848; the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $1,379.842 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $58,125, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $1,321,717. The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. | |
| |
* Non-income producing security. | |
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
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Schedule of Investments | December 31, 2010 |
Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund |
COMMON STOCKS – 92.8% | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE |
Consumer Discretionary – 12.1% | |
Automobiles & Components – 2.1% | |
*2,500 BorgWarner, Inc. | $ 180,900 |
| |
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 3.1% | |
*20,000 Eastman Kodak Co. | 107,200 |
8,000 Lennar Corp. – CL A | 150,000 |
| 257,200 |
Retailing – 6.9% | |
*3,700 Dollar Tree, Inc. | 207,496 |
*3,100 O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | 187,302 |
*450 Priceline.com, Inc. | 179,798 |
| 574,596 |
Consumer Staples – 1.3% | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.3% | |
*50,000 Drugstore.com, Inc. | 110,500 |
| |
Energy – 8.1% | |
Energy – 8.1% | |
*2,400 Concho Resources, Inc. | 210,408 |
*2,300 FMC Technologies, Inc. | 204,493 |
1,500 Massey Energy Co. | 80,475 |
*2,400 Oceaneering International, Inc. | 176,712 |
| 672,088 |
Financials – 6.8% | |
Banks – 2.3% | |
4,500 Comerica, Inc. | 190,080 |
| |
Diversified Financials – 2.3% | |
*1,900 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 188,518 |
| |
Real Estate – 2.2% | |
*9,000 CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. | 184,320 |
| |
Health Care – 10.7% | |
Health Care Equipment & Services – 4.1% | |
*10,300 Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc | 198,481 |
*1,800 Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 145,512 |
| 343,993 |
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology – 6.6% | |
*3,000 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 241,650 |
*4,900 Illumina, Inc. | 310,366 |
| 552,016 |
Industrials – 15.6% | |
Capital Goods – 10.5% | |
5,100 Ametek, Inc. | 200,175 |
3,500 Cooper Industries, Ltd. | 204,015 |
3,200 Joy Global, Inc. | 277,600 |
1,500 Walter Energy, Inc. | 191,760 |
| 873,550 |
Commercial & Professional Services – 2.7% | |
*2,800 Stericycle, Inc | 226,576 |
| |
Transportation – 2.4% | |
3,700 Expeditors Intl of WA, Inc. | 202,020 |
| |
Information Technology – 31.1% | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment – 3.3% | |
*18,000 NVIDIA Corp. | 277,200 |
| |
Software & Services – 22.0% | |
*3,500 Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. | 161,910 |
*2,800 Cognizant Tech Solutions Corp. – CL A | 205,212 |
5,700 Global Payments, Inc. | 263,397 |
*5,000 Rovi Corp. | 310,050 |
*3,000 SXC Health Solutions Corp. | 128,580 |
*6,800 Tibco Software, Inc. | 134,028 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments | December 31, 2010 |
Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund (Cont’d) | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE |
*4,900 Verifone Systems, Inc. | $ 188,944 |
*4,500 VeriSign, Inc. | 147,015 |
*3,300 Vmware, Inc. – CL A | 293,403 |
| 1,832,539 |
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 5.8% | |
*1,800 F5 Networks, Inc. | 234,288 |
*7,100 Riverbed Technology, Inc. | | 249,707 |
| 483,995 |
Materials – 7.1% | |
Materials – 7.1% | |
1,500 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | 202,725 |
*4,000 Molycorp, Inc. | | 199,600 |
*8,200 Solutia, Inc. | | 189,256 |
| | 591,581 |
| | | |
| | |
Total Common Stocks | | 7,741,672 |
(Cost $6,858,269) (a) | | |
| | |
EXCHANGE TRADES FUNDS – 4.5% | | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | | |
23,500 SPDR Financial Select | | $ 374,825 |
| | |
Total Exchange Traded Funds | | 374,825 |
(Cost $350,397) (a) | | |
| | |
MUTUAL FUNDS – 2.9% | | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | | |
245,156 AIM Liquid Assets Portfolio – Institutional Class | | 245,156 |
| | |
Total Mutual Funds | | 245,156 |
(Cost $245,156) (a) | | | |
| | |
Total Investments – 100.2% | | 8,361,653 |
(Cost $7,453,822) (a) | | |
| | |
Other Net Assets Less Liabilities – (0.2%) | | (16,950) |
| | |
Net Assets – 100% | | $ 8,344,703 |
| | |
| | |
(a) Cost for tax purposes is $7,459,050; the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $956,876 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $54,273 resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $902,603. The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. | | |
| | |
* Non-income producing security. | | |
| | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | | |
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Schedule of Investments | December 31, 2010 |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund |
CORPORATE BONDS – 95.6% |
|
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | MATURITY DATE | VALUE |
Aerospace/Defense – 2.0% | | |
200,000 General Dynamics Corp. 5.250% | 02/01/14 | $ 220,380 |
| | |
Auto – 0.2% | | |
25,000 Daimler Finance NA LLC 5.900% | 08/15/11 | 25,250 |
| | |
Banks – 9.1% | | |
620,000 Bank of America Corp. 10.200% | 07/15/15 | 735,216 |
138,000 Suntrust Bank 6.375% | 04/01/11 | 139,748 |
111,000 Unionbancal Corp. 5.250% | 12/16/13 | 119,772 |
| | 994,736 |
Beverages-Non-alcoholic – 1.0% | | |
100,000 Pepsico, Inc. 3.100% | 01/15/15 | 104,411 |
| | |
Chemicals – 5.2% | | |
100,000 Dow Chemical Co. 9.000% | 04/01/21 | 120,337 |
100,000 The Dow Chemical Co. 7.200% | 06/15/14 | 101,317 |
300,000 E.I. Dupont de Nemours 5.750% | 03/15/19 | 340,718 |
| | 562,372 |
Computers – 1.0% | | |
100,000 Dell, Inc. 5.625% | 04/15/14 | 110,512 |
| | |
Containers-Paper/Plastic – 1.2% | | |
150,000 Solo Cup Co. 8.500% | 02/15/14 | 135,750 |
| | |
Cosmetics & Toiletries – 1.0% | | |
100,000 The Procter & Gamble Co. 4.850% | 12/15/15 | 111,643 |
| | |
Diversified Financial Services – 1.1% | | |
100,000 Jeffries Group, Inc. 8.500% | 07/15/19 | 114,516 |
| | |
Electric – 3.8% | | |
80,000 Carolina Power & Light 5.125% | 09/15/13 | 87,807 |
50,000 Edison Mission Energy 7.750% | 06/15/16 | 43,250 |
270,000 Southern Co. 4.150% | 05/15/14 | 284,394 |
| | 415,451 |
Finance – 21.6% | | |
250,000 American Express 7.000% | 03/19/18 | 291,614 |
282,000 Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. 7.150% | 02/15/19 | 347,318 |
130,000 CME Group, Inc. 5.750% | 02/15/14 | 144,046 |
165,000 E*Trade Financial Corp. 7.375% | 09/15/13 | 165,000 |
500,000 General Electric Capital Corp. 5.650% | 06/09/14 | 549,128 |
100,000 John Deere Capital Corp. 4.000% | 03/15/11 | 100,502 |
100,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.250% | 05/01/15 | 106,754 |
125,000 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 4.500% | 03/15/12 | 129,107 |
250,000 TD Ameritrade Holding Co. 4.150% | 12/01/14 | 258,756 |
236,000 The Western Union Co. 5.930% | 10/01/16 | 264,535 |
| | 2,356,760 |
| | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | | |
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Schedule of Investments | | December 31, 2010 |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund (Cont’d) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | MATURITY DATE | VALUE |
Food/Beverages – 3.0% | | |
100,000 Campbell Soup Co. 4.875% | 10/01/13 | $ 109,973 |
200,000 Diageo Finance BV 5.300% | 10/28/15 | 222,768 |
| | 332,741 |
Food/Confectionery – 1.9% | | |
100,000 Hershey Foods Corp. 5.000% | 04/01/13 | 108,334 |
100,000 WM Wrigley Jr., Co. 4.650% | 07/15/15 | 104,211 |
| | 212,545 |
Insurance – 18.1% | | |
100,000 AFLAC, Inc. 8.500% | 05/15/19 | 123,842 |
200,000 American Int’l Group 5.600% | 10/18/16 | 207,055 |
100,000 Lincoln Nat’l Corp. 6.250% | 02/15/20 | 109,269 |
500,000 Protective Life Corp. 7.375% | 10/15/19 | 542,194 |
350,000 Protective Life Secured Trusts 5.450% | 09/28/12 | 374,110 |
500,000 Torchmark Corp. 9.250% | 06/15/19 | 612,894 |
| | 1,969,364 |
Investment Management – 0.9% | | |
100,000 Blackrock, Inc. 3.500% | 12/10/14 | 103,797 |
| | |
Medical – 4.6% | | |
150,000 Merck & Co., Inc. 4.000% | 06/30/15 | 161,101 |
300,000 Wellpoint, Inc. 5.875% | 06/15/17 | 335,795 |
| | 496,896 |
Metals – 1.0% | | |
100,000 Alcoa Inc. 6.750% | 07/15/18 | 109,121 |
| | |
Oil – 2.2% | | |
235,000 Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc. 9.000% | 01/15/14 | 239,700 |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals – 2.9% | | |
100,000 Eli Lilly & Co. 3.550% | 03/06/12 | 103,204 |
100,000 Novartis Capital Corp. 4.125% | 02/10/14 | 106,797 |
100,000 Pfizer, Inc. 4.450% | 03/15/12 | 104,376 |
| | 314,377 |
Reinsurance – 1.0% | | |
100,000 Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.600% | 05/15/13 | 107,625 |
| | |
Restaurants – 1.0% | | |
100,000 McDonald’s Corp. 4.125% | 06/01/13 | 106,836 |
| | |
Retail – 1.0% | | |
100,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 4.500% | 07/01/15 | 109,102 |
| | |
Telephone – 3.0% | | |
100,000 AT&T Corp. 7.300% | 11/15/11 | 105,661 |
200,000 Verizon Florida LLC 6.125% | 01/15/13 | 217,063 |
| | 322,724 |
| | |
Tobacco – 7.8% | | |
250,000 Altria Group, Inc. 9.700% | 11/10/18 | 330,289 |
500,000 Lorillard Tobacco Co. 6.875% | 05/01/20 | 517,303 |
| | 847,592 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | | |
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Schedule of Investments | | December 31, 2010 |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund (Cont’d) |
| | VALUE |
| | |
Total Corporate Bonds | | $ 10,424,201 |
(Cost $9,956,271) (a) | | |
| | |
MUTUAL FUNDS – 3.1% | | |
NUMBER OF SHARES | | |
343,020 AIM Liquid Assets Portfolio – Institutional Class | | 343,020 |
| | |
Total Mutual Funds | | 343,020 |
(Cost $343,020) (a) | | | |
| | |
Total Investments – 98.7% | | 10,767,221 |
(Cost $10,299,291) (a) | | |
| | |
Other Net Assets Less Liabilities – 1.3% | | 139,904 |
| | |
Net Assets – 100% | | $ 10,907,125 |
| | |
(a) Cost for book and tax purposes is $10,299,291; the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $493,125 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $25,195, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $467,930. | |
| | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | |
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Statements Of Assets And Liabilities (In Thousands, Except Per Share) | December 31, 2010 |
|
Monetta
Fund |
Young
Investor Fund |
Mid-Cap
Equity Fund |
Orion/Monetta
Intermediate Bond Fund |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments at market value,
(cost: $45,569; $13,346; $7,454; $10,299) | |
$55,466 |
$14,670 |
$8,362 |
$10,767 |
Cash | 0 | 73 | 0 | 1 |
Receivables: | | | | |
Interest and dividends | 9 | 14 | 2 | 151 |
Investments sold | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fund shares sold | 3 | 338 | 0 | 0 |
Other assets | 14 | 32 | 13 | 14 |
Total Assets | 55,717 | 15,127 | 8,377 | 10,933 |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payables: | | | | |
Bank overdraft | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 44 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Distribution and service charges payable | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Investments purchased | 759 | 184 | 0 | 0 |
Accrued expenses | 79 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Total Liabilities | 900 | 217 | 32 | 26 |
Net Assets | 54,817 | 14,910 | 8,345 | 10,907 |
| | | | |
Analysis of net assets: | | | | |
Paid in capital (b) | 47,991 | 13,404 | 8,167 | 10,348 |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | 0 | (a) | 0 | 0 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) | (3,071) | 182 | (730) | 91 |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 9,897 | 1,324 | 908 | 468 |
Net Assets | $54,817 | $14,910 | $8,345 | $10,907 |
| | | | |
Shares of capital stock | 3,456 | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest issued outstanding | | 1,130 | 835 | 1,031 |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | $15.86
| $13.19
| $10.00
| $10.58
|
| | | | |
1.
Rounds to less than $1,000.
(b) Monetta Fund - $35 of $.0.01 par value and $47,956 of additional paid in capital, 100 million shares authorized. Each Fund of Monetta Trust has an unlimited number of no par value shares of beneficial interest authorized.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | | | |
Statements Of Operations (In Thousands) | For The Year Ended December 31, 2010 |
|
Monetta Fund | Young Investor Fund | Mid-Cap Equity Fund | Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund |
Investment income and expenses: | | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Interest | $4 | $1 | $(a) | $553 |
Dividend | 320 | 120 | 16 | 0 |
Miscellaneous Income | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total investment Income | 327 | 121 | 16 | 553 |
| | | | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Investment advisory fee (Note 2) | 462 | 39 | 35 | 41 |
Distribution expense (Note 6) | 0 | 18 | 12 | 29 |
Accounting expense | 30 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
Admin/Compliance expense | 58 | 9 | 13 | 21 |
Custodial fees | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
State registration | 24 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fee | 132 | 28 | 18 | 17 |
Audit/Tax | 40 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Legal | 59 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
Printing | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Director/Trustee Fees | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Other | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Total expenses | 865 | 151 | 139 | 185 |
Expenses waived/reimbursed | 0 | (66) | 0 | 0 |
Fees paid indirectly (Note 7) | (60) | (13) | (11) | (21) |
Expenses net of waived/reimbursed expenses and fees paid indirectly | 805
|
72 |
128 |
164 |
Net investment income (loss) | (478) | 49 | (112) | 389 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments: | | | | |
Realized gain (loss) on investments: Proceeds from sales | 80,123
| 4,863
| 13,244
| 7,627
|
Cost of securities sold | 73,590 | 4,474 | 11,764 | 7,211 |
Net realized gain on investments | 6,533 | 389 | 1,480 | 416 |
Gains from class action lawsuits | 2 | 1 | 7 | 30 |
Total net realized gain on investments | 6,535 | 390 | 1,487 | 446 |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments: | | | | |
Beginning of year | 5,481 | 111 | 827 | 574 |
End of year | 9,897 | 1,324 | 908 | 468 |
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments during the year | 4,416
| 1,213
| 81
| (106)
|
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 10,951 | 1,603 | 1,568 | 340 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $10,473 | $1,652 | $1,456 | $729 |
1.
Rounds to less than $1,000.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements Of Changes In Net Assets (In Thousands) | For The Year Ended December 31, |
|
Monetta Fund | Young Investor Fund | Mid-Cap Equity Fund | Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund |
| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 |
From investment activities: | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $(478) | $(417) | $49 | $5 | $(112) | $(86) | $389 | $270 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 6,535
| 334
| 390
| 61
| 1,487
| 175
| 446
| (290)
|
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation on investments during the period |
4,416
|
15,859
|
1,213
|
290
|
81
|
1,117
|
(106)
|
1,004
|
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | 10,473
| 15,776
| 1,652
| 356
| 1,456
| 1,206
| 729
| 984
|
Distribution from net investment income | 0
| 0
| (49)
| (5)
| 0
| 0
| (389)
| (270)
|
Distribution from short-term capital gains, net | 0
| 0
| (198)
| (39)
| 0
| 0
| 0
| (26)
|
Distribution from net realized gains | 0
| 0
| (26)
| 0
| 0
| 0
| (65)
| (101)
|
| | | | | | | | |
Increase in net assets from investment activities | 10,473
| 15,776
| 1,379
| 312
| 1,456
| 1,206
| 275
| 587
|
From capital transactions (Note 4): | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | 2,372 | 1,390 | 14,535 | 418 | 4,132 | 285 | 2,775 | 9,289 |
Net asset value of shares issued through dividend reinvestment |
0
|
0
|
264
|
43
|
0
|
0
|
173
|
157
|
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,951) | (3,569) | (2,619) | (11) | (689) | (343) | (3,246) | (2,825) |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions |
(2,579) |
(2,179) |
12,180 |
450 |
3,443 |
(58) |
(298) |
6,621 |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
7,894 |
13,597 |
13,559 |
762 |
4,899 |
1,148 |
(23) |
7,208 |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets at beginning of period | 46,923
| 33,326
| 1,351
| 589
| 3,446
| 2,298
| 10,930
| 3,722
|
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period | $54,817 | $46,923 | $14,910 | $1,351 | $8,345 | $3,446 | $10,907 | $10,930 |
| | | | | | | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | $0
| $0
| $(a)
| $(a)
| $0
| $0
| $(a)
| $(a)
|
1.
Rounds to less than $1,000.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes To Financial Statements | December 31, 2010 |
1.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Monetta Fund, Inc. (Monetta Fund) is an open-end diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), as amended. The objective of the Monetta Fund is capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities believed to have growth potential. The Fund presently invests primarily in growth companies of all market capitalization ranges.
Monetta Trust (the Trust) is an open-end diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), as amended. The following funds are series of the Trust:
Young Investor Fund. The primary objective of this Fund is long-term capital growth by investing approximately 50% of its assets in exchange traded funds (ETF’s) and other funds seeking to track the S&P 500 Index and the remainder of its assets in common stocks of individual companies that produce products or provide services that are recognized by children and teenagers.
Mid-Cap Equity Fund. The primary objective of this Fund is long-term capital growth by investing in common stocks believed to have above average growth potential. The Fund typically invests in companies within a market capitalization range of $1 billion to $10 billion.
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund. The objective of this Fund is to seek high current income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in marketable debt securities.
The Monetta Family of Mutual Funds is comprised of the Monetta Fund, Inc. and each of the Trust Series and is collectively referred to as the Funds. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(a)
Securities Valuation
Investments are stated at market value based on the last reported sale price on national securities exchanges, or the NASDAQ Market, on the last business day of the period. Listed securities and securities traded on the over-the-counter markets that did not trade on the last business day are valued at the mean between closing bid and asked quotes provided by the exchange where the security is principally traded, or at the NASDAQ official closing prices if applicable. Debt securities are generally valued on the basis of market quotations provided by pricing services approved by the Boards. Long-term debt securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued based on valuations provided by pricing services which may employ electronic data processing techniques, including a matrix system, to determine valuations. Short-term debt securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued by use of a matrix prepared by the Adviser based on quotations for comparable securities. The difference between the cost and fair value of such investments are reflected as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Debt securities, having maturities of 60 days or less, are stated at amortized cost, which is substantially equivalent to market value.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at their fair value in accordance with procedures established by the Boards of Directors and Trustees.
(b)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, requires the Funds’ management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the results of operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(c)
General
Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Daily realized gains and losses from security transactions are reported on the first-in, first-out cost basis. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and dividend income on the ex-dividend date. Bond discount/premium is amortized using the interest method and included in interest income, where applicable.
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(d)
Federal Income Taxes
It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required. The Funds’ will utilize capital loss carry forwards as allowable, to minimize certain distributions of capital gains.
The Funds intend to utilize provisions of the federal income tax laws which allow them to carry a realized loss forward for eight years following the year of the loss and offset such losses against any future realized capital gains. At December 31, 2010, the loss carryforwards amounted to:
| | | | |
Expiration Date |
Monetta Fund |
Young Investor Fund |
Mid-Cap Equity Fund | Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund |
2012 | | | $3,355 | |
2016 | $810,527 | | $671,399 | |
2017 | $2,241,956 | | $50,398 | |
Total | $3,052,483 | $0 | $725,152 | $0 |
Net realized gains or losses differ for financial reporting and tax purposes as a result of losses from wash sales and post October 31 losses which are not recognized for tax purposes until the first day of the following fiscal year. Management has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all tax periods open to examination by the applicable U.S. federal and Illinois tax jurisdictions (tax years ended December 31, 2007 - 2010), in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740-10, and no tax exposure reserve was required in the financial statements.
Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.
(e)
Distributions of Incomes and Gains
Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend date. Due to inherent differences in the characterization of short-term capital gains under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for federal income tax purposes, the amount of distributable net investment income for book and federal income tax purposes may differ.
For federal income tax purposes, a net operating loss recognized in the current year cannot be used to offset future year’s net investment income. For the year ended December 31, 2010 the Monetta Fund and Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund had net operating losses of $478,477 and $112,108, respectively, for tax purposes which were permanently reclassified from accumulated undistributed net investment income to accumulated paid-in capital (APIC).
As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | |
|
Monetta Fund | Young Investor Fund |
Mid-Cap Equity Fund | Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund |
Undistributed Ordinary Income | ---- | $329 | ---- | ---- |
Undistributed Short-Term Capital Gain | ---- | $148,178 | ---- | $16,116 |
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain | ---- | $36,039 | ---- | $75,287 |
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Notes To Financial Statements | December 31, 2010 |
The tax character of distributions paid during the calendar year ended December 31, 2010, were as follows:
| | | | |
|
Monetta Fund | Young Investor Fund |
Mid-Cap Equity Fund | Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund |
Ordinary Income | ---- | $246,843 | ---- | $389,088 |
Long-Term Capital Gain | ---- | $26,180 | ---- | $64,655 |
(f)
Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with ASC 820-10, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. ASC 820-10 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;
• Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.);
• Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following table summarizes the respective Fund's investments at December 31, 2010, based on the inputs used to value them (in thousands):
| | | | |
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
|
Types of Investments | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | Total |
Monetta Fund- | | | | |
Common Stocks | $53,954 | $0 | $0 | $53,954 |
Money Market Funds | $1,512 | $0 | $0 | $1,512 |
FUND TOTAL | $55,466 | $0 | $0 | $55,466 |
Young Investor Fund- | | | | |
Common Stocks | $6,969 | $0 | $0 | $6,969 |
Exchange Traded Funds | $7,159 | $0 | $0 | $7,159 |
Money Market Funds | $542 | $0 | $0 | $542 |
FUND TOTAL | $14,670 | $0 | $0 | $14,670 |
Mid-Cap Equity Fund- | | | | |
Common Stocks | $7,742 | $0 | $0 | $7,742 |
Exchange Traded Funds | $375 | $0 | $0 | $375 |
Money Market Funds | $245 | $0 | $0 | $245 |
FUND TOTAL | $8,362 | $0 | $0 | $8,362 |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund- | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | $0 | $10,424 | $0 | $10,424 |
Money Market Funds | $343 | $0 | $0 | $343 |
FUND TOTAL | $343 | $10,424 | $0 | $10,767 |
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Notes To Financial Statements | December 31, 2010 |
2. RELATED PARTIES:
Robert S. Bacarella is an officer and director of the Funds and also an officer, director and majority shareholder of the investment adviser, Monetta Financial Services, Inc. For the year ended December 31, 2010, remunerations required to be paid to all interested directors or trustees have been directly paid by the Adviser. Fees paid to out side Directors or Trustees have been directly paid by the respective Funds.
Each Fund pays an investment advisory fee to the Adviser based on that Fund’s individual net assets, payable monthly, at the following annual rate:
| | | |
| First $300 million in net assets | Next $200 million in net assets | Net assets over $500 million |
Monetta Fund | 0.95% | 0.90% | 0.85% |
Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund | 0.75% | 0.70% | 0.65% |
| | | |
Monetta Young Investor Fund | | 0.55% of total net assets | |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund | | 0.35% of total net assets | |
| | | |
From these fees the Adviser pays for all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for managing the assets of each fund. In addition, the Adviser pays for expenses in determining the daily price computations, placement of securities orders and related portfolio bookkeeping.
Accounting and Admin/Compliance Expenses reported on the Statement of Operations were paid to Fund Services Group, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser as approved by the respective Funds' Boards effective October 1, 2004. Services provided include performing daily fund accounting and administration, report preparation and related compliance services.
Monetta Financial Services, Inc., as of December 31, 2010, owned 3,669 shares or 0.32% of the Young Investor Fund; 2,208 shares or 0.26% of the Mid-Cap Equity Fund; 1,957 shares or 0.19% of the Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund and 1,275 shares or 0.04% of the Monetta Fund.
3. SUB ADVISER:
Effective June 1, 2009, the Adviser entered into a Sub-Advisory agreement with Orion Capital Management, Inc. Orion has been the sub-adviser to the Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund since June, 2009 and interim sub-adviser from April 7, 2009 through May 31, 2009. The sub-advisory fee paid to Orion Capital Management, Inc. by the Adviser for the Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund is 0.25%.
4. CAPITAL STOCK AND SHARE UNITS:
There are 100,000,000 shares of $.01 par value capital stock authorized for the Monetta Fund. There is an unlimited number of no par value shares of beneficial interest authorized for each series of the Trust.
| | | | |
|
Monetta Fund | Young Investor Fund | Mid-Cap Equity Fund | Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund |
2009 Beginning Shares | 3,859,004 | 78,062 | 463,472 | 391,285 |
Shares sold | 130,736 | 43,141 | 45,628 | 932,413 |
Shares issued upon dividend reinvestment | 0 | 3,970 | 0 | 15,400 |
Shares redeemed | (338,389) | (1,105) | (51,600) | (280,862) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (207,653) | 46,006 | (5,972) | 666,951 |
2010 Beginning Shares | 3,651,351 | 124,068 | 457,500 | 1,058,236 |
Shares sold | 160,835 | 1,208,052 | 453,615 | 261,712 |
Shares issued upon dividend reinvestment | 0 | 20,658 | 0 | 16,214 |
Shares redeemed | (356,354) | (222,504) | (76,283) | (305,415) |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (195,519) | 1,006,206 | 377,332 | (27,489) |
Ending Shares | 3,455,832 | 1,130,274 | 834,832 | 1,030,747 |
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Notes To Financial Statements | December 31, 2010 |
5. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES:
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities for the year ended December 31, 2010, excluding short-term Securities were:
| | | | |
|
Cost of Purchases | Proceeds from Sales of Securities |
Monetta Fund | $77,183,297 | $80,122,998 | |
Monetta Young Investor Fund | 16,090,892 | 4,862,891 | |
Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund | 16,479,911 | 13,243,951 | |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund | 8,167,284 | 7,627,173 | |
The cost of purchases and proceeds from the sales of government securities included in the preceding numbers for the Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund were $1,247,833 and $777,339, respectively.
6. DISTRIBUTION PLAN:
The Trust and its shareholders have adopted a service and distribution plan (the Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Plan permits the participating Funds to pay certain expenses associated with the distribution of their shares. Annual fees under the Plan of up to 0.25% for the Young Investor, Mid-Cap Equity and Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Funds are accrued daily. The distributor is Quasar Distributors, LLC.
7. FEES PAID INDIRECTLY:
Certain eligible Fund expenses, including traditional research reports, market data and other administrative services, are paid for indirectly through directed brokerage agreements (soft dollars). These expenses are generally allocated across the funds, as a percent of net assets, and are reported on the Other Expenses line in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2010, fees paid indirectly were as follows: Monetta Fund, $59,722; Young Investor Fund, $13,432; Mid-Cap Equity Fund, $10,630 and Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund, $20,549.
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS EVALUATION:
The Funds have evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through February 18, 2011, the issue date. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments except as noted below:
Fund Sub-Accountant
Effective January 1, 2011, Fund Services Group, LLC (“FSG”), the Funds’ Administrator and Accountant, entered into a Fund Accounting Services Agreement (the “Jackson Agreement”) with Jackson Fund Services (“Jackson”), a division of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, pursuant to which FSG retained Jackson to provide sub-accounting services to the Monetta Fund and Monetta Trust, and one additional investment company serviced by FSG and covered by the Jackson Agreement. Section 2 of the Fund Accounting Agreements dated August 1, 2003, between FSG and, respectively, Monetta Fund and Monetta Trust, FSG may subcontract, at its own expense, the accounting services provided for in the respective Fund Accounting Agreement. For the sub-accounting services that Jackson will provide, FSG (and not Monetta Fund, Monetta Trust or any of their respective funds) will pay Jackson, in addi tion to agreed-upon out of pocket costs, an annual fee comprised of (i) a fixed dollar amount for each fund and (ii) an additional amount calculated as a percentage of the cumulative assets under management of all the funds covered by the Jackson Agreement, including the funds of Monetta Fund and Monetta Trust, above $200 million, if applicable.
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Notes To Financial Statements | December 31, 2010 |
Financial highlights for the Monetta Fund for a share outstanding throughout the period are as follows:
| | | | | |
Monetta Fund
| | | | | |
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
Net asset value at beginning of year | $12.850 | $8.635 | $16.469 | $12.891 | $11.992 |
Net investment loss
| (0.135)
| (0.111)
| (0.078)
| (0.025)
| (0.060)
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 3.147 | 4.326 | (7.756) | 3.603 | 0.959 |
Total from investment operations | 3.012
| 4.215
| (7.834)
| 3.578
| 0.899
|
Less:
| | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Distributions from short-term capital gains, net | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Distributions from net realized gains | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Total distributions
| 0.000
| 0.000
| 0.000
| 0.000
| 0.000
|
Net asset value at end of year
| $15.862
| $12.850
| $8.635
| $16.469
| $12.891
|
Total return
| 23.42%
| 48.73%
| (47.54%)
| 27.77%
| 7.51%
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | |
Expenses - Net | 1.66% | 1.87% | 1.66% | 1.61% | 1.65% |
Expenses - Gross (a) | 1.78% | 1.88% | 1.67% | 1.62% | 1.65% |
Net investment income (loss) | (0.98%) | (1.06%) | (0.60%) | (0.17%) | (0.48%) |
Portfolio turnover | 172.0% | 182.3% | 157.6% | 184.3% | 157.9% |
Net assets ($ in thousands) | $54,817 | $46,923 | $33,326 | $67,709 | $56,724 |
(a) Gross Expense Ratio reflects fees paid indirectly.
The per share amounts are calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, except for distributions, which are based on shares outstanding at record date.
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Notes To Financial Statements | December 31, 2010 |
Financial highlights for each fund of the Trust for a share outstanding throughout the period are as follows:
| | | | | |
Young Investor Fund
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
12/12/2006 to 12/31/2006(1)
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | $10.891 | $7.542 | $10.402 | $9.940 | $10.000 |
Net investment income
| 0.082
| 0.059
| 0.083
| 0.074
| 0.028
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.488 | 3.686 | (2.869) | 0.442 | (0.063) |
Total from investment operations
| 2.570
| 3.745
| (2.786)
| 0.516
| (0.035)
|
Less:
| | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | (0.044) | (0.043) | (0.074) | (0.054) | (0.025) |
Distributions from short-term capital gains, net | (0.199) | (0.353) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.026) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Total distributions
| (0.269)
| (0.396)
| (0.074)
| (0.054)
| (0.025)
|
Net asset value at end of period
| $13.192
| $10.891
| $7.542
| $10.402
| $9.940
|
Total return
| 23.68%
| 49.80%
| (26.78%)
| 5.16%
| (0.35%)*
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | |
Expenses - Net | 1.00% | 0.98% | 0.99% | 1.00% | 0.94%** |
Expenses - Gross (a) | 2.11% | 8.71% | 10.06% | 16.58% | 14.83%** |
Net investment income | 0.69% | 0.65% | 0.92% | 0.71% | 1.22%** |
Portfolio turnover | 75.8% | 118.1% | 130.2% | 24.1% | 0%* |
Net assets ($ in thousands) | $14,910 | $1,351 | $589 | $618 | $347 |
| | | | | |
* As reported for the period - not annualized.
** As reported for the period - annualized.
(1) The Young Investor Fund commenced operations on December 12, 2006, its inception date. During the period, the fund recorded certain expenses, including audit/tax and state registration, that more generally reflect a fund’s annual operations.
(a) Gross expense ratio reflects fees waived/reimbursed and indirect expenses paid. For the Young Investor Fund, the expense ratio after waived/reimbursed expenses but before indirect expenses paid was 1.92%, 8.56%, 9.69% and 16.18% for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The per share amounts are calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, except for distributions, which are based on shares outstanding at record date.
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Notes To Financial Statements | December 31, 2010 |
Mid-Cap Equity Fund
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| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
Net asset value at beginning of year | $7.532 | $4.957 | $9.410 | $8.356 | $7.976 |
Net investment income loss
| (0.208)
| (0.186)
| (0.110)
| (0.124)
| (0.118)
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.672 | 2.761 | (4.343) | 1.178 | 0.498 |
Total from investment operations
| 2.464
| 2.575
| (4.453)
| 1.054
| 0.380
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Less:
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Distributions from net investment income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Distributions from short-term capital gains, net | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Distributions from net realized gains | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Total distributions |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Net asset value at end of year |
$9.996 |
$7.532 |
$4.957 |
$9.410 |
$8.356 |
Total return |
32.80% |
51.81% |
(47.29%) |
12.56% |
4.76% |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | |
Expenses - Net | 2.74% | 3.82% | 2.72% | 2.14% | 2.16% |
Expenses - Gross (a) | 2.96% | 3.89% | 2.81% | 2.19% | 2.16% |
Net investment loss | (2.39%) | (3.10%) | (1.49%) | (1.35%) | (1.43%) |
Portfolio turnover | 305.4% | 200.1% | 191.1% | 135.1% | 130.5% |
Net assets ($ in thousands) | $8,345 | $3,446 | $2,298 | $5,904 | $6,037 |
(a) Gross Expense Ratio reflects fees paid indirectly.
The per share amounts are calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, except for distributions, which are based on shares outstanding at record date.
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Notes To Financial Statements | December 31, 2010 |
Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund
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| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
Net asset value at beginning of year | $10.329 | $9.512 | $10.104 | $9.911 | $9.969 |
Net investment income
| 0.353
| 0.378
| 0.398
| 0.388
| 0.354
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.311 | 0.912 | (0.588) | 0.200 | (0.007) |
Total from investment operations
| 0.664
| 1.290
| (0.190)
| 0.588
| 0.347
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Less:
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Distributions from net investment income | (0.353) | (0.346) | (0.402) | (0.395) | (0.361) |
Distributions from short-term capital gains, net | 0.000 | (0.025) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.058) | (0.102) | 0.000 | 0.000 | (0.044) |
Total distributions
| (0.411)
| (0.473)
| (0.402)
|
(0.395) | (0.405)
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Net asset value at end of year
| $10.582
| $10.329
| $9.512
| $10.104
| $9.911
|
Total return
| 6.44%
| 13.78%
| (1.89%)
| 6.02%
| 3.54%
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | |
Expenses - Net | 1.40% | 2.06% | 1.72% | 1.66% | 1.45% |
Expenses - Gross (a) | 1.57% | 2.13% | 1.79% | 1.71% | 1.45% |
Net investment income | 3.32% | 3.74% | 4.04% | 3.89% | 3.57% |
Portfolio turnover | 71.1% | 69.8% | 79.4% | 68.0% | 31.9% |
Net assets ($ in thousands) | $10,907 | $10,930 | $3,722 | $5,504 | $7,114 |
(a) Gross Expense Ratio reflects fees paid indirectly.
The per share amounts are calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, except for distributions, which are based on shares outstanding at record date.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
The Board of Directors and Trustees and the Shareholders
Monetta Fund, Inc. and Monetta Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Monetta Fund, Inc. and the Monetta Trust — comprised of the Monetta Young Investor Fund, Monetta Mid-Cap Equity Fund, and Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund, collectively referred to as the "Funds", including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended (period from December 12, 2006, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2006, and each of the years in the four-year period ended December 31, 2010, for the Monetta Young Investor Fund). These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended (period from December 12, 2006, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2006, and each of the years in the four-year period ended December 31, 2010, for the Monetta Young Investor Fund), in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Chicago, Illinois
February 18, 2011
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Other Information | December 31, 2010 |
BOARD APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENTS - PROCESS OF ANNUAL REVIEW
The Board of Directors of the Monetta Fund (the "Directors") oversees the management of the Monetta Fund and the Board of Trustees of the Monetta Trust (the "Trustees") oversees the management of each Fund in the Monetta Trust. As required by law, as well as the terms of each investment advisory and subadvisory agreement with respect to the Funds in the Monetta Family, the Directors and Trustees determine annually whether to approve the continuance of each investment advisory agreement (each an "Advisory Agreement" and, together, the "Advisory Agreements") with Monetta Financial Services, Inc. (the "Adviser") regarding all of the Funds in the Monetta Family. The Trustees also determine annually whether to approve the continuance of the subadvisory agreement with Orion Capital Management, Inc. ("Orion") regarding the Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fun d (the "Orion Agreement"). The Advisory Agreements were originally entered into on December 3, 2001, and require annual approval by the Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, of the Monetta Fund and also by the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, of the Monetta Trust. The Adviser entered into an Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement with Orion effective April 7, 2009, which Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement was replaced by the Orion Agreement on June 1, 2009 following a vote by the shareholders of the Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund approving the Orion Agreement. The Orion Agreement has an initial term of two years, and commencing in 2011, will require annual approval of the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, of the Monetta Trust. A discussion and summary of the matters considered and conclusions made by the Trustees in approving the Orion Agreement is contained in, and a final form of the Orion Agreement is an Appendix to, the Monetta Trust's definitive proxy statement dated April 28, 2009 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the same date.
As a part of this process, the Independent Directors and Independent Trustees of the Monetta Family, with the assistance of counsel for the Independent Directors and Independent Trustees, prepared questions which were submitted to the Adviser in anticipation of the annual contract review (the "15c Questions"). At the November 19, 2010 Board meeting, the Directors and Trustees, including the Independent Directors and Trustees who were present in-person, reviewed the Adviser's responses to the 15c Questions and evaluated all information which they deemed reasonably necessary in the circumstances. The materials reviewed included:
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(i) | | information on the investment performance of each Fund in the Monetta Family in the past year and over longer periods against a peer group of funds; |
(ii) | | sales and redemption data for each of the Funds; |
(iii) | | information concerning the expense ratios of each of the Funds, compared against a peer group of funds; and |
(iv) | | the management fees and fee structure for each Fund, and the Adviser's financial condition. |
The Boards conducted an in-depth review of the comparative fund data provided to them, as well as the profitability of the Adviser with respect to the Funds. The Boards reviewed the Advisory Agreement and considered a number of factors including, without limitation, materials regarding the Adviser which were previously provided to the Boards (including material provided at earlier Board meetings during 2010), the management and advisory needs of the Funds, the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, the profitability of the Adviser, economies of scale, the management fee structures, comparative performance of the Funds, comparative expense ratios of the Funds, assets under management with the Adviser, total management fees received by the Adviser, the Funds' brokerage policies, the Adviser's compliance policies and procedures, and ownership and control of the Adviser.
Upon completion of this review, the Independent Directors and the Independent Trustees, each voting separately, and the full Boards unanimously voted to continue the Advisory Agreements with respect to all the Funds of the Monetta Family. Each of the Advisory Agreements and the Orion Agreement are subject to termination without penalty with respect to any Fund at any time upon 60 days' written notice by the vote of the applicable Board, by a majority vote of the share holders, or by the Adviser.
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REASONS THE BOARDS APPROVED CONTINUATION OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The Boards' determinations were based upon a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Boards, and were not the result of any single factor. The following facts and conclusions were important, but not exclusive, in the Boards' decisions to renew the Advisory Agreements. The Boards noted the importance of reviewing quantitative measures, but also recognize that qualitative factors could be equally or more important in assessing whether Fund shareholders have been, or are likely to be, well served by the renewal of the Advisory Agreements. They noted both the value and shortcomings of purely quantitative measures, including the data provided by independent service providers, and concluded that while such measures and data can inform, they should not supersede the judgment of the Boards who take many factors, including those listed below, into consideration in representing the sharehold ers of the Funds.
The Independent Directors and Trustees and the whole Boards generally considered the following factors: (i) the management and advisory needs of the Funds; (ii) the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser in relation to the fees paid; (iii) the profitability to the Adviser (including an analysis of the Adviser's cost of providing services); (iv) whether the Adviser is enjoying economies of scale and is sharing the benefits of such economies with fund shareholders; (v) whether comparative expense ratios and fee rates are higher or lower than those of other funds; and (vi) the fall-out benefits to the Adviser from managing a Fund (i.e. indirect revenues to the Adviser attributable in some way to the existence of a fund, including administration revenues to an affiliate of the Adviser).
The Boards reviewed the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates, and their ability to continue to provide quality investment management services to the Funds in view of the total net assets of the Monetta Family. The Boards reviewed past initiatives implemented to cut or control expenses of the Funds in the Monetta Trust. The Boards encouraged the Adviser to continue to pursue appropriate marketing initiatives for the funds. The Boards reviewed the net asset values of each Fund. The Boards discussed the total revenues and fall-out benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from the Advisory Agreements, and the limited profitability of the Adviser, whose only clients are the Monetta Fund and the Monetta Trust. The Boards also acknowledged that the fee schedules for the equity Funds (the Monetta Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, and the Young Investor Fund) each contained break-points.
In their approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreements, the Boards found that the advisory fee for each Monetta Family Fund was reasonable in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services being provided to each Fund, and the costs incurred by the Adviser in providing such service. The Adviser noted that other than where the Adviser is contractually required to do so (Young Investor Fund), the Adviser does not plan to voluntarily reimburse fund expenses. The Boards also found that the break-points in the fee schedules for the Monetta Fund and several of the Funds in the Monetta Trust were designed and are reasonably likely to allow the shareholders of those Funds to share in the economies of scale as the Funds grow. The Board of the Trust also found that the fee structures for the Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund, the only fixed-income Fund covered by the Advisory Agreement, were r easonable in light of the nature and type of securities held by those Funds.
The Boards' specific determinations with respect to each of the Funds in the Monetta Family are listed below:
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(i) | | Monetta Fund: The Monetta Fund's performance for the year ended September 30, 2010 was excellent: 14.14% versus the S&P 500 Index of 10.18%. The Fund's return for the 5-Year and 10-Year period were also acceptable, 3.79% and -0.67%, respectively, versus the Index return of 0.64% and -0.43%, respectively. The Board determined that the expenses of the Fund are satisfactory based on the Fund's current asset level; |
(ii) | | Young Investor Fund: The Fund's performance for the year ended September 30, 2010 was excellent, exceeding the S&P 500 Index by 10.62%. The Adviser contractually has committed to waive and/or reimburse expenses for the Fund to the extent necessary to cap total expenses at 1.00% through December 31, 2012, and, in light of such commitment, the Young Investor Fund’s expenses are acceptable; |
(iii) | | Mid-Cap Equity Fund: The Mid-Cap Equity Fund's performance for the year ended September 30, 2010 was excellent: 25.97% versus the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index of 17.78%. The Mid-Cap Fund's expenses are acceptable considering the Fund's asset level; |
(iv) | | Orion/Monetta Intermediate Bond Fund: This Fund's performance exceeded its benchmark's performance by 1.38%, the Barclays Capital Intermediate Gov't/Credit Bond Index. This Fund’s expenses are acceptable considering the Fund’s asset level. |
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Directors/Trustees/Officers | | December 31, 2010 |
Name (Year Of Birth) Position(s) Held with Fund |
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years | Other Directorships and Affiliations |
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Independent (“disinterested”) Directors/Trustees | | |
John L. Guy (1952) Director since 1998 Trustee since 1993 | Sr. VP/Director of Business & Professional Banking, Webster Bank, since Jan. 2011; Sr. VP SBA & Alternative Lending Feb. 2008 to Dec. 2010, Sr. VP Business Banking, Fifth/Third Bank, from Nov. 2006 through Feb. 2008; Executive Director, Wachovia Corp. (formerly First Union Nat’l Bank), Business Banking, General Bank Group, from Nov. 1999 through April 2006. | Ambassador Funds Trustee since 2010 |
Marlene Z. Hodges (1948) Director and Trustee since 2001 | CFO, Asian Human Services, since Feb. 2007; Controller, Gladson LLC (privately owned firm providing database services to consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers) from Jan. 2006 through Feb. 2007; CFO, Abraham Lincoln Center from March 2003 through Jan. 2006; | Ambassador Funds Trustee since 2010 |
Mark F. Ogan (1942) Director since 1988 Trustee since 1993 | Self-employed management consultant June 2008 to present; Internal Consultant, RM Acquisition (d/b/a Rand McNally) April 2008 through June 2008; Sr. VP and COO, RM Acquisition, LLC (d/b/a Rand McNally), from Dec. 2007 through April, 2008; Sr. VP & COO, Rand McNally & Co. from July 2003 through Dec. 2007. | Ambassador Funds Trustee since 2010 |
Brian T. Jeffries (1965) Director and Trustee since 2010 | Founder and President of Ambassador Capital Management, LLC since 1998. | Ambassador Funds Trustee since 2010 |
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INSIDE (“INTERESTED”) DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES(1) | | |
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Robert S. Bacarella (1949) Director and President since 1985 Trustee and President since 1993 | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President since April 1997; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Adviser, 1996 to 1997; President of the Adviser 1984 to 1996; Director of the Adviser since 1984. | Ambassador Funds Trustee since 2010 |
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OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES: |
Robert J. Bacarella (1977) Vice President since 2009 Treasurer since 2010 | Vice President and Director since July 2010 and Securities Analyst from 2008-2009 for the Adviser; Audit Manager, Mid America Bank from 2005 to 2008; Senior Auditor, JPMorgan Chase from 2002 to 2005. | None |
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Maria Cesario De Nicolo (1949) Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 Chief Financial Officer since 2010 Secretary of Fund since 1998 Secretary of Trust since 1993 | President, Fund Services Group, LLC since 2003; Secretary since 1996 and Director since 1995 for the Adviser. | None |
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Christina M. Curtis (1962) Assistant Secretary since 1996 | Chief Financial Officer since 2004, and Treasurer from 2004 to 2010 for the Adviser. | None |
(1) Directors and/or Trustees who are employees of the Adviser receive no compensation from the Fund or the Trust.
Mr. John W. Bakos, a non-employee Interested Director/Trustee served from 1985 (Monetta Fund) and 1993 (Monetta Trust), through his resignation date of August 27, 2010. Compensation to Mr. Bakos was paid by the Adviser.
Except for Mr. Jeffries, all of the above Directors/Trustees were elected by shareholders at the December 3, 2001 Special Meeting of Monetta Fund, Inc. and Monetta Trust to hold office until a successor is elected and qualified. Each Director oversees the Monetta Fund and each Trustee oversees the three funds of the Monetta Trust. The address for each Director and Trustee is the Adviser’s office.
Additional information about the Directors/Trustees is available in the Fund and the Trust’s combined Statement of Additional Information (SAI), which is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-MONETTA.
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Monetta Family of Mutual Funds 1776-A South Naperville Road Suite 100 Wheaton, IL 60189-5831 | | PRESORTED STANDARD
U.S. Postage PAID Monetta
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS
(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to the Monetta Fund's
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, regardless of
whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party.
(b) No information needs to be disclosed pursuant to this paragraph.
(c) The registrant has made no amendments to its Code of Ethics during the
period covered by the Annual Report to Shareholders presented in Item 1.
(d) The registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver from a
provision of its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the Annual
Report to Shareholders presented in Item 1.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) (1) Filed with the Commission, pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), a copy of the
Monetta Fund’s code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal
Executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting
officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, as an
exhibit to its annual report on this Form N-CSR.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to
any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-666-3882.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
The Monetta Fund's Board has designated John L. Guy, Mark F. Ogan and Marlene Z. Hodges, each an independent director, as its audit committee financial experts. Mr. Guy is a Senior Vice President, SBA and Alternative Lending for Fifth/Third Bank. Previously, he served as Executive Director with Wachovia Corp. and as President of Heller Small Business Lending Corp. Mr. Ogan is presently a self-employed management consultant. Previously, he served as Internal Consultant of RM Acquisition, LLC (d/b/a Rand McNally and Co.) and also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of RM Acquisition, LLC (d/b/a Rand McNally & Co.) Ms. Hodges is the CFO of Asian Human Services. Previously, she was the Controller of Gladson, LLC, a privately owned firm.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The following table presents aggregate fees billed to the Monetta Fund for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010, and 2009 by the Monetta Fund's principal accountant for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements and fees billed for other services that are normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements during those fiscal periods.
FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 2009
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(a)Audit Fees $29,000 $29,000
(b)Audit-Related Fees(1) 0 0
(c)Tax Fees(2) 9,000 9,000
(d)All Other Fees(3) 2,000 900
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Total $40,000 $38,900
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(1) Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.
(2) Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning, including fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.
(3) All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than the services reported in items (a) through (c) of Item 4.
(e)(1) The Monetta Fund's audit committee pre-approves any services to be provided by the principal accountant to the registrant. In addition, the audit committee would consider and approve any non-audit services to be provided.
(e)(2) There were no services, as described in paragraphs (1)-(3) above, approved by the registrant's audit committee pursuant to the "de minimis exception" set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X, for the period covered by the Annual Report to Shareholders presented in Item 1.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed by the Monetta Fund's principal accountant for services rendered to the Monetta Fund for each of the Monetta Fund's last two fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $11,000 and $9,900, respectively.
In addition to audit and non-audit fees billed to the Monetta Fund by the principal accountant as reported above, the Monetta Trust, as part of the Monetta Family of Funds, was billed for services as follows - (i) audit fees of $24,000 and $24,000 for fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively; (ii) tax services of $11,000 and $12,800 for fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively. There were no other fees billed, other than for audit and tax services, for fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively.
No services were provided to the investment adviser, or any other entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control of the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Monetta Fund for each of its last two fiscal years, by the Fund's principal accountant.
(h) Not applicable.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
Not applicable - the Schedule of Investments is included with the registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders presented in Item 1.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of directors during the period covered by the Annual Report to Shareholders presented in Item 1.
Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Based on their evaluation of registrant's disclosure controls and Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)), as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing of this report, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are appropriately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940: (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant's management, including the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b) There has been no change in the registrant's internal control over Financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) during the registrant's second fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. EXHIBITS
(a)(1) EX-99.CODE ETH - Code of Ethics
(a)(2) EX-99.302 CERT - Section 302 Certification
CERTIFICATIONS
EX-99.906 CERT - Section 906 Certification
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Investment Company of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed in its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
REGISTRANT Monetta Fund
BY /s/ Robert S. Bacarella, Principal Executive Officer
DATE March 3, 2011
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Investment Company of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed in its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
REGISTRANT Monetta Fund
BY /s/Maria De Nicolo, Principal Financial Officer
DATE March 3, 2011
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